VAN HORN, Texas — Blue Origin revealed Thursday that the fourth member of its first crewed flight will be the youngest person ever to fly to space. That’s because the mystery bidder who put up a whopping $28 million for an 11-minute joy ride to the edge of space alongside Jeff Bezos will not make
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las muertes por sobredosis de drogas aumentaron cerca de un 30% en Estados Unidos en 2020, alcanzando la cifra más alta jamás registrada, según informaron este miércoles los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). Más de 93.000 personas murieron
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — While many businesses have reopened and restrictions have been lifted, New Mexico’s top public health officials warned that the coronavirus pandemic is not over. Health Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins and Human Services Secretary Dr. David Scrase said during a briefing that their agencies are closely watching the spread of the more-contagious
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By Aya Elamroussi and Joe Sutton, CNN The Oregon National Guard was deployed Wednesday to help fight the massive Bootleg Fire — the country’s largest wildfire — which has already charred more than 220,000 acres. The fire, which has scorched 227,234 acres in the Fremont-Winema National Forest in the state’s southwestern area, began July 6
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Funcionarios de la Casa Blanca están ideando formas de luchar contra la propagación de falsedades peligrosas sobre las vacunas contra el covid-19, según dijeron funcionarios del gobierno a CNN, mientras los republicanos y sus aliados de los medios de comunicación aumentan su escepticismo manifiesto sobre las vacunas. El presidente Joe Biden
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By Whitney Wild, CNN The US Secret Service tracked groups planning to hold events at the US Capitol or the White House to support then-President Trump on January 6 but concluded there was no indication of possible civil disobedience, according to newly released documents obtained by the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in
Continue Reading By Travis Caldwell, Andy Rose and Amir Vera, CNN Calls made to 911 before NFL player Richard Sherman’s early Wednesday arrest in King County, Washington, detail his wife’s efforts to protect Sherman from himself and police — and protect herself from Sherman. The 911 tapes, obtained by CNN, detail the conversations between 911 operators and
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VAN HORN, Texas — The countdown is on for the launch of the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket, which will be headed to space with billionaire Jeff Bezos on board. But securing a hotel room to stay in Van Horn to watch the launch may be challenging. Ask just about anyone in Van Horn about
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TORONTO, Canada — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that Canada could start allowing fully vaccinated Americans into Canada as of mid-August for non-essential travel and should be in a position to welcome fully vaccinated travelers from all countries by early September. Trudeau spoke with leaders of Canada’s provinces and his office released a
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AUSTIN, Texas — Austin city and Travis County public health officials on Thursday raised their coronavirus risk-based guidelines to Stage 3 for the first time since the winter surge, urging unvaccinated people to avoid nonessential travel and take other precautions after seeing a “dramatic increase” in new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations in recent days. ABC affiliate KVUE
Continue Reading By Connor Spielmaker and Kay Jones, CNN A jury in Maryland on Thursday found that the man who killed five employees of the Capital Gazette newspaper is criminally responsible for the attack, rejecting his plea of insanity. Jarrod Ramos walked into the Capital Gazette offices in June 2018 and opened fire, killing five staffers. Two
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe and Amir Vera, CNN Rescue crews have recovered 97 bodies from the rubble of the Surfside, Florida, building collapse; and though they have made great progress, there is still more work to be done. Ninety-two victims in the collapse have been identified and 92 families have been notified, according to a Thursday
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WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a key vote in the effort to pass federal voting rights legislation, on Thursday said he and a group of Texas House Democrats including El Paso’s Joe Moody, who have fled their state in an effort to block restrictive voting bills, have come to a “total agreement” on
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EL PASO, Texas — Jeff Bezos is poised to become the second billionaire to fly to space in the span of nine days, following the trail by billionaire Sir Richard Branson and his Virgin Galactic crew. The launch, scheduled for Tuesday, July 20 will be propelled in part by UTEP alumni. “Three quarters of the
Continue Reading BERLIN, Germany — Emergency workers in western German and Belgium rushed Friday to rescue hundreds of people in danger or still unaccounted for as the death toll from devastating floods rose to more than 125 people. The New York Times reported that German authorities indicated they were unable to account for at least 1,300 people
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — El presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, dijo el jueves que algunos de los colombianos que han sido detenidos o asesinados en Haití en relación con el asesinato del presidente haitiano Jovenel Moïse sabían que la misión final era matarlo. “Existen personas que, por todo lo que se ha ido conociendo, tenían
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Jeff Bezos has announced that he and his brother will be on board his company Blue Origin’s first crewed mission to space. The capsule known as New Shepard is set to launch on July 20th.
