Coronavirus has hit companies hard and fast over the past several weeks — prompting calls for industry bailouts and dramatic measures to cut costs. Among the steps some major corporations are taking to mitigate the consequences of the outbreak are pay cuts to CEOs and other top executives. Executive pay cuts alone aren’t likely to
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Nancy Pelosi turns 80 today. And as she marks the occasion, she does so as the single most powerful female member of Congress in American history. On her 80th birthday, Pelosi finds herself in a now-familiar position: Shepherding a critical piece of legislation — in this case the $2 trillion stimulus package aimed at keeping
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Washington (CNN) — La fecha límite para obtener una ID REAL —una identificación obligatoria a nivel federal que se necesitará para que los pasajeros aborden los aviones— se extenderá al menos hasta septiembre de 2021, un año después de la fecha límite actual, según una versión preliminar del Senado proyecto de ley de estímulo obtenido
Continue Reading The federal government is determined to prevent the coronavirus pandemic from setting off another mortgage meltdown. The $2 trillion stimulus package that passed the US Senate Wednesday will allow homeowners hurt by the health crisis to postpone mortgage payments for up to 12 months. That mirrors moves announced last week by mortgage giants Fannie Mae
Continue Reading It’s not just people that are social distancing. Brands are doing it too. McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Audi and Volkswagen are just a few of the corporate conglomerates that are interpreting “social distancing” with logo redesigns. The term has become popular recently because of the spread of the novel coronavirus. Social distancing means standing 6 feet apart
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 La República. Fue
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El partido entre el Atalanta y el Valencia, disputado el 19 de febrero en el marco de los octavos de final de la Liga de Campeones, ha estado en la mira en las últimas horas en medio de la propagación del virus covid-19 en Italia. Según la UEFA, 44.236 personas asistieron al
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has imposed quarantines on travelers from the New York City area, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., and put similar restrictions on people arriving from nearby New Orleans as the number of cases there surges dramatically. Abbott ordered the moves Thursday as Texas surpassed 1,400
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New York City Rabbi Avraham Hakohen “Romi” Cohn, who survived the Holocaust and saved dozens of families from the genocide, has died of complications from coronavirus, a family member said Thursday. He was 91. Cohn, who led the House of Representatives in opening prayer in January for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Este ensayo es parte de una columna llamada The Wisdom Project escrita por David Allan, director editorial de CNN Features. El especial trata de aplicar a la vida diaria la sabiduría y la filosofía que se encuentran en todas partes, desde textos antiguos hasta la cultura pop. Puedes seguir a David en
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Click here for updates on this story ANNAPOLIS, MD (WBAL) — On a cul de sac in a quiet Annapolis neighborhood, something has recently become a morning routine. “I needed these kids to have a normalcy and I needed it,” said Danielle Lawrance. Lawrance and her daughters Olivia and Emilia walk to the end of
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Click here for updates on this story ANNAPOLIS, MD (WBAL) — On a cul de sac in a quiet Annapolis neighborhood, something has recently become a morning routine. “I needed these kids to have a normalcy and I needed it,” said Danielle Lawrance. Lawrance and her daughters Olivia and Emilia walk to the end of
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Heroes come in all shapes and sizes — this one just happens to have four legs and a furry coat. Wynn, a service dog in training, is bringing joy and comfort to the medical staff on the front lines of the coronovirus fight in Denver. The one-year-old yellow Labrador serves up cuddles to health care
Continue Reading There was barely any time to pause. Avraham Mintz and Zoher Abu Jama just finished responding to a call regarding a 41-year-old woman having respiratory problems in the southern Israeli city of Be’er Sheva. Before that, they were checking on a 77-year-old man. There would be more calls ahead. Of that, there was no doubt.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WINDSOR LOCKS, CT (WFSB) — The group that owns a WWII bomber that crashed in Windsor Locks last fall can no longer fly passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration released a safety decision on Wednesday in which it said the Collings Foundation did not follow rules it agreed to
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The $2 trillion economic aid package unveiled Wednesday contains several provisions to help small businesses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Overall, small business groups are pleased some assistance is coming. But they also stress the package — which includes close to $400 billion in aid for small business owners — is still not
