The International Olympic Committee has amended its “Faster, Higher, Stronger” motto to include the word ‘Together’, its President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday, highlighting the need for solidarity during difficult times such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue ReadingBy Chandler Thornton, CNN Brisbane has been officially announced as host of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032. The Australian city and surrounding South-East Queensland region were approved as the Games hosts at an International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Tokyo on Wednesday. “Brisbane 2032 is the first future host to have been elected
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Venmo is getting rid of the feed that shows users’ payments to strangers. It’s part of a drastic redesign that’s rolling out in the coming weeks. The mobile payment app, owned by PayPal, announced the changes Tuesday, explaining that getting rid of the global feed is part of its “ongoing
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN Maribeth Witzel-Behl had run elections in Madison, Wisconsin, for 15 years when the 2020 election arrived, bringing challenges like no other: a global pandemic, a crushing workload, lawsuits and a recount. Then the threats started. Wisconsin rules require the initials of the municipal clerk to appear on absentee ballots, but during
Continue ReadingBy Erica Orden, CNN Michael Avenatti, the celebrity lawyer who rose to fame as an antagonist of former President Donald Trump, faces opening statements Wednesday in Los Angeles as part of his second federal criminal trial, just two weeks after he was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison in a separate case in New York.
Continue ReadingMariana Toro CNN llevará a cabo un foro con el presidente Joe Biden a las 8 pm ET el miércoles en Cincinnati, Ohio, que se transmitirá en vivo por CNN, CNN International y CNN en Español, se transmitirá en CNN.com y CNNgo y estará disponible a pedido para los suscriptores vía sistemas por cable/ satelitales,
Continue ReadingBy Rob McLean, CNN Business JPMorgan Chase really, really wants CEO Jamie Dimon to stick around. The investment bank awarded Dimon 1.5 million stock options on July 20 — priced at the average price of JPMorgan’s stock on Tuesday, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Today, that’s an award worth more
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Great Britain’s women’s soccer team defeated Chile 2-0 in the first game of the Tokyo Olympics. Ellen White netted both of Great Britain’s goals, scoring in the 18th and 73rd minutes.
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Amazon founder Jeff Bezos caught up with CNN’s Anderson Cooper after returning to Earth Tuesday, reflecting on his trip to space and the moments before takeoff. Before leaving for space, Bezos and his crew “told each other we love each other,” he told Cooper. “It was a very emotional morning,”
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Jamie Kermond will be unable to represent Australia at the Olympics after testing positive for cocaine.
Continue ReadingCNN’s Leyla Santiago reports on a Florida hospital that is facing a record-breaking surge of Covid-19 patients.
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN After successfully blasting off to the edge of space yesterday, Jeff Bezos announced he is donating $100 million apiece to chef and activist José Andrés and CNN contributor Van Jones. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5
Continue ReadingSmoke and haze shroud portions of the East which is also bracing for severe storms. CNN Meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the details.
Continue ReadingOlympic athletes have arrived in Japan for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and are sharing what they do in their down time on social media.
Continue ReadingTom Barrack, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, was charged with illegal foreign lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates as an effort to influence the foreign policy positions of both the 2016 Trump presidential campaign and the incoming administration.
Continue ReadingSen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Dr. Anthony Fauci got into another heated exchange at a Senate hearing over Dr. Fauci’s past testimony over gain-of-function research.
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN As debates abound over whether coronavirus vaccinations should be required in public schools, many experts point out that students already are required to receive several other routine vaccinations to attend childcare or classes in the United States. “There is an irony because we’ve had these long-standing mandatory vaccination requirements for schools,”
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Canada’s softball team defeated Mexico 4-0 in the teams’ opening matchup of the Olympics. Canadian starting pitcher Sara Groenewegen threw four no-hit innings and Jenn Salling belted a home run and added an RBI single.
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and world’s wealthiest man, said Tuesday after flying to the edge of space that he planned to award $100 million each to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef José Andrés. Bezos said that Jones and Andres were free to do “what they want” with the
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and world’s wealthiest man, has donated $100 million each to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen.
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