(CNN) — El actor René Auberjonois falleció este domingo, informó su hijo Remy Auberjonois a CNN. Tenía 79 años. La causa de la muerte fue cáncer de pulmón metastásico, dijo su hijo. Auberjonois era conocido por sus innumerables papeles en televisión en programas como “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”, “Benson” y “Boston Legal”. Pero también
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Restaurants in Saudi Arabia are no longer required to have separate entrances for men and women, the kingdom’s government announced on Sunday. The move is part of a series of measures to loosen strict social rules as part of a drive to modernize the ultra-conservative, oil-rich kingdom. Before Sunday’s announcement by the ministry of municipalities
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Rebel Wilson wants the world to know that her party girl persona is fake. The Australian actress made this shock confession when asked about her drinking habits during an appearance on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” on Thursday. “Fun fact. I’ve never been drunk in my whole entire life,” the 39-year-old told the
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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. When turmoil erupted in the US overnight lending market in September, it came as a big surprise. The spike in overnight borrowing rates forced the Federal Reserve to come to
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Days after a shooting that took the lives of three young navy sailors and injured eight others at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, community members are mourning and waiting for answers. The gunman was a second lieutenant in the Saudi military involved in flight training at the Pensacola base, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper
Continue Reading The Japanese macaques in Jigokudani Monkey Park begin most days with a relaxing dip in their own private hot tub. Located in Joshinetsu Kogen National Park in Japan’s Nagano prefecture, the primate-only onsen is world-famous as the preferred simian hot spring. But life hasn’t always been so simple for the snow monkeys of Jigokudani (“The
Continue Reading The global arms industry continues to grow with total sales up 4.6% last year, according to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released Monday. The top 100 weapons companies sold $420 billion in arms and military services in 2018, and the top five companies are all from the United States, said SIPRI
Continue Reading It was definitely a year of discovery: Scientists unearthed 71 new species of plants and animals in 2019, from bug-eyed fish to sharp, scaly lizards. 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
Continue Reading Los británicos volverán a las urnas. Evo Morales cumple un mes en calidad de asilado político. Los vuelos de EE.UU. a Cuba solo llegarán a La Habana. Se entregan los premios Nobel y se conocen los nominados a los Globos de Oro. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.
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CLAREMONT, California — A California church is displaying a nativity scene depicting Jesus, Mary and Joseph as refugees in cages to draw attention to the conditions faced by migrants seeking asylum in the United States. The Claremont United Methodist Church, about 30 miles east of Los Angeles, posted the photo on its website showing the
Continue Reading China is reportedly planning to ban all government offices and public institutions from using foreign software and computers in a move that could dent sales by US tech companies and increase tensions at a crucial moment in the trade war. Beijing had ordered that all hardware and software be removed within three years, according to
Continue Reading (CNN) — Al menos cinco muertos y un número no determinado de desaparecidos es el saldo hasta el momento de la erupción, el lunes, de un volcán en el popular destino turístico de White Island (Isla Blanca) en Nueva Zelandia. Durante una conferencia de prensa este lunes, el comisionado adjunto del comandante de la operación
Continue Reading They may not be able to recline in a comfy seat and watch the latest blockbuster release, but the world of equine air travel can be just as plush. The in-flight meals may even be better. Race horses often span the globe to attend the world’s biggest events, while stallions and other precious horses regularly
Continue Reading (CNN) — Es algo que las niñas y mujeres jóvenes en los países occidentales no pueden ni imaginar: faltar a la escuela, incluso abandonarla, debido a sus períodos. Sin embargo, hasta la mitad de las niñas en las zonas rurales de Etiopía faltan a la escuela por razones relacionadas con sus períodos, y eso puede
Continue Reading (CNN) — Cuando se le pidió a Carlota Prado que ingresara al “confesionario” en la versión española del programa de televisión de realidad “Gran Hermano” (Big Brother), parecía una solicitud totalmente habitual. La habitación es clave en el formato del programa, que trata de un grupo de personas viviendo juntas en una casa, observadas en
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — ¿Qué hacer en caso de una erupción volcánica? Si bien la respuesta debe ser conocida por todos, es casi un requisito esencial para aquellos que viven en una ciudad o localidad aledaña a un volcán. De acuerdo a información de los Centros para el Control de Enfermedades (CDC), las medidas se pueden
Continue Reading The New England Patriots were defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs in a stunning ending to Sunday night football this week. The Chiefs went from potentially having to forfeit the game due to an equipment mix up to dueling it out with Tom Brady and the Patriots, beating the six-time champions in Foxborough 23 -16.
