By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The United States has been through waves, spikes and surges of Covid-19 throughout the pandemic, and now there is concern that the nation may be entering a new winter surge. Sometimes scientists know which factors drive a new rise in cases, but some surges have been inconsistent and hard to predict.
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CNN By Tara John, Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN A London-based independent tribunal has ruled that China committed genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in its western Xinjiang region, accusing China’s senior leadership including President Xi Jinping of “primary responsibility” for acts perpetrated against Muslim minority groups. “The tribunal is satisfied that the
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials say a Philippine Airlines plane carrying 33 people has veered off the runway after landing in rainy weather at a central airport, causing no injuries but delaying 34 incoming and outgoing flights. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines says the De Havilland Dash 8 turboprop aircraft was towed away
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN President Joe Biden kicked off the inaugural White House “Summit for Democracy” on Thursday by sounding alarms about challenges to democracy around the globe as authoritarian governments gain ground. But advocates say much more work is needed at home to shore up America’s democracy, nearly a year after a violent attack
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell investors are expected to change the company’s name and approve moving its headquarters from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom. The vote Friday comes as the oil giant faces criticism it has been slow to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Shell says the changes will
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell has received approval from shareholders to simplify its archaic corporate structure that grew out of a merger more than a century ago of a British firm that once traded in exotic seashells and an oil company in the Netherlands. The changes will mean a
Continue Reading By Dan Merica, CNN Political candidates across the country this year have been forced to defend their ties to the states they hope to represent. Whether those attacks are nearly as potent as they once were, however, is an open question. Political operatives and academics argue that recent shifts in politics, including a hyper-partisan electorate
Continue Reading By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Kanye West hasn’t given up hope of saving his marriage. The hip-hop star made a public appeal to his estranged wife, Kim Kardashian, to “run right back to me” as he performed alongside Drake at the “Free Larry Hoover” benefit concert on Thursday night. The event, which took place at Los
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LONDON (AP) — Norwich is facing “a couple of COVID-related issues” ahead of its Premier League game against Manchester United. The relegation-threatened team had played Tottenham on Sunday before the north London club announced a coronavirus outbreak among players and staff that has forced the postponement of two games. Two Norwich players have undergone additional
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By Jack Bantock, CNN The Minnesota Vikings endured a late Pittsburgh Steelers rally to keep their playoff hopes alive with a 36-28 victory on Thursday Night Football. Having surged into a commanding 29-0 lead by late in the third quarter, the Vikings found themselves inches away from an embarrassing final-play collapse — Steelers quarterback Ben
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN As the Biden administration scrambled to deal with thousands of migrant children at the US-Mexico border this spring, officials were raising concerns that they were ditching “even the most basic safety procedures” and setting up facilities “run like disaster camps.” An internal document obtained by CNN sheds light on a federal
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN Legendary race car driver Al Unser Sr. died Thursday at his home in Chama, New Mexico, the president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) announced. He was 82 years old and had been battling cancer for the past 17 years, according to the racing league. Unser won the Indianapolis 500 four
Continue Reading A powerful storm system impacts nearly two-thirds of the country with heavy snow in the north and tornadoes in the south. CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the details.
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Could the supply chain nightmare be coming to an end? Yes and no. Port congestion is easing, deliveries are speeding up and shipping prices are coming back down, but other issues like driver and supply shortages could keep things unpredictable for a while. Here’s what you need to know to Get
Continue Reading A federal appeals court ruled against former President Donald Trump in his effort to block his White House records from being released to the House select committee investigating January 6. CNN’s Jessica Schneider has details.
Continue Reading Demaryius Thomas, who played 10 seasons in the NFL and is considered one of the best wide receivers in Denver Broncos history, was found dead at his home in Roswell, Georgia, according to officials. He was 33 years old.
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Francesca Street, CNN It was the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, and Reggie Laroche, stuck in his Florida apartment, was struggling to stay optimistic. Laroche’s job in television once took him around the globe. Now, he was confined to the same four walls, unsure what the future held. Killing time online, he stumbled across
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Los países con más (y menos) percepción de corrupción en América Latina. La secuenciación genómica es crucial en la batalla contra el coronavirus. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Decenas mueren en accidente en México; la mayoría serían migrantes Al menos 54 personas murieron y más de
Continue Reading By JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — The U.S. government has sanctioned Liberia’s ex-warlord and current senator Prince Yormie Johnson for alleged corruption. The sanctions against Johnson, announced Friday to commemorate International Human Rights Day, come under the Global Magnitsky Act, which authorizes the U.S. government to sanction those it sees as human
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN Two parallel realities are emerging as the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol continues to build its investigation. While a growing list of individuals are cooperating, a small but key group of former President Donald Trump’s allies continue to stonewall
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s Constitutional Court has declined to rule on a motion challenging the primacy of European Union law in a case involving the country’s treatment of refugees and asylum-seekers. Hungary’s justice minister had challenged a ruling by the EU’s top court, which required that migrants be granted
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tighter restrictions to curb the coronavirus have gone into effect in Britain. Starting Friday, face masks are again compulsory in indoor public spaces in England as part of measures announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to slow the spread of the omicron virus variant. Vaccination passes will
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Las autoridades estadounidenses ganaron su intento de revocar el fallo de una jueza británica de que el fundador de WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, no debería ser extraditado para enfrentar cargos en Estados Unidos. El australiano de 50 años ha sido acusado en los Estados Unidos bajo la Ley de Espionaje por su papel
Continue Reading By Laura Smith-Spark, Claudia Rebaza and Sebastian Shukla, CNN US authorities have won their bid to overturn a British judge’s ruling that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to face charges in the United States, on the basis of assurances given about his treatment there. The 50-year-old Australian has been charged in the
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s economy barely grew in October as construction activity slowed due to shortages of building materials and rising prices caused by shipping bottlenecks around the world. The Office for National Statistics said Friday that gross domestic product increased by 0.1% from the previous month, below the forecast of 0.4% from
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s economy barely grew in October as construction activity slowed due to shortages of building materials and rising prices caused by shipping bottlenecks around the world. The Office for National Statistics said Friday that gross domestic product increased by 0.1% from the previous month, below the forecast of 0.4% from
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Un jurado encontró culpable el jueves a la estrella de reality shows Josh Duggar de recibir pornografía infantil y posesión de pornografía infantil, según la sentencia presentada en la División de Fayetteville del Distrito Occidental de Arkansas del Tribunal de Distrito de Estados Unidos. “Apreciamos las largas deliberaciones del jurado, respetamos el
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN Formula One‘s script writers have served up a season fit for Hollywood this season, but will the finale stick the landing? Tied at 369.5 points apiece heading into the final race in Abu Dhabi, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are only the second pair of leading drivers in the history of
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olivertapia (CNN) — Un youtuber dedicado al buceo, cuya misión es encontrar personas desaparecidas, descubrió el vehículo de dos adolescentes que desaparecieron hace 21 años en la zona rural de Tennessee. La policía del condado de White confirmó el 1 de diciembre el descubrimiento de un automóvil que coincidía con el que conducían Erin Foster,
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian official said that gunmen attacked a rural village in the country’s north, killing 16 worshippers at a mosque and kidnapping others. Local government chairman Alhassan Isah Mazakuka said the assault on Ba’are village in the Mashegu area of Niger state lasted for hours on
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