By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN The Democratic National Committee has launched a new team that will focus on attracting Black and brown voters in an effort to maintain political power ahead of the 2022 midterms. DNC officials say the Coalitions & Community Engagement department will focus on partnering with organizers in targeted communities to reach
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By Angela Dewan, CNN John Kerry, the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, urged the world’s governments to speed up efforts against the climate crisis Tuesday, saying the political response to it has “failed” to respond effectively for more than three decades. In a speech at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, west London, Kerry
Continue Reading Hear US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry deliver a major policy speech emphasizing the urgency of climate action at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London. Under the Paris Agreement, most nations agreed to limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5 degrees. The US remains the world’s second biggest greenhouse gas emitter after China and is by far the biggest emitter historically.
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Former US President Bill Clinton declined offers of tea with Queen Elizabeth and dinner at the British Prime Minister’s official country house because he wanted to “be a tourist,” go shopping and eat Indian food during his first official visit to the UK with Tony Blair as leader in 1997, according
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El 30 de abril de 2001, el millonario estadounidense Dennis Tito llegó a la Estación Espacial Internacional (EEI) a través de un cohete ruso Soyuz, convirtiéndose en el primer turista espacial del mundo. Para Tito, que entonces tenÃa 60 años, fue la culminación de un sueño que habÃa tenido desde joven
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CNN’s Rachel Crane speaks with Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson after his historic trip to space.
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos are ready start offering trips to outer space. But only other billionaires — or perhaps millionaires — need apply. If you’re a space enthusiast without six figures of disposable income to spend on a trip to go where few tourists have gone before, you’ll
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Two House lawmakers are proposing bipartisan legislation they hope will protect those under legal guardianships and conservatorships from abuse and exploitation amid pop star Britney Spears’ fight to end her years-long court-ordered conservatorship. Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist of Florida and Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina on Tuesday unveiled their
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By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Ben & Jerry’s will no longer sell ice cream in occupied Palestinian territories, saying it’s inconsistent with the values of the socially conscious brand. The ice cream company, which is owned by Unilever, has been doing business in Israel since 1987. But the brand has come under scrutiny for its
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN Broadway is finally coming back, after going dark last year to prevent the spread of Covid-19. More than a year into a global pandemic and amid an international social justice movement, Broadway, it seems, is changing. Seven new plays — which do not include musicals — joining this fall’s lineup are
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — El primer ministro interino de HaitÃ, Claude Joseph, quien ha dirigido el paÃs desde la muerte del presidente Jovenel Moïse, dimitirá y entregará el poder al primer ministro designado Ariel Henry. Henry fue postulado para el cargo de primer ministro pocos dÃas antes de la muerte de Moïse, pero nunca asumió el
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Dunham Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A Chinese man has died after he contracted an extremely rare infectious disease known as Monkey B virus from primates, according to health officials who say it’s the first documented human case in China. The 53-year-old veterinary surgeon worked in an
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Flanagan Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Parts of seven provinces and one territory were subject to air quality alerts Tuesday morning as smoke from hundreds of wildfires caused hazy conditions and health risks. As of 10:15 a.m. EDT, Environment Canada had issued weather advisories for major cities
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By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN Harvey Weinstein was moved early Tuesday morning to California per a court order, the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision confirmed to CNN. Attorney Norman Effman confirmed to CNN that Weinstein is now in the custody of Los Angeles County and his attorneys anticipate
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The Norwegian women’s beach handball team has been fined after players opted to wear shorts instead of bikini bottoms during a European championship game. The European Handball Federation (EHF) said Monday that it had imposed a fine of 1,500 euros ($1,766) — 150 euros ($176) for each player — on the
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — Colombia conmemora este 20 de julio su independencia. La nación latinoamericana es un paÃs único en la región y que alberga una de las mayores diversidades de fauna y flora del mundo. Los colombianos, por su parte, son alegres, festivos y hospitalarios. Mira estos 9 datos que hacen únicos a los
Continue ReadingBy AMBER WILMARTH Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — Officials with PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center and with Clark County Public Health say they’re working to determine what started a cluster of COVID-19 cases at the hospital so that they can prevent it from happening again. Dr. Lawrence Neville, the Chief
Continue ReadingBy DREW REEVES Click here for updates on this story KLAMATH COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — As Russell King and Fawn Smullin arrived back to their home only to find everything destroyed by the Bootleg Fire, they took it as a sign that it’s time to leave Oregon. The couple said they were building their dream
Continue ReadingBy SHAIN BERGAN Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A pedestrian was hit and killed early Tuesday morning in Kansas City, MO, according to police. Officers and emergency crews responded before 1 a.m. to an area near Interstate 435 and Front Street in response to a pedestrian crash. Police
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Average folks may not be able to saunter into space like Jeff Bezos just yet. But the frenzy around exploring the final frontier doesn’t have to be alien territory for the typical Earth-bound investor. Several publicly traded companies and exchange-traded funds have shot into orbit, capitalizing on a
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