By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After growing its workforce to more than 1.3 million people in 2020, Amazon is planning to hire another 55,000 employees globally in the coming months, the company announced Wednesday. This is the first major hiring push since new Chief Executive Andy Jassy took the reins from Jeff Bezos in July.
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After growing its workforce to more than 1.3 million people in 2020, Amazon is planning to hire another 55,000 employees globally in the coming months, the company announced Wednesday. This is the first major hiring push since new Chief Executive Andy Jassy took the reins from Jeff Bezos in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Las Vegas Raiders still haven’t posted a winning record in any of the first three seasons since coach Jon Gruden returned for a second stint. They are hoping for that to change in 2021 in the first season with fans in Las Vegas. But unless the defense takes a major
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK MORRIS, CAMERON TAYLOR Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, TN (WSMV) — Bonnaroo organizers announced Tuesday the 2021 music festival has been canceled because of excessive rainfall received as part of the remnants of Hurricane Ida. “It was going to be my first one. I’ve never been. I was so excited,”
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Vatican has concluded that allegations of sexual abuse dating back a half century against the Roman Catholic Bishop of Brooklyn do “not have the semblance of truth.” As a result, the Vatican is closing its investigation into allegations made separately by two men who
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda Washington (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden, ofreció este martes un enérgico discurso sobre su decisión de retirar a las tropas estadounidenses de Afganistán. En ese sentido, defendió la caótica retirada de Kabul un día después de que los últimos aviones militares estadounidenses abandonaran el país, lo que marca la conclusión de
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Con la salida este lunes del último soldado estadounidense de Kabul, la guerra en Afganistán ha finalmente concluido tras 20 años de duros combates entre Estados Unidos y sus aliados, y los miembros del movimiento talibán, que han recuperado el poder. Este primer conflicto de la denominada “Guerra contra el
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press New Los Angeles Chargers coach Brandon Staley has injected confidence into a team that has had losing seasons the last two years after making the playoffs in 2018. The Chargers will be led by Justin Herbert, who quickly became the franchise quarterback last season after setting rookie records with 31 touchdown
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is extending for one year a Trump-era ban on the use of U.S. passports for travel to North Korea. The ban was imposed in 2017 after the death of American student Otto Warmbier, who suffered grievous injuries while in North Korean custody. The
Continue ReadingRABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco has launched a campaign to administer COVID-19 vaccines to children from 12 to 17. It has become one of the first African countries to inoculate that age group. The World Health Organization says that the North African country has already given around 33 million doses to adults this year. Morocco
Continue ReadingRABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco has launched a campaign to administer COVID-19 vaccines to children from 12 to 17. It has become one of the first African countries to inoculate that age group. The World Health Organization says that the North African country has already given around 33 million doses to adults this year. Morocco
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Roberto Izurieta es director de Proyectos Latinoamericanos en la Universidad George Washington. Ha trabajado en campañas políticas en varios países de América Latina y España, y fue asesor de los presidentes Alejandro Toledo, de Perú; Vicente Fox, de México, y Álvaro Colom, de Guatemala. El autor también es colaborador de CNN
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Apple has enlisted eight states in a program that allows people to “seamlessly and securely” add their driver’s license or state IDs to their Apple Wallet to use at airport security checkpoints. Arizona and Georgia are the first states to enroll in the program, with Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN en Español) — Este martes, la Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Cofepris) de México informó a través de un comunicado que el Comité de Moléculas Nuevas emitió una opinión favorable sobre la vacuna Abdala, elaborada en Cuba, para ser considerada como vacuna de uso de emergencia. Cofepris indicó que este
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sloane Stephens has used her big forehand to take eight of the last 10 games and eliminate 17-year-old Coco Gauff in an all-American matchup at the U.S. Open. Stephens needed just 66 minutes to claim the second-round contest 6-4, 6-2 under a closed roof at
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — El cambio climático causado por el hombre está haciendo que los huracanes sean más peligrosos. Están produciendo más precipitaciones, se mueven más lentamente una vez que tocan tierra y generan marejadas ciclónicas más grandes a lo largo de la costa. El huracán Ida fue un excelente ejemplo de esos cambios, y
Continue ReadingLAGOS DE COVADONGA, Spain (AP) — Two-time defending champion Primoz Roglic has regained the overall lead in the Spanish Vuelta with a dominant performance during the mountainous 17th stage. The 31-year-old Slovenian pulled away from Egan Bernal with 7.5 kilometers to go and finished alone up the iconic climb into Lagos de Covadonga for his
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Three suburban Denver officers and two paramedics have been indicted on manslaughter and other charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. The grand jury indictments announced Wednesday come two years after the 23-year-old Black man was put in a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative.
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Although good progress is being made, the Gales and Kwis Fires, part of the Middle Fork Complex, will not be contained until significant fall rains occur, and area closures could remain in place for some time, fire officials said Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister has played down criticism of the country’s regulation of the cyberespionage firm NSO Group. But he vowed Wednesday to step up efforts to ensure the company’s controversial spyware doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. Speaking to foreign journalists, Yair Lapid said the government has
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