Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday warned that it’s not a question of if, but when the novel coronavirus will spread in the United States, some places have already issued emergency declarations, and more could be coming from cities, counties and states. So far, there are 60 confirmed cases of the
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Eye-watering amounts of money are on offer in Saturday’s Saudi Cup as the brand new horse race takes the crown as the sport’s richest event. The race is offering an incredible $20 million prize purse — with a staggering $10 million going to the team behind the winning horse. It will overtake the Dubai World
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It’s easy to miss the importance of this year’s South Carolina primary. Vermont’s Sen. Bernie Sanders has already built a wave of momentum. Many more delegates will be allocated in the Super Tuesday contests just three days after the Palmetto State votes. But make no mistake: South Carolina is the last chance for the non-Sanders
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday placed Vice President Mike Pence in charge of the US government response to the novel coronavirus, amid growing criticism of the White House’s handling of the outbreak. At a wide-ranging White House news conference, the President defended the White House’s response, stressing the administration’s ongoing efforts and resources devoted to
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The dramatic outbreak of the novel coronavirus in northern Italy has forced European leaders to sharpen their thinking, as they attempt to contain a disease that has so far killed more than 2,800 people. Europe is prepared for handling outbreaks like this. The European Union has no formal role in setting health policy among its
Continue Reading Employee Randy Chenoweth was headed home after work when gunshots rang out at the Molson Coors complex in Milwaukee. Then he saw something tumble down the stairs. “We thought somebody was playing a game by throwing someone down the stairs, but no it was a body,” he told CNN affiliate WISN. An employee had stormed
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A suburban London street has been renamed in honor of late musician Freddie Mercury. The street, now called Freddie Mercury Close, is located in Feltham, west London, which is where Mercury’s family settled after moving from Zanzibar. However, Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara, did not grow up on that street. The Bulsara family lived nearby at
Continue Reading St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester thanked medical personnel for saving his life in his first public address since he was revived with a defibrillator during a game. “It happened in the absolute best place that it could happen because of all the protocols they have in place and how people responded so quickly,” he
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Trump puede retener dinero de ciudades santuario. Hoy llegan a Bogotá los colombianos de Wuhan. El adiós de Maria Sharapova. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. Suscríbete al newsletter 1 ¿Qué es una pandemia? El mortal brote del nuevo coronavirus ha puesto de relieve la ciencia de la enfermedad,
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Some US companies are bracing for the revenue they make in China to be cut in half if the novel coronavirus outbreak extends into the summer. Nearly half of US companies in China expect revenue from the country to fall this year if businesses can’t return to normal before the end of April, according to
Continue Reading Representatives for Barack Obama sent a cease-and-desist letter to a Republican super PAC on Wednesday, demanding that they stop airing an ad that uses the former President’s words to imply former Vice President Joe Biden supports “plantation politics.” The ad was made by The Committee to Defend the President, a super PAC that works to
Continue Reading India is finally getting its very first Apple Store. Apple CEO Tim Cook said Wednesday that the company plans to open a brick-and-mortar store in the country in 2021. A company spokesperson confirmed the news, which was reported earlier by Reuters. In addition to starting its own retail network, the iPhone maker will start online
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un residente del condado de Solano, California, infectado con el nuevo coronavirus podría ser el primer caso en Estados Unidos de “propagación comunitaria”, una situación en la que el paciente no tenía “historial de viaje relevante o exposición a otro paciente conocido”, dijeron el miércoles los Centros para el Control y Prevención de
Continue Reading Jessica Cisneros, a 26-year-old immigration attorney, is launching an all-out attack on Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar just days before the Tuesday primary in Texas. Cuellar, one of the most conservative Hispanic Democrats, has represented a district that stretches from San Antonio to Laredo along the US-Mexico border for 15 years and now serves on the
Continue Reading Charleston, Carolina del Sur (CNN) — La senadora de Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren dijo que no se haría a un lado antes de la convención demócrata si ninguno de sus rivales presidenciales alcanza el número de delegados necesarios para obtener la candidatura del partido antes de esa fecha. Fue el titular más importante en una maratón
