By Gregory Krieg, Ethan Cohen and Adam Levy, CNN The campaign to become New York City’s next mayor has come in for another twist. On Tuesday, the City Board of Elections released new numbers that suggested Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ lead in the Democratic primary had narrowed in the first set of tabulated ranked-choice
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden announced eight new federal judicial nominations on Wednesday as the White House seeks to maintain its rapid pace of nominations — and confirmations — to the federal bench. The announcement, which marked Biden’s fifth wave of judicial nominees, includes his intent to nominate two circuit court selections and
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN For the first time, travelers in Tibet can enjoy the area’s mountainous views at high-speed. A 435-kilometer (250-mile) rail line connecting Tibetan capital Lhasa with the city of Nyingchi entered into service on June 25, giving all 31 provincial-level regions of mainland China access to high-speed train travel. 47 tunnels,
Continue ReadingThe 270-mile railway between Lhasa and Nyingchi entered into service on June 25, giving all regions in mainland China access to high-speed train travel.
Continue ReadingThe 270-mile railway between Lhasa and Nyingchi entered into service on June 25, giving all regions in mainland China access to high-speed train travel.
Continue ReadingCNN Staff If you’re planning to travel to one of the Disney Parks & Resorts around the world, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics After being closed for over a year, Disneyland Resort in California reopened on April 30 with limited capacity
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Mariana Toro (CNN) — Cientos de estadounidenses han visitado departamentos de emergencia o clÃnicas de atención de urgencias en el noroeste del PacÃfico desde el viernes, y se han reportado hasta 60 muertes, mientras una ola de calor insoportable rompió todos los récords de temperatura en Oregon, Washington y Canadá. Portland estableció temperaturas récord tres
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Covid pandemic deprived the Supreme Court of its courtroom for oral arguments, its intimate conference room for deliberations and, as is evident these days, the bench where dissenting justices can vent. At the end of each Supreme Court session, individual justices on the losing
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden announced eight new federal judicial nominations on Wednesday as the White House seeks to maintain its rapid pace of nominations — and confirmations — to the federal bench. The announcement, which marked Biden’s fifth wave of judicial nominees, includes his intent to nominate two circuit court selections and
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN A pair of US senators are asking the Biden administration to intervene and remove expiration dates on flight credits issued to airline passengers during the coronavirus pandemic. Democratic Sens. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut on Wednesday asked the US Department of Transportation to determine that it is
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, Erica Orden and Sonia Moghe, CNN New York prosecutors investigating the Trump Organization are scrutinizing cash bonuses as part of their focus on whether the company failed to pay taxes on benefits provided to some of its employees, people familiar with the matter say. The interest in cash payments, which has not
Continue ReadingChildren in Brazil have been dying from Covid-19 at higher rates than nearly anywhere else in the world. Doctors and researchers say the country’s higher child death rate stems from several issues but the main culprit is social inequality. CNN’s Isa Soares reports.
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By Amy Sood, CNN Humanity has been ravaged by the plague — one of the deadliest bacterial infections in history — for thousands of years. Now, scientists have found an ancient strain of the bacteria in the world’s oldest known plague victim. The disease may have killed almost half of Europe’s population during the Middle
Continue Reading By Amy Sood, CNN Humanity has been ravaged by the plague — one of the deadliest bacterial infections in history — for thousands of years. Now, scientists have found an ancient strain of the bacteria in the world’s oldest known plague victim. The disease may have killed almost half of Europe’s population during the Middle
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Los equipos de rescate comenzaron el séptimo dÃa de búsqueda entre los escombros de un edificio derrumbado en Surfside, Florida, con la esperanza de encontrar a las 149 personas que siguen desaparecidas. «Puedo decirles que ninguno de nosotros ha perdido la esperanza», dijo el Capitán de Bomberos de Miami-Dade, Eddy Alarcón. «Marcharemos
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio, Isa Soares, Rodrigo Pedroso and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN “Who’s mommy’s little girl?” 22-year-old Brazilian Sameque Gois asks as she plays with her baby’s tiny hand, in one of the several videos she showed CNN. In the footage, little Sarah responds to her mother with an ear-to-ear smile. Sarah was born in January
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Dado que la variante delta representa más de una cuarta parte de los casos de covid-19, el Dr. Anthony Fauci advierte que pronto podrÃa haber «dos Estados Unidos»: uno donde la mayorÃa de las personas están vacunadas y otro donde las bajas tasas de vacunación podrÃan provocar picos en los casos.
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Business Didi is about to go public in the biggest US share offering by a Chinese company since Alibaba. China’s biggest ride-hailer could debut as soon as Wednesday in New York, according to public filings. Reuters and the Wall Street Journal reported that Didi had priced shares at $14 apiece, raising
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty has two things on her mind right now: the Wimbledon championships and the prospect of her first Olympic Games. Three weeks since she was forced to retire from the French Open, where she won her first and only grand slam in 2019, Barty
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty has two things on her mind right now: the Wimbledon championships and the prospect of her first Olympic Games. Three weeks since she was forced to retire from the French Open, where she won her first and only grand slam in 2019, Barty
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