For four Democrats, the CNN/New York Times presidential debate on Tuesday night could have been their last. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii walked onstage here at Otterbein University with a stark reality looming: This could
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One company wants to help farmers adapt to a world of rapidly declining bee populations. Argentina-based startup Beeflow has developed a special nutrient-packed formula for bees meant to boost their immune systems and make them stronger to work better in colder temperatures. According to CEO Matias Viel, it enables bees to do seven times more
Continue Reading Sen. Lindsey Graham is frantic. “He’s making the biggest mistake of his presidency,” the South Carolina Republican tells reporters in the halls of Congress. President Donald Trump is annoyed. “I think Lindsey should focus right now on Judiciary — like the Democrats — the do-nothing Democrats,” he tells reporters in the East Room of the
Continue Reading(CNN) — US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland was directed by President Donald Trump to work with Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine, he plans to tell Congress Thursday, and was left with a choice: Abandon efforts to bolster a key strategic alliance or work to satisfy the demands of the President’s personal lawyer. Sondland
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The Rugby World Cup was not yet five minutes old and Japan was staring at a nightmare. The host looked rattled. The players appeared gripped by stage fright. Even before the expectant crowd in Tokyo had got comfortable, Japan was 7-0 down to low-ranking Russia. Was the famous upset over the South African Springboks four
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Nicki Minaj has some imagination. After saying she was collaborating on a song and a video with Adele, it turns out she made the whole thing up. The “Monster” rapper told Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday that she was working with Adele on a song, adding that she was super excited about the two hooking up.
Continue Reading Twitter told Sen. Kamala Harris that it would not suspend President Donald Trump’s account despite her urging the company to do so, according to a copy of a letter the company sent to the Harris presidential campaign. In response, the Harris campaign told CNN on Wednesday, “Twitter is not holding Donald Trump accountable for abusing
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(CNN en Español) — En Bolivia se mezclan las tradiciones culturales con lo moderno, todo en un mismo lugar. Es también cuna de una gran diversidad cultural, gastronómica y su belleza extraordinaria corre desde los Andes hasta el Amazonas, según destaca la página especializada de viajes Lonely Planet. Los amantes de la naturaleza salvaje pueden
Continue Reading (CNN) — Si viste “Rocketman”, sabrás que Elton John superó la timidez y un serio problema con las drogas para convertirse en una de las estrellas pop más grandes del mundo. Pero no sabes ni la mitad. Sir Elton tiene un nuevo y honesto libro de memorias, “Me” (Yo), que está lleno de historias esclarecedoras
Continue Reading Nestlé shareholders could be in for another $20 billion windfall if the maker of Nespresso and KitKat fails to find businesses worth buying. Nestlé, one of the world’s largest food companies, closed a $10.3 billion sale of its skincare business at the beginning of October and is now figuring out what to do with its
Continue Reading A key population of humpback whales is in recovery after it was pushed close to extinction by centuries of exploitation, according to a new study. Western South Atlantic humpbacks were reduced to a few hundred in the 1950s, after once totaling a number of 27,000. But efforts to preserve the animal have been rewarded, with
Continue Reading President Donald Trump’s frustration with the Democratic impeachment probe is boiling over, with investigators set Thursday to peel back yet another layer of what is being revealed as a broad, and possibly unlawful, behind-the-scenes scheme to pressure Ukraine for political gain. Trump blew up Wednesday at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who made the fateful decision
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After a search of an apartment complex did not reveal new information about a missing 3-year-old girl, the police chief in Birmingham, Alabama, made an impassioned plea Wednesday for whoever took the girl to return her safely. Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith appealed directly to anyone who knows the location of Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney. She
Continue Reading For Rev. Yunus Coldman, an interfaith minister and a New York-based transgender man, the anxiety of going through a TSA checkpoint starts days before he arrives at the airport. “I begin to sweat the night before I know I’m getting on a plane because I’m trying to anticipate anything and everything that can happen. What
Continue Reading Beth Moses is the first person to fly into space as a passenger aboard a commercial spacecraft. Moses, an aerospace engineer who is Chief Astronaut Instructor at Virgin Galactic, became the first woman to receive the commercial astronaut designation from the Federal Aviation Administration after her flight landed in February. That’s when she flew aboard
