Hundreds gathered for a third night of protests to express anger over the police killing of a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb as prosecutors could decide as soon as Wednesday whether to charge the officer authorities say shot him. The Washington County prosecutor is weighing charges for former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter
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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global is set to go public Wednesday at a valuation of a whopping $65 billion, as the company takes advantage of surging demand (and prices) for bitcoin, ethereum and other digital currencies. Coinbase said that it was setting a reference price for its stock of $250 a share. The company is listing
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Wall Street has been a bundle of nerves about potential spikes in inflation since Democrats passed $1.9 trillion in economic stimulus last month. And on Tuesday, some of the first signs of inflation came to pass. Consumer prices for March rose 2.6% compared to the same month last year. They were lifted in particular by
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Economic turnaround hopes are strongly tied to the vaccine rollout around the globe — so a new concern over the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine was just about the last thing the recovery needed. US regulators recommended pausing the use of J&J’s one-dose shot in the United States, and the company temporarily stopped usage of
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — El Gobierno de México desarrolla «Patria», su propia vacuna contra el covid-19 que está basada en el virus de Newcastle. El biológico mostró resultados positivos en ratones y cerdos, dijo María Elena Álvarez-Bulla directora del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Conacyt) durante la conferencia matutina del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
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More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, this desert city is looking bigger, bolder and better than ever. New casino resorts, innovative restaurants, expanded convention space and one-of-a-kind cultural destinations characterize the latest iteration of Las Vegas, which continues to reinvent itself in the face of adversity. Heck, Elon Musk even built an underground
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Justin Bieber has opened up about his transformation from wild child to reformed character. In an interview with GQ magazine, the 27-year-old singer spoke freely, revealing the extent of his drug problem and the development of his relationships with wife Hailey Baldwin and Christianity. “I have a wife who I adore, who I feel comforted
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Joel Greenberg, a central figure in the ongoing investigation into Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, has been providing investigators with information since last year, including information about encounters he and the Florida Republican had with women who were given cash or gifts in exchange for sex, a source familiar with the case confirms to CNN.
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For years, Wall Street turned up its nose at America’s bank stocks. Now, the sector is getting tons of love as investors eye the economic recovery, which is set to benefit big lenders. What’s happening: The KBW Bank Index has jumped almost 25% this year, while the broader S&P 500 has risen 10%. And analysts
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As President Biden prepares to lay out his plan Wednesday to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan and end America’s longest war, a source familiar with his thinking tells me that he thinks no amount of US troops in the country can be a game changer anymore. Biden has been remarkably consistent in this belief, dating
Continue ReadingKristen Clarke, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, heads to her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday as a groundswell of supporters says there’s an urgency for Clarke to take office and lead the team of federal prosecutors to address recent allegations of unconstitutional acts across the country, including police
Continue Reading(CNN) — Más de un año después de la pandemia y a medida que resurgen los casos de covid-19 en América Latina, dos elecciones recientes sugieren que las opiniones políticas populares sobre cómo escapar de la crisis siguen estando profundamente polarizadas, en un momento en que la cohesión es más necesaria. La política sudamericana está
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On Wednesday, President Joe Biden is expected to formally announce the planned withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, which will also mark the end of America’s longest war — a war many no longer remember or understand why we entered. But, trust me, the reasons we went in — after the
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For astronauts aboard the International Space Station, sourdough is off-limits and whole wheat is out of bounds. It’s not because anyone is on a gluten-free diet, however. Tortillas are preferred over bread in a weightless environment because they don’t crumble and leave crumbs floating around, according to NASA. Since the astronauts don’t have the luxury
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Berlin Police are investigating a possible violation of coronavirus lockdown rules during an alleged party at the private members club Soho House, a police spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday. Police said they were investigating the event after evaluating photos and a video of the event that were shared on social media. The posts now appear
Continue Reading(CNN Business) — Las autoridades egipcias incautaron un enorme carguero que bloqueó el Canal de Suez durante casi una semana el mes pasado, en medio de una disputa por daños financieros. Un tribunal egipcio ordenó al propietario japonés del barco, Shoei Kisen Kaisha, pagar US$ 900 millones en compensación como resultado de las pérdidas infligidas
Continue Reading(CNN) — El tiroteo fatal de un hombre negro de 20 años de nombre Daunte Wright por una agente de policía blanca en las afueras de Minneapolis ha provocado protestas y enfrentamientos con las fuerzas del orden. Daunte Wright murió por un disparo hecho por la agente Kim Potter durante una parada de tráfico de
Continue ReadingWisconsin Treasurer Sarah Godlewski launched her campaign for Senate on Wednesday, jumping into what’s expected to be a contentious Democratic primary as Republicans eagerly await word on whether Sen. Ron Johnson will seek a third term. As Johnson faces pressure from party leaders and former President Donald Trump to run again, his new Democratic foe
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What do two major national airlines, an American fashion retail brand, a large publicly listed industrial corporation, a Hollywood movie and several prize-winning literary works all have in common? They are all linked to the extraordinary legacy of an airline that ceased to exist 90 years ago this year. Despite its relatively short-lived existence, from
Continue ReadingW. Galen Weston, the patriarch of a retail and food empire that spans the Atlantic, has died at 80. Weston’s family announced his death on Tuesday, saying in a statement that he died “peacefully at home after a long illness faced with courage and dignity.” The retail magnate was one of Canada’s wealthiest people, having
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