By Jessie Yeung and Chermaine Lee, CNN The first person charged and convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday, setting a likely precedent for how future cases will be tried. Tong Ying-kit, 24, received a six-and-a-half-year prison term for the charge of incitement to secession for
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — El gobernador republicano de Texas, Greg Abbott, inició su guerra contra las políticas de inmigración de la administración de Biden con un decreto el miércoles dirigido al transporte de migrantes liberados de la custodia. El decreto se enmarca como una medida de salud pública para abordar el covid-19, que está aumentando
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, lanzó una campaña nueva y más agresiva para vacunar a los estadounidenses contra el covid-19, encabezada por un nuevo requisito de que todos los empleados del gobierno federal, la fuerza laboral más grande del país, reciban la vacuna o enfrenten la perspectiva de un
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By Sana Noor Haq and Aditi Sangal, CNN A tiny landlocked European country surrounded by Italy, San Marino enjoyed a breakout moment at Tokyo 2020 on Thursday, winning its first ever Olympic medal. Shooter Alessandra Perilli — one of just five Sammarinese athletes at the Olympics — is the new hero of the microstate, which
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Criminal charges will be filed against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company in connection with Zogg Fire, which killed four people and damaged numerous homes and structures, the district attorney for Shasta County in California said Thursday. DA Stephanie Bridgett said in a statement that PG&E was “criminally liable” and that
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Francesca Street, CNN It was October 2012 and Mae Edilyn Lumba Fortuna had temporarily left behind her busy life in Manila to vacation on the Filipino island of Boracay. With her friend Ivy in tow, Fortuna spent her evenings out dancing and her days lazing on Boracay’s spectacular White Beach. This particular morning, Ivy didn’t
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business In a powerful philanthropic pairing, Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott have teamed up to direct $40 million to advancing the power and influence of American women over the next decade. The donation is being awarded to winners of the Equality Can’t Wait Challenge, a competition hosted by French Gates’
Continue Reading By Sophie Jeong and Brad Lendon, CNN The Philippines is restoring a military agreement with the United States that makes it easier for US forces to move in and out the country and signals to China a renewed commitment to the 70-year-old US-Philippine alliance. Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
Continue Reading By Amir Vera, CNN Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee was confronted Wednesday evening by the mayor of Providence, prompting security to separate the two politicians. McKee was preparing to deliver remarks during a news conference when Mayor Jorge Elorza approached him. “Governor, this is too important for you to play the coward role on this,”
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The start of Chicago’s famed music festival, Lollapalooza, has stirred fears of a rise in Covid-19 cases as thousands gather for four days of performances. The festival, which kicked off Thursday, is expected to bring hundreds of thousands of people to Grant Park in downtown Chicago. But with nationwide concern over
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The start of Chicago’s famed music festival, Lollapalooza, has stirred fears of a rise in Covid-19 cases as thousands gather for four days of performances. The festival, which kicked off Thursday, is expected to bring hundreds of thousands of people to Grant Park in downtown Chicago. But with nationwide concern over
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The start of Chicago’s famed music festival, Lollapalooza, has stirred fears of a rise in Covid-19 cases as thousands gather for four days of performances. The festival, which kicked off Thursday, is expected to bring hundreds of thousands of people to Grant Park in downtown Chicago. But with nationwide concern over
Continue Reading By Ben Westcott and Nectar Gan, CNN Among the recriminations and accusations, there was one point of consensus when American and Chinese diplomats met in the coastal city of Tianjin earlier this week: no one wants to see the world’s most important relationship deteriorate into armed conflict. But there was little consensus on a concrete
Continue Reading By Reuters and Shawn Nottingham, CNN The Smithsonian Institution reversed its mask policy on Thursday, requiring all visitors as young as age 2 to wear face coverings to enter its museums in an effort to thwart the fast-spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus. The Smithsonian, the world’s largest museum, education and research complex, with 19
