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Here is a look at the life of Cory Booker, US senator from New Jersey and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: April 27, 1969 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Cory Anthony Booker Father: Cary Booker, IBM executive Mother: Carolyn Booker, IBM executive Education: Stanford University, B.A., 1991; Stanford University, M.A, 1992;
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Alleged former Congolese warlord Roger Lumbala was arrested in Paris on December 29 and placed under formal investigation on January 2 for “complicity in crimes against humanity,” French anti-terror prosecutors said on Monday. An armed group he led is accused of crimes including rape, summary executions, mutilation and cannibalism during a deadly civil war in
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Europe’s largest airline Ryanair is being investigated by the UK’s Advertising Standards Agency after a “jab and go” advertising campaign promoting air travel as coronavirus vaccinations are rolled out attracted more than a thousand complaints. The UK’s advertising watchdog told CNN it had launched a formal investigation after receiving more than 1,600 complaints about Ryanair’s
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s is launching new sandwiches next month in an effort to win fast food’s chicken war. On Monday, the company announced three versions of a new chicken sandwich, which will be available nationally on February 24: The Crispy Chicken Sandwich, topped with pickles and served on a potato roll, the Spicy Chicken Sandwich, which adds
Continue Reading Europe’s largest airline Ryanair is being investigated by the UK’s Advertising Standards Agency after a “jab and go” advertising campaign promoting air travel as coronavirus vaccinations are rolled out attracted more than a thousand complaints. The UK’s advertising watchdog told CNN it had launched a formal investigation after receiving more than 1,600 complaints about Ryanair’s
Continue Reading Democratic Rep. Marilyn Strickland of Washington state made history not once but twice on Sunday. She not only became the first African American to represent her state in Congress, but she also is one of the first Korean American women to serve in the House in its 231-year history. So, when the time came to
Continue ReadingBattery electric vehicles accounted for more than half of all cars sold in Norway last year, putting the country way out in front in efforts to kill off the internal combustion engine. And Tesla lost its sales crown to the Volkswagen Group. Norway is using huge tax incentives to help ensure that every new passenger
Continue ReadingStaying home and gaming is definitely a trend during the pandemic, but it has been hard for people to get their hands on the latest consoles. Since their November launches, Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Series S consoles have generated greater demand than the companies can keep up with, frustrating customers
Continue Reading Democratic Rep. Marilyn Strickland of Washington state made history not once but twice on Sunday. She not only became the first African American to represent her state in Congress, but she also is one of the first Korean American women to serve in the House in its 231-year history. So, when the time came to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A new and potentially more problematic variant of the coronavirus has been found in South Africa. Health officials worry the new strain could be more contagious than the variant spreading in the UK right now. The new strains are leading to questions about whether
Continue ReadingGary Cohn, who quit a top job at Goldman Sachs to join the Trump administration in 2017, is the new vice chairman at tech giant IBM. Cohn said in a tweet Tuesday that he was “honored to be joining IBM,” which he described as “one the world’s most important companies, providing technology that helps organizations
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(CNN) — El Reino Unido ha detectado una nueva variación del covid-19 que, según el director médico de Inglaterra, es más contagiosa que las variantes anteriores. Científicos del Ejército de EE.UU. examinan nueva variante del coronavirus para saber si es resistente a la vacuna El profesor Chris Whitty dice que se está realizando un «trabajo
Continue Reading Nota del editor: William Haseltine, PhD, es presidente del grupo de expertos en salud global ACCESS Health International. Es autor de numerosos libros, incluyendo su autobiografía recientemente publicada, ‘My Lifelong Fight Against Disease: From Polio and AIDS to COVID-19’. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario son suyas. Puedes leer más artículos como este en cnne.com/opinión.
Continue Reading (CNN) — Michael Worobey, biólogo de la Universidad de Arizona, ha visto más de 100.000 cepas diferentes del virus que causa el covid-19. Pero cuando vio la nueva cepa del Reino Unido, notó algo diferente. «Esta es la primera variante que he visto durante toda la pandemia en la que di un paso atrás y
Continue Reading (CNN) — La nueva variante de coronavirus descubierta por primera vez en el Reino Unido, también conocida como B.1,1.7, ha sido confirmada en personas en al menos 37 países, así como en Hong Kong y Taiwán, según un recuento de CNN. Encuentran segundo caso que podría ser de variante de covid-19 en Colorado Los expertos
Continue Reading (CNN) — Una variante del nuevo coronavirus encontrada en Sudáfrica se está propagando rápidamente y los investigadores no saben si representa un desafío para la vacuna, según el científico que descubrió la variación. «Por el momento, asumimos que la vacuna será eficaz», dijo Tulio de Oliveira, profesor de la Universidad de KwaZulu-Natal en Durban, Sudáfrica.
Continue ReadingThe US is “standing on the abyss of the destruction of our democracy,” former Defense Secretary William Cohen said Monday night, as President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress try to overturn the results of a free and fair election. Referring to Trump’s repeated and baseless claims of fraud and efforts to pressure election
Continue ReadingSome scientific findings about how pollution impacts human health may take a less prominent role when the Environmental Protection Agency develops pollution limits under a new policy released on Tuesday. The agency’s hand-picked Scientific Advisory Board also previously described the administration’s proposal as detrimental to scientific integrity. The rule directs EPA employees to put greater
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SUMMERDALE, AL (WALA) — Summerdale Police said a man died in an RV fire Monday morning, and investigators believe a space heater is to blame. Firefighters from Summerdale, Foley, and Robertsdale were called to the scene on County Road 32 near the Beach Express around 1 a.m. They
Continue Reading The owner of a South Korean-flagged tanker which was seized by Iran in the Persian Gulf on Monday has described how “armed soldiers” boarded the vessel. The crew of the Hankuk Chemi tanker received a 10 to 20 minute warning from Iranian authorities before the ship was boarded by troops, its owner, DM Shipping Co
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