Juan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN Business) — El consejo de administración de Twitter recomendó por unanimidad que los accionistas de la compañía de medios sociales voten para aprobar su venta a Elon Musk, según una presentación regulatoria este martes. Twitter planea celebrar una reunión especial de accionistas para votar sobre la adquisición, uno de
Continue ReadingCNN By Rosa Flores, Eric Levenson and Rebekah Riess, CNN The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, visibly frustrated with the constantly changing information released about what happened the day 19 children and two teachers were gunned down, lashed out Tuesday, telling residents at a city council meeting he’s tired of being kept in the dark about
Continue ReadingBy EIN Staff Click here for updates on this story IDAHO (eastidahonews.com) — The following is a news release from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Idaho public health officials confirmed the first rabid bat of the season in the state in Bannock County. A man, his dog, and numerous cats all were potentially
Continue ReadingBy Adrienne Broaddus, CNN The state trial of former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng for their alleged role in George Floyd’s killing has been moved up to October, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill ruled Tuesday. Cahill earlier this month had pushed the trial back to January 2023. Thao and Kueng have
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell won praise for his deft leadership during the maelstrom of the pandemic recession. As threats to the U.S. economy have mounted, though, Powell has increasingly struck Fed watchers as much less sure-footed. Inflation has proved higher and far more persistent than
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell won praise for his deft leadership during the maelstrom of the pandemic recession. As threats to the U.S. economy have mounted, though, Powell has increasingly struck Fed watchers as much less sure-footed. Inflation has proved higher and far more persistent than
Continue ReadingPhilip Wang and Amarachi Orie, CNN Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, auctioned off his medal for $103.5 million on Monday, with proceeds donated to help Ukrainian child refugees. Heritage Auctions tweeted that Muratov “auctioned his 2021 #NobelPeacePrize to benefit UNICEF’s child refugee fund. It sold for $103,500,000.” All
Continue ReadingBy EIN Staff Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS (eastidahonews.com) — A local teenager led Idaho Girls State as Governor during a week-long mock government and leadership program sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. Tessa Dalton, 17, of Idaho Falls, was elected Governor of Idaho Syringa Girls State in 2021 from among
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter’s board of directors has unanimously recommended that the social media company’s shareholders vote to approve its sale to Elon Musk, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Twitter plans to hold a special shareholder meeting for a vote on the acquisition, one of the final steps needed to close
Continue ReadingCNN, BAY NEWS 9 (SPECTRUM NEWS) By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter’s board of directors has unanimously recommended that the social media company’s shareholders vote to approve its sale to Elon Musk, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Twitter plans to hold a special shareholder meeting for a vote on the acquisition, one of
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Ecuador entró este miércoles en su quinto día bajo el estado de excepción, decretado por el presidente Guillermo Lasso debido a la “grave conmoción interna” en varias provincias del país, donde desde hace diez días se registran enfrentamientos y cierres de carreteras en medio de una gran protesta a nivel nacional
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Comedian Dave Chappelle has announced that, contrary to previous plans, the student theater at his alma mater, Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., will not bear his name. Chappelle announced the decision at a dedication ceremony for the venue, according to a report from the Washington Post. Over
Continue ReadingBy Alex Rogers and Ethan Cohen, CNN Independent orthopedic surgeon Al Gross dropped out of the Alaska House race on Monday and threw his support behind two Native women candidates: Republican Tara Sweeney and former Democratic state Rep. Mary Peltola. In a statement, Gross said that he and his wife Monica decided “it is just
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — En Colombia, al candidato perdedor en las elecciones presidenciales le corresponde por ley un puesto en el Senado, que puede decidir aceptar o no. ¿Qué hará Rodolfo Hernández? Esto es lo que sabemos. Este martes de mañana, Hernández, quien perdió ante Gustavo Petro en la segunda vuelta del domingo 19
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Franchetta Groves está en el último año de la Universidad Católica de América en la ciudad de Washington. Es la presidenta de marketing del campus de la Red de Mujeres Ilustradas, una organización nacional de estudiantes universitarias conservadoras, y participa en un programa de becas que el grupo dirige. Las
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The top US “Nazi hunter” will lead a Justice Department team to identify and prosecute anyone who has committed war crimes in Ukraine, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday during an unannounced visit to that country. The team, Garland said, will be led by the department’s best-known Nazi hunter Eli Rosenbaum,
Continue ReadingCNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The top US “Nazi hunter” will lead a Justice Department team to identify and prosecute anyone who has committed war crimes in Ukraine, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday during an unannounced visit to that country. The team, Garland said, will be led by the department’s best-known Nazi hunter Eli
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Two-time world champion Caeleb Dressel is not defending his title in the men’s 100 freestyle at the swimming world championships after withdrawing before the semifinals. Dressel was included in the initial start list for Tuesday’s semifinals in Budapest but he was not in an updated
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN While Martin Sheen says his name is still legally Ramon Estévez, he regrets changing it for his career. The “West Wing” start talked to Closer Weekly about adopting his stage name. “That’s one of my regrets. I never changed my name officially,” he said. “It’s still Ramon Estévez on my
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The nation recently faced a jarring split screen: In Washington, DC, witnesses before the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol described then-President
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