Mitt Romney on infrastructure: ‘I do trust the president’ – first full block
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that President Biden is a “man of honor” and “I do take the president at his word.”
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Biden’s frantic weekend saves infrastructure deal but leaves him on thinner political ice
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN That Joe Biden’s cherished bipartisan infrastructure plan was nearly destroyed by a few of his own ill-chosen words highlights both the fragility of the deal and his own hopes for a productive domestic presidency. Biden’s extraordinary weekend effort to walk back his own remark on Thursday, interpreted as a threat
Continue ReadingJohn Langley, creator of ‘Cops’ TV series, dies at 78
By Mitchell McCluskey, Kay Jones and Karol Suarez, CNN John Langley, the creator and executive producer of the reality television series “Cops,” died after experiencing a heart attack while competing in an off-road race in Baja California, Mexico, on Saturday, the race’s organizer told CNN. Langley, 78, died around 3 p.m. during the Coast to
Continue ReadingHay al menos 57 casos de personas desaparecidas en la «carretera de la muerte» de México, cerca de la frontera con EE.UU.
urielblanco (CNN) — Desde enero de este año, se ha denunciado la desaparición de al menos 57 personas que viajaban por la «carretera de la muerte» de México, cerca de la frontera sureste entre Estados Unidos y México, informó el viernes la Fiscalía General de Justicia del estado mexicano de Tamaulipas. Al tramo de carretera
Continue ReadingANÁLISIS | 8 conclusiones del gran informe sobre ovnis del gobierno
urielblanco (CNN) — El viernes por la noche, la Comunidad de Inteligencia (IC por sus siglas en inglés) de Estados Unidos publicó algo notable: un informe no clasificado para el Congreso sobre fenómenos aéreos no identificados (UAP por sus siglas en inglés), mejor conocidos como ovnis. Y esto es un gran acontecimiento. Sobre todo si
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Former Skid Row singer Johnny Solinger dies
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Hollie Silverman, CNN Former Skid Row singer Johnny Solinger has died, according to a post on the Official Skid Row Instagram page. He was 55. “We are saddened to hear the news of our brother Johnny Solinger,” the band said in the post Saturday. “Our thoughts are with his family, friends
Continue ReadingMan shot in the back in Times Square, NYPD says
By Ganesh Setty, CNN A 21-year-old man was the unintended victim of a shooting in New York’s Times Square on Sunday evening, according to police. The man was shot once in the back amid a dispute between a group of males he didn’t know, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson told CNN. The
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Miami Herald editor says ‘we are here for the long haul’ as the search continues in Surfside
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. All day long on Sunday, the Miami Herald homepage was dominated by a single all-caps word: “SEARCHING.” The searching continued around the clock at the site of the condo collapse
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Czech President calls transgender people ‘disgusting’
By Tomas Etzler and Mitchell McCluskey Czech President Milos Zeman called transgender people “disgusting” in an interview on CNN affiliate CNN Prima News on Sunday, during a discussion of a controversial new law in Hungary. The Hungarian law bans all educational materials and programs for children that are considered to promote homosexuality, gender reassignment and
Continue Reading I tested positive for Covid-19 twice in two cities. The responses were vastly different
By Pauline Lockwood, CNN As someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 in both Britain and Hong Kong, I’ve experienced the worst of both worlds. In one, I fell victim to the complete failure to check the disease’s spread, and in the other I got caught up in a zealous system intended to completely eradicate
Continue ReadingSydney in lockdown, borders shut and hardly anyone vaccinated. How long can Australia go on like this?
By Angela Dewan, CNN In the window of a vintage shop in the Sydney suburb of Annandale, a sign expresses the frustration of many Australians with their country’s pandemic strategy. “Dear Customers, We will be closed for the foreseeable future because Scott Morrison is a useless dickhead who only ordered enough vaccine to vaccinate 4%
Continue Reading BET Awards 2021: See who won
The BET Awards, honoring Black excellence in entertainment and sports, are being presented Sunday. See below for the full list of nominees with winners indicated in bold. Album of the year After Hours – The Weeknd Blame It on Baby – DaBaby Good News – Megan Thee Stallion Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan King’s Disease
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Acting director of CISA discusses ransomware attacks
The current acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Brandon Wales, sits down with CNN’s Pamela Brown to talk ransomware attacks and what everyone in the country can do to prevent them in a CNN exclusive interview.
Continue Reading Cardi B debuts baby bump at BET Awards
By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Blackish” star Marsai Martin said it for us: “Okay, Bardi with the baby bump!” Rap superstar Cardi B debuted her pregnancy Sunday night during a performance on the BET Awards with her husband Offset’s rap trio Migos. Wearing a sparkly jumpsuit with her pregnant tummy bared, the artist executed some
Continue Reading‘The FBI was involved’: Reporter pushes back on Trump supporter’s wild claim
CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan was on the scene at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Wellington, Ohio, where he spoke with diehard supporters who remain convinced that Trump won the 2020 election (he didn’t) and claim that Democrats and the FBI are to blame for the Capitol insurrection (they aren’t).
Continue Reading Trump Organization lawyers to meet Monday with Manhattan DA prosecutors
By Kara Scannell Lawyers for the Trump Organization are expected to meet Monday with prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney’s office in an effort to convince them not to pursue charges against the company, according to a source familiar with the matter. The meeting follows a virtual conference late last week where prosecutors informed the
Continue Reading ‘Trump deserves to go to jail’: Ex-Trump Organization exec on looming criminal charges
Barbara Res, former executive vice president for the Trump Organization, talks with CNN’s Jim Acosta about the possibility of New York prosecutors filing criminal charges against her former employer.
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Tracking a cool and wet week ahead
Tonight: Throughout the evening, scattered showers and storms will continue to push through Mid-Missouri. During the early morning hours, storms will dissipate into showers. The overnight low will drop to 69 degrees. Tomorrow: We will see a break from the rain about mid-morning as we begin to warm up to the mid-80’s. By the early
Continue ReadingIs a ‘Cold War’ really emerging between China and the US?
Analysis by Stephen Collinson A new generation of US cold warriors just got some powerful validation. When Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke about China in a New York Times interview in Paris, he offered one of the most revealing insights yet into the Biden administration’s foreign policy. Blinken said that France and the US
Continue ReadingAOC’s master class in crushing Trumpian lies
Opinion by Dean Obeidallah It must have been a dream come true for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Georgia Republican got a standing ovation as one of former President Donald Trump’s opening acts on Saturday night at the kick-off of his “revenge” tour in Wellington, Ohio. Yet Greene’s reception from the crowd of rabid Trump
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