Month: August 2022
¿Por qué Medellín, Abu Dhabi y Miami tienen el secreto para combatir el calor extremo?
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Buenos Aires registró este febrero su temperatura más alta para el mes en 60 años, en medio de una series de olas de calor que agobian a Argentina. Esto significa que millones de personas que viven en zonas urbanas intentan desesperadamente mantenerse frescas. La crisis climática está haciendo que el calor
Continue ReadingCracker Barrel sparks uproar for plant-based sausage critics say is ‘woke’
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Some of the meat at Cracker Barrel might be fake, but the beef that it’s causing is very real. On Monday, the chain posted on Facebook about a plant-based sausage made by Impossible Foods that’ Cracker Barrel had added to breakfast menus earlier this summer. The post sparked strong reactions
Continue ReadingJan. 6 committee and federal investigators have asked for Alex Jones’ phone records, Sandy Hook attorney says
By Devan Cole and Oliver Darcy, CNN The attorney representing two Sandy Hook parents in the Alex Jones defamation case said Thursday that numerous federal and state investigators, including the House panel investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, have asked him to hand over text records mistakenly sent to him by the right-wing conspiracy theorist’s
Continue ReadingABC names Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro as permanent co-hosts on ‘The View’
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro, two conservatives who have been extraordinarily critical of former President Donald Trump, were officially announced on Thursday as a permanent co-hosts of “The View.” Co-host Whoopi Goldberg made the announcements during two live segments on the ABC daytime talk show. Griffin said she was
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Lady A postpones tour as member Charles Kelley starts ‘journey to sobriety’
By Marianne Garvey Lady A has postponed their upcoming tour as band member Charles Kelley begins “a journey to sobriety,” according to a statement released by the country group. Hillary Scott, Dave Haywood and Kelley said in a statement on social media that the decision to push their Request Line Tour to next year was
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Airbnb removes Mississippi ‘slave cabin’ from listings
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — An Airbnb listing in Mississippi advertised as a “slave cabin” has been removed from the site following backlash on social media. Airbnb apologized after a TikTok video went viral criticizing the description of a cottage in Greenville. The bed and breakfast was marketed as an “1830s slave cabin.” Wynton Yates, a
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A Virginia school district apologizes for a shirt logo that resembled a swastika
WTVR, SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTO, CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji and Michelle Watson, CNN A Virginia school district has apologized for distributing T-shirts with a logo resembling a swastika during a professional learning conference. During the conference held for staff this week, Hanover County Public Schools distributed T-shirts and conference materials containing the logo, which the district
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Preparations in East Valley for potential thunderstorms
News Channel 3’s weather team has issued a First Alert Weather Alert for potential thunderstorms that may move throughout Riverside County and desert areas. We were able to speak to residents and officials about how they’re preparing for potential power outages caused by the severe weather like high winds and thunderstorms. Mecca resident, Jose Luis
Continue ReadingDeSantis suspends Tampa prosecutor who took stance against criminalizing abortion providers
By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday suspended Tampa’s elected prosecutor, Andrew Warren, for pledging not to use his office to go after people who seek and provide abortions or on doctors that provide gender affirming care to transgender people. In his executive order, DeSantis accused Warren of “neglect of duty” and
Continue Reading A Virginia school district apologizes for a shirt logo that resembled a swastika
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Michelle Watson, CNN A Virginia school district has apologized for distributing T-shirts with a logo resembling a swastika during a professional learning conference. During the conference held for staff this week, Hanover County Public Schools distributed T-shirts and conference materials containing the logo, which the district says had been designed by
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Sandy Hook lawyer: Jan. 6 panel asked for Alex Jones’ texts
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An attorney for the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre who are suing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claims about the attack said Thursday that the U.S. House Jan. 6 committee has requested two years’ worth of records
Continue Reading Petro prepara su foto oficial en la Macarena con la frase “La magia de Colombia”
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El presidente electo de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, anunció este jueves que prepara con su equipo el lanzamiento de la foto oficial de su Gobierno. “Preparando la imagen oficial en la Serranía de la Macarena. La inmensidad de la biodiversidad y sus climas. La magia de Colombia, potencia mundial de la
Continue Reading Israel sends reinforcements to Gaza border as tensions rise
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it is sending additional forces to the area around the Gaza Strip as it braces for possible attacks after the arrest of a senior militant in the West Bank this week. Authorities closed roads and other areas around Gaza after a raid Monday night in which troops arrested
Continue Reading Tulsa judge allows 1921 race massacre lawsuit to move forward
By Omar Jimenez and Brandon Tensley, CNN A Tulsa judge is allowing a lawsuit brought by plaintiffs including three living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre to officially move forward. The written order, filed on Wednesday, provides the reasoning behind a May decision by Tulsa County District Judge Caroline Wall that denied in part
Continue Reading Funeral home where 31 corpses found has license suspended
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The license of a southern Indiana funeral home has been suspended after police found more than 30 unrefrigerated bodies there last month, including some that were badly decomposed, the state’s attorney general’s office announced on Thursday. In a news release, Attorney General Todd Rokita said Randy Ray Lankford of Lankford Funeral
Continue Reading Estados Unidos declara el brote de la viruela del mono como emergencia de salud pública
macamilarincon (CNN) — El Gobierno del presidente Joe Biden declaró la viruela del mono como emergencia de salud pública este jueves, mientras los casos van en aumento en Estados Unidos. El anuncio ocurrió durante una sesión informativa del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS, por sus siglas en inglés). La administración ha sido criticada
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