Thirty-three states have introduced more than 100 bills that aim to curb the rights of transgender people across the country, with advocacy groups calling 2021 a record-breaking year for such legislation. Many of these bills are rapidly making their way through state legislatures. On April 6, Arkansas became the first state to outlaw providing gender-affirming
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Ark Invest‘s Cathie Wood, known for her bullishness on momentum stocks, especially Tesla, is making another big bet: This time, on Coinbase Global. Three of Ark’s funds bought a combined $246 million stake in the cryptocurrency giant on its first day of trading Wednesday. In total, Ark Invest bought nearly 750,000 Coinbase shares, according to
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Click here for updates on this story STANDISH, Michigan (WNEM) — A family is feeling like they’re running in circles after their father died in a crash. It’s been months and still and they don’t have a death certificate, meaning the life insurance he left them is in limbo. “The best memory I have of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HIGH RIDGE, Missouri (KMOV) — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a bullet pierced the wall of a house in High Ridge and bounced off a dresser while two girls were in the room playing. The father of the girls, 11 and 13 years old, told
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — It’s the happier times family members of Craig Williams say they’re leaning on while they await justice. “He’s dearly missed,” said Keena Williams. “He was the life of our life, he walked in a room and made everybody laugh “ Craig Williams, 23, was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — According to a Clark County medical examiner, 15-year-old Karreon Walker-Franks weighed just 70 pounds at his time of death. “Starvation and neglect” were listed on the death certificate as the cause of death. The Vancouver Police Department is still investigating, and no arrests have
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In his final letter to shareholders as Amazon CEO before he steps down from the role later this year, Jeff Bezos spent much of his time addressing the complaints of critics, both directly and indirectly. He specifically noted the outcome of the unionization vote in Bessemer, Alabama, which resulted in Amazon workers voting overwhelmingly not
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Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winner Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. Personal Birth date: May 5, 1989 Birth place: Tappahannock, Virginia Birth name: Christopher Maurice Brown Father: Clinton Brown, corrections officer Mother: Joyce Hawkins, former day care director Children: with Nia Guzman: Royalty; with Ammika
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TILLAMOOK, Oregon (KPTV) — Deputies say a prisoner is back in custody after walking away from South Fork Forest Camp (SFFC) in Tillamook on Wednesday afternoon. Jedaiah Lunn walked away from the crew near Gales Creek Campground at 2:30 p.m. He was arrested at 10:37 p.m. by state
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of US President Joe Biden. Personal Birth date: November 20, 1942 Birth place: Scranton, Pennsylvania Birth name: Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. Father: Joseph Robinette Biden Sr., car salesman Mother: Catherine Eugenia (Finnegan) Biden Marriages: Jill (Jacobs) Biden (June 17, 1977-present); Neilia (Hunter) Biden (August 27, 1966-December 18, 1972,
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(CNN) — Aproximadamente 5.800 personas que han sido vacunadas contra el coronavirus en Estados Unidos se han infectado de todos modos, dijeron a CNN los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). Algunas se enfermaron gravemente y 74 personas murieron, dijeron los CDC. Dijeron que 396 (7%)
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the Boston Marathon, run from Hopkinton to Boston. The finish line is in front of the Boston Public Library on Boylston Street. October 11, 2021 – The 125th Boston Marathon is scheduled to take place. The 2020 Boston Marathon is canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Facts The race is organized
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Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez say they are better off as friends. The stars announced on Thursday that they are officially ending their two-year engagement. “We have realized we are better as friends and look forward to remaining so,” a representative for Lopez told CNN in a statement first reported by NBC. “We will continue
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GRAHAM, Alamance County, North Carolina (WLOS) — A North Carolina teacher who died earlier this month was shot to death while trying to steal drugs and investigators said he shot a reported member of a Mexican drug cartel before he was killed. Barney Harris, a Union Academy teacher,
Continue Reading Amid a global pandemic, shuttered movie theaters and after a two-month delay, next Sunday’s 93rd Academy Awards are already poised to feel very different than in previous years. The event will return to the Dolby Theatre, as well separate live locations at Union Station in Los Angeles, a space in the UK and another in
