November 2019

IBM computer struggles in Cambridge debate on the dangers of AI

November 22, 2019 4:43 AM CNN

IBM’s fast-talking AI machine was the major attraction of a sell-out debate at Cambridge University on Thursday. But while it might have been…

Iran warns security forces may act against gas price protests

November 22, 2019 4:37 AM CNN

Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazil has said security forces will act against those protesting a nationwide increase in gas prices…

The world’s best pension system is being pushed to the brink

November 22, 2019 4:36 AM CNN

Record low interest rates are forcing the world’s best pension system to take drastic action aimed at staving off cuts to payouts that were…

Bloomberg woos Democrats with his wallet as he mulls a presidential bid

November 22, 2019 4:12 AM CNN

Michael Bloomberg is greasing the Democratic wheels ahead of a possible run for president. The former New York mayor’s political team has…

5 things to know for November 22: Impeachment, immigration, Israel, Colombia, WeWork

November 22, 2019 4:11 AM CNN

It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving season without some serious travel complications, and it looks like two big storms are ready to snarl holiday…

Pelosi to participate in CNN town hall as House weighs impeachment

November 22, 2019 4:08 AM CNN

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will participate in a CNN town hall in December, where she will take questions directly from a cross-section of voters as…

E-scooters suddenly appeared everywhere, but now they’re riding into serious trouble

November 22, 2019 3:51 AM CNN

Brussels. San Diego. Bogotá. Walk around any major tourist destination these days, and you’ll see them. Electric scooters, gliding silently…

Sportsmen commit upper lips to charity for Movember

November 22, 2019 3:15 AM CNN

November is traditionally known for turkey on Thanksgiving and fireworks on Guy Fawkes Night. It is now also known for mustaches. Men around the…

Fight is not over, says winner of vaginal mesh implant court victory

November 22, 2019 3:14 AM CNN

The woman at the center of a landmark legal victory against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson over defective vaginal mesh implants said the…

Greta Thunberg has a 19th-century doppelganger, so naturally people think she’s a time traveler

November 22, 2019 2:56 AM CNN

When 16-year-old environment activist Greta Thunberg isn’t busy challenging global leaders to reduce their carbon footprint or mobilizing young…

China tells gaming arcades to ban children outside school holidays

November 22, 2019 2:34 AM CNN

China is taking steps to curb online gaming addiction by ordering arcades and computer cafes to deny access to minors outside public holidays. From…

In separate cases, two boys in India fell into big pots of hot stew. Both died of burns

November 22, 2019 1:51 AM CNN

A three-year-old boy has become the second child to die of burn injuries in southern India this month after both fell into large cooking pots of hot…

Jose Mourinho and Tottenham: A match made in heaven … or hell?

November 22, 2019 1:24 AM CNN

The past 12 hours at Tottenham Hotspur have felt more like a day in the life of a bored teenager playing Football Manager than reality. Given the…

Driver hospitalized after crashing into El Paso police squad car

November 22, 2019 1:10 AM Jesus A. Rodriguez

EL PASO, Texas — A driver was taken to the hospital after their car collided with an El Paso Police Department cruiser late Thursday night,…

Huawei will soon be able to buy from some US suppliers again

November 22, 2019 12:21 AM CNN

Huawei suppliers in the United States are about to find out whether they can restart sales to the beleaguered Chinese company. The US Department of…

Remains of missing woman identified. She was lured to desert by boyfriend and then he killed her, police say

November 22, 2019 12:15 AM CNN

Nevada authorities have identified the remains of a missing Pennsylvania woman whose body was found after a family pulled over near a desert. The…

Thursday night football scores; area round of the state playoffs

November 21, 2019 11:53 PM Adrian Ochoa

Wichita Rider 63 Hanks 27 Clint 15 Springtown 53 Mountain View 0 Decatur…

The case for taking better notes

November 21, 2019 11:46 PM CNN

This story was originally published in the November 22 edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global…

Where ‘Frozen 2’ ranks among the Disney/Pixar animated sequels

November 21, 2019 11:21 PM CNN

For most of animation’s history, there were no sequels. Disney didn’t rush out “Snow White and Eight Dwarfs,” or…

More than 75,000 pounds of salad products are recalled after an E. coli outbreak sickens 17 people in eight states, CDC says

November 21, 2019 11:04 PM CNN

After an E. coli outbreak infected at least 17 people, a food company has decided to recall more than 75,000 pounds of salad products. Missa Bay, LLC…

Asian markets broadly rise on trade deal optimism

November 21, 2019 10:54 PM CNN

Asian markets have been see-sawing this week on signals from US-China trade negotiations, and mostly edged up on Friday after fresh signs that the…

The Department of Justice says a Chicago gang leader was radicalized by ISIS

November 21, 2019 10:49 PM CNN

He is the purported leader of the “AHK Street Gang,” a gang in the Chicago area that traffics various narcotics throughout the city…

Thousands of Las Cruces students to receive meals for Thanksgiving break

November 21, 2019 10:31 PM Brianna Chavez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — 17,000 Las Cruces elementary and middle school students will receive breakfast and lunch meals for Thanksgiving break.…

Los ganadores y perdedores del quinto debate demócrata, según Chris Cillizza

November 21, 2019 10:28 PM CNN

(CNN) — El quinto debate demócrata de la campaña presidencial de 2020 ya está en los libros. Con solo seis candidatos calificados para el…

‘Chickenization’ program gives chicks to kids to fight internet addiction

November 21, 2019 10:13 PM CNN

A city in Indonesia hopes nature can save kids from internet addiction. But can chicks and trees really replace iPhones and smart TVs? The city of…

Horizon City school honors former student, youngest victim of Walmart mass shooting

November 21, 2019 10:12 PM JC Navarrete

HORIZON CITY, Texas — Frank Macias Elementary School honored one of their own Thursday. Javier Amir Rodriguez was only 15 when his life was…

University provost says this professor’s views are ‘racist, sexist and homophobic’ — but says he won’t be fired

November 21, 2019 9:47 PM CNN

Indiana University has received hundreds of requests calling for a controversial professor to be fired, and a provost has called his views…

Lobos edge out Aggies 78-77 to end streak in ‘Battle of I-25’

November 21, 2019 9:44 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State was denied its attempt at a sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over New Mexico on Thursday…

The first Shanghai-made Teslas are now rolling out across China

November 21, 2019 9:39 PM CNN

Tesla fans in China can now take a test drive in a Model 3 made in Shanghai. The first Chinese-made Tesla cars started arriving Friday in the…

Browns’ Myles Garrett insists Steelers’ Mason Rudolph used a racial slur. The Steelers quarterback denies it

November 21, 2019 9:12 PM CNN

Saying “I know what I heard,” suspended Cleveland Browns player Myles Garrett on Thursday stood by his allegation that Pittsburgh…

Month: November 2019