By Leah Asmelash, CNN The Tokyo Olympics — after a long delay — are finally happening. The opening ceremony formally kicked off the Games Friday and sporting events are underway. There’s nothing but excitement in the air, according to IOC Athletes’ Commission Chair Kirsty Coventry. In her statement Tuesday, Coventry painted a rosy picture, saying
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By Megan Marples, CNN “3, 2, 1, ready or not, here I come!” Children race through the park, soaking in the sun while they search for their next hiding spot in the latest round of hide-and-seek. When that playtime can happen, it’s often the best part of a child’s day. That all counts as exercise
Continue Reading By Janelle Davis, CNN Instead of spinning hoops around the waist as kids have done for decades, Hula-Hoop dancers have some new moves as the trend returns. They are now throwing them into the air and twirling them around the body. Some use bright, flashing hoops. Others use multiple hoops at the same time. One
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SUNLAND PARK, Mexico — Sunland Park said they were conducting a drunk driving checkpoint on Friday night until 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning. While officials didn’t specify a location for the checkpoint, there was major police activity along Country Club Road in Sunland Park near the New Mexico and Texas border. “The purpose of the DWI
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Former New Mexico State women’s basketball star and Las Cruces native Paulina Blunt passed away Tuesday, July 20, her family has announced. A graduate of Onate High School, Blunt played for the Aggies from 1989-1994. During that time, Blunt racked up 1,148 points and 848 rebounds, good for
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Heavy rains pounded the El Paso area Friday evening and night. Storms began in and around Las Cruces and headed south along I-25 and I-10. The rain came down in buckets again making our July monsoon memorable. Rainfall amounts have been reported from .50″ to 1.5″ across El Paso. Hail reports were mainly in the
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Ángela Reyes (CNN) — El Departamento de Bomberos y Rescate de Miami-Dade transfirió las tareas de búsqueda y recuperación tras el colapso del edificio en Surfside, Florida, al Departamento de Policía de Miami-Dade, según la oficina de la alcaldesa Daniella Levine Cava. “La operación está en curso, y el Departamento de Policía de Miami-Dade sigue
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By Eric Cheung, Will Ripley and Gladys Tsai, CNN Business As China steps up military pressure on Taiwan, the self-governing island is preparing for the next big frontier of warfare: crippling cyberattacks. Taiwan’s head of cybersecurity told CNN Business this month that it is using dramatic measures to guard against technological vulnerabilities — including employing
Continue Reading By Teele Rebane, CNN Covid-19 has thrown more than a few curve balls at Tokyo Olympic organizers — but this isn’t the first Games to battle a pandemic. A century ago, the 1920 Antwerp Olympics were held only a few months after the Spanish flu ravaged the world, killing at least 50 million people. In
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — El equipo de béisbol que se conocía como Cleveland Indians cambiará su nombre la próxima temporada a los Cleveland Guardians (Guardianes de Cleveland), anunció el club de la MLB el viernes por la mañana, luego de las críticas que recibió el apodo durante décadas por parte de las comunidades indígenas. “Verás,
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Pita Taufatofua, el abanderado de Tonga en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio, una vez más salió y generó pasiones en redes con su cuerpo aceitado. Taufatofua llamó por primera vez la atención de todos en los Juegos Olímpicos de Río 2016 vistiendo un traje tradicional de Tonga y cubierto de aceite de
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By Sarah Moon and Stella Chan, CNN A massive wildfire raging out of control in the rugged mountains straddling the California-Nevada border, tearing through tens of thousands of acres was initially determined by US Forest Service officials to not be a threat and allowed to burn. The lightning-sparked Tamarack Fire, first discovered on July 4
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By Ryan Nobles and Natasha Bertrand, CNN David Buckley, the newly named staff director for the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection, was found to be retaliating against a whistleblower during his time as the CIA inspector general, according to a report by the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security.
