Entrepreneur and philanthropist-turned politician Michael Bloomberg has been called one of most successful New York mayors in the city’s history. Now the 77-year-old media mogul apparently wants to be president, too. He is preparing to file paperwork in Alabama to qualify for that state’s presidential primary. He has one big supporter already–fellow billionaire businessman Leon
Continue Reading America’s oil industry faces a number of challenges, including low oil prices, the rise of electric vehicles and proposals to limit fracking. But one of its biggest problems: The industry is running out of water. The US oil boom is being driven mostly by the growth of fracking — injecting water into shale formations to
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(CNN) — La Corte Suprema de Brasil dictaminó el jueves por la noche que los acusados solo pueden ser encarcelados después de haber agotado todas las apelaciones, allanando el camino para la liberación del expresidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, encarcelado por corrupción el año pasado. Los abogados de Da Silva dijeron el viernes que
Continue Reading President Donald Trump dealt a blow Friday to investors who were hoping the United States and China were inching closer toward a partial trade deal that would roll back billions in tariffs. Speaking to reporters, Trump said the US has yet to agree to wiping tariffs, undercutting a statement from China’s Commerce Ministry indicating openness
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The 2019 election in Kentucky may be a preview of what’s to come in 2020 — and so far, it’s not pretty. Republican Gov. Matt Bevin lost reelection by a small margin, but instead of conceding defeat, he is making unfounded claims of voter fraud to question the result. The way we, as a democracy,
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Ohio State’s standout defensive end Chase Young will not take the field Saturday as the school’s athletic department examines a possible NCAA violation, the school said in a statement Friday. “Ohio State’s Chase Young will not play in this Saturday’s game between the Buckeyes and the Maryland Terrapins due to a possible NCAA issue from
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What better way to signal the start of the holiday shopping season than with Oprah Winfrey’s list of her favorite things? Winfrey has a whopping 79 gifts to recommend for shoppers this year. (That’s down from the 107 items she recommended last year.) As usual, the long-running list has a range of gifts for pretty
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Gap outlined a plan to rescue itself in February, and Wall Street was firmly behind it: The company would spin off its popular Old Navy brand in 2020 and focus on its own struggling flagship, as well as its Banana Republic, Athleta and Hill City lines. But the future of that strategy is now up
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Click here for updates on this story MOLALLA, OR (KPTV) — The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office says a woman on horseback and local loggers helped locate a little girl who was lost in a wooded area Thursday morning. The sheriff’s office said they were notified at around 11:19 a.m. about a 2-year-old girl who was
Continue Reading For a few days, Alabama is at the center of American politics. The state’s early deadline to qualify for the ballot forced a surprise decision this week: Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is expected to file to run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination in Alabama — ensuring that he wouldn’t be left
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Bumble’s embattled owner is getting acquired by investment firm Blackstone. Blackstone announced Friday that it is buying a majority stake in MagicLab, which owns dating apps including Bumble and Badoo, from Russian billionaire founder Andrey Andreev. As part of the deal, which valued MagicLab at $3 billion, Andreev is selling his stake and stepping down
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EL PASO, Texas — Country music Hall of Famer Alan Jackson has announced a 2020 year-long concert tour that includes a stop in El Paso. His website says the tour will kick-off in January, with Jackson performing Feb. 21 at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. Tickets will go on sale Nov. 15. The concert will feature
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (KMTV) — 66-year-old Ray Jolly was diagnosed with blood cancer, Myelodysplastic Syndrome , about a year ago. He’s experienced six rounds of chemo and needs blood and platelet transfusions about twice a week. His visits at Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center can take several hours. In that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WGN) — If you remember the Tim Burton movies — with Michael Keaton as Batman — you remember how cool that Batmobile was. Well, one Chicago-area man created the closest thing to the iconic car. Brian Hendler created what he described as the “Big Black Car”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TAMPA, FL (WFTS) — Two helpless puppies that were found in a Zephyrhills dumpster, covered in motor oil are now home with loving new families. “Someone found them at their work. She was just dumping her trash in the dumpster and she heard crying,” said Maria Matlack, Humane
