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CNN's Eleni Giokos is in Athens, Greece, where wildfires have torn through the country. She visits an event hall that was burnt down while a woman was trapped inside. Read more at the link in our bio.

A shark was caught on camera following two kayakers in Half Moon Bay, California, while they were fishing.

As a venture capitalist, JD Vance repeatedly touted his guiding principles for investing in a company: A business should not only turn a profit, it should also help American communities. That’s why, he said, he invested in AppHarvest, a startup that promised a high-tech future for farming and for the workers of Eastern Kentucky. Over a four-year span, Vance was an early investor, board member and public pitchman for the indoor-agriculture company. A CNN review of public documents, and interviews with a dozen former workers, shows that AppHarvest not only failed as a business after pursuing rapid growth, but also provided a grim job experience for many of the working-class Kentuckians Vance has vowed to help. AppHarvest employees said they were forced to work in grueling conditions inside the company’s greenhouse, where temperatures often soared into the triple digits. Complaints filed with the US Department of Labor and a Kentucky regulator between 2020 and 2023 show that workers alleged they were given insufficient water breaks and weren’t provided adequate safety gear. Some workers said they suffered heat exhaustion or injuries, though state inspectors did not find violations. Despite promising local jobs, the company eventually began contracting migrant workers from Mexico, Guatemala and other countries, numerous former employees told CNN. Tap the link in bio for more. 📸 : Leah Abucayan/CNN/Getty

NASA’s Matthew Dominick has posted stunning footage of the aurora borealis from the International Space Station.

Cancer deaths among men are expected to nearly double worldwide by 2050. Here's why. Read more at the link in our bio.

35-year-old Sean Webb's mom is Filipina. His dad grew up in Appalachia. He has inherited and takes pride in those identities. Webb says he felt like he had to speak out after hearing recent remarks from former President Donald Trump, aimed at Vice President Kamala Harris before an audience at the National Association of Black Journalists' annual convention. "Is she Indian or is she Black?" Trump said, falsely claiming his political rival for the presidency "happened to turn Black" a few years ago. "It felt like a direct attack against me and against other mixed-race people," Webb says. "Especially his comment that implied that Vice President Harris should have to choose one or the other, and that you can't be both. Anthony McDowell's mom is Vietnamese. His dad was the first generation in his Irish family born in the United States. "I'm scared for my mother whenever she goes somewhere by herself," he says. "I have even been told to go back to my country, and I'm like, 'I was born here.' I was born in Texas. I was born in Houston. This is my country. I served it. My mom's a citizen." Angela Lee immediately thought about her two young daughters, who are Black and Puerto Rican, like her, and Korean, like their dad. Her heart sank as she imagined how they'd feel if someone said something like that to them on the playground. "There's a permission that was given in what he said, for other people to continue that conversation," she says. "It gives me a stomachache." Tap the link in bio for more. 📸: Provided to CNN

Strong winds have created "dangerous" wildfire conditions near Athens, Greece, according to a fire service spokesman. Greek police are evacuating elderly residents as a result. Read more at the link in our bio.

Australian breaker Raygun has been praised for her "courage" and "character" after her viral performances at the Paris Olympics. Rachael Gunn arrived in Paris as a competitive breaker excited to make her Olympic debut. She leaves an internet sensation, her performances viewed by millions across social media. Gunn is a 36-year-old university lecturer from Sydney, Australia, who balances her day job with her breakdance career, competing at events around the globe. "All my moves are original," Raygun said after competing in Paris. "Creativity is really important to me. I go out there and I show my artistry. Sometimes, it speaks to the judges, and sometimes, it doesn't. I do my thing and it represents art. That is what it is about." Tap the link in bio for more. 📸: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images; Ezra Shaw/Getty Images; Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/Getty Images

Time Magazine has put Kamala Harris on its latest cover, with the cover headline, “Her moment.” The feature story traces her rise to the top of the national Democratic ticket and the challenges that lie ahead for her candidacy. Tap the link in bio for more. 📸 : Photo-illustration by Neil Jamieson for TIME (Source Photos: Harris: Andrew Harnik—Getty Images; Getty Images (2))

