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Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Decir que la Ópera de Sydney es un icono muy conocido de Australia es como decir que el Amazonas es un arroyo. Al edificio, que cumplirá 50 años el 20 de octubre, la firma financiera mundial Deloitte le ha otorgado un valor cultural de US$ 11.400 millones. Claro, los excelentes bienes
Continue ReadingBy Elliott Gotkine London (CNN) — From ESG investing (Blackrock), to gay rights (Disney), to Donald Trump after the Capitol riots (mainstream corporate America), companies routinely take a stand. Sometimes, as with Nike and Colin Kaepernick, it helps their bottom line. Sometimes, it does the opposite — think Bud Light’s support of transgender rights. Perhaps
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — White House details $105 billion plan for Ukraine, Israel, border and more and seeks swift action despite House chaos.
Continue ReadingHAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A Maryland judge who was shot to death outside his home presided over the divorce case of the man now identified as person of interest in the killing, court records show. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said it was searching for 49-year-old Pedro Argote in connection with the shooting death of
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A former Florida state lawmaker who acquired more than $150,000 in Small Business Administration loans by lying on applications was sentenced Thursday to four months in federal prison, the US Attorney’s office for the Northern District of Florida said. Former state Rep. Joseph Harding, a Republican, pleaded guilty in
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Tyson, a major US producer of beef, pork and chicken, is betting on protein that comes from insects. The meat processor said on Tuesday that it has invested in Protix, a Netherlands-based insect ingredients maker. Tyson is not only taking a minority stake in the company, but
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — CVS is removing some over-the-counter allergy and cold medicines from their shelves one month after an independent advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration declared that phenylephrine, a popular ingredient in these medications, is ineffective when taken orally. “We are removing certain oral cough and cold products that contain
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jury selection has begun for the first defendant to go to trial in the Georgia case that accuses Donald Trump and others of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro was indicted just over two months ago along with the
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI, STEPHEN GROVES and KEVING FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite deepening opposition, Rep. Jim Jordan is digging in for a fight to become House speaker ahead of a Friday vote, even as his Republican colleagues are warning the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump that no more threats or promises
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI, STEPHEN GROVES and KEVING FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite deepening opposition, Rep. Jim Jordan is digging in for a fight to become House speaker ahead of a Friday vote, even as his Republican colleagues are warning the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump that no more threats or promises
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Thousands of people in Muslim countries and beyond held demonstrations Friday in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, calling for an end to Israel’s blockade and airstrikes in the wake of a brutal incursion into southern Israel by fighters from the Hamas militant group that rules Gaza. Demonstrators headed to
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig –- and hospital video released Friday shows he’s working hard to recover. Lawrence Faucette was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant
Continue ReadingBy Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — One month after an experimental procedure to transplant the heart of a genetically modified pig into a patient with end-stage heart disease, doctors say the heart is functioning on its own and shows no signs of rejection. In September, 58-year-old Lawrence Faucette underwent the surgery, only the second ever
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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. If you are looking for a spectacular show this weekend, look up to find the Orionid meteor shower shining bright through Saturday and Sunday night. The shower is expected
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The Rolling Stones performed at a New York City club to celebrate the release of their new album, “Hackney Diamonds.” The band hit Racket NYC to perform their first album of new material in eighteen years. Questlove played DJ as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood took the
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — A Texas judge has ruled that Infowars host Alex Jones cannot use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying more than $1.1 billion to families who sued over his conspiracy theories that the Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax. U.S. District Judge Christopher Lopez of Houston issued the ruling Thursday. It’s another defeat
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Those miracles of modern science, the Rolling Stones, celebrated the release of their first album of original music in 18 years with a Manhattan club gig on Thursday. Before a celebrity-strewn audience of invited guests that included Christie Brinkley, Elvis Costello and Trevor Noah at
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — La Policía Nacional de España informó este viernes la detención de cuatro personas en Granada, Barcelona y Madrid por su presunta participación en los delitos de autoadoctrinamiento con propósito terrorista, adoctrinamiento a terceros y enaltecimiento del terrorismo. Según señala la Policía Nacional en una nota de prensa, los arrestados
Continue ReadingBy IGNACIO MARTINEZ Associated Press CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Norma has weakened slightly but remains a major storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast. The hurricane could hit the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula by Saturday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says that Norma had 115
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Estonian officials say damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecom cable connecting Finland and Estonia was caused by people, but it remains unclear who was behind it and whether it was deliberate. Estonian and Finnish investigators are looking into vessels in the area at the time of the damage earlier
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