Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sold the first-ever published tweet as an NFT, a digital collector’s item of sorts. The final bid was $2.9 million. The tweet, which said, “just setting up my twttr,” was published on March 21, 2006. It has been shared more than 120,000 times and liked more than 160,000 times. A digitally
Continue ReadingGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday announced a hard five-day lockdown over Easter, as the country battles a sharp rise in new coronavirus infections. Almost all shops will be closed over the Easter period from April 1 to 5, and no more than five people over the age of 14 from two households can gather.
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Sandy Phillips says every single time there’s another mass shooting in the US, her mind runs back to the moment she received the dreaded news nearly nine years ago — that her daughter was among 12 people killed in the Aurora theater shooting. “It takes us back to the moments and the hours and the
Continue ReadingOne year after the Covid-19 pandemic forced millions of workers to start clocking in from home, many companies are thinking about how to bring their employees back into the office. A number of firms think the past 12 months have proven the merits of remote work, and have pledged more flexible schedules. But increasingly, there
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One resident is dead and two firefighters injured following a fire at a residential assisted-living center in New York City’s northern suburbs, the Rockland County fire coordinator said early Tuesday. “We’re still working to account for all the other residents that were rescued and taken from the building” in Spring Valley, Chris Kear said, adding
Continue ReadingTaco Bell fans will soon see a new restaurant design across the United States. The restaurant chain announced Tuesday that it’s expanding its “Go Mobile” restaurant remodel nationwide, which has dual drive-thrus and smaller dining rooms, with plans for at least 30 locations by the end of 2021. Taco Bell debuted the design last year
Continue ReadingOne firefighter is missing and residents are unaccounted for in a fire at a residential senior center in New York City’s northern suburbs, an official said early Tuesday. It wasn’t immediately clear how many residents couldn’t be located amid the blaze in Spring Valley, Trooper Steven Nevel of New York State Police’s Troop F said
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One firefighter is missing, and some residents are unaccounted for in a fire at a residential senior center located in the northern suburbs of New York City, an official said Tuesday. The firefighter had been missing for an hour inside the fire, according to Trooper Steven Nevel, Public Information Officer for Troop F of the
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A liberal group is launching a $3.2 million advertising campaign this week to build public support for a federal campaign finance and voting bill that advocates argue would help counter efforts in Republican-controlled states to restrict access to the ballot. The ad from End Citizens United — shared first with CNN — ticks through changes
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A 22-year-old Olympic surfing hopeful from El Salvador has died while training for an upcoming qualifying competition, the country’s surfing federation (FESASURF) has confirmed. Katherine Diaz was in the water at El Tunco beach in southwest El Salvador on Friday when she was struck by lightning, FESASURF told CNN. “Katherine was a girl very passionate
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Officer Eric Talley was the first officer to respond to reports of an armed man inside a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday — and it’s where the father of seven died after actions that were described as “heroic” by officials. The member of the Boulder Police Department was one of 10 people killed
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The US announced sanctions Monday against two Chinese officials for “serious human rights abuses” against Uyghur Muslims, a step coordinated with allies including the European Union, Canada and the United Kingdom, which imposed sanctions on the same individuals and others, the Treasury Department said. The announcement was part of a broader show of unity by
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New York police are investigating recent attacks on Asian Americans as potential hate or bias crimes following the Atlanta spa shootings. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up
Continue ReadingChinese stocks fell by as much as 3% on Tuesday as the United States and its allies announced new sanctions on Beijing, a sign that its relationship with the West has hit another snag. Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index was Asia’s worst performer, closing down 1.3%, after recovering slightly from a tumble of more
Continue ReadingFully vaccinated people should feel free to visit their unvaccinated family and friends without restrictions, but visits should be limited to one unvaccinated household at a time, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said Monday. And sorry, but even fully vaccinated grandparents should not be bringing their grandkids to church or otherwise exposing them
Continue Reading Sevilla grabbed a dramatic last-second equalizer in Saturday’s La Liga clash against Valladolid — and the goal came from the unlikeliest of sources. Losing 1-0 and desperate to try and salvage at least a point from the match, Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine ‘Bono’ Bounou ran the length of the pitch to join the attack for his
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Ten people, including a police officer, were killed Monday after a gunman opened fire in a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, shattering the calm for another US community. A suspect is in custody, Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold said, but authorities did not share any information on his identity, the type of weapon used or
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When Alexi McCammond, the newly appointed editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, stepped down after the resurfacing of several racist and homophobic tweets from her teen years, parents had a host of reactions. Some were aghast that someone who’d uttered such things would, even 10 years later, be given a top-notch job at a publication known for
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia’s top diplomat has announced a UN-backed proposal to end the six-year conflict in Yemen, including an offer of a ceasefire and the lifting of a Saudi-imposed sea and air blockade on the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. This proposal follows a recent CNN investigation which revealed that not a single oil tanker has been able
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