The average focus time for individuals looking at a singular screen dropped from 2.5 minutes in 2004 to an average of 47 seconds in 2021, according to Dr. Gloria Mark, a professor of informatics at the University of California, Irvine. While a dwindling attention span is not due to a personal failing the majority of the time, experts say there are changes you can make to regain control over your mind. Deleting all forms of media from your phone may not be necessary, but maintaining balance is crucial. “We are social creatures,” Mark said, which is why we respond to messages and turn to media to connect and communicate. Mark's suggestions include becoming conscious of your automatic behaviors. Note when you are picking up your device — develop “meta-awareness.” That’s recognizing what you are doing as it unfolds. In her work, Mark found that people have personal rhythms of attention that wax and wane throughout the day. Monitoring these “peaks and valleys in attention” should be leveraged to effectively arrange your tasks for the day. Click the link in bio for more tips on how to increase your attention span. 📸 : Getty Images

“I was my own boss. I could sell churpi [yak cheese] if I needed any money. Now I have to ask my husband for literally everything. It’s like yak calves asking their mothers for milk,” Tashi Lhamo tells CNN with a sigh. The Tashis belong to a semi-nomadic ethnic group known as the Brokpa and like so many other Bokpa, were once yak pastoralists. The couple owned over 200 yaks in their ancestral village, Lubrang. In those years, they would spend the summer months on the move, leading their yaks between mountain pastures. In the winter they would return to their village, their yaks grazing in nearby fields. The Brokpa traditionally earn their livelihood by selling yak products: milk, cheese, fur and meat. They also farm in their villages. But over the past few decades, climate change has significantly affected Brokpa pastoralists, forcing many to give up yak rearing. Tap the link in bio to find out why.

During an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance addressed his criticism of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s military record, saying, “he never went to war.” A Harris campaign spokesperson told CNN on Saturday that Walz “misspoke” in a newly resurfaced video from 2018 in which he said he handled assault weapons “in war.” Read more at the link in bio.

After an exciting two-and-a-half weeks of competition, it’s time to say “au revoir” to the Paris Olympics. The closing ceremony took place Sunday at the Stade de France before showing scenes from Los Angeles, which will host the next Summer Games in 2028. At the end of the ceremony in Paris, actor Tom Cruise jumped off the stadium roof and was lowered to the floor, where he took the Olympic flag from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and rode off on a motorcycle. See more Olympic photos at the link in our bio. 📸: Esa Alexander/Reuters; Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images; Natacha Pisarenko/AP; Dita Alangkara/AP; Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images; Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters; Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters; SIPA USA/AP; Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters; Carl Recine/Getty Images

During an interview with CNN's on "State of the Union," Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said Kamala Harris is "whatever she says she is" and cast Harris as a political “chameleon," arguing that was the point Donald Trump was attempting to make with his false comments about her racial identity. Read more at the link in bio.

The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee says it will appeal a decision that led to American gymnast Jordan Chiles being stripped of her bronze medal. It comes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Sunday that the bronze medal given to Chiles in the floor exercise at the Paris Games would instead be awarded to her Romanian counterpart Ana Bărbosu. A Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling on Saturday had said that the initial inquiry made by the USA over Chiles’ score in Monday’s gymnastics floor exercise final was filed after the one-minute deadline. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said that the Chiles’ original score of 13.666 would be reinstated and that Bărbosu’s ranking – with a score of 13.700 – would be improved to third. And the IOC confirmed that the score change will mean Chiles will be stripped of her bronze and given to Bărbosu. “We firmly believe that Jordan rightfully earned the bronze medal, and there were critical errors in both the initial scoring by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) and the subsequent CAS appeal process that need to be addressed,” a statement from the he US Olympic and Paralympic Committee reads. More at the link in bio. 📸: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images