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The jobs recovery has hit a roadblock: The US jobless rate hasn’t improved since the fall and economists don’t have high hopes that this changed in January. Economists predict the US jobless rate stayed put at 6.7% in the first month of 2021, which would be the third month in a row with no change.
Continue ReadingIt was negative 13 degrees Celsius (8.6 degrees Fahrenheit) when Lorelou Desjardins took a break from her workday to take a walk on the frozen lake near her home in Oslo, Norway. She was accompanied by her husband, who had recently been on four months of paternity leave, and their infant son. Not only was
Continue ReadingA version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. “This is the definition of defamation.” That’s what CNN senior legal analyst Laura Coates told Erin Burnett Thursday night when discussing Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, three of the network’s hosts (Lou
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(CNN Business) — «Esta es la definición de difamación». Eso le dijo la analista legal senior de CNN Laura Coates a Erin Burnett el jueves por la noche cuando discutió la demanda por difamación de US$ 2.700 millones de Smartmatic contra Fox News, tres de los presentadores de la cadena (Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo y
Continue ReadingIt might be surprising to people who think of football players training only in the weight room or on the field, but yoga has been a mainstay in the National Football League for quite some time. As a mobility coach in professional sports, I can attest to the growth of yoga’s positive impact on athletes
Continue ReadingPorto defender Nanu was left with a concussion and a spinal cord injury, according to the club, after a sickening collision with an opposition goalkeeper on Thursday. The incident occurred in the 85th minute of the Portuguese top-flight match against Belenenses as Porto searched for a late winner with the scores tied at 0-0. Nanu,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Cuando los fieles de Trump se reunieron alrededor del Capitolio el 6 de enero, dos teorías de conspiración de desconfianza frente al gobierno convergieron: la creencia fraudulenta de que las elecciones fueron robadas y la peligrosa narrativa de que las vacunas de covid-19 son tremendamente inseguras. «Nos están conduciendo hacia un precipicio», dijo
Continue Reading Trump dice que no testificará en el juicio político. ¿En qué punto está Sudamérica en la carrera por las vacunas contra el coronavirus? Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Biden declara que «Estados Unidos está de regreso» El presidente Joe Biden anunció que «Estados Unidos está de
Continue ReadingLloyd Austin pressed his extended forefinger into the table, a sign the new secretary of defense was serious. He had called a meeting Wednesday with his most senior military leaders to address what he believes are among the most pressing issues facing the country and the armed services: racism and domestic extremism. And as he
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Este jueves, el director general del Instituto Finlay de Vacunas de Cuba, Vicente Vérez Bencomo, informó en el programa Mesa Redonda, que se comenzará la tercera fase de ensayos de la vacuna contra el covid-19, Soberana 02. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images) Cuba e Irán cooperan para probar la vacuna
Continue ReadingThe sports world is rightly raving about Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for reaching his 10th Super Bowl this Sunday against Patrick Mahomes and the defending champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. But when Brady — who seeks his seventh ring in a surefire Hall of Fame career — trots off the field at
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Hong Kong has introduced sweeping new restrictions for how schools operate, months after the Beijing government imposed a new national security law giving authorities wide-ranging powers to crack down on vaguely defined political crimes. For years, parents and students in the semi-autonomous city have feared a shift toward China-style “patriotic education,” with a previous attempt
Continue Reading Seattle Children’s Hospital canceled 1,300 Covid-19 vaccine appointments out of concern over equal access to sign up. “Shortly after releasing appointments, we decided we needed broader communication to the greater public of available vaccine appointments as we want to achieve the widest reach possible,” the hospital said Thursday in a statement sent to CNN. People
Continue Reading The North Carolina State Board of Education has passed a new standard for teaching social studies that will include a more diverse perspective of history. The board added language for educators to teach about racism, discrimination and the treatment of marginalized groups. But due to pushback from some lawmakers, the new standard does not include
Continue ReadingJapanese companies bet on Myanmar years ago as the Southeast Asian country emerged from decades of military rule. But this week’s coup has already ended one of those deals. Brewing giant Kirin said on Friday that it is ending a six-year-old joint venture with a holding company in Myanmar that is linked to the country’s
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– La Policía de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires detuvo este jueves por segunda vez al hombre acusado de abuso sexual a una mujer durante una entrevista laboral. A Irineo Garzón Martínez lo detuvieron luego de que la justicia dejara sin efecto su libertad condicional. Esto mientras está procesado con el cargo de
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– La Ministra de Salud de Perú, Pilar Mazzetti, confirmó que la denominada variante brasileña del virus que provoca el covid-19 ya se encuentra en el país. En una presentación ante el Congreso de la República, la doctora Mazzetti explicó que el Instituto Nacional de Salud había secuenciado varias muestras. La investigación arrojó
Continue ReadingUK regulators have pulled the broadcasting license for China Global Television Network, or CGTN. Media regulator Ofcom said Thursday that it had withdrawn the Chinese state-owned channel’s license after an investigation “concluded that the license is wrongfully held by Star China Media Limited.” Ofcom said that Star China Media Limited did not have “editorial responsibility”
Continue Reading (CNN) — Por 230 votos contra 199, la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. votó para despojar a la representante Marjorie Taylor Greene de sus asignaciones en comisiones. Once miembros republicanos de la Cámara votaron con los demócratas para retirarla de sus asignaciones en comisiones. Es una medida agresiva impulsada por los demócratas a raíz de
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The Covid-19 variant first identified in the UK is spreading in the US and could become dominant as the country races to administer vaccines, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday. “It seems to be very efficient in spreading from person to person,” the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease told CNN’s Chris
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