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What's up everybody? Welcome to another
episode of CNN 10, where we tell you the
what, letting you decide what to think.
I'm Koi Wire. Hope you're having an
awesome day. We have some really
interesting stories to get to today. And
we're going to start with this one. Do
you love to fly? And are you looking for
a new challenge? because there's one
airline that may just have the ticket
for you. Offering a new route they're
touting as the world's longest direct
flight. They say it's also the first
commercial flight to connect two
untypical cities or cities on opposite
sides of the earth. China Eastern
Airlines has this longhaul flight that
is a marathon. It'll take you from
Shanghai, China to Buenos Ares,
Argentina in about 25 hours. The return
leg is a whopping 29 hours. But there's
a catch. Both legs have a 2-hour stop in
New Zealand. So, while it's technically
direct, it's not non-stop. So, which
airline does hold the crown for longest
non-stop flight? That would be Singapore
Airlines. Their direct flight from
Singapore to New York City covers 9,537
miles over more than 18 hours. Our
Richard Quest actually took that trip
back in 2018. This new flight is also
opting for an unusual southern flight
path, crossing some of the world's most
remote waters, even getting close to
Antarctica. It's a choice the airline
says will help shave at least 4 hours
off of the total journey. Have you ever
heard of a ghost ship? It's a term for a
sunken ship that's expected to never be
found. Well, there's this one ghost ship
out there that has now been found. A 144
foot boat sank to the bottom of Lake
Michigan way back in 1886 and it's just
been discovered after decades of
searching. The FJ King met its
unfortunate end during a ferocious storm
off the coast of Wisconsin. The crew was
rescued by a passing schooner, but the
ship disappeared. It's gone. And a joint
effort by the Wisconsin Historical
Society and the Wisconsin Underwater
Archaeology Association just announced
their big find this week. This calls for
a
Did you know Lake Erie, which touches
the US states of Pennsylvania, New York,
Ohio, and Michigan, has the world's
highest density of shipwrecks. The Great
Lakes altogether are home to anywhere
from 6,000 to 10,000 shipwrecks, most of
which remain undiscovered. The ships
that have been discovered so far have
largely been found well preserved. Why?
Because the Great Lakes are cold
freshwater lakes, which helps keeps wood
and metal from degrading. But efforts to
find them have ramped up recently
because they are increasingly being
destroyed by an invasive species of
muscles.
Pop quiz hot shot. What was the first
Latin American country to eliminate
illiteracy nationwide? Brazil, Cuba,
Mexico, or Argentina.
If you said Cuba, Muibian, led by Fidel
Castro in 1961, an aggressive campaign
to teach all adults and teens to read
reduced the illiteracy rate from about
20% to under four in less than a year.
Starting all over in a new country.
Well, that would take guts, grit, maybe
a little caffeine. CNN's Boris Sanchez
knows that firsthand. He's a
Cuban-American immigrant who understands
the challenges of finding your path in a
brand new place. So, he headed to New
Jersey to visit a Cuban cafe that's
doing way more than serving strong
coffee and pastelitos. It's helping
Cubanameans build their futures one cup
at a time. Here's Boris with a story and
probably some cafeito.
>> I'm very proud of Corditos, a five
store, going to be six soon Cuban coffee
shop. We're building careers and
pathways to resettling and growing in
this country and to support specifically
Cuban-American students.
I am a CubanAmerican immigrant and my
family came to the United States the day
that I turned three. I feel very
connected to Adam in part because of our
shared background and the idea that our
families fled our homeland in order to
create a new life.
Coming to Cortaditos feels like a slice
of home. It feels like I'm back in Miami
sharing cafees and talking about the
events of the day. You hire a lot of
Cuban migrants.
>> We are very purposeful about it. So, we
work with refugee resettlement agencies
and we go specifically to their job
fairs and we recruit. And so, I always
tell them, I want you to have a career
with us or a career without us and we're
going to help you get there.
As a young girl, I always wanted to
leave Kuba. I came to achieve a dream to
be a professional.
