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Month: October 2023

La candidatura de Jim Jordan a la presidencia de la Cámara de Representantes está en la cuerda floja por la fuerte oposición del Partido Republicano

urielblanco (CNN) — La candidatura del representante Jim Jordan a la presidencia de la Cámara de Representantes está en peligro, pues el republicano de Ohio se enfrenta a una fuerte oposición por parte de miembros de su propio partido, lo que plantea serias dudas sobre si podrá convencer a suficientes opositores para hacerse con el

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US imposes new sanctions on Hamas operatives

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on “10 key Hamas terrorist group members, operatives, and financial facilitators” in an effort to stem the revenue flow for the terrorist group. In addition, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo announced that the administration aims to “build a multinational coalition

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Bloomberg Philanthropies launches $50 million fund to help cities tackle global issues

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bloomberg Philanthropies unveiled a $50 million initiative Wednesday to help cities address global issues, including climate change, by launching programs proven effective in other cities around the world. The Bloomberg Cities Idea Exchange will give city governments grants for startup costs and technical support, as

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5 things to know for Oct. 19: Israel, House speaker, Covid-19, Pollution, UFOs

CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — An artificial intelligence innovation recently deciphered one word from the famously indiscernible 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scrolls. The documents, which were burned in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, would crumble if anyone attempted to unroll them and were considered to be nearly illegible — until

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The US sanctions 10 Hamas members and its financial network over the surprise Israel attack

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says new U.S. sanctions are “directed at Hamas terrorists and their support network,” not at Palestinians. The U.S. on Wednesday announced sanctions against a group of 10 Hamas members and the Palestinian militant organization’s financial network in response to the surprise attack

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Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally

By TOM MURPHY and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications. The company said Wednesday that customers in College Station, Texas, can now get prescriptions delivered by a drone within an hour of placing

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