Since becoming the first black captain of South Africa to lift the Rugby World Cup trophy in November, Siya Kolisi has risen to a new level of fame. And, as a result, he’s been on a sports voyage. He was invited to watch his favorite soccer team — reigning European champions Liverpool — play by
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Happy Friday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. SoftBank said in a statement Friday that Tadashi Yanai, the billionaire founder of Fast Retailing, would step down from its board at the end of the year. Why it matters:
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In a crowded field of presidential hopefuls, Democratic candidates are turning to an often-avoided subject in politics: Their personal lives. Elizabeth Warren jokes at nearly every event about how she had to number her husbands. Amy Klobuchar used a debate stage to jest about raising money from ex-boyfriends during her first Senate race. Pete Buttigieg,
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will retain leadership of Likud, the political party he has led for more than a decade, after a resounding victory over his challenger. An hour after polls closed Thursday night, Netanyahu tweeted, “Huge victory! I thank the Likud members for the trust, the support and the love. With god’s help
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The number of people confirmed dead since Typhoon Phanfone hit the Philippines on Christmas Eve has risen to 28, as thousands of people affected by the storm remain in temporary evacuation shelters, authorities said Friday. Phanfone, known locally as Typhoon Ursula, first made landfall on Eastern Samar province on Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and storm
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(CNN) — Ahora que la Navidad pasó sin un “regalo” del régimen de Corea del Norte, los funcionarios estadounidenses están desconcertados de por qué Kim Jong Un decidió no realizar una prueba armamentística hasta ahora. La administración Trump había interpretado ampliamente la promesa de Corea del Norte de un “regalo de Navidad” como una prueba
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un tifón que azotó el centro de Filipinas el día de Navidad mató al menos a 28 personas y causó daños a viviendas y zonas turísticas. Según el último informe del Consejo Nacional de Gestión y Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres, aparte de los 28 muertos, 12 personas siguen desaparecidas y hay 2
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Administración Federal de Aviación (FAA, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de Transporte de Estados Unidos, anunció este jueves una propuesta para identificar a distancia las aeronaves no tripuladas conocidas como drones. El objetivo principal es que las agencias federales de seguridad y las autoridades locales puedan obtener información sobre
Continue Reading (CNN) — Al menos 12 personas murieron después de que un avión que transportaba a 95 pasajeros y cinco tripulantes se estrelló en Kazajstán a las 7:22 a.m., hora local. Mientras volaba desde Almaty hacia Nur-Sultan, el avión perdió altitud poco después del despegue y atravesó una cerca de concreto, lo que hizo que colisionara
Continue Reading Idaho police say they are worried time is running out in the case of two children who have been missing since September. “We are trying to be so urgent with it. Time is just slipping, slipping away,” Rexburg, Idaho Assistant Police Chief Gary Hagen told CNN. Police are looking to question Chad Daybell and Lori
Continue Reading When you’re driving a car, losing focus can be a killer. Distraction — be it a smartphone, a cigarette, music or eating — factors in up to 30% of road crashes, while fatigue is involved in up to 20%, according to the European Commission. This is why, as of 2022, new safety technologies will become
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index closed at its best level in five months on Friday. The index rose 1.3% to end above 28,000 points for the first time since July. Friday was the first day of trading in Hong Kong since the Christmas holiday. The index has been volatile this year. It plunged 8.6%
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Teaching young boys to respect their female peers goes a long way — it may even help prevent violent behaviors, one study reports. The study, published Friday in the “American Journal of Preventive Medicine,” was led by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. They found that boys who
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un exeditor de The Christian Post dijo este jueves que dejó su trabajo porque no tenía otra opción más que la renuncia después de que la página web del periódico publicara un contundente editorial en apoyo al presidente Donald Trump. ”Cuando me dijeron que esa sería la postura del periódico, de la página
Continue Reading Katy Berteau, the fiancée of ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff, thanked people for their support and further explained how he died on his 34th birthday. “The outpouring of love, admiration, and gratitude for his life have been so incredible, and have helped me through these last few days,” she wrote in a series of 12 tweets
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — El índice Nasdaq Composite cruzó el nivel clave de 9.000 puntos por primera vez el jueves. El índice de empresas tecnológicas ha estado en su racha ganadora más larga en más de dos años, y está en camino de su décimo récord consecutivo de cierre. El Nasdaq subió un 0,7% el jueves
Continue Reading A typhoon that lashed the central Philippines on Christmas Day has killed at least 16 people and caused damage to homes and tourist areas. Typhoon Phanfone, known locally as Typhoon Ursula, first made landfall on Eastern Samar province on Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and storm surges. It hit as the equivalent of a Category 1
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Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) — Neighbors say it was like something out of a movie. Terrance McCarter said he’d just finished talking to his neighbor before they both got into their cars to leave then things took a turn for the worse. “All four wheels left the ground straight
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) — Neighbors say it was like something out of a movie. Terrance McCarter said he’d just finished talking to his neighbor before they both got into their cars to leave then things took a turn for the worse. “All four wheels left the ground straight
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EL PASO, Texas — Families from across the borderland made their way to the El Paso Sheriff’s Office patrol station in the village of Vinton where many of their Christmas dreams came true at the 2019 ‘Trunk of H.O.P.E.’ event. The event is annually pieced together by Angel Gomez, who runs the non-profit Operation H.O.P.E.
