This story contains spoilers from Thursday’s episode of “Grey’s Anatomy.” Dr. Alex Karev has officially done his last shift on “Grey’s Anatomy.” The sudden departure of actor Justin Chambers from the show left the writers of the series in a predicament and with the herculean task of bringing to conclusion the story of a character
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Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft are all encouraging employees in the Seattle area to work from home due to concerns about the novel coronavirus as the outbreak in Washington grows. Amazon revealed earlier this week that one of its Seattle-based employees has been diagnosed with the virus. On Wednesday, Facebook said a contractor who works
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Las Cruces, NM – The New Mexico State Aggies wrapped up their regular season Thursday night when they hosted WAC rival California Baptist University. Even though the Aggies staked claim to the WAC regular season title weeks ago, there was still something to play for, a perfect conference season. NMSU was looking to remain perfect
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A strict ban on the consumption and farming of wild animals is being rolled out across China in the wake of the deadly coronavirus epidemic, which is believed to have started at a wildlife market in Wuhan. Although it is unclear which animal transferred the virus to humans — bat, snake and pangolin have all
Continue Reading Alabama executed Nathaniel Woods on Thursday for the 2004 murders of three Birmingham police officers, the state corrections department said. Woods, 43, did not give a final statement. He was pronounced dead at 9:01 p.m. (10:01 p.m. ET), the department said. Gov. Kay Ivey declined to stop the execution, and the US Supreme Court denied
Continue Reading Costco logged strong sales growth during its latest quarter, as shoppers raced to stock up on cleaning products, household essentials and food as the coronavirus outbreak spread. The company said Thursday that sales at its stores open for at least one year, a key metric, increased 9.1% during its previous quarter compared with the same
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An Alabama man convicted of killing three police officers in 2004 is scheduled to be executed Thursday despite questions about his culpability. Lawyers for Nathaniel Woods, 42, have maintained his innocence, pointing out that another defendant in the case confessed to being the lone gunman. Woods’ attorneys have asked Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to commute
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Thursday she was trying to end Michael Bloomberg’s campaign at the Democratic presidential debate last month when she excoriated the former New York City mayor over allegations of sexist and misogynistic behavior. Asked by MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow if she was aiming at “tanking (Bloomberg’s) candidacy” with her debate attacks, Warren said,
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As the number of cases and deaths from novel coronavirus increase across the United States, federal health officials are expanding testing for the fast-moving outbreak. Still, Vice President Mike Pence, who is leading the administration’s response to the outbreak, acknowledged Thursday there was a shortfall in the number of testing kits required to meet demand.
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(CNN Español) — Un cardenal mexicano llamó este miércoles a la población a no participar en el paro de mujeres organizado para el próximo 9 de marzo como muestra de rechazo a la violencia de género en el país. Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, el arzobispo emérito de Guadalajara, dijo en un video publicado en Facebook por
Continue Reading In the last few years, the biggest buzzword in travel has been overtourism, used to decry the way that some popular cities, attractions and destinations have become too popular. But now the pendulum is swinging in the other direction as a result of the novel coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China and has since trickled
Continue Reading Anthony Levandowski, a former Uber exec who oversaw its self-driving efforts, filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday after being ordered to pay $179 million to Google over violating a contract. The judgment against Levandowski centered on his employment agreement with Google, which included not holding confidential information and not engaging in “any other employment, occupation or
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – El presidente de Guatemala Alejandro Giammattei aceptó este jueves una sugerencia del Congreso de decretar el estado de calamidad pública en todo el territorio nacional, con el objetivo de incrementar la estrategia de prevención ante la potencial llegada del coronavirus al país. El 25 de febrero el mandatario había anunciado la declaración
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
Continue Reading “The Last of Us,” one of the most critically acclaimed video games of all time, is getting the Hollywood treatment, courtesy of HBO. On Thursday, the premium cable network — owned by CNN’s parent company Warner Media — announced it is developing a “Last of Us” TV series based on the popular game in conjunction