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Legislation that would effectively ban “medically unnecessary” surgeries on intersex children prior to their ability to give informed consent in New York will be announced Friday by state Sen. Brad Hoylman. The measure, which would require that a patient issue informed consent prior to any procedure, will “protect intersex children from medical intervention and allow
Continue Reading The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump released the transcript of their closed-door deposition with White House aide Fiona Hill. Read that transcript here: cnn.com/2019/11/08/politics/fiona-hill-testimony-impeachment-inquiry/index.html
Continue Reading The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump released the transcript of their closed-door deposition with the National Security Council’s top Ukraine expert Alexander Vindman. Read that transcript here: edition.cnn.com/2019/11/08/politics/alexander-vindman-testimony/index.html
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Pedro Brieger es un periodista y sociólogo argentino, autor de más de siete libros y colaborador en publicaciones sobre temas internacionales. Actualmente se desempeña como director de NODAL, un portal dedicado exclusivamente a las noticias de América Latina y el Caribe. Colaboró con diferentes medios nacionales como Clarín, El Cronista, La Nación,
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EL PASO, Texas — A 26-year-old man shot and critically wounded after pointing a gun at El Paso police officers was armed with a .380 caliber semi-automatic handgun, authorities said Friday. The gunman, identified as 26-year-old Gabriel Herrera, was shot Thursday about 12:30 p.m. while standing in the median at the intersection of Rich Beem
Continue Reading The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump released the transcript of their closed-door deposition with the National Security Council’s top Ukraine expert Alexander Vindman. Read that transcript below:
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Matchbox Cars and coloring books have entertained children — and cluttered their bedroom floors — for generations, and now they’re in the National Toy Hall of Fame. They are joined by Magic: The Gathering, a wildly popular collectable card game that was introduced in 1993. The Strong Museum of Play, which runs the hall, announced
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Jeff Sessions’ entrance into the Alabama Senate race could reignite a bitter personal feud between him and President Donald Trump. The President lambasted Sessions personally and professionally throughout his tenure as attorney general in the Trump administration. Here’s a look back at 11 times Trump resorted to insulting Sessions: In March, Trump mocked Sessions’ southern
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLAREMORE, OK (KJRH) — A graduation 74 years in the making. Claremore High School honored a veteran who fought in WWII instead of graduating high school. Corporal Lewie Shaw became an orphan when he was only 12 years old. He dropped out of high school at 17 and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Lake Charles, LA (KATC) — Two boys have been booked with terrorizing after they allegedly threatened to “shoot up” their school. The 14-year-old boys threatened to “shoot up” Barbe High School in Lake Charles, which they both attend. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office was called about the threat,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO, CA (KGTV) — It’s called “cuffing season” and San Diego is the place to be for participating singles. According to Match, cuffing season is defined as “when daters find someone to settle down within the colder months … and may or may not be a relationship
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Artist and designer Kanye West has thrown out a new name idea and, honestly, it’s hard to tell if he’s joking. In a surprise appearance at the 2019 Fast Company Innovation Festival, West suggested that he may legally change his name to “Christian Genius Billionaire Kanye West” for a little bit. “When people say it’s
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Nearly a week and a half after being hit with a ransomware attack from hackers, Las Cruces Public Schools officials said it may take the district months to fully recover as it needs to scrub 30,000 computers. At a briefing on Thursday afternoon, school district leaders said payroll, attendance and
Continue Reading As the House prepares for its first public hearings in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, the GOP is trying to shift attention back to the whistleblower whose complaint initially prompted the investigation. The President has not wavered in his attacks against the whistleblower since the beginning of the investigation, continuing to make false
Continue Reading Earlier this week, Donald Trump notified the United Nations of his intention to pull America out of the most significant climate effort in history, the now-famous Paris Accord. It’s a decision that has shocked millions with its short-sighted foolishness. That he chose to do this on the first day he could legally do so under
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