A safer future is just a few months away, but it’s crucial that Americans keep practicing Covid-19 safety precautions and heeding health officials’ advice as the country works to vaccinate more people, one expert told CNN on Monday. “We’re not done yet, Covid isn’t done with us. The variants are still a risk,” Dr. Tom
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 17 coronavirus-related deaths Tuesday morning. The latest deaths include a man and a woman in their 30s, a woman in her 40s, 2 men and a woman in their 60s, 5 men and a woman in their 70s, 4 men in their
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(CNN) — Una bola de fuego, un meteoro, que viajaba a una velocidad estimada de 42.000 millas por hora (67.000 kilómetros por hora), fue avistada sobre los cielos del norte de Vermont y Canadá el domingo por la noche, dijeron las autoridades. NASA Meteor Watch dijo en Facebook que más de 100 personas vieron el
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Will you get a third stimulus payment? Time to check your eligibility. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1. Coronavirus The CDC has released highly anticipated
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Microsoft has blamed a huge attack on its Exchange email service on a group linked to China. But fallout from the incident, which is estimated to have affected hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide, is unlikely to blunt attempts by one of the most successful Western firms in China to continue making inroads there. The
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Georgia Republicans have advanced a sweeping bill in the state Senate that further restricts voting — keeping a state that was pivotal to the 2020 elections at the forefront of the GOP backlash against expanded voting. The expansive package, which passed by a narrow margin Monday, would repeal no-excuse absentee voting for many Georgians —
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When Novak Djokovic was just seven years old, he’d make his own Wimbledon trophy and imagine he was the best tennis player in the world. As the Serb speaks about the journey he’s been on in the intervening 26 years, even he sounds somewhat incredulous at the point he’s arrived at. On Monday, Djokovic broke
Continue Reading The biggest question looming over the NFL’s biggest team has finally been answered. After almost two years of on-off negotiations, Dak Prescott has agreed terms on a mega deal that will extend his time with the Dallas Cowboys, a team that Forbes valued as worth $5.7 billion in September. The Cowboys confirmed the contract on
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The names of four Los Angeles County Sheriff Department (LASD) deputies who allegedly took or shared grisly photos of the scene of the helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant will be released to his wife Vanessa Bryant, a judge ruled Monday. Attorneys for the LASD and Los Angeles County wanted to keep the
Continue Reading Derick Almena, the leaseholder of a dilapidated Oakland warehouse — dubbed the “Ghost Ship” — that went up in flames, killing 36 people, was sentenced to 12 years in a plea deal that was accepted by Alameda County Superior Court Judge Trina Thompson on Monday. The judge ordered Almena to serve nine years in local
Continue Reading Apple shares are down more than 18% from their January high. Amazon’s stock is off 12% from a recent peak in early February. And chipmaker Nvidia has seen its shares plunge 24% since the middle of last month. What’s happening: Tech companies are getting hammered by the recent sell-off in markets. Many stocks in the
Continue Reading (CNN) — La familia real británica enfrenta una crisis singular después de que el príncipe Harry y Meghan, duques de Sussex, sacudieran la institución de la corona con una serie de acusaciones devastadoras en su esperada entrevista con Oprah Winfrey. En el transcurso del especial de dos horas, Meghan y Harry —que a pesar de
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As millions watched Oprah Winfrey’s bombshell of an interview with Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Sunday night, one of the most striking elements of the interview was Harry’s openness about his own mental and emotional struggles. The Duke of Sussex, who still is sixth in line to the British throne, expressed deep and
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The mayor of Maui has asked some residents to evacuate and others to shelter in place due to flooding that has threatened to cause a dam failure and has already damaged or destroyed at least half a dozen homes. The Maui Fire Department reported it received more than a dozen calls for help from residents
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By the time the first bell rang and Joe Frazier came bobbing towards him, Muhammad Ali was already four years into a fight that helped define him as one of the 20th century’s most influential figures. Under the lights at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971, Ali was once again fighting for the world
