AMSTERDAM (AP) — As stores in Amsterdam and across the Netherlands cautiously reopened after weeks of a coronavirus lockdown, the Dutch capital’s mood was further lightened by dashes of color as thousands of free bunches of tulips were handed out. National Tulip Day is usually marked by an improvised flower garden in front of the
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AMSTERDAM (AP) — As stores in Amsterdam and across the Netherlands cautiously reopened after weeks of a coronavirus lockdown, the Dutch capital’s mood was further lightened by dashes of color as thousands of free bunches of tulips were handed out. National Tulip Day is usually marked by an improvised flower garden in front of the
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By Ben Church, CNN With the year’s first tennis grand slam fast approaching, the saga surrounding Novak Djokovic‘s visa looks set to continue right up to the moment play is scheduled to start on Monday. While players have been putting together their final preparations ahead of the Australian Open, all the questions have been about
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN With the year’s first tennis grand slam fast approaching, the saga surrounding Novak Djokovic‘s visa looks set to continue right up to the moment play is scheduled to start on Monday. While players have been putting together their final preparations ahead of the Australian Open, all the questions have been about
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, dijo que uno de sus mayores arrepentimientos en el cargo fue no haber hablado “mucho más alto” en marzo de 2020, cuando el expresidente Donald Trump aconsejó a la nación que se quedara en casa para frenar la rápida propagación del coronavirus. DeSantis, un aliado
Continue Reading DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a man in police custody was shot and killed in a North Carolina emergency room early Saturday after scuffling with an officer. News outlets report the man was in the custody of Durham police and was receiving treatment at Duke University Hospital. Health Director Sarah Avery says that while
Continue Reading PASSAIC, N.J. (AP) — A large chemical fire is burning in northern New Jersey with smoke so heavy it was detected on weather radar and smelled in nearby New York City. Authorities say the fire Friday night and Saturday morning at Majestic Industries and the Qualco chemical plant in Passaic spread to multiple buildings and
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By Rhea Mogul, Jake Kwon, Sophie Jeong and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The first contactless aid flights arrived in disaster-hit Tonga on Thursday, as the coronavirus-free Pacific island nation takes precautions to keep the virus out of its borders in the wake of a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami. Flights from Australia and New Zealand carrying
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By Sara Smart and Paradise Afshar, CNN A Tennessee woman who was wrongfully convicted of murdering her great-niece and spent 27 years in prison, was exonerated this week. On June 26, 1987, Joyce Watkins, now 74, and her boyfriend at the time, Charlie Dunn, went to pick up Watkins four-year-old great-niece, Brandi, in Kentucky, according
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Los bioingenieros de la Edad del Bronce crearon el primer animal híbrido: una majestuosa criatura parecida a un caballo conocida como kunga que tenía una madre burra, un asno salvaje sirio por padre y vivió hace 4.500 años, según una nueva investigación basada en la secuenciación del ADN del esqueleto del
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An undersea volcano has erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga, sending large tsunami waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ground. There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage as communications with the small nation remain problematic.
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ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — American Kaillie Humphries got a win. Elana Meyers Taylor got an overall title. And the U.S. bobsled team got more momentum to take into the Beijing Olympics. Humphries prevailed in the final women’s monobob race of the season on Saturday, with Meyers Taylor finishing second. And in the seasonlong standings,
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Six people were taken to a hospital after shots were fired Friday night at a rap concert in Eugene, Oregon, police said. Police Chief Chris Skinner told reporters early Saturday morning that one victim is in critical condition after “certainly one of the highest-profile shootings we’ve had in
Continue Reading SYDNEY (AP) — Andy Murray’s impressive run ended one win short of a 47th career title when he lost the Sydney Tennis Classic final 6-3, 6-3 to top-seeded Aslan Karatsev. Paula Badosa claimed her third career title by upsetting French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4) in the women’s final in Sydney. The
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Two men have been jailed for attempting to smuggle $341,875 (£250,000) worth of cocaine in baked beans and condensed coconut milk tins. Daniel Kelly and Steven Gilhooly were sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison at Snaresbrook Crown Court, London, on January 12, according to London’s Metropolitan Police.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — La leyenda del tenis Chris Evert, quien ganó 18 títulos de Grand Slam en individuales y tres títulos de Grand Slam en dobles en su carrera, dijo este viernes que le diagnosticaron cáncer de ovario en etapa 1. En una publicación de Twitter que vincula un artículo de ESPN que Evert
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Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Las autoridades de Uruguay anunciaron que los ciudadanos y residentes uruguayos que están infectados con covid-19 y se encuentran actualmente en el extranjero, ahora pueden regresar al país, un movimiento inusual provocado por la “solidaridad” a medida que los casos en toda la región continúan aumentando. “Como siempre, solidaridad”, dijo el
Continue Reading ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria (AP) — Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami has won the fourth women’s World Cup downhill of the season after Olympic champion Sofia Goggia had an awkward crash halfway down her run. The Italian seemed unhurt and skied down the course shortly after the incident. Goggia won the previous three downhills. Gut-Behrami beat Kira Weidle
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By Kristen Rogers, Parija Kavilanz and Amanda Sealy, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its mask guidelines to recommend that people “wear the most protective mask you can that fits well and that you will wear consistently.” The agency describes well-fitting respirators approved by the National Institute of Occupational Safety
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