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LAS CRUCES, NM – One person is in custody following a SWAT standoff in Las Cruces. The Las Cruces Police Department said a person barricaded themselves inside a home on Delta drive earlier Thursday evening. LCPD asked people to avoid the area, but said the scene is now clear. They could not confirm if the
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EL PASO, Texas – For over 20 years, the El Paso Independent School district has held a Sign Language Santa Day, drawing in dozens of dtudents who otherwise might not have another chance to talk with Saint Nick. “Our students know that there is a Santa out there that understands them and can communicate with
Continue Reading The holiday vacation President Donald Trump once viewed as the raring precursor to a vindictive Senate trial has instead turned into a deadlocked interlude as he battles Democrats over the time and place for his symbolic day in court. A Christmas respite from drawn-out impeachment sparring didn’t last into Boxing Day. “Why should Crazy Nancy
Continue Reading A 40-year-old mother and two young children found on a sidewalk in Boston on Christmas Day “very likely” died in a double murder-suicide, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins said Thursday. The three were found unconscious outside the Renaissance Park Garage near Northeastern University just before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and pronounced dead at a hospital.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La líder del partido Fuerza Popular, Keiko Fujimori, publicó en su cuenta de Facebook este jueves un video en el que se la ve departiendo con miembros de familia. Al video le acompaña un mensaje que dice: “Ningún pedido arbitrario y repetido de prisión preventiva va a evitar que yo siga viviendo
Continue Reading The body of a 5-year-old autistic boy who went missing on Christmas Day was found in a pond near where he was last seen, Michigan State Police said Thursday. Beau Belson was reported missing from his grandmother’s home, where he was playing in the yard with family, in Six Lakes, Michigan, at about 2:30 p.m.
Continue Reading A Michigan woman got the Secret Santa gift of a lifetime this Christmas — an 81-pound package from Bill Gates. The gifts included an original manuscript of “The Great Gatsby,” signed by Gates; books; toys for her cat and Harry Potter and “Twin Peaks” memorabilia, according to her post on RedditGifts.com. It arrived in a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PASCO, Wash. (KAPP/KVEW) — A heart-warming gift from a local family to K9 Lemon’s best friend. Officer Josh Madsen lost K9 Lemon earlier this month after a medical crisis, shortly after he retired from eight years of service with the Pasco Police Department. One family was touched by
Continue Reading Between 2015 and 2019, researchers discovered 31 new carbon minerals, most of them vividly colorful. Edscottite is one of the least flashy new finds, but it’s also the one that’s set geologists abuzz. Edscottite is one of the phases iron goes through when it’s cooling down from a high temperature, as it’s smelted into steel.
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The American University of Afghanistan is drawing up plans to shut down next year, a casualty of anticipated US government budget slashing of the school’s steady stream of funding, three sources familiar with the planning tell CNN. The university is widely regarded as a top university in Afghanistan and the only one that provides a
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