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By Barbara Starr and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US Navy has charged a sailor in connection with the 2020 fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard amphibious warship while it was in port in San Diego, a Navy spokesperson said Thursday. The charges are based on evidence found during the criminal investigation into the fire,
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN Español) — Con casi 3 horas de retraso juramentaron 16 de los 18 ministros del gabinete del primer ministro Guido Bellido, el primer Consejo de Ministros del presidente Pedro Castillo. Castillo, hasta el momento, no juramentó a nadie en los ministerios de Economía y Justicia. De momento, el gobierno no ha informado a
Continue Reading olivertapia (Reuters) — Las selecciones de fútbol de México y Estados Unidos se enfrentarán en la final de la Copa Oro tras eliminar el jueves a sus similares de Canadá y Qatar, respectivamente. El “Tri” venció 2-1 a los canadienses con gol de último minuto, mientras que la local Estados Unidos ganó 1-0 a Qatar,
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN en Español) — Este jueves, la Federación Mexicana de Fútbol informó a través de un comunicado el fallecimiento de Geraldo dos Santos, conocido como Zizinho, exfutbolista y padre de los seleccionados nacionales Giovani y Jonathan dos Santos. Hasta el momento, la selección nacional mexicana no ha informado si Jonathan dos Santos saldrá o seguirá
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN en Español) — El ciclismo BMX de Colombia se viste de plata y bronce en Tokio 2020. Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020: resultados en vivo y las nuevas medallas olímpicas (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Mariana Pajón lo ha hecho una vez más, ha vuelto a subir al Olimpo de la gloria deportiva
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Mike Lindell’s pillows have been propping up Fox News for years. But now the relationship is on “pause.” Here’s the context for the Thursday evening announcement: Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, has had beef with Fox for months. He brought it up with The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum when she interviewed
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Greenland is experiencing its most significant melting event of the year as temperatures in the Arctic surge. The amount of ice that melted on Tuesday alone would be enough to cover the entire state of Florida in two inches of water. It’s the third instance of extreme melting in the past
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Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday called on Congress to extend the eviction moratorium set to expire on Saturday that prohibits landlords nationwide from evicting certain tenants who fail to pay rent amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The Supreme Court last month allowed the order issued by the US Centers for Disease Control
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, Sharon Braithwaite and Sarah Dean, CNN Malta’s government must bear responsibility for creating an “atmosphere of impunity” that contributed to the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, an independent inquiry has found. Caruana Galizia, a leading Maltese anti-corruption journalist, was killed in October 2017 when a bomb in her rented car was
Continue Reading By Ali Zaslav and Manu Raju, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are planning to meet with President Joe Biden on Friday to discuss a path forward on voting rights legislation, a person familiar with the plans told CNN. As lawmakers have been focused on infrastructure legislation, Schumer, a New
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Business) — Una situación inusual y potencialmente peligrosa ocurrió el jueves en la Estación Espacial Internacional, cuando el módulo ruso Nauka recién acoplado encendió inadvertidamente sus propulsores, lo que provocó un “tira y afloja” con la estación espacial y la empujó brevemente fuera de posición, según los controladores de vuelo de la
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, anunció este jueves, durante su conferencia de prensa matutina, que permitirá la liberación de unos 12.358 presos de las cárceles federales del país. Lo hará a través de un decreto presidencial. Los beneficiados deberán cumplir con ciertos requisitos, detallados en cuatro puntos.
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A new company is offering a more affordable option for helicopter tours at the Yellowstone Airport.
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN After a turbulent few years, Sunisa Lee can now call herself an Olympic gold medalist. The American gymnast won the women’s all-around title in Tokyo on Thursday ahead of Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade in second and the Russian Olympic Committee’s Angelina Melnikova in third. Lee, who extends the USA’s run of Olympic
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El presidente de Guatemala Alejandro Giammattei dijo este jueves sentirse “preocupado” por la pausa temporal de parte de Estados Unidos a la cooperación con el Ministerio Público de Guatemala y que el país buscará la “cooperación de organizaciones internacionales y países amigos”. MIRA: La fiscal general de Guatemala explica a EE.UU.
