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Howard University cancels classes after ransomware attack
By Zachary Cohen, CNN Howard University canceled classes Tuesday as it continues to investigate a ransomware attack on the school’s network, according to an interim update on the situation posted by the university, which is in Washington, DC. The university’s information technology team detected “unusual activity” on the network last week and shut it down
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Mizzou football gets set for SEC opener
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will open up SEC play on the road against Kentucky on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz held his weekly news conference on Monday. You can watch the full interview in the video player below. https://youtu.be/0TGir1UrRo4 The Tigers snapped a five-game losing streak to the Wildcats
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Mexico’s Supreme Court rules that abortion is not a crime
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion. The court on Tuesday unanimously annulled several provisions of a state law from Coahuila that had made abortion a criminal act. The decision immediately affects only that state on the Texas border, but court
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How a new GOP law in Texas makes voting harder
By ACACIA CORONADO and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The sweeping changes to Texas’ election code that GOP Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law make it harder to cast a ballot in the state, and sometimes even legally riskier. Some of the most significant changes in the law concern expanded liberties
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CDC adds two popular island getaways to ‘very high’ Covid-19 travel risk list
By Forrest Brown, CNN Two tropical islands half a world apart and popular with tourists — Jamaica in the Caribbean and Sri Lanka in South Asia — are now among the highest-risk destinations for travelers. That’s according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s travel advisories list, which was updated on Tuesday. Also
Continue Reading Some Afghans evacuated by US seek asylum in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Officials say dozens of people evacuated from Afghanistan by the United States military have applied for asylum in Germany during their layovers at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base. So far about 90 of the roughly 34,000 flown to Ramstein have requested asylum in Germany. Both countries say their decision to do so
Continue ReadingAdultos jóvenes consumidores de cannabis tienen casi el doble de probabilidades de sufrir un ataque cardíaco, según una investigación
urielblanco (CNN) — Tanto si lo fumas, como si lo vapeas o de forma comestible, el cannabis puede estar aumentando significativamente el riesgo de sufrir un ataque cardíaco (también llamado infarto de miocardio). Los adultos menores de 45 años que consumieron cannabis en los últimos 30 días sufrieron casi el doble de infartos que los
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‘Trusting myself’: Leylah Fernandez, 19, reaches US Open SF
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Leylah Fernandez has beaten yet another seeded player at the U.S. Open to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal. The 19-year-old from Canada is the youngest woman to get this far at Flushing Meadows since Maria Sharapova in 2005. Fernandez edged No. 5 Elina Svitolina
Continue ReadingNiña de 6 años muere en una atracción de un parque de diversiones en Colorado
olivertapia (CNN) — Una niña de 6 años resultó herida de muerte a bordo de una atracción en un parque de diversiones en Glenwood Springs, Colorado, según la oficina del forense del condado de Garfield. La niña, de Colorado Springs, estaba de vacaciones con su familia y visitaron Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park el domingo, según
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Taliban crack down hard on Kabul’s largest protest yet
By Jake Kwon, Tim Lister, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN The Taliban used gunfire, detentions and beatings to crush dissent over their rule on Tuesday, as scores of Afghan protesters marched through Kabul in the largest demonstration the capital has seen since the militant group seized power last month. According to photos
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Missouri doctor: ERs treating people who took ivermectin
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A doctor for Mercy hospitals says several people have been treated in Missouri emergency rooms after taking the parasite drug ivermectin, even as experts warn of dangerous side effects and a lack of proof that it helps treat COVID-19. Dr. Steven Brown told KMOV-TV that cases of ivermectin toxicity have occurred
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Benedict Cumberbatch weighs in on straight actors in gay roles ahead of ‘Power of the Dog’ release
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Benedict Cumberbatch plays a sexually repressed cowboy in the 1920s — when homosexuality was widely stigmatized and in many places, criminalized — in the upcoming Netflix film “The Power of the Dog.” Cumberbatch, who is married to a woman, said at the Telluride Film Festival that his casting “wasn’t done without
Continue ReadingAutoridades sanitarias de Bolivia identifican variante mu de coronavirus
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Estudios del Instituto Nacional de Laboratorios de Salud de Bolivia (INLASA) identificaron la presencia en un 12% en el país de la variante mu del nuevo coronavirus, detectada por primera vez en Colombia, informó este martes la cartera sanitaria en un comunicado. El ministro de Salud y Deportes, Jeyson
Continue Reading Seahawks, Sounders, Kraken to require proof of vaccination
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seahawks, Sounders and Kraken say they will require proof of vaccination for all fans 12 or older attending the teams’ home games. The Mariners also say they will require proof of vaccination beginning in October should the team make the playoffs. The Seahawks and Sounders will accept proof of vaccination or
Continue Reading French doctors demand protection from death threats at work
ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French doctors and scientists are calling on authorities to take action against the insults and threats — including death threats — that many have received during the coronavirus pandemic. The doctors said they fear that someone from the world of conspiracy theories will take action, not just against
Continue Reading European clubs ‘united’ for tackling FIFA, UEFA politics
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Top European soccer clubs have been praised as a united family by their new Qatari leader after they met for the first time since the Super League crisis. Nine of 12 founders of the ill-fated Super League were welcomed back as members of the European Club
Continue Reading Maryland brewery sues North Carolina commission over label
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Maryland-based brewery is suing North Carolina regulators after one of its beer labels was rejected after it was deemed inappropriate. WRAL reports the owners of Flying Dog Brewery say in the lawsuit filed last month that the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control Commission has violated its First Amendment rights by
Continue Reading Revlon CEO discusses pandemic beauty habits, staying nimble
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Revlon was already facing big challenges when Debra Perelman took over as the first woman CEO in its 89-year history in 2018. The publicly traded company backed by her billionaire father Ron Perelman’s MacAndrews & Forbes Inc. had been struggling for years. That includes a
Continue Reading Revlon CEO discusses pandemic beauty habits, staying nimble
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Revlon was already facing big challenges when Debra Perelman took over as the first woman CEO in its 89-year-old history in 2018. The publicly traded company backed by her billionaire father Ron Perelman’s MacAndrews & Forbes Inc. had been struggling for years. That includes a
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