Mountaineer Doug Scott, who was part of the first UK team to summit Mount Everest via the south-west face, has passed away at the age of 79. Scott spent the later years of his life helping people in the Himalayas and founded the charity Community Action Nepal (CAN) in 1989. The organization, which seeks to
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Around the election, social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter were praised for how quickly and widely they applied warning labels to misinformation. But President Donald Trump’s 46-minute video last week, which was riddled with election misinformation and conspiracy theories discredited by his own officials and the courts, has made unmistakably clear what many digital
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(CNN) — Chuck Yeager, oficial y piloto de pruebas de la Fuerza Aérea de EE.UU., conocido como «el hombre más rápido del mundo», murió a los 97 años. Yeager rompió la barrera del sonido cuando probó el X-1 en octubre de 1947, aunque la hazaña no se anunció al público hasta 1948. Su segunda esposa,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported 38 new coronavirus-related deaths Tuesday morning, marking the highest single-day increase for El Paso County. The death toll now stands at 1,057. The latest virus victims were identified as: 2 men in their 40s2 men in their 50s7 men in their 60s6
Continue Reading America’s national debt load is now more than $27 trillion — an exorbitantly high level. But there’s a growing sense that the incoming Joe Biden administration and Congress will need to continue to kick the debt can down the road and focus on spending more on stimulus in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. The
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The editor behind the “The Yale Book of Quotations” has named 2020’s top quotes, and they call to mind the year’s biggest struggles: “Wear a mask,” and “I can’t breathe.” Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On With Your Day. Here’s what else you need to know to Get
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The editor behind the “The Yale Book of Quotations” has named 2020’s top quotes, and they call to mind the year’s biggest struggles: “Wear a mask,” and “I can’t breathe.” Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On With Your Day. Here’s what else you need to know to Get
Continue Reading Optimismo en EE.UU. por un nuevo plan de estímulo. ¿Podrías aprobar el examen de ciudadanía readaptado por el gobierno de Trump? Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Gran Bretaña empieza a vacunar mientras el mundo observa Las primeras vacunas contra el coronavirus de Pfizer y BioNTech comenzaron
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s stock exchange was dealt a major blow last month when Ant Group’s highly anticipated IPO was shelved. But the city is still likely to end the year as one of the world’s top markets for public offerings thanks to Chinese companies raising cash. The Asian financial hub has hosted more than 120 new
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Continue Reading (CNN) — Una especie invasora de lagarto gigante originario de Sudamérica está invadiendo el sureste de Estados Unidos y amenaza la vida silvestre nativa. El tegu argentino blanco y negro es originario de Sudamérica y come los huevos de aves que anidan en el suelo, según el Departamento de Recursos Naturales de Georgia. Crecen hasta
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The Trump administration awarded grants totaling $58 million to two companies with checkered records to care for unaccompanied migrant children, according to a newly-released Senate report, which concluded that the department’s failures could have endangered children. The findings from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations are the latest in a string of reports concerning the
Continue Reading Newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced sweeping plans for criminal justice reform as he was sworn into office Monday. Gascón defeated 8-year incumbent Jackie Lacey. As he assumed the head of the largest prosecutor’s office in the nation Monday, he said his new agenda for Los Angeles — which includes ending
Continue Reading As Brexit talks enter the final stretch, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson must decide: does he cling to his definition of sovereignty, or does he set aside ideology — and perhaps his own pride — to safeguard jobs and the economy? With days left to reach a trade deal with the European Union, the stakes
Continue Reading (CNN) — John Lennon fue asesinado el 8 de diciembre de 1980, en Nueva York, por Mark David Chapman. Aquí hay un vistazo a la vida del hombre que fue condenado por el asesinato del exintegrante de los Beatles. Datos personales de Chapman Mark David Chapman Fecha de nacimiento: 10 de mayo de 1955 Lugar de
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First lady Melania Trump’s office announced Monday the finalization of the White House Tennis Pavilion — a tone deaf accomplishment to trumpet amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and as the federal government remains locked on providing further economic relief to millions of suffering Americans. The project has been in the works since October 2019, when
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First lady Melania Trump’s office announced Monday the finalization of the White House Tennis Pavilion — a tone deaf accomplishment to trumpet amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and as the federal government remains locked on providing further economic relief to millions of suffering Americans. The project has been in the works since October 2019, when
Continue Reading As cases of Covid-19 continue to rise across the country, a poll of firefighters in the Fire Department of New York City (FDNY) found that nearly 55% of respondents would not get a Covid-19 vaccine if offered by the department, their union president told CNN Monday. Despite research that shows firefighters were 15 times more
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Therapy looks a lot different these days for Alexandra Talty. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the Southampton, New York-based writer attended a few sessions with different therapists in person. Once the pandemic hit, however, she decided she didn’t want to be inside a confined space with someone who could possibly be a vector for the virus.
