By Kristen Rogers, CNN A widespread sense that time has split into two — or pandemics creating a “before” and “after” — is an experience that’s associated with many traumatic events. That’s the reflection of Elizabeth Outka, a professor of English at the University of Richmond and author of “Viral Modernism: The Influenza Pandemic and
Continue ReadingBy Laura Wheatman Hill, CNN I lie to my children all the time. I tell them that the spinach in their muffins enhances the flavor of the chocolate chips. I tell them their drawings look gorgeous even when they look like blobs of nothing. I also tell bigger lies, trying to convince myself I’m protecting
Continue ReadingBy Laura Wheatman Hill, CNN I lie to my children all the time. I tell them that the spinach in their muffins enhances the flavor of the chocolate chips. I tell them their drawings look gorgeous even when they look like blobs of nothing. I also tell bigger lies, trying to convince myself I’m protecting
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Los equipos de rescate siguen llegando a la ciudad costera de Surfside, Florida, cerca de Miami, mientras las familias esperan noticias, buenas o malas, sobre sus seres queridos luego del colapso de un edificio de condominios. Nueve personas murieron, 152 están desaparecidas y 134 fueron contabilizadas tras el colapso de Champlain Towers
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo and Joshua Berlinger, CNN North Korean state television aired an unusual interview Friday in which a Pyongyang resident said he and others living in the capital were “heartbroken” to see how much weight the country’s leader Kim Jong Un had lost. Kim has been shown in North Korean state media looking noticeably
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN Español) — Récords de nuevos casos en Colombia, Paraguay y Brasil. Polémica sobre la dosis de refuerzo en República Dominicana. Avanza la vacunación en Argentina y en México. Así comienza la semana del 28 de junio en algunos de los países más afectados por el covid-19 en la región. Colombia El sábado, Colombia
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El excantante de Skid Row, Johnny Solinger, falleció, de acuerdo con una publicación en la página oficial de Instagram del grupo. Tenía 55 años. «Nos entristece escuchar la noticia de nuestro hermano Johnny Solinger», dijo la banda en la publicación del sábado. «Nuestros pensamientos están con su familia, amigos y fanáticos. Buena
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Seguridad Pública de Tamaulipas informó este domingo de la detención de 8 personas más por su supuesta participación en los ataques armados en Reynosa del 19 de junio. Entre ellos figura Iván Alejandro “N” y/o Jorge Iván “N” alias “La Vaca”, a quien se le identifica como “jefe
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — Nicaragua respondió a España ante lo que considera «ofensivas declaraciones» de la canciller española, Arancha González, sobre el país y su presidente y recordando lo que llamó «tropelías y crímenes atroces cometidos por la Corona Española durante la conquista de América». A través de una carta dirigida a su homóloga, el
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Editor’s note: CNN has launched the Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. The partial collapse of a residential building in Surfside, Florida has garnered widespread attention in China, where images of
Continue ReadingBy Karla Cripps, CNN China’s long-awaited Chengdu Tianfu International Airport has officially begun operations, offering travelers a new gateway to the home of giant pandas. Its inaugural flight, operated by Sichuan Airlines, took off at 11:10 a.m. on Sunday, bound for Beijing. Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, is now the third city in the
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN Two men in Australia have been fined $760 each for violating Sydney‘s latest round of lockdowns after police found them naked and lost in the bush as they apparently fled from a wild animal. Officers in a police helicopter spotted the pair sunbathing naked on a beach in Royal National Park
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At least one person was injured in a rollover accident on Dillon Road Sunday afternoon. Fire crews responded to the scene after crash happened around mid-afternoon. Crews were seen loading one injured person onto a gurney. The pickup truck involved was left upside down along the side of the road. There is no information yet
Continue ReadingBy Karla Cripps, CNN China’s long-awaited Chengdu Tianfu International Airport has officially begun operations, offering travelers a new gateway to Sichuan province. Its inaugural flight, operated by Sichuan Airlines, took off at 11:10 a.m. on Sunday, bound for Beijing. Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, is now the third city in the country to have
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A big congratulations goes out to the winners of this year’s Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films. The festival featured more than 300 films from around the world. Here’s the full list of winners from the festival: Greater Palm Springs CVB “Best of the Festival Award” ● Winner: Unforgivable (El Salvador), Directed by Marlén
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — Una amenaza contra el presidente de Panamá, Laurentino Cortizo, le costó la libertad de forma provisional a un hombre acusado por el Ministerio Público de difundir, a través de una red social, «un video donde se realizan amenazas de muerte y se incita a cometer actos criminales en contra” del mandatario.
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Jacob Lev, CNN Simone Biles has secured a spot on the United States Gymnastics team for next month’s Tokyo Olympics. The four-time Olympic gold medalist competed at the US Gymnastics Olympic trials in St. Louis, Missouri, over the weekend. She finished Sunday with an all-around score of 118.098 to earn her
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Jacob Lev, CNN Simone Biles has secured a spot on the United States Gymnastics team for next month’s Tokyo Olympics. The four-time Olympic gold medalist competed at the US Gymnastics Olympic trials in St. Louis, Missouri, over the weekend. She finished Sunday with an all-around score of 118.098 to earn her
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La variante delta del nuevo coronavirus sigue siendo una gran amenaza para la lucha de Estados Unidos contra la pandemia de covid-19 y la aplicación de más vacunas es una forma de combatirla, según una experta. Esta variante altamente contagiosa y agresiva se detectó por primera vez en la India y ya
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, ordenó ataques aéreos de precisión defensivos contra las instalaciones utilizadas por los grupos de milicias respaldados por Irán en la región fronteriza entre Iraq y Siria el domingo por la noche, según un comunicado de prensa del Departamento de Defensa. «Los objetivos se seleccionaron porque
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