Hope stemming from decreasing Covid-19 numbers has been blunted by the spread of new coronavirus variants. Now, one of the most worrisome strains — first found in South Africa — has been detected for the first time in the US. On Thursday, South Carolina officials confirmed two cases of the more contagious strain, also known
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The Louisville Metro Police Department received a harsh rebuke in a new study commissioned by the city in the wake of the police killing of Breonna Taylor last year. The department is ridden with low morale and is not trusted by the Kentucky city’s communities of color, according to the 150-page report released by city
Continue Reading Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that four men convicted of kidnapping and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl should go free, a move described by the White House as an “affront to terrorism victims everywhere.” Pearl was working as the South Asia bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal in 2002 when he was kidnapped in
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump is focusing his political energy on targeting Rep. Liz Cheney, the third-ranking House Republican, who voted for Trump’s impeachment earlier this month. According to one source, Trump has repeatedly questioned his Republican allies about efforts to remove Cheney from her leadership position and run a primary candidate against her. He has
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BerlÃn (CNN) — La comisión de vacunas de Alemania recomendó que la vacuna contra el coronavirus desarrollada por AstraZeneca y la Universidad de Oxford no se administre a personas mayores de 65 años, dijo el jueves el Ministerio del Interior alemán. El Comité Permanente de Vacunación (STIKO) del Instituto Robert Koch de Alemania (RKI), la
Continue Reading (CNN) — El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos emitió el miércoles un boletÃn de amenazas debido al continuo potencial de violencia a raÃz de la toma de posesión presidencial, incluidas las preocupaciones de que extremistas nacionales puedan envalentonarse por el ataque al Capitolio en Washington. El secretario interino del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional,
Continue Reading The new district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia has asked that the state’s attorney general to appoint an alternative prosecutor for two high-profile police use-of-force cases. District Attorney Fani T. Willis cited issues with her predecessor’s handling of a case involving two Black college students pulled from their cars by Atlanta police during a George
Continue ReadingIn between a surging pandemic and a global scramble for vaccines, the fate of this year’s Olympic Games has become shrouded in uncertainty. Last November, three weeks before the first vaccine doses became publicly available in the United Kingdom, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said he was hopeful an effective vaccine would help
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Any suggestion that the departure of former US President Donald Trump from Washington would provide a temporary pause in US-China tensions has been swiftly dispelled. In the short time since President Joe Biden was sworn into office, China has flown more than two dozen combat aircraft near to the self-ruled island of Taiwan and passed
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — Un cliente de Robinhood presentó una demanda colectiva contra la aplicación de negociación de acciones el jueves después de que la compañÃa prohibiera a los operadores comprar acciones de GameStop promovidas por WallStreetBets, un popular grupo de Reddit para inversionistas. La demanda, presentada en el Distrito Sur de Nueva York, afirma que
Continue ReadingDr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, cautioned Thursday that President Joe Biden’s push to reopen most schools within 100 days “may not happen” as the US continues to grapple with high Covid-19 transmission. “The President is taking very seriously the issue … both from the student standpoint and from the teacher standpoint,”
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A “remarkably lucky” Australian man who forced a crocodile off his head by prizing open its jaws with his bare hands has managed to escape with minor injuries, paramedics said. The 44-year-old Queensland man fought off the creature while swimming at Lake Placid, near Cairns, on Thursday. He had puncture wounds on each side of
Continue Reading (CNN Business) –– La última vez que Southwest Airlines reportó pérdidas anuales fue en 1972, cuando era una pequeña aerolÃnea advenediza que volaba unos pocos aviones en rutas de Texas exclusivamente. Desde entonces, Southwest Airlines ha crecido hasta convertirse en la cuarta aerolÃnea más grande de EE.UU. Durante 47 años consecutivos tuvo cifras rentables, mientras
Continue Reading (CNN) –– La actriz Demi Moore hizo su debut sorpresa en una pasarela de moda este miércoles. La celebridad abrió la presentación virtual de Fendi durante los desfiles de alta costura en la Semana de la Moda de ParÃs. Demi Moore, de 58 años, vistió un traje de seda negro de hombros descubiertos, pantalones anchos,
Continue Reading BerlÃn (CNN) — La comisión de vacunas de Alemania recomendó que la vacuna contra el coronavirus desarrollada por AstraZeneca y la Universidad de Oxford no se administre a personas mayores de 65 años, dijo el jueves el Ministerio del Interior alemán. El Comité Permanente de Vacunación (STIKO) del Instituto Robert Koch de Alemania (RKI), la
Continue ReadingThe founder of the subreddit WallStreetBets says he never expected the forum to become the force it is now, with hordes of amateur investors driving up stock prices in a showdown with Wall Street short-sellers. “I don’t envy any of them,” WallStreetBets founder Jaime Rogozinski told Julia Chatterley on CNN Thursday. “I’m enjoying this from
Continue Reading Cicely Tyson was a petite woman, but to those lucky enough to walk any of the paths she carved in Hollywood, she was the giant on whose shoulders they stood. Tyson, an actress known for her pioneering career on stage and screen, died Thursday, according to her manager. She was 96 years old. In light
Continue Reading When a USPS mail carrier noticed an elderly customer had not picked up her mail in three days, she had an overwhelming feeling that something was wrong. Shonda Lemon, 34, has worked as a USPS mail carrier in Chicago for eight years. She often greeted Helen Iwanski, 89, during her route. Although they exchanged few
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