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits must restart in Arkansas while a lawsuit works its way through the court system, a state judge ruled in a decision filed Thursday. On the same day, an Ohio state judge denied a similar request to restore the $300 weekly pandemic supplement to jobless residents while he considers
Continue Reading CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich speaks with a Louisiana woman struggling to find a job that pays enough to support her family.
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN The sight of a jubilant Olympian standing atop the podium after being victorious in their discipline with a gold medal between their teeth is an iconic one. We’ve seen it numerous times at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games already, across a host of disciplines. The official Tokyo 2020 account even went
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten and Stephanie Becker, CNN A private company conducting a widely denounced review of ballots in Arizona’s largest county says it has received more than $5.7 million in private funds to support its examination of the 2020 presidential results. The majority of the money has come from organizations tied to people aligned with
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland threatened legal action against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order targeting migrants in a Thursday letter, calling it “both dangerous and unlawful” and urging the governor to immediately rescind it. On Wednesday, Abbott issued an executive order restricting ground transportation of migrants “who pose a risk of
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott kicked his war against the Biden administration’s immigration policies up a notch with an executive order Wednesday targeting the transportation of migrants released from custody. The order is framed as a public health measure to address Covid-19, which is surging in Texas amid Abbott’s opposition to
Continue Reading By Stella Chan and David Williams, CNN Air traffic controllers warned pilots to be on the lookout after a “man in a jetpack” was spotted near Los Angeles International Airport. “Use caution, the jet man is back,” an air traffic controller said in an audio transmission obtained by CNN. “Let me know if you see
Continue Reading By Phil Mattingly and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden reiterated his support for a Democratic effort to include immigration policy in his multi-trillion anti-poverty package, assuring a group of lawmakers on Thursday that he would stand by them in their push to see a pathway to citizenship for millions signed into law. “He knows
Continue Reading Mariana Toro Miami (CNN) — “¡Ayuda!”, gritó una azafata mientras agarraba a un hombre que empuñaba un cuchillo y luchaba para clavar el cuchillo en su cadera. “¡Necesito ayuda!” Así aprenden defensa personal los auxiliares de vuelo 0:41 Entonces la lucha se detuvo. “Muy bien, hagámoslo de nuevo”, dijo el instructor. “¡Reiniciar!” El cuchillo estaba
Continue Reading By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business All eyes are on Wall Street as the Covid-19 Delta variant continues to spread and Corporate America starts rolling out vaccination policies. And although there’s talk of banks requiring employees to show proof of vaccination, Goldman Sachs has drawn its line in the sand. The investment bank is barring employees
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden anunció el jueves una serie de nuevas medidas que tomará su administración para tratar de vacunar a más estadounidenses y frenar la propagación del coronavirus, incluida la exigencia de que todos los empleados federales deben dar fe de estar vacunados contra el covid-19 o enfrentar protocolos
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El covid-19 puede estar relacionado con el deterioro cognitivo y la aceleración de síntomas similares a los del alzhéimer, según informaron este jueves unos investigadores. Los investigadores de un consorcio internacional que busca comprender las consecuencias a largo plazo del covid-19 sobre el sistema nervioso central ha encontrado problemas de memoria
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Greenland is experiencing its most significant melting event of the year as temperatures in the Arctic surge. The amount of ice that melted on Tuesday alone would be enough to cover the entire state of Florida in two inches of water. It’s the third instance of extreme melting in the past
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An Idaho man is suing the Boy Scouts of America for failing to warn children that took part in the youth program that they could be exposed to sex abusers.
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a number of new steps his administration will take to try to get more Americans vaccinated and slow the spread of coronavirus, including requiring that all federal employees must attest to being vaccinated against Covid-19 or face strict protocols. The new measures come amid a
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A public ceremony to commemorate the life of former U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi will be held Aug. 6 at the Gillette College Pronghorn Center, the Gillette Memorial Chapel announced.
