‘We will win or we will die,’ say defiant Kurds facing Turkish operation in Syria
The road into Tal Abyad was eerily empty. The Syrian border town’s shops were all shuttered, following a steady stream of artillery strikes on…
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Temperatures in Denver dropped 64 degrees in less than 24 hours, setting a record
Temperatures in Colorado plunged 64 degrees on Thursday, the largest temperature drop the state has ever seen in October. It’s also the 15th…
Continue Reading “¡Queremos un reembolso!”. Pasajeros de crucero protestan por no llegar a varios puertos
(CNN) — “¡Reembolso! ¡Reembolso! ¡Reembolso!” era la consigna que lanzaban los pasajeros reunidos en el atrio del crucero Norwegian Spirit a…
Continue Reading Severe obesity among 10 and 11-year-olds hits all-time high in UK
Severe obesity has hit an all-time high among children in England in their last year of primary school, a government report has found. The report,…
Continue Reading Little Rock school district won’t be divided into two groups, but teachers fear they’ll be stripped of their rights
An Arkansas school board vote against state supervision of public schools may have eased fears of resegregation in the capital city of Little Rock,…
Continue Reading La temperatura en Denver cae dramáticamente en menos de 24 horas
(CNN) — Las temperaturas en Colorado se desplomaron más de 30 grados Celsius el jueves, la mayor caída de temperatura que el estado haya visto en…
Continue Reading The world’s largest offshore wind farm is nearly complete. It can power 1 million homes
The world’s largest offshore wind farm is taking shape off the east coast of Britain, a landmark project that demonstrates one way to combat…
Continue Reading British and Irish leaders see ‘pathway to a deal’ after weeks of Brexit deadlock
British and Irish leaders Boris Johnson and Leo Varadkar raised hopes of a breakthrough in the deadlocked Brexit process Thursday, saying they saw a…
Continue Reading Atlanta defends its rainbow crosswalks as symbols of pride. Federal highway officials say it impacts road safety
Atlanta’s dazzling rainbow crosswalks won’t be repainted any time soon, the mayor said. The symbol of solidarity with the city’s…
Continue Reading GOP congressman ‘heartbroken’ over President’s Syria moves and says he no longer supports Trump
Republican Rep. John Shimkus of Illinois is going further than many of his fellow GOP lawmakers in criticizing President Donald Trump’s shift…
Continue Reading Bebé de 9 meses muere por bala perdida en Santiago
(CNN Español) — Un menor de nueve meses falleció este jueves luego de recibir un impacto de bala mientras se encontraba al interior de su hogar,…
Continue Reading Activista climático se sube al techo de un avión durante protestas en el aeropuerto de Londres
Londres (CNN) — Un activista ambiental subió este jueves al techo de un avión en la pista del Aeropuerto London City, como parte de una serie de…
Continue Reading Bloquean pregunta de presentadora de CNN sobre el enfrentamiento de la NBA con China
(CNN) — La presentadora de CNN Christina Macfarlane fue rápidamente bloqueada por una funcionaria de prensa de los Rockets de Houston cuando…
Continue Reading China’s Xi Jinping is stepping very, very delicately into the Kashmir crisis
China and India desperately want to improve their trade relationship. But it seems whenever the countries’ leaders meet, the Himalayas get in…
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Americas hands Franklin first loss of the season; other scores from Thursday night
Thursday night football in the Sun City saw another undefeated team get their first loss of the season. This time it was the Franklin Cougars. A…
Continue Reading Los ganadores del Nobel de Literatura 2018 y 2019 son Olga Tokarczuk y Peter Handke
(CNN) — El premio Nobel de Literatura 2018 es para Olga Tokarczuk y el de 2019, para Peter Handke, se anunció este jueves. Este año se entregan…
Continue Reading Prince’s estate objects (again) to Trump campaign playing ‘Purple Rain’ at rally
President Donald Trump’s musical selection during a rally in Minneapolis didn’t sit well with Prince’s estate Thursday night.…
Continue Reading El atacante de la sinagoga en Alemania no pudo derribar la puerta y eso salvó decenas de vidas
(CNN) — Transmitiendo en vivo desde una cámara montada en su casco, un hombre armado empujó las puertas de una sinagoga, hizo varios disparos…
Continue Reading Cada año, 46 millones de estadounidenses padecen enfermedades mentales. Solo el 41% recibe ayuda; estas son las opciones
(CNN) — Se estima que 46 millones de adultos estadounidenses experimentan enfermedades mentales al año, pero solo el 41% recibe ayuda al respecto,…
Continue Reading Blizzard targeted with boycott after it banned a Hong Kong player
American video game company Blizzard Entertainment is under fire from the global gaming community after it banned a Hong Kong player who called for a…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Trump’s claim that Kurds did not help the US in WWII and Normandy invasion
During a press conference Wednesday, President Donald Trump mentioned that the Kurds did not join the US during the invasion of Normandy in 1944 as…
Continue Reading 9 takeaways from CNN’s Equality Town Hall
2020 Democratic candidates pledged Thursday to fight for non-discrimination protections in federal law, ban harmful practices such as conversion…
Continue Reading Trump’s former top Russia adviser to testify she was unaware of some aspects of Ukraine scandal, source says
Fiona Hill, President Donald Trump’s former top Russia adviser, will explain to Congress when she testifies next week that she was unaware of…
Continue Reading Rapidly spreading wildfire destroys mobile homes in Calimesa, California
Multiple fires are raging in Riverside County, California, affecting more than 700 acres in the area and destroying multiple buildings in a mobile…
Continue Reading Top US diplomat who called Ukraine aid freeze ‘crazy’ is asked to testify
House Democrats have requested a deposition from Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine, as part of their impeachment inquiry, but his interview…
Continue Reading Trump says he ‘doesn’t know’ Giuliani’s Ukrainian associates. Here’s what we do know
For Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, becoming powerful Republican donors didn’t take very long. With almost no record of political giving before…
Continue Reading O’Rourke: Conversion therapy ‘should be illegal’ and is ‘tantamount to torture’
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas said on Thursday that conversion therapy “should be illegal” and compared the widely discredited…
Continue Reading Ofensiva turca deja más de 60.000 desplazados en el noreste de Siria
(CNN) — Más de 60.000 personas han sido desplazadas en campamentos en el noreste de Siria tras el inicio de la ofensiva militar de Turquía,…
Continue Reading As the suspected El Paso gunman pleads not guilty, one survivor says she’s ‘trying to forget that evil’
The man accused of carrying out a killing spree at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, pleaded not guilty Thursday to capital murder charges. Meanwhile,…
Continue Reading San Jose says power shutoffs have cost the city at least half a million dollars
The power outages that have affected much of Northern California this week have cost San Jose alone at least half a million dollars, the city said…
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