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The British Royal Navy and Royal Marines tested out a jet suit developed by the company Gravity Industries. Gravity says its suit can fly up to 80 mph and climb to 12,000 feet in the air.

President Joe Biden was in Virginia pushing his plans to increase spending on education and children, part of his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan. Biden proposes raising taxes on corporations and wealthy Americans to pay for the initiatives.

Travelers landed at O'Hare International Airport Monday morning on the last scheduled Air India flight from New Delhi to Chicago before travel restrictions are imposed. (May 3)

George Floyd's siblings and other family members of Black Americans killed at the hands of law enforcement attended the funeral for a Black man shot and killed by deputies in North Carolina. Terrence Floyd told the family "we're there for you.

CNN's Becky Anderson reports on India's handling of coronavirus and how cases are spreading like wildfire across the region.

A project to build a new lightweight floor inside the Roman Colosseum to allow visitors to stand where gladiators once fought has been approved. Italy's Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said on Sunday that the new high-tech stage will enable visitors "to see the majesty of the monument.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that New York City's subway will begin rolling all night again and capacity restrictions for most types of businesses will end statewide in mid-May as COVID-19 infection rates continue to decline. (May 3)

France wants to spend €30 billion on decarbonising its economy, speeding up its target of becoming Europe's first major country to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The money is part of the so-called "France Relance" recovery plan, which is designed to address the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The EU should recognise the media's special role as one of the pillars of democracy, according to a senior figure at the European Commission (EC). Věra Jourová said the bloc should introduce a media freedom act for the purpose. "If you ask me whether we are equipped in Europe to protect the media as one of the pillars of democracy, I have to answer no," said Jourová, vice-president for values and transparency at the EC.

Indian Americans in Michigan are among the millions across the globe watching in horror and despair as their home country battles a devastating surge of COVID-19 (May 3)

Guards on the Croatia-Bosnia border have uncovered animal fossils dating back 15 million years in the boot of a car. The remains included jawbones and teeth thought to be from ancestors of modern elephants, rhinoceroses, pigs and other extinct species.

Verizon is selling its media unit to private equity firm Apollo Global Management for $5 billion. CNN's Paul R. La Monica reports.