Australia showjumpers can compete after teammate’s cocaine scandal
Australian equestrians are excited to still be able to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.
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How to watch rugby at the Tokyo Olympics
Find out where to watch every minute of rugby competition at the Tokyo Olympics.
Continue ReadingKansas City boy beats cancer, makes massive toy donation to Children’s Mercy
By SAVANNAH RUDICEL Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Children’s Mercy Hospital is sorting through hundreds of donations from one of its youngest donors. Seven-year-old Tripp Hughes raised enough money to fill a U-Haul truck full of toys. “The people that are doing that are truly very nice and
Continue ReadingExtreme weather events put spotlight on climate change’s toll on US infrastructure
By Pete Muntean and Chandelis Duster, CNN America’s infrastructure has taken a beating from extreme weather events in recent weeks spurred by climate change, raising concerns among officials that the nation’s roads, bridges and even commercial flights can’t stand the severe conditions. With roads buckling in the Pacific Northwest, a deluge drenching a New York
Continue ReadingExtreme weather threatens US infrastructure
CNN’s Pete Muntean looks at the extreme weather conditions across the nation and what cities are doing to protect themselves from future weather caused by the climate crisis.
Continue ReadingYou may be waiting longer for your Domino’s pizza
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Restaurants are short-staffed as they reopen and consumers embrace dining out again. That means longer wait times for your food when dining out. And unfortunately, you may encounter the same issue when ordering pizza at home. Domino’s says its wait times have gone up in certain regions. “We’ve slipped a
Continue ReadingCeremonia de inauguración de los Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2020: lo que sabemos, quiénes asistirán y quiénes no
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La ambición es hacer que millones de espectadores de televisión de todo el mundo se queden boquiabiertos. La ceremonia de apertura de los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2021, que ya comenzó, es una oportunidad para que el país anfitrión muestre lo mejor de su cultura, presente a los países y
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Recap: Women’s single heats; USA’s Kohler advances to QFs
American Kara Kohler, 2019 world bronze medalist, wins her single sculls heat in 7:49.71 to advance to the quarterfinals; IRL’s Puspure, ROC’s Prakatsen, GBR’s Thornley, Austria’s Lobnig and NZL’s Twigg win the others.
Continue ReadingLebanon’s water system on brink of total collapse, says UN
CNN’s Ben Wedeman reports from Lebanon where residents grow increasingly frustrated at politicians while they search for medicine, gasoline, food and other essential items as inflation continues to rise.
Continue ReadingLebanon’s water system on brink of total collapse, says UN
By Ghazi Balkiz, Ben Wedeman and Kareem Khadder, CNN Lebanon‘s water supply system is on the verge of total collapse, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in what would mark the latest development in the eastern Mediterranean country’s slide into chaos. More than 71% of the country’s population — over 4 million people
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Live blog: Top moments from the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony
The Tokyo Olympic Games officially get underway Friday with the Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
Continue ReadingRecap: Men’s quadruple heats; Netherlands, Poland win
The Netherlands and Poland win heats one and two of the men’s quadruple sculls in 5:39.80 and 5:39.25, respectively, auto-advancing to the A final along with second-place finishers Australia and Italy.
Continue ReadingMurió el entrenador asistente de los New York Jets, Greg Knapp, tras un accidente de bicicleta
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El entrenador asistente de los New York Jets, Greg Knapp, murió cinco días después de estar involucrado en un accidente de bicicleta, anunció la familia Knapp el jueves. Tenía 58 años. Apodado ” Knapper “, “fue llamado de regreso al cielo, donde se reunirá con su papá”, dijo la familia
Continue ReadingKamala Harris looks to turn the page as she zeroes-in on voting rights
By Arlette Saenz and Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris is making voting rights her top public focus, elevating a long-shot battle as she seeks to more clearly define her role and stake out high-value territory within the Biden administration. A little more than six months into her time in office, Harris is also
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Recap: Men’s double heats; Netherlands breaks Olympic record
In the men’s double sculls heats, France wins heat one in an Olympic-record 6:10.45, besting New Zealand’s 6:11.30 from 2012, but the Netherlands lowers it to 6:08.38 in heat three; Poland wins heat two in 6:11.22.
Continue ReadingWhy contact tracing was a missed opportunity to save lives in the US
By Maggie Fox, CNN It was supposed to have both prevented the worst ravages of the pandemic and given people in lockdown something to do. An army of contact tracers working the phones would find people exposed to the virus, warning them of the risks, giving them solid advice on how to quarantine and watch
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Brady Ellison finishes second in Olympic archery ranking round
Brady Ellison and Mackenzie Brown led the way for the American men and women during the archery ranking round on Friday in Tokyo.
Continue ReadingAd campaign for controversial Alzheimer’s drug will ‘overly medicalize’ normal age-related memory loss, some experts say
By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Heath News Do you sometimes lose your train of thought or feel a bit more anxious than is typical for you? Those are two of the six questions in a quiz on a website co-sponsored by the makers of Aduhelm, a controversial new Alzheimer’s drug. But even when all responses to
Continue ReadingCon Tokio 2020 eclipsado por el covid-19, los atletas deben traer luz a unos Juegos Olímpicos problemáticos
Juan Pablo Elverdin Tokio (CNN) — La pandemia de covid-19 ha cobrado gran importancia sobre los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio desde el aplazamiento del año pasado, dando forma a unos Juegos como nunca antes se habían visto. Cuando la ceremonia de apertura comience este viernes, pondrá fin a meses de especulaciones sobre si los Juegos
Continue ReadingCIA inspector general reviewing handling of ‘Havana Syndrome’ cases
By Katie Bo Williams and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The CIA inspector general is carrying out a review into the agency’s handling of officers sickened by the mysterious “Havana Syndrome,” CNN has learned, a revelation that comes as cases are mushrooming across the globe. Multiple sources familiar with the intelligence described a ballooning number of reports
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