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Novak Djokovic es “el mejor jugador de la historia del tenis masculino”, pero deja un legado “complicado” fuera de las canchas

January 11, 2022 10:06 AM CNN Newsource

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Incluso para los estándares de la accidentada carrera tenística de Novak Djokovic –repleta de trofeos y actuaciones asombrosas, pero también salpicada de polémica–, las circunstancias previas al Abierto de Australia de este año han sido extraordinarias. “Veo la vida como una gran curva de aprendizaje”, dijo Djokovic en una entrevista

EPA begins enforcement on clean up of toxic coal-ash ponds

January 11, 2022 10:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The US Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday it will begin enforcing regulations that require coal-fired power plants to clean up their coal-ash waste — the toxic byproduct of burning coal to generate electricity. There are approximately 500 unlined coal-ash ponds in the United States, according to the EPA, which can leak

EPA moves to crack down on dangerous coal ash storage ponds

January 11, 2022 10:02 AM Associated Press

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its first major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-burning power plants, ordering utilities to stop dumping waste into unlined storage ponds and speed up plans to close leaking or otherwise dangerous coal ash sites. The EPA says plants in four

EPA moves to crack down on dangerous coal ash storage ponds

January 11, 2022 10:02 AM Associated Press

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its first major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-burning power plants, ordering utilities to stop dumping waste into unlined storage ponds and speed up plans to close leaking or otherwise dangerous coal ash sites. The EPA says plants in four

US ambassador to NATO says NATO and Russia ‘committed to dialogue’ ahead of talks Wednesday

January 11, 2022 9:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States, NATO allies and Russia are all “committed to dialogue” ahead of Wednesday’s high-stakes meeting to discuss Russia’s military buildup along the Ukrainian border, US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith said Tuesday. “I think right now, folks feel that both the allies and the Russians, including

Author Kwame Alexander to launch new trilogy this fall

January 11, 2022 9:43 AM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — A trilogy by award-winning children’s author Kwame Alexander that tells the saga of an African family begins this fall with “The Door of No Return.” The book comes out Sept. 27, Little Brown & Company announced Tuesday. The publisher says the three books follow the lives of 11-year-old Kofi and his

De Europa a EE.UU., los casos de covid-19 en niños aumentan. Las escuelas no están preparadas

January 11, 2022 9:41 AM CNN Newsource

urielblanco (CNN) — Mientras los casos de covid-19 se disparaban en Gran Bretaña a finales de diciembre, Stuart Guest pasó sus vacaciones estudiando a fondo informes científicos sobre sistemas de limpieza y filtración del aire. Guest, director de una escuela primaria de Birmingham (Inglaterra), buscó en Amazon purificadores de aire asequibles con la esperanza de

Springfield man sentenced to life in prison in death of baby

January 11, 2022 9:36 AM Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A 29-year-old Springfield man has been sentenced to life in prison in the 2019 death of a 7-month-old baby. The Springfield News-Leader reports that child’s mother and prosecutors asked for the life term before 31-year-old Marc Carrier was sentenced Friday. It was the maximum sentence allowed after Carrier pleaded guilty in

US stocks slip as Wall Street foresees higher interest rates

January 11, 2022 9:36 AM Associated Press

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as traders try to calibrate how markets and the economy will handle the higher interest rates that are likely on the way from the Federal Reserve this year. The S&P 500 fell 0.2%. The index is coming off five

US stocks slip as Wall Street foresees higher interest rates

January 11, 2022 9:36 AM Associated Press

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as traders try to calibrate how markets and the economy will handle the higher interest rates that are likely on the way from the Federal Reserve this year. The S&P 500 fell 0.2%. The index is coming off five

Kremlin: Not much optimism after Russia-US talks on Ukraine

January 11, 2022 9:31 AM Associated Press

By DASHA LITVINOVA and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says the security talks with the U.S. over tensions in Ukraine have given little reason for optimism, adding that Russia would wait for the outcome of other meetings this week before deciding whether it’s worth to continue negotiations. The leader of the

Justice Dept. creating unit focused on domestic terrorism

January 11, 2022 9:26 AM Associated Press

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is establishing a specialized unit focused on domestic terrorism. That’s according to the department’s top national security official, who told lawmakers Tuesday that the country faces an “elevated” threat from violent extremists in the United States. Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen is testifying before

Former adult film star Jenna Jameson posted on her verified Instagram that she's "dealing with a little syndrome called Guillain-Barré Syndrome"

Jenna Jameson, ‘unable to walk,’ has Guillain-Barré Syndrome

January 11, 2022 9:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jenna Jameson has offered an update on a medical condition that has her hospitalized in Hawaii. The former adult film star posted on her verified Instagram Monday that she has gotten some answers about her diagnosis. “I’m dealing with a little syndrome called Guillain-Barré Syndrome, so I’m working through that,”

Lithuania: Taiwan to set up $1B credit fund amid China spat

January 11, 2022 9:26 AM Associated Press

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Taiwan will set up a $1 billion credit program aimed at funding projects by Lithuanian and Taiwanese companies amid economic pressure from China over an office that the island opened in the European Union country. Lithuanian officials announced the move Tuesday. It follows Taiwan’s announcement last week about creating a $200

Lithuania: Taiwan to set up $1B credit fund amid China spat

January 11, 2022 9:26 AM Associated Press

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Taiwan will set up a $1 billion credit program aimed at funding projects by Lithuanian and Taiwanese companies amid economic pressure from China over an office that the island opened in the European Union country. Lithuanian officials announced the move Tuesday. It follows Taiwan’s announcement last week about creating a $200

Mexican president says his COVID-19 case is ‘like a cold’

January 11, 2022 9:24 AM Associated Press

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he was hoarse and had a sore throat after testing positive for COVID-19. But López Obrador predicted Tuesday that “this virus is on its way out” and that “things will get back to normal very soon.” The president appeared

Challenge grant from mid-Michigan residents boosting donations for veterans’ workshop

January 11, 2022 9:23 AM CNN Newsource

By TREVOR SOCHOCKI, JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — The Bay Area Veterans Workshop and Learning Center will help veterans transition to civilian life and learn new skills. The foundation behind it could get up to a $100,000. The Bay Area Veterans Workshop and Learning Center is

How fleeting choices, circumstances doomed 17 in Bronx fire

January 11, 2022 9:21 AM Associated Press

By ADAM GELLER AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A series of fleeting choices and troubling circumstances fueled a staggering tragedy — the fire at a Bronx apartment building that left 17 people dead. The heat in the apartment where the blaze began was insufficient, leading a family to depend on a space heater

Por primera vez en la historia, un hombre con una enfermedad cardíaca terminal recibe un trasplante de corazón de cerdo modificado genéticamente

January 11, 2022 9:09 AM CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un hombre de 57 años de Maryland evoluciona bien tres días después de recibir un corazón de cerdo modificado genéticamente en una cirugía de trasplante, la primera en su tipo, dijo la Universidad de Medicina de Maryland en un comunicado de prensa este lunes. David Bennett padecía una enfermedad cardíaca terminal,

Officer strikes, kills child with while headed to Iowa fire

January 11, 2022 9:06 AM Associated Press

RED OAK, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an Iowa police officer struck and killed a child with a patrol vehicle while headed to an apartment fire. Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Alex Dinkla said the crash happened around 7 p.m. Monday near an intersection in the town of Red Oak. WHO-TV reports that the child’s name