Continue Reading (CNN) — El gobierno de Biden otorgó este lunes protección humanitaria a los venezolanos, permitiendo que unas 300.000 personas se postulen y permanezcan legalmente en EE.UU., según dijeron altos funcionarios de la administración. Los venezolanos en Estados Unidos tendrán la oportunidad de solicitar el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés), una
Continue Reading Two giraffes died in a fire at a zoo in Virginia on Monday, according to the zoo and the local fire department. Roer’s Zoofari said in a Facebook post that staff were “devastated” by the loss of their “beloved giraffe” named Waffles and his new companion that had not yet been named. “Waffles was a
Continue Reading The next two months could determine whether the US will experience another surge in coronavirus cases, according to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After months of devastation, steep decreases have been reported in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. More people are getting vaccinated, and the government on Monday released guidance on
Continue Reading The University of Kansas and head football coach Les Miles have agreed to part ways effective immediately, the school’s athletics department announced Monday. The announcement comes days after KU director of athletics Jeff Long said Miles would be placed on administrative leave while the school conducted a review to determine next steps. It followed the
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Unilever, the owner of Dove, Vaseline and Axe, is dumping the word “normal.” The consumer goods giant announced Tuesday that it would no longer use the term to describe certain physical characteristics on its packaging for beauty and personal care products, which include Rexona deodorants and Sunsilk shampoos. The company says the move “comes as
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Roberto Rave es politólogo con especialización y posgrado en Negocios Internacionales y Comercio Exterior por la Universidad Externado de Colombia y la Universidad de Columbia en Nueva York. También posee estudios en Administración de la Universidad IESE de España y es candidato a la Maestría de Administración de Negocios por la Universidad
Continue Reading President Joe Biden on Monday announced he has nominated two female generals to positions as 4-star combatant commanders after their promotions had been delayed under the Trump administration. The nominations of Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost of the Air Force to commander of United States Transportation Command and Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson of the Army to
Continue Reading (CNN) — Debieron recorrerse 13.000 millones de años para que la luz de los poderosos chorros de un objeto distante nos alcanzaran. Este chorro cósmico es la fuente de emisión de radio más distante que se conoce hasta la fecha. Y provienen de un cuásar descubierto recientemente que existió cuando el universo tenía apenas 780
Continue Reading A dam on the Hawaiian island of Maui is in imminent danger of failure and an evacuation order has been issued for residents “downstream of Kaupakalua Dam in Haiku,” according to the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. Heavy rains have led to the dam cresting, the agency said. “Failure of the dam will produce life-threatening flooding
Continue Reading (CNN) — Debieron pasar 13.000 millones de años para que la luz de los poderosos chorros de un objeto distante nos alcanzaran. Este chorro cósmico es la fuente de emisión de radio más distante que se conoce hasta la fecha. Y provienen de un cuásar descubierto recientemente que existió cuando el universo tenía apenas 780 millones
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Decenas de manifestantes llegaron este lunes hasta al Congreso en República Dominicana para reclamar la legalización del aborto, que el Código Penal del país prohíbe en cualquier circunstancia. Con consignas como «Este no es un día de fiesta; es de lucha y resistencia», las manifestantes rechazaron que la despenalización del aborto por
Continue Reading What’s a fair wage for a fair day’s work? Hopes of raising Americans’ federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $15 have been punted down the road for now after being stripped from the Covid-19 rescue bill. Here’s what Meanwhile readers said about the idea. “I live in Eastern Washington state and we are
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s net worth plunged last week as tech stocks got hammered and Tesla shares’ stunning rise quickly unraveled. Wall Street is growing increasingly nervous about rising bond yields, which could make borrowing more expensive. That could eat into corporate profits, which is why investors have begun to reverse some of the positions they took
Continue Reading Wall Street was in rally mode Monday — for the most part. Tech stocks and other momentum darlings — the so-called FAANG stocks — weren’t invited to the party. The Dow rose more than 300 points, or 1%, as investors cheered the Senate’s passage of a Covid-19 relief package that aims to bolster the US
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