(PKG) HEALTH MINUTE: VACCINE HESITANCY AMONG YOUNG ADULTS
Health experts are worried about growing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among young adults as the Delta variant continues to spread across the U.S.
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Dozens of states are suing Google over app store practices
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Dozens of states have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google that zeroes in on its app store practices. The suit alleges that Google abused its dominance in the mobile ecosystem to favor its own Google Play Store, reducing competition in the process. The suit also takes aim at the fees
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Lightning strikes twice: Tampa Bay repeats as Stanley Cup champions
TAMPA, Florida — Quieting the din inside Amalie Arena for just a moment, Gary Bettman looked over to the Tampa Bay Lightning and reached back into the dark days of the pandemic one last time. The NHL commissioner beckoned not just captain Steven Stamkos but the entire team over to touch, kiss and hoist the
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El golfista profesional Gene Siller aparece muerto a tiros en un campo de golf de Georgia
olivertapia (CNN) — La policía está buscando a la persona que disparó y mató al golfista profesional Gene Siller en un club al norte de Atlanta el sábado La policía del condado de Cobb respondió a un informe de una persona baleada alrededor de las 2:20 pm y encontró a Siller en el green del
Continue Reading Global Covid-19 death toll surpasses 4 million
By Deidre McPhillips and Nectar Gan, CNN More than 4 million people around the world have died of Covid-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. In total, three countries account for more than a third of all global deaths. The United States, which has the highest number of fatalities at 606,000, accounts for 15%
Continue Reading Lo que sabemos sobre la muerte a tiros del golfista profesional Gene Siller
olivertapia (CNN) — El golfista profesional Gene Siller fue uno de los tres hombres encontrados muertos en los terrenos de un club de golf en el área de Atlanta en un incidente que aún está rodeado de muchas preguntas sin respuesta. Siller, de 46 años, y los otros dos hombres fueron descubiertos el sábado en
Continue Reading Lo que sabemos de Martine Moïse, la esposa del presidente de Haití asesinado
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La primera dama de Haití, Martine Moïse, resultó herida en el ataque en el que fue asesinado el presidente Jovenel Moïse. El embajador de Haití en Estados Unidos, Bocchit Edmond, confirmó que fue trasladada a un hospital en Miami para recibir tratamiento. Edmond describió su condición como estable pero crítica
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Tampa Bay Lightning win second straight Stanley Cup title, beating Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in Game 5
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning have won the Stanley Cup for the second consecutive season. They beat the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 to wrap up the series four games to one, with Ross Colton scoring in the second period. Andrei Vasilevskiy posted a series-ended shutout for an NHL-record fifth consecutive time dating to
Continue Reading Los pasaportes más poderosos del mundo para 2021
Mariana Toro (CNN) — Si hubiera una Olimpiada de pasaportes, Japón no solo la organizaría, sino que ganaría toda la competencia. El Henley Passport Index, que ha estado monitoreando regularmente los pasaportes más amigables para viajar por el mundo desde 2006, ha publicado sus últimas clasificaciones y análisis. Dado que el índice no tiene en
Continue Reading Las truchas pueden volverse adictas a la metanfetamina presente en el agua
Ángela Reyes (CNN) — La trucha marrón puede volverse adicta a la metanfetamina cuando esta droga ilegal se acumula en las vías fluviales, según una nueva investigación. Un grupo de investigadores dirigidos por Pavel Horky, profesional de la Ecología del comportamiento de la Universidad Checa de Ciencias de la Vida en Praga, se propuso estudiar
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Henry Golding’s travel tips: Eat street food, make new friends and go to Sri Lanka
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Henry Golding could rival James Bond for being a smooth talking, crisply dressed world traveler. But before he was the star of blockbuster movies like “Crazy Rich Asians,” British-Malaysian Golding hosted the BBC’s aptly named “The Travel Show.” When it comes to personal travel, though, Golding does have a few rules
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Land secured for new El Paso fire & police training academy
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a deal with the Public Service Board for the transfer of 306 acres in northeast El Paso for the construction of a new fire and police academy. The plot is located north of the North Hills subdivision and west of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Trump-allied lawmaker floats Pennsylvania audit plan that Democrats slam as political ploy
By Sara Murray and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Audit fever is catching on as a Republican lawmaker in Pennsylvania announced Wednesday that he is pushing for a so-called forensic audit of the 2020 election. Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano said he plans to launch a “forensic investigation” into the election results and procedures surrounding the 2020
Continue Reading GOP Sen. Ron Johnson mouths to GOP luncheon that climate change is ‘bullsh*t’
By Em Steck, Andrew Kaczynski and Drew Myers, CNN Sen. Ron Johnson insisted again last week that he is not a climate change denier, but CNN’s KFile found video of him from just weeks earlier telling a Republican group that it is “bullsh*t.” “I don’t know about you guys, but I think climate change is
Continue Reading Senator calls climate change ‘bullsh*t’ at GOP luncheon
Sen. Ron Johnson insisted again last week that he is not a climate change denier, but CNN’s KFile found video of him from just weeks earlier telling a Republican group that climate change is “bullsh*t.”