Continue Reading British artist Banksy has opened an online store, with the stab-proof vest worn by grime superstar Stormzy at Glastonbury among the items for sale. “Gross Domestic Product” is described as “the homewares brand from Banksy,” while the website’s footer reads “…where art irritates life.” Stormzy’s vest, spray-painted with a Union Jack, is listed for sale
Continue Reading (CNN) — Después de meses de negociaciones, Reino Unido y la Unión Europea acordaron este jueves un nuevo acuerdo para el brexit, según un comunicado del primer ministro británico, Boris Johnson, y el presidente de la Comisión Europea, Jean-Claude Juncker. Un punto importante del plan había sido la cuestión de la frontera irlandesa. Según Juncker,
Continue Reading Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff hasn’t been sparing with his criticism of Facebook. But in an interview with CNN’s Poppy Harlow Wednesday he went one significant step further and added his name to the list of those who support breaking up the social media giant. “It’s addictive, it’s not good for you, they’re after your kids,
Continue Reading He may be the most successful male player in tennis history, but as a boy Roger Federer flirted with a rather different sport. His mom Lynette is from rugby-mad South Africa, and the 20-time grand slam champion says he used to practice scrums with his dad. Dig into the Federer family archives and there are
Continue Reading Happy Thursday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. The pound is climbing on news that the United Kingdom has reached a new agreement with the European Union to leave the bloc before the October 31 Brexit deadline. The
Continue Reading North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has taken a scenic — and politically significant — ride on a white horse on a snowy mountain that’s considered sacred to many Koreans. Photos released by North Korean state media KCNA Wednesday show the leader on the back of a white steed, cantering past trees and over mountain
Continue Reading London commuters dragged climate change protesters off the top of trains on Thursday morning, as clashes broke out between peak-hour passengers and activists who disrupted travel in the British capital. Protesters from the global environmental movement Extinction Rebellion climbed onto carriages and glued themselves to trains, bringing parts of the city’s transport network to a
Continue Reading Justice Sonia Sotomayor was so eager to jump into a case Wednesday concerning the tension between the federal government and states when it comes to immigration enforcement that she broke the Supreme Court’s new rule that allows a lawyer to begin arguments for two minutes without interruption. Chief Justice John Roberts stepped in and said
Continue Reading (CNN) — El legislador estadounidense Elijah Cummings, representante demócrata por Maryland, murió este jueves, según su oficina. El congresista demócrata representó al Séptimo Distrito del Congreso de Maryland desde 1996 y se desempeñó como presidente de la Comisión de Supervisión y Reforma de la Cámara de Representantes, que es uno de los comités involucrados en
Continue Reading President Donald Trump undermined his own senior officials, frustrated Republican allies, alarmed arms control specialists and further angered members of the military with remarks Wednesday — many of them flatly false — about Turkey’s attack on Kurds once allied with the US in Syria. Trump also appeared to confirm the existence of nuclear weapons on
Continue Reading A high-level American delegation tasked with brokering a ceasefire amid the Turkish incursion into Syria landed in Turkey Thursday morning to negotiate, but President Donald Trump’s recent comments have undercut their mandate, critics say. The high-level US delegation includes Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser Robert O’Brien. The
Continue Reading The son of “Tarzan” actor Ron Ely killed his mother before he was shot and killed by deputies on Tuesday, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Valerie Lundeen Ely, 62, was stabbed to death at the home she shared with her husband by her 30-year-old son Cameron Ely, the sheriff’s department said. Ron
Continue Reading Hispanic and Latino people make up the largest ethnic minority in the United States and their contributions to American history run deep — including back to the Civil War and the Texas Revolution. So where’s their Smithsonian museum? That’s the question a group of advocates will ask during a House Committee on Natural Resources meeting
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In the battle between the adolescent penchant for hitting the snooze button and parental desire to rush them onto an early morning school bus, experts say science is increasingly siding with the snooze. The biological clock of teens is shifted, Dr. Mary Carskadon, director of the Sleep and Chronobiology Research Lab at EP Bradley Hospital,
Continue Reading Being overweight is linked to many health problems, and shedding some pounds is often presented as the best way to avoid them, no matter your age. But it’s not quite that simple, according to a study published Wednesday in The BMJ that examines the link between changes in body weight and the risk of premature
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