>> My first goal is to learn English and
improve myself a little more because I
really would like to know a little more
about business.
It can be extremely intimidating as a
new arrival in the United States to try
to carve a path for yourself and your
family, especially if you don't speak
English. What Adam is doing at
Cortalitos is giving an express lane to
these folks to assimilate and to pursue
their dreams.
>> When I say welcome, you say Cay.
Welcome.
>> I founded CA in 2013, the CubanAmerican
Alliance for Leadership and Education.
Our mission is to build leadership
capacity in the next generation of
Cuban-American leaders. We give out
three $10,000 scholarships a year. And
the goal of the program is to build a
professional, one that is successful in
their career, has a spirit of service,
and they know and care about their
cultural identity, which is Cuba.
My grandfather always marveled at how
big and how great this country was, and
he always knew the opportunity was
there. if he would have saw, you know,
of course, uh, not just what I'd
accomplished because I don't think
owning a coffee shop is so special, but
I know he would, um, be very, very proud
of how I did it. He would be proud
because I did it helping people.
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Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A
group of young athletes from Afghanistan
celebrating victory before they even
take the pitch. FIFA is backing their
bid to compete as the first Afghan
refugee women's football team. Our
Amanda Davis has this inspirational
story.
>> Obviously, just an amazing moment for
all of us. I can't wait to share with my
family. They're probably going to see me
from TV. But the thing is is how sad it
is that I don't have them by my side to
celebrate them like other my teammates
who who who are going to share with
their family.
>> In 2021, Ilaha was 17 and had earned her
first call up for the Afghan women's
national team as a goalkeeper. She never
got to play. We now
>> for her and her teammates, their role as
footballers and what that meant in the
eyes of the Taliban meant they were
forced to flee their homes and country.
Ilaha's father was ill, so her parents
were unable to travel. She and her
brother had to leave without them.
>> I feel very honored being your passenger
after you just passed your test.
>> Thanks.
>> Am I safe?
>> You are. I better like if you guys
trusted me.
>> For everything they've lost, there are
so many ways this group live in defiance
of the rules the Taliban have imposed on
women in Afghanistan. Learning to drive,
gaining an education, securing jobs, and
playing football. The only thing they've
not been able to do is go from playing
their football here in Doncaster to
representing their country wearing the
shirt of Afghanistan on the
international stage.
>> FIFA has said that Afghanistan's women
national team title should come from the
Afghanistan's football federation which
we do not accept and it is running by
Taliban. Now we do not recognize
Taliban. We want the people to recognize
us as an international woman Afghans and
we we are tired of calling get called
refugee. We've been called refugee for 4
years now
>> because the Taliban believe women
playing sport is against Sharia law and
have refused to acknowledge the women's
team. Their ability to play
internationally has depended on the
intervention of world football's
governing body FIFA. It has taken until
now for them to create the Afghan
women's refugee team set to take part in
a four team tournament in Dubai in
October. None of this would have been
possible without Khalida Pppel, the
first ever captain of the original
Afghan women's side founded in 2007. We
have been screaming out loud. We have
been knocking every closed door to
listen to get FIFA's attention to listen
to our voices and we have really faced
silence for four years. These guys lost
their time.
>> FIFA did not respond to our questions
about the desire of some of the players
to be referred to as the national team.
It did however stress in a statement
that it's financing facilities and
personnel in what it called a
significant and landmark step forward in
giving Afghan players the international
platform and recognition to which they
aspire.
>> That is awesome stuff. All right. Also
awesome you. Shout out time. This first
one goes to Miss Lipcom at Hullbrook
Middle School in Lao North Carolina.
Zale one of the students there. You've
been showing the show so much love, so
we need to return the favor. So, go
Lions. Rise up. And this shout out goes
to Miss P at the St. An School in
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Oh, you're
getting me ready for the cold weather.
Excellent swag. Thank you very much.
Remember, kindness is free, so sprinkle
that stuff all over like glitter. Have
an awesome day, everyone. I'm Coy Wire
and we are CNN 10.