Continue Reading By Allison Morrow, CNN Business 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. In today’s business news: Jeff Bezos’s space flight has a last-minute passenger swap; why it might be time to chuck your Neutrogena sunscreen; and Oatly is
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — New Mexico spent $1.5 million to advertise the state during the Virgin Galactic space launch last Sunday. The spending paid to have the state’s logo on screen during the flight’s broadcast. The flight saw Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson briefly rocket into space aboard the company’s winged space plane for the first time.
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Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Las tasas de vacunación contra el covid-19 han bajado y los casos están aumentando, agravados por la más transmisible variante delta, y un experto dice que la clave para ganar la carrera contra la propagación es vacunar a más estadounidenses. “Estamos perdiendo tiempo. La variante delta se está extendiendo, la gente
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EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist was hurt in a crash along U.S. Route 54 and Montana Avenue Thursday evening that was contributing to a significant traffic backup with vehicles headed to Juarez. It happened about 5:10 p.m. along southbound US 54 at the Montana exit. First-responders said one crash victim was taken to the
Continue Reading Amidst their country’s national crisis, Haitian CNN Heroes are stepping up to keep the most vulnerable — children and women — safe. Boby Duval and Malya Villard-Appolon hope this moment points Haiti towards a better future.
Continue Reading By Gabriel Kinder, CNN Before the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, CNN Heroes and their non-profits already faced significant challenges serving their communities. Yet they have found ways to step up and make Haiti a better place, often in the face of gang violence and a lack of resources. Three CNN Heroes shared their
Continue Reading Mariana Toro Washington (CNN) — El principal oficial militar estadounidense, el jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto, el general Mark Milley, estaba tan preocupado por que el entonces presidente Donald Trump y sus aliados pudieran intentar un golpe de Estado o tomar otras medidas peligrosas o ilegales después de las elecciones de noviembre que él y
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The chance of storms will continue the next several days with a bit of an increase in coverage over the weekend. The storms will continue through a good portion of next week. Temps will be in the mid and upper 90’s through Saturday and then decrease for early next week in the upper 80s and
Continue Reading By Brynn Gingras and Paul LeBlanc, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to face questions on Saturday from members of the New York state attorney general’s office related to their investigation into sexual harassment allegations against him, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN. The interview with Cuomo signals that the investigation
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LEVELLAND, Texas — Authorities captured the suspect late Thursday following an hours-long police standoff where one officer was killed and four others were wounded in a small West Texas city. Omar Soto-Chavira, 22, was injured when he was taken into custody around 11:30 p.m. at a home in Levelland, police Chief Albert Garcia told reporters.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN)– El presidente Joe Biden y la canciller de Alemania, Angela Merkel, se reunieron este jueves en Washington en lo que probablemente fue la última aparición de la líder europea en la Casa Blanca antes de que abandone su cargo este otoño. La disputa en curso entre Estados Unidos y Alemania por un
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EL PASO, Texas – Interstate 10 running through central El Paso was shut down in both directions Thursday night to allow utility crews to make repairs after a semi-truck crashed into an electric pole and brought down electric wires near the freeway. That crash occurred on Stevens Street at Gateway Boulevard East during the afternoon. El
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