By Ella Nilsen, CNN After President Joe Biden entered the US into a global pledge at COP26 to end and reverse deforestation, a top Democrat in the House introduced a bill Wednesday to put financial weight behind Biden’s commitment. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s legislation would establish a $9 billion trust fund at the US
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DoorDash is adding security features to its app to help protect drivers. The San Francisco-based delivery company said Wednesday it’s partnering with security company ADT on the new features, which will be available to all U.S. DoorDash drivers by the end of this year. Under the new system, DoorDash
Continue ReadingMariana Toro Edimburgo, Escocia (CNN) — Al reunirse con sus homólogos extranjeros a puerta cerrada en Roma este fin de semana, el presidente Joe Biden les recitó repetidamente una cifra clave: US$ 555.000 millones. Esa es la enorme suma de dinero reservada para combatir el cambio climático en el amplio plan de gasto social que
Continue ReadingBy Walé Azeez, CNN Business Netflix has launched five mobile games for Android phones and tablets, as it seeks to gain a bigger share of subscribers’ attention and entertainment time. The streaming giant is looking to capitalize on the success of its signature science fiction series “Stranger Things” with the release of “Stranger Things: 1984”
Continue ReadingCNN, WREG, WAVE, WGCL By Rob Picheta, CNN The United States is pushing to end a scarcity of rapid, at-home Covid-19 tests, with new investments from the Biden administration intended to bring more of the devices into American households. The National Institutes of Health’s $70 million pledge, announced last week, promises to get more tests
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN The United States is pushing to end a scarcity of rapid, at-home Covid-19 tests, with new investments from the Biden administration intended to bring more of the devices into American households. The National Institutes of Health’s $70 million pledge, announced last week, promises to get more tests onto the market by
Continue ReadingBy ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and MARIA CHENG Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The World Health Organization has granted an emergency use license to a coronavirus vaccine developed in India. In a statement on Wednesday, the U.N. health agency said it had authorized Covaxin, made by India’s Bharat Biotech. The decision makes Covaxin the eighth COVID-19
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Funcionarios estadounidenses emitieron este miércoles una directiva general que requiere que las agencias civiles federales actualicen de inmediato el hardware y el software que es vulnerable a la piratería, luego de múltiples violaciones de las redes gubernamentales en los últimos años. La “orden de emergencia” les da a las agencias solo
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security has rescinded a Trump-era policy limiting entry of undocumented immigrants at legal ports of entry and released new guidance on the process, according to a recently-released memo. Migrants seeking asylum can present at ports of entry to make their claim, but under the Trump administration, DHS
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Sixteen people were indicted after a series of arrests disrupted a multi-state methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution ring. U.S. Attorney Nick Brown says the drugs were coming from California and being sold in at least six Washington state counties. Brown says members of the ring tried to trade drugs for firearms. The investigation
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Journalist James Glassman and economist Kevin Hassett wrote in late 1999 that the Dow Jones Industrial Average could hit 36,000 as soon as 2005. That prediction in their book, “Dow 36,000: The New Strategy for Profiting From the Coming Rise in the Stock Market” did not come true. The dot-com
Continue ReadingCNN By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Journalist James Glassman and economist Kevin Hassett wrote in late 1999 that the Dow Jones Industrial Average could hit 36,000 as soon as 2005. That prediction in their book, “Dow 36,000: The New Strategy for Profiting From the Coming Rise in the Stock Market” did not come true. The
Continue ReadingMIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Last call could come three hours earlier in Miami Beach, where voters fed up with nighttime violence chose yes to rolling back the 5 a.m. closing time for alcohol sales. The voter referendum was held Tuesday in response to increasingly raucous crowds and public drinking in the South Beach entertainment
Continue ReadingBy Charles Riley, CNN Business Banks, insurers, pension funds, money managers and other finance firms with $130 trillion in assets have signed up to tackle the climate crisis, swelling the ranks of a coalition led by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney. More than 450 companies across 45 countries have now committed to achieving
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, HOST TV By Charles Riley, CNN Business Banks, insurers, pension funds, money managers and other finance firms with $130 trillion in assets have signed up to tackle the climate crisis, swelling the ranks of a coalition led by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney. More than 450 companies across 45 countries have
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN Prince Andrew faces a pre-trial conference in his sexual abuse case at a New York district court on Wednesday, as his legal team attempts to turn the tables on his accuser, Virginia Giuffre. Giuffre alleges that she was forced to perform sex acts with the royal — claims Andrew denies. His
Continue ReadingGermany’s health minister is calling for booster vaccinations to be stepped up and for more frequent checks of people’s vaccination or test status as new COVID-19 infections increase. Senior health officials also appealed anew on Wednesday to German residents who haven’t yet been vaccinated at all to get their shots. But Health Minister Jens Spahn
Continue ReadingGermany’s health minister is calling for booster vaccinations to be stepped up and for more frequent checks of people’s vaccination or test status as new COVID-19 infections increase. Senior health officials also appealed anew on Wednesday to German residents who haven’t yet been vaccinated at all to get their shots. But Health Minister Jens Spahn
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden’s commission on the Supreme Court is delaying submission of its final report by one month to December 15, a source familiar with the commission told CNN. The commission, which was formed via executive order in April, initially was scheduled to complete its final report by mid-November — 180
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — Kawaskai Frontale has won its second consecutive J-League title by drawing 1-1 with the Urawa Reds. Kawasaki now has won four league titles and improved to 85 points from 34 matches. Four games remain but second-place Yokohama has 72 points. Brazilian player Jesiel scored for Kawasaki in the 33rd minute and Hiroki
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