Continue Reading Rappers Yo Gotti and Jay-Z filed a second lawsuit this week against the Mississippi Department of Corrections targeting the state’s notorious Parchman prison, where at least nine inmates have died since the beginning of the year. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of more than 150 inmates housed in the prison — formally known as
Continue Reading Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli’s legal team has filed a motion to postpone setting a trial date against the couple for their role in the college admissions scandal light of recently released evidence, according to newly filed court documents. “The government is trying to benefit from withholding information in violation of its obligations
Continue Reading (CNN) — Gwyneth Paltrow no quiere correr ningún riesgo. En su camino a París, la actriz publicó una foto en Instagram que mostraba que estaba tomando precauciones contra el coronavirus. “¿Paranoica? ¿Prudente? ¿En pánico? ¿Plácida? ¿Pandemia? ¿Propaganda? Paltrow se va a ir a dormir con esta cosa en el avión”, escribió. “Ya he estado en
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Luego de que al crucero Meraviglia de la empresa MSC Cruises se le negara la entrada a un puerto en Jamaica y a otro en las Islas Caimán tras reportar a bordo un caso de gripe común, el navío tenía planeado desembarcar en Cozumel, Quintana Roo, México. Sin embargo, el gobernador del estado
Continue Reading Dow futures dropped 200 points, or 0.7%, in the early hours of Thursday after US health authorities said they’ve discovered a case of novel coronavirus in the country without knowing its origin. Other major US indexes also declined in premarket trading. S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures each fell 0.8%. The US Centers for Disease Control
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A resident of Solano County, California, who has novel coronavirus might be the first example in the country of “community spread,” a situation in which the patient did not have “relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient,” the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The person’s “exposure is unknown,” the
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Saudi Arabia is launching a soccer league for women, another gesture toward loosening some of the strict rules that are still imposed on women living in the ultra-conservative kingdom. Until recently, Saudi women were mostly barred from participating in sports in public. But the country has been under pressure from various sports governing organizations to
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) — La carrera para hallar una vacuna para el nuevo coronavirus mortal está en marcha y otra compañía farmacéutica dijo el miércoles que espera poder desarrollar un medicamento exitoso. La pequeña empresa de biotecnología Novavax dijo en un comunicado de prensa el miércoles que ha “progresado en sus esfuerzos para desarrollar
Continue Reading A top Japanese government adviser has admitted that the quarantine measures enacted on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama may have allowed additional infections to spread among the ship’s crew and passengers. The American-owned cruise ship was put under quarantine by Japanese for two weeks in February after a coronavirus outbreak was detected on
Continue Reading (CNN) — BTS sacudió totalmente el episodio del martes por la noche de “Carpool Karaoke” con James Corden. Las estrellas del K-pop cantaron algunos de sus propios éxitos como “Mic Drop” y su último sencillo “Black Swan”. Pero también hicieron lo propio con “Circles” de Post Malone y “Finesse” de Bruno Mars. Esta no es
Continue Reading The mother of two children who have been missing for months has decided not to fight extradition from Hawaii to Idaho. Lori Vallow, 46, was arrested last week and faces multiple charges, including two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of children, according to a criminal complaint filed in an Idaho court. Vallow chose to
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de España publicó un comunicado en conjunto con la Generalitat de Cataluña indicando que este miércoles “se ha constituido una mesa bilateral de diálogo, negociación y acuerdo para la resolución del conflicto político”. En la reunión, liderada por el presidente del gobierno español Pedro Sánchez y el presidente del gobierno
Continue Reading (CNN) – Un niño de 10 años recibió un disparo de su niñera accidentalmente, cuando ella se tomaba selfies sosteniendo un arma, informó la oficina de un sheriff de Texas. El niño fue llevado a un hospital en estado crítico, pero se está recuperando. El incidente ocurrió en un apartamento en Houston durante la noche
Continue Reading A celestial phenomenon is set to occur between Venus and the moon Thursday night, according to NASA’s calendar. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere and you’ve got a clear sky Thursday, look to the southwest and you’ll see a very bright Venus alongside a crescent moon, together two of the brightest objects in the
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