We grow up learning all kinds of history about the founding of America, and one of the explorers taught in every classroom is Christopher Columbus. But how much do we actually know about him as an explorer and his famous journey? Columbus was the first explorer to discover America. False: Scholars believe it was Viking
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A concerned neighbor called police at 2:23 a.m. Saturday to check on the woman who lived across the street because her front door was open. At 2:30 a.m., she would be dead. A white police officer shot and killed Atatiana Koquice Jefferson, a 28-year-old black woman, through her window early Saturday in Fort Worth. Police
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A disturbing video of a fake President Donald Trump shooting, assaulting and stabbing his critics and the media was played at a conference held by a pro-Trump group at his Miami resort last week, according to footage obtained by The New York Times. The video, which was shown at Trump’s National Doral Miami during a
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As the UK’s Prince Harry takes on the tabloid media over its treatment of his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Kim Kardashian has weighed in on the royal couple’s side. The reality TV star, who has long been a target of intense public scrutiny, has come out in support of the Duke and Duchess, saying:
Continue Reading Ever since Donald Trump became president, critics have worried that his rudimentary knowledge of global affairs, erratic decisions and politicized foreign policy would get people killed. It’s happening now. “You are leaving us to be slaughtered,” Gen. Mazloum Kobani Abdi, commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces told a senior US official last week. Trump’s
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Nueva York (CNN Business) — Un evento especial para marcar el final de la décima temporada de Fortnite ha hundido a legiones de jugadores en un agujero negro. Los jugadores se registraron el domingo para participar en un evento llamado “El Fin” mientras el juego se prepara para lanzar su próxima iteración. Pero alrededor de
Continue Reading “I do” was music to the ears of Trace Adkins. The country star married his longtime girlfriend, actress Victoria Pratt, in New Orleans on Saturday. And they had a major star officiating — Blake Shelton. “Join us in congratulating Trace & Victoria!,” read the caption on a photo showing the happy couple and Shelton during
Continue Reading Londres (CNN Business) — Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo y Michael Kremer recibieron este lunes el Premio Nobel de Economía por su investigación sobre el alivio de la pobreza mundial. El trío fue pionero en un enfoque para la reducción de la pobreza que se basó en experimentos cuidadosamente diseñados que buscaban respuestas a preguntas políticas
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Costco is willing to go to extreme lengths to keep its prized rotisserie chickens at $4.99. For the past few years, it’s been recruiting farmers in Nebraska and recently opened a sprawling, $450 million poultry complex of its very own in Nebraska. Costco sold 91 million rotisserie chickens last year, more than double the number
Continue Reading To Matthew Adams, Ansel Adams was simply his grandpa. Growing up in Fresno, California, Matthew would spend time with him during short summer vacations in Yosemite National Park, where his grandfather taught photography workshops. “He was definitely a part of our lives, but I actually didn’t really grasp his national importance until after he had
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The New Orleans Saints got some unexpected support from Pope Francis before Sunday’s win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Pope Francis isn’t known for his love for American football — he’s more of a soccer guy — but he posted a tweet that accidentally backed the Saints. “Today we give thanks to the Lord for our
Continue Reading (CNN) — El hijo del ex vicepresidente Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, anunció que renunciará a fin de mes de su cargo en la junta directiva de la compañía administradora de un fondo de capital privado respaldado por entidades estatales chinas, según un comunicado emitido el domingo por su abogado. El anuncio se produce cuando el
Continue Reading Call someone an “enemy” over and over again, and you have some responsibility for what happens to them. President Trump is responsible for a climate that is so hateful, so hostile toward journalists that it spawns videos like this one. “A video depicting a macabre scene of a fake President Trump shooting, stabbing and brutally
Continue Reading Like many people in New York, Hakki Akdeniz was taken aback when he heard about the brutal killing of four homeless people in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan last week. After he heard the news, he rushed to the area where the bodies were found, blood still visible on the ground. “I was just shocked,”
