By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Walmart will pay for full college tuition and book costs at some schools for its US workers, the latest effort by the largest private employer in the country to sweeten its benefits as it seeks to attract and retain talent in a tight job market. The program includes 10 academic
Continue ReadingBy Larry Madowo, CNN Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Wednesday launched the country’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign after receiving just over a million Johnson & Johnson shots donated by the United States through the COVAX scheme. President Hassan was the first to receive the vaccine on live television and reassured the country that the shots
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macamilarincon (CNN Español) – Perú es un destino para descubrir a cada paso: su gente, su historia, sus sitios ancestrales, su comida y sus tradiciones lo hacen único en Latinoamérica. Y mientras este miércoles celebra su el bicentenario de su independencia, decidimos recordar las 9 cosas en las que nadie puede superar a los peruanos.
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN Civil rights activists and voting rights groups this week are intensifying pressure on Congress to advance federal voting rights legislation as a bulwark against an array of new laws in Republican-controlled states that make it harder to vote. Activists say they also are growing increasingly impatient with President Joe Biden and
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Mercedes-Benz Stadium is Team Yeezy. The official Twitter account for the stadium in Atlanta is currently named DONDA Studio at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in recognition of Kanye West occupying the venue as he completes his 10th studio album named after his late mother, Donda West. Almost a week ago West held
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Datos inéditos muestran que las personas vacunadas que luego son infectadas con la variante delta del coronavirus pueden tener tanta carga viral como las que no están vacunadas. Vuelven las mascarillas en algunos condados de EE.UU. 1:03 Esta información es el principal impulsor del último cambio en la guía de máscaras
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Cuando Luis Grijalva cruzó la línea de meta en los campeonatos de pista y campo de la NCAA el mes pasado, supo que podía alcanzar su sueño olímpico. Pero, primero, los funcionarios de inmigración tendrían que aceptar que el corredor de 22 años viajara fuera de Estados Unidos y regresara al
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With new cases of Covid-19 surging in most of the US — driven by unvaccinated Americans and fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant — hospitals are bracing for another round of devastation.
Continue Reading Monsoon rains continue to shift north, providing assistance for fires out West. Meanwhile, severe storms and hot, humid air impact the Central US. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the latest.
Continue Reading CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses the CDC’s updated guidance that recommends fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in areas with “substantial” and “high” transmission of Covid-19.
Continue Reading Olympic gymnastics medalist Aly Raisman shares support for her former teammate Simone Biles after Biles pulled out of the team gymnastics event at the Tokyo Olympics.
Continue Reading Sergeant Aquilino Gonell shares an emotional firsthand account during a House committee hearing into the January 6th Capitol riot.
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed into law a legislation package that aims to advance the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals by, among other provisions, expanding infertility health care coverage for same-sex couples and repealing an HIV criminalization law. “The four pieces of legislation expand infertility treatment coverage for same-sex couples
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN Español) — En tan solo día y medio, Turrialba, uno de los cantones más extensos de Costa Rica, recibió 2,5 veces más lluvia de lo que usualmente cae en todo el mes julio. Según el Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), se trata de una cifra récord desde que se iniciaron los registros en 1942,
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Business Chinese state media is urging investors to stay calm following a brutal stock market sell-off this week that has wiped out hundreds of billions of dollars in value. Chinese state-run newspaper Securities Times published a commentary Wednesday acknowledging the “changes in policy for certain industries” after a market rout on
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN A gold medal-winning Canadian swimmer has made waves in China for her Chinese heritage, sparking heated discussions over the country’s decades-long one-child policy and gender discrimination. Margaret MacNeil shot to international fame Monday after winning the women’s 100-meter butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics, setting an Americas continental record
Continue ReadingBy Duarte Mendonca, Nina Avramova, Chris Liakos, Hada Messia and Rob Picheta, CNN Devastating wildfires have spread across parts of southern Europe, tearing through the Spanish and Greek countryside and forcing around 1,000 people from their homes on the Italian island of Sardinia. Sardinia’s local government declared a state of emergency on Sunday, due to
Continue ReadingCNN By Duarte Mendonca, Nina Avramova, Chris Liakos, Hada Messia and Rob Picheta, CNN Devastating wildfires have spread across parts of southern Europe, tearing through the Spanish and Greek countryside and forcing around 1,000 people from their homes on the Italian island of Sardinia. Sardinia’s local government declared a state of emergency on Sunday, due
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — Los científicos lo habían advertido una y otra vez: el cambio climático aumenta la probabilidad de eventos meteorológicos más extremos. Pero después de las inundaciones en Europa, que dejaron más de 200 muertos, algunos manifestaron su preocupación por la rapidez con la que se amplificaron estos eventos. Y luego llegaron
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Joey Jordison, fundador de la banda de heavy metal Slipknot, murió a los 46 años, anunció su familia en un comunicado que proporcionó a CNN este martes. “Estamos desconsolados por compartir la noticia de que Joey Jordison, prolífico baterista, músico y artista, falleció pacíficamente mientras dormía el 26 de julio de
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