Continue Reading Since the beginning of the pandemic, Dr. Carlos Araujo-Preza spent his days caring for some of the sickest Covid-19 patients in Houston. Months later, he was admitted to the same intensive care unit where he served as critical care medical director, infected with the same disease he treated in others. On November 30, Araujo-Preza, a
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LONDON, England — U.K. health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed Covid-19 vaccine Tuesday, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval. The first shot came at one of a network of hospital hubs around the country where the initial
Continue Reading Londres (CNN) — Los proveedores de atención médica de Gran Bretaña se están preparando para comenzar a administrar las primeras dosis de la vacuna contra el coronavirus de Pfizer/BioNTech, menos de una semana después de que el Reino Unido se convirtiera en la primera nación occidental en aprobar una vacuna contra el covid-19. Las primeras
Continue Reading (CNN) –– La oficina de la primera dama Melania Trump anunció este lunes la finalización del Pabellón de Tenis de la Casa Blanca. Un logro sordo para promocionar en medio de la pandemia de coronavirus que vive Estados Unidos. Y mientras el gobierno federal sigue en un punto muerto para brindar más alivio económico a
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Desde este fin de semana, España comenzó a distribuir en las farmacias del país test rápidos de anticuerpos de covid-19. De acuerdo a un comunicado de Cofares, una de las primeras cooperativas farmacéuticas en distribuir los test, se trata de pruebas de autodiagnóstico que solo se pueden comprar bajo prescripción médica y
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los demócratas en el Congreso todavía tienen la intención de investigar al presidente Donald Trump y su administración después de que deje el cargo, incluida la búsqueda de las declaraciones de impuestos de Trump, una campaña que amenaza con complicar las promesas de unidad bipartidista del presidente electo Joe Biden desde que ganó
Continue Reading (CNN) — A medida que Estados Unidos se acerca a un promedio de 200.000 casos de covid-19 al día, los expertos dicen que «el comportamiento y el clima frío» están detrás del aumento actual que afecta a las comunidades del país. «La gente está yendo a interiores, no les importan los tres consejos básicos (conocidos
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los defensores más férreos del presidente Donald Trump en el Capitolio lo instan a no reconocer el resultado incluso después de que el presidente electo Joe Biden gane la votación del Colegio Electoral la próxima semana. Estos republicanos conservadores le piden al líder de su partido que luche por sus afirmaciones infundadas de
Continue Reading The world has been inching toward fully autonomous cars for years. In China, one company just got even closer to making it a reality. On Thursday, AutoX, an Alibaba-backed startup, announced it had rolled out fully driverless robotaxis on public roads in Shenzhen. The company said it had become the first player in China to
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EL PASO, Texas – A Las Cruces police officer spotted a suspected burglar and chased the man, eventually finding him hiding in a dumpster, authorities said Monday. Marcus Volpato, 19, of Las Cruces is facing felony counts of criminal damage to property, non-residential burglary and breaking and entering. He is also facing a misdemeanor count
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Las Cruces firefighters put out a fire Monday afternoon at a chile processing plant that has been the scene of at least two other fires in the past few months. Shortly before 3 p.m., Las Cruces fire and police responded to reports of heavy smoke from the Olam Spices and
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