Bill Gates won’t join the space race. He wants to eradicate malaria and tuberculosis instead
Zeena Saifi, Eoin McSweeney Some of the world’s richest men are squaring off in what’s become a rivalry for the ages — the space…
Continue ReadingMonth: December 2021
Britain battles Omicron ‘tidal wave,’ as infections double every two to three days and first death from variant is recorded
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is sounding the alarm on boosters against Covid-19 after the UK confirmed its first Omicron hospitalization…
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Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press HOLDERNESS, N.H. (AP) — Researchers on an idyllic New Hampshire lake popular with tourists are hunting for…
Continue Reading South Africans urge jabs as president ill in omicron wave
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office says that he has postponed getting…
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Cuatro consejos de seguridad que te podrÃan salvar la vida ante un tornado
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un tornado pueden ocurrir en cualquier momento y amenazar todos los rincones de Estados Unidos. Es hora de…
Continue Reading December’s child tax credit payment will be the last one unless Congress acts
CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN Parents are set to get their last monthly infusion of the expanded child tax credit starting Wednesday — unless Congress…
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December’s child tax credit payment is the last one unless Congress acts
By Tami Luhby, CNN The Internal Revenue Service sent out the last monthly infusion of the expanded child tax credit Wednesday — unless Congress…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 2, injure 12 in attack on police bus in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police say a gun attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir has killed two police and wounded a dozen others, hours after…
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GM may be stuck with the Bolt, even if it makes sense to dump it
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business It seems like a good time for General Motors to pull the plug on the Bolt, the only electric vehicle currently in its…
Continue Reading Austria’s new interior minister accused of antisemitism
BERLIN (AP) — A Nobel laureate in literature, Jewish students and other prominent figures in Austria want the country’s new interior minister…
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NHL postpones 3 Flames games due to COVID-19 outbreak
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has postponed the Calgary Flames’ next three games after six players and a staff member entered the league’s COVID-19…
Continue Reading Online delivery is unprofitable. Why are discount chains using it now?
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Many of America’s leading discount chains have sat out the online shopping boom. Not anymore. Dollar…
Continue Reading Russian lawmaker charged with killing elk, alleges politics
MOSCOW (AP) — A defense lawyer says a Communist Party lawmaker in Russia has been charged with illegal hunting for killing an elk. Kremlin critic…
Continue Reading EU slaps sanctions on Russian mercenaries, Wagner Group
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on a group of private Russian military contractors it accuses of fomenting violence and…
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EU slaps sanctions on Russian mercenaries, Wagner Group
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on a group of private Russian military contractors it accuses of fomenting violence and…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: Japanese tourist says space trip ‘amazing’
By HARRIET MORRIS and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Japanese space tourist has rebuffed criticism from those who questioned…
Continue Reading Amid tension, Southern Baptist women lead where they can
By BOB SMIETANA of Religion News Service and HOLLY MEYER of The Associated Press Women cannot serve as the senior pastor of a Southern Baptist…
Continue Reading Cyprus OKs COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged 5-11
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus will start vaccinating kids between the ages of 5 to 11 in fresh bid to head off another COVID-19 surge following the…
Continue Reading The ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ trailer is here
By Marianne Garvey The official trailer for the third “Fantastic Beasts” movie is here. The movie, titled “Fantastic Beasts: The…
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Amid tension, Southern Baptist women lead where they can
By BOB SMIETANA of Religion News Service and HOLLY MEYER of The Associated Press Women cannot serve as the senior pastor of a Southern Baptist…
Continue Reading Keanu Reeves reveals why he turned down ‘Speed 2’
By Marianne Garvey Keanu Reeves has revealed why he turned down the 1997 movie, “Speed 2: Cruise Control.” Reeves and starred with Sandra…
Continue Reading Olympic swimming champion Agnel denies coercion in rape case
PARIS (AP) — The prosecutor in the rape case of two-time Olympic swimming champion Yannick Agnel says the Frenchman has admitted to having a…
Continue Reading High court won’t hear Mississippi lawsuit over talcum powder
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away a request by Johnson & Johnson to halt a Mississippi lawsuit over its talcum powder…
Continue Reading High court won’t hear Mississippi lawsuit over talcum powder
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away a request by Johnson & Johnson to halt a Mississippi lawsuit over its talcum powder…
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Navajo Nation reports 23 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is reporting 23 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one new death. Tribal health officials released their…
Continue Reading Verstappen parties until daybreak after F1 title
By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer Max Verstappen partied until daybreak in Abu Dhabi after winning the Formula One championship. Verstappen said he left…
Continue Reading Meadows dijo que la Guardia Nacional estaba lista para “proteger a los simpatizantes de Trump” durante la insurrección en el Capitolio
Germán Padinger (CNN) — El exsecretario general de la Casa Blanca Mark Meadows envió un correo electrónico diciendo que la Guardia Nacional…
Continue ReadingGolden Globes 2022: la lista completa de nominados para la edición 79 de los premios
urielblanco (CNN Español) — Los nominados a los premios Golden Globes 2022 (los Globo de Oro) se dieron a conocer este lunes. Los premios…
Continue Reading Boy killed in hit-and-run after leaving ABQ BioPark
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police are searching for the driver who struck and killed a 7-year-old boy as he was crossing the street with…
Continue Reading British spy agency releases Christmas brainteaser for kids
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The UK’s largest spy agency, GCHQ, has sent out its annual Christmas card — with a set of puzzles aimed at inspiring…
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