By Jay Croft, CNN In his escalating feud with Disney, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday night “additional legislative action” is coming to undo the company’s special tax district. He said the legislature will address the legality and any potential tax fallout from the state’s recent move to erase Disney’s self-governing status. DeSantis spoke during
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Navegar un barco colosal no es algo sencillo bajo cualquier circunstancia, pero algunas rutas, como el estrecho Canal de Suez, propenso a las tormentas de arena, que el año pasado fue tristemente célebre luego de que un portacontenedores lo bloqueara, o las ventosas vías fluviales de Alaska, rodeadas de glaciares, son
Continue Reading Investigators say it’s unclear whether two Russian gas executives were in contact before they, along with their families, were found dead within 24 hours. CNN’s Brian Todd reports.
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová and Uliana Pavlova, CNN At least five prominent Russian businessmen have reportedly died by suicide since late January, with three of them allegedly killing members of their families before taking their own lives. Four of the dead men were associated with the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom or one of its subsidiaries.
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By SALLY HO and GARANCE BURKE Associated Press Child welfare officials in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the cradle of Mister Rogers’ TV neighborhood and the icon’s child-centric innovations, are using an algorithm to support agency workers as they make decisions meant to protect children from neglect. The AP identified several concerns about the technology, including questions
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention continues to investigate cases of acute hepatitis with unknown causes among children and released new clinical details about some of the cases on Friday. So far, there have been at least 18 cases reported in at least four states — and dozens more
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CNN By CNN CNN has obtained 2,319 text messages that former President Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sent and received between Election Day 2020 and President Joe Biden’s January 20, 2021, inauguration. Meadows selectively provided these messages to the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
Continue Reading By SALLY HO and GARANCE BURKE Associated Press Child welfare officials in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the cradle of Mister Rogers’ TV neighborhood and the icon’s child-centric innovations, are using an algorithm to support agency workers as they make decisions meant to protect children from neglect. The AP identified several concerns about the technology, including questions
Continue Reading The shape of Amazon’s screwy new headquarters inspires mock and awe. CNN’s Jeanne Moos has the best jokes.
Continue Reading See what it’s like to end up in the mouth of a shark. CNN’s Jeanne Moos takes us there.
Continue Reading Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and other late night hosts took on the news of Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of Twitter.
Continue Reading By Wesli Jones, CNN A mid-air “plane swap” ended with a crash landing, divers captured a jaw-dropping view inside a shark’s mouth and late-night comedians couldn’t wait to joke about Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Skydiving 2.0 The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a mid-air stunt that ended with a plane crashing in the Arizona desert
Continue Reading A high school weightlifter was in danger of being disqualified from the state championship because of her hair, so teammates and even some opponents stepped in to help.
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EL PASO, Texas – The local El Paso brewery- Deadbeach Brewery- is throwing a large, free event for the public this weekend. It will be the first-ever Borderland Beerfest! The event will be family-friendly and will include live music from various artists, as well as painters, who will be painting live on the scene. There
Continue Reading Victoria Fernandez (CNN Español) — Después de que el muro fronterizo entre EE.UU y México se elevara a 9 metros de altura, la cantidad de caídas y muertes de migrantes en un centro de trauma de nivel 1 en California aumentó significativamente, según una nueva investigación publicada este viernes en JAMA Surgery. “Elevar el muro
Continue Reading By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press Fair housing advocates have announced a settlement to resolve a lawsuit against real estate brokerage Redfin that will expand housing opportunities for consumers in communities of color. Under the agreement announced Friday, Seattle-based Redfin will change its minimum housing price policy, alter other practices, and pay $4 million to
Continue Reading By The Associated Press A shipment of honeybees bound from California to Alaska died after an airline re-routed them through Atlanta, then left them to sit on the tarmac during hot weather. Delta Air Lines said Friday it is making changes to prevent a repeat of what happened last weekend. About 5 million honeybees were
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand A member of the ISIS terror cell nicknamed the “Beatles” was sentenced to life in prison on Friday by US District Judge T. S. Ellis in Alexandria, Virginia. Alexanda Kotey pleaded guilty in September to taking part in a hostage scheme that led to the deaths of Americans, Japanese and British citizens
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq, CNN The US military delivered a new birthday cake to an Italian woman, exactly 77 years after American soldiers fighting in her local village ate the original gateau that was made for her 13th birthday. Sgt. Peter Wallis and Col. Matthew Gomlak presented Meri Mion with an icing-covered cake topped with
Continue Reading By Katia Hetter, CNN What should parents know about the Moderna vaccine results? How soon could vaccines be available for young kids? Where should parents go to get them? What are tips to keep children protected in the meantime? To help answer these questions, I spoke with CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency
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STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn women’s basketball player Caroline Ducharme has undergone surgery on her left hip. The school says Thursday’s procedure repaired damage from an injury the rising sophomore suffered before arriving at UConn. Ducharme, who made the All-Big East second team as a freshman, was to begin a rehabilitation program Friday. She is
Continue Reading CNN By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb, Elizabeth Stuart and Brian Stelter, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Fox’s Sean Hannity exchanged more than 80 text messages between Election Day 2020 and Joe Biden’s January 2021 inauguration, communications that show Hannity’s evolution from staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump’s election lies
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN The widely beloved, ever-humble Dolly Parton said in a new interview that she’d “accept gracefully” if inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, one month after she said she wanted to withdraw her nomination. Speaking to NPR about her new book with James Patterson, “Run, Rose, Run,” Parton said
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Medical Research Institute is looking to enroll multiple sclerosis patients in a new treatment trial. The clinic’s chief medical officer, Dr. Jose Burgos said they’re looking for men or women between the ages of 18-55. Patients must already be diagnosed with the disease before enrolling in the trial.
Continue Reading MUNICH (AP) — Botic van de Zandschulp has upset the second-seeded Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-1 to reach the semifinals of the BMW Open. The Dutch player saved the only break point he faced and won 50 per cent of his first-serve return points to win in one hour and 34 minutes. Van de Zandschulp next
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government says a Colorado state prison inmate is the first person to have tested positive for bird flu in the latest outbreak in the United States. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that the inmate had been on a
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch, Elizabeth Wolfe and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Four Florida Department of Corrections officers have been arrested in the alleged beating death in February of an inmate at a prison south of Miami, authorities said. Ronald Connor, 24, Christopher Rolon, 29, and Kirk Walton, 34, were arrested Thursday by the Florida Department of Law
Continue Reading By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Netflix has announced it will be releasing the Korean remake of its hit Spanish crime drama “Money Heist” just in time for summer. The streaming giant shared a 43-second trailer for “Money Heist: Korea — Joint Economic Area” Friday, which revealed that the new series will premiere on June 24. “Money
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — La hepatitis es la inflamación del hígado, un órgano vital de nuestro cuerpo que procesa nutrientes, filtra la sangre y combate infecciones, explican los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). Más de un millón de personas en el mundo mueren al año
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Por primera vez en sus 140 años de historia, dos boxeadoras serán las protagonistas del Madison Square Garden, ya que la campeona indiscutible del peso ligero, Katie Taylor, se enfrentará este sábado a la campeona de siete divisiones, Amanda Serrano. “Creo que este es uno de esos combates que hacen historia.
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