(CNN) — Un nuevo estudio publicado en el New England Journal of Medicine el miércoles sugiere que la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer/BioNTech puede proteger a las personas contra las nuevas variantes del coronavirus, incluida una que se vio por primera vez en Sudáfrica llamada B.1,351. Para el estudio, los investigadores de Pfizer y
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You could have been forgiven for thinking that the jubilant scenes on the pitch were part of a trophy celebration. There were hugs and tears — and lots of them. But Colo-Colo, Chile’s biggest and most successful club, hadn’t won anything at all. In fact, they had just managed to stay in the country’s top
Continue Reading Serena Williams has been denied her opportunity to match Australian Margaret Court’s record of 24 major singles titles after she was beaten by 23-year-old Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday. The highly anticipated women’s singles semifinal at Rod Laver Arena had a noticeable buzz from crowds returning to the stands for
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) — Google Maps ya puede indicarte qué tren tomar o trazar una ruta de conducción óptima. Ahora, está simplificando aún más los viajes al permitir que los usuarios paguen por el estacionamiento o el transporte público directamente desde sus teléfonos. A partir del miércoles, los usuarios pueden conectar sus cuentas de
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Dozens of people across the United States have died from a spate of winter storms — and now the weather is threatening to pummel the mid-Atlantic and Northeast with snow and ice. More than 100 million people stretching from Texas to Massachusetts are under a winter storm warning or winter weather advisory, and more days
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People in Australia can no longer find news on Facebook. Facebook said Wednesday that people and publishers in Australia cannot share and view news from local and international outlets. The announcement is a response to proposed legislation in Australia that would force tech platforms to pay news publishers for content. “What the proposed law introduced
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Lowering Covid-19 cases across the US isn’t only critical to helping prevent another surge fueled by variants — it also makes vaccines more likely to continue working effectively against mutations, one expert says. “The best thing we could possibly do to improve the chances that the vaccine will continue working … is to reduce cases
Continue Reading Dozens of people across the United States have died from a spate of winter storms– and now the weather is threatening to pummel the mid-Atlantic and Northeast with snow and ice. More than 100 million people stretching from Texas to Massachusetts are under a winter storm warning or winter weather advisory. And tales of hardship
Continue Reading Fire and emergency services. Domestic violence charities. State health agencies. Facebook’s sudden and dramatic decision to block people from sharing news in Australia has had unexpected consequences for a wide range of government organizations and service groups, who woke up Thursday to find that their pages had been inexplicably swept up in the company’s far-reaching
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The US attorney’s office in Brooklyn, along with the FBI, is scrutinizing the handling of some of the data surrounding Covid-19 deaths in long term care facilities in New York, according to a law enforcement official. The inquiry is described as preliminary, according to the source. It was not clear whether authorities were looking at
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. The eyes of the news industry are trained on Australia right now. What’s happening in the country, regarding proposed regulation to force Big Tech to pay news publishers, will have ramifications all around the world.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reported 72 more deaths Wednesday from Covid-19, but hospitalizations from the disease continued to fall. However, officials said winter weather is affecting the reporting of Covid-19 data. As a result, death counts and new cases will be artificially lower until complete reporting resumes. The Texas Department of State Health Services said the state’s
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Life expectancy in the US dropped a full year in the first half of 2020, according to a report published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. Experts say that Covid-19 was a significant factor contributing to the decline. The life expectancy for the entire US population
Continue Reading THE VIRUS OUTBREAK: — Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid Olympic worries — Fidelity Charitable says record year of donations falls short of need during pandemic. — Native Americans embrace vaccinations and other virus containment measures. — COVID-19 bill would scale up ability to spot virus mutations. — Latinos in U.S. face fear and other barriers to getting COVID-19 vaccines — Pandemic stresses take a huge
Continue Reading President Joe Biden’s promise to try to open schools within his first 100 days has become one of most vexing puzzles facing the new administration, leading to confusion and anger among parents who still aren’t getting clear answers. There are few more urgent issues facing the country with the pandemic about to hit the one-year
