A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Richard Winton, the prominent law enforcement reporter for the Los Angeles Times, was sitting in his home office late on Tuesday morning when he saw a tweet fly across his screen. The tweet was from
Continue ReadingVolginsky, Rusia (CNN) — Hace décadas, científicos soviéticos investigaron armas biológicas en un sitio en Volginsky, a unos 110 kms al este de Moscú. Ahora, ese sitio se está utilizando para producir en masa una vacuna destinada a proteger a las personas de todo el mundo del coronavirus. CNN obtuvo acceso exclusivo a la instalación,
Continue ReadingParís (CNN) — Gérard Depardieu está bajo investigación formal en Francia por presunta violación y agresión sexual, confirmaron fuentes judiciales a CNN. La estrella de cine ha estado bajo investigación desde diciembre del año pasado, dijeron. La denunciante es una joven actriz que acusó al actor de varias violaciones y agresiones sexuales en el verano
Continue ReadingMore than 150 senior executives from some of the largest American companies across several major industries have lined up behind President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, according to a letter obtained by CNN. The group of executives includes the top executives representing some of the powerful business interests in the US, ranging from
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration has moved swiftly to distance itself from Trump-era immigration policies, but at the US-Mexico border, a pandemic-related order put in place by former President Donald Trump remains in effect, allowing officials to continue to turn away thousands of migrants. The reliance on the order that permits officials to swiftly expel migrants underscores
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The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday directed air carriers to inspect all Pratt & Whitney engines similar to the one that dramatically failed on a United Airlines flight on Saturday. The directive effectively grounds the Boeing 777-200 planes that use this specific PW4000 series engine, but the only US operator with this type of engine
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, William Burns, will face questions from lawmakers Wednesday during a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, his final hurdle on the path to being confirmed as the first lifelong diplomat to serve as director of the nation’s preeminent spy agency. An official familiar with Burns’
Continue ReadingLo que sabemos del accidente de Tiger Woods. ¿Cómo será el próximo año de la pandemia en EE.UU.? Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Los agitadores del Capitolio «vinieron preparados para la guerra» El exjefe de la Policía del Capitolio de EE.UU. Steven Sund dijo en una
Continue ReadingNeera Tanden’s imperiled nomination to be President Joe Biden’s budget director faces a major test Wednesday to see if she has enough support to win Senate confirmation amid bipartisan opposition. Two Senate committees are expected to vote on whether to advance her nomination to the floor as Tanden faces resistance from Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin,
Continue Reading Ghana has become the first country to receive Covid-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization’s COVAX program on Wednesday, a joint statement issued by UNICEF Ghana and WHO Ghana said. The shipment, consisting of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines, arrived at 7 am GMT Wednesday on an Emirates flight at Kotoka International Airport, in
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — Panamá recibió un tercer lote de vacunas de la farmacéutica Pfizer/BioNTech la madrugada del miércoles en el aeropuerto internacional de Tocumen, donde se descargó un total de 77.200 dosis para combatir el coronavirus, que en el país ya causó la muerte a 5.772 personas. Panamá quiere 3 millones de dosis de la
Continue Reading Ghana has become the first country to receive Covid-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization’s COVAX program on Wednesday, a joint statement issued by UNICEF Ghana and WHO Ghana said. The shipment, consisting of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines, arrived at 7 am GMT Wednesday on an Emirates flight at Kotoka International Airport, in
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden wants his administration to identify and fix potential cracks in supply chains that could cause shortages of critical items like chips inside cars, minerals in flat-screen televisions, batteries in electric vehicles and ingredients in life-saving medicines. The President will direct his team in an executive order on Wednesday to conduct a review
Continue Reading Kartik Pinglé and Jasmine Wright haven’t graduated from high school yet. But they’ve already discovered four new exoplanets and co-authored a peer-reviewed paper. Their paper about the newly discovered planets, which are about 200 light-years away from Earth, was published in The Astronomical Journal in January. “I remember when I came home, and I told
Continue Reading(CNN) — La administración de Biden está revirtiendo la controvertida prueba de civismo de naturalización o ciudadanía de la era Trump, volviendo a una versión anterior del examen, según una alerta de política publicada el lunes. El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (USCIS, por sus siglas en inglés), que administra la prueba,
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — El príncipe Felipe, esposo de la reina Isabel II, está siendo tratado por una infección y no se espera que salga del hospital durante varios días, según una actualización del Palacio de Buckingham el martes. «El duque de Edimburgo permanece en el Hospital King Edward VII, donde recibe atención médica por una
Continue Reading A 30-year-old Northern California man undergoing a mental health episode died days after police officers kneeled on the back of his neck for nearly five minutes to subdue him, lawyers for his family said. Angelo Quinto had been “suffering from anxiety, depression, and paranoia for the previous few months,” his family’s attorneys said in a
Continue Reading(CNN Business) — Tesla, la acción más popular del mercado durante más de un año, se ha hundido en el territorio del mercado bajista. Las acciones de Tesla cayeron un 6% el martes después de cerrar con una baja de 8,5% el lunes, lo que eliminó sus ganancias del año. La acción cerró en un
Continue ReadingEach week, Sheri McGregor gets hundreds of emails from parents shut out of their children’s lives. Every story is different, she said. What the parents have in common is a profound sense of isolation. “They say, ‘I thought I was the only one,’” said McGregor, founder of a website for estranged parents who lives in
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — La ministra de Salud de Guatemala, Amelia Flores, denunció el 15 de febrero ante la Fiscalía contra la Corrupción del Ministerio Público la entrega de un lote de 30.000 pruebas supuestamente falsas para detectar covid-19. Según una fuente allegada al despacho de Flores, por medio de la Unidad de Transparencia y Anticorrupción
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