A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Usually, when social media executives are brought to testify in front of Congress, the hearings are centered on specific policies and types of content, misinfo and foreign interference, antitrust issues, and privacy concerns. What doesn’t
Continue Reading Toyota is hitting the gas to achieve its self-driving goals by buying Lyft’s autonomous vehicle business for over half a billion dollars. The two players announced the $550 million acquisition on Tuesday, saying that it would allow them to create a “dream team” of about 1,200 researchers and engineers around the world. The combined unit
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Nueva York (CNN Business) — La noche más importante de Hollywood, la entrega de los Oscar, fue también la de menor audiencia. La edición número 93 de los premios de la Academia trató de cubrir un año perdido en el cine con una carga de intriga. La ceremonia incluyó un cambio de sede que permitió
Continue Reading Toyota is hitting the gas to achieve its self-driving goals by buying Lyft’s autonomous vehicle business for over half a billion dollars. The two players announced the $550 million acquisition on Tuesday, saying that it would allow them to create a “dream team” of about 1,200 researchers and engineers around the world. The combined unit
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration lifted the pause on the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine on Friday. The agencies previously had decided to pause administration of the vaccine due to cases of an extremely rare blood clotting disorder found in six women between the ages
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Apple rolled out a major privacy feature on Monday that will allow iOS users to decide how they want their personal data handled — a move that has worried some companies, including Facebook. iOS users must now give explicit permission for apps to track their behavior and sell their personal data, such as age, location,
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Most congressional Democrats are backing President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan this year, though many harbor nagging concerns that the gains won over the last 20 years will be erased and the Taliban will retake control after American troops are no longer there. Biden’s announcement that US troops would leave by
Continue Reading House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal has introduced a massive social programs infrastructure package aimed at making enhancements to the child tax credit permanent, expanding paid family leave and boosting access to child care for Americans. The “Building the Economy for Families Act” comes as the Biden administration is expected to unveil its own
Continue Reading Tesla posted record profits Monday — its third record quarter in a row — as its adjusted earnings reached the $1 billion mark for the first time. The company recorded $9 billion in total revenue. That was slightly lower than fourth quarter sales but up 75% from the year-earlier period. Revenue was partly held back
Continue Reading (CNN en Español) — El Servicio de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) informó este lunes a través de un comunicado que se ha incrementado el intento de migración ilegal mediante trenes desde México a través de El Paso, Texas. CBP dice que, desde el comienzo del año fiscal actual, los
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — La vicepresidenta de Estados Unidos, Kamala Harris, anunció el lunes por la noche que el país enviará 310 millones de dólares adicionales a Centroamérica «para ayuda humanitaria y para abordar la inseguridad alimentaria». De estos, US$ 255 millones se destinarán a ayuda humanitaria y US$ 55 millones se destinarán a abordar la
Continue Reading US officials say Covid-19 vaccines are our way out of the pandemic. But the US faces a stubborn challenge — vaccine hesitancy — which could prevent some communities from reaching widespread protection levels and suppressing the spread of the virus. Providing strong incentives to get a shot could help, some experts say. “Many Americans want
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Fewer new people are getting their first Covid-19 shot than those finishing up their second, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the last 10 of 11 days, the number of “fully vaccinated” people has risen more than the number of people with “at least one dose” — suggesting
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The Three Rivers Fire has burned 4,000 acres in New Mexico and has not been contained, according to a press release on the New Mexico Fire Information site. The fire “is being driven by steep terrain and extreme fire weather conditions, including gusty winds and low humidity levels around 8 percent,” the release said. There
Continue Reading Police in the New York suburb of Long Island are investigating a report of a noose found hanging in a storeroom at a local business, a Suffolk County police spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Monday. Kyrin Taylor, a 23-year-old electrician who had been working as an apprentice since December at Cooper Power & Lighting Corp.,
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Officials declared a county emergency for the Flag Fire in Arizona after it grew from 600 to 1,400 acres Monday, according to the latest information from the Bureau of Land Management. The fire, which was described by officials as “raging out of control” on Sunday, prompting the evacuation of about 200 homes in the Hualapai
Continue Reading Hiromi spent most of her life feeling trapped. Growing up, the now 58-year-old Japanese acupuncturist felt pressure to conform to Japan’s rules-based society, and to become a model worker and wife. She married young and had three children, but later divorced and says she still struggles to make ends meet. “I’m sure some Japanese people
Continue Reading (CNN en Español)– La Premier League de Inglaterra eligió como miembros inaugurales del Salón de la Fama de la liga a los icónicos delanteros Alan Shearer y Thierry Henry. La Premier League hizo el anuncio este lunes, cuando dio a conocer 23 candidatos a seis puestos en la exclusiva lista de los mejores de la
Continue Reading (CNN) — Una legisladora del estado de Alaska que había llamado a los auxiliares de vuelo de Alaska Airlines «bravucones de las mascarillas» y se había enfrentado a los empleados de la aerolínea en un video sobre las reglas que rigen el uso de las mascarillas, ahora tiene prohibido volar con la compañía por su
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There has been a major coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India with two locally employed staff dying and more than 100 people testing positive in recent weeks as the country struggles to cope with a dramatic surge of the deadly disease, two sources familiar with the situation told CNN. Reported Covid-19 case rates
Continue Reading The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by deputies in North Carolina last week were shown Monday a short snippet of police body camera footage that one family attorney described as an execution. Andrew Brown Jr., 42, was fatally shot by Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies in Elizabeth City on Wednesday when they
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – You may recognize former New Mexico State defensive back Darien Johnson, but these days it might help if he’s not wearing a shirt! That’s because Johnson, who played cornerback at New Mexico State from 2010-2013, is now an internet sensation fitness trainer after posting his super-human workouts to social media.
Continue Reading A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Usually, when social media executives are brought to testify in front of Congress, the hearings are centered on specific policies and types of content, misinfo and foreign interference, antitrust issues, and privacy concerns. What doesn’t
Continue Reading Emergent BioSolutions’ stock lost more than half of its value since the disclosure that it ruined as many as 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine at its Baltimore plant. But the company’s CEO dumped more than $11 million worth of stock ahead of the stock’s massive decline. Johnson & Johnson announced on
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HOUSTON, Texas — An application for a posthumous pardon of George Floyd’s 2004 conviction in Texas was filed Monday on behalf of Floyd and his surviving family, according to a copy of the application obtained by CNN. In the application, Allison Mathis of the Harris County Public Defender’s Office said that even though Floyd worked
Continue Reading (CNN) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos enviará suministros y apoyo adicionales a la India mientras el país asiático se enfrenta a un aumento en los casos de coronavirus, anunció la Casa Blanca el domingo. «Para ayudar a tratar a los pacientes con covid-19 y proteger a los trabajadores sanitarios de primera línea en la
Continue Reading (CNN) — Mientras India lucha contra una devastadora segunda ola de covid-19 que está matando a miles de personas cada día, los esfuerzos internacionales para ayudar a hacer frente a la crisis se aceleran, y tanto Gran Bretaña como Estados Unidos prometen ayuda y suministros médicos muy necesarios. Aumento récord de covid-19 agota oxígeno en
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Continue Reading A Utah man promised investors his business could turn dirt into gold and swindled millions of dollars from them over several years, according to federal officials. Now, he has been sentenced to prison for his role in an $8 million telemarketing fraud scheme. Marc Tager, 55, is the latest defendant to be sentenced in the
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