A French ski resort had to helicopter snow onto its slopes in order to remain open
A French ski resort has used a helicopter to bring in snow in order to remain open after unseasonably warm temperatures left its slopes without snow…
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General Motors is killing off the Holden brand and pulling out of Australia
General Motors is killing off the iconic Holden brand and pulling out of Australia and New Zealand, the latest in a series of moves to shrink the US…
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Italian town Teora hopes to lure new residents by paying their rent
After numerous Italian communities have tried to revive their dwindling populations by selling off dilapidated homes for little more than a dollar,…
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Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 17 de febrero: Semana clave en tribunales para Weinstein y Stone
El coronavirus no da señales de reducción y ya cobró su primera vÃctima mortal en Europa. El jurado del caso Weinstein empieza a deliberar. El…
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Democratic candidates zero in on Bloomberg as former mayor rises in the polls
Democratic presidential candidates zeroed in on Michael Bloomberg over the weekend, criticizing his spending and record on issues such as stop and…
Continue Reading French TGV maker Alstom in talks to buy Bombardier rail unit
PARIS (AP) — French train maker Alstom said Monday that it is in talks to possibly take over the train business of Bombardier, the Canadian…
Continue Reading ¿SabÃa Xi Jinping sobre el brote de coronavirus antes de lo que se ha dicho?
Hong Kong (CNN) — A medida que el mortal coronavirus se extendÃa por China y el mundo el mes pasado, quedó claro que algo habÃa salido mal.…
Continue Reading The US is finally evacuating Americans from the Diamond Princess. Here’s why that’s made them mad
The US plan to evacuate Americans and their families from the Diamond Princess cruise ship appears, on its face, to be the case of a powerful…
Continue Reading Ciudad en Florida cierra parte de un parque debido a orgÃa anual de serpientes
(CNN) — Las cosas se pusieron bastante difÃciles cerca del lago Hollingsworth en Lakeland, Florida, esta semana. Después de que los residentes…
Continue Reading 14-year-old boy charged with attempted deliberate homicide after allegedly hitting police officer with car
A Montana police officer was taken to the hospital Saturday after being hit by a car driven by a 14-year-old boy, according to a news release from…
Continue Reading Japan’s economy is shrinking and a recession looks ‘all but inevitable’
Japan’s economy is flirting with recession, and the novel coronavirus could push it over the edge. The world’s third-largest economy…
Continue Reading Los aspirantes presidenciales demócratas Amy Klobuchar y Tom Steyer no pudieron decir el nombre del presidente de México
Washington (CNN) — Amy Klobuchar y Tom Steyer, aspirantes a la candidatura presidencial demócrata para las elecciones de 2020, no pudieron nombrar…
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Struggling to quit sugar? You might not be sleeping enough
If you find yourself eating too much added sugar and unhealthy fats, it might be because you’re not getting enough sleep, according to a study…
Continue Reading Three men stole 600 toilet paper rolls in Hong Kong amid fears of coronavirus shortages
Police in Hong Kong have arrested two men and are searching for a third after the group stole about 600 toilet paper rolls, in a robbery likely…
Continue Reading La actriz de Disney Nikita Pearl Waligwa, quien apareció en ‘Queen of Katwe’, murió a los 15 años
(CNN) — Una actriz de Disney murió el sábado después de padecer un tumor cerebral, según la escuela en Uganda donde estudiaba. Nikita Pearl…
Continue Reading China is disinfecting and destroying cash to contain the coronavirus
As the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to batter China, the country’s central bank has implemented a new strategy to contain the virus…
Continue Reading A black college student was handcuffed facedown in the snow and threatened with a gun to his head by law enforcement who had the wrong guy, lawsuit says
Jaylan Butler, a black student at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, filed a lawsuit against several police officers and…
Continue Reading Chartered flight carrying Americans from cruise ship quarantined in Japan during virus crisis lands in California
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — Chartered flight carrying Americans from cruise ship quarantined in Japan during virus crisis lands in…
Continue Reading Murió hace ocho años, pero todavÃa le envÃa flores a su esposa cada dÃa de San ValentÃn
(CNN) — Un hombre de Kentucky falleció en 2012, pero antes de hacerlo, se aseguró de que su esposa siempre supiera cuánto la amaba. Por más de…
Continue Reading Una mujer grabó en un avión a otro pasajero que le empujó repetidamente su asiento reclinado: ¿quién tiene la razón?
(CNN) – Se suponÃa que el vuelo debÃa durar menos de dos horas: ser rápido y sin problemas. Pero se convirtió en lo que una pasajera describió…
Continue Reading Los estados y distritos de Estados Unidos que otorgan licencias de conducción a inmigrantes indocumentados
(CNN Español) — El estado de Virginia, en Estados Unidos, está en camino de aprobar un proyecto de ley que permita a los inmigrantes…
Continue Reading Más de 1.700 médicos de primera lÃnea infectados con coronavirus en China presentan una nueva crisis para el gobierno
(CNN) — Ning Zhu, una enfermera en Wuhan, la ciudad china central en el corazón de un brote mortal de coronavirus, está inquieta. En lugar de…
Continue Reading A police officer working security at Walmart tried to stop a shoplifter. He was shot multiple times
An off-duty Ferguson police officer was shot multiple times when he confronted a shoplifter at a Walmart in the Missouri city Sunday night, according…
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Donald Stratton, Pearl Harbor survivor and USS Arizona crew member, dies at 97
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Donald Stratton, a survivor of the USS Arizona, died February 15, according to a statement from the Pearl Harbor…
Continue Reading El gerente de campaña de Trump publica (y luego elimina) una épica foto del Air Force One en Daytona: era de 2004
Washington (CNN) — El gerente de campaña del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, eliminó un tuit con una épica foto del Air Force One en…
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El Paso city council to discuss transformation of city, downtown development
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council will meet Monday to discuss it’s transformation over the last five years, including the development of…
Continue Reading Asà son algunos aviones presidenciales de América Latina
(CNN Español) — Se ha hablado mucho de los aviones presidenciales en América Latina últimamente. El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López…
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StormTrack Weather: Above average temperatures to start off the week
EL PASO, Texas– Lovely start to the week with highs on Monday reaching into the 70s for much of the area. A backdoor cold front pushes through the…
Continue Reading Jalaiah Harmon, the teen who created the viral Renegade dance, performed at the NBA All-Star game
The teenage girl behind the Renegade got her time to shine Sunday during the NBA All-Star game. Jalaiah Harmon, 14, performed her viral dance in…
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