German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday announced a hard five-day lockdown over Easter, as the country battles a sharp rise in new coronavirus infections. Almost all shops will be closed over the Easter period from April 1 to 5, and no more than five people over the age of 14 from two households can gather.
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Sandy Phillips says every single time there’s another mass shooting in the US, her mind runs back to the moment she received the dreaded news nearly nine years ago — that her daughter was among 12 people killed in the Aurora theater shooting. “It takes us back to the moments and the hours and the
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British people attempting to go on vacation while travel restrictions are still in place could face a $7,000 fine under new government legislation. The UK’s new “Roadmap Regulations,” released on Monday, propose that anyone traveling outside England “without a reasonable excuse” should face a fine of £5,000 ($6,932). The legislation — coming a year after
Continue ReadingOne year after the Covid-19 pandemic forced millions of workers to start clocking in from home, many companies are thinking about how to bring their employees back into the office. A number of firms think the past 12 months have proven the merits of remote work, and have pledged more flexible schedules. But increasingly, there
Continue ReadingRight-wing lawyer Sidney Powell is claiming in a new court filing that reasonable people wouldn’t have believed as fact her assertions of fraud after the 2020 presidential election. The election infrastructure company Dominion Voting Systems sued Powell for defamation after she pushed lawsuits and made appearances in conservative media on behalf of then-President Donald Trump
Continue Reading(CNN) — Cada 17 de marzo se celebra el Día de San Patricio o Saint Patrick’s Day. Si quieres conocer más sobre esta festividad, aquí hay algunos datos importantes. Claves Saint Patrick’s Day es la fiesta de San Patricio, el santo patrón de Irlanda. La carne en conserva y el repollo son un alimento básico
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One resident is dead and two firefighters injured following a fire at a residential assisted-living center in New York City’s northern suburbs, the Rockland County fire coordinator said early Tuesday. “We’re still working to account for all the other residents that were rescued and taken from the building” in Spring Valley, Chris Kear said, adding
Continue ReadingTaco Bell fans will soon see a new restaurant design across the United States. The restaurant chain announced Tuesday that it’s expanding its “Go Mobile” restaurant remodel nationwide, which has dual drive-thrus and smaller dining rooms, with plans for at least 30 locations by the end of 2021. Taco Bell debuted the design last year
Continue Reading(CNN) — Un simple viaje a una tienda de comestibles se convirtió para muchos en una lucha por la supervivencia, el lunes en un King Soopers en Boulder, Colorado. Testigos dijeron que una persona entró en la tienda en el sur de Boulder y abrió fuego, matando a 10 personas, incluido un agente de la
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One firefighter is missing and residents are unaccounted for in a fire at a residential senior center in New York City’s northern suburbs, an official said early Tuesday. It wasn’t immediately clear how many residents couldn’t be located amid the blaze in Spring Valley, Trooper Steven Nevel of New York State Police’s Troop F said
Continue ReadingA liberal group is launching a $3.2 million advertising campaign this week to build public support for a federal campaign finance and voting bill that advocates argue would help counter efforts in Republican-controlled states to restrict access to the ballot. The ad from End Citizens United — shared first with CNN — ticks through changes
Continue ReadingA 22-year-old Olympic surfing hopeful from El Salvador has died while training for an upcoming qualifying competition, the country’s surfing federation (FESASURF) has confirmed. Katherine Diaz was in the water at El Tunco beach in southwest El Salvador on Friday when she was struck by lightning, FESASURF told CNN. “Katherine was a girl very passionate
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Officer Eric Talley was the first officer to respond to reports of an armed man inside a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday — and it’s where the father of seven died after actions that were described as “heroic” by officials. The member of the Boulder Police Department was one of 10 people killed
Continue ReadingThe US announced sanctions Monday against two Chinese officials for “serious human rights abuses” against Uyghur Muslims, a step coordinated with allies including the European Union, Canada and the United Kingdom, which imposed sanctions on the same individuals and others, the Treasury Department said. The announcement was part of a broader show of unity by
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When Chinese and Russian officials meet in Beijing this week, one topic of conversation may be the hatred both countries have for the international community’s use of sanctions to interfere in what they regard as “internal affairs.” China, at least, will be able to boast of hitting back: following new sanctions announced by the European
Continue ReadingChinese stocks fell by as much as 3% on Tuesday as the United States and its allies announced new sanctions on Beijing, a sign that its relationship with the West has hit another snag. Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index was Asia’s worst performer, closing down 1.3%, after recovering slightly from a tumble of more
Continue ReadingFully vaccinated people should feel free to visit their unvaccinated family and friends without restrictions, but visits should be limited to one unvaccinated household at a time, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said Monday. And sorry, but even fully vaccinated grandparents should not be bringing their grandkids to church or otherwise exposing them
Continue ReadingBerlín (CNN) — La canciller de Alemania, Angela Merkel, anunció el martes un duro confinamiento de cinco días durante la Pascua, mientras el país lucha contra un fuerte aumento de nuevas infecciones por coronavirus. Casi todas las tiendas estarán cerradas durante el período de Semana Santa del 1 al 5 de abril, y no podrán
Continue Reading(CNN) — Las personas completamente vacunadas deben sentirse libres de visitar a sus familiares y amigos no vacunados sin restricciones, pero las visitas deben limitarse a un hogar no vacunado a la vez, dijeron el lunes funcionarios de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos (CDC, por sus siglas
Continue ReadingSevilla grabbed a dramatic last-second equalizer in Saturday’s La Liga clash against Valladolid — and the goal came from the unlikeliest of sources. Losing 1-0 and desperate to try and salvage at least a point from the match, Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine ‘Bono’ Bounou ran the length of the pitch to join the attack for his
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