A year into the pandemic, winter is the last of the four seasons we’re newly experiencing during this crisis. Each season has had its curveballs, but one winter challenge may be staying warm if you can’t afford or are cutting back on indoor heating. Since we still need to prevent spreading the coronavirus, pre-pandemic ways
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Former President Donald Trump may be gone from the White House but his legacy of catastrophic mistrust is poisoning Washington, dimming hopes of a unified effort to crush the pandemic before mutant viral strains take root. Nine days after newly sworn-in President Joe Biden told America that “every disagreement doesn’t have to be a cause
Continue ReadingGameStop traders sent the stock on a wild ride Thursday, and it looks set for another manic session Friday. The stock lost more than 44% of its value on Thursday after surging nearly 40% at one point earlier in the day. Adding to the drama? The trading platform Robinhood restricted trading in the red hot
Continue ReadingRobinhood raised $1 billion from existing investors just hours after it halted purchases of GameStop, suggesting the free-trading app faced a potential cash shortage. The startup faced a bipartisan backlash Thursday for its decision to limit trading — a move that ran counter to its stated mission of democratizing investing. “This is a strong sign
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(CNN) – Seguro que Anthony Dowe no sintió que era su día de suerte cuando accidentalmente atropelló a dos ciervos con su auto nuevo. Pero unas horas más tarde, el hombre de Carolina del Norte revisó sus billetes de lotería y descubrió que había ganado un premio de US$ 2 millones en Mega Millions. Dowe
Continue ReadingDogecoin is the latest target of hyped-up Reddit users. The virtual currency, which originally started as an internet parody based on a viral dog meme, has skyrocketed 373% in the last 24 hours, according to Coinbase. At one point, it was up 613%. One dogecoin is now worth a mere $0.0469, but that’s still easily
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The United Arab Emirates’ first mission to Mars is almost ready for a rendezvous with the red planet. The Emirates Mars Mission, known as the Hope Probe, will go into orbit around Mars on February 9. The mission was one of three that launched to Mars from Earth in July, including NASA’s Perseverance rover and
Continue Reading (CNN) — En el lapso de un año y medio, una pareja cubana que vive en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México fue amenazada repetidamente, atacada y perdió a un bebé después de ser agredida, mientras esperaban su próxima cita en la corte de inmigración en Estados Unidos bajo una política de la era
Continue Reading A frightened policeman fires a live round as a warning shot. Young men cowed by baton-wielding officers, drenched in foul smelling chemicals from water cannon, scream abuse. Ultra-Orthodox Jews clashing with Israeli authorities has become an almost daily routine. At the immediate heart of the tensions is the refusal of some elements within the community
Continue ReadingEven as increasingly worrisome Covid-19 variants reach the United States, a senior adviser on the White House Covid-19 response team offered hope Thursday, saying they can be defeated with the right tools. On Thursday, South Carolina confirmed two cases of a variant of the virus first identified in South Africa, a more contagious strain than
Continue Reading Biden firma un decreto para reabrir la inscripción a Obamacare. Ivermectina: el medicamento no probado que estalló en América Latina. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 La economía de EE.UU. tuvo en 2020 su peor contracción desde 1946 La economía estadounidense creció a una tasa anualizada y
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New travel bans imposed by the United Kingdom limiting arrivals from the United Arab Emirates and other destinations in an attempt to curb the spread of Covid are likely to impact what has become the world’s busiest airline route. The UK on Friday imposed the new restrictions as it tightened quarantine measures in an effort
Continue Reading (CNN) — Es posible que el expresidente Donald Trump se haya ido de la Casa Blanca, pero su legado de desconfianza catastrófica está envenenando a Washington, atenuando las esperanzas de un esfuerzo unificado para aplastar la pandemia antes de que arraiguen las mutaciones de nuevas cepas. Nueve días después de que el recién juramentado presidente
Continue Reading (CNN) — Hace 35 años, la NASA sufrió una tragedia cuando el transbordador espacial Challenger se desintegró poco después de su lanzamiento. En el siniestro murieron los siete miembros de la tripulación a bordo. Al despegar del Centro Espacial Kennedy, en Cabo Cañaveral, Florida, las condiciones climáticas frías de esa mañana, combinadas con un defecto
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Comisión Europea podría decidir este viernes sobre un «mecanismo de transparencia y autorización para la exportación de vacunas» desde la Unión Europea, luego de una disputa con los fabricantes de vacunas por la reducción de suministros al bloque, dijo Eric Mamer, portavoz principal de la Comisión. Dos funcionarios de la UE dijeron
Continue Reading (CNN) — Bolivia recibió su primer lote de vacunas Sputnik V. Con esto se convierte en el segundo país de América Latina en utilizar la vacuna de fabricación rusa en su lucha contra el covid-19, anunció el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Bolivia. El envío, en total 20.000 dosis de vacunas, llegó el jueves a
Continue ReadingA Robinhood customer filed a class-action lawsuit against the stock-trading app Thursday after the company barred traders from buying shares of GameStop promoted by WallStreetBets, a popular Reddit group for investors. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York, claims that Robinhood’s actions rigged the market against its customers. “Robinhood’s actions were done
Continue Reading The premise of “Supernova” couldn’t be simpler, as a longtime couple grapples with the dire challenge of early-onset dementia. Having that duo played by Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci, happily, elevates the material, in a small but poignant story about love, loss and letting go. Firth’s Sam and Tucci’s Tusker have been together for decades,
Continue ReadingThousands of cheering fans packed the stands on Friday to watch some of tennis’ biggest stars warm up for the Australian Open — with hardly a face mask to be seen. In an unusual scene for the coronavirus pandemic, the 4,000 crowd sat cheek by jowl as big hitters including Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and
Continue Reading The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is honoring all the men and women who lost their lives while furthering the cause of space exploration and discovery. NASA paid tribute to its fallen heroes on Thursday, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. This year also marked the 35th anniversary
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