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Month: September 2021

Senate approves Biden land-agency pick over GOP opposition

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bitterly divided Senate has approved President Joe Biden’s choice to oversee vast government-owned lands in the West, despite Republican objections that she is an “eco-terrorist.” Tracy Stone-Manning, Biden’s choice to lead the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management, was approved, 50-45. Republicans sharply criticized her over

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Todas las miradas están puestas en los premios Nobel de la próxima semana. Esto es lo que podemos esperar

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La pandemia de coronavirus ha centrado la atención en el papel de la ciencia en la sociedad como nunca antes, y el ritmo de los descubrimientos científicos ha sido vertiginoso. Las mentes más brillantes de la física, la química y la medicina serán condecoradas cuando se anuncien la semana que viene

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5 frases demoledoras del mensaje de Residente a J Balvin por llamar a boicotear los Latin Grammy

Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — El reguetonero colombiano J Balvin llamó el martes a boicotear los Latin Grammy, criticando que no respetaban el género urbano. Un día después, el rapero y compositor puertorriqueño Residente le respondió directamente, en un video de IGTV que rápidamente se hizo viral y que luego eliminó. J Balvin le había comentado

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Bengals without some key starters for matchup with Jaguars

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals were without some key regulars Thursday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars, with receiver Tee Higgins, safety Jessie Bates, guard Xavier Su’a-Filo and cornerback Chidobe Awuzie sidelined by injuries. Higgins (shoulder) and Su’a-Filo (groin) missed their second straight game. Bates (neck) and Awuzie (knee) were injured Sunday in a win

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Brazilian hospital chain ordered to pay family of Covid-19 patient, after allegations of secretly giving unproven treatments

By Marcia Reverdosa and Juliana Koch A Brazilian hospital chain has been ordered to pay 2 million BLR (USD370,500) to the family of a Covid-19 patient after giving him unproven treatment for the deadly virus without his knowledge. The Sao Paulo court sentenced the healthcare company Prevent Senior to pay the compensation after hearing that

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Harriet Hageman once rebuked Trump and endorsed Liz Cheney. She’s now challenging her with his support

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Harriet Hageman, who earned the endorsement of former President Donald Trump in her 2022 bid to challenge Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, once called her current opponent a “proven, courageous, constitutional conservative.” In a speech endorsing Cheney’s 2016 congressional campaign Hageman attacked the “concerted efforts to force true conservatives

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Pelosi delays vote on trillion-dollar infrastructure bill after hours of negotiations

By Alex Rogers, Melanie Zanona and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ruled against putting a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on the floor Thursday night, according to a leadership aide, after progressives rebelled, potentially delaying consideration until Democrats strike an agreement on separate, much larger social safety net and climate legislation. Pelosi’s decision came

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Canada set to pay billions to Indigenous children removed from their families, court rules

By Nicole Chavez and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Canada observed its first national holiday honoring victims and survivors of the country’s residential school system. The statutory holiday came a day after a federal court upheld a 2016 ruling ordering the Canadian government to compensate Indigenous children who were placed into foster care. Thursday’s National Day for

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