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CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A Virginia family is trying to process how their 10-year-old daughter went from being perfectly healthy to dying in five days from Covid-19. As they process their abrupt and profound loss, their message to Covid non-believers is simple and direct: have compassion for others. If sharing their daughter Teresa’s story
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Ben Affleck and George Clooney have never acted on the big screen together. The two appeared on the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Tender Bar,” which Clooney directed and Affleck stars in. Affleck talked to Entertainment Tonight, saying of Clooney, “We had great experience working together previously,
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The estate of Henrietta Lacks sued a biotechnology company on Monday, saying it’s been selling her cervical cells without her knowledge or consent. The cells were taken by doctors at Johns Hopkins from the terminally ill Black woman in 1951, and grown in the lab
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The estate of Henrietta Lacks sued a biotechnology company on Monday, accusing it of selling cells that doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took from the Black woman in 1951 without her knowledge or consent as part of “a racially unjust medical system.” The estate’s federal
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business The identity of the Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents — leading to a firestorm for the social media company in recent weeks — was revealed on “60 Minutes” Sunday night as Frances Haugen. The 37-year-old former Facebook product manager who worked
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Billie Eilish is set to once again make history. The singer, who turns 20 in December, has been announced as the headliner for next year’s Glastonbury Festival. According to the festival’s verified Twitter account, she will be “the youngest ever solo headliner.” “We are very excited to confirm that @billieeilish
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Jamie Lee Curtis and Kyle Richards have reunited more than 40 years after starring together in 1978’s “Halloween.” The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star and the actress appeared in a behind-the-scenes video from the upcoming sequel “Halloween Kills.” Richards asked, “Jamie, can I say something? 40 years ago? I carried
Continue ReadingUNIVERSAL PICTURES, VAN EATON GALLERIES, PIXAR, CNN By Marianne Garvey, CNN Jamie Lee Curtis and Kyle Richards have reunited more than 40 years after starring together in 1978’s “Halloween.” The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star and the actress appeared in a behind-the-scenes video from the upcoming sequel “Halloween Kills.” Richards asked, “Jamie, can I
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With the expansion of its Newsy service this week, the E.W. Scripps Co. is betting that consumers have an appetite for more news, instead of just talk about news. Newsy, primarily seen now online and through streaming services, is expanding its programming to 17 hours
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With the expansion of its Newsy service this week, the E.W. Scripps Co. is betting that consumers have an appetite for more news, instead of just talk about news. Newsy, primarily seen now online and through streaming services, is expanding its programming to 17 hours
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower Monday as Wall Street comes off its worst week since the winter. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 0.8%. Tesla rose 3.1% after saying it delivered about 241,000 vehicles in the third quarter, topping expectations. The price of U.S. oil rose
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower Monday as Wall Street comes off its worst week since the winter. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 0.8%. Tesla rose 3.1% after saying it delivered about 241,000 vehicles in the third quarter, topping expectations. The price of U.S. oil rose
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Investigators commissioned by the United Nations’ top human rights body said Monday they had evidence of possible crimes against humanity and war crimes in Libya. Many of the alleged crimes, they say, were committed against civilians and migrants detained in the country while trying
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Star Trek’s Captain Kirk is rocketing into space this month — boldly going where no other sci-fi actors have gone. Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, announced Monday that William Shatner will blast off from West Texas on Oct. 12. At age 90,
Continue ReadingCNN By Kate Bennett, CNN Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, who worked for Donald Trump for more than five years, now says she fears another four years with Trump in the White House. “I am terrified of him running for president in 2024,” said Grisham, who also served as East Wing chief of
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DETROIT (AP) — U.S. automobile safety regulators have denied petition seeking an investigation into Tesla software updates, saying it’s unlikely a probe would show there’s a safety defect. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday denied the 2019 petition, which alleged that over-the-internet software updates cut battery range in response to battery fires across
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — U.S. automobile safety regulators have denied petition seeking an investigation into Tesla software updates, saying it’s unlikely a probe would show there’s a safety defect. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday denied the 2019 petition, which alleged that over-the-internet software updates cut battery range in response to battery fires across
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un tribunal regional español en Cataluña falló a favor de la estrella del pop colombiana Shakira en una demanda fiscal ante la secretaría de Hacienda por una serie de recargos que la Agencia Tributaria resolvió incorrectamente, anunciaron este lunes sus abogados en un comunicado. Según el mismo comunicado, la defensa
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter For the first time in more than a year, the Supreme Court will convene in its crimson velvet-lined majestic chamber Monday to begin a new term and hear some of the most divisive issues of the day at a time when the Court’s institutional legitimacy is under
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of Ozy Media on Monday called the company’s announcement last week that it was shutting down “premature” and that after meeting with advertisers and investors that it would continue to operate. “We have something special here,” Carlos Watson told CNBC on Monday morning. The board
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