(CNN Español) — El Comité Olímpico Mexicano informó que falleció la atleta olímpica Enriqueta Basilio, la primera mujer en encender un pebetero en la ceremonia de apertura de los Juegos Olímpicos de México 1968. La Comisión Nacional del Deporte lamentó el fallecimiento y dijo que el deporte mexicano está de luto. Basilio tenía 71 años.
Continue ReadingDaylight filters through a large gap at the back of an abandoned cinema in central Beirut. The silhouetted figures of protesters gather on the steps to listen to a political talk by Charbel Nahas. For days, the two-time former minister and progressive party leader has attracted large crowds, as he shares his ideas for a
Continue ReadingSouth Africa defeated Wales 19-16 in a pulsating Rugby World Cup encounter to reach its third final. With the game level four minutes from time, Handre Pollard stepped up to kick a decisive penalty — his fourth of the match — and hand the Springboks a place in Saturday’s showpiece in Yokohama where England awaits.
Continue ReadingActing Assistant Secretary of State Philip Reeker testified in the impeachment inquiry on Saturday that he did not find out there was a push by Trump administration officials for Ukraine to publicly announce investigations into Vice President Joe Biden and the 2016 election until the whistleblower complaint was made public, a source familiar with his
Continue ReadingA man has been charged by police investigating the deaths of 39 people found dead in a truck trailer outside of London. Maurice Robinson, 25, from Craigavon, Northern Ireland was arrested shortly after the bodies were found in an industrial park in Grays, Essex, on Wednesday. Robinson is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court
Continue ReadingChance the Rapper donned a red Chicago Teachers Union sweatshirt while hosting “Saturday Night Live” in a show of support to the teachers who have been on strike. Chicago teachers have been on strike since October 17 demanding more support staff, higher raises and limits to class size. Chicago Public Schools is the third biggest
Continue ReadingThe family of a missing 21-year-old British woman who disappeared after a beach party on a Cambodian island are traveling there to assist in the search for her. Amelia Bambridge was last seen at a party on Police Beach on Koh Rong island in the early hours of Wednesday, according to the Lucie Blackman Trust
Continue ReadingFor most of the summer, 25-year-old Jose was an ardent supporter of the protests raging in Hong Kong. Even when demonstrations became increasingly violent, she defended the protesters themselves — they were provoked, or were fighting for a greater good, she would argue. Then August 13 happened. That night, she watched live streams, horrified, as
Continue ReadingDuring a sermon inside a New York synagogue last month, Rabbi Joshua Davidson recounted all the ways his synagogue has changed since last October. “The boulders on the sidewalk, the scanners, the security guards… We have become a fortress,” he told the Temple Emanu-El congregation. Last year on October 27, eleven worshipers were fatally shot
Continue ReadingOne year after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting claimed 11 lives, and nearly three months after President Donald Trump promised decisive action regarding mass shootings, the White House has allowed gun reform talks on Capitol Hill to stall — failing to follow through on any of the proposals Trump has floated. As White House officials scramble
Continue ReadingNFL Sunday brings 13 new matchups you won’t want to miss, including a showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs. So grab a beer, a ton of snacks and get in position (couch/remote) to watch all the action. Here’s how to catch your favorite teams: Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons Watch: 1
Continue ReadingISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to have been killed in a raid conducted by the US military in northwest Syria on Saturday, according to a senior US defense official and a source with knowledge. The final confirmation is pending while DNA and biometric testing is conducted, both sources tell CNN. The defense official
Continue ReadingAriana Grande is feelin’ the bern. Bernie Sanders replied to Grande’s tweet Friday in a move that delighted many involved. The superstar singer tweeted Friday, “baby how u feelin” — a famous refrain from Lizzo’s hit song “Good As Hell” — the same day the two dropped their new remix version, featuring Grande’s vocals. The
Continue ReadingDiwali is the holiday of every Instagrammer’s dreams. The five-day festival of lights, observed by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs all over the world, is often celebrated with brightly colored rangolis, spectacular fireworks and firecracker displays and diyas and candles lining every nook and cranny. Those traditions make for some striking scenes, but capturing those moments
Continue ReadingSometime after he disappeared in 2017, Tashpolat Tiyip, a Uyghur leader, Communist Party member and the president of Xinjiang University, was reportedly sentenced to death in a secret trial. Apart from a leaked government film that accused him of ethnic “separatism,” the Chinese state has provided no explanation for the geography professor’s detention. Like hundreds
Continue ReadingNearly a million homes and businesses in California were slowly going dark Saturday as the state’s largest utility shut off power in an attempt to avoid “catastrophic” wildfires. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) cut power to some 940,000 customers across 38 counties in Northern and Central California for what could be an unprecedented wind event.
Continue ReadingBlack cats get a bad rap, especially during Halloween season, when they’re associated with witches and other scary things that go bump in the night. It sounds like spooky fun, but their reputation as an omen of bad luck has real consequences. Experts say black cats are less likely to be adopted and some people
Continue ReadingKelly Bachman, the comedian who called out Harvey Weinstein at a New York bar this week, says she hopes she “said enough.” The comic was one of several performers in a variety show Wednesday night. She said she spotted the former Hollywood producer before her Actor’s Hour set and decided she had to say something.
Continue ReadingFor a moment Saturday during the World Series, the Houston Astros, the Washington Nationals and their fans were united at Nationals Park. During the sixth inning of Game 4, fans and players stood for roughly a minute holding placards that read “I stand up for” with the name of a person, family or group of
Continue ReadingNguyen Thi Phong and Pham Van Thin live in a small house in Nghen, a town in Vietnam’s Ha Tinh province. It has a corrugated metal roof, propped up on loose bricks, and a Vietnamese flag flies outside. The family doesn’t have much — they make about $400 a month between them — but they
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