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A cryptocurrency that looks and sounds a lot like bitcoin has creeped up into the top 10 biggest digital currencies list: bitcoin cash. Bitcoin cash shares most of its code with bitcoin. But it is significantly faster at processing transactions. The cryptocurrency is having a moment: It surged more than 11% Thursday, and more than
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(CNN) — El portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de China, Wang Wenbin, dijo el viernes durante una sesión informativa que la probabilidad de daño por el reingreso de su cohete es «extremadamente baja». “Hasta donde yo sé, este tipo de cohete adopta un diseño técnico especial, la mayoría de los componentes serán destruidos en
Continue Reading (CNN) — El papa Francisco envió un mensaje de «sincera solidaridad y cercanía espiritual con todo el pueblo indio» al presidente de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de la India el jueves, mientras el país lucha contra el peor brote de covid-19 del mundo. «Mis pensamientos están sobre todo a los enfermos y sus familias,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un jurado investigador federal acusó a cuatro expolicías de Minneapolis en relación con la muerte de George Floyd, alegando que los agentes violaron los derechos constitucionales de Floyd, según documentos judiciales presentados en un tribunal federal de Minnesota. La acusación dice que Derek Chauvin, quien fue condenado el mes pasado por cargos estatales
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — En nueve días de manifestaciones miles de personas han salido a las calles de Colombia para protestar contra el gobierno de Iván Duque. Esa semana de protestas, en su mayoría pacíficas, también han dejado escenas dolorosas con decenas de muertos, enfrentamientos entre manifestantes y la fuerza pública, denuncias de abuso policial y
Continue ReadingStaffers at the Washingtonian, a monthly DC-based magazine, are protesting Friday in response to their CEO’s opposition of remote work. On Thursday, The Washington Post published an opinion piece by Washingtonian Media CEO Cathy Merrill with the headline, “As a CEO, I want my employees to understand the risks of not returning to work in
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Matt James isn’t ready to give up on his relationship with Rachael Kirkconnell The first Black “Bachelor” and the woman he chose to receive the final rose had a very public breakup after photos of her at an antebellum plantation-themed fraternity formal in 2018 surfaced and made the rounds on social media. In a recent
Continue Reading (CNN) — Más de una semana de protestas violentas en Colombia han causado la muerte de al menos 26 personas y cientos de heridos, lo que ha provocado declaraciones de preocupación del gobierno de Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea. Alimentado por la frustración por el aplastante dolor económico del covid-19 y exacerbado por una
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Amnesty International has reversed its decision to strip the jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny of his “prisoner of conscience” status, the human rights group said on Friday. The group had revoked the label from Navalny in February over past comments he had made. The activist has been criticized in some corners for past statements against
Continue Reading Romanian authorities are investigating after one of Europe’s largest brown bears was allegedly shot and killed by a prince from Liechtenstein. Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein — the 32-year-old nephew of the tiny principality’s reigning Prince Hans-Adam II — is accused of shooting 17-year-old Arthur in March during a hunting expedition. Prosecutors opened an
Continue ReadingBirthdays. Weddings. Graduations. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit last year, we watched as old milestones — and the rituals we depended on to mark them — seemed to vanish into the ether. If you’re like many people, the early days of the pandemic, and the grief contained in them, likely left you feeling adrift. When
Continue ReadingThere has been an outbreak of more than 200 cases of coronavirus at the US diplomatic mission in India, a source tells CNN, as the State Department this week authorized non-emergency government employees to depart the country amid a deadly surge of the disease. In addition to the outbreak of positive cases among the workforce
Continue Reading “Monster” represents a minor coup for Netflix, not as much due to the movie’s merits as who’s in it. More than three years after its festival run in 2018, the film arrives with a timely theme and a cast whose stock has soared in the intervening time — including Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jharrel Jerome and
Continue Reading A judge has issued a written order to allow the immediate family of Andrew Brown Jr. to see the videos of his fatal encounter with law enforcement. Brown was fatally shot when Pasquotank County deputies were trying to execute warrants on April 21, officials said. The Pasquotank County Sheriff’s office and a media coalition petitioned
Continue ReadingInvestors are waiting for the final results of parliamentary elections in Scotland that could spark radical changes to the political and economic landscape of the United Kingdom. A decisive victory from Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party, which wants to break away from the United Kingdom, could force a standoff with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. His
Continue Reading In the spirit of Billy Crystal’s last directing effort for the baseball movie “61*,” “Here Today” serves up slow pitches for Crystal and Tiffany Haddish to knock out of the park, delivering another comedic odd couple with carefully massaged heart. As thin star showcases go, it’s an occasionally effective bit of comfort food, arriving as
Continue ReadingMicrosoft is giving Windows 10 a fresh coat of paint. But it’s not just getting a touch-up — Microsoft is doing all the fine details, getting under the switch plates and sanding the molding. Windows gets periodic visual updates, with constantly changing recycling bins, Start menu colors, task bar icons and other prominent items PC
Continue Reading Hong Kong (CNN) — Cuando el presidente de Filipinas, Rodrigo Duterte, transmitió en vivo un video en el que se le ve recibiendo una primera dosis de la vacuna Sinopharm fabricada en China el lunes, se suponía que alentaría a los filipinos reacios a seguir su ejemplo y protegerse contra el covid-19. En cambio, esto
Continue Reading (CNN) — Mi lista de viajes antes de la pandemia: caminata al campamento base del Everest, crucero a la Antártida, intentar visitar todas las prefecturas de Japón. Mi lista de viajes después de la pandemia: ir a mi ciudad natal y pasar tiempo con mis padres. Sé que no soy la única. Si bien la
Continue Reading Kidde is voluntarily recalling about 226,000 smoke alarms and combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms over concerns that they can fail to alert users to a fire. The company and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission identified seven affected models on Thursday, advising that customers with those units contact Kidde for a free replacement alarm.
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