By Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday named 10 nominees to the federal bench, continuing his efforts to diversify the judicial branch with picks who would notch demographic firsts on their respective courts. The eighth slate of federal judicial nominations brings Biden’s total to 53 nominees, nearly three-quarters of whom are women, a
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By Rachel Janfaza, CNN With just over a year until the 2022 midterm elections, NextGen America — the progressive youth voter engagement organization — is launching a $32 million program to engage young voters across eight states. NextGen will organize in Texas, Arizona, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada with a goal
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La financiación del gobierno de Estados Unidos expira a la medianoche y el Congreso aún no ha aprobado un proyecto de ley de financiación provisional para evitar un cierre, aunque los líderes demócratas están en camino de hacerlo más tarde este jueves. Los legisladores están acelerando el proceso y se espera que
Continue Readingolivertapia París (CNN) — El expresidente de Francia Nicolas Sarkozy fue declarado culpable el jueves de financiación ilegal de campañas en su fallida candidatura a la reelección en 2012. A principios de este año, Sarkozy recibió una sentencia de tres años de prisión, dos de los cuales fueron suspendidos, por corrupción y tráfico de influencias,
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El volcán Kilauea comenzó a entrar en erupción el miércoles por la tarde por primera vez desde mayo, arrojando lava en el Parque Nacional de los Volcanes de Hawai. Funcionarios señalan que si bien no existe un peligro actual para los residentes cercanos en la Isla Grande de Hawai, la situación será
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By Xiaofei Xu and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on Thursday to one year in prison for illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 re-election bid, making him the first French head of state in modern times to receive two jail terms. It is unlikely that Sarkozy will serve his
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By Devan Cole, CNN Monica Lewinsky reflected on the mental health struggles she endured in the 1990s amid the scandal surrounding her affair with then-President Bill Clinton, detailing in a new interview the toll it took and how she has reclaimed her story in the years since. Lewinsky, a former White House intern, told CNN’s
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By Jill Disis, CNN Business Factories in China are struggling at a time when the world’s second largest economy has to contend with yet another concern: a growing power supply crunch. A government survey of manufacturing activity released Thursday fell to 49.6 in September, down from 50.1 in August. Any reading below 50 indicates contraction
Continue Readingolivertapia Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — Kim Yo Jong, la hermana menor del líder norcoreano Kim Jong Un, fue ascendida al máximo organismo de toma de decisiones del país, informaron el jueves medios estatales. El anuncio, publicado en el medio de noticias estatal de Corea del Norte, KCNA, dijo que Kim Yo Jong ahora
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By Ben Morse, CNN He may only be 37 years old, but Dustin Johnson was the elder statesman of the US Ryder Cup team. But that doesn’t mean he’s slowing down one bit. Johnson led from the front in an historic effort, winning all five of his matches as the US romped to a record-breaking
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Disney’s “Aladdin” on Broadway canceled performances Friday for the second time this week after more coronavirus cases were detected within the theater company, the show said. The production was paused Wednesday — a day after officially returning — due to Covid-19 cases, and it resumed Thursday. But after more breakthrough cases
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By Andy Rose and Joe Sutton, CNN Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began erupting Wednesday afternoon for the first time since May, spewing lava at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Officials note that while there is no present danger to nearby residents on Hawaii’s Big Island, the situation will be monitored for further escalation. The US Geological Survey’s
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Johnson was convicted in 1994 and sentenced to death for the murders of three Columbia convenience store workers with a claw hammer. Legal challenges to his sentence have failed. However, death penalty foes are asking the governor to intervene, saying Johnson is intellectually disabled.
Continue ReadingBy Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Julia Hollingsworth and Ahmet Mengli, CNN Every day for the past month, Emal Ahmadi’s 7-year-old daughter Hada has asked him the same thing: “Where is my sister?” She misses playing with her younger sister Malika, he says. She cries a lot, wondering when she is coming home. The tragic answer
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN Español) — El reguetonero colombiano J Balvin llamó el martes a boicotear los Latin Grammy, criticando que no respetaban el género urbano. Un día después, el rapero y compositor puertorriqueño Residente le respondió directamente, en un video de IGTV que rápidamente se hizo viral y que luego eliminó. J Balvin le había comentado
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Business) — Google Maps facilita la búsqueda de la información más reciente sobre incendios forestales como parte de un impulso para garantizar que la popular aplicación sea más útil durante las emergencias. Google dijo el miércoles que agregará una nueva capa de incendios forestales a Google Maps, que los usuarios podrán
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By Megan Marples, CNN Living life in the fast lane has lost its allure, with many people around the world saying they would opt to pull over and take in the view. Seventy-two percent of adults preferred a calm life to an exciting one, according to a 2020 Gallup poll released Thursday conducted in partnership
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — La COP26, la cumbre para abordar la lucha contra la crisis climática que se celebrará en Glasgow el próximo mes de noviembre, llega en el momento más crucial. Un informe sobre la situación actual que enfrenta el planeta publicado por la ONU en agosto mostró que la temperatura mundial está aumentando
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By Amy Simonson, Melissa Alonso and Jennifer Henderson, CNN When the Martinez family moved into their new home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, five years ago, they had dreams of raising their children and making a life in their new neighborhood cul-de-sac. “The minute we found this home, I loved it,” Jannique Martinez told CNN. “It
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By Madeline Holcombe and Christina Maxouris, CNN Some governors are beginning to report encouraging signs in their state’s Covid-19 numbers, but warn of what could come next if more people don’t get vaccinated. Covid-19 hospitalizations and ICU utilization have decreased over the past week in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear announced at a Thursday news conference.
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