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A Montana television reporter gave an unexpected lesson in social distancing when a herd of bison walked toward him. Deion Broxton with CNN affiliate KTVM was reporting at Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday when he noticed the mighty animals approaching. The park is closed until further notice because of the coronavirus pandemic. Broxton’s camera was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ARCHBALD, PA (WNEP) — A free food drive-through giveaway drew hundreds of people. Some waited for hours to get food from Friends of the Poor Family-to-Family. The line of cars in Archbald stretched for at least a mile, snaking through some back streets. Volunteers wore face masks and
Continue Reading Workers in the gig economy are finally getting government support to help them cope with the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus crisis. In the United States, the federal government is poised to extend unemployment insurance payments to gig economy workers for up to 39 weeks, and top them up by an extra $600 a
Continue Reading (CNN) — España está retirando 9.000 pruebas rápidas de covid-19 fabricadas en China, luego de que los ensayos revelaran que sus resultados eran “poco confiables”. Las pruebas, realizadas por la empresa china “Shenzhen Bioeasy Biotechnology”, fueron compradas “hace unas semanas” a través de un proveedor español que las importó de China, dijo el gobierno en
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Why is the death rate so low in Germany? How come the UK has comparatively fewer cases than elsewhere? And what’s going on in Russia? An online map of global coronavirus cases, compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU), is, according to the university, being viewed more than 1 billion times every day by people who
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Why is the death rate so low in Germany? How come the UK has comparatively fewer cases than elsewhere? And what’s going on in Russia? An online map of global coronavirus cases, compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU), is, according to the university, being viewed more than 1 billion times every day by people who
Continue Reading Some Neanderthals really enjoyed their surf and turf rather than mammoth steaks, according to a new study. The recent excavation of a cave site along Portugal’s coast revealed a wealth of fossilized remains of food, including fish, birds and mammals. It’s estimated that Neanderthals lived in the cave, known as Figueira Brava, between 86,000 and
Continue Reading For a brief and wonderful two hours the other night, the weight on my chest lifted, and I could breathe regularly again for the first time in about 10 days. I have been struggling with the question facing many of my mentally anguished cohorts in this time of uncertainty: Is my inability to get a
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — Las personas que propaguen intencionalmente el coronavirus podrían ser acusadas de terrorismo por la “exposición intencional e infección a otros”, dice un memorando del Departamento de Justicia. El fiscal general adjunto Jeffrey Rosen escribió este martes en un memorando dirigido a las agencias federales de aplicación de la ley y los fiscales
Continue Reading We now know more about the first role Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will have once she leaves the royal family — and it’s a return to her Hollywood roots. Disneynature said in a press release Thursday that Meghan is the narrator for a new documentary about elephants. Titled simply “Elephants,” the new doc will start
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Este jueves, en conferencia de prensa, Salvador Romero, presidente del Tribunal Supremo Electoral boliviano, anunció la paralización de las actividades de ese órgano electoral y desestimó el 3 de mayo como fecha para la realización de las elecciones presidenciales en este país por la pandemia del coronavirus. Asimismo, informó que enviarán a
Continue Reading A 5.0-magnitude earthquake shook West Texas on Thursday morning between the cities of El Paso and Odessa, the US Geological Survey said. The quake would have strongly shaken the epicenter, a sparsely populated area some 26 miles west of the small town of Mentone. Shaking in El Paso and Odessa was light, the USGS said.
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Vicky Ward es reportera senior de CNN. Fue escritora y periodista de investigación de The New York Times y editora de periódicos y revistas. (CNN) — Soy una madre soltera trabajadora de gemelos de 17 años. Uno es un joven de alto rendimiento, del tipo que corre, canta y le va bien académicamente. Su
Continue Reading Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman has a solution to end the coronavirus threat and prevent the US economy from total collapse: shut down everything for a month. “The interests of the economy and the interests of the health care system are really identical here,” Ackman told CNN’s Christine Romans in a new episode of the
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