By AJ Willingham, CNN After successfully blasting off to the edge of space yesterday, Jeff Bezos announced he is donating $100 million apiece to chef and activist José Andrés and CNN contributor Van Jones. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5
Continue ReadingSmoke and haze shroud portions of the East which is also bracing for severe storms. CNN Meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the details.
Continue ReadingOlympic athletes have arrived in Japan for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and are sharing what they do in their down time on social media.
Continue ReadingTom Barrack, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, was charged with illegal foreign lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates as an effort to influence the foreign policy positions of both the 2016 Trump presidential campaign and the incoming administration.
Continue ReadingSen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Dr. Anthony Fauci got into another heated exchange at a Senate hearing over Dr. Fauci’s past testimony over gain-of-function research.
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As debates abound over whether coronavirus vaccinations should be required in public schools, many experts point out that students already are required to receive several other routine vaccinations to attend childcare or classes in the United States. “There is an irony because we’ve had these long-standing mandatory vaccination requirements for schools,”
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and world’s wealthiest man, said Tuesday after flying to the edge of space that he planned to award $100 million each to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef José Andrés. Bezos said that Jones and Andres were free to do “what they want” with the
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and world’s wealthiest man, has donated $100 million each to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El año de la pandemia que pasará a la historia batió récords de estrés, preocupación, ira y tristeza entre hombres y mujeres de todo el mundo, según una nueva encuesta mundial sobre las emociones en 2020. Los niveles de estrés fueron los que más aumentaron, con un “récord del 40% de
Continue ReadingMariana Toro Nueva York (CNN Business) — El fundador de Amazon, Jeff Bezos, se reunió con Anderson Cooper de CNN después de regresar a la Tierra el martes para reflexionar sobre su viaje al espacio y los momentos antes del despegue. Antes de partir hacia el espacio, Bezos y su equipo “nos dijimos que nos
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By Kate Bennett, CNN Jill Biden departs Wednesday morning for a five-day international trip to Tokyo, Japan, her first solo trip abroad as first lady of the United States. However, Biden’s visit to kick-off the Olympic Games in support of America’s athletes comes amid rising Covid-19 numbers in Japan, and specifically at the Games. As
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — “Patria o muerte”. Es una frase estampada en los pesos cubanos, que fue invocada con frecuencia por el antiguo lÃder Fidel Castro durante los albores de la revolución comunista del paÃs. Ahora, el dicho conocido ha sido reutilizado para el himno de protesta “Patria y Vida”, una canción subversiva de algunos
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WEDNESDAY: Some patchy fog will be an issue in some spots. That should lift after 9 AM, leaving us with partly cloudy, but hazy, skies. Temperatures look to push into the upper 80’s to some 90’s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Another quiet night ahead under mostly clear skies. Lows will bottom out in the upper 60’s.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN en Español) — Veintidós capturas, 21 uniformados heridos y más de 190 actividades entre marchas y concentraciones fue el balance nacional presentado por el Ministerio de Defensa de Colombia en el marco de las protestas del 20 de julio. Mas de 53.000 policÃas y 36.000 soldados acompañaron las protestas en el paÃs, donde
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By Alexandra Meeks and Hollie Silverman, CNN A Southern California couple whose gender reveal party allegedly sparked the deadly El Dorado wildfire in 2020 has been charged with 30 crimes, including involuntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday. A smoke bomb set off by the couple in Yucaipa, California, on September 5 as part of a gender
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Hosting the Olympics during a pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge for Japan, but there has also been a huge impact on the athletes themselves, some of whom suffered from Covid-19. CNN’s Will Ripley speaks to three athletes and hears some insight from CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta on how Covid-19 can impact athletic performance.
Continue Reading By Rebecca Wright and Will Ripley, CNN Oonagh Cousins was training up to 35 hours a week after she was picked for the British rowing team for the Tokyo Olympics, despite contracting Covid-19 in February 2020. The 26-year-old from Surrey experienced a mild case of the disease, so she felt able to make a quick
Continue Readingolivertapia Moscú (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, pudo ver un adelanto de un nuevo avión de combate liviano de un solo motor de quinta generación en una exhibición aérea en las afueras de Moscú el martes. Los fabricantes de aviones rusos dieron a conocer un prototipo del caza furtivo apodado “Jaque mate”
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With the start of school in many districts just a month away, students eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine are running out of time to be fully vaccinated before classes begin.
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By Sebastian Shukla and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN In the central Syrian desert, an oil field has become a makeshift torture chamber. An unarmed man writhes in the dust, howling in pain. Four men in military fatigues pin him down and smash his hands and feet with a sledgehammer. As he cries out for help, they
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