Continue Reading Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden unveiled a plan Monday for how his administration would prioritize ethics should he be elected president in 2020, pledging to “ensure that no future president can ever again abuse the office for personal gain.” In a rebuke of the Trump administration, Biden pledges to “restore” ethics in government, “rein in
Continue Reading She has capped one of the most stunning maiden years in tennis with her first WTA title, but at the age of 15 Cori “Coco” Gauff is only getting started. A virtual unknown on the Tour at the start of the season, the former top-ranked junior lit up Wimbledon and the US Open with mesmerizing
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From 1991 to 2017, the rate of reported suicide attempts by African-American teens rose, especially the rate among black boys, according to a study published Monday in the medical journal Pediatrics. The rate for black youths grew even as the rate of suicide attempts by teens in other racial and ethnic groups fell. Suicide is
Continue Reading Happy Monday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. Investors entered the weekend marshaling optimism. The prevailing view: After months of uncertainty, progress was being made to resolve both the US-China trade war and Brexit, two big geopolitical fights
Continue Reading A major search and rescue operation is underway in Japan after deadly Typhoon Hagibis brought widespread flooding and landslides, destroying buildings and leaving dozens dead. The storm — which came as Japan hosts the Rugby World Cup for the first time — made landfall on Saturday evening local time on the Izu Peninsula, southwest of
Continue Reading A tentative truce between the United States and China has raised hopes — yet again — that the two economic superpowers are inching toward a resolution to the trade war. But they still appear to be far from striking any sort of comprehensive trade deal. Nor does the latest reprieve address some of the biggest
Continue Reading It’s Europe’s biggest infrastructure project, with 130 million working hours spent on it so far. As an engineering feat, it rivals the Channel Tunnel, which connects the UK to France. And it has the power to transform travel across one of Europe’s busiest and most crowded cities. Crossrail — or the Elizabeth Line, to give
Continue Reading Tencent has quietly resumed online broadcasts in China of National Basketball Association preseason games after a dispute last week prompted all of the American league’s official Chinese partners to suspend ties. The Chinese tech giant on Monday live streamed two games — one between the Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls in Toronto and another between
Continue Reading History was made at this year’s Ironman World Championships with German athletes winning both the men’s and women’s races for the first time. After Jan Frodeno claimed his third world title in a course record, it was left to first-time winner Anne Haug to complete an impressive double success for Germany Haug also became the
Continue Reading Today is Columbus Day, though an increasing number of cities and states are updating the observance to Indigenous People’s Day. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.)
Continue Reading Chinese President Xi Jinping warned adversaries on Sunday that any attempt to split China will “end in crushed bodies and shattered bones” according to state-media, as anti-government protesters in Hong Kong returned to the streets for a 19th consecutive weekend. Though Xi didn’t explicitly name Hong Kong in his comments, his references to “separatists” and
Continue Reading Te contamos qué cosas que aprendiste sobre Cristóbal Colón no son verdad. Además, la película “Joker” tiene un gran segundo fin de semana en la taquilla y te advertimos sobre un gran simulacro de terremoto que habrá esta semana en varias ciudades del mundo. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero
Continue Reading Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday introduced a series of proposals designed to radically realign the balance of power in the American economy. The Vermont independent’s agenda would guarantee workers eventually take control, through the issuance of new stock, of 20% stakes in the country’s largest companies, while mandating that employees elect 45% of corporate boards
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — Un payaso psicótico derrotó a la familia Addams y dos Will Smiths en la taquilla este fin de semana. “Joker”, la aterradora película de clasificación R sobre los orígenes del villano de Batman, tuvo un gran segundo fin de semana encabezando la taquilla con un estimado de 55 millones de dólares en
Continue Reading Residents of a Sydney suburb have been warned to be on the lookout for a massive snake, after a “freshly shed” skin from the reptile was found in the town. The snake is believed to be an adult boa constrictor — one of the world’s largest snake species, with an average length of 10 feet
Continue Reading (CNN) — El Tribunal Supremo de España dictó este lunes largas penas de prisión a nueve líderes independentistas catalanes. El tribunal condenó al exvicepresidente de Cataluña, Oriol Junqueras, a 13 años de prisión y 13 años de inhabilitación profesional absoluta por el caso conocido como El Procés. Además, el tribunal condenó a Raül Romeva, Jordi
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