Some of the nation’s largest metropolitan regions have become increasingly segregated in the last 30 years, underscoring racial inequalities that have led to poorer life outcomes in Black and brown neighborhoods, according to a study released Monday by the University of California Berkeley’s Othering & Belonging Institute. The study found that 81% of regions with
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For much of the past 16 months, Amazon’s warehouse workers have faced grueling pressure to keep up with the demand from households for online goods during the pandemic. Now, workers must endure the stress of meeting a spike in orders from Amazon’s summer shopping holiday, which kicks off Monday. Several full-time Amazon warehouse employees told
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Tyler Hamilton has worked at the Amazon warehouse in Shakopee, Minnesota for four years. He shares the good and the bad about the fast-paced job.
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Will Smith is excited for you to read his memoir. The superstar put up a few posts over the weekend on his verified Instagram account regarding his forthcoming autobiography, titled “Will.” In one, Smith used a filter to give him a Disney character style face — noting that it was “weird” — to talk about
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Click here for updates on this story SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (CTV Network) — Women were more than twice as likely as men to say they’ll keep wearing masks in crowded places when their community reopens, according to a new survey by Nanos Research, with 32 per cent of women saying they would continue to wear face
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Health Canada is warning that there will be a global shortage in euthanasia drugs for animals due to an explosion at a manufacturing plant overseas, but according to the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA), pet owners in Canada shouldn’t worry. On Tuesday, Health
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(CNN) — La organización de Tokio 2020 anunció el lunes que permitirá espectadores en los Juegos Olímpicos de este año en medio de la pandemia, estableciendo un límite del 50% en las sedes, hasta un máximo de 10.000 personas. Sin embargo, los organizadores advirtieron que podrían restringir la cantidad de fanáticos. Será en caso de
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Amazon Prime Day llega a su séptima edición, en la que durante 48 horas ofrecerá en oferta millones de productos de su catálogo. El evento, programado para el 21 y 22 de junio, está dirigido a los suscriptores de Amazon Prime. A la fecha, la compañía cuenta con más de 200 millones
Continue Reading (CNN) — La bonanza de las casas baratas en Italia sigue atrayendo a cientos de compradores interesados, a pesar de la pandemia. Pero, ¿qué sucede una vez que alguien da el paso y hace una (pequeña) inversión en un rincón en ruinas de una ciudad remota? Para Roy Patrick, un británico de 67 años, fanático
Continue Reading After months of failing to break out, Amazon’s stock is close to a record high. Thank Prime Day, the annual sales bonanza that kicks off Monday. What’s happening: In 2020, analysts estimated Amazon’s Prime Day notched sales of $9 billion to $10.5 billion. The sales rush as the economy reopens could encourage even bigger spending
Continue Reading Nine children and one adult were killed in an accident involving multiple vehicles on Interstate 65 in Butler County, Alabama, on Saturday, according to Butler County Coroner Wayne Garlock. Eight of the children killed, ranging in age from 4 to 17, were in a vehicle from the Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch, Garlock said. The youth
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UPDATE, July 6: Joel Arciniega-Saenz, a homeless person who Las Cruces police say admitted to killing a man by cutting off his head and using it as a soccer ball, was denied bond Tuesday during a detention hearing in court. In denying bond, a judge found Arciniega-Saenz to be dangerous to the community if released.
Continue Reading While the true scope of the impact of police brutality is difficult to quantify, a new report indicates that more than 2,600 Latinos were killed by police or died while in custody in recent years. The report released Thursday by UnidosUS in partnership with a group of researchers, scholars, activists and family members of Latinos
Continue Reading Chicken wing prices are going through the roof. So Wingstop, a chain known for, well, wings, is now selling chicken thighs. But getting Americans on board could be a challenge. On Monday, the restaurant launched a virtual brand called “Thighstop” which serves crispy thighs, with or without sauce. The menu also includes breaded boneless versions
Continue Reading (CNN) — ¡Bienvenido al comienzo del verano! Ahora baja la velocidad. No querrás perderte nada pasando apresuradamente. Y no hay necesidad de sudar aún más, a menos que también te diviertas mientras lo haces. Esa es la sabiduría del verano. Nos enseña a estar completamente despiertos, comprometidos y abiertos a todo lo que nos rodea.
