CNN By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — As a federal judge temporarily blocks part of the Trump administration’s pausing of federal grants and loans Tuesday, a slew of advocacy groups, charities, foreign aid and public health programs are decrying a potential upending of American lives on an unprecedented scale. Hundreds of programs touching all corners
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By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — A large brawl which appeared to involve at least a dozen fans broke out at a men’s college basketball game between Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Saint Louis University (SLU) on Tuesday, causing the game to be halted for a number of minutes. With Saint Louis leading 69-63 and
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Asian communities around the world are ringing in the Lunar New Year and the beginning of the Year of the Snake. During the 15-day festival, millions will take part in cherished traditions and luck-enhancing activities. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On
Continue ReadingPor Hilary Whiteman Catorce miembros de una pequeña secta religiosa en Australia fueron declarados culpables del homicidio de una niña de ocho años, que murió después de que le negaron la insulina necesaria para tratar su diabetes debido a su inquebrantable creencia en que Dios la curaría. En cambio, mientras ella yacía moribunda, recurrieron a
Continue ReadingPor Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN Es la hermana del legendario futbolista nigeriano Sunday Oliseh, pero ahora Tessy Oliseh-Amaize se está convirtiendo en una celebridad por derecho propio, haciéndose un nombre en el mundo de la moda estadounidense. Como fundadora de la marca de moda Tesslo, y antigua estudiante de ciencias, produce una versión distintivamente moderna
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Personal essay by Mary Ruskell, CNN (CNN) — My friend Sammy turned around at his desk and grinned at me. He held out his phone and waved it in front of my face, the universal sign for “Look at this!” It was a video of a capybara in a swimming pool, seemingly treading water like
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Habitat for Humanity will be hosting a realtor build event that will help families in need for affordable housing Wednesday. The event will be at noon at the Habitat for Humanity construction site in the Boone Prairie Subdivision off Brown Station Road. The event will focus on working on the interiors of
Continue ReadingPor CNN en Español Tras la llegada de dos vuelos con colombianos deportados, se espera que EE.UU. reactive esta semana la emisión de visas en su embajada en Bogotá. DeepSeek hace estallar la narrativa del dinero de la IA. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. Suscríbete aquí para
Continue ReadingPor Stephen Collinson, CNN Fue el día en que la nueva presidencia forzuda de Donald Trump chocó con la realidad. Su último intento de ejercer un vasto y cuestionable poder ejecutivo –esta vez deteniendo temporalmente la ayuda federal– desató la confusión y el miedo en todo el país, con programas como Meals on Wheels (comida
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked part of the Trump administration’s pause on federal grants and loans, just hours before it was set to take effect, as a slew of advocacy groups, charities, foreign aid and public health programs warned of its potential to upend
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A girl staring into the distance, two Chinese coal miners joking during a break from work, and a Pallas cat lying in the snow in Mongolia are among the winners of the Travel Photographer of the Year 2024 competition. Taken together, the remarkable portfolio of winning photos reveals “an
Continue ReadingPor Clare Duffy Silicon Valley se está dando cuenta esta semana de que crear un modelo de inteligencia artificial avanzado puede que ya no sea una tarea tan especializada como se creía antes. La llamada de atención llegó en forma de DeepSeek, una start-up china de un año de antigüedad cuyo modelo de inteligencia artificial
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By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s government has backed a tortured effort to build a third runway at Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, throwing its weight behind a decades-old proposal that has been beset by political, legal and environmental challenges. The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister), Rachel Reeves, gave a green light
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By Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Former New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison following his conviction on bribery and corruption charges after taking cash, a Mercedes Benz and gold bars as bribes in exchange for helping three businessmen and the Egyptian government. The
Continue Reading By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — It’s the train set to whisk people across the largest country in the Middle East — and to do so in style, according to the designs that have just been released. Saudi Arabia’s Dream of the Desert train, which is slated to hit the rails next year, is set
Continue ReadingPor Lilit Marcus y Lisako Neriki Ancheta, CNN Una de las ciudades más grandes de Japón se está “embelleciendo” antes de ser sede de la Expo Mundial, no plantando flores, sino prohibiendo los cigarrillos. Osaka acogerá próximamente la Expo 2025, que se celebrará de abril a octubre, en la que participarán representantes de 158 países
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday hit pause on interest rate cuts in its first key decision of President Donald Trump’s second term. It’s a move that’s likely to stoke tensions between the central bank and the new president, who has argued that he should have some say in
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Silicon Valley is coming to grips this week with the realization that creating an advanced artificial intelligence model may no longer be as specialized a task as was once believed. The wakeup call came in the form of DeepSeek, a year-old Chinese start-up whose free, open-source AI
Continue Reading By Em Steck and Winter Hawk, CNN (CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will undergo intense scrutiny over his history of controversial and inflammatory comments at his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday to become President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary. Kennedy is expected to face tough questions from Democrats regarding his false claims
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TODAY: Wednesday will be similarly warm compared to Tuesday. Sunshine and highs near 50 are expected today. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain near 30 overnight. EXTENDED: Rain showers move in after midnight. Over the course of Thursday, rain overspreads the region, keeping highs in the 40s. Rain will start to taper off on Friday, leaving us dry
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