US dodges potential financial Armageddon for now
By Charles Riley, CNN Business The Senate voted along party lines to raise the debt ceiling on Thursday, authorizing $480 billion in borrowing that…
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French activists pose as employers to expose racism
PARIS (AP) — French anti-racism activists have telephoned temporary employment agencies posing as a construction firm that wanted to hire only…
Continue Reading Los datos de los CDC indican que hay más personas que reciben refuerzos de la vacuna contra el covid-19 que las que se vacunan por primera vez
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Mark Warschauer, profesor de educación de la Universidad de California en Irvine, estaba “tremendamente…
Continue Reading ‘What’s the government afraid of?’ Maria Ressa speaks up after verdict in Philippine court (2020)
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa was found guilty of “cyber libel” in a case she and press freedom groups have described as a politically motivated…
Continue Reading Nobel winner Maria Ressa vows to fight for facts and the rule of law
By Ben Westcott, CNN For journalist Maria Ressa, reporting the news has always been the priority. But the newly honored Nobel Peace Prize winner says…
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Youngkin walks fine line on ‘election integrity’
By Dan Merica, CNN Glenn Youngkin is trying to walk a tightrope on so-called election integrity. The Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee, who has…
Continue Reading Hungary: Budapest mayor pulls out of opposition primary race
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The mayor of Hungary’s capital has announced he would withdraw from a primary contest…
Continue Reading Slovenia denies excessive police force against protesters
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s interior minister has rejected accusations that police used excessive force to curb anti-government…
Continue Reading 136 countries agree to minimum corporate tax rate after Ireland drops its opposition
By Hanna Ziady and Mark Thompson, CNN Business A group of 136 countries have agreed to a global treaty that would tax large multinationals at a…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 8: Virus, debt ceiling, Capitol riot, submarine, Ghana
The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which presented the award in Oslo on…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 8: Virus, debt ceiling, Capitol riot, submarine, Ghana
CNN’s David McKenzie reports from Ghana as the country’s parliament is set to debate a bill that critics from the LGBTQ+ community call a…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 8: Virus, debt ceiling, Capitol riot, submarine, Ghana
CNN’s Manu Raju says that while the Senate has agreed on a deal that will temporarily raise the US debt ceiling preventing the country from…
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The Senate Judiciary Committee released a sweeping report detailing how President Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election.…
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A US nuclear powered submarine struck an object underwater in the South China Sea on Saturday, according to two defense officials. CNN Oren…
Continue Reading El submarino dañado de la Marina estadounidense operaba en uno de los entornos marítimos más difíciles del mundo, según los analistas
Juan Pablo Elverdin Hong Kong (CNN) — El submarino de la Armada de EE.UU. que chocó con un objeto sumergido en el Mar de China Meridional el…
Continue Reading Estados Unidos y México, listos para negociar un acuerdo de seguridad bilateral actualizado que aborde las preocupaciones de ambas partes
Mariana Toro (CNN) — Los secretarios estadounidenses de Estado, Antony Blinken; de Justicia, Merrick Garland, y de Seguridad Nacional,…
Continue Reading Smart robots do all the work at Nissan’s ‘intelligent’ plant
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer KAMINO KAWA, Japan (AP) — Nissan’s “intelligent factory” hardly has any human workers. The robots do the…
Continue Reading The Draconid meteor shower peaks October 8. Here’s how to watch
By Sherry Liang, CNN The Draconid meteor shower is expected to peak on Friday, October 8, and last through October 10, bringing with it a drizzle of…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 8: Virus, debt ceiling, Capitol riot, submarine, Ghana
By Dominic Rech, CNN An annual list of the world’s coolest neighborhoods has been revealed, based on local intel from more than 38,000…
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Tropical development is possible off the East Coast as the intermountain West sees its first major snowfall. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the…
Continue Reading Facebook went offline this week. Experts say we should log out, too
By Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN For nearly six hours on Monday, the world experienced a forced break from Facebook’s social networking…
Continue Reading Another disappointment: US economy adds only 194,000 jobs in September
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s economic recovery has hit a roadblock: US employers added only 194,000 jobs in September, another…
Continue Reading Mohamed El-Erian: The Fed needs to ease off the accelerator
Mohamed El-Erian, Allianz and Gramercy Advisor, says the US needs three policy responses to support the economic…
Continue Reading Los barrios más ‘cool’ de Latinoamérica y España en la lista de la revista Time Out
Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — Time Out encuestó a 27.000 residentes de ciudades de todo el mundo para compilar su lista de los barrios más…
Continue Reading Independents aren’t a unified political bloc. Here’s what they really think
By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Political independents are among the most heavily scrutinized groups in American politics.…
Continue Reading More than 130 countries reach deal on corporate minimum tax
By DAVID McHUGH and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — More than 130 countries have agreed on a tentative deal that would make…
Continue Reading Google cracks down on climate change denial by targeting ads
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Google is cracking down on digital ads promoting false climate change claims or being used to make…
Continue Reading ‘No pierdan la esperanza’: afganas del equipo de robótica hablan desde un lugar seguro en México
olivertapia Ciudad de México (CNN) — Hace apenas cuatro años, la media docena de adolescentes de Afganistán entraron con confianza a la…
Continue Reading Finland joins other Nordic nations in curbing Moderna shots
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland has joined other Nordic countries in suspending or discouraging the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in…
Continue Reading Andy Murray is back in the ‘good books’ after finding lost wedding ring
“They still stink, but the shoes are back,” said a relieved Murray, after updating his followers about his lost items. The tennis player’s trainers…
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