DETROIT (AP) — Volvo is recalling nearly 260,000 older cars in the U.S. because the front driver’s air bag can explode and send shrapnel into the cabin. The recall is in addition to one from November of 2020, which was done after an unidentified U.S. driver was killed. The latest recall covers S80 sedans from
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By Liam Reilly, CNN A bronze bust of George Floyd, part of Confront Art’s “SEEINJUSTICE” exhibition, was defaced on Sunday morning, according to the New York City Police Department. The bust — one of the three statues at Confront Art’s installation, which debuted on Thursday but opened to the public on Friday evening — was
Continue Reading Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, joins CNN New Day to talk about his brother’s bust being vandalized in New York City.
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WASHINGTON, DC — A former Facebook data scientist has told Congress that the social network giant’s products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S. while its executives refuse to change because they elevate profits over safety. And she laid responsibility with the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Frances Haugen testified to the U.S. Senate Commerce
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — La aparición de los Papeles de Pandora, la investigación más reciente realizada por el Consorcio Internacional de Periodistas Investigadores (ICIJ, por sus siglas en inglés) sobre paraísos fiscales, ha vuelto a sacudir el mundo financiero. El reporte, realizado junto con 150 medios de comunicación, se basa en 11,9 millones de
Continue Reading Car rental company Hertz has named industry veteran Mark Fields as its interim CEO. Fields, the former president and CEO of Ford Motor Co., joined Hertz’s board in June. He takes over the top post at Hertz from Paul Stone, who will now serve as the company’s president and chief operations officer. Hertz filed for
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By Devan Cole, CNN A bipartisan group of former public officials and lawyers are urging the California bar association to investigate a conservative lawyer who reportedly tried to convince then-Vice President Mike Pence that he could overturn the election results on January 6. In a letter sent Monday by more than two dozen people —
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Alan Kalter, the announcer on “Late Show With David Letterman,” has died, according to Rabbi Joshua Hammerman of Temple Beth El in Connecticut. He was 78. “Alan died peacefully on Monday, surrounded by family,” Hammerman told CNN. Kalter died at Stamford Hospital, with his wife Peggy and his daughters Lauren Hass
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jamie Lee Curtis sounds like a firm believer in natural beauty. In a recently published interview with Fast Company, the “Halloween Kills” star was asked about her thoughts on plastic surgery and Hollywood’s changing beauty standards. “I tried plastic surgery and it didn’t work. It got me addicted to Vicodin,”
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MOSCOW (AP) — The president of the Russian Premier League has resigned after 14 years in the job following debate over the format of the league and how to boost Russia’s results in European club soccer. The league hasn’t given a reason for Sergei Pryadkin’s resignation. It comes after he was elected unanimously to a
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Grey Poupon is doubling down on its hoity-toity image with a new white wine. It’s introducing La Moutarde Vin, a limited-edition “celebration” of the white wine used in the mustard recipe. The wine, which is intended for “making lunch feel like a feast” according to a press release from Kraft
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood and Nicole Gaouette, CNN Secretary of State Tony Blinken met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and French President Emmanuel Macon in Paris Tuesday amid tensions between the two countries that — at least once in a TV interview — boiled to the surface. A senior State Department official described Blinken’s
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN His “Peaches” single lit up the charts and now Justin Bieber wants folks to be able to light up his pre-rolled joints. The singer has entered into a partnership with the company Palms to sell a limited edition line of cannabis. “This limited edition line of single strain, indoor flower
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NEW YORK (AP) — Officials have announced that New York City’s public libraries will no longer charge late fees and will waive existing fines for overdue books and other materials. Late fees had already been suspended since March 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The new policy covers the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Officials have announced that New York City’s public libraries will no longer charge late fees and will waive existing fines for overdue books and other materials. Late fees had already been suspended since March 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The new policy covers the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn
Continue Reading HBO releases teaser trailer for Game of Thrones prequel, House of The Dragon.
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Nueva York (CNN Business) — “Tengo que ser delgado”, “eternamente hambriento”, “quiero ser perfecto”. Estos son los nombres de las cuentas que los algoritmos de Instagram promovieron a una cuenta registrada como perteneciente a una niña de 13 años que expresó interés en adelgazar y hacer dieta. La prueba de que Instagram
Continue Reading Former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham acknowledged to CNN’s John Berman and Brianna Keilar that she played a role in the big lie and made a lot of mistakes. She says she regrets the lies she told and doesn’t think she can forgive herself for being an enabler that cost lives during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With a laugh, Dave Grohl calls himself “the labrador of rock ’n’ roll.” Who doesn’t like labs? And in the rock world, few current artists have been so accepted into the fraternity so completely as the Foo Fighters frontman. He dines with Paul McCartney, records
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El expresidente de Perú Alberto Fujimori fue sometido este lunes a una cirugía cardíaca para colocarle un stent debido a que la arteria coronaria descendente anterior se encontraba obstruida en un 75%, informó su médico de cabecera y congresista de Fuerza Popular, Alejandro Aguinaga. Agregó que el exmandatario se
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Dado que la confianza es fundamental para las relaciones, tratar de restaurar el sentimiento una vez que se pierde puede parecer imposible. Pero si tú eres el ofensor en una ruptura de la confianza, es importante que sepas que es posible que no toda la esperanza está perdida. La confianza “a
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El Dr. Francis Collins anunció este martes que dejará el cargo de director de los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud de Estados Unidos (NIH, por sus siglas en inglés) a finales de año. “Ha sido un privilegio increíble dirigir esta gran agencia durante más de una década”, dijo Collins en
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it’s still reviewing data about Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine as part of hopes that it can be approved for emergency use against the coronavirus, but no decision is imminent. The clarification comes after Russia’s Health Minister Mikhail Murashko in recent days said
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — El papa Francisco conoció el contenido de un informe sobre el abuso sexual sistémico de menores en la Iglesia católica francesa con “dolor”, dijo el Vaticano el martes. “Sus primeros pensamientos van hacia las víctimas, con gran tristeza por sus heridas”, dijo el portavoz Matteo Bruni sobre el papa. Francisco está agradecido
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican prosecutor has conceded procedural errors in his fraud and corruption investigation into the Holy See’s finances and is offering to remedy them by essentially starting over. Lawyers for the 10 defendants have argued the mistakes were so grave as to render the indictment void.
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican prosecutor has conceded procedural errors in his fraud and corruption investigation into the Holy See’s finances and is offering to remedy them by essentially starting over. Lawyers for the 10 defendants have argued the mistakes were so grave as to render the indictment void.
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Seven late-night hosts focused their shows on climate change during Climate Week NYC, a summit to promote climate solutions.
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Las vacunas han evitado al menos un cuarto de millón de infecciones por covid-19 entre las personas mayores y decenas de miles de muertes solo entre enero y mayo de este año, según un nuevo informe publicado este martes por el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Estados Unidos (HHS).
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund says the agency is trimming its forecast for global growth this year. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday cited rising risks of inflation, debt and a divergence in growth prospects between nations with access to the coronavirus vaccines
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund says the agency is trimming its forecast for global growth this year. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday cited rising risks of inflation, debt and a divergence in growth prospects between nations with access to the coronavirus vaccines
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