August 2021

Rand Paul reveló en una divulgación financiera tardía de que su esposa compró acciones de la compañía detrás del remdesivir en febrero de 2020

August 12, 2021 10:43 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El senador republicano Rand Paul de Kentucky reveló este miércoles que su esposa compró en febrero de 2020 hasta US$ 15.000 en acciones de Gilead Sciences, el fabricante del medicamento antiviral remdesivir. El Remdesivir más tarde se convirtió en el primer medicamento aprobado en EE.UU. para tratar el covid-19. La

White House Covid task force says Texas, Florida have 40% of all U.S. hospitalizations

August 12, 2021 10:40 AM ABC News, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The White House Covid-19 task force, including the president’s chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci and Centers for Disease Control director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, held a briefing on Thursday. It came as the CDC predicted that new Covid-19 deaths and hospitalizations will go up over the next four weeks, which falls inline

The first trailer for ‘The Smurfs’ reboot is super smurfy

August 12, 2021 10:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Megan Thomas, CNN Remember those smurfy Saturday mornings from your childhood, (now grown and tired) children of the ’80s? If not, the first trailer for “The Smurfs” reboot will take you back there. Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Brainy, Hefty and their nemesis Gargamel have all returned in a new CGI-animated series for Nickelodeon. The show

French season marches on as fans await Messi debut at PSG

August 12, 2021 10:32 AM Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — Negotiations on Lionel Messi’s contract with Paris Saint-Germain took just a few days. Expect a longer wait for his debut. The 34-year-old Argentina star had just returned from vacation when Barcelona announced it couldn’t afford to keep him, opening the door for PSG. Messi is now under contract for at least two

Brewer, Rising battling to become starting QB at Utah

August 12, 2021 10:25 AM Associated Press

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Utes have entered camp undecided on who will be the starting quarterback for the second straight year. The competition to lead the offense has turned into a two-man race between Baylor transfer Charlie Brewer and redshirt sophomore Cameron Rising. No discernible gap exists

Obras de arte de Picasso exhibidas en un restaurante de Las Vegas podrían alcanzar un valor de más de US$ 100 millones

August 12, 2021 10:22 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Once obras de arte de Pablo Picasso que estuvieron en exhibición en un restaurante de Las Vegas durante más de 20 años llegarán a la subasta en octubre, solo dos días antes de lo que habría sido el cumpleaños 140 del artista. Como parte de la considerable colección de arte

Big power, steep decline: Orioles’ Chris Davis retires

August 12, 2021 10:22 AM Associated Press

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Orioles slugger Chris Davis has announced his retirement. Davis ends a career in which he became one of baseball’s most prodigious home run hitters before his production declined amid injury problems. Davis led the majors in home runs with 53 in 2013 and 47 in

Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 with star-studded comedy event

August 12, 2021 10:22 AM CNN

All-star comedy concert to mark 9/11 20th anniversary, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams and new music from Lorde.

Millionaire Russian politician shoots and kills man he says he mistook for bear

August 12, 2021 10:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, Niamh Kennedy and Anna Chernova, CNN A Russian millionaire and politician has confessed to shooting a man he says he mistook for a bear. Igor Redkin was served a two-month house arrest sentence as an interim restrictive measure for accidentally shooting the man outside a dump near the village of Ozernovsky, in

USPS wants to charge you peak shipping fees this holiday season

August 12, 2021 10:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Alison Kosik and Moira Ritter, CNN Business The United States Postal Service really wants to get your holiday packages delivered on time. So it wants to start charging more. The postal service is requesting a temporary price increase on a variety of mail services for the peak holiday season to offset rising delivery costs.

Afghanistan’s 3rd-largest city falls to Taliban; militants hold 11 of 34 provincial capitals

August 12, 2021 10:13 AM Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have captured Afghanistan’s third-largest city and a strategic provincial capital near Kabul. The latest advance further squeezed the country’s embattled government just weeks before the end of the American military mission there. The seizure of Herat on Thursday marks the biggest prize yet for the Taliban. The capture of

US Embassy in Kabul again urges Americans to leave Afghanistan ‘immediately’

August 12, 2021 10:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US Embassy in Kabul again urged American citizens to leave Afghanistan “immediately” amid rapid Taliban gains in the country. It is the second such security alert in less than a week urging the immediate departure of US citizens. “The U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately using available

Migrant airlifted as boat with 40 sinks in English Channel

August 12, 2021 9:58 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — French authorities say an undocumented migrant has been airlifted to hospital from the English Channel after a boat carrying about 40 people trying to reach the U.K. started to sink. A joint French-Belgian search and rescue effort began Thursday after a cargo ship reported that the boat was in difficulty off the

Two Hawaii visitors arrested for falsifying vaccination cards, governor says

August 12, 2021 9:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Kay Jones, CNN Two visitors to Hawaii from the United States mainland were arrested Sunday for falsifying vaccination cards, the governor posted on social media Wednesday afternoon. In the post, Governor David Ige said that the two were violating the Emergency Proclamation that allows fully vaccinated travelers from the mainland to avoid taking a

Two Hawaii visitors arrested for falsifying vaccination cards, governor says

August 12, 2021 9:56 AM CNN

With vaccine requirements becoming more common, what do you do if you lose your proof of vaccination card or don’t have a copy? In today’s Health Minute, what the CDC says to do.

