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Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 23 de mayo: Nueve muertos y decenas de heridos en evento de campaña de Jorge Álvarez Máynez

May 23, 2024 5:01 AM CNN Newsource

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Trump is pledging to deport millions. These employers are proposing a different solution

May 23, 2024 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — It can take months for Lisa Winton to find the skilled machinists she needs to build the equipment that fabricates tubes and coax cables for her customers. She knows there’s a bigger pool of experienced workers out there, but she can’t hire them because they are undocumented immigrants. Winton,

‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ delivers plenty of action, just not as furiously as its predecessor

May 23, 2024 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — In a sign of its priorities – action over character, production design over story – Anya Taylor-Joy doesn’t even show up until roughly an hour into “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” Then again, the movie’s namesake is really less the star than the dystopian Wasteland that she must

A lack of equipment and coaching hasn’t stopped software engineer Kathleen Noble from making history with landlocked Uganda

May 23, 2024 4:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Rory Fleming, CNN (CNN) — From learning how to row in boats patched together with duct tape to competing at the world championships in a different sport entirely, Kathleen Noble’s rise to the apex of rowing has certainly been unconventional. Her journey now sees the 29-year-old set to become a two-time Olympian – Noble

Ademola Lookman scores stunning hat-trick as Atalanta wins Europa League title to end Bayer Leverkusen’s historic unbeaten run

May 23, 2024 4:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Bayer Leverkusen’s historic unbeaten run came to a shuddering halt on Wednesday as Atalanta ran riot in the Europa League final, winning 3-0 to lift just the second major trophy in the club’s 116-year history. It was 26-year-old forward Ademola Lookman that etched himself into the Atalanta record books,

ANÁLISIS | Nikki Haley votará a favor del “caos” de Trump contra el que antes arremetía

May 23, 2024 4:35 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El cálculo político le ha vuelto a cambiar a Nikki Haley. No hace mucho, la exgobernadora de Carolina del Sur sostenía que Donald Trump era demasiado viejo, demasiado caótico, demasiado “desquiciado” y demasiado propenso a las rabietas para volver a ser presidente y decía que no podría vencer al presidente

Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving lead Dallas Mavericks to Game 1 victory over Minnesota Timberwolves in Western Conference Finals

May 23, 2024 4:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving led the Dallas Mavericks to a 108-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Wednesday. Despite starting slowly, Dončić rallied late on with 15 points in the fourth quarter to top-score in the game with 33 points

Oreo-maker Mondelez fined $366 million for rigging European markets

May 23, 2024 4:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — Mondelez, the maker of Oreo and Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, has been fined €337.5 million ($366 million) for hindering the trade of chocolate, cookies and coffee between European Union countries in order to keep prices high. Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s competition chief, said in a statement Thursday that Mondelez had

Takeaways: How intelligence agencies’ are cautiously embracing generative AI

May 23, 2024 4:23 AM Associated Press

By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies are scrambling to embrace the AI revolution, convinced they’ll otherwise be smothered in data as sensor-generated surveillance tech further blankets the planet. They also need to keep pace with competitors, who are already using AI to seed social media platforms with deepfakes.

Toronto awarded WNBA’s first franchise outside US, with expansion team to begin play in 2026

May 23, 2024 4:22 AM Associated Press

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Toronto has been awarded the WNBA’s first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026. Larry Tanenbaum-led Kilmer Sports Ventures is paying $115 million for the team. Tanenbaum also is the chairman and a minority owner of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment,

France is proud of its secularism. But struggles grow in this approach to faith, school, integration

May 23, 2024 4:18 AM Associated Press

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Brought into the international spotlight by the ban on hijabs for French athletes at the upcoming Paris Olympics, France’s unique approach to “laïcité” — loosely translated as “secularism” — has been increasingly stirring controversy across the country. The struggle cuts to the core of how France

Tunisia sentences journalists to a year in prison for criticizing the government

May 23, 2024 4:18 AM Associated Press

By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian court has sentenced two TV and radio journalists to one year in prison for criticizing the government on their programs and on social networks. The court said Thursday that Borhane Bsaïs and Mourad Zeghidi were each given six months’ imprisonment for disseminating “fake

US intelligence agencies’ embrace of generative AI is at once wary and urgent

May 23, 2024 4:18 AM Associated Press

By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) — Long before generative AI’s boom, a Silicon Valley firm contracted to collect and analyze non-classified data on illicit Chinese fentanyl trafficking made a compelling case for its embrace by U.S. intelligence agencies. The operation’s results far exceeded human-only analysis, finding twice as many companies and

Several injured passengers on turbulence-hit Singapore flight need spinal surgery, hospital says

May 23, 2024 4:14 AM Associated Press

By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Bangkok hospital says several of the more seriously injured people who were on the Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence will need spinal surgery. A public relations officer for Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, which has treated more than 100 people hurt in the incident, says that

Biden looks to counter China’s influence as he rolls out red carpet for Kenya

May 23, 2024 4:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — When Kenyan President William Ruto touched down in Beijing seven months ago, he was welcomed on the tarmac with a red carpet and cordons of Chinese troops standing at attention. Among the goals of his three-day state visit in October: securing another $1 billion in

Border bill fails in Senate for second time, blocked by GOP opposition and Democratic divisions

May 23, 2024 4:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, Lauren Fox, Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — A sweeping bipartisan border security bill failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday, blocked by GOP opposition and Democratic divisions. Democrats brought the measure back up after it failed earlier this year in an attempt to put pressure on Senate Republicans

‘The Garfield Movie’ is more like a stale snack than a fancy feast

May 23, 2024 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Given Garfield’s long history it’s hard to imagine a film about the corpulent cat that feels as if it’s made for almost nobody, but “The Garfield Movie” limbos under the bar. Big and loud, with animated action aimed at kids, the film also loads up references to things

Abortion rights advocates fight waiting periods and other limits amid political fallout of Roe reversal

May 23, 2024 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Longstanding abortion restrictions like waiting periods and provider regulations are now under legal attack in states where Roe v. Wade’s reversal prompted voters to amend their state constitutions to protect abortion rights. Abortion rights advocates in Ohio and Michigan have pivoted off of successful ballot initiatives in those states

Tracking rain chances today with better chances over Memorial Day weekend

May 23, 2024 3:59 AM John Ross

TODAY: Thursday is partly cloudy and mostly dry, with a high near 80. Storms early this morning near I-44 will persist through the morning, and keep a chance for at least showers north to I-70 through about 9-10 a.m. Still, many will be dry through this period. TONIGHT: A warm front approaches this evening, driving

Bargain-hungry Americans are flocking to Temu and making its Chinese owner very rich

May 23, 2024 3:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — PDD Holdings, the owner of Temu and Pinduoduo, is blowing past market expectations with a massive surge in profit and revenue as American and Chinese consumers swarm its bargain shopping apps for low-cost products. The Shanghai-based company reported Wednesday that net profit soared 246% to 28 billion

Month: May 2024