By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN Senate Republicans are expected to block a vote Wednesday advancing a massive bipartisan infrastructure bill since they have not yet struck a deal with Democrats to draft the legislation. But lawmakers said that even with the expected failure of Wednesday’s vote, talks would continue to intensify over the
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is leading a group of Democratic lawmakers in calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia, as instances of anti-Muslim hate crimes continue to rise worldwide. Omar, one of three Muslims serving in Congress, is sending a letter to Blinken
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN As the first North American insect to go extinct due to humans, a blue butterfly has become an icon for insect conservation — and what happens when humans destroy habitats without thought for the creatures living in them. The last of the Xerces blue butterflies fluttered through the air in San
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Jeff Bezos, el hombre más rico del mundo, fue al espacio y de regreso este martes por la mañana en un viaje supersónico de 11 minutos a bordo del sistema de cohetes y cápsulas desarrollado por su compañía espacial, Blue Origin. Turismo espacial: las diferencias entre los vuelos
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, Michael Guy and Hollie Silverman, CNN As hot, dry weather conditions continue to fuel wildfires across much of the United States, the Bootleg Fire in Oregon has become so intense that it’s creating its own weather. The fire has scorched more than 606 square miles — an area larger than Los Angeles
Continue ReadingOregon’s “Bootleg Fire” is so intense it’s now creating its own weather. CNN’s Dan Simon has more.
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN Ariela Rodriguez was sitting in her car when the future that she imagined for herself and her family was crushed. She found out on social media that a program that could shield the undocumented mother from deportation and allow her to work legally ceased to exist for first-time applicants like her.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — Estados Unidos comenzará a enviar más de 3 millones de vacunas contra el covid-19 adicionales a ciertos países de Centroamérica este martes, dijo un funcionario de la Casa Blanca a CNN. Estados Unidos planea enviar 1,5 millones de dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Moderna a Honduras y
Continue ReadingBy Leyla Santiago, Sara Weisfeldt and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Staff at the University of Florida Health Jacksonville figured they had seen the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s sad and frustrating because we thought that we were toward the end of it,” nurse Lauren Schiller told CNN. “And within not even two days, we’re back
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There are six newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including two Deschutes County residents, raising the state’s death toll to 2,832, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: CNN celebrará un foro con el presidente Joe Biden a las 8 p.m. ET este miércoles en Cincinnati, Ohio, que se transmitirá en vivo en CNN, CNN International y CNN Español, se transmitirá en CNN.com y CNNgo y estará disponible bajo demanda para los suscriptores a través de sistemas de
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A red flag/fire weather warning is in place for parts of Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingBy Geneva Sands, CNN A key US senator is launching an investigation into the connection between cryptocurrencies and ransomware attacks in the wake of several recent high-profile attacks. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Gary Peters announced Tuesday on CNN’s “New Day” that the bipartisan investigation will seek to better understand how cryptocurrency emboldens
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen A man who pleaded guilty to breaching the Senate chamber during the US Capitol insurrection was sentenced Monday to eight months in prison in a closely watched case that could influence how hundreds of other rioters charged with the same felony are punished. Paul Hodgkins, a 38-year-old Floridian, is now the first
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As infernos continue to rage across Oregon, officials say that the state will need “every firefighter on deck” this wildfire season, having already tapped resources from other states, and strongly urged residents to be prepared and stay alert.
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A man who spent two decades in prison for a 1985 double homicide during church bible study has been exonerated, with all charges against him dropped. Newly discovered DNA evidence from a hair sample shows Dennis A. Perry, 59, “may have been acquitted if that evidence had been available” during his
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone and Madeline Holcombe, CNN With Covid-19 cases rising in all 50 states, health officials say it’s clear that unvaccinated people are both driving the increase in cases and are most at risk. “This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during
Continue ReadingBy Kara Fox and Nic Robertson, CNN Three rockets landed in two different areas near the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday morning, as President Ashraf Ghani joined other high ranking officials for prayers to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Images shown on national broadcaster Tolo TV showed Ghani and the group
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Las recientes protestas inéditas vividas en Cuba resonaron no solo dentro de la isla caribeña sino también en varios países. Los ojos del mundo volvieron a posarse sobre Cuba en medio de una situación que pone en crisis al gobierno de Miguel Díaz-Canel. Y además de las repercusiones políticas,
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Las protestas contra el gobierno de Cuba siguieron este sábado en Santiago, en el este de Cuba, a unos 900 kilómetros de La Habana, según Yosmary Mayeta, exiliado y activista de Cuba Decide, quien también es miembro de la Unión Patriótica de Cuba. Mayeta compartió con CNN los videos
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