This is what athletes are getting up to in the Olympic Village
Olympic athletes have arrived in Japan for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and are sharing what they do in their down time on social media.
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Trump ally charged with acting as agent of foreign nation
Tom Barrack, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, was charged with illegal foreign lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates as an effort to influence the foreign policy positions of both the 2016 Trump presidential campaign and the incoming administration.
Continue Reading ‘You do not know what you’re talking about’: Fauci excoriates Rand Paul
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Dr. Anthony Fauci got into another heated exchange at a Senate hearing over Dr. Fauci’s past testimony over gain-of-function research.
Continue ReadingThese routine shots already are required in schools, as more states ban Covid-19 vaccine requirements
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As debates abound over whether coronavirus vaccinations should be required in public schools, many experts point out that students already are required to receive several other routine vaccinations to attend childcare or classes in the United States. “There is an irony because we’ve had these long-standing mandatory vaccination requirements for schools,”
Continue ReadingBezos donates $100 million each to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef Jose Andres
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and world’s wealthiest man, said Tuesday after flying to the edge of space that he planned to award $100 million each to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef José Andrés. Bezos said that Jones and Andres were free to do “what they want” with the
Continue Reading‘I lost the ability to speak’: Van Jones describes moment Bezos donated $100M
Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and world’s wealthiest man, has donated $100 million each to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen.
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El 2020 fue un año récord para el estrés, especialmente para las madres
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El año de la pandemia que pasará a la historia batió récords de estrés, preocupación, ira y tristeza entre hombres y mujeres de todo el mundo, según una nueva encuesta mundial sobre las emociones en 2020. Los niveles de estrés fueron los que más aumentaron, con un “récord del 40% de
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos revela de qué habló la tripulación antes de despegar rumbo al espacio
Mariana Toro Nueva York (CNN Business) — El fundador de Amazon, Jeff Bezos, se reunió con Anderson Cooper de CNN después de regresar a la Tierra el martes para reflexionar sobre su viaje al espacio y los momentos antes del despegue. Antes de partir hacia el espacio, Bezos y su equipo “nos dijimos que nos
Continue ReadingJill Biden heads to Tokyo amid growing concern about Covid and the Olympics
By Kate Bennett, CNN Jill Biden departs Wednesday morning for a five-day international trip to Tokyo, Japan, her first solo trip abroad as first lady of the United States. However, Biden’s visit to kick-off the Olympic Games in support of America’s athletes comes amid rising Covid-19 numbers in Japan, and specifically at the Games. As
Continue Reading Cómo ‘Patria y Vida’ se convirtió en el himno de las protestas antigubernamentales en Cuba
Mariana Toro (CNN) — “Patria o muerte”. Es una frase estampada en los pesos cubanos, que fue invocada con frecuencia por el antiguo líder Fidel Castro durante los albores de la revolución comunista del país. Ahora, el dicho conocido ha sido reutilizado para el himno de protesta “Patria y Vida”, una canción subversiva de algunos
Continue Reading Reportan 22 capturas y 21 policías heridos en protestas del 20 de julio en Colombia
olivertapia (CNN en Español) — Veintidós capturas, 21 uniformados heridos y más de 190 actividades entre marchas y concentraciones fue el balance nacional presentado por el Ministerio de Defensa de Colombia en el marco de las protestas del 20 de julio. Mas de 53.000 policías y 36.000 soldados acompañaron las protestas en el país, donde
Continue Reading A couple whose 2020 gender reveal party allegedly sparked a deadly wildfire in California has been charged in the death of a firefighter
By Alexandra Meeks and Hollie Silverman, CNN A Southern California couple whose gender reveal party allegedly sparked the deadly El Dorado wildfire in 2020 has been charged with 30 crimes, including involuntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday. A smoke bomb set off by the couple in Yucaipa, California, on September 5 as part of a gender
Continue Reading‘This was my final curtain bow’: Athlete’s Olympic dreams crushed by Covid
Hosting the Olympics during a pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge for Japan, but there has also been a huge impact on the athletes themselves, some of whom suffered from Covid-19. CNN’s Will Ripley speaks to three athletes and hears some insight from CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta on how Covid-19 can impact athletic performance.
Continue ReadingOlympic athletes battling long Covid: ‘I’m really struggling to exercise still’
By Rebecca Wright and Will Ripley, CNN Oonagh Cousins was training up to 35 hours a week after she was picked for the British rowing team for the Tokyo Olympics, despite contracting Covid-19 in February 2020. The 26-year-old from Surrey experienced a mild case of the disease, so she felt able to make a quick
Continue Reading Rusia presenta su nuevo avión de combate ‘Jaque mate’
olivertapia Moscú (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, pudo ver un adelanto de un nuevo avión de combate liviano de un solo motor de quinta generación en una exhibición aérea en las afueras de Moscú el martes. Los fabricantes de aviones rusos dieron a conocer un prototipo del caza furtivo apodado “Jaque mate”
Continue ReadingHis brother was tortured and killed by Russian mercenaries. Now this Syrian refugee wants justice
By Sebastian Shukla and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN In the central Syrian desert, an oil field has become a makeshift torture chamber. An unarmed man writhes in the dust, howling in pain. Four men in military fatigues pin him down and smash his hands and feet with a sledgehammer. As he cries out for help, they
Continue ReadingHis brother was tortured and killed by Russian mercenaries. Now this Syrian refugee wants justice
CNN By Sebastian Shukla and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN In the central Syrian desert, an oil field has become a makeshift torture chamber. An unarmed man writhes in the dust, howling in pain. Four men in military fatigues pin him down and smash his hands and feet with a sledgehammer. As he cries out for help,
Continue ReadingChina’s borders will likely remain shut for months, but some may be wary of visiting even after they reopen
By Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung, CNN Last week, the Biden administration warned American companies about the risk of doing business in Hong Kong, citing Beijing’s increasing crackdown on the city. “The bottom line is that businesses should be aware that the risks faced in mainland China are now increasingly present in Hong Kong,” White
Continue Reading The Surfside community mourns those lost in the collapse as search crews near the bottom of the debris
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Search crews have been nearing the bottom of a pile of rubble left behind after a Surfside condo building collapsed nearly a month ago, according to officials. And as more families get answers, the community is grieving those lost. “On the original collapse site, we are almost at the bottom,” Miami-Dade
Continue Reading Tom Barrack, aliado de Trump, es acusado de actuar como agente de un gobierno extranjero
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Tom Barrack, un exasesor del expresidente Donald Trump, fue acusado este martes de ejercer presión ilegal en nombre de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos por lo que los fiscales federales en Brooklyn describieron como un esfuerzo para influir en las posiciones de política exterior tanto de la campaña presidencial de Trump en 2016
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