5 things to know for August 20: Afghanistan, Covid, Capitol, policing, student debt
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Grace weakened to a tropical storm as it slammed into Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. But it’s still predicted to…
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“Nadie se fÃa de nada que salga de la boca de los talibanes”. Tres mujeres hablan sobre cómo es Afganistán bajo el gobierno del grupo militante
Mariana Toro (CNN) — Desde que los talibanes subieron al poder en Afganistán y se apoderaron de las capitales de provincia a la velocidad del…
Continue ReadingInvestigan una disputa entre Britney Spears y un empleado
olivertapia (CNN) — Britney Spears fue acusada de agresión por un empleado luego de una disputa en la casa de la cantante en California el…
Continue Reading‘These people were in bad, bad shape.’ A look inside of a Florida library converted to a Covid-19 treatment site
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN The scene at the Jacksonville main public library was haunting, Louis Lopez recalled. As he waited for a Covid-19 monoclonal…
Continue ReadingNadal out of US Open, ends season because of injured foot
MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the U.S. Open and says he will not play tennis again this year because of a nagging injury to his left…
Continue ReadingInfant bats babble, just like human babies, study finds
By Sara Spary, CNN Baby bats babble just like human infants when learning to communicate, a new study has found. Scientists from the Museum of…
Continue ReadingPolice boat, divers search for missing from Turkish floods
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A police boat and divers have joined the search for some 30 people still missing more than a week after severe floods…
Continue ReadingVaccine mandates at work meet their toughest opponent: America’s labor shortage
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business At Kevin Smith’s home health care agency in Massachusetts, only 52% of his 400 staff members have been…
Continue ReadingApes say hello and goodbye, just like people do, research shows
By Lauren Kent, CNN Just like people, chimpanzees and bonobos aren’t ones for leaving without saying goodbye. Apes purposefully use signals to…
Continue Reading52 feared dead, 1 survivor, on migrant boat going to Spain
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service says a woman who was the only person pulled from a…
Continue ReadingNew England preps for 1st hurricane in 30 years with Henri
By PHILIP MARCELO and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — New Englanders bracing for their first hurricane in 30 years are…
Continue ReadingHundreds of cases are being reviewed after police officers involved were relieved of duty over racist and anti-Semitic messages
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Two former officers with the Torrance Police Department were charged Thursday with vandalism for allegedly spray-painting an…
Continue ReadingHong Kong quarantine exemption for Nicole Kidman draws flak
By MATTHEW CHENG and JANICE LO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s granting of a quarantine exemption to Hollywood star Nicole Kidman…
Continue ReadingTaliban killings fuel fear, drive more chaos outside airport
By AHMAD SEIR, TAMEEM AKHGAR and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The scene outside the airport in the Afghan capital is…
Continue ReadingDiplomáticos estadounidenses enviaron un cable de advertencia sobre una posible catástrofe en Afganistán el mes pasado
olivertapia Washington (CNN) — Un grupo de diplomáticos estadounidenses escribió un cable clasificado al secretario de Estado Antony Blinken…
Continue ReadingThe latest on Afghanistan as the Taliban take charge
CNN By Brad Lendon, Jessie Yeung and Kara Fox, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights…
Continue ReadingInvestigators looking into dispute between Britney Spears and her employee
By Sarah Moon and Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears has been accused of battery by an employee following a dispute in the singer’s California…
Continue ReadingNavalny marks year after poisoning with anti-corruption call
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has marked the anniversary of a poisoning…
Continue ReadingBidding war for UK supermarket chain Morrisons heats up
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Shares in British supermarket chain Morrisons have spiked higher after New York-based private equity…
Continue ReadingUganda suspends over 50 civic groups charging non-compliance
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities have suspended more than 50 civic groups for allegedly not complying…
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