Scientists have cloned an endangered US animal for the first time, creating a black-footed ferret named Elizabeth Ann from the frozen cells of an ancestor in a landmark achievement that boosts conservation efforts. Elizabeth Ann was made from the cells of Willa, another black-footed ferret who lived more than 30 years ago, the US Fish
Continue ReadingWhen I was a kid, there was no such thing as a social and emotional curriculum. Feelings were something to work out on the playground, or after the last bell of the day rang. Today, my elementary-age son learns about emotions in the classroom. This is progress, without a doubt, but these conversations tend to
Continue Reading(CNN) –– Joe Ligon, quien se considera es el menor condenado a cadena perpetua más longevo de EE.UU. y que lleva el mayor tiempo en prisión, salió de una cárcel de Pensilvania después de pasar casi siete décadas tras las rejas. Ligon fue encarcelado en febrero de 1953 cuando tenía 15 años. Lo condenaron a
Continue ReadingFacebook’s decision to block people from sharing news in Australia has been rebuked by lawmakers around the world, raising the specter of a much wider showdown between the world’s biggest social media platform and the governments and news organizations fighting to check its power. Elected officials and media publishers in the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany
Continue Reading The son of a boxer, Fritz Pollard (1894-1986) had grit in his veins. At 5 feet, 9 inches and 165 pounds, he was small for football. But that didn’t stop him from bulldozing barriers on and off the field. Pollard attended Brown University, where he majored in chemistry and played halfback on the football team.
Continue ReadingTwo letters to major medical journals this week provide fuel for the argument that in these times of scarce coronavirus vaccine, people can skip their second doses, immediately doubling the supply for others. In one, researchers at Israel’s largest hospital watched what happened when more than 7,000 staff there got vaccinated. In between their first
Continue Reading(CNN) — El clima frío que azota gran parte de EE.UU. continuará el viernes, pero la buena noticia es que se espera que se caliente este fin de semana y la próxima semana. Sin embargo, en este momento todavía hay más de 60 millones de personas bajo alertas de clima invernal y más de 25
Continue ReadingA cluster of election officials around the country have lost or left their jobs in recent weeks, as the fallout from the tumultuous 2020 election season continues. The exits come as experts say a wave of departures could be on the horizon, as elections officials reach retirement age or leave jobs that have become increasingly
Continue Reading Authorities in Texas are searching for at least 100 undocumented immigrants they say fled from a refrigerated truck parked at a gas station in the San Antonio area, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said at a press conference Thursday. Salazar said authorities received a call that “undocumented immigrants were being smuggled into the country” and
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The lyrics are soaring and defiant: “And I’ll rise up. I’ll rise like the day! I’ll rise up. I’ll rise unafraid!” Andra Day’s Grammy-nominated 2016 hit ‘Rise Up’ has been featured in television shows and commercials — it was played on the campaign trail by Hillary Clinton and performed at the inauguration of President Joe
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The lyrics are soaring and defiant: “And I’ll rise up. I’ll rise like the day! I’ll rise up. I’ll rise unafraid!” Andra Day’s Grammy-nominated 2016 hit ‘Rise Up’ has been featured in television shows and commercials — it was played on the campaign trail by Hillary Clinton and performed at the inauguration of President Joe
Continue Reading(CNN) — Las múltiples crisis que se apoderan de EE.UU. –desde una pandemia única en la historia hasta una mortal tormenta invernal que dejó a millones de texanos sin calefacción y agua potable– han puesto en peligro el futuro brillante de tres de los gobernadores más prominentes de la nación, que están tratando de defender
Continue Reading(CNN) — Las múltiples crisis que se apoderan de EE.UU. –desde una pandemia única en la historia hasta una mortal tormenta invernal que dejó a millones de texanos sin calefacción y agua potable– han puesto en peligro el futuro brillante de tres de los gobernadores más prominentes de la nación, que están tratando de defender
Continue Reading(CNN) — Cuando Joe Biden se dirigió por última vez a la Conferencia de Seguridad de Munich hace dos años, hizo una promesa a una multitud abarrotada en el Hotel Bayerischer Hof. «Esto también pasará», dijo Biden en 2019, lamentando el giro aislacionista que tomó Estados Unidos bajo el entonces presidente Donald Trump. «Volveremos.» El
Continue ReadingPerseverance llegó a Marte con éxito. Las tormentas devastan a EE.UU., un país llevado al límite. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 ICE planea liberar a las familias migrantes detenidas, dicen las autoridades El Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE.UU. está planeando liberar a
Continue ReadingThe Tennessee man covered in black armor who lunged across seats in the US Senate carrying plastic handcuffs during the insurrection at the US Capitol won’t walk free as he awaits his court hearings. Neither will the Arkansan who put his feet on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk and allegedly had his wife take guns
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina on Thursday became the first state in 2021 to enact a restrictive abortion law known as a “heartbeat ban,” an opening salvo underscoring a potentially perilous situation for President Joe Biden’s administration as anti-abortion supporters look for a Supreme Court fight over reproductive rights. The high court, which shifted in a more conservative
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Japan’s seven-time Olympian turned politician Seiko Hashimoto announced Thursday that she is taking over as head of the Tokyo 2020 Games, following the resignation of her predecessor after sexist remarks he made were leaked to the media. In a Games executive board meeting, Hashimoto said she would “bear a heavy responsibility as chair of the
Continue ReadingNueva York (CNN Business) — Citigroup perdió una batalla judicial el martes para recuperar 504 millones de dólares que transfirió por error a prestamistas de Revlon en agosto. Pero no te hagas ilusiones de que podrías quedarte con una parte del dinero si te transfirieran accidentalmente en tu cuenta bancaria. Un juez federal dictaminó que
Continue Reading(CNN) — Paraguay recibió su primer lote de vacunas contra el covid-19 el jueves con la compra por parte del gobierno de 4.000 dosis de la vacuna rusa Sputnik V. El país comenzará su campaña de vacunación el lunes con la inmunización de los trabajadores de salud de primera línea en la unidad de cuidados
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