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Lego said it is on track to replace the fossil fuels used in making its signature bricks with more expensive renewable and recycled plastic. The toymaker, which sells billions of plastic bricks annually, has tested over 600 different materials to develop a new material that would completely replace its oil-based brick by 2030, but with limited success. Now, Lego is aiming to gradually bring down the oil content in its bricks by paying up to 70% more for certified renewable resin, the raw plastic used to manufacture the bricks, in an attempt to encourage manufacturers to boost production. “This means a significant increase in the cost of producing a Lego brick,” Lego CEO Neils Christiansen told Reuters. Lego aims to make all of its products from renewable and recycled materials by 2032. The company will absorb the additional cost for now. Tap the link in bio to read more. 📸: Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images

In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris said she would be open to putting a Republican in her cabinet. The full interview will air at 9 p.m. ET Thursday on CNN’s “The First Interview: Harris & Walz, A CNN Exclusive.” More at the link in bio.

In an exclusive interview, CNN’s Dana Bash presses Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on why her policies have changed over the years. The full interview will air at 9 p.m. ET Thursday on CNN’s “The First Interview: Harris & Walz, A CNN Exclusive.” More at the link in bio.

Japan has urged nearly 4 million people to evacuate from the path of Typhoon Shanshan, a dangerous slow-moving storm that made landfall on Japan's southernmost main island Kyushu on Thursday. Read more at the link in our bio.

CNN’s Kasie Hunt looks back on former President Barack Obama’s tan suit, which generated a massive amount of buzz in 2014.

In an exclusive interview with CNN, Real Madrid superstar Vinícius Jr. says he and his teammates will take a zero-tolerance approach to racist incidents this season. The Brazilian winger has faced persistent racist abuse directed toward him while playing in Spain. Tap the link in bio to read more

The US Army issued a stark rebuke of former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign over the incident on Monday at Arlington National Cemetery, saying in a statement on Thursday that participants in the ceremony “were made aware of federal laws” regarding political activity at the cemetery, and “abruptly pushed aside” an employee of the cemetery. “Participants in the August 26th ceremony and the subsequent Section 60 visit were made aware of federal laws, Army regulations and DoD policies, which clearly prohibit political activities on cemetery grounds. An ANC employee who attempted to ensure adherence to these rules was abruptly pushed aside,” the Army spokesperson said in the statement on Thursday. “This incident was unfortunate, and it is also unfortunate that the ANC employee and her professionalism has been unfairly attacked. ANC is a national shrine to the honored dead of the Armed Forces, and its dedicated staff will continue to ensure public ceremonies are conducted with the dignity and respect the nation’s fallen deserve,” the statement said. The Army spokesperson said while the incident was reported to the police department at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, the employee in question “decided not to press charges” so the Army “considers this matter closed.” Read more at the link in bio. 📷: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

After six months on a waiting list for a heart transplant, John-Henry announced that he was getting a new heart to his caregivers at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. The six-year-old, who was diagnosed with a rare congenital heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) before he was born, received his new heart in May.

CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports on the first case of polio in Gaza in more than twenty years, as health officials rush to distribute vaccines.

Parental stress has become a public health concern in the United States, according to US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, who issued an advisory that calls for a culture shift in support of parents and caregivers. CNN health reporter Jacqueline Howard has more. Tap the link in our bio to read more.

Greek authorities have gathered more than 40 tons of dead fish from the tourist port of Volos after historic storms and flooding washed the freshwater animals out to sea.

Fall is just around the corner after a grueling summer of record-shattering heat. But no amount of pumpkin spice lattes can change the latest forecast for the season, which is calling for summer to bleed into this fall. The latest forecast for September through November shows widespread areas of above normal temperatures across the US with only a couple of exceptions.

Imagine four skyscrapers the height of Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, stacked on top of one another. That's almost the height of an underwater mountain newly discovered and mapped by oceanographers led by the Schmidt Ocean Institute in California. Located in the Pacific Ocean 900 miles off the coast of Chile, the seamount is 1.9 miles tall and part of an underwater mountain range that is home to sponge gardens, ancient corals and rare marine species — including a type of squid that was filmed for the first time. Read more at the link in our bio. 📸: ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute

A Greek-flagged vessel attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea appears to be leaking oil, according to a Pentagon spokesperson, who warned of a "potential environmental catastrophe" in one of the world's busiest waterways. The Sounion came under a barrage of projectiles last week, after the Iran-backed group targeted the crude oil tanker as part of a months-long campaign on ships along the maritime route. Read more at the link in our bio.

Israel launched a large-scale raid in the West Bank on Wednesday, saying the operation was its most expansive in years. Read more at the link in our bio.

The former Nevada politician who was accused of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas investigative reporter after a series of critical stories was found guilty of murder Wednesday in a trial that highlighted concerns around press safety. Robert Telles, a 47-year-old former Clark County Public Administrator, was convicted in the September 2022 death of Jeff German, a longtime Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter. Prosecutors alleged Telles killed German because he was angry about the reporter's articles exposing turmoil in his little-known political office and was concerned about another upcoming article. Telles wore a disguise – including a large sun hat – and hid outside the reporter's home before fatally stabbing him, prosecutors said. German, 69, wrote about the underbelly of "Sin City" and had covered mobsters, crooked officials and corrupt government agencies in an ink-stained life. Yet prosecutors said it was his coverage of a little-known office run by an elected county official that led to the murder. Read more at the link in our bio. 📷: KVVU

The Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to lift a sweeping block on President Joe Biden’s student loan repayment plan that aims to slash monthly payments and quicken the path to loan forgiveness. The high court turned down a request from the Biden administration to put the plan back in play after lower courts blocked it this summer in a legal challenge brought by GOP-led states to the plan. Wednesday’s order has no immediate impact on the 8 million borrowers currently enrolled in SAVE. In response to the deepening legal fight over the plan, the Department of Education last month placed the borrowers in an interest-free forbearance during which they are not required to make monthly student loan payments. Read more at the link in bio. 📷: Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images

European influencers have become the face of fake MAGA accounts against their will. Katie Polglase investigates the accounts on X identified by CNN and Centre for Information Resilience. Read more at the link in our bio.