By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have detected a powerful radiowave laser, known as a megamaser, in space. This record-breaking megamaser is the most distant one ever observed at 5 billion light-years away from Earth. The light from this space laser traveled a whopping 36 thousand billion billion miles (58 thousand billion billion kilometers) to reach
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is hoping to stir up some “egg-citement” when the Easter Egg Roll returns Monday after a two-year, coronavirus-induced hiatus. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will welcome 30,000 kids and adults for the egg roll, an egg hunt and other activities. The
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Es raro que un futbolista toque el corazón de una nación como lo hizo Freddy Rincón en Colombia. Es por eso que la muerte del hombre de 55 años fue recibida con gran conmoción en su país. ¿Cómo murió Freddy Rincón? ¿Cómo fue el accidente de tránsito tras el que murió el
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he plans to nominate Michael Barr to be the Federal Reserve’s vice chairman of supervision. Barr’s selection comes after Biden’s first choice for the Fed post, Sarah Bloom Raskin, withdrew her nomination a month ago in the face of opposition
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he plans to nominate Michael Barr to be the Federal Reserve’s vice chairman of supervision. Barr’s selection comes after Biden’s first choice for the Fed post, Sarah Bloom Raskin, withdrew her nomination a month ago in the face of opposition
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Eintracht Frankfurt sorprendió a Barcelona en un dramático partido de vuelta para llegar a las semifinales de la Europa League el jueves. Después del 1-1 en el partido de ida, en un momento, Frankfurt llegó a encontrarse en la vuelta con tres goles de ventaja. Eintracht Frankfurt celebra con aficionados tras la
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Under relentless bombardment and a Russian blockade, the key port of Mariupol is holding out, but weapons and supplies shortages could weaken the resistance that has thwarted the Kremlin’s invasion plans. More than six weeks after the Russian siege began, Ukrainian troops are continuing to fight
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have made their first public appearance in Europe since they gave up formal royal roles and moved to the U.S. more than two years ago. They greeted competitors at the Invictus Games on Friday in The Hague. The event came a day after the couple visited
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Los investigadores continúan examinando la extensa biblioteca de videos de YouTube creados por Frank James, el hombre de 62 años acusado de dispararle a 10 personas en un tren subterráneo de la ciudad de Nueva York, en busca de pistas sobre sus motivos. Pero esos videos y su caso también han vuelto
Continue ReadingBy NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian government has increased fuel prices by nearly three percent, as global inflationary pressures spike in the wake of Russia’s war on Ukraine. The Friday move is expected to exacerbate economic pressures on the country’s ailing middle class, which has been hit hard in recent years
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El crucero ruso de misiles guiados Moskva descansa en las profundidades del Mar Negro esta mañana. No está claro si fue víctima de los misiles ucranianos, la incompetencia rusa, la mala suerte o una combinación de los tres. Sin embargo, lo que es seguro es que la mayor pérdida de un barco
Continue ReadingDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria says Israel has fired several missiles toward military positions near Damascus, causing material damage. State media quoted an unnamed military official as saying that the attack occurred shortly before midnight Thursday, adding that some of the Israeli missiles were shot down by Syrian air defenses. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Joe Root is stepping down as England’s test cricket captain. Root’s decision comes after the 1-0 test series defeat to West Indies last month, and the 4-0 Ashes loss to Australia in the winter. Root says “it has been the most challenging decision I have had to make in
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Donbás, una región central asediada y en expansión que cubre gran parte del este de Ucrania, ha sido la primera línea del conflicto del país con Rusia desde 2014. Pero ahora su gente, ya marcada por ocho años de lucha, se prepara para un ataque aún más intenso. Se espera que una
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is alarming both Muslims and Jews in France with a pledge to regulate the ritual slaughter of animals if she is elected. She frames her measure as an effort to end animal suffering. She wants animals to be stunned first.
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Brad Lendon, CNN China has begun sending its most advanced fighter aircraft, the J-20, to patrol the East and South China Seas, Chinese state media has reported. Early versions of the J-20 stealth jet used Russian engines — but those have since been replaced with domestically-produced twin engines. The jets were
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen in muted trading as most world markets were closed for Good Friday and other holidays. Energy trading was also closed for the day. Shutdowns in major Chinese cities due to coronavirus outbreaks and the war in Ukraine were weighing on sentiment. After
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen in muted trading as most world markets were closed for Good Friday and other holidays. Energy trading was also closed for the day. Shutdowns in major Chinese cities due to coronavirus outbreaks and the war in Ukraine were weighing on sentiment. After
Continue ReadingBy Brynn Gingras, Mark Morales, Shimon Prokupecz, Laura Ly, Kristina Sgueglia, Sonia Moghe and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Five people will share a combined $50,000 reward for providing “critical information” that helped lead to the arrest of the Brooklyn subway shooting suspect, the NYPD announced Friday. The man authorities say was the shooter, Frank James, 62,
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — One of Oakland’s all-time greats is still waiting for the number retirement ceremony he was promised. Right-hander Dave Stewart, now 65, found out in August 2019 the club planned to retire his No. 34 jersey, then it didn’t happen during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season or
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