By Scottie Andrew, CNN Simone Biles came to the Tokyo Olympics looking to earn another gold medal or four and deliver yet another stellar performance before potentially retiring. But then she did something her fans had never seen before: She faltered. She was attempting an advanced vault move known as the Amanar, which she’d executed
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business The White House and the Federal Reserve broadly agree: Inflation isn’t here to stay. Red-hot prices will cool off as the US economy reopens. Most economists seem to concur that inflation is “transitory,” as the Fed puts it. Investors aren’t freaking out either about the biggest price hikes since 2008.
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020 (2021) ya dejaron varios momentos para el recuerdo. Récords olímpicos en diversas disciplinas. Medallas históricas. Competencias que no terminaron como los pronósticos decían. Momentos inesperados o fuera de lo común. El curso de esta justa deportiva deja estampas que perdurarán. Minuto a minuto: Así avanzan
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business On any given day, you might receive a package you ordered from Amazon, log onto a website hosted by Amazon, ask an Amazon device about the weather and grab groceries at a Whole Foods owned by Amazon. Amazon is more than just the “everything store.” It’s become something of an
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By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business US lawmakers are piling pressure on major American corporate sponsors of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as tensions between the United States and China over human rights and other issues remain high. A bipartisan committee of US politicians questioned representatives from Airbnb, Coca-Cola, Intel, Visa and Procter & Gamble
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By Phil Mattingly and Jason Hoffman, CNN President Joe Biden will announce on Thursday a requirement that all federal employees and contractors be vaccinated against Covid-19, or be required to submit to regular testing and mitigation requirements, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The announcement will come in remarks where Biden
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By Jack Guy, CNN Amid spiking temperatures and humidity at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, tennis player Daniil Medvedev posed an unsettling question: Who would take responsibility if he were to die on court? Competing for the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team, world No. 2 Medvedev appeared to be struggling during his third round men’s
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By Drew Kann, CNN It was the heat, in part, that pushed Eric Beck to leave Los Angeles. He had built a successful career in the TV and film industry over 42 years, and he said it was a grueling decision. But as a 65-year-old with diabetes and an elevated risk for health complications in
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Several people suffered minor injuries in a Boone County rollover crash Wednesday morning. Boone County Joint Communications sent an alert about the crash shortly before 6 a.m. About ten minutes later, deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office closed down both directions in the 4100 block of Highway 124. Deputies at
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By Holmes Lybrand, Tara Subramaniam, Marshall Cohen and Daniel Dale, CNN On the day a House select committee held its first public hearing to glean facts about the January 6 attack at the US Capitol, some Republican lawmakers continued to deceive the public about both the attack and its aftermath. Republican members of Congress made
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — Bob Odenkirk, estrella de los exitosos programas de televisión “Breaking Bad” y “Better Call Saul”, fue trasladado de urgencia al hospital después de colapsar en el set el martes, informó el sitio web de entretenimiento TMZ. El actor estaba filmando “Better Call Saul” en Nuevo México cuando ocurrió el incidente, informó TMZ.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — Francisco Sagasti dio su último mensaje a la nación como presidente interino de Perú. Tras una profunda crisis política producto de constantes enfrentamientos entre el ejecutivo y el legislativo, el mandatario se convirtió en el cuarto presidente de este gobierno que comenzó en 2016 con la elección de Pedro Pablo Kuczynski,
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Aiello, CTVNews.ca Producer Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canada currently has enough doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country to fully vaccinate every eligible person over the age of 12, with more than 66 million doses received as of Tuesday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked the
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business McDonald’s celebrity meal strategy and revamped chicken sandwich lineup is working. Sales at US stores open at least 13 months jumped 25.9% in the past quarter, which ended on June 30, beating analysts’ expectations. Sales at those stores grew 14.9% compared to the same period in 2019, before the pandemic.
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Dunham, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Individuals who recovered from COVID-19, including those who no longer had symptoms, exhibited significant “cognitive deficits,” according to a large study out of the U.K. The research, conducted by academics from Imperial College London, Kings College and the
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Walmart is expanding its academic program to pay the full college tuition and book costs for its US workers at 10 partner schools.
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Walmart will pay for full college tuition and book costs at some schools for its US workers, the latest effort by the largest private employer in the country to sweeten its benefits as it seeks to attract and retain talent in a tight job market. The program includes 10 academic
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By Larry Madowo, CNN Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Wednesday launched the country’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign after receiving just over a million Johnson & Johnson shots donated by the United States through the COVAX scheme. President Hassan was the first to receive the vaccine on live television and reassured the country that the shots
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) – Perú es un destino para descubrir a cada paso: su gente, su historia, sus sitios ancestrales, su comida y sus tradiciones lo hacen único en Latinoamérica. Y mientras este miércoles celebra su el bicentenario de su independencia, decidimos recordar las 9 cosas en las que nadie puede superar a los peruanos.
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Civil rights activists and voting rights groups this week are intensifying pressure on Congress to advance federal voting rights legislation as a bulwark against an array of new laws in Republican-controlled states that make it harder to vote. Activists say they also are growing increasingly impatient with President Joe Biden and
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