FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A leading conservation biologist who is credited with popularizing the term “biological diversity” has died. Thomas Lovejoy was 80. His death on Saturday was announced by George Mason University, where he was a professor, and the Amazon Biodiversity Center, which he founded. Lovejoy first wrote about biological diversity in two papers
Continue Reading DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria has called Israel’s plans to double the number of settlers living in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights “dangerous and unprecedented.” It said on Monday the plans only perpetuate Israel’s occupation of the territory it captured in the 1967 Mideast war and later annexed. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Sunday
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Baylor remained No. 1 for the third straight week in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, receiving all 61 first-place votes from a national media panel. The Bears had 60 first-place votes a week ago and were a unanimous selection with a blowout win over Alcorn State and
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Baylor remained No. 1 for the third straight week in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, receiving all 61 first-place votes from a national media panel. The Bears had 60 first-place votes a week ago and were a unanimous selection with a blowout win over Alcorn State and
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Baylor remained No. 1 for the third straight week in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, receiving all 61 first-place votes from a national media panel. The Bears had 60 first-place votes a week ago and were a unanimous selection with a blowout win over Alcorn State and
Continue Reading MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The Nicaraguan government has seized the former embassy and diplomatic offices of Taiwan, saying they belong to China. The government of President Daniel Ortega broke ties with Taiwan this month and recognized China. Before departing, Taiwanese diplomats attempted to donate the properties to the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Managua. But Ortega’s
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Las autoridades sanitarias de Chile recordaron que a partir del 1 de enero perderán su pase de movilidad quienes lleven más de seis meses después de su segunda dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19 y que no se hayan colocado el refuerzo. La medida aplica a los mayores
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CNN, KUSA By Ralph Ellis, Ashleigh Killough, Leslie Perrot and Lucy Kafanov , CNN A district court judge in Colorado has scheduled a hearing for January 13 to reconsider the 110-year sentence of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, a truck driver who was convicted in an interstate wreck that killed four people. First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Este lunes, las campanas de la catedral repicaron al mediodía en Ciudad del Cabo cuando Sudáfrica comenzó una semana de luto por la muerte del arzobispo Desmond Tutu, quien fue galardonado con el Premio Nobel de la Paz. Mientras su país marca la vida y la muerte de Tutu, la
Continue Reading By ALEX SCHULLER and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Negotiators from Iran and five world powers have resumed negotiations on restoring Tehran’s tattered 2015 nuclear deal, with Iran insisting that the United States and its allies promise to allow it to export its crude oil. The latest round of talks in Vienna opened
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Israel comenzó los ensayos para una cuarta dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19 para pacientes sanos, a medida que planea implementar dosis de refuerzo adicionales para la población en riesgo. Esto, según el Centro Médico Sheba, representa la primera vez en el mundo en que los sujetos sanos reciben una
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — A woman who lost her arm after a Christmas Eve crash on a UTV in Northern Las Vegas does not want her brother, who was driving, prosecuted. In an interview from her hospital bed, Isabella Anes Hernandez told Las Vegas’ KLAS-TV that her brother shouldn’t be blamed for what was essentially
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El gobierno de Nicaragua requirió los bienes de la clausurada embajada de Taiwán en el país y los reasignó a la República Popular de China, anunció la Procuraduría General de la República a través de un comunicado divulgado el 26 de diciembre en medios oficiales. Las Instalaciones de la Embajada de
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio, CNN The English Premier League has reported a record 103 Covid-19 cases in the week leading up to Boxing Day. “The League can today confirm that between Monday 20 December and Sunday 26 December, 15,186 COVID-19 tests were administered on players and club staff,” the Premier League said in a statement on
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Baylor remained No. 1 for the third straight week in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, receiving all 61 first-place votes from a national media panel. The Bears had 60 first-place votes a week ago and were a unanimous selection with a blowout win over Alcorn State and
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Baylor remained No. 1 for the third straight week in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, receiving all 61 first-place votes from a national media panel. The Bears had 60 first-place votes a week ago and were a unanimous selection with a blowout win over Alcorn State and
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Baylor remained No. 1 for the third straight week in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, receiving all 61 first-place votes from a national media panel. The Bears had 60 first-place votes a week ago and were a unanimous selection with a blowout win over Alcorn State and
Continue ReadingBy Maci Tetrick Click here for updates on this story PLYMOUTH, Indiana (WBND) — The last 57 Minute Miracle of the year is here, and Meteorologist Maci Tetrick is hopeful to give someone in Plymouth $570 as a holiday miracle. How does this series work? After meeting someone randomly, Maci will ask if he or
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden signed the vital National Defense Authorization Act military funding bill, passed earlier this month by Congress, into law Monday morning. The annual defense bill authorizes $770 billion in funding for the Defense Department. It also outlines the policy agenda for the government’s largest agency and
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Ya sea por la presión de las exigencias sociales o por causas más físicas como la falta de sueño, es normal sentirse estresado y abrumado por las tareas añadidas durante las festividades. Sin embargo, hay formas de integrar el ejercicio en nuestra vida cotidiana sin añadir estrés o ansiedad. Si tiendes
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