By Helen Regan, CNN Myanmar’s military has such strong control over the country’s jade trade that it would be “nearly impossible” to buy the gemstone without enriching the generals and their allies, a new report said Tuesday. Myanmar produces about 70% of the world’s jade, worth billions of dollars and fueled in large part by
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, CNN Myanmar’s military has such strong control over the country’s jade trade that it would be “nearly impossible” to buy the gemstone without enriching the generals and their allies, a new report said Tuesday. Myanmar produces about 70% of the world’s jade, worth billions of dollars and fueled in large part by
Continue Reading By David Williams, CNN The mother of an incoming midshipman at the US Naval Academy was shot and killed at an Annapolis, Maryland, hotel, just hours after dropping off her son to start college. Police say Michelle Cummings, 57, and her husband Leonard, were sitting on a hotel patio with another couple shortly after 12:01
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By Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A man seeking revenge for a shooting that took place less than an hour earlier kicked in the door of an apartment in Midtown and fatally shot a 74-year-old man who was the victim of mistaken identity, police said Wednesday. Police
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Opinion by Don Lincoln On April 24, 1990, the Space Shuttle Discovery was launched. Discovery’s engines and boosters thundered away as the spacecraft was pushed upward with over a million pounds of thrust. It achieved orbit in a mere eight and a half minutes. While the launch of any space-going vehicle is a glorious spectacle,
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NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s company and his longtime finance chief have been indicted on charges stemming from a New York investigation into the former president’s business dealings, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The charges against the Trump Organization and the company’s
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By Erica Orden, Kara Scannell and Sonia Moghe, CNN A Manhattan grand jury indicted the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, on Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter. It’s unclear how many charges they include. The charges are expected to be unsealed on Thursday, people familiar with the matter told
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By Aya Elamroussi and Amir Vera, CNN The Delta variant of Covid 19 has now been detected in all 50 states and Washington, DC, according to the latest tally from CNN. The last state to report the variant is South Dakota, which confirmed its first case on Tuesday. With the more transmissible variant spreading, this
Continue Reading Dr. Anthony Fauci says the rise in coronavirus from the Delta variant in certain part of the US “is entirely avoidable, entirely preventable” if more people in those areas would get the Covid-19 vaccination.
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi and Amir Vera, CNN The Delta variant of Covid 19 has now been detected in all 50 states and Washington, DC, according to the latest tally from CNN. The last state to report the variant is South Dakota, which confirmed its first case on Tuesday. With the more transmissible variant spreading, this
Continue Reading Arick Wierson and Bradley Honan The hugely consequential New York City Democratic Primary election took place last Tuesday, June 22, and the winner is … “chaos.” Here is a quick recap: Back in November of 2019, New York City voted in favor of adopting a ranked choice voting (often abbreviated as RCV) system in which
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Oscar Holland, CNN Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, has auctioned off his invention’s source code as an NFT. It sold via Sotheby’s for $5,434,500 following a week-long online auction that began on June 23. Although the groundbreaking code has long been in the public domain, the British computer scientist authorized the sale
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By Devan Cole, CNN Transgender Americans can now more easily change the sex marker on their US passports, the State Department announced Wednesday, promising to unveil more gender-inclusive changes to passport applications in the future. The department said in a statement it will be updating its procedures to allow applicants to self-select their sex marker
Continue Reading By Daniella Diaz, CNN Former President Donald Trump still wants a wall on the southern border. And he said it’s Democrats’ fault it hasn’t happened yet. On this wet, humid Wednesday on the South Texas border, Trump met with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and more than 20 House Republicans and
Continue Reading By Maggie Fox, CNN The Delta variant of the coronavirus is worrying officials around the world. Four major Australian cities went into a four-day “circuit-breaker” lockdown this week to try and stop it from spreading. Australia’s Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced looser vaccination policies to try to get more people immunized before the variant could
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EL PASO, Texas — They are among the best the Sun City has to offer in the world of sports. The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame held an induction ceremony Wednesday night for its class of 2020, which had been delayed due to the pandemic. You can watch the entire ceremony in the video
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, has auctioned off his invention’s source code as an NFT. It sold via Sotheby’s for $5,434,500 following a week-long online auction that began on June 23. Although the groundbreaking code has long been in the public domain, the British computer scientist authorized the sale
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, CNN Friends and family members of a US Capitol rioter charged with dragging a police officer into the violent mob told a federal judge that he was actually trying to help the officer despite video of the harrowing incident showing him pulling the officer away from the police line. Kentucky resident Clayton
Continue Reading By Megan Marples, CNN As the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps across the United States, doctors are concerned it could create another spike in Covid-19 cases in the fall, especially in areas where vaccination levels are low. While many Americans have taken the opportunity to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, children younger
Continue Reading By Megan Marples, CNN As the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps across the United States, doctors are concerned it could create another spike in Covid-19 cases in the fall, especially in areas where vaccination levels are low. While many Americans have taken the opportunity to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, children younger
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi and Amir Vera, CNN More than 50 million Americans remained Wednesday under heat alerts and hundreds of deaths have been reported across the Pacific Northwest and Canada amid a devastating heat wave. But relief is coming for many, forecasters say. Brittish Columbia and US cities — including Seattle and Portland — have
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Al menos nueve personas resultaron heridas tras una explosión en una estación de gasolina en Río Claro, estado de Sao Paulo, Brasil, informó este miércoles el Cuerpo de Bomberos de Sao Paulo. Según la información publicada en la cuenta de Twitter de la institución, un camión se habría
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN A team of US veterans have begun digging up a field in England in the hope of finding the remains of three missing airmen — 77 years after their deaths in World War II. Members of the American Veterans Archaeological Recovery (AVAR) say they are hopeful of finally bringing their fallen
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN A team of US veterans have begun digging up a field in England in the hope of finding the remains of three missing airmen — 77 years after their deaths in World War II. Members of the American Veterans Archaeological Recovery (AVAR) say they are hopeful of finally bringing their fallen
Continue Reading By Allison Morrow Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. TSK TSK A Wall Street regulator ordered Robinhood to pay about $70 million for “systemic supervisory failures” and hurting investors by giving them “false or misleading information.” That’s
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Flood risk will remain with thunderstorms possible through this evening. Best chance for showers will be between 3 pm and 7 pm this evening. Overall heavy rain risk is fairly low but can’t rule out some thunderstorms bubbling up with the instability in the atmosphere. High temperatures will be on the rise the next few
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — HBO Max llegó oficialmente a Latinoamérica y el Caribe. El servicio de streaming, parte de WarnerMedia, empresa matriz de CNN en Español, ofrece un amplio catálogo que incluye series, películas, documentales, conciertos y presentaciones de standup comedy. Recopilamos algunas de las mejores producciones disponibles en la plataforma, las cuales podrás disfrutar
Continue Reading Falling debris hinders rescuers at the Surfside high rise collapse; Miami-Dade’s mayor supports a grand jury probe; sister building seems in better shape.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El vestuario de la difunta princesa Diana ha sido inmortalizado en libros, exposiciones, series de Netflix, sesiones fotográficas de homenaje en Vogue e incluso un musical. Desde su vestido de novia de cuento de hadas hasta el llamado «vestido de la venganza» que usó después de que el príncipe Carlos admitiera
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears‘ father, Jamie Spears, is asking the court to investigate her claims. “Either the allegations will be shown to be true, in which case corrective action must be taken,” a petition from his attorneys, obtained by CNN, reads, “or they will be shown to be false, in which case the
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