March 2021

We can’t fully explore space without the government addressing these problems

March 30, 2021 5:58 am CNN

With so many challenges facing us here on Earth — the pandemic, climate change, the economy — it might seem like an odd time to focus on space.…

Groups file second lawsuit challenging new Georgia voting law

March 30, 2021 5:33 am CNN Newsource

Several civil rights and voting rights groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the Georgia’s new voting law, which was signed last week by…

Why Archegos was allowed to operate in the shadows

March 30, 2021 5:25 am CNN Newsource

The dramatic implosion of Archegos Capital Management is another warning to Wall Street about the dangers of hefty leverage and speculative behavior…

Motor racing: Sandwich wrapper wrecked Alonso’s comeback race

March 30, 2021 5:04 am CNN Newsource

Fernando Alonso’s Renault-owned Alpine team have blamed a discarded sandwich wrapper for wrecking the double world champion’s Formula One…

Xiaomi is investing $10 billion to join the electric car race

March 30, 2021 5:02 am CNN Newsource

A big smartphone maker is getting into electric cars. And it’s not Apple. China’s Xiaomi announced Tuesday that it will invest $10…

K-pop stars BTS share racial discrimination they faced

March 30, 2021 5:00 am CNN Newsource

K-pop stars BTS have spoken out about their own experience with racial discrimination in the wake of rising anti-Asian violence in the US. “We…

Hedge fund failure slams Credit Suisse, Nomura and other banks

March 30, 2021 4:58 am CNN

Major global banks could be hit with billions of dollars in losses after US investment firm Archegos Capital was forced to dump shares last week when…

Biden to lay out first piece of sweeping infrastructure and jobs package Wednesday

March 30, 2021 4:54 am CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden will lay out the first of a sweeping two-pronged infrastructure and jobs proposal Wednesday, with the administration launching…

Smog blankets Nepal as hundreds of wildfires rage nationwide

March 30, 2021 4:54 am CNN Newsource

Hundreds of wildfires are burning across Nepal, sending smoke and ash across its cities during one of the worst fire seasons in recent years.…

A sense of ‘impending doom’

March 30, 2021 4:43 am CNN Newsource

Much of America’s recent progress against Covid-19 is being erased as infections, deaths and hospitalizations multiply nationwide. On Monday…

World leaders unite to call for pandemic treaty, saying: ‘No one is safe until we are all safe’

March 30, 2021 4:33 am CNN Newsource

Global leaders have called for a new treaty to help the world prepare for future pandemics, in a warning against rising vaccine nationalism. More…

Tuskegee isn’t the only reason why some Black people are hesitant to get the coronavirus vaccine

March 30, 2021 4:10 am CNN Newsource

To get more Black people vaccinated against coronavirus infections, Dr. Kimberly Manning is determined to keep doing what she has had a conviction to…

Golfer Joaquin Niemann helps raise $2.1 million to save his infant cousin’s life

March 30, 2021 4:05 am CNN Newsource

Since announcing himself on the world stage with a PGA Tour victory as a rookie in 2019, Chile’s Joaquin Niemann has established himself as one…

The cost to fix America’s crumbling infrastructure? Nearly $2.6 trillion, engineers say

March 30, 2021 4:02 am CNN Newsource

With the money from his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief law starting to flow, President Joe Biden is turning his attention to his next massive…

Community awareness thwarted attempted school attacks, new Secret Service report says

March 30, 2021 3:51 am CNN Newsource

Vigilant community members attuned to warning signs from potential shooters were instrumental in thwarting many school attacks between 2006 and 2018,…

5 things to know for March 30: Coronavirus, White House, voter suppression, Hong Kong, Brazil

March 30, 2021 3:28 am CNN Newsource

The Ever Given is finally free from the Suez Canal! Now comes the next tricky part: untangling the shipping gridlock it leaves in its wake.…

Former officer knelt on George Floyd for 9 minutes and 29 seconds — not the infamous 8:46

March 30, 2021 3:27 am CNN Newsource

Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, prosecutors said Monday, correcting the 8:46…

Cleveland Clinic and IBM hope their tech partnership could help prevent the next pandemic

March 30, 2021 3:19 am CNN

After a year in which scientists raced to understand Covid-19 and to develop treatments and vaccines to stop its spread, Cleveland Clinic is…

US will seize all Top Glove imports after finding ‘sufficient evidence’ of forced labor

March 30, 2021 3:17 am CNN Newsource

The US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) has ordered port officials to seize all disposable gloves made by the world’s largest…

Manchester City’s all-time top scorer Sergio Aguero will leave the club at the end of the season

March 30, 2021 2:37 am CNN Newsource

Sergio Aguero will leave Manchester City when his contract expires at the end of the season, the club has announced. The 32-year-old Argentine,…

Month: March 2021