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN) –– Estados Unidos alcanzó un hito el viernes: se aplicaron 300 millones de vacunas de covid-19 en el país. Y a medida que el número de vacunaciones sigue aumentando, también lo hacen las señales de que la nación está volviendo a funcionar. Aquí hay una lista de algunos indicadores de que Estados
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Like many Olympians, USA track and field athlete Allyson Felix has been having an eventful journey to Tokyo 2020. With four Games under her belt — and having just qualified for her fifth Olympics at the US trials on June 20 — Felix is an Olympic veteran used to pristine training conditions. The last year
Continue Reading (CNN) — Estados Unidos extendió las restricciones por covid-19 sobre viajes no esenciales por tierra y cruces de ferry a Canadá y México hasta el 21 de julio, según un tuit del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) el domingo. «Para reducir la propagación de #COVID19, Estados Unidos extenderá las restricciones
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported three new coronavirus cases and did not announce any new virus-related deaths Monday morning. El Paso County’s pandemic death toll remained at 2,633. El Paso health department data shows that 61.7% of eligible El Pasoans are now fully vaccinated, with 74.1% having
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Tokyo 2020 announced on Monday that it will allow spectators at the Olympics this year amid the pandemic, setting a 50% cap at venues, up to a maximum of 10,000 people. Organizers did however warn that it could restrict the number of fans in the event of a state of emergency or amid any other
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EL PASO, Texas — The United States has extended Covid-19 restrictions on non-essential border crossings with Mexico until July 21, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “To reduce the spread of #COVID19, the United States is extending restrictions on non-essential travel at our land and ferry crossings with Canada and Mexico through
Continue Reading (CNN) — La levantadora de pesas de Nueva Zelandia Laurel Hubbard será la primera atleta transgénero en competir en los Juegos Olímpicos, después de ser seleccionada para el equipo nacional el lunes. Competirá en la categoría femenina de 87 kilogramos, según un comunicado emitido por el Comité Olímpico de Nueva Zelandia que también anunció a
Continue Reading (CNN) — Llámalo amor. Llámalo romance. Llámalo sensualidad. Anímate y llámalo lujuria pasada de moda si quieres. Llámalo como quieras, pero el solsticio de verano 2021 está llegando, y tiene una historia de alborotar corazones y libidos. El día más largo del año en el hemisferio norte suele dar inicio al verano y, con él,
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Stefan Lofven, Sweden’s Social Democratic prime minister since 2014, lost a no-confidence vote Monday, making him the first Swedish government leader ever to lose such a motion. The vote was initiated Tuesday by the small Left Party, an ally of the minority government that is not in the two-party center-left coalition. It
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Los países de América Latina avanzan poco a poco en sus campañas de vacunación contra el covid-19, pero esta semana se marcan dos hitos sombríos. Brasil superó las 500.000 muertes por coronavirus y Colombia se acerca a las 100.000. Mientras tanto, la Copa América ha visto un aumento en los casos de
Continue Reading Global stocks and cryptocurrencies are pulling back on Monday as investors continue to weigh signals from the Federal Reserve that it could raise interest rates sooner than expected. Markets were broadly lower, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropping more than 3% — easily the worst major performer — after Wall Street closed out its worst week
Continue Reading (CNN) — A medida que Estados Unidos continúa su camino hacia la normalidad casi prepandémica, los expertos siguen preocupados por las bajas tasas de vacunación y la propagación de las variantes de covid-19, que podrían exacerbar una pandemia que ha trastornado la vida durante más de un año e infligido dañinas secuelas en los estadounidenses
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s new foreign minister will head to the United Arab Emirates next week for the first-ever visit by a top Israeli diplomat to the Gulf Arab country. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s visit comes after the two countries normalized relations last year in an agreement brokered by the Trump administration. The new governments
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As the United States continues on a path to near pre-pandemic normalcy, experts remain concerned over low vaccination rates and the spread of Covid -19 variants, which could potentially exacerbate a pandemic that has upended life for more than a year and inflicted a damaging toll on Americans and the world. New York and California,
Continue Reading A rare case of China’s fiery national liquor has sold for more than $1 million, more than five times what experts had estimated it would fetch. Sotheby’s announced on Friday that it had sold a crate of the beloved spirit, Kweichow Moutai, for an eye-popping £1 million (almost $1.4 million) in London. That’s the highest
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