The crowd lost their breath to Nia Dennis’ gymnastics routine last weekend. The University of California, Los Angeles, junior’s amazing performance honored the one and only Beyoncé. Hitting spins and flips to songs like “Crazy in Love” and “Ego,” Dennis ended her routine with her hands over her head in the shape of a crown.
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In a striking contradiction to White House assertions that the coronavirus is under control, the Pentagon’s chief of personnel is sharply warning that the virus poses an increased “threat” in areas where US troops and defense personnel are located around the globe. In a February 25 memo, Matthew Donovan, who is filling the top personnel
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EL PASO, Texas — The Paso Del Norte Bridge connecting El Paso with Juarez was shut down Friday night, hours after a court ruling halted President Trump’s “remain in Mexico” program and triggered concerns about a potential huge influx of migrants assembling near the bridge on the Mexican side. But then later Friday night, that
Continue Reading Buckle up and let me tell you about a recent moment of completely unexpected, unwarranted kindness: Last weekend, I ran a few races at Walt Disney World in Florida. The races are massive, and in order to get to the start line on time you need to be up and on a bus to Disney’s
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Although physicians still have no vaccine or cure for the novel coronavirus, health officials and pharmaceutical companies around the world are working hard to develop them. More than 20 potential vaccines aimed at preventing coronavirus disease are in development around the world, the World Health Organization’s director-general said Friday. But health officials have consistently said
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(CNN Español) — El Gobierno de México confirmó este viernes el primer caso de coronavirus en el país. Más adelante, confirmó el segundo, al que le estaban dando seguimiento. En la noche del viernes, se confirmó un tercer caso. MIRA: Así se preparan 19 países de Latinoamérica para enfrentar el coronavirus: estas son las medidas en
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A federal appeals court Friday severely limited Congress’ ability to enforce subpoenas it sends to the executive branch, in a decision dismissing the US House of Representatives’ lawsuit to force former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify. In a 2-1 decision, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled it
Continue Reading We regularly fact check President Donald Trump’s rally speeches from start to finish. When Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders cemented himself as the front-runner for the party nomination with his victory in Saturday’s Nevada caucuses, we decided to give one of his rally speeches the same treatment. We chose a 47-minute speech the Vermont senator
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It’s been six years since Tracy Morgan was critically injured in a crash, but he has not forgotten a woman who helped care for him. The “30 Rock” star honored Gina Domingo with the “Tracy Morgan Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation Nursing,” CNN affiliate WABC reported. The nurse encouraged Morgan during his difficult recovery, he
Continue Reading For 18-year-old Huang Yiyang, school starts when she opens up her laptop. Over the past two weeks, there have been no school bells, bustling corridors, busy canteens or uniforms. Instead of physically traveling to her public school in Shanghai, Huang sits at her laptop from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. often in her pajamas, watching
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An older adult woman from California is the second case of unknown origin of the novel coronavirus, health officials in Santa Clara County said Friday. The patient didn’t have any relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient, said Dr. Sara Cody, director of the county’s public health department. The patient is a resident
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Vaclav Masek Sánchez recibió su maestría en el Centro para Estudios Latinoamericanos y el Caribe (CLACS) de la Universidad de Nueva York (NYU), donde actualmente es instructor adjunto. Su investigación académica se centra en las historias políticas en Centroamérica. Las opiniones expresadas en este artículo son propias del autor. (CNN Español) —
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – Tal como lo había anunciado esta semana, el presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, vetó este viernes la ley de reconciliación nacional aprobada por la Asamblea Legislativa, por considerarla inconstitucional. “Esta ley es un fraude” y es “tan asquerosa como la anterior Ley de Amnistía”, aseguró el mandatario al explicar las razones
Continue Reading At least three people were missing and 13 others sent to hospitals Friday after apparently being dumped from a boat off the coast of San Diego, authorities say. The rescued group was being smuggled into the US from Mexico, according to the US Customs and Border Patrol. Emergency crews responded to calls of people yelling
