The news just keeps getting worse for Lordstown Motors. The troubled electric truck maker said Monday that its CEO and chief financial officer were stepping down — just one week after warning that the company could go out of business. Shares of Lordstown plunged nearly 20% in early trading on the news. Lordstown didn’t give
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Ginebra, Suiza (CNN) — Los padres de un ex infante de Marina estadounidense encarcelado en Rusia están suplicando a los presidentes Joe Biden y Vladimir Putin que lleguen a un acuerdo para enviarlo a casa. Paula y Joey Reed esperan que la cumbre del miércoles entre los líderes permita una resolución a casi dos años
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Monday apologized for her “offensive” comments comparing Capitol Hill mask-wearing rules to the Holocaust after visiting the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. “There are words that I have said, remarks that I’ve made that I know are offensive, and for that I’d like to apologize,” the Georgia Republican said
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Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — With the TikTok “dry scooping” challenge taking off on the social media platform, health and nutrition experts say the trend is dangerous and can lead to serious health and safety concerns. The newest dry scooping trend challenges people to consume a scoop of
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Multiple people were wounded in a shooting Tuesday morning on Chicago’s South Side, police said. Shots were fired around 5:42 a.m. (6:42 a.m. ET), after an argument at a gathering inside a residence in the Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said. “Multiple victims sustained gunshot wounds. Officers are currently on the scene. Further details will follow
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — There is a battle brewing over furniture prices that are so high you’ll fall off your chair. It centres on steep anti-dumping tariffs imposed by the Canada Border Services Agency in May on leather-upholstered furniture manufactured in China and Vietnam. Now the Retail
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The White House on Tuesday announced a government-wide strategy to combat domestic terrorism after completing a sweeping assessment of the threat posed by domestic violent extremism following the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. The strategy focuses on providing a national framework for the US government and partners to share information related to domestic
Continue Reading President Joe Biden on Monday called on foreign leaders to protect against those who prey on division and push “phony populism,” asserting that it’s up to democratic nations to prove to the world that democracy can prevail and autocracies cannot “deliver for the needs of our people.” “We have to root out corruption that siphons
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Many Americans on the Mid-Atlantic Coast will be treated to a view of Northrop Grumman’s Minotaur 1 rocket launch Tuesday morning. The rocket will take off from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia, from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad 0B at 9:35 a.m. ET. The National Reconnaissance Office, the US government agency in
Continue Reading Special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, were one of the stock market’s hottest trends in early 2021, drawing in billionaires, celebrities and athletes. Then, in early spring, enthusiasm began to wane, as “blank check” firms — which raise money from investors and then go hunting for takeover targets — started to receive greater scrutiny from lawmakers
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — A group of Democratic senators, led by U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, sent a letter to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services demanding an explanation on processing delays for applications related to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on the day of the program’s ninth anniversary, CNN has learned.
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The image of Christian Eriksen lying motionless on the pitch during Saturday’s Euro 2020 game is one that “will never go away,” according to Finland captain Tim Sparv. Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest towards the end of the first half of the game between Finland and Denmark before being resuscitated. On Tuesday, Eriksen said he
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The Mommy Wars — the alleged battle between working moms and stay-at-home moms — rests on a number of fictions. One is the myth that working moms neglect their children. In fact, many of today’s working moms spend more time with their children than moms from previous generations who didn’t work outside their home. Another
Continue Reading President Joe Biden arrives in Geneva on Tuesday ahead of lengthy and contentious talks with Vladimir Putin, the capstone on a European tour designed to show western solidarity ahead of the momentous summit. Biden has spent the past week consulting fellow leaders, national security aides and political advisers, reading through extensive preparation materials and thinking
Continue Reading BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian lawmakers have passed legislation that prohibits sharing with minors any content that portrays or promotes homosexuality or sex reassignment. The National Assembly passed the bill Tuesday on a 157-1 vote. Most opposition parties boycotted the voting session to protest what they denounced as discrimination against LGBT people. Hungary’s conservative ruling
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This popular city has an enigmatic soul that extends far beyond its Communist past. CNN’s Richard Quest explores Prague’s built-in “magic” that even locals find too enticing to resist.