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EL PASO, Texas — The Biden Administration is set to allow asylum seekers currently stuck in Mexico to cross the border. As a result, El Paso city officials are preparing shelters and transportation for a possible influx during the pandemic. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says the immigration changes will start being phased-in on
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Naomi Osaka has stopped Serena Williams’ latest bid for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title in the Australian Open semifinals. Osaka reached her fourth major final by beating Williams 6-3, 6-4 to stretch her winning streak to 20 matches. Williams grabbed the first two games before Osaka took control with
Continue Reading US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to roll out new guidelines that would curtail enforcement measures, focusing more narrowly on immigrants who pose a national security, border security or public safety risk, according to draft interim guidance obtained by CNN. The new guidance was prompted by an executive order signed by President Joe Biden
Continue Reading The Biden administration and the US House of Representatives said on Wednesday that they are negotiating over the testimony of former White House counsel Don McGahn about his time working under then-President Donald Trump, according to a new court filing. McGahn has been holding off the testimony for almost two years — with the Trump-era
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The scene sits at the core of tense debate across America. In the city of Atlanta’s public schools, masks cover the faces of children and teachers, desks are spaced at least 6 feet apart and students and staff are now offered Covid-19 tests each week. Classes are in session — in-person and online. These are
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Costa Rica anunció que retomará el ritmo de vacunación contra el covid-19 a partir de este jueves, luego de recibir la mayor entrega de vacunas de la farmacéutica Pfizer en la noche del martes. Según la Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, la institución encargada de la salud y la seguridad social del
Continue Reading South Korean volleyball twins Lee Jae-yeong and Lee Da-yeong have been dropped from their national and club sides amid claims of teenage bullying. The 24-year-old sisters, two of the country’s best known female athletes, have both apologized after being anonymously accused of bullying previous students at their school. In Jae-yeong’s apology she referred to “actions
Continue Reading Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened to move a pop-up vaccination clinic that his state has set up in an affluent community in Manatee County after he was confronted with allegations of political favoritism and preference for the wealthy at a news conference Wednesday. Manatee County announced on Tuesday that Florida’s Division of Emergency
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – Este jueves el rover Perseverance llegará a Marte después de poco más de siete meses de viaje. El espacio y los planetas continúan siendo inspiración a través de los años para canciones de rock, punk, pop o baladas románticas. Para celebrar el amartizaje del rover más sofisticado de la NASA decidimos recopilar
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Paris Hilton está comprometida. El novio de Hilton, Carter Reum, le hizo la pregunta a la socialité y estrella de telerrealidad durante el fin de semana, después de haber estado saliendo un año. Ella confirmó la noticia en su sitio web y en Instagram, donde llamó a Reum su «alma gemela». «Cuando
Continue Reading President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, two sources familiar with the decision told CNN. Brooks-LaSure, whose nomination to be CMS administrator would need Senate confirmation, was a top official at the agency during the Obama administration and worked to implement the 2010 Affordable
Continue Reading Americans may soon be able to choose between two clearly labeled levels of face mask protection while browsing store shelves. The new national mask standard outlines minimum fit, design, performance and testing requirements for face masks and would require user instructions, package labeling and a permanent tag on the product. ASTM International — an international
Continue Reading (CNN) — Las personas que sobreviven a un ataque del covid-19 con síntomas leves o incluso sin síntomas pueden agradecer a sus antepasados neandertales, sugiere un nuevo estudio. Los investigadores encontraron una mutación genética que reduce el riesgo de infección grave por covid-19 en aproximadamente un 22%. Se encontró en todas las muestras que tomaron
Continue Reading (CNN) –– A los dinosaurios los pudo extinguir un cometa en vez de un asteroide, según un nuevo estudio. Investigadores de Harvard teorizaron que un trozo de cometa se estrelló contra la Tierra hace más de 66 millones de años y creó el cráter Chicxulub. Así lo señala el estudio publicado este lunes en la
Continue Reading A federal judge in New York is urging the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility to conduct a review into the US attorney’s office in Manhattan’s handling of the prosecution of an Iranian businessman accused of violating US sanctions laws due to the “systemic nature of the errors and misconduct that occurred in this case.”
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