Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Las condiciones de sequía continúan empeorando en el oeste de Estados Unidos, particularmente en el noroeste del Pacífico, donde las áreas en las peores categorías experimentaron una expansión significativa. “En parte debido a los impresionantes impactos relacionados con la sequía en la agricultura, la sequía extrema a excepcional (D3 a
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By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Tax authorities in India raided several offices of one of the world’s biggest-selling newspapers on Thursday, a move journalists and leading opposition politicians described as an attack on press freedom. The newspaper, Dainik Bhaskar, said that tax inspectors visited its offices in the capital New Delhi and the states of
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Roberto Izurieta es director de Proyectos Latinoamericanos en la Universidad George Washington. Ha trabajado en campañas políticas en varios países de América Latina y España, y fue asesor de los presidentes Alejandro Toledo de Perú; Vicente Fox de México, y Álvaro Colom de Guatemala. Izurieta es amigo cercano de Keiko Fujimori
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By Kristen Holmes and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Top Biden health officials and some White House officials are holding preliminary conversations on revising mask recommendations for vaccinated Americans as the Delta variant spreads throughout the US, according to multiple sources familiar with discussions. Officials have weighed whether guidance should be revisited after the US Centers for
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said the state could expect more than half a billion dollars as part of a settlement between several states and painkiller manufacturers. Attorney General Schmitt made the announcement alongside the families of people affected by the opioid epidemic. Schmitt said the final details of the settlement
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un sismo de magnitud 5,1 se registró este jueves a 56 kilómetros al sur de Punta Burica en Panamá, informó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS). De momento no se reportan daños o víctimas debido al movimiento. Este miércoles, otro sismo de 6,8 sacudió la región e incluso se
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Claims for US jobless benefits unexpectedly jumped last week offering the latest reminder that the American economy — and the labor market — are not yet back to normal. Weekly jobless claims stood at 419,000, adjusted for seasonal swings, according to the Labor Department, climbing by more than 50,000 and
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By Dan Merica, CNN Former Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer on Thursday announced she is running for Senate, becoming the highest-profile Democrat vying to possibly take on seven-term incumbent Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley. “I’m running for Senate because Democracy is worth fighting for and Iowa is worth fighting for,” Finkenanuer said in a statement. “I believe
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Nueva Delhi (CNN) — Más de dos tercios de la población de India pueden tener anticuerpos contra el covid-19, según una nueva evaluación serológica publicada este martes, que proporciona aún más evidencia de que el virus puede haberse propagado mucho más ampliamente de lo que sugieren las cifras oficiales. Aproximadamente el 67,6%
Continue ReadingBy John Keefe and Rachel Ramirez, CNN An unprecedented, multi-year drought continues to worsen in the West amid a period of record heat and dryness, which scientists say is a clear sign of how the climate crisis is affecting not only the weather, but water supply, food production and electricity generation. Despite some good rainfall
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business General Motors will stop making most of its full-size pickup trucks for a week starting Monday. It’s another sign that the auto industry continues to struggle with the year-long global computer chip shortage. Large pickups and SUVs are automakers’ best-selling and most profitable vehicles. GM and other automakers have tried
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN A photo of Ice T’s look-alike 5-year-old daughter Chanel went viral and, according to him, it yielded some nice results. On Wednesday, the “Law & Order: SVU” star tweeted a thank you on behalf of his daughter with wife Coco Austin. “Today @BabyChanelworld just wanted to say THANKS! for all
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By Brian Fung, CNN Business TikTok and the US government agreed on Wednesday to drop a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to ban the short-form video app from US app stores. In a filing in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, the two sides said they had mutually agreed the suit
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By Brian Fung, CNN US regulators are vowing to make it easier for consumers and independent service shops to repair commercial products like smartphones without having to rely on those products’ manufacturers, effectively backing a principle known as “right to repair.” On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission led by Chair Lina Khan voted unanimously to
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Michaela Coel has joined the cast of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” The film will be the sequel to Marvel’s “Black Panther,” and Variety reports that Coel is currently filming at Atlanta’s Pinewood Studios, where production began last month. She joins an ensemble cast that includes Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Daniel Kaluuya,
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Las solicitudes de subsidios por desempleo en Estados Unidos aumentaron inesperadamente la semana pasada, ofreciendo el último recordatorio de que la economía estadounidense, y el mercado laboral, aún no han vuelto a la normalidad. Las solicitudes semanales de subsidios por desempleo se situaron en 419.000, ajustadas por variaciones estacionales, según
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, composed of sculptures of the faces of former Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. Facts The monument is located on Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum selected the four presidents to represent
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7, 1998, which killed 224 people. Terrorist group al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the bombings. Facts The bombings took place eight years to the day after US troops were ordered to Saudi Arabia in the aftermath of
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By Sarah Molano, CNN Teenagers who have close, secure relationships with their families are more likely to extend empathy to their peers, according to a new study. More specifically, when teens feel safe, supported by and connected to parents or other adult caregivers, they are better equipped to pass the empathy they receive on to
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon will not advance President Joe Biden’s pick to lead US Customs and Border Protection until he receives more answers about the agency’s role in the Portland unrest last year, delaying a key nominee as the administration reevaluates border restrictions. “Six months into the new administration,
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