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EL PASO, Texas — The unemployment rates dropped below 7 percent in April in El Paso, a good sign for the workforce. But, many working parents are now having to readjust as many make their physical return to the office. Workforce Solutions Borderplex is encouraging parents to apply for childcare services. “This shift in the pandemic
Continue Reading The United States and the European Union have resolved a long-running trade dispute over subsidies to Airbus and Boeing, a move that could improve transatlantic relations as both sides seek to counter China’s rising economic influence. US officials confirmed on Tuesday they struck a truce to end the dispute over government subsidies for the world’s
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The deal the United States and the European Union reached Tuesday to end their long-running rift over their subsidies to Boeing and Airbus will mean the phase-out of billions in punitive tariffs. It will ease trans-Atlantic tensions. And it will allow the two sides to focus on a common economic threat: China.
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Children who eat more ultra-processed food are more likely to be overweight or obese as adults, a new 17-year study of more than 9,000 British children born in the 1990s suggests. The researchers also found that ultra-processed foods — including frozen pizzas, fizzy drinks, mass-produced bread and some ready-to-eat meals — accounted for a very
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los contagios por covid-19 pueden estar disminuyendo, pero la urgencia de continuar vacunando a la población estadounidense está lejos de terminar, dijo un experto. «Necesitaremos tener una población altamente vacunada durante años, si no más. Este virus estará circulando en el mundo durante mucho tiempo», dijo el Dr. Paul Offit, miembro del Comité
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced five new coronavirus cases and did not report any new virus-related deaths Tuesday. El Paso County’s pandemic death toll remained at 2,626. There are also 14 additional suspected Covid-19 deaths currently being investigated by the health department. El Paso health department data
Continue Reading (Reuters) — Argentina y Chile repartieron puntos mientras que Paraguay derrotó de forma contundente a Bolivia en el segundo día de la Copa América 2021. Las selecciones de fútbol de Argentina y Chile igualaron el lunes 1-1 con goles de Lionel Messi y Eduardo Vargas, en el debut de ambos equipos en la Copa América que
Continue Reading The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee plans to invest $10 million in voter protection efforts ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, committee operatives told CNN on Tuesday, highlighting the concern top Democrats have about how restrictive voting laws in Republican-controlled states could impact elections. The new program — named “Defend the Vote” — will be a
Continue Reading (CNN) — Una disputa por el uso de la mascarilla en una tienda de comestibles provocó el lunes un tiroteo que dejó una empleada muerta y dos personas heridas, entre ellas un agente, según el sheriff del condado de DeKalb, Melody Maddox. El sospechoso entró al Supermercado Big Bear en South DeKalb Mall en Decatur,
Continue Reading (CNN) — En un principio se pensó que un diminuto cráneo enterrado en ámbar de 99 millones de años que se convirtió en tema de debate científico el año pasado pertenecía a la especie de dinosaurio más pequeña del mundo. Sin embargo, el artículo científico de alto perfil de marzo de 2020 que reveló el
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The United States and the European Union are poised to resolve a long-running trade dispute over subsidies to Airbus and Boeing, a move that could improve transatlantic relations as both sides seek to counter China’s rising economic influence. The United States and the European Union are expected to announce a resolution of the dispute over
Continue Reading A once-in-century pandemic. Political polarization. The fight for social justice. An existential climate crisis. The modern CEO faces a minefield of vexing challenges every day. “We’re only at the tip of the iceberg,” Tim Ryan, US chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers, told CNN Business. That’s why PwC, the 160-year-old accounting and consulting giant, is embarking on a
Continue Reading Stephen Colbert has come a long way since doing a monologue in a bathtub. The host welcomed back a full house to the Ed Sullivan Theater, home of CBS’ “The Late Show,” on Monday. It was the first time in 15 months that Colbert presented the show in front of a live audience. CNN Business
Continue Reading Ciudad de México (CNN) — La ya frágil democracia de Nicaragua está retrocediendo rápidamente hacia una dictadura. El presidente Daniel Ortega ha pasado la última semana utilizando el poder indiscutible de la policía y los tribunales del país para reprimir a su oposición política con brutal eficiencia. Al menos 12 líderes de la oposición han
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