Facebook could be forced to sell off GIF platform Giphy in response to UK regulators

August 12, 2021 9:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business The potential antitrust breakup of Facebook’s digital media empire could start with GIFs. Facebook could soon be required to spin off Giphy in response to concerns by UK regulators, and give up control of that company’s massive library of GIFs — the animated images used by millions to express emotions

Field of Dreams finally gets its game in Iowa

August 12, 2021 9:52 AM CNN

Yankees family members get a chance to attend Yankees game at the Field of Dreams

203 cases of COVID-19 linked to Chicago’s Lollapalooza

August 12, 2021 9:52 AM Associated Press

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago health officials say they’ve found 203 cases of COVID-19 connected to Lollapalooza, but aren’t yet reporting any hospitalizations or deaths. The four-day music festival drew about 385,000 people to the city’s lakefront. Critics questioned holding an event with packed crowds during the pandemic. But city officials

Kentucky Sen. Paul failed to disclose wife’s stock trade

August 12, 2021 9:49 AM Associated Press

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul waited more than a year to disclose that his wife bought stock in a company that makes a COVID-19 treatment. It’s an investment that was made after Congress was briefed on the threat of the virus but before the public was largely aware

Kentucky Sen. Paul failed to disclose wife’s stock trade

August 12, 2021 9:49 AM Associated Press

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul waited more than a year to disclose that his wife bought stock in a company that makes a COVID-19 treatment. It’s an investment that was made after Congress was briefed on the threat of the virus but before the public was largely aware

If you build it, they will pay: ‘Field of Dreams’ tickets cost $1,400

August 12, 2021 9:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Nostalgia has never been so expensive. Baseball celebrates the myth of its rural roots tonight when the New York Yankees meet the Chicago White Sox in a game adjacent to the field in rural Dyersville, Iowa, population 4,000, where the iconic 1989 movie “Field of Dreams” was filmed. Fans are

Section of Hadrian’s Wall found under busy UK street during utility work

August 12, 2021 9:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN A previously undiscovered section of Hadrian’s Wall has been found during work on a water main in the city of Newcastle, northeastern England. The 1,900-year-old wall was uncovered under a busy road just outside the city center, according to a press release from utility company Northumbrian Water. Hadrian’s Wall is a

Former Myanmar strongman Than Shwe suffering from COVID-19

August 12, 2021 9:33 AM Associated Press

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The former longtime military ruler of Myanmar, Than Shwe, has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and is expected to remain hospitalized for two weeks. A hospital employee says the 88-year-old was admitted to a military hospital along with his wife about three or four days ago after they

The inhabitant of a medieval grave in Finland may have been nonbinary, a new study finds

August 12, 2021 9:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN In 1968, excavators uncovered a nearly 1,000-year-old grave in Finland thought to be occupied by a warrior woman, given the presence of both jewelry and a pristine sword in the grave. A new analysis of the grave’s contents has produced a new hypothesis: The person buried there may have been nonbinary.

Victims slam Tesla subsidy from East German communist fund

August 12, 2021 9:29 AM Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — Victims of communism in East Germany have criticized the decision to grant electric automaker Tesla a subsidy of almost $10 million from a trust fund managing what’s left of the regime’s fortune. German media reported that the state of Brandenburg is allocating the funds to pay for infrastructure costs related to the

Victims slam Tesla subsidy from East German communist fund

August 12, 2021 9:29 AM Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — Victims of communism in East Germany have criticized the decision to grant electric automaker Tesla a subsidy of almost $10 million from a trust fund managing what’s left of the regime’s fortune. German media reported that the state of Brandenburg is allocating the funds to pay for infrastructure costs related to the

The original Barneys department store is turning into a Spirit Halloween

August 12, 2021 9:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business The original Barneys department store in New York City is going to be a ghost town — literally. The retail space, which was home to the luxury department store for almost a century, is transforming into a Spirit Halloween store. Spirit Halloween stores pop up around the country every year

Texas Senate passes elections bill after 15-hour Dems filibuster

August 12, 2021 9:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Dianne Gallagher, CNN The Texas state Senate passed Senate Bill 1, an election overhaul bill that would add new restrictions and criminal penalties to the voting process, Thursday morning on a 18-11 party line vote. The final vote was taken fewer than 20 minutes after a 15-hour filibuster of the bill from state Sen.

Spanish league gets approval for multibillion-dollar deal

August 12, 2021 9:22 AM Associated Press

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The majority of Spanish league clubs have approved a deal with an investment fund worth up to 2.7 billion euros ($3.2 billion), despite opposition from Real Madrid and Barcelona. The league says 38 of the 42 clubs from the first and second divisions in Spain voted

Pakistani army: Accidental explosion at arms factory kills 3

August 12, 2021 9:21 AM Associated Press

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says an accidental explosion at the country’s key weapons-producing factory has killed at least three employees and wounded two. The military said in a statement that the explosion on Thursday took place at one of the plants of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories that is located about 40 kilometers, or 25

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