Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Hay hombres muy poderosos en la política. Y a menudo son recompensados por no tener vergüenza. Que el gobernador de Nueva York, Andrew Cuomo, un demócrata, aún no haya renunciado a su cargo, pone su ego y su descaro en la liga con Donald Trump y Bill Clinton, otros dos
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Opinion by Lakshman Achuthan and Anirvan Banerji for CNN Business Perspectives Despite the continued optimism about the country reopening, US economic growth is already starting to slow. Yes, year-over-year comparisons to the catastrophic conditions in the spring of 2020 have been puffing up recent economic growth data. But it’s important to understand that there’s much
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By Hannah Rabinowitz and Joe Beare A federal judge rejected the argument that US Capitol rioters held in jail are being prosecuted for their political views and disavowed attempts to downplay the magnitude of the deadly insurrection during a sentencing on Wednesday. “You called yourself and everyone else patriots, but that’s not patriotism,” Judge Amy
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN A draft letter reportedly circulated late last year by a Donald Trump-loyalist at the Justice Department shows the lengths his allies were willing to go to overturn the presidential election. The draft December 28 letter, published by ABC News, urged top Georgia officials to convene the state legislature in a special
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business The long-awaited test flight of Boeing’s Starliner, which is designed to carry astronauts and compete with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, is once again delayed. It’s just one more setback in a series of them for a trial that NASA and Boeing desperately want to go off without any major issues
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By Laura James, CNN Pvt. Felix Hall was barely an adult when he was found hanging from a tree on a segregated Army base in Georgia in 1941. His killers were never prosecuted but 80 years later, the US Army has unveiled a memorial to honor the Black soldier who is the only known victim
Continue Reading Army unveils memorial to a Black soldier lynched on military base 80 years ago.
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN Seventeen gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Artistic Swimming Duet Free Routine: Russian Olympic Committee Athletics Women’s 400m Hurdles: Sydney McLaughlin, United States Women’s 3000m Steeplechase: Peruth Chemutai, Uganda Men’s Hammer Throw: Wojciech Nowicki, Poland Men’s 800m: Emmanuel Korir, Kenya Men’s 200m: Andre de
Continue Reading By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty is officially a billionaire, according to Forbes. The business magazine, which tracks and publishes data on the world’s wealthiest individuals, on Wednesday reported the 33-year-old pop star’s estimated net worth to be $1.7 billion, making her the wealthiest female musician and the second-richest woman in entertainment behind
Continue Reading Rihanna is a Grammy award winning artist and fashion designer who is also known for her humanitarian work.
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Lizzo and Chris Evans are having lots of fun with their very public flirtation. In her latest move, the singer posted a TikTok pretending to be pregnant with Captain America’s baby. “This is something that I’ve been really trying to keep personal and private just between me and the father of
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EL PASO, Texas — Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego held a joint press conference at City Hall on Wednesday morning to announce that El Paso will host what they described as a “multi-state tourism industry event” later this year. The Binational Tourism Connection convention will take place December 1st through 3rd, drawing
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, Theresa Waldrop and Sarah Braner, CNN People vaccinated with the one-shot Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine will be able to receive a supplemental mRNA vaccine dose in San Francisco, the city’s health department said. San Francisco Department of Public Health officials are making an “accommodation” for those who have consulted with a
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La gimnasta de Estados Unidos Simone Biles reveló que su tía falleció “inesperadamente” durante los Juegos Olímpicos de 2020. Simone Biles, posiblemente la mejor gimnasta de todos los tiempos, compartió su pérdida con los medios de comunicación el martes después de ganar la medalla de bronce en la competencia de barra
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Almost 72,000 children and teens caught Covid-19 last week — a “substantial” increase from a week earlier, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported Tuesday. The group counted 71,726 new cases from July 22 – 29. That is a “substantial” increase from the nearly 39,000 cases reported a week
Continue Reading By Naomi Thomas, CNN The World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on booster shots until at least the end of September, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a news briefing in Geneva on Wednesday. “WHO is calling for a moratorium on boosters until at least the end of September to enable at
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico — The Mexican government is filing a civil lawsuit in the U.S. against major gun manufacturers, alleging that negligent business practices contribute to the illegal flow of weapons over the border, The Washington Post and Reuters reported Wednesday. The lawsuit seeks unspecified compensation for damages from Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.; Barrett
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By WEB STAFF Click here for updates on this story Baldwin County, AL (WALA) — Baldwin County Sheriff Huey “Hoss” Mack has released a statement regarding the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement: Good morning, I wanted to take this opportunity to let everyone know how the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office is continuing
Continue Reading By Sarah Braner and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Dr. Peter Marks, director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the US Food and Drug Administration, said on Tuesday that the “FDA does not recommend taking things into your own hands” regarding Covid-19 vaccine booster shots. “You can see all from looking at the news
Continue Reading New data from Pfizer shows a third dose of its Covid-19 vaccine can “strongly” boost protection against the Delta variant, but the US Surgeon General is cautioning anyone thinking about getting a booster shot.
