CNN By Eliza Mackintosh and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The violence that has exploded in Sudan as the country’s two top generals grapple for power has unfolded at a terrifying, breakneck speed. But, by many accounts, the clash was long in the making — the culmination of years spent by the international community legitimizing the two
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Mackintosh and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The violence that has exploded in Sudan as the country’s two top generals grapple for power has unfolded at a terrifying, breakneck speed. But, by many accounts, the clash was long in the making — the culmination of years spent by the international community legitimizing the two military
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN Is it time for another Covid-19 vaccine booster? It’s the question many people are asking their doctors, given what happened last week — the US Food and Drug Administration amended their authorization to allow for a second bivalent booster for certain individuals most vulnerable to severe outcomes from Covid-19. The US
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Kira Yarmysh, una portavoz de Alexey Navalny, dijo en Twitter que al disidente ruso se le mantendrá en régimen de aislamiento durante otros 15 días: “Es la decimocuarta vez [que vuelve al régimen de confinamiento solitario]”, dijo Yarmysh. “Ahora pasará allí un total de 158 días. Normalmente, tras cumplir una condena
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Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson, CNN Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero was awarded the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy as he was named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year on Tuesday The top overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Banchero played and started in 72 games this season with the Magic, averaging a team-high 20 points, 6.9 rebounds
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By Sara Smart, Amy Simonson and Holly Yan, CNN One of four Mississippi jail escapees who police believe fired at a law enforcement officer from a home Wednesday has been found dead after a fire in that residence, the Hinds County sheriff said. Dylan Arrington, one of four people who authorities said escaped the Raymond
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Real Madrid’s hopes of catching Barcelona at the top of La Liga were all but extinguished on Tuesday as Los Blancos suffered a shock 4-2 defeat to Girona. Valentín Castellanos had the match of his life, scoring all four goals in the victory to become the first player in more than
Continue ReadingBy Kyla Russell, CNN Adults in the United States who reported feeling discriminated against at work had a higher risk of developing high blood pressure than adults who reported less discrimination at work, according to a new study. The researchers defined discrimination as “unfair conditions or unpleasant treatment at work because of personal characteristics, particularly
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN A Democratic senator introduced what appears to be first-of-its-kind legislation aimed at so-called “judge-shopping,” a tactic used by litigants from all sides of the political spectrum to secure sweeping court orders blocking national policies by steering cases to judges perceived to be sympathetic to their causes. Under the bill unveiled Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN It’s growing more likely that the US could default on its debt as soon as early June if Congress doesn’t act, according to a trio of new analyses. That’s because tax receipts are running much weaker than expected so far this season. The Treasury Department is counting on that infusion of
Continue ReadingCNN By Tami Luhby, CNN It’s growing more likely that the US could default on its debt as soon as early June if Congress doesn’t act, according to a trio of new analyses. That’s because tax receipts are running much weaker than expected so far this season. The Treasury Department is counting on that infusion
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s central bank has raised its key interest rate, saying inflation “is still far too high.” Riksbanken on Wednesday raised its policy rate by half a percentage point to 3.5% and added that it will ”probably” be raised further by a quarter-point in June or September. Annual inflation last month hit 10.6%,
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and Wayne Chang, CNN A Taiwan-based book publisher has been placed under investigation in China on suspicion of “endangering state security,” Beijing said Tuesday amid mounting concern over his disappearance. Li Yanhe, better known by his pen-name Fu Cha, was reportedly detained by police in Shanghai in March, shortly after he arrived
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El Centro de Predicción de Tormentas (SPC) en Estados Unidos emitió un aumento del riesgo de tormentas fuertes, nivel 3 de 5, para el centro de Texas, incluyendo Dallas, Fort Worth y Waco. Las principales amenazas son granizo grande a muy grande, vientos dañinos y algunos tornados. Un riesgo leve de
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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press In what could prove a milestone for an industry that hopes to help address climate change, the Silicon Valley company Ohmium announced Wednesday it has raised $250 million to increase production of machines that can make clean hydrogen and displace fossil fuels. Some climate experts say burning hydrogen can substitute
Continue Reading By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press In what could prove a milestone for an industry that hopes to help address climate change, the Silicon Valley company Ohmium announced Wednesday it has raised $250 million to increase production of machines that can make clean hydrogen and displace fossil fuels. Some climate experts say burning hydrogen can substitute
Continue ReadingCNN By Heather Chen, CNN A Singaporean man convicted of trying to traffic around 2.2 pounds of cannabis was executed on Wednesday, a sentence lambasted by rights groups and campaigners for its severity at a time when many other nations, including neighboring countries, have adopted a more lenient approach towards drugs and capital punishment. While
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam and Kocha Olarn, CNN Thailand’s conservative Democrat Party has come up with a novel strategy to try and win votes ahead of next month’s national elections — a campaign pledge to make sex toys legal should they win power. Ratchada Thanadirek, executive member of the Democrat Party, said the party plans to
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Viessmann Group is selling its heat pump business, viewed as a key technology in making heating more climate-friendly, to Florida-based Carrier Global Corp. as part of a 12 billion-euro ($13.2 billion) deal. The two companies announced the sale late Tuesday. It comes as
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