By Amy Sood, CNN Nearly half of Jakarta’s residents may have contracted Covid-19, according to a health survey — more than 12 times the number of cases officially recorded in the Indonesian capital at the time when the research was carried out. The survey, published July 10, tested for coronavirus antibodies in the blood of
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan, CNN The National Interagency Fire Center says 67 large fires have burned more than 917,000 acres across 12 states. The acreage — about 1,434 square miles — is comparable to 4.75 times the area of New York City. From January 1 to July 13 this year, more than 2 million acres have
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz and Ali Zaslav, CNN More than 38% of Democratic Senate staffers identify as non-Caucasian, an increase from the survey in 2020, where 34.8% of Democratic Senate staffers identified as non-Caucasian, according to a new survey released by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office Tuesday evening. According to the survey, 38.3% of Democratic
Continue ReadingRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said that her remarks comparing masks mandates and vaccination passports to the Holocaust were “offensive” and offered an apology for them after visiting the Holocaust Museum. CNN’s Ryan Nobles reports.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — El entonces presidente Donald Trump dijo a varios de sus asesores en 2020 que quien había filtrado información sobre su estancia en el búnker de la Casa Blanca en mayo de ese año había cometido traición y debía ser ejecutado por compartir detalles sobre el episodio con la prensa, según
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. Today in business news: Prices are surging; Wall Street banks are minting money; and Coke Zero has a new look and taste. Let’s get into it.
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — El canciller de Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, criticó el lunes al asesor de Seguridad de la Casa Blanca, Jake Sullivan, por emitir una declaración en apoyo de las raras protestas cubanas que sacudieron a la nación isleña un día antes. Miles de cubanos salieron a las calles el domingo para protestar por la
Continue ReadingTexas state House Democrats left the state in an effort to block Republicans from passing a restrictive new voting law in the remaining 27 days of the special legislative session called by Gov. Greg Abbott. CNN’s Don Lemon talks to one of those Democrats, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, about the goals of the lawmakers who fled to Washington, DC.
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN Texas House Democrats said Tuesday they can only hold off Republicans’ push for restrictive new voting laws for weeks, as they urged President Joe Biden and Democratic members of Congress to look for new ways to implement federal protections — including backing South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn’s call for a filibuster
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Nobles and Ted Barrett, CNN With time running out, Republicans and Democrats remain at odds over how to move forward on a funding package designed to improve security on Capitol Hill and fill a massive funding gap for Capitol Police and the National Guard that was created in the wake of the January
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday rejected an emergency request to block Biden administration’s Covid-19 mask requirement for public travel. The request was brought by a man seeking to leave Florida by airplane, who said his Generalized Anxiety Disorder prevented him from wearing a mask. While the Supreme Court has been willing
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A fire weather warning begins Wednesday at 3 pm and stays with us until Thursday at 11 pm.
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Ensuring artists’ access to funding opportunities and building a case for more artist resources are the goals of a new statewide Artist Registry created by the Oregon Arts Commission in partnership with The Ford Family Foundation.
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By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Former President Donald Trump took a whack at Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell last weekend, calling him an “Old Crow” as he railed against the Kentucky Republican. On Tuesday, McConnell took it in stride. “Actually, it’s quite an honor,” McConnell told CNN. “Old Crow is Henry Clay’s favorite
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By Hannah Rabinowitz Five members of a Texas family were arrested on Tuesday for entering the US Capitol together during the January 6 insurrection. Federal investigators pointed to extensive social media posts from many members of the family in order to make the arrests on Tuesday, in one of the largest single-day sweeps of defendants
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to immigrant detainees as part of an effort to scale up vaccinations for Covid-19 at Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, ICE told CNN in a statement. DHS received an initial allocation of 10,000 vaccine doses and nationwide distribution is
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN Over 4% of all new cancer cases in 2020 were attributable to alcohol consumption, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal The Lancet Oncology. The researchers analyzed available data on population-level alcohol use in 2010 and on cancer cases in 2020. They assumed a 10-year period between alcohol consumption
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Roughly one-fifth of Americans were initially hesitant about or squarely against getting the Covid-19 vaccine but have since gotten their shots, according to polling released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The survey reached back out to people first polled in January to see how their views on the issue had
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Tuesday of the importance of diplomacy in dealing with cybersecurity and technology matters, noting that “our democratic values and way of life” are “fundamentally what’s at stake here.” “More than anything else, our task is to put forth and carry out a compelling vision
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Then-President Donald Trump told a number of his advisers in 2020 that whoever leaked information about his stay in the White House bunker in May of that year had committed treason and should be executed for sharing details about the episode with members of the press, according to excerpts of a
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