By Ashley Strickland, CNN For the first time, astronomers have found a disk around a Jupiter-like planet outside of our solar system — the kind of disk where moons could actively be forming. The disk, known as a circumplanetary disk, was discovered around an exoplanet known as PDS 70c. It’s one of two massive planets
Continue ReadingBy Jeanine Barone, CNN Packing four bathing suits for a one-week vacation might seem like overkill. Especially when the trip involves a 50-plus-mile hike through one of Spain’s rainiest regions. The trail snakes atop soaring, rugged cliffs that drop precipitously to the sea, and our trek would be along a portion of shoreline known as
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Bailey Lynn and her friends often talked about the toll the virus has taken. Still, the high school senior was surprised recently by the results of a survey she created to assess her classmates’ mental health during the pandemic: Only a quarter who said they thought they
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Ryan, CNN Anna Faris has let slip that she and her partner Michael Barrett recently eloped. The reveal came on an episode of her podcast “Anna Faris is Unqualified” earlier this week after the “Mom” star interviewed “Top Chef” judge Gail Simmons. After speaking to Simmons, Faris was joined by matchmaker April Beyer
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN To date, more than 339 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered to give people protection from the coronavirus; several studies show that the three vaccines authorized for emergency use in the United States work and are safe; and the government continues to give them out in schools and at
Continue ReadingCNN’s Jeff Zeleny reports from Ohio, where, like the rest of America, there remains a sharp divide over Covid-19 vaccines.
Continue ReadingBy Dan Moriarty, Kevin Dotson and Chie Kobayashi, CNN Two US athletes have tested positive for coronavirus days before the start of the Tokyo Olympics. Kara Eaker, a member of the US gymnastics team, tested positive Sunday, her father confirmed to CNN affiliate KMBC by telephone on Monday morning. And Katie Lou Samuelson, a member
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Maria Taylor, one of the top NBA analysts on ESPN, is parting ways with the sports network. The move is not all that surprising, as Taylor’s contract was coming to an end. But her exit is notable because it comes just weeks after comments from one of her colleagues sparked
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Photo editor Sarah Tilotta, CNN Yakutsk in Russian Siberia is known as the world’s coldest city. In a place where even an exposed nose during the winter months can cause biting pain, people are accustomed to taking precautions against freezing temperatures, including spending extra time in the morning to dress in
Continue ReadingChloe Melas, CNN While Billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos have embarked on their own space race this month, there’s one spaceman that has found its home in the Caribbean Sea. Created by artist Brendan Murphy, the 22-foot, 3,000-pound sculpture named “The Boonji Spaceman,” stands on a dock in the middle of the ocean at
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — El portavoz del Departamento de Estado de EE.UU., Ned Price, dijo el miércoles que el Departamento del Tesoro está “explorando” sanciones contra los “funcionarios cubanos responsables de violencia, opresión y violaciones de derechos humanos contra esos manifestantes pacíficos”. Price dijo que “no estaba en condiciones de detallar ahora cómo serían las
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Dos semanas después del asesinato del presidente de Haití, Jovenel Moïse, decenas de hombres arrestados por la policía local permanecen detenidos sin cargos formales y con acceso limitado a abogados. El limbo legal, que se hizo más incierto por un “estado de sitio” invocado después del asesinato del 7 de julio,
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Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden llegó a Ohio el miércoles consciente de que los días para un gobierno bipartidista real en Washington están menguando rápidamente. A lo largo de su foro de CNN, expresó una y otra vez su convicción de que los republicanos vendrán, a pesar de que algunos están envenenados
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Los asesores de vacunas de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC) se reunirán este jueves para hacer recomendaciones sobre cómo abordar los nuevos problemas de seguridad relacionados con la vacuna Johnson & Johnson de covid-19 y para revisar los datos preliminares sobre si se
Continue ReadingBy Ben Westcott, Isaac Yee and Yong Xiong, CNN The Chinese government will not participate in a second phase of the World Health Organization’s investigation into the origins of Covid-19, a top health official announced Thursday, after the possibility of the virus leaking from a Wuhan lab was included on the proposal. Zeng Yixin, deputy
Continue ReadingBy Casey Barber, CNN There’s nothing like sinking your teeth into a perfectly ripe, juicy peach on a hot summer day. It’s one of summer’s simplest pleasures, and it’s hard to beat for pure enjoyment. But it’s not the only way to eat a peach. In addition to enjoying them raw and cooked in desserts,
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Muchos padres estaban encantados de tener cientos de dólares repentinamente en sus cuentas bancarias la semana pasada, a medida que el Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS) distribuyó el primero de seis pagos mensuales de crédito tributario por hijos. Esta es la primera vez que el crédito tributario por hijos se paga
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Swati Gupta and Esha Mitra, CNN More than two thirds of India’s population may have Covid-19 antibodies, according to a new serological survey released Tuesday, providing yet more evidence the virus may have spread far more widely than official figures suggest. About 67.6% of Indians surveyed above the age of 6 showed
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As the search winds down and the survivors of the Surfside condo building collapse begin to pick up the pieces of their lives, a judge said Wednesday they and the families of the deceased will not be asked to donate their property. “These victims who have lost their homes, their personal
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