Continue Reading Google Doodles are almost as well-known as the company’s search engine. But if you’re not one of the millions who grew up playing this popular card game, you might not recognize this one.. Lotería, which means lottery in Spanish, is a traditional Mexican card game. It operates kind of like bingo, with beans being used
Continue Reading When an artist duct-taped a banana to a wall and priced it at $120,000 this week, we should probably have known where the story was heading. The work, by Maurizio Cattelan, was ripe for the picking — and on Saturday, it was unceremoniously taken off the wall at the Art Basel Miami Beach and eaten
Continue Reading A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. “Television is often the problem, but sometimes it’s the answer, too.” I know many people who work in the television business can relate to those words. WaPo’s Hank Stuever wrote ’em the other day while
Continue Reading A 12-year-old girl has been arrested after she threatened to kill students at her middle school in Florida, authorities said. The student was arrested Friday evening. She faces two counts of a written threat to kill and false reporting concerning a firearm, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said. The sheriff’s office says the girl attends
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Every year, Sun Bowl college football teams and sports fans have been pumping millions of dollars into the Borderland economy. This year could be even more promising for El Pasoans now that two football powerhouses will battle it out for the prestigious Sun Bowl trophy. Arizona State University Sun Devils will face off against Florida State University Seminoles December 31st in
Continue Reading The following contains spoilers about the “Silicon Valley” series finale. “Silicon Valley” is one of those shows that’s easy to overlook — despite a pair of Emmy nominations as best comedy — beyond the core audience devoted to its nerd-heavy tech world. Like its characters, the HBO show is more low-key and understated than many
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EL PASO, Texas — The pastor of an east El Paso Catholic church vandalized last week said late Sunday that the FBI now tells him the incident is being investigated as a hate crime due to attacks on other churches earlier this year. Father Ed Roden-Lucero also offered new details about the extent of the
Continue Reading Asian markets seesawed on Monday as traders cautiously await the progress on a trade deal before the December 15 deadline for a new round of US tariffs on Chinese goods. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.3%. The market also got a boost after Japan revised its gross domestic product growth to an annualized 1.8% for the
Continue Reading So much for falling “in love.” North Korea is celebrating a “very important test” at a launch site that US President Donald Trump declared would be dismantled earlier this year — the real-life culmination of a recent exchange of verbal projectiles across the Pacific. Last week, Trump blasted Kim Jong Un as “Rocket Man,” and
Continue Reading It’s something that girls and young women in western countries can’t imagine: missing school, even dropping out, because of their periods. Yet as many as half the girls in rural parts of Ethiopia miss school for reasons related to their periods — and that can have a devastating effect on their education and the rest
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The organizers of the large-scale demonstrations which kicked off Hong Kong’s months-long protest movement earlier this year returned to the streets again Sunday, in a bid to maintain pressure on the city’s government following the success of pro-democracy groups at recent elections. Hundreds of thousands of protesters all ages began assembling at Victoria Park in
Continue Reading The FBI is presuming a shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida that left three sailors dead “was an act of terrorism,” the FBI special agent leading the investigation said Sunday. Mohammed Alshamrani, a 21-year-old second lieutenant in the Royal Saudi Air Force and a student naval flight officer, opened fire on Friday in
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los organizadores de las manifestaciones a gran escala que iniciaron el movimiento de protesta de Hong Kong, a principios de este año, volvieron a las calles el domingo en un intento por mantener la presión sobre el gobierno de la ciudad tras el éxito de grupos prodemocracia en las recientes elecciones. Decenas de
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