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN A Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abbas, known as “Hushpuppi” has admitted his involvement in a conspiracy to defraud a Qatari businessman of more than $1m, the U.S. Justice Department has said. Abbas, 37, also admitted to laundering money “through bank accounts around the world,” including “several other cyber and business email
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By Miguel Marquez, Dakin Andone and Sarah Boxer, CNN Sitting in her hospital room in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Aimee Matzen struggled to breathe as she described how exhausting it is to have Covid-19. “The fact that I am here now, I am furious with myself,” she told CNN between deep, deliberate breaths. “Because I was
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The Caribou County Fair is dealing with a carnival no show.
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden pidió este jueves al Congreso que extienda la moratoria de desalojo que expiraría este sábado, la cual prohíbe a los propietarios de todo el país desalojar a ciertos inquilinos que no pagan el alquiler en medio de la pandemia de covid-19. El mes pasado, la Corte
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Thursday they reinstated a requirement for masks to be worn by Town employees while at work inside and by customers entering Town facilities.
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Idaho health officials and the heads of multiple healthcare providers in the state are becoming very concerned about the rise in new COVID-19 cases among the unvaccinated.
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Añade a tu lista de compras de regreso a clases: Comprar más máscaras. Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC) recomiendan que todos en las escuelas primarias y secundarias usen una máscara, independientemente de su estado de vacunación, ya que actualizaron sus pautas de uso
Continue Reading By Peter Nickeas and Emma Tucker, CNN The number of homicides continues to rise in major American cities following a year that saw a record increase in homicides across the country, according to a report published Thursday by the Council on Criminal Justice. A study of homicides during the first six months of this year
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — La economía de EE.UU. se expandió en el segundo trimestre a un ritmo más lento de lo esperado, aunque fue el crecimiento más rápido desde el otoño pasado. En concreto, creció a a una tasa anual del 6,5%. Fue un desempeño peor de lo esperado. Los economistas habían pronosticado una tasa
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Idaho officials reported 439 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths Thursday.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Disneyland Resort tradicionalmente atrae a millones de visitantes de todo el mundo cada año al “lugar más feliz de la Tierra”, pero después de cerrar durante más de un año debido a la pandemia, el complejo se vio obligado a hacer algunos cambios importantes destinados a dar la bienvenida a los
Continue Reading By Jeremy Diamond, CNN National security adviser Jake Sullivan reminded senior White House staff on Thursday of the stakes of passing the burgeoning $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, framing its passage as an “urgent national security imperative for the United States.” The Senate is expected to vote Friday morning on the motion to proceed to
Continue Reading By Jessica Dean, CNN The fate of a bipartisan deal overhauling policing looks increasingly dim with the August recess looming in just a matter of days. The two sides have traded offers for months and so far there is no indication they are any closer to a deal than when they announced a framework just
Continue Reading Two police officers have been arrested and charged following a use of force incident in Aurora, Colorado.
Continue Reading By Jenn Selva and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Two Colorado officers from the Aurora Police Department (APD) have been arrested on criminal charges in a use of force incident the police chief called a “very despicable act.” The officers — John Raymond Haubert, 39, and Francine Ann Martinez, 40 — were charged in connection with the
Continue Reading By Kristin Fisher, CNN An unusual and potentially dangerous situation unfolded Thursday at the International Space Station, as the newly-docked Russian Nauka module inadvertently fired its thrusters causing a “tug of war” with the space station and briefly pushing it out of position, according to NASA flight controllers. Nauka — a long-delayed laboratory module that
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN Beijing recorded its first Covid-19 case in nearly six months on Wednesday, as Chinese authorities scramble to prevent the spread of the Delta variant amid an outbreak linked to an airport in the populous eastern city of Nanjing. China recorded 49 new cases on Wednesday, including 24 local infections from three
Continue Reading By Gregory Wallace and Christina Carrega, CNN The nation’s largest flight attendant union says nearly one in five of its members has encountered a violent airplane passenger so far this year, and it says the time has come for more focus on criminal charges for in-air disturbances. “When people are facing jail time for acting
Continue Reading A growing number of companies are requiring vaccinations for employees and in some cases, for clients and customers. CNN’s Christine Romans reports.