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Mari Rodríguez Ichaso ha sido colaboradora de la revista Vanidades durante varias décadas. Es especialista en moda, viajes, gastronomía, arte, arquitectura y entretenimiento, productora de cine y columnista de estilo de CNN en Español. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna son exclusivamente suyas. Lee más artículos de opinión en cnne.com/opinion. (CNN Español)
Continue Reading An overwhelming majority of people around the globe want emojis to be more inclusive and culturally distinct so they can show how they feel, according to a new Adobe study. Adobe’s latest Global Emoji Diversity & Inclusion report released Thursday found 83% of global emoji users want designers of the small digital images used to
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An ABC-7 First Alert is in effect for increased winds Thursday. An upper low will bring increased winds to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to between 40 to 45 mph. The region will start mostly cloudy in the morning then partly cloudy in the afternoon. The next cold front moves in this weekend bringing
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, está llevando a cabo algunas de las mayores promesas de campaña de Donald Trump al abandonar la guerra más larga del país, dirigir la ayuda económica a los estadounidenses olvidados y construir un plan de infraestructura que realmente puede funcionar. ¿Qué pasará en Afganistán cuando salgan
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — The latest round of pandemic closures and restrictions in provinces across Canada is continuing to put children’s mental health at risk, experts say, with many students attending school virtually and having limited access to extracurricular activities. Since the start of the pandemic, children
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canada’s seven-day average has reached its highest point of the pandemic, marking a grim milestone amid the country’s third wave. As of Wednesday, the rolling seven-day average number of new infections in Canada was 8,444.7 cases, setting a new record, according to data
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For the fourth night in a row, protesters gathered at the Brooklyn Center police station to demonstrate over the killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black man, during a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb, hours after former police officer Kim Potter was arrested and charged in his death. A firework was seen going off
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — Las autoridades egipcias incautaron un enorme carguero que bloqueó el canal de Suez durante casi una semana el mes pasado, en medio de una disputa por daños financieros. Un tribunal egipcio ordenó al propietario japonés del barco, Shoei Kisen Kaisha, pagar US$ 900 millones en compensación como resultado de las pérdidas infligidas
Continue Reading Kroger wants to sell you more groceries online. And to do that, it’s banking on a strategy that’s drawing some skepticism on Wall Street. Kroger this spring is opening a $55 million, 375,000 square-foot fully automated distribution center outside Cincinnati in partnership with Ocado— the British online supermarket and warehouse specialist. It’s the first of
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WASHINGTON, DC — The White House is announcing the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats and sanctions against dozens of people and companies. The moves are to hold the Kremlin accountable for interference in last year’s presidential election and the cyber hacking last year of federal government agencies. The sanctions, announced Thursday, represent the first retaliatory
Continue Reading JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is bullish about the economy, but he remains concerned about the growing wealth gap, particularly for Black people, in the United States. “The American dream is fraying and income inequality is like the fault line,” Dimon said in an interview with David Axelrod, the founder and director of the University
Continue Reading The United States could have around 300 million excess Covid-19 shots by the end of July, health policy experts at Duke University estimated in a report Thursday, calling on the country to share doses more widely to address the stark inequality around global vaccine distribution. The US has provided limited shipments of AstraZeneca’s vaccine —
Continue Reading Cryptocurrency backers have spent years insisting that bitcoin, ethereum and other digital coins could revolutionize the world of finance. Finally, they’re getting their moment. What’s happening: The Wall Street debut of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase on Wednesday was a massive success, with the company’s valuation at one point topping $100 billion. Shares finished the trading session
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EL PASO, Texas — The University of Texas at El Paso said it’s vaccine program is doing well, administering nearly 6,200 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine since becoming a vaccine provider. That number is only expected to grow as more vaccines become available. This weekend, the university plans on administering nearly 2,500 doses of the
Continue Reading Busch is sniffing around for a new CTO — “chief tasting officer” — and it wants your very good boy to apply. The beer brand is expanding its “Dog Brew,” a canine-friendly, alcohol-free bone broth it launched last year. According to Anheuser-Busch, the brew sold out within 24 hours. The role comes with a $20,000
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