Continue Reading Despite potentially facing more than two decades in prison, Harvey Weinstein is “not giving up on life,” according to his spokesman, Juda Engelmayer. Engelmayer spoke to CNN after visiting Weinstein on Friday in the prison ward at New York’s Bellevue Hospital. Weinstein was taken to the hospital instead of Rikers Island on Monday after being
Continue Reading The final “early” vote of the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination fight happens on Saturday in South Carolina. After Saturday, the campaign goes WAY national, with 14 states and American Samoa voting on Super Tuesday. So what’s going to happen? Here are my five most likely scenarios — ranked. 5. Buttigieg overperforms: In Iowa and New
Continue Reading An impersonator posing as a Bernie Sanders campaign official contacted at least two other Democratic presidential campaigns in an attempt to arrange calls with their candidates. CNN on Friday obtained an email sent from a suspicious address to another Democratic campaign. The impersonator reached out to the campaign from a web address that was designed
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Cristina Novoa es analista sénior de Políticas de Primera Infancia en el Center for American Progress en Washington. Se especializa en el desarrollo de niños pequeños, particularmente en el contexto de familias inmigrantes y comunidades de color. (CNN Español) — Las aflicciones del cuidado infantil estaban casi en el espejo retrovisor de
Continue Reading The US State Department on Friday raised its travel advisory for Italy to the second-highest-level warning, Level 3: Reconsider Travel, due to the novel coronavirus. The move comes as Italy has suffered at least 650 cases and 17 deaths from the coronavirus, with the World Health Organization saying that the country, as well as Iran
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The ABC-7 First Alert is in place for Sunday and Monday due to the stronger winds anticipated. Gusts from the SW/W will peak at 40 mph with the potential for some blowing dust and sand. Sunday’s strongest gusts will hit between 11 am and 6 pm. Temps over the weekend will be in the low
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — A través de un comunicado este jueves, el Grupo de Lima manifestó que considera insuficiente la previsión de elecciones parlamentarias para Venezuela en 2020, porque “el restablecimiento de la democracia pasa por elecciones presidenciales libres, justas y creíbles, con la participación de un Consejo Nacional Electoral independiente y la observación internacional”. Además el
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Salud de Bolivia informó este miércoles en conferencia de prensa que atiende un caso sospechoso de coronavirus en la ciudad de La Paz. Se trata de un ciudadano que estuvo en China el 7 y 8 de febrero. Según las autoridades, el paciente retornó a Bolivia el 13 de
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Salud en Brasil monitorea hasta este viernes 182 pacientes sospechosos de coronavirus. Según las autoridades los casos posibles aumentaron por la inclusión en la vigilancia de personas que estuvieron en 15 países afectados, además de China, donde hay transmisión activa del coronavirus. En total, 16 estados brasileños informaron a
Continue Reading The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Friday it was “deeply disturbed” over a report that deputies shared photographs from the scene of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others. The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday that a source said he saw one of the photos on the phone of
Continue Reading President Donald Trump said on Friday that he intends to nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe, a Republican from Texas, as his permanent director of national intelligence, the second time the President has attempted to make the loyalist lawmaker his spy chief. “I am pleased to announce the nomination of @RepRatcliffe (Congressman John Ratcliffe) to be Director
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The Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, amid a sexual abuse scandal, has filed for Chapter 11 federal bankruptcy protection, it said in a statement Friday. A “primary aim” of the filing is to resolve the most number of claims under the Child Victims Act. Chapter 11 also lets the diocese try to settle claims with existing
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Roberto Rave es politólogo con especialización y posgrado en negocios internacionales y comercio exterior de la Universidad Externado de Colombia y la Universidad Columbia de Nueva York. Con estudios en Management de la Universidad IESE de España y candidato a MBA de la Universidad de Miami. Es columnista del diario económico colombiano
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Clearview AI has been suspended from Apple’s developer program for flouting its policies, the latest controversy to hit the face recognition app. Apple said Friday that it disabled Clearview AI’s account for violating the terms of its Developer Enterprise Program, which is meant for companies to use and distribute apps internally. The iPhone maker has
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, Página/12, Perfil y
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