Continue Reading By Gregory Lemos, CNN Coronavirus-related hospitalizations are up 13% from Florida’s previous peak on July 23, 2020, according to the Florida Hospital Association. FHA said it expects 60% of hospitals in the state to face a “critical staffing shortage” in the next seven days. There are currently 11,515 patients hospitalized with Covid-19 in the Sunshine
Continue Reading By Gregory Lemos, CNN Coronavirus-related hospitalizations are up 13% from Florida’s previous peak on July 23, 2020, according to the Florida Hospital Association. FHA said it expects 60% of hospitals in the state to face a “critical staffing shortage” in the next seven days. There are currently 11,515 patients hospitalized with Covid-19 in the Sunshine
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La Organización Mundial de la Salud pidió posponer las vacunas covid-19 de refuerzo hasta al menos finales de septiembre, dijo el director general de la OMS, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, durante una conferencia de prensa en Ginebra este miércoles. “La OMS está pidiendo una moratoria sobre los refuerzos hasta al menos
Continue Reading By Jeff Zeleny and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Former President Barack Obama has dramatically scaled back his planned 60th birthday party on Martha’s Vineyard this weekend due to concerns about the highly transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19, according to a spokeswoman. The birthday bash for the former President was previously planned to be held outside and
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Barack Obama, el 44º presidente de Estados Unidos cumple 60 años este 4 de agosto y los celebrará este fin de semana con una fiesta en Martha’s Vineyard que tendrá múltiples protocolos de seguridad por el covid-19. Aquí algunos datos que quizá no sabías sobre Obama. Datos básicos Fecha de nacimiento:
Continue Reading By Bill Walsh Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — Depending on who you ask, Zaffiro’s Pizza on Milwaukee’s east side has the best pizza in town. But today and every day recently, their dining room sits empty. For lunch, they are open for carryout and delivery. They only have the
Continue Reading NASA has released an animation that allows viewers to get a simulated “starship captain” eye view of its flyby of Jupiter and its largest moon, Ganymede.
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN A galactic sibling rivalry is taking place millions of light-years away, and the Hubble Space Telescope has captured it in a stunning image. About 747 million light-years from Earth, a triplet of galaxies is locked in a gravitational tug-of-war that was spied by Hubble as it observed them interacting in the
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Sean “Diddy” Combs believes he’s been given a second chance. In an interview with Vanity Fair, the man who added “Love” to his name talked about a wide range of topics, including the loss of the mother of three of his children, Kim Porter, in 2018 at the age of
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Selena Gomez is responding to a joke about her kidney transplant on the television show, “The Good Fight.” Gomez tweeted, “I am not sure how writing jokes about organ transplants for television shows has become a thing but sadly it has apparently. I hope in the next writer’s room when one
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