Fire threat and drought remain for the Pacific Northwest as monsoon rains provide relief for the Southwest. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the weekend forecast.
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Today: It’s a stuffy start with dewpoints already in the 70s in the early morning. A Weather Alert Day is in effect as temperatures reach the mid-90s this afternoon with a heat index between 102 and 105 degrees. Be sure to drink plenty of water and limit time outdoors as much as possible. Tomorrow: The
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By George Ramsay, CNN With no fans in attendance and a reduced number of athletes joining the parade, the Tokyo Olympics‘ Opening Ceremony officially kicked off the Summer Games on Friday as tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the cauldron. Earlier on Friday, a request from Tokyo 2020 organizers to push back Osaka’s opening match of
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Dozens of wildfires currently blazing across the West have been exhibiting extreme fire behavior: demonstrating alarming rotational patterns and wafting smoke across the country while also creating their own weather. Given 2020’s historic wildfire season, the early return of the destructive flames puts 2021 on pace to be another potentially record-shattering
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After choosing not to get the Covid-19 vaccine, Ganeene Starling ended up in the ICU with coronavirus and was given a 20% chance of survival by doctors. Starling speaks with CNN’s Randi Kaye about her experience.
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By Steve Almasy and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Steve Edwards, the president and CEO of a health care system in Missouri, is troubled that health experts cannot seem to inspire more people to get vaccinated in his area, which is being hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. Edwards, of Springfield-based Cox Health, told CNN on Friday
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN The Tokyo Olympics — after a long delay — are finally happening. The opening ceremony formally kicked off the Games Friday and sporting events are underway. There’s nothing but excitement in the air, according to IOC Athletes’ Commission Chair Kirsty Coventry. In her statement Tuesday, Coventry painted a rosy picture, saying
Continue Reading By Janelle Davis, CNN Instead of spinning hoops around the waist as kids have done for decades, Hula-Hoop dancers have some new moves as the trend returns. They are now throwing them into the air and twirling them around the body. Some use bright, flashing hoops. Others use multiple hoops at the same time. One
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Peters man drowned Friday afternoon in Anderson Hollow Cove at the Lake of the Ozarks. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol drowning report, Gary Medley, 69, of St. Peters was trying to return to the dock then went underwater. Medley was pulled onto the dock by bystanders and
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — El Departamento de Bomberos y Rescate de Miami-Dade transfirió las tareas de búsqueda y recuperación tras el colapso del edificio en Surfside, Florida, al Departamento de Policía de Miami-Dade, según la oficina de la alcaldesa Daniella Levine Cava. “La operación está en curso, y el Departamento de Policía de Miami-Dade sigue
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By Eric Cheung, Will Ripley and Gladys Tsai, CNN Business As China steps up military pressure on Taiwan, the self-governing island is preparing for the next big frontier of warfare: crippling cyberattacks. Taiwan’s head of cybersecurity told CNN Business this month that it is using dramatic measures to guard against technological vulnerabilities — including employing
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By Teele Rebane, CNN Covid-19 has thrown more than a few curve balls at Tokyo Olympic organizers — but this isn’t the first Games to battle a pandemic. A century ago, the 1920 Antwerp Olympics were held only a few months after the Spanish flu ravaged the world, killing at least 50 million people. In
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — El equipo de béisbol que se conocía como Cleveland Indians cambiará su nombre la próxima temporada a los Cleveland Guardians (Guardianes de Cleveland), anunció el club de la MLB el viernes por la mañana, luego de las críticas que recibió el apodo durante décadas por parte de las comunidades indígenas. “Verás,
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Pita Taufatofua, el abanderado de Tonga en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio, una vez más salió y generó pasiones en redes con su cuerpo aceitado. Taufatofua llamó por primera vez la atención de todos en los Juegos Olímpicos de Río 2016 vistiendo un traje tradicional de Tonga y cubierto de aceite de
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By Sarah Moon and Stella Chan, CNN A massive wildfire raging out of control in the rugged mountains straddling the California-Nevada border, tearing through tens of thousands of acres was initially determined by US Forest Service officials to not be a threat and allowed to burn. The lightning-sparked Tamarack Fire, first discovered on July 4
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By Ryan Nobles and Natasha Bertrand, CNN David Buckley, the newly named staff director for the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection, was found to be retaliating against a whistleblower during his time as the CIA inspector general, according to a report by the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the heat indices expected to reach triple digits this weekend, an MU Health Care doctor says it’s important to be prepared to cool yourself and your loved ones down. According to the Stormtrack Weather Team, between noon and 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday is expected to be the hottest of
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Así fue la ceremonia de apertura de Tokio 2020. El calendario de algunos atletas latinoamericanos. Así se ve Tokio desde el aire. Esta es una edición especial de nuestro newsletter 5 cosas sobre los Juegos Olímpicos. 1 Así fue la ceremonia de apertura de Tokio 2020 La ceremonia de apertura
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By Dan Merica, CNN President Joe Biden made a forceful return to the campaign trail on Friday night in Virginia, stumping for gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe by linking the Democrat’s opponent to the man Biden had defeated several months ago — former President Donald Trump. While Biden did not say Glenn Youngkin’s name, he directly
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Los beneficios de la vacuna contra el coronavirus de Johnson & Johnson Janssen aún superan los riesgos potenciales, según datos de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). “Muchas hospitalizaciones, admisiones a la UCI y muertes se pueden prevenir mediante las
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