Month: March 2021

Experimental Alzheimer’s drug could slow cognitive decline in patients, early results suggest

March 13, 2021 6:11 AM CNN Newsource

Eli Lilly and Company’s experimental intravenous drug donanemab could slow the cognitive decline of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to early clinical trial results, published in The New England Journal of Medicine on Saturday. The study included 257 patients with early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease; 131 received donanemab, while 126 received a placebo. The researchers found

Stimulus payments will start going out this weekend

March 13, 2021 5:49 AM CNN Newsource

Americans will start seeing the next round of stimulus payments hit their bank accounts as early as this weekend, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday. The payments are worth up to $1,400 per person and were included in the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill signed by President Joe Biden earlier in the day.

Cool and breezy Saturday as storm system pushes east

March 13, 2021 5:34 AM Taban Sharifi

Saturday will be a cool and breezy day. Temperatures will hover in the low 70s for the desert, this is nearly 10 degrees below the average for this time of the year. Winds will also be breezy today from the northwest with gusts on the valley floor in the 20s. Daylight Saving begins Sunday at

Researchers discover a dinosaur preserved sitting on a nest of eggs with fossilized embryos, a first

March 13, 2021 5:11 AM CNN Newsource

Scientists are celebrating the first discovery of a dinosaur preserved while sitting on a nest of eggs with fossilized embryos, including at least three that were visible. The oviraptorosaur fossil was uncovered from rocks that are 70 million years old in Ganzhou City, China, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History (CMNH) said in a news

10 lessons learned in a year of Covid-19 lockdown

March 13, 2021 5:07 AM CNN Newsource

It’s been hellish, and it will likely go down as the toughest stretch in many Americans’ lives. One year ago Saturday, the country went into its first stage of lockdown, though some adhered to guidelines better than others. Three hundred and sixty-five days later, Covid-19 has snuffed out more than 530,000 lives in the world’s

Libraries are getting $200 million in stimulus funds. Here’s why

March 13, 2021 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

Tucked into the massive $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill signed by President Joe Biden on Thursday is about $200 million for public libraries. It’s one of the reasons Republicans have criticized the bill, which they argue is too big and includes funding for things that have nothing to do with fighting Covid or the resulting

When your own family is racist toward you

March 13, 2021 4:54 AM CNN Newsource

Growing up as a child of a White woman and a Black man in a small town in Maine, Victoria Anderson was constantly reminded she was different. A close relative nicknamed her “jungle bunny,” she said. Another relative once turned her framed photo so her face wasn’t visible. And she wasn’t allowed to play with

One year later, Breonna Taylor’s mother and advocates still want accountability for the police who killed her

March 13, 2021 4:49 AM CNN Newsource

Tamika Palmer has been in the same battle for justice in Breonna Taylor’s death for the last year. Palmer said her daughter was killed senselessly by police and in her eyes no one is being held accountable for it. Facing this reality makes her angry. But Palmer said she will never give up her fight

Actress protests naked at France’s Oscars ceremony over Covid arts support

March 13, 2021 4:46 AM CNN Newsource

A French actress stripped naked at the country’s prestigious César Awards to demand more support for the country’s struggling arts industry, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Actress Corinne Masiero, 57, took to the stage at France’s equivalent of the Oscars wearing a fake donkey skin and a blood stained dress to

Iván Duque se reunió con Rodrigo Londoño para dialogar sobre la implementación del acuerdo de paz con las FARC

March 13, 2021 3:50 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, informó este viernes que el miércoles pasado se reunió en Bogotá con miembros del partido Comunes, entre ellos el jefe de la agrupación Rodrigo Londoño, conocido como «Timochenko», para dialogar sobre la implementación del acuerdo de paz y la seguridad para los desmovilizados de las FARC,

‘Could get expensive’ — Two golfers score hole-in-ones in same round at Players Championship

