By JOSH BOAK and MARTIN CRUTSINGER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. financial regulators are acknowledging climate change to be a serious threat to the stability of the nation’s financial system. On Thursday, they approved a series of steps aimed at addressing the financial dangers posed by a changing climate. The actions were approved by
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By JOSH BOAK and MARTIN CRUTSINGER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. financial regulators are acknowledging climate change to be a serious threat to the stability of the nation’s financial system. On Thursday, they approved a series of steps aimed at addressing the financial dangers posed by a changing climate. The actions were approved by
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Jimmie, la jirafa macho más vieja de Estados Unidos y “puede que del mundo”, se encuentra en cuidados paliativos, informó el zoológico de Plumpton Park en Maryland. Es la principal atracción del zoológico, que ha sido su hogar durante los últimos 25 años. La mayoría de las jirafas macho rara vez
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Meghan, duquesa de Sussex, insta a los líderes demócratas del Congreso a aprobar la licencia familiar y médica federal pagada y “asegurar que este momento tan relevante no se pierda” mientras los demócratas continúan negociando un acuerdo para aprobar la red de seguridad social y el paquete de infraestructura del gobierno
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By Clare Foran, Zachary Cohen and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to hold Steve Bannon, one of former President Donald Trump’s closest allies, in criminal contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from the committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The vote was 229-202. Nine
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Jorge Dávila Miguel es licenciado en Periodismo desde 1973 y ha mantenido una carrera continuada en su profesión hasta la fecha. Tiene posgrados en Ciencias de la Información Social y Medios de Comunicación Sociales, así como estudios superiores posuniversitarios en Relaciones Internacionales, Economía Política e Historia Latinoamericana. Actualmente, Dávila Miguel es
Continue Reading SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Snapchat’s corporate parent has disclosed that its ad sales are being hurt by a privacy crackdown that rolled out on Apple’s iPhones earlier this year, raising investor fears that the app’s financial growth is going into a tailspin. The revelation in Snap Inc.’s third-quarter earnings triggered a nearly 22% drop
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By Stella Chan, CNN A Southern California sheriff’s deputy was charged by prosecutors with assault after security camera footage showed him allegedly kicking a suspect in the head after the man appeared to have surrendered to authorities. The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office said it has charged Deputy Corie Smith with one felony count
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El líder de la pandilla haitiana que secuestró a 17 misioneros estadounidenses y canadienses amenazó con matar a los rehenes si no consigue lo que pide, según un video publicado este jueves. El video fue grabado el miércoles en un funeral de los miembros de la pandilla que, según él, murieron
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Ecuador confirmó este jueves a la prensa que el lunes abrió una investigación previa por “presunta defraudación tributaria” contra el presidente Guillermo Lasso. Según la Fiscalía, la investigación previa responde a una denuncia presentada por el excandidato presidencial del movimiento indígena Pachacutik, Yaku Pérez, en relación a
Continue Reading SUPERIOR, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska State Patrol says a man who was fired from a grain elevator returned later in the day and shot three people, killing one, before he was shot to death by another employee. The patrol says the shooting happened Thursday afternoon at the Agrex Elevator in Superior. A preliminary investigation
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SUPERIOR, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska State Patrol says a man who was fired from a grain elevator returned later in the day and shot three people, killing one, before he was shot to death by another employee. The patrol says the shooting happened Thursday afternoon at the Agrex Elevator in Superior. A preliminary investigation
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Saturday’s football game between Drake and Stetson in Des Moines has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns among Drake personnel. Drake announced Thursday that the Pioneer Football League canceled the game because of “COVID-19 issues within Drake’s Tier I personnel, which consists of student-athletes, coaches, managers, and staff.” Drake medical
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Business) — Cuando los planes de WeWork de su exitosa oferta pública inicial se derrumbaron en 2019, la compañía se convirtió en un ejemplo sobre los excesos del capital de riesgo y la cultura de las startups en la era posterior a 2008. “Lo que le sucedió a WeWork no es
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By Lauren M. Johnson and Cheri Mossburg, CNN The mystery behind the deaths of a couple, their baby daughter and the family dog, who were found on a hiking trail near Yosemite National Park in August, has come to an end. The cause of death for Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung and their 1-year-old daughter, Miju,
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By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Texas man who threatened lawmakers and tech executives online on January 6 to 14 months in prison, the toughest sentence yet for a US Capitol riot-related defendant. Troy Anthony Smocks, who was in Washington on the day of the attack but
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s debut of its new license plate failed to take off after the illustration of a banner in flight was attached to the wrong end of the Wright Brothers’ first plane. The new plate’s banner reads “Birthplace of Aviation.” The banner should have been trailing behind the plane but was attached
Continue Reading CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia museum is proposing to melt down a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was the focus of a violent white nationalist rally in 2017 in Charlottesville. It then wants to create a new work of public art from it. The Daily Progress reports that the Jefferson School
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar is warning that February’s military takeover has led to armed conflict and if power isn’t returned to the people in a democratic way the country will go in the direction of a failed state. Christine Schraner Burgener told U.N.
Continue Reading CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have confirmed that an Iowa woman who was reported missing earlier this month died in an apparent murder-suicide at her ex-husband’s home. Charles City police say the body of 44-year-old Jennifer Jo Swingen, also known as Jennifer Smith, was found last week. Police say her ex-husband, 46-year-old Shane Swingen,
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