5 things to know for July 20: Covid-19, cyberattacks, infrastructure, Haiti, Surfside
The general, who served in the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti in the mid-1990s, gives his thoughts on the political crisis engulfing Haiti.
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5 things to know for July 20: Covid-19, cyberattacks, infrastructure, Haiti, Surfside
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), who is helping to negotiate a bipartisan infrastructure proposal, explains why they are no longer looking at toughening enforcement at the Internal Revenue Service as a way to off-set costs of the legislation.
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By AJ Willingham, CNN The Bootleg Fire in Oregon has burned more than 360,000 acres and is so big that it’s creating its own weather. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos irá al espacio durante 11 minutos. ¿Cuán arriesgado es esto?
Mariana Toro Nueva York (CNN Business) — Jeff Bezos podría tener cualquier cosa. Podría dar la vuelta al mundo en un jet privado o navegar para siempre en una flota de megayates. Podría permitirse comprar toda la NFL; podría comprar un archipiélago para su familia y amigos; podría comprar más de 65.000 Bugatti Chirons (precio
Continue ReadingBen & Jerry’s CEO: White America must ‘get over it’ and fix systemic racism
Ben & Jerry’s CEO Matthew McCarthy says corporate America has a responsibility to fix racist systems.
Continue ReadingWNBA star Jewell Loyd talks Olympics, athlete activism
CNN spoke to WNBA star Jewell Loyd about the Olympics, athletes speaking out, and providing a path for the next generation of hoopers.
Continue ReadingWNBA players Nneka Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams won’t play for Nigeria at Olympics after appeal rejected
By Jill Martin, CNN Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks and Elizabeth Williams of the Atlanta Dream won’t be able to play for Nigeria in the Tokyo Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) denied their appeal. FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, had ruled that the two WNBA players could
Continue ReadingInfecciones en personas vacunadas contra el covid-19, ¿quién es más vulnerable y cómo prevenirlas?
Mariana Toro (CNN) — Dado que el número de casos de covid-19 en general está aumentando nuevamente en Estados Unidos, las infecciones en personas vacunadas, aunque raras, están en los titulares. El representante de Florida Vern Buchanan dio positivo por covid-19 después de vacunarse, según un comunicado de su oficina el lunes. La periodista de
Continue ReadingFrom not speaking the language to competing for the national team at Tokyo 2020, Belgian runner Isaac Kimeli is aiming for gold
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Kenya’s golden grasslands and lush cornfields are a far cry from the rolling hills and green forests that run across Beersel in Belgium, a province just outside Brussels, where budding Olympian Isaac Kimeli has been training for his first Games. The 27-year-old Belgian track and field star has spent the
Continue ReadingLíderes políticos reaccionan a la proclamación de Pedro Castillo como presidente electo de Perú
Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — Este lunes, y un mes después de que se llevó a cabo la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales en Perú, Pedro Castillo, del partido Perú Libre, fue proclamado presidente electo por el Jurado Nacional de Elecciones (JNE). Varios líderes políticos han reaccionado a la noticia. Francisco Sagasti, presidente interino
Continue ReadingCómo ver el viaje de Jeff Bezos al espacio
olivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — Jeff Bezos, la persona más rica del mundo, está a punto de lanzarse en un viaje supersónico al borde del espacio. Volará a bordo de New Shepard, una cápsula suborbital y un sistema de cohetes construido por su compañía espacial Blue Origin. También llevará algunos invitados en este viaje
Continue ReadingScientists are worried by how fast the climate crisis has amplified extreme weather
By Angela Dewan, CNN Until recently, climate change had been talked about as a future threat. Its frontlines were portrayed as remote places like the Arctic, where polar bears are running out of sea ice to hunt from. Sea level rise and extreme drought was a problem for the developing world. But in the past
Continue ReadingMore ready to evacuate in Oregon as massive Bootleg Fire passes 340,000 acres
By Keith Allen, Joe Sutton and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Officials are warning more Oregon residents should prepare to evacuate as the Bootleg Fire scorches more than 340,000 acres, with a national fire official warning it could take a major weather event to subdue the flames. There are currently 80 large wildfires raging in 13 states
Continue ReadingThe Surfside community mourns those lost in the collapse as search crews near the bottom of the debris
Residents of the tens of millions condo buildings in the US — particularly on the coast — have been feeling anxious and unnerved since the deadly Champlain Towers North collapse last month. CNN’s Rosa Flores reports.
Continue ReadingAt least 31 people killed after Mumbai hit with torrential rain
By Rhea Mogul and Swati Gupta, CNN At least 31 people were killed when torrential rain swept through India’s financial capital late on Sunday, triggering landslides that crushed cars and houses while leaving neighborhoods devastated. Twenty-one people died in the Mumbai suburb of Chembur, in India’s western state of Maharashtra, while 10 people were killed
Continue ReadingSee aftermath of deadly landslides in Mumbai, India
At least 31 people were killed when torrential rain swept through Mumbai, India triggering landslides that crushed cars and houses and left neighborhoods devastated.
Continue ReadingPicturesque German town now choked with mud and debris
The streets of Altenahr, Germany, or what remains of them, are buried under mud, with cars wedged between collapsed buildings and piles of debris. CNN’s Atika Shubert reports even the dead were not spared after a devastating flood struck the village.
Continue ReadingSingapore police arrest teen for suspected murder of 13-year-old boy
By Amy Sood, CNN A 16-year-old boy was due to be charged with murder by Singapore police on Tuesday after a 13-year-old boy was found dead with multiple wounds in a school bathroom along with an ax. According to a police statement, officers found the victim on Monday with multiple wounds and he was pronounced
Continue ReadingCovid-19 hospitalizations and deaths are increasing, and the vast majority were not vaccinated
By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The surge in Covid-19 cases fueled by the Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy has now led to increasing rates of hospitalizations and deaths. Data from Johns Hopkins University shows: — The average number of new Covid-19 cases each day the past week was 32,278. That’s a 66% jump
Continue ReadingCovid-19 hospitalizations and deaths are increasing, and the vast majority were not vaccinated
Covid-19 cases are rising in all 50 states as experts warn that unvaccinated individuals are accounting for most new cases. CNN’s Natasha Chen reports.
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