By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Smithfield Foods, one of the country’s top meat processors, has been sued by a consumer advocacy group, which alleges that Smithfield misled the public when it raised an alarm over possible meat shortages in spring 2020. Smithfield temporarily closed some of its facilities as workers got sick with Covid-19 early
Continue Reading By Alexis Benveniste and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Limetree Bay oil refinery in St. Croix said it would close indefinitely, citing “severe financial constraints” a month after the Environmental Protection Agency ordered an emergency shutdown of the plant, calling it an “imminent and substantial endangerment” to public health on the island. The EPA, which has
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Ángela Reyes (CNN) — En momentos en que la sequía extrema asola el oeste de Estados Unidos y se gestan tormentas más intensas en los trópicos, personas preocupadas por el clima se sumaron a científicos y meteorólogos el lunes en una campaña que tiene como objetivo dirigir la atención del mundo hacia la crisis climática.
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By Stella Chan, CNN A Southern California sheriff’s deputy is under criminal investigation after surveillance video showed him kicking a pursuit suspect in the head after the man surrendered, an incident that one official called “alarming” and “disturbing.” The incident occurred early Wednesday in Victorville, about 85 miles northeast of Los Angeles, after a motorcyclist
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN The Justice Department released three videos on Monday used in a federal court case against a Capitol riot defendant accused of leading the Proud Boys in the insurrection on January 6. The videos show the defendant, Charles Donohoe, among the rioters and other Proud Boys preparing their moves, then pushing into
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Migrant children who crossed the US-Mexico border alone are still spending prolonged time in temporary government facilities, raising concerns among attorneys, who say the conditions are inadequate for kids, according to a court filing Monday. Over the spring, the Biden administration scrambled to get a record number of migrant children out
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Brendan Fraser hizo una rara aparición el fin de semana y dio que hablar en internet. El actor de 52 años apareció en la alfombra roja de su última película, «No Sudden Move», dirigida por Steven Soderbergh y protagonizada por Benicio del Toro, Jon Hamm y Don Cheadle. Guía de entretenimiento
Continue Reading Carl Nassib, a defensive lineman with the Las Vegas Raiders, has played in the NFL for five years and said he “agonized over the decision” to announce that he is gay.
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Carl Nassib, liniero defensivo de los Raiders de Las Vegas, es el primer jugador activo en la historia de la NFL en anunciar que es gay. «¿Qué pasa, gente?», dijo Nassib el lunes en un video en Instagram. «Soy Carl Nassib. Estoy en mi casa aquí en Westchester, Pensilvania. Solo quería
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DALLAS, Texas — Officials issued a statewide Amber Alert Monday evening for two children out of Dallas who they said were believed to be in danger. According to the alert from the Texas Department of Public Safety, 2-year-old Seven Jeter and 4-year-old Curtis Jeter were taken around 2:30 p.m. Monday in Dallas. Police believed the two
Continue Reading Prosecutors could decide whether to seek an indictment against the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg as soon as next month, according to a person familiar with the matter. CNN Legal Analyst Elliot Williams gives perspective.
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Heavy smoke was visible in west El Paso Monday evening from a blaze burning across the U.S.-Mexico border in Juarez. The Mexican news outlet El Diario described the blaze as a “voracious house fire” at Ramón Corona and Inocencio Ochoa streets, which was cordoned off as firefighters worked to contain it.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La estrella insospechada de «Friends» James Michael Tyler anunció que está luchando contra un cáncer de próstata en etapa 4. El actor de 59 años, conocido por interpretar a Gunther, el gerente de Central Perk y admirador de Rachel, en la exitosa comedia de los 90 durante 10 temporadas, habló de
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Cuando se dieron a conocer los datos finales de la fase 3, que mostraban que las vacunas de ARNm fabricadas por Pfizer/BioNTech y Moderna tenían una eficacia superior al 90%, el Dr. Anthony Fauci se quedó sin palabras. Envió un mensaje de texto con emojis de caras sonrientes a un periodista que
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EUGENE, Oregon – The Olympic dream for El Pasoan Brian Barraza is alive and well. Monday, at the USA Track & Field Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, Barraza qualified for the final race in the 3000 meter steeplechase. In the second heat of the competition, Barraza finished in 4th place with a time of 8:31.96.
