CNN By Janelle Davis, CNN The most powerful telescope ever built is scheduled to launch on December 18. The James Webb Space Telescope will peer into the atmospheres of exoplanets, some of which are potentially habitable, and look deeper into the universe than we’ve ever been able to before. This mission has been decades in
Continue ReadingCNN By Matthew Chance, Zahra Ullah, Antonia Mortensen and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Makeshift migrant camps at a checkpoint on the Belarus-Poland border, where thousands had amassed in recent weeks, were cleared by Belarusian authorities on Thursday, ending a months-long standoff that has ratcheted up tensions in the region. The move comes just two days after
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By JOSH BOAK Associated Press The Biden administration is helping to distribute several billion dollars in aid for winter heating and utility bills. The money comes largely from the administration’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. It provides an additional $4.5 billion for the government’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which typically has funding of
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN More than a decade before he was assigned the criminal contempt case brought against Steve Bannon, Judge Carl Nichols was a top Justice Department lawyer deeply involved in pushing sweeping arguments in favor of shielding an ex-presidential adviser from congressional testimony. Nichols — who was appointed to the bench in 2019
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden, reconvening a summit of North American leaders at the White House on Thursday, sought cross-border agreement on migration, Covid-19 and economic integration, even as his guests voiced concerns over what they say are protectionist trade policies left over from Biden’s predecessor. “We can meet all of the challenges
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks is leaning into tech with its new concept store. Essentially, it’s a mashup of a regular Starbucks pickup store and an Amazon Go store, where customers grab items without having to wait in line to pay. No freebies though — you’ll be charged when you exit. And you’ll still
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks and Amazon are teaming up on a grab-and-go store format. The Seattle-based companies will open their first Starbucks Pickup with Amazon Go location on Thursday in New York. At least two more New York locations are planned for next year. The stores offer the full Starbucks menu as
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olivertapia (CNN) — Disney Cruise Line anunció que todos los pasajeros de 5 años en adelante en sus cruceros deberán estar vacunados contra el covid-19 a partir de enero. Con esto amplía su exigencia para cubrir a los niños que ahora son elegibles para la vacunación en EE.UU. “Mientras zarpamos de nuevo, la salud y
Continue ReadingBy Nadine Schmidt and Tara John, CNN Germany reported its highest single day surge of Covid-19 infections as Chancellor Angela Merkel said the “dramatic” situation was the result of the fourth wave “hitting our country with full force.” The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany’s disease and control center, has reported 65,371 new cases within the
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are trading mixed after indexes shuffled lower on Wall Street. Benchmarks rose in early trading in France and Germany, but fell in Britain. Asian shares were mostly lower, though Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index rose momentarily after the Nikkei major business daily reported Prime Minister
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are trading mixed after indexes shuffled lower on Wall Street. Benchmarks rose in early trading in France and Germany, but fell in Britain. Asian shares were mostly lower, though Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index rose momentarily after the Nikkei major business daily reported Prime Minister
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BEIJING (AP) — Beijing Winter Olympics organizers say the high demand for artificial snow at the outdoor venues will have a minimal effect on the local water supply. Spokesperson Zhao Weidong says water needed for snow making at the Yanqing zone where the sliding and alpine skiing events will be held will account for just
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN Winter is almost here. After weeks of steady decline, Covid-19 cases appear to be on the rise again. Is a surge inevitable? How should families think about the winter ahead? What can they do to prepare and get through this period safely? I discussed all of these questions with our expert,
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN en Español) — Garbiñe Muguruza se convirtió este miércoles en la primera española en ganar el prestigioso campeonato individual de fin de año del mundial de tenis de maestras, en el Akron WTA Finals en Guadalajara, México. Muguruza, número seis del mundo en el ranking de la WTA, derrotó a la número ocho,
Continue Reading NEW DELHI (AP) — Air pollution remains extremely high in the Indian capital a day after authorities closed schools indefinitely and shut some power stations to reduce smog that has blanketed the city for much of the month. On Thursday, New Delhi’s air quality was in the “very poor” category. The annual winter spike in
Continue Reading NEW DELHI (AP) — Air pollution remains extremely high in the Indian capital a day after authorities closed schools indefinitely and shut some power stations to reduce smog that has blanketed the city for much of the month. On Thursday, New Delhi’s air quality was in the “very poor” category. The annual winter spike in
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Impulsada por la pandemia de coronavirus y un aumento en el consumo de fentanilo, la epidemia de sobredosis en EE.UU. explotó mientras los estadounidenses estaban encerrados. Desde mayo de 2020 hasta abril de 2021, más de 100.000 personas murieron por sobredosis en EE.UU., según datos provisionales publicados el miércoles por los
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo, CNN Business Tim Sweeney is on a mission. The Epic Games CEO has been mounting a relentless attack on Apple, after the tech giant kicked his company’s hugely popular video game Fortnite off the App Store. Apple said at the time that Epic flouted rules on digital payments by establishing its own
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The head of Germany’s disease control agency has warned that the country faces a “really terrible Christmas” unless steps are taken to counter the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. German lawmakers are debating measures Thursday that would replace the nationwide epidemic rules which will expire at the end of the month. The
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States is warning pilots that planes operating at one of Africa’s busiest airports could be “directly or indirectly exposed to ground weapons fire and/or surface-to-air fire” as Ethiopia’s war nears the capital, Addis Ababa. The Federal Aviation Administration advisory cites the “ongoing clashes” between
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