By Amir Vera and Melissa Alonso, CNN Dartmouth College announced Tuesday it was eliminating student loans for undergraduates and replacing them with “expanded scholarship grants,” the university said in a news release. The initiative is part of the Ivy League school’s “The Call to Lead” leadership campaign, and will begin starting June 23 for the
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN In the most newsworthy aspect of “The Umbrella Academy’s” third season, the Netflix series incorporates Elliot Page’s transitioning into the story, a moment that’s addressed sensitively and relatively early. Beyond that, the show descends from its second-season cliffhanger into an ever-more-convoluted world of shifting timelines, battling super-teams and existential dangers,
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Rodrigo Londoño, conocido por su alias “Timochenko” cuando se desempeñaba como comandante de las FARC, reconoció este martes, ante la Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz de Colombia (JEP), la responsabilidad de la guerrilla desaparecida en los secuestros, que calificó como “uno de los más abominables crímenes” cometidos por la organización
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN A call between detained WNBA star Brittney Griner and her wife, Cherelle Griner, has been rescheduled, the US State Department said Tuesday, after a “mistake” prevented the couple from speaking on their anniversary Saturday. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Tuesday that the call “will take place in relatively short order”
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Aunque Martin Sheen dice que su nombre sigue siendo legalmente Ramón Estevez, se arrepiente de haberlo cambiado por su carrera. El protagonista de “West Wing” habló con Closer Weekly sobre la adopción de su nombre artístico. “Ese es uno de mis arrepentimientos. Nunca cambié mi nombre oficialmente”, dijo. “Sigue siendo Ramón Estevez
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By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Washington (AP) — When a GOP Missouri U.S. Senate candidate released a video Monday in which he cocked a gun after calling for a hunt of fellow Republicans who he believes are “RINOs,” or Republicans in Name Only, Facebook scraped it off its platform within a few hours. But it’s
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By Jennifer Henderson and Ella Nilsen, CNN A Chief’s Review of New Mexico’s Hermits Peak Fire released Tuesday found that US Forest Service errors during a routine prescribed burn contributed to the largest wildfire in New Mexico history. A years-long backlog of projects owing to department furloughs during the 2018-2019 government shutdown, complications of working
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for children down to 6 months of age on June 17.
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Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., told reporters that a final agreement on the proposal’s details was at hand.
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with showers and storms possible, especially north of I-70. Lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Isolated to scattered showers and storms with highs in the upper 80s. Mostly cloudy with light north winds. EXTENDED: Showers and storms are expected to develop along a cold front draped to our northwest tonight, with some activity already
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Finally, Covid-19 vaccines for kids under the age of 5 are going into tiny arms and legs this week. Since the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended two options for this age group — one from Pfizer/BioNTech and another from Moderna — parents and caregivers may be wondering which
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By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited a Washington, DC, vaccination clinic on Tuesday where children under the age of 5 are being immunized against Covid-19 — part of the first cohort of young kids to be immunized against the virus following the US Centers for Disease Control and
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press Former Republican U.S. Sen. John Danforth and others are urging a former federal prosecutor who now serves as an attorney for the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection to make an independent run for one of Missouri’s Senate seats. A committee on Monday launched a website encouraging John
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa hunters will be able to use semi-automatic weapons including AR-15 rifles to kill deer in more parts of the state during a newly created antlerless season in January under a bill signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds. Iowa lawmakers passed the bill in May and it was signed by Reynolds
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By Amir Vera, Amanda Musa and Jarrod Wardwell, CNN Attorneys of the man accused of driving an SUV through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, changed his plea in court Monday, saying mental health issues played a role in the crash. Darrell Brooks, 40, originally pleaded not guilty to several counts of first-degree intentional homicide
Continue Reading EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) — An oil refinery in El Dorado where an employee died in 2017 will pay a $1.6 million fine for violating the federal clean air law. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that HollyFrontier’s failure to follow the law contributed to a fire that killed the employee. The EPA says the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Kellogg se dividirá en tres empresas diferentes en una importante reestructuración de la compañía de 116 años. La primera compañía incluirá la unidad de cereales de Kellogg’s North America, que incluye Raisin Bran y Rice Krispies, su unidad de botanas y aperitivos se convertirá en una segunda compañía,
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN A visitor center will open next to the iconic Stonewall Inn to honor and preserve the history of the fight for LGBTQ rights, the nonprofit Pride Live announced on Tuesday. The nearly 3,700 square feet center in New York City is expected to open in the summer of 2024 after a
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By Kevin Dotson, CNN Four-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski, a tight end in the NFL for 11 seasons as a member of the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, announced his retirement Tuesday on social media. This is Gronkowski’s second time retiring from the NFL, having previously hung up his cleats in New
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