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CNN By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The UK government has been warned to stop a massive North Sea oil project or see its hopes of becoming a climate leader dashed as the country prepares to host a crucial environmental summit later this year. In the coming weeks, Britain’s oil regulator could decide whether to green-light
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Los bares y restaurantes de la calle Arenas en Palm Springs están pidiendo oficialmente a los clientes que muestren un comprobante de estar vacunados o, alternativamente, una prueba COVID-19 negativa antes de entrar. A partir del 26 de agosto, esto será estándar para todos los bares y restaurantes de Palm Springs. Con las nuevas reglas
Continue ReadingBy Ben Westcott and Angus Watson, CNN Australia’s Parliament House and the Prime Minister’s residence were vandalized on Tuesday morning with messages accusing the government of not doing enough to protect the country from the catastrophic effects of the climate crisis. Photos from the Australian capital of Canberra showed the message “duty of care” and
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters Myanmar’s foreign ministry said on Monday that an alleged plot in New York against United Nations ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, an opponent of the ruling junta, had nothing to do with the country and was a US domestic case. It was the military government’s first statement since the arrest of two Myanmar
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Business AMC is jumping on the crypto bandwagon. In an earnings call Monday, the theater chain announced that it would start rolling out technology to let moviegoers in the United States pay for their tickets and snacks in bitcoin by the end of the year. “I’ve had to learn more in
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy and James Briggs, CNN A technical fault has left world-famous London landmark Tower Bridge stuck open on Monday afternoon, with cars and pedestrians unable to cross. City of London police confirmed in a tweet that the bridge was stuck due to “technical failure,” while numerous pictures and videos posted on social media
Continue ReadingLondon’s Tower Bridge won’t go down and social media won’t shut up. Jeanne Moos reports Twitter is bridging the gap with jokes.
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Steven Jiang, CNN A Chinese court has upheld the death sentence for Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian convicted of drug smuggling in China in 2018. The Liaoning High People’s Court said in a statement Tuesday that they rejected his appeal because “the facts identified in the first trial were clear, the
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By Amir Vera, Paul Vercammen and Eric Levenson, CNN Robert Durst, the eccentric millionaire subject of the HBO crime documentary “The Jinx,” testified in his own defense Monday as he stands trial for murder in the 2000 killing of his close friend and confidante Susan Berman. Durst, once again, denied killing Berman and said he
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN Team USA avenged its early Olympic loss to France by beating the French men’s basketball team 87-82 for the gold medal on Saturday in the Japanese city of Saitama. It was the 100th medal won by Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Games, and the country’s 32nd gold. Kevin Durant of
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jill Martin, CNN Team USA avenged its early Olympic loss to France by beating the French men’s basketball team 87-82 for the gold medal on Saturday in the Japanese city of Saitama. It was the 100th medal won by Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Games, and the country’s 32nd gold.
Continue ReadingCNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. There is an old adage, sometimes attributed to Neil deGrasse Tyson, that “ignorance is a virus.” It showed up on a protest sign in Los Angeles last month when
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. There is an old adage, sometimes attributed to Neil deGrasse Tyson, that “ignorance is a virus.” It showed up on a protest sign in Los Angeles last month when a
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN With the Olympic flame extinguished in Tokyo, all eyes are now on Beijing for the 2022 Winter Games less than six months away. Scheduled to take place from February 4 to 20, the Winter Games is seen as a major moment of pride in China, with Beijing poised
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNI By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN With the Olympic flame extinguished in Tokyo, all eyes are now on Beijing for the 2022 Winter Games less than six months away. Scheduled to take place from February 4 to 20, the Winter Games is seen as a major moment of pride in China, with
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas and Karl de Vries, CNN Time’s Up board co-chair Roberta Kaplan resigned from her position at the women’s rights organization after it came to light that she reviewed a draft of a letter questioning the character of one of New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s accusers, Lindsey Boylan. “We hold ourselves accountable.
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and Sonia Moghe, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide Melissa DeRosa resigned late Sunday, less than a week after the release of a report from the state attorney general that found Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve the people of
Continue ReadingNY: The woman previously known as “Executive Assistant 1” is stepping forward publicly to accuse Gov. Cuomo of a sex crime
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Schneider, CNN As President Joe Biden welcomed the families of police officers who had defended the US Capitol on January 6 to the Rose Garden last week, a legal battle was pending before the Police and Firefighters’ Retirement and Relief Board in Washington on behalf of Erin Smith, the widow of Metropolitan Police
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Cathedral City Police Chief George Crum shared his thoughts with Peter Daut on the decision for Palm Springs Unified to not begin the semester with School Resource Officers. He said parents should be concerned about their kids’ safety. Palm Springs Unified School District’s Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Mike Swize, responded in a statement sent to
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