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Therapists and social workers have a new way to help clients, after completing a training Thursday.
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Anchored by an impressive performance from Matt Damon, “Stillwater” confounds expectations in mostly frustrating ways. Director/co-writer Tom McCarthy (the Oscar-winning “Spotlight”) has set up a movie about a father determined to help free his daughter, but unlike the usual can-do Americans in this sort of tale, he’s clearly in way
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los patrocinadores de Simone Biles ofrecieron declaraciones de apoyo este miércoles tras su decisión de retirarse de la competición individual de gimnasia all-around del jueves en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio.La campeona de 24 años señaló que la razón de su salida de la competición por equipos del martes era la
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Scattered thunderstorms this evening and through tonight into Friday. We’ll also have gusty winds from these passing thunderstorms at 15-25 MPH, with gusts around 35 MPH. For Friday, more scattered thunderstorms with some storm clouds in the morning. Scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, with highs into the lower 90’s. Partly to mostly cloudy
Continue Reading Dr. Anthony Fauci and CNN’s Chris Cuomo discuss the importance of wearing masks and getting vaccinated as the Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to surge around the US.
Continue Reading CNN’s John Avlon has a reality check on how forgoing Covid-19 vaccination in the name of libertarianism will end up posing risks to vaccinated people.
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden, who for months used techniques like public service announcements to persuade Americans to get vaccinated, feels he has struck a “brick wall” in convincing holdouts to get shots, according to people familiar with his thinking. In private meetings with top aides, Biden has raised one question repeatedly: “What’s
Continue Reading Actress Candace Cameron Bure apologized to fans for a TikTok where she holds a Bible and lip syncs to a Lana Del Rey song.
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Candace Cameron Bure has offered a rare apology after some of her followers didn’t quite get what she was trying to do in a TikTok video. The “Fuller House” star lip-synced to a snippet of audio from Lana Del Rey’s “Jealous Girl.” The lyrics are “Baby I’m a gangsta too/
Continue Reading By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent A Pentagon watchdog report on Afghanistan warns that the country’s government could face an “existential crisis” and offered a highly critical assessment of the US’s strategy and conduct throughout the nearly 20-year war, just weeks before the withdrawal of American troops is due to be completed. John Sopko, the
Continue Reading By Paul Vercammen, CNN A Los Angeles judge dropped one of 11 sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein on Thursday, though prosecutors will be able to amend it. Weinstein’s attorneys had previously filed a motion to dismiss three of the 11 charges, saying the statute of limitations had expired. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — La división partidista en la campaña de vacunación de los estadounidenses contra el covid-19 puede estar a punto de entrar en hipervelocidad el jueves. Es entonces cuando se espera que el presidente Joe Biden anuncie que todos los empleados y contratistas federales deben vacunarse o someterse a pruebas periódicas. Es probable
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A southeastern Montana wildfire has exploded in size to threaten hundreds of homes as it burns through grasslands around the Crow Indian Reservation near the Wyoming border.
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Utah’s daily coronavirus count eclipsed 1,000 cases Thursday for the first time in five months as a summer surge of the virus triggered concerns from state officials.
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Conservative lawmakers want to boot Republican Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger out of the House GOP.
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The Pocatello Police Department will hold a press conference Thursday at 4 p.m.