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Dan Restrepo es abogado, estratega demócrata y colaborador político de CNN. Fue asesor presidencial y director para el Hemisferio Occidental del Consejo Nacional de Seguridad durante la presidencia de Barack Obama. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna son exclusivas del autor. (CNN Español) – Quizás es un artefacto de una era histórica que se
Continue Reading TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — The astronauts on the International Space Station could have some visitors next year. SpaceX announced it has signed a deal with startup Axiom Space to take tourists, private researchers, astronauts from foreign countries and other individuals outside of NASA’s astronaut corps to the ISS. Each flight will accommodate three
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Researchers at New Mexico State University have been awarded a three-year grant worth nearly $284,000 to study Jupiter’s atmosphere. The grant comes from NASA’s New Frontiers Data Analysis Program. The NMSU team will be using data from the Juno mission, which is currently in orbit around Jupiter. They will be
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Carlos Alberto Montaner es escritor y analista político de CNN. Sus columnas se publican en decenas de diarios de España, Estados Unidos y América Latina. Montaner es, además, vicepresidente de la Internacional Liberal. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna son exclusivas del autor. (CNN Español) – El New York Post, que no es famoso por la
Continue Reading Vice President Mike Pence greeted Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee and other officials with an “elbow bump” as he landed in the state to learn about the spread of the coronavirus and officials discourage personal contact. The moment came during a multi-state trip by Pence, who is leading the administration’s response to the coronavirus crisis,
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The health benefits of the Mediterranean diet are renowned: Lots and lots of veggies, fruit, fish and olive oil have been shown to strengthen bones, improve brain health and reduce the risk for some cancers, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease and stroke. People living around the Mediterranean Sea are well-versed in the daily use of
Continue Reading (CNN) – Los casos de cáncer de colon y recto están aumentando en los adultos jóvenes, según reveló un nuevo informe de la Sociedad Estadounidense Contra el Cáncer (ACS, por sus siglas en inglés). El reporte, publicado este jueves en la revista CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, encontró que la edad promedio en la
Continue Reading JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon is recovering after undergoing emergency heart surgery, the company’s co-COOs Gordon Smith and Daniel Pinto said in a letter to employees, shareholders and clients Thursday evening. The board has directed Smith and Pinto to take over leading the company while Dimon recovers. JPMorgan shares fell more than 1% in
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – Este jueves cuatro becarios salvadoreños cumplen el periodo de cuarentena por coronavirus en Kiev, Ucrania, de acuerdo al viceministro de Operaciones de Salud de El Salvador, Francisco Alabí. El funcionario aseguró en declaraciones a la prensa este miércoles que los jóvenes evacuados de Wuhan, China, el pasado 19 de febrero, comenzarán su
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EL PASO, Texas — The spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus has continued worldwide. While health experts continue to say the virus spreading to El Paso is unlikely, the city’s first responders aren’t taking any chances. “Everything that the general public does, if they are sick stay home, make sure you wash your hands,” said Asst.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – Dos personas fueron heridas de bala este miércoles en el aeropuerto internacional Abraham González de Ciudad Juárez, luego de un ataque armado que ocurrió en el estacionamiento, según informó la Fiscalía General de Chihuahua en un comunicado. En el mismo incidente, una mujer de 62 años murió “al parecer por un infarto,
Continue Reading Nida Allam made history on Tuesday night when she became the first Muslim American woman to be elected to office in North Carolina, her campaign says. Allam, who ran as a Democrat, was one of five women to win the party’s primary for the Durham County Board of Commissioners’ five seats, according to the North
Continue Reading Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson got into a testy exchange Wednesday with a Democratic lawmaker who pressed him on the department’s position on access to homeless shelters for transgender people, with the lawmaker appearing to accuse the secretary of enabling discrimination at facilities. The dust-up came during a House Appropriations Committee hearing in
Continue Reading The Secret Service is working through plans to provide protection to presidential candidates after protesters stormed the stage of former Vice President Joe Biden‘s victory rally in Los Angeles late Tuesday in a harrowing scene. None of the Democratic presidential candidates have requested protection from the Secret Service as of Thursday evening, but officials are
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