Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La llamada de este jueves entre el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, y el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, “no fue bien”, dijo un alto funcionario ucraniano a CNN, en medio de desacuerdos sobre los “niveles de riesgo” de un ataque ruso. La Casa Blanca, sin embargo, rebatió la
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By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden has revealed the long-awaited Biden family cat. She is a short-haired, two-year-old gray tabby named Willow. The name is inspired by the first lady’s hometown of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. Biden first met Willow at a campaign stop in 2020, according to information provided by the first lady’s
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BEIJING (AP) — Human rights activists have issued a call to action against the Beijing Olympics, imploring athletes and sponsors to speak out against what they call the “genocide games.” Organized by the rights group Human Rights Watch, activists representing Chinese dissidents and the minority Uyghur and Tibetan populations all urged athletes to condemn the
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Justin Harding birdied the 18th hole twice at Emirates Golf Club on the way to taking a three-shot lead midway through the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic. The South African returned to the Majlis course early to complete his first round with a tap-in birdie at the
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BERLIN (AP) — Official figures show that the German economy shrank by 0.7% in last year’s fourth quarter amid a resurgence in coronavirus infections and new restrictions. The quarter-on-quarter decline reported on Friday by the Federal Statistical Office followed two quarters of solid gains that came despite persistent supply bottlenecks. Gross domestic product grew 2.8%
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Before the Biden administration engages in any fight with the Senate over the President’s choice for the Supreme Court, there will likely be a brawl within. President Joe Biden’s allies are already jockeying for attention to their preferences, as seen in House Majority Whip James
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The White House says it’s considering a wider list of potential nominees for the Supreme Court than has been reported thus far, according to a source familiar with the discussions. The source indicates there are several new names emerging as the White House casts a broad net.
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Before the Biden administration engages in any fight with the Senate over the President’s choice for the Supreme Court, there will likely be a brawl within. President Joe Biden’s allies are already jockeying for attention to their preferences, as seen in House Majority Whip James
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By Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN When President Joe Biden visits Pittsburgh on Friday, it will amount to the unofficial launch of a new strategy the President devised to shore up his political fortunes by changing how he spends his time. Never mind that Biden has already held eight events in Pennsylvania since taking
Continue Reading By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN A narrow Democratic majority in Congress has derailed key legislative priorities for the White House, but so far President Joe Biden is not facing pushback from members of his own party to a swift Supreme Court confirmation process. In a positive sign for the White House, West Virginia
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The International Labor Organization says about 1.6 million jobs were lost in Myanmar in 2021, with women suffering the biggest setbacks as work in factories, tourism and construction dwindled amid the pandemic and a military takeover. In a report issued Friday, the ILO said the country
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish low-cost fashion brand Hennes & Mauritz AB says its net sales in local currencies have increased by 8% in the fourth quarter of 2021 to $6 billion, back at pre-pandemic level, with the full year net sales increasing by 6% to $21 billion. The Stockholm-based group said its Q4 gross profit
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By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Google is investing up to $1 billion in a major Indian telecom company, a move it hopes will drive down the cost of smartphones in a huge and rapidly expanding market. Google said in a statement Friday that it would invest $700 million in Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator,
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FRIDAY Today will start partly cloudy and cold. Temperatures will fall into the teens to start the last day of the work week. Expect clearing skies throughout late morning and into the afternoon. This will help with temperatures somewhat, but dominant northerly flow keeps temperatures in the upper 20s today. TONIGHT Late tonight into early
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Tomar suplementos diarios de vitamina D y aceite de pescado puede ayudar a proteger a los adultos mayores de desarrollar trastornos autoinmunes como la artritis reumatoide, la psoriasis, las enfermedades de la tiroides y la polimialgia reumática, una enfermedad inflamatoria que causa dolor muscular y rigidez en los hombros y las
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Desde que comenzó la pandemia, la llegada de cada nuevo año se siente como una repetición de “hagamos otra vez el viaje en el tiempo” de “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”. Ahora, imagina que vivieras en el espacio. Para los que estamos en la Tierra, la adaptación a una nueva normalidad,
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea plans to add hundreds of small neighborhood hospitals and clinics to treat the thousands more people expected to get COVID-19 during a developing omicron surge. South Korea’s daily cases reached a new high for a fourth straight day Friday. The 16,000 new infections
Continue ReadingEdel Gonzalez (CNN Español) — El cantante argentino naturalizado mexicano Diego Verdaguer murió este jueves en Los Ángeles, según informó su familia en su cuenta oficial de Twitter. También su esposa, Amanda Miguel, despidió al reconocido artista con un mensaje en su cuenta oficial de la misma red social. En un comunicado que obtuvo CNN,
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Major global stock markets are mixed ahead of data on U.S. employment costs that might influence Federal Reserve decisions on interest rate hikes to cool inflation. London and Frankfurt opened lower. Tokyo advanced while Shanghai and Hong Kong declined. Wall Street futures were mixed after U.S.
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By Rhea Mogul and Vedika Sud, CNN Dharini Mathur’s son had just turned 4 when he started pre-school online. More than 600 days later, he still sits behind his computer screen, attempting to learn virtually — while making zero contact with his classmates and teachers. He is one of more than 4 million children in
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