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Month: February 2022

Some of the world’s biggest companies are failing on their own climate pledges, researchers say

By Isabelle Jani-Friend and Angela Dewan, CNN Amazon, Google, Ikea and BMW are among some of the world’s biggest companies failing to meet their own proclaimed climate targets and align with international agreements to slash greenhouse gas emissions, a new report claims. The Germany-based NewClimate Institute assessed the climate strategies of 25 major companies and

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Former White House officials describe Trump’s habit of ripping up documents and haphazard record-keeping

By Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump would routinely rip up documents, drafts and reading materials, and he took several boxes to Mar-a-Lago when he relocated to Florida after leaving the White House — raising concerns about his preservation of presidential records as required by federal law. Three former White House officials told CNN

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Former White House officials describe Trump’s habit of ripping up documents and haphazard record-keeping

By Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump would routinely rip up documents, drafts and reading materials, and he took several boxes to Mar-a-Lago when he relocated to Florida after leaving the White House — raising concerns about his preservation of presidential records as required by federal law. Three former White House officials told CNN

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‘I can’t imagine the consumer experience could get worse,’ Democratic lawmaker says of the Frontier-Spirit merger

By Matt Egan, CNN Business California Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna is shrugging off potential antitrust issues in the proposed $6.6 billion merger of low-cost carriers Spirit and Frontier Airlines. But he does have one other big concern. “Look, the DOJ should review it,” Khanna told CNN in a phone interview Monday. “But having flown Spirit

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DHS updates terrorism bulletin in the wake of recent violent events and Russia-Ukraine tensions

By Geneva Sands, CNN The spread of conspiracy theories and disinformation is fueling the “heightened threat” environment in the United States, warns the latest national bulletin issued Monday by the Department of Homeland Security. The terrorism bulletin is in part a response to recent events, including a hostage attack on a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas,

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German broadcaster DW urged to act against antisemitism

BERLIN (AP) — An independent panel says Germany’s state-funded broadcaster Deutsche Welle was right to suspend five employees and recommended further action against eight others following a probe into allegations of antisemitism. The three-member panel also urged Deutsche Welle to end the cooperation agreements it has with Middle East broadcasters and more closely scrutinize others.

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House Democrats introduce stopgap bill to fund government until March 11 ahead of looming deadline

By Clare Foran, CNN House Democrats on Monday introduced a short-term measure to extend government funding through March 11, an effort to avert a shutdown at the end of next week since funding is currently set to expire on February 18. House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, a Democrat from Connecticut, introduced the stopgap bill,

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Proponen al Defensor del Pueblo de España para investigar casos de abusos sexuales dentro de la Iglesia católica

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Grupo Parlamentario Socialista presentó este lunes por la mañana en el Congreso de los Diputados una Proposición no de ley para que el Defensor del Pueblo investigue los abusos sexuales a menores cometidos por miembros de la Iglesia católica española. Con la presentación de esta proposición, el grupo socialista pretende

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signals support for ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared Monday to voice support for a controversial state bill that would ban certain discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom. DeSantis, a Republican, said it was “entirely inappropriate” for teachers and school administrators to have conversations with students about their gender identity, saying

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Official tries to disqualify competitor at Duluth YMCA swim meet over ‘Black Lives Matter’ swimsuit

By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story     DULUTH, Minnesota (WCCO) — The Duluth YMCA said an official was removed from a swim meet Sunday after attempting to disqualify a swimmer for wearing a “Black Lives Matter” swimsuit. The meet was held at Superior High School. The YMCA said an “independent volunteer official

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AG Bonta: Woodside ‘not exempt’ from housing law after declaring whole town a mountain lion sanctuary

By Kenny Choi Click here for updates on this story     OAKLAND, California (KCAL) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Sunday sent a letter to Woodside officials warning that the recent declaration that the entire town is a mountain lion sanctuary does not exempt it from state housing laws. The Attorney General’s Office issued a

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ANÁLISIS | Olvida la Gran Renuncia de Estados Unidos: es la Gran Actualización

Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) —  La gran agitación en el mercado laboral estadounidense no tiene precedentes. El año pasado, un número récord de trabajadores estadounidenses renunciaron a sus empleos: de los 68,9 millones de despidos que se produjeron en 2021, 47,4 millones de empleos se abandonaron voluntariamente. Un número récord de estadounidenses dejó

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UK TV network Channel 4 is sending an all-disabled line-up of hosts and pundits to the Beijing Paralympics

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN UK broadcaster Channel 4 has announced that its coverage of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games will be fronted by a team consisting entirely of disabled anchors and pundits. In what it described as a “global first” for a world-class sporting event, the network’s line-up will include former champions presenting on

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Isiah Harwell dunks in 2nd half in Century's 55-48 win

Century holds off Highland in OT

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – In a hotly contested rivalry matchup, the Century Diamondbacks came out on top against Highland 55-48 in overtime. Down three with five seconds left, Century freshman Isiah Harwell came up clutch with a dagger three to send the game into OT. The Diamondbacks (15-4) are back on the road on Wednesday

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Inteligencia de EE.UU. indica que funcionarios rusos han tenido dudas sobre una invasión en Ucrania a gran escala

macamilarincon (CNN) –– Comunicaciones interceptadas que obtuvo la inteligencia de EE.UU. revelan que a algunos funcionarios rusos les preocupa que una invasión a gran escala en Ucrania resulte más costosa y más difícil de lo que creen el presidente Vladimir Putin, y otros líderes del Kremlin, según cuatro personas familiarizadas con la información. Últimas noticias

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#3 Raimon Barela squares up from three in Highland's 57-51 win over Rigby

Highland upsets Rigby 57-51

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – Even with a sub-.500 record, Highland continues to push many of area’s best teams and on Friday, the Rams pulled off the upset against Rigby 57-51. Braedon Kelley led the Rams in scoring with 22 points. Karson Barber paced the Trojans with 23 points. The Rams (7-12) lost a nail-biter to

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