March 13, 2021 3:37 AM CNN Newsource

It’s customary for pro golfers to buy a drink for all their fellow players after hitting a hole-in-one. Well, the field at the Players Championship probably had an excellent Friday evening after two players achieved the unlikely feat within hours of each other. In the second round of the PGA Tour event, Denny McCarthy was

Buyer behind $69m record-breaking art sale revealed

March 13, 2021 2:26 AM CNN Newsource

The buyer of a digital artwork sold for $69 million was named as a crypto asset investor known by the pseudonym “Metakovan,” auction house Christie’s confirmed on Friday. “Everydays: The First 5000 Days” — the first virtual Non-Fungible Token (NFT) artwork to be sold at a major auction house — closed at $69,346,250 during an

Premios Grammy 2021: Beyoncé, Dua Lipa y Taylor Swift lideran las listas para la edición 63 de los premios

March 13, 2021 2:06 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN Español) – Los premios Grammy se llevan a cabo este domingo 14 de marzo. Beyoncé lidera las nominaciones con nueve menciones y figura en dos de las categorías más importantes de la noche: grabación del año y canción del año. Taylor Swift con su «folklore», Dua Lipa con «Future Nostalgia» y el rapero estadounidense

Paris Fashion Week: Escapism, innovation and hints of joy

March 13, 2021 1:49 AM CNN Newsource

In late February last year, Paris was quietly falling into the clutches of the coronavirus pandemic as packed runway shows took place at locations around the city during Paris Fashion Week. Event attendees joked uneasily about adopting the fashion cliché of air kissing, and applied extra lashings of hand sanitizer as they compared notes about

Tanzania’s Prime Minister dispels rumors about President Magufuli’s health after Covid-19 speculation

March 13, 2021 1:28 AM CNN Newsource

Tanzania’s Prime Minister has dispelled rumors about President John Magufuli’s health after days of wide speculation that he was ill with Covid-19. Kassim Majaliwa said he was surprised people were questioning the President’s whereabouts, adding that the leader was “fine and continuing with his daily activities,” as he spoke during a Friday prayer session at

Teachers want to be back in classrooms, but after a year of Covid-19 it’s unclear when all schools will reopen fully

March 13, 2021 12:28 AM CNN Newsource

Teachers and school staff want to return to the classroom with their students, education experts said. But after a year of the pandemic, managing Covid-19 still poses obstacles to in-person learning. “That’s how they were trained to teach, and work with them, and they miss them. They want to be back in person,” Becky Pringle,

Here’s why experts say the US may be fooled by improving Covid-19 numbers and what that means for the summer

March 13, 2021 12:06 AM CNN Newsource

Covid-19 numbers may be on the decline in the United States after a year of collective grief. But with tens of thousands of deaths expected over the next few months, experts are warning Americans not to drop their guard just yet. “I think we are going to get fooled,” Dr. Paul Offit, director of the

9 anxiety-inducing social interactions as the world reopens

March 13, 2021 12:04 AM CNN Newsource

What was nice about the Before Times was that, for most people, social interactions and outings could be carefree. We miss them, and that’s a big reason why we long for the pandemic to end. But when life stabilizes in the new, new normal, how will we really feel about resuming activities we used to

An announcer hurled racist insults at a high school basketball team for kneeling during the National Anthem

March 12, 2021 11:26 PM CNN Newsource

The Norman, Oklahoma, Public Schools District is condemning an announcer who “made racist and hateful comments targeted at our Norman High student athletes” on a livestream of a state basketball tournament, a statement from the district superintendent said. On Thursday, the Norman High School girls’ basketball team was set to play Midwest City in the

‘All Star’ blood donor honored for giving 120 gallons over his lifetime

March 12, 2021 11:04 PM CNN Newsource

It only took one blood donation to save Marcos Perez’s life. He’s now paid that donation forward more than 960 times. According to the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center, his blood has helped over 3,000 people. “Mr. Perez’s story is very moving and emotional because you know why he does it — it saved