At least 25 states — plus Washington, DC — have now fully vaccinated at least half of their adults, data published Sunday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. Those states are Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
Continue ReadingJack Ma is reportedly stepping down as the president of an elite business school he founded, suggesting a further retreat from public life by China’s most prominent entrepreneur in the face of government pressure on the tech industry. Citing anonymous sources, the Financial Times reported Monday that Ma will no longer serve as the president
Continue Reading(CNN) — India reportó al menos 8.848 casos de hongo negro, según datos compartidos por el ministro de Productos Químicos y Fertilizantes del país el sábado, lo que llevó al gobierno a asignar más medicamentos a los estados y territorios de la unión. “Después de una revisión detallada del aumento del número de los casos
Continue Reading(CNN) — El avión militar ruso aterrizó con mucho viento y poca nieve, y luego se deslizó por la pista helada. El hecho de que el gran avión cuatrimotor Ilyushin Il-76 pudiera aterrizar en el archipiélago de Franz Josef Land, en medio del Océano Ártico, es un testimonio del creciente poderío militar de Moscú en
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — El ministro de Gobierno de Ecuador, Gabriel Martínez, informó este domingo que José Augusto Briones, exsecretario general de la Presidencia y exministro de Energía y Recursos Naturales no Renovables, murió dentro de una cárcel de Quito. «La causa de la muerte está siendo investigada. Seguiremos informando de este lamentable suceso en las
Continue ReadingChina has extended its iron-fisted crackdown on using and trading bitcoin to the industry that oversees the mining of new cryptocurrency tokens. The new steps from Beijing were unveiled late on Friday. They roiled crypto markets over the weekend and pushed crypto miners to suspend some business in China, creating uncertainty about a critical step
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — Cientos de personas vestidas de verde se manifestaron este domingo en Santo Domingo para exigir la despenalización del aborto en determinadas circunstancias de riesgo en República Dominicana. La manifestación, denominada por los convocantes como “Marcha por la vida y dignidad de las niñas y mujeres” y encabezada por el movimiento Las Tres Causales
Continue Reading(CNN) — Este lunes 24 de mayo el cantautor y premio Nobel Bob Dylan cumple 80 años. Aquí algunos datos que quizá no sabías sobre su vida. Bob Dylan nació en Duluth, Minnesota, con el nombre de Robert Allen Zimmerman. 1 de 27 | Dylan se presenta en el club de folk The Bitter End
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Twenty one ultra-marathon runners have died after extreme weather conditions hit a 100-kilometer (62-mile) mountain race in northwest China. The high-altitude Huanghe Shilin Mountain Marathon began on Saturday morning in sunny conditions. But by 1 p.m. local time weather conditions had turned, with freezing rain, hail stones and gale winds lashing runners in Gansu County,
Continue Reading Three people were killed and at least three others were injured in a shooting at an Ohio bar early Sunday morning, the Youngstown Police Department said. Officers were called to the Torch Club Bar & Grille in Youngstown shortly after 2 a.m. after reports of a shooting, police said. Victims were taken to St. Elizabeth
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Learjet. For generations, the name has been synonymous with business jets, with more than 3,000 of the small private jet planes delivered since the first Learjet 23 flew in 1963. In an age when nonstop flights were few, connections long and schedules irregular — and Zoom meetings the stuff of “Star Trek” rather than reality
Continue Reading(CNN) — India reportó 4.454 nuevas muertes por covid-19 el lunes, lo que eleva el número de fallecidos en el país a 303.720, según el Ministerio de Salud de la India. India es el tercer país en reportar más de 300.000 muertes por el virus, después de Estados Unidos y Brasil, según datos de la
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Ryanair flight 4978 was about to begin its descent to Vilnius in Lithuania on Sunday when it suddenly changed direction after a “security alert,” turning sharply east and descending towards the capital of Belarus, Minsk. Whether that security alert was a fabrication by the Belarus authorities is now at the heart of an incident which
Continue ReadingA new study published Sunday indicates dogs might be able to lend a helping paw in the fight against Covid-19. In a collaboration between the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Durham University and the group Medical Detection Dogs, scientists completed Phase 1 of a trial examining whether, under controlled conditions, dogs might be
Continue ReadingWashington (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, recibirá a la familia de George Floyd en la Casa Blanca el martes para conmemorar el primer aniversario de su muerte a manos de la policía, confirmó un funcionario de la Casa Blanca a CNN. La visita a la Casa Blanca se produce cuando es
Continue ReadingMany of us know the kinds of habits that could make us healthier, more successful and likely happier. It might involve being more mindful, drinking more smoothies or training for a 5K race. And yet meditation may seem boring, cooking a healthy meal can feel like too much work, and sticking to a lazy routine
Continue ReadingHong Kong (CNN) — Los planificadores militares en Washington presionaron a la Casa Blanca para que alistara planes de uso de armas nucleares contra China continental durante la crisis del Estrecho de Taiwán en 1958, parecen confirmar documentos recientemente filtrados. Los documentos, sobre los que informó por primera vez The New York Times el sábado,
Continue Reading As people across China this weekend mourned Yuan Longping, a symbol of China’s scientific prowess and national hero, even the slightest voice of discord was too much for the Chinese government. Yuan, who cultivated the world’s first high-yield hybrid rice strain and saved millions from hunger, died of organ failure at the age of 90
Continue Reading Military planners in Washington pushed for the White House to prepare plans to use nuclear weapons against mainland China during the Taiwan Strait crisis in 1958, newly leaked documents appear to confirm. The documents, first reported on by the New York Times Saturday, reveal the extent of Washington’s discussions about using nuclear weapons to deter
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SATURDAY GIRLS SOCCER SCORES CIF-SS Semifinals: D4: Shadow Hills falls to San Dimas 5-3 in penalty kicks after finishing regulation 1-1 D6: Linfield Christian defeated Desert Mirage 3-2 in penalty kicks after 1-1 regulation D7: Canyon Springs defeated Desert Hot Springs 2-1 CIF-SS basketball playoff brackets released: Boys: first round (all games on May 26
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