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Confirmed global death toll from Covid-19 tops 4 million
BALTIMORE, Maryland — The global death toll from Covid-19 eclipsed 4 million Wednesday night as the crisis increasingly becomes a race between the vaccine and the highly contagious delta variant. The tally of lives lost over the past year and a half, as compiled from official sources by Johns Hopkins University, is about equal to
Continue Reading Trump is suing Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey. Here’s why they shouldn’t worry
By Clare Duffy and Brian Fung, CNN Business Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday filed proposed class-action lawsuits targeting Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter and its CEO Jack Dorsey, as well as YouTube and its parent company’s CEO Sundar Pichai, in a Hail Mary move after being removed from their platforms. Courts
Continue Reading Cooper: Ignoring Trump, as tempting as it may be, isn’t option
Former President Donald Trump filed proposed class-action lawsuits targeting Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter and its CEO Jack Dorsey, as well as YouTube and its parent company’s CEO Sundar Pichai, after being removed from their platforms.
Continue Reading A 12-foot Burmese python has been loose in a Louisiana mall store for days
By Neelam Bohra and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Search teams in Baton Rouge are rolling snake eyes when it comes to finding Cara, a large, banana-yellow Burmese python that slithered out of her exhibit in the Blue Zoo aquarium in the Mall of Louisiana on Monday night. The mall, home to more than 140 stores, closed
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Some Borderland farmers benefited from recent rain, others didn’t
ANTHONY, New Mexico — The recent rain has had many of us rejoicing, including plenty of farmers. But not all are reaping the same rewards. “It’s helped us because we need it,” Adolfo Enriquez, owner of Enriquez Farms said. “We’re very dry, but it hasn’t helped us because it’s postponed a lot of our work
Continue Reading In Maryland, every person who died of Covid-19 in June was unvaccinated. That’s not an aberration, experts say
By Eric Levenson, CNN Last month, 130 people died of Covid-19 in Maryland. None of them were vaccinated, according to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. In addition, unvaccinated people made up 95% of new Covid-19 cases in the state and 93% of new Covid-19 hospitalizations, Hogan said at a news conference Wednesday. The connection between vaccination
Continue Reading Inside the Myanmar mountain camp where rebels train to fight for freedom from the junta
Exclusive by Sam Kiley, CNN Full-throated they belt out songs of victory, their boots adding the drumbeat as ranks of new recruits jog in formation through their jungle training camp. There’s no doubting the shining eyes of these young people united by an ideal — freedom from the junta that’s smothered democracy in Myanmar. Nor,
Continue Reading CNN gets rare look inside rebel base in Myanmar
CNN’s Sam Kiley gets a rare glimpse inside a Myanmar rebel camp, where volunteers are training to fight the country’s military junta who seized power after a coup earlier this year.
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Dream vacation turns into unthinkable nightmare for family
By Tori Cooper Click here for updates on this story MCDONOUGH, Georgia (WGCL) — What was supposed to be a relaxing vacation to one of Florida’s most popular beaches, turned into a nightmare that has forever changed one Atlanta family. A rip tide, in the Gulf of Mexico, took hold of Enrique Cortez-Dubon and pulled
Continue Reading 4 suspected killers of Haiti’s president fatally shot by police; 2 others arrested
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s police chief says four suspected killers of President Jovenel Moïse have been fatally shot by police and two others arrested in an apparent hostage-taking situation. Léon Charles said three police officers held hostage were freed. The killing Wednesday in which Moïse’s wife was seriously injured is sure to bring more chaos
Continue Reading The Gates Foundation has a plan for when Bill and Melinda realize working with your ex sucks
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. CO-PARENT TRAP Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are giving themselves a two-year trial period to see if they can co-parent their multibillion-dollar charitable foundation baby.
Continue Reading Couple arrested on ‘death by distribution’ felony charges in man’s death
By Brittany Whitehead Click here for updates on this story GRAHAM COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Several months of extensive investigation into the March 25 death of a 30-year-old man near Robbinsville led to the arrest of a Graham County couple who are now awaiting trial. Bobby Huel Pastell, 28, and his wife, Danielle “Nikki”
Continue Reading A 12-foot Burmese python has been loose in a Louisiana mall store for days
By Neelam Bohra and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Search teams in Baton Rouge are rolling snake eyes when it comes to finding Cara, a large, banana-yellow Burmese python that slithered out of her exhibit in the Blue Zoo aquarium in the Mall of Louisiana on Monday night. The mall, home to more than 140 stores, closed
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Las Cruces to host watch parties for July 11 Virgin Galactic space launch
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — To commemorate Virgin Galactic’s historic Unity 22 test flight from Spaceport America on July 11, the City of Las Cruces will host free, in-person watch parties featuring a live stream of the launch. The watch parties will be held at the Las Cruces City Hall Council Chambers, 700 N. Main,
Continue Reading Haiti police arrest ‘presumed assassins’ of President Jovenel Moïse
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s Communications Secretary says police have arrested “presumed assassins” of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Frantz Exantus did not provide further details. The killing Wednesday in which Moïse’s wife was seriously injured is sure to bring more chaos to the unstable Caribbean country already beset by gang violence, soaring inflation and protests by
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