Continue Reading TOKYO, Japan — Yang Qian of China won the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday in women’s 10-meter air rifle. Yang overtook Anastasiia Galashina when the Russian missed the center two rings for an 8.9 on her final shot. Yang had a 9.8 on her final shot and finished with an Olympic
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Así fue la ceremonia de apertura de Tokio 2020. El calendario de algunos atletas latinoamericanos. Así se ve Tokio desde el aire. Esta es una edición especial de nuestro newsletter 5 cosas sobre los Juegos Olímpicos. 1 Así fue la ceremonia de apertura de Tokio 2020 La ceremonia de apertura
Continue Reading By Dan Merica, CNN President Joe Biden made a forceful return to the campaign trail on Friday night in Virginia, stumping for gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe by linking the Democrat’s opponent to the man Biden had defeated several months ago — former President Donald Trump. While Biden did not say Glenn Youngkin’s name, he directly
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Los beneficios de la vacuna contra el coronavirus de Johnson & Johnson Janssen aún superan los riesgos potenciales, según datos de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). “Muchas hospitalizaciones, admisiones a la UCI y muertes se pueden prevenir mediante las
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Cuando el módulo de aterrizaje InSight de la NASA tocó Marte en 2018, el equipo de la misión esperaba que la nave espacial estacionaria pudiera realizar una revisión del interior del planeta rojo. Ahora, InSight y sus instrumentos han superado esos objetivos, revelando los misterios de la corteza, el manto y el
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea is doubling down on its culture war, warning citizens to stay away from all things South Korean — including its fashion, music, hairstyles and even slang. In the past decade, South Korea has emerged as a formidable cultural force, with products from makeup to K-pop and
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — El Equipo Olímpico de Refugiados, conformado por 29 atletas originarios de 11 países —quienes viven y entrenan en 13 países anfitriones—, hace su segunda aparición en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020. El grupo estará compitiendo dentro de 12 categorías deportivas como atletismo, bádminton, boxeo, natación, entre otras. Y
Continue Reading By Rachel Janfaza, CNN In his first day on the job, Tom Manger — the new chief of the US Capitol Police — said Friday that he would be “a fool to not be concerned” about the threat of more attacks on the Capitol, especially given chatter on extremists’ forums about possible action in August.
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — A medida que el tiempo seco y caluroso sigue alimentando los incendios forestales en gran parte de Estados Unidos, el incendio Bootleg en Oregon se volvió tan intenso que está creando su propio clima. El fuego ha quemado más de 1.500 km cuadrados, un área más grande que Los Ángeles y
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Los estereotipos de género siguen vigentes y dañan nuestro planeta, según un nuevo estudio de Suecia, que muestra cómo la pasión de los hombres por la carne y los automóviles hace que contribuyan más a la emisión de gases de efecto invernadero que las mujeres. El estudio, realizado por la empresa
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Al menos 33 personas murieron y ocho siguen desaparecidas en el centro de China, donde las autoridades intensifican los esfuerzos de rescate y recuperación luego de las inundaciones devastadoras que sumergieron vecindarios enteros, dejaron pasajeros atrapadados en los vagones del metro, provocaron deslizamientos de tierra y desbordaron presas y ríos. Las
Continue Reading Dr. Michelle Fiscus, who served as Tennessee’s top vaccine official before she was fired, describes receiving a disturbing package shortly before her termination.
Continue Reading By Angela Barajas, CNN Tennessee’s top health official said Friday that vaccination efforts for teens will continue but that marketing efforts would be clearly directed at parents rather than their children. The Tennessee Department of Health announced mid-July that it had stopped outreach on all adolescent vaccines, including the Covid-19 shot. That pause followed the
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EL PASO, Texas — Around 4,000 El Paso Electric customers lost power Friday evening amidst severe thunderstorms rolling through the region. ABC-7’s studios in west El Paso were among those business and homes that lost power. As a result, KVIA was off the air for time on Friday night until a backup generator could kick-in;
Continue Reading Typhoon In-fa is bringing wind and rain to the southern islands of Japan and could lash parts of Taiwan and China by this weekend. CNN Meteorologist Tom Sater has the latest.
Continue Reading By Jackson Dill, CNN A weakening In-fa is beginning to track away from the southern Japanese islands but has its eye set on eastern China by the end of this weekend. The storm could bring extremely heavy rainfall to millions in China. And behind In-fa, there is a growing tropical threat from newly named Tropical
Continue Reading Typhoon In-fa continues to swirl over the western Pacific on track toward China while newly-formed Nepartak is expected to track towards Japan and potentially impact the Olympics. CNN Meteorologist Allison Chinchar has the details.
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