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Hay dos hechos internacionales realmente muy significativos. Ambos con derivaciones importantísimas que están en desarrollo y cuya evolución debemos observar. El primero tiene que ver con la reunión ocurrida en Suiza el miércoles entre los presidentes de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden y Rusia, Vladimir Putin. El segundo hecho tiene que
Continue Reading By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A New York woman is giving back to the community after more than 150 Amazon boxes that did not belong to her showed up at her house. Jillian Cannan told CNN started receiving packages at her home on June 5 thinking they were related to her business. “I thought my
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN If you follow luxury resorts or travel influencers on Instagram, odds are good that you’ve seen at least one “floating breakfast.” In case you’re not familiar with them, here’s what to know: they’re your typical upscale hotel room service breakfast — think toast, fruit, coffee and the like — served in
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Esta semana, el doctor Elmer Huerta responde las preguntas de nuestra audiencia, entre ellas, varias dudas sobre las vacunas contra el covid-19. En específico, el Dr. Huerta resuelve preguntas sobre la mezcla de distintas vacunas, inocularse con enfermedades preexistentes y sobre los anticuerpos generados tras superar la enfermedad. Puedes escuchar
Continue Reading Opinion by Keith Boykin This week Democrats will try to advance a sweeping new voting rights bill in the US Senate. The legislation, which passed the US House of Representatives in March, would enact automatic voter registration, expand early voting, modernize our antiquated voting systems, and restore the voting rights of Americans with prior felony
Continue Reading By Erica Orden, CNN The Trump Organization on Monday sued the city of New York after it ended its contract for a golf course at Ferry Point Park in the wake of the attack on the US Capitol on January 6. In a lawsuit filed in state court in Manhattan, the company alleged wrongful termination
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Si eres hombre y dudaste en ponerte la vacuna contra el covid-19 preocupado por la posibilidad de que dañe tu fertilidad, anímate a tomar la decisión. El conteo de espermatozoideas y su calidad no disminuyeron en hombres jóvenes saludables tras recibir la primera o segunda dosis de las vacunas de Pfizer
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LORDSBURG, New Mexico — Nearly five-dozen migrants were found crammed into three vehicles by human smugglers attempting to bring them across a remote portion of southern New Mexico desert, a U.S. Border Patrol official said Monday evening. Gloria Chavez, the Border Patrol chief for the El Paso sector, said agents apprehended the 70 migrants near
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Some states are making great strides in vaccinating their residents against Covid-19, but the ones that are not may soon be contending with a more transmissible variant, experts say. About 45.2% of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, CDC data showed, and in 16 states and Washington, DC, that
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, Hollie Silverman, Keith Allen and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Authorities say the incident in which two pedestrians were hit by a truck at a Pride parade near Miami Saturday — leaving one dead and the other injured — was a “tragic accident” and not an intentional act. The 77-year-old driver of the truck,
Continue Reading By Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden ramped up his push to move his legislative agenda forward in private meetings Monday with two key Democratic lawmakers. Biden spoke with the Democrats — Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin — in separate meetings, according to a White House official. The two lawmakers
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Drinking up to three or four cups of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee a day reduces your risk of developing and dying from chronic liver diseases, a new study found. Coffee drinkers were 21% less likely to develop chronic liver disease, 20% less likely to develop chronic or fatty liver disease, and
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EL PASO, Texas — Mexican consulate officials, Ciudad Juarez maquiladoras representatives and El Paso County leaders were participating in an international meeting in downtown El Paso on Monday evening to talk about the logistics involved in getting more than 30,000 maquiladoras employees vaccinated against Covid-19 before the U.S. ports of entry reopen. The discussions emerged
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — Ahora, a través de un chat de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) en WhatsApp en español, puedes averiguar en cuestión de segundos dónde vacunarte contra el covid-19. Para utilizar el localizador de vacunas creado por los CDC, debes ingresar
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji and Amanda Jackson, CNN A man accused of killing three people in three separate incidents Friday in North Bend, Oregon, and then allegedly forcing a woman to drive him to Wisconsin, has turned himself in to authorities, officials said. The incidents began Friday morning, when Oen Evan Nicholson, 30, allegedly killed 83-year-old
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