Continue Reading By CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday threatened legal action over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order targeting migrants and urged the governor to immediately rescind it. Read the letter here: cnn.com/2021/07/29/politics/garland-letter-abbott-texas-migrants/index.html The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
Continue Reading By Stella Chan and David Williams, CNN Air traffic controllers warned pilots to be on the lookout after a “man in a jetpack” was spotted near Los Angeles International Airport. “Use caution, the jet man is back,” an air traffic controller said in an audio transmission obtained by CNN. “Let me know if you see
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, Jeremy Herb and Annie Grayer, CNN The House voted 416 to 11 on Thursday to approve a roughly $2 billion Capitol Hill security spending bill in response to the deadly January 6 insurrection, clearing the measure for President Joe Biden’s signature. The House vote came shortly after the Senate voted unanimously to
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — El saltador con pértiga argentino Germán Chiaraviglio dio positivo por covid-19 en Tokio y no competirá en los Juegos Olímpicos, anunció en una publicación en su cuenta oficial de Instagram el jueves. El saltador con pértiga argentino Germán Chiaraviglio no competirá en los Juegos Olímpicos después de dar positivo por covid-19. (Gabriel
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Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed onto an amicus brief in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that could overturn the court’s landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Shakira, la estrella de la música pop nacida en Colombia, podría ser juzgada por presunta evasión fiscal de 14,5 millones de euros (US$ 17 millones) en España, dictaminó un juez de un tribunal cerca de Barcelona. Hay “pruebas suficientes” para llevar a cabo un juicio por la presunta evasión fiscal
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El infame exmédico de USA Gymnastics Larry Nassar, que actualmente cumple una condena de décadas en una prisión federal por abusos sexuales, no ha cumplido con los pagos de las sanciones penales ordenadas por el tribunal, según una nueva presentación judicial. Una moción presentada el miércoles por el Departamento de Justicia
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN The story of Suni Lee’s rise as Olympic gold medalist in many ways reflects the larger struggles of the Hmong people as one of the country’s most marginalized Asian American groups. Lee, 18, winner of the women’s individual all-around gymnastics final, is the first Hmong American Olympian. Like the story of
Continue Reading Sunisa’s Lee’s family and friends gathered in her Minnesota hometown to cheer her on as she competed in the women’s all-around gymnastics competition.
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RV shopping might be very difficult during this time.
Continue Reading The spread of the Delta variant is putting unvaccinated Americans at greater risk of severe Covid-19. CNN Heroes Jake Wood, Dr. Jim Withers, and Dr. Wendy Ross have folded vaccination efforts into their already incredible work with communities that might otherwise be overlooked.
Continue Reading By Kathleen Toner, CNN Covid-19 vaccines have put the end of the pandemic in sight, but success depends on getting shots into arms. Three CNN Heroes are working to bring these life-saving measures to populations who might otherwise be overlooked. Dr. Jim Withers delivers medical care to homeless people through Operation Safety Net, a program
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The Salmon‐Challis National Forest implemented the Mud Lick Fire Emergency Area, Road, and Trail Closure, Order Number: 04‐13‐21‐011.
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN A Colorado web designer who didn’t want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples has lost her appeal of the state’s anti-discrimination law. The US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit rejected 303 Creative owner Lorie Smith’s challenge to the state law on constitutional grounds. The appellate decision comes three
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Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN The mask mandates are coming back — and so, too, are mandates against mask mandates. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidance this week saying that people in areas of “substantial” and “high” transmission should wear a face mask indoors. The agency also said all teachers, staff,
Continue Reading Dr. Leana Wen discusses the CDC’s updated guidance that recommends fully-vaccinated people wear masks indoors in areas with “substantial” and “high” transmission of Covid-19, saying that it is mostly the right policy, but criticizing its communication.
Continue Reading By Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business Major tech companies are rethinking their return-to-work policies as the spread of the Delta variant prompts a surge in Covid-19 cases across the country. This week, Google, Facebook and other companies took a firm stance on vaccine mandates, requiring all US employees to be vaccinated before returning to the office.
Continue Reading During CNN Business’ live event series, Foreseeable Future, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared how the tech giant is trying to retain workers and what the pandemic has taught him.
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