By Raja Razek, CNN A five-year-old child died in northern Virginia after being left in a car for what could have been several hours, officials said Tuesday. Officers responded to a report of an unconscious child in a neighborhood in Springfield, Virginia, at around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, Fairfax County Police Department Lt. John Lieb said
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The leader of an armed group that Ethiopia’s government has designated a terrorist organization says his group has struck a military alliance with the Tigray forces who are now pressing toward the capital, as the conflict that erupted in the Tigray region last year spreads into other parts of Africa’s second
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN More adolescents have received Covid-19 vaccinations in the past two weeks — representing about a fifth of all new vaccinations in the United States, data suggest. Public health experts call the increase in vaccinations good, but the cause may be grim. The rise in Covid-19 vaccinations among adolescents parallels an increase
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By Jack Guy, CNN Rock icon Stevie Nicks has canceled a string of upcoming US shows due to concern over the rising number of Covid-19 cases. The former Fleetwood Mac singer posted a short statement on Twitter on Monday announcing her decision. “These are challenging times with challenging decisions that have to be made. I
Continue Reading Former Fleetwood Mac lead singer Stevie Nicks dropped out of headlining this year’s BottleRock Festival due to COVID concerns. Andrea Nakano tells us what this means for the Labor Day music festival.
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By Chris Dwyer, CNN Inflight dining was far from its glory days even before Covid ensured everything was plastic-wrapped and pre-ordered. On long-haul international flights, the question “chicken or fish” is often met with resigned acceptance of a nuked, tiny meal in an aluminum foil tray. A limp salad — with half a cherry tomato.
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By Simone Pathe, CNN The passage of a sweeping infrastructure plan in the Senate on Tuesday gives both parties plenty of ammunition heading into a midterm campaign season — look no further than the most competitive Senate seats for how that will play out. Democrats are on offense in six of the 10 top races;
Continue Reading The Senate has passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure passage with a significant bipartisan majority, but more hurdles lay ahead. Isabel Rosales reports.
Continue Reading By Erica Orden and Kara Scannell, CNN New York federal prosecutors came to suspect the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, lied in testimony during their investigation of former Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen three years ago, according to four people familiar with prosecutors’ thinking. Despite their suspicions, federal prosecutors did not pursue perjury
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olivertapia (CNN) — Lionel Messi dijo que su salida del Barcelona fue “muy difícil”, pero en el momento en que llegó a París fue “muy feliz”. Messi sería la cereza del pastel en el mercado del PSG 1:36 En su presentación con el Paris Saint-Germain, este miércoles en una conferencia de prensa, Messi dijo que
Continue Reading By Clare Foran and Daniella Diaz, CNN Senate Republicans blocked an attempt by Democrats to advance their signature voting and elections overhaul bill in the early hours of Wednesday morning. This was an effort by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democrats in the chamber to put Republicans on the record on the voting rights
Continue Reading Senate Republicans stop Democrats from advancing their voting rights bill.
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials says the Taliban seized three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan and a local army headquarters. The insurgents now control some two-thirds of the nation as the U.S. and NATO finalize their withdrawal after a decades-long war there. The fall of the capitals of Badakhshan and Baghlan provinces to the northeast
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Lionel Messi has told CNN’s Amanda Davies that Paris Saint-Germain is the “ideal place” for him to win the UEFA Champions League once again.
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By Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN The Perseid meteor shower will grace the summer skies in mid-August as one of the biggest showers of the year. The meteor shower will peak from midnight on August 11 to dawn on August 13 but actually runs from July 23 to August 22, according to The Old
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed and Manu Raju, CNN Byung “BJay” Pak, a former US attorney in Atlanta who abruptly quit during then-President Donald Trump‘s mission to overturn the results of the election, stepped down earlier than planned because he caught wind Trump was considering firing him, according to a source familiar with Pak’s interview with congressional
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By Megan Marples, CNN Stress is an everyday occurrence for most people, but too much of it could be signs of a deeper issue. Stress is “a normal human response to anything physical or emotional that places a strain on the person,” said Dr. Gail Saltz, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at The New York
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Mansour, CNN Do you wake up in the middle of the night feeling an ache in your back or stiffness in your shoulders? Or do you have a hard time falling asleep because your mind is racing? Not only is a good night’s sleep important for energy and focus, but it’s especially important
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks and Madeline Holcombe, CNN A former college instructor has been arrested and charged with starting a fire in drought-ravaged Northern California near the massive Dixie Fire, according to a criminal complaint. Gary Stephen Maynard, 47, a former instructor at Santa Clara University and Sonoma State University, is suspected of willfully starting the
Continue Reading By Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN Senate Democrats approved a $3.5 trillion budget resolution early Wednesday morning, setting the stage in the weeks and months to come for the party to craft and attempt to pass a sweeping economic package expanding the social safety net that President Joe Biden has made a signature agenda
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WASHINGTON, DC — Democrats pushed a $3.5 trillion framework for bolstering family services, health, and environment programs through the U.S. Senate early Wednesday, advancing President Joe Biden’s expansive vision for reshaping federal priorities just hours after handing him a companion triumph on a hefty infrastructure package. Lawmakers approved Democrats’ budget resolution on a party-line 50-49
Continue Reading olivertapia Seúl (CNN) — Un alto funcionario de Corea del Norte denunció a Corea del Sur por sus ejercicios militares conjuntos con Estados Unidos, que deben comenzar esta semana, y advirtió que tales acciones podrían provocar “una grave crisis de seguridad”. “Se les debe hacer comprender claramente lo caro que tendrán que pagar por responder
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Un paciente con la rara pero altamente infecciosa enfermedad del virus de Marburgo murió en Guinea, según un comunicado emitido por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) el lunes. Es el primer caso de este virus, similar al ébola, en África Occidental. Se tomaron muestras del virus, que causa fiebre hemorrágica,
Continue Reading The animatronic of President Joe Biden debuted this week at Dieney’s Magic Kingdome.
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Students heading back to the classroom for the new school year will be contending with one of the most dangerous times in the pandemic for children. And officials will have to consider many measures to keep them safe from Covid-19, an expert said. “We have the more contagious Delta variant, we
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Nectar Gan, CNN Two explosive rape allegations have rocked China in recent weeks, turning a spotlight on the country’s stifled #MeToo movement and problems of sexual assault. On Monday, the e-commerce giant Alibaba said it had fired an employee who was accused of sexually assaulting another employee during a business trip.
Continue Reading By Sonia Moghe and Laura Ly, CNN Virginia Roberts Giuffre has filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew for alleged sexual abuse, according to federal court documents filed Monday. Giuffre, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein, has previously said publicly that she was forced to perform sex acts with Britain’s Prince Andrew, telling the BBC in
Continue Reading Prince Andrew is being sued in a New York court by Virginia Giuffre who alleges he sexually abused her on multiple occasions when she was a teenager. CNN’s Nina Dos Santos reports from London.
Continue ReadingKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials says the Taliban seized three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan and a local army headquarters. The insurgents now control some two-thirds of the nation as the U.S. and NATO finalize their withdrawal after a decades-long war there. The fall of the capitals of Badakhshan and Baghlan provinces to the northeast
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae and Chandler Thornton, CNN A senior North Korean official has denounced South Korea over its joint military exercises with the United States, which are due to begin this week, warning that such actions risked provoking “a serious security crisis.” “They must be made to clearly understand how dearly they have to pay
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