Holocaust survivor, scholar awarded $815,000 Balzan Prize
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — An Israeli-French-American Holocaust survivor and historian and a U.S. scientist specializing in gut…
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Report: Climate change could see 200 million move by 2050
By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Climate change could push more than 200 million people to move within their own countries…
Continue ReadingEd Sheeran took Taylor Swift to a pub and no one noticed
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Two Grammy-winning artists walk into a bar and … apparently they just drank. That’s according to Ed Sheeran,…
Continue ReadingHealth officials: Masks required for large outdoor events
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — As of Monday, anyone attending an outdoor event with 500 or more people in Washington state is required to wear a…
Continue ReadingWhitehead’s ‘Harlem Shuffle’ among Kirkus Prize nominees
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest novels from Colson Whitehead and Joy Williams, and Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’ debut work “The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du…
Continue ReadingLebanese president wants to resume bailout talks with IMF
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new government has held its first meeting with a call by the president to resume talks…
Continue ReadingStudy: Pentagon reliance on contractors hurt US in 9/11 wars
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press A new study says up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11 went to for-profit defense…
Continue ReadingStudy: Pentagon reliance on contractors hurt US in 9/11 wars
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press A new study says up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11 went to for-profit defense…
Continue ReadingJhumpa Lahiri book on translation to come out in the spring
NEW YORK (AP) — The next book from Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer Jhumpa Lahiri will highlight her work as a translator. Princeton…
Continue Reading‘This pandemic is our World War II.’ An up-close look at how a Florida hospital fights to save Covid-19 patients
By Randi Kaye, Dan Shepherd and Travis Caldwell, CNN A woman in a Florida hospital is struggling to breathe. Surrounded by medical equipment and…
Continue Reading‘This pandemic is our World War II.’ An up-close look at how a Florida hospital fights to save Covid-19 patients
CNN By Randi Kaye, Dan Shepherd and Travis Caldwell, CNN A woman in a Florida hospital is struggling to breathe. Surrounded by medical equipment and…
Continue ReadingSe erradicó el segundo nido de “avispones asesinos” de 2021 en Estados Unidos y se localizó un tercer nido
Sol Amaya (CNN) — El segundo nido de “avispones asesinos” de 2021 ha sido erradicado en el estado de Washington y el tercer nido se…
Continue ReadingMadrid fans embrace VinÃcius Júnior after not getting Mbappé
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — VinÃcius Júnior is quickly helping the Real Madrid faithful to forget about Kylian Mbappé. Madrid…
Continue ReadingWall Street’s warning: Stocks could retreat this fall
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business After notching heady gains this year, US stocks could be in for a back-to-school reality check. What’s…
Continue ReadingIsrael PM in first official trip to Egypt in over a decade
By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The leaders of Egypt and Israel have met as part of the first official visit by an Israeli prime…
Continue ReadingMore than half of Americans support vaccine mandates for workplaces, classrooms and sporting events
By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Americans have grown more supportive of coronavirus vaccine mandates for workers, students, and in…
Continue ReadingMore than half of Americans support vaccine mandates for workplaces, classrooms and sporting events
CNN By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Americans have grown more supportive of coronavirus vaccine mandates for workers, students, and…
Continue ReadingMercedes calls for change after crash between title rivals
By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MONZA, Italy (AP) — Two of Formula One’s top drivers have been involved in two potentially life-threatening…
Continue ReadingMás de la mitad de los estadounidenses apoyan los mandatos de vacunación en lugares de trabajo, aulas y eventos deportivos
Mariana Toro (CNN) — Los estadounidenses apoyan cada vez más los mandatos de vacunación contra el covid-19 para los trabajadores, los…
Continue ReadingGroups drawn for revamped Women’s Champions League
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The first Women’s Champions League group-stage draw has placed defending champion Barcelona with Arsenal, Hoffenheim and…
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