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Month: August 2023

India’s lunar rover keeps walking on the moon, days after spacecraft’s historic touchdown

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s lunar rover is continuing its walk on the moon after the historic touch-down of India’s spacecraft near the moon’s south pole earlier this week. The Chandrayan-3 Rover is expected to conduct experiments over 14 days, including an analysis of the mineral composition of the lunar

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Wells Fargo overcharged nearly 11,000 investment accounts with advisory fees, SEC alleges

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — For years, Wells Fargo overcharged almost 11,000 investment advisory accounts about $27 million in fees, federal regulators alleged on Friday. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Wells Fargo’s fees were excessive. Wells Fargo agreed to pay a $35 million civil penalty to settle the matter, without admitting

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Estonia’s pro-Ukrainian PM faces pressure to quit over husband’s indirect Russian business links

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Estonia’s strongly pro-Ukrainian prime minister is under increasing pressure to resign, after Estonian media revealed her husband’s role in a company that indirectly did business in Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year. Kaja Kallas is one of Europe’s most outspoken supporters of Ukraine and had urged all EU

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Scientists have finally decoded mysteries of the Y chromosome. Here’s why it matters

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Scientists have fully sequenced the Y chromosome for the first time, uncovering information that could have implications for the study of male infertility and other health problems. The first attempt

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España reporta la incautación del “mayor alijo de cocaína” en su historia. Estaba oculta en cajas de bananas provenientes de Ecuador

Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Autoridades españolas encontraron casi 9,5 toneladas de cocaína ocultas en cajas de bananas dentro de un contenedor proveniente de Ecuador, en lo que ahora es considerada la incautación del “mayor alijo de cocaína” en la historia del país, informó este viernes la Policía Nacional en un comunicado. El contenedor fue

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Bahamas introduces bills to legalize marijuana for medical and religious purposes

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The government of the Bahamas has unveiled several bills aimed at legalizing marijuana for medical and religious purposes and decriminalizing possession of small amounts. Officials say licenses for cultivation, retail, transport and religious use would only be granted to companies that are entirely Bahamian owned. Licenses for research, testing

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5 family members were found fatally shot in an Ohio home by police checking on their welfare

LAKE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Police performing a welfare check at an Ohio home found five family members dead inside. Authorities say the family died from gunshot wounds, including three children. The bodies were found Thursday evening and were identified as 46-year-old Jason Dunham, his 42-year-old wife Melissa Dunham, their two daughters and their son.

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El fármaco para adelgazar Wegovy produce “el mayor beneficio jamás visto” en pacientes con la forma más común de insuficiencia cardiaca, según un ensayo

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — En un ensayo clínico, la semaglutida, un fármaco para la diabetes y la pérdida de peso, redujo significativamente los síntomas y mejoró la calidad de vida de las personas con obesidad y la forma más común de insuficiencia cardíaca, lo que podría ampliar el uso de este medicamento, ya muy

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