Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un sobre que contenía lo que parecían ser tres balas de pistola dirigidas al papa Francisco fue incautado en una oficina de clasificación postal en Italia, dijo la policía a CNN este lunes. La carta fue encontrada el domingo por la noche en Milán, dijo un funcionario de prensa de
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, like the rest of Corporate America, had a miserable first half of 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But as the stock market and economy has rebounded, so have the fortunes of the Oracle of Omaha’s massive conglomerate. Berkshire reported strong second quarter earnings
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Opinion by Punit Renjen for CNN Business Perspectives Climate change poses one of the greatest threats humanity has ever faced. In the past few weeks alone, wildfires have emerged across the globe, brutal heatwaves have devastated American cities, and flooding has claimed the lives of hundreds in Europe and Asia combined. As the effects of
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN An FBI agent in Puerto Rico is believed to be the first Black woman to be selected to train for any of the bureau’s SWAT teams. The newly chosen agent, who has only been identified as Tai, will be undergoing New Operator Training School (NOTS), a 10-week course that prepares selectees
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By Yoonjung Seo, CNN Business Samsung’s vice chairman — and de facto leader — Lee Jae-yong is to be released on parole this week, South Korea’s Justice Ministry said on Monday. Lee, also known as Jay Y. Lee, was sentenced to two and a half years behind bars in January after the Seoul High Court
Continue Reading By Charles Riley, CNN Business The US jobs report for July was really good. How good? Yields on benchmark US 10-year bonds moved higher to roughly 1.3% after the jobs report on Friday, their highest level since July 23. Yields have since fallen back a bit. But the addition of 943,000 jobs in the United
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Las vacunas covid-19 protegen a más de la mitad de la población estadounidense de las cepas actuales, dicen los expertos. Pero si más personas siguen sin vacunarse, eso permitirá que el virus continúe propagándose, y el resultado podría ser una variante aún más peligrosa, dijo el Dr. Anthony Fauci. “Entonces
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Markie Post, la actriz conocida por sus papeles en “Night Court” y “The Fall Guy”, falleció. Tenía 70 años. Post falleció el sábado, confirmó a CNN el domingo su manager Ellen Lubin Sanitsky de Wright Entertainment. “Con gran tristeza, la familia de la actriz Markie Post comparte esta noche su fallecimiento después
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Public Schools welcomed back students Monday to in-person learning, but will also continue with virtual instruction for some. The district announced that masks will be enforced for students, faculty, and staff while indoors throughout the school day and at any indoor after school events. LCPS staff who are
Continue Reading By Sonia Moghe, CNN Jury selection for singer R. Kelly’s trial begins Monday, with hundreds of potential jurors expected to appear in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, as Covid-19 cases surge, fueled by the Delta variant. Twelve jurors and six alternates will be selected, and those chosen will be the only members of the
Continue Reading Jury selection starts Monday for another R Kelly trial. This time it’s in New York.
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Jane Withers, a former child movie star who won hearts during Hollywood’s Golden Age, has died aged 95. The Atlanta-born actress died on Saturday evening in Burbank, California, surrounded by her loved ones, her daughter, Kendall Errair, confirmed in a statement to Deadline. “My mother was such a special lady,” Errair
Continue Reading Actress Jane Withers, one of the biggest child stars of the 1930s and later the advertising icon Josephine the plumber, has died at age 95.
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Special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are joining forces with local law enforcement in five major US cities to surge resources toward stopping gun violence. CNN’s Josh Campbell got inside access to a new task force in Washington using cutting-edge technology to identify and lock up shooters before they strike again.
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — Las tasas de vacunación a nivel mundial siguen avanzando, pero el promedio mundial se mantiene relativamente bajo: el 29,9% de la población mundial está vacunada al menos parcialmente contra el covid-19, y solo el 15,4% está completamente vacunado. Las noticias mejoran en el continente americano: el 50,01% de la población en
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is currently only authorized for emergency use in the United States, but its full approval by the US Food and Drug Administration could happen within weeks. The ramifications could alter the course of the pandemic in several ways. First, full approval of a Covid-19 vaccine could persuade more
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is currently only authorized for emergency use in the United States, but its full approval by the US Food and Drug Administration could happen within weeks. The ramifications could alter the course of the pandemic in several ways. First, full approval of a Covid-19 vaccine could persuade more
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Este lunes comenzaron los controles en los establecimientos en Francia, incluidos bares, restaurantes y centros de transporte, al entrar en vigencia el mandato del pase de salud de covid-19 en el país. Para ingresar a locales cubiertos por la ley, que también incluyen cines y trenes y autobuses de larga distancia, las
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package is poised for a final vote in the Senate on Tuesday morning after clearing the last procedural hurdle following months of furious negotiations. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Monday evening that Republicans and Democrats have reached an agreement
Continue Reading The Senate will reconvene this afternoon after voting last night to end debate on the infrastructure deal.
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — La administración Biden revelaría nuevas sanciones a Belarús y un nuevo decreto presidencial en medio de la continua represión por parte del régimen de Alexander Lukashenko. Una fuente del Congreso le dijo a CNN que se esperaba que las acciones se anunciaran el lunes, en el primer aniversario de las elecciones del
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it will release billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong on parole this week after he spent 18 months in prison for his role in a massive corruption scandal that triggered nationwide protests and led to the ouster of the country’s previous president. The announcement by the Justice Ministry,
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Bobby Bowden, el famoso entrenador de fútbol americano universitario que dirigió la Universidad Estatal de Florida durante más de 30 años y transformó el equipo de Tallahassee en una potencia, murió el domingo, dijo la escuela en un comunicado. Tenía 91 años. Bowden “falleció en paz” en su casa, según un comunicado
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Por primera vez en casi una década, el aeropuerto Changi de Singapur ha perdido su lugar en la cima de la clasificación anual de Skytrax de los mejores aeropuertos del mundo en los World Airport Awards. El Aeropuerto Internacional Hamad (HIA) de Doha, que ha estado escalando posiciones durante años, ha sido
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN Español) — El diputado Walter Espinoza fue electo como candidato a la Presidencia de Nicaragua por el Partido Liberal Constitucionalista (PLC) en una reunión extraordinaria de la junta directiva del partido, y se inscribió este sábado ante el Consejo Supremo Electoral, informó Espinoza a medios de comunicación nacionales a su salida de la
Continue Reading NY: The woman previously known as “Executive Assistant 1” is stepping forward publicly to accuse Gov. Cuomo of a sex crime
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Mientras el mundo lucha contra sequías históricas, incendios forestales que alteran el paisaje e inundaciones mortales, un histórico informe de científicos del mundo dice que la ventana se está cerrando rápidamente para reducir nuestra dependencia de los combustibles fósiles y evitar cambios catastróficos que transformarían la vida tal como la conocemos. El
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNI By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN With the Olympic flame extinguished in Tokyo, all eyes are now on Beijing for the 2022 Winter Games less than six months away. Scheduled to take place from February 4 to 20, the Winter Games is seen as a major moment of pride in China, with
Continue Reading Hear US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry deliver a major policy speech emphasizing the urgency of climate action at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London. Under the Paris Agreement, most nations agreed to limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5 degrees. The US remains the world’s second biggest greenhouse gas emitter after China and is by far the biggest emitter historically.
Continue Reading Democratic Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that the fires in her state show that climate change is real and is “like a hammer hitting us in the head.”
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