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Month: November 2023

Taylor Swift mourns fan who died before concert in Brazil

By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A Taylor Swift fan died Friday night before an “Eras Tour” show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the singer said on Instagram Stories. “I can’t believe I’m writing these words but it is with a shattered heart that I say we lost a fan earlier tonight before my show,” Swift said. “I can’t even tell you how devastated I am by this. There’s very little information I have other than the fact that she

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SpaceX pierde el cohete y nave espacial Starship sobre el golfo de México en el segundo vuelo de prueba

Sol Amaya (CNN) — El gigantesco sistema de cohetes de espacio profundo de SpaceX, Starship, despegó de manera segura este sábado por la mañana, pero terminó prematuramente con una explosión y una pérdida de señal. El propulsor Super Heavy y la nave espacial Starship se separaron con éxito después del despegue, mientras la Starship encendía

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SpaceX launched its giant new rocket but explosions end the second test flight

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions minutes into Saturday’s test flight. The rocketship reached space following liftoff from South Texas before communication suddenly was lost. SpaceX officials said it appears the ship’s self-destruct system blew it

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Liberia’s President George Weah concedes victory after tight run-off election

By Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Liberia’s President, George Weah, has conceded defeat to opposition candidate Joseph Boakai after a tight run-off election. Weah, a former soccer star, called Boakai after the country’s National Elections Commission (NEC) released provisional results on Friday. With nearly all ballots counted, Boakai, a 78-year-old former vice president of Liberia,

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La caída de los precios puede sonar bien, pero la deflación puede ser peligrosa. Esta es la razón

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Tras más de dos años de subidas rápidas de precios, los descuentos en algunas tiendas se sienten como un respiro muy necesario. Pero los líderes empresariales, economistas y magnates de la inversión no son tan optimistas al respecto. La inversora en tecnología Cathie Wood, fundadora de ARK Investment Management, declaró

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A French senator is accused of drugging another lawmaker to rape or sexually assault her

PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor’s office says a French senator has been handed preliminary charges for drugging another lawmaker with the aim of rape or sexual assault. His center-right party has suspended him pending further investigation. Joel Guerriau is a 66-year-old representing the Loire-Atlantique region in western France. He was detained for 48 hours

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Australia says its navy divers were likely injured by the Chinese navy’s ‘unsafe’ use of sonar

BEIJING (AP) — Australia has accused the Chinese navy of likely causing minor injuries to Australian naval divers by operating its sonar while they were trying to clear fishing nets from their ship’s propellers. An Australian statement posted Saturday said the government had expressed its serious concerns to the Chinese government over what it called

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Una estación de esquí italiana cerrada por el cambio climático planea reabrir con nieve artificial. No todo el mundo está contento

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Pocas cosas hacen mejor los italianos que soñar a lo grande contra viento y marea. Por ejemplo, el plan multimillonario que se lleva preparando desde los años 90 para construir el puente colgante más largo del mundo sobre el estrecho de Mesina, en el corazón de la tierra de la

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Joe Burrow ruled out for season as NFL investigates how Bengals reported the quarterback’s injury

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will miss the remainder of the season after tearing a ligament in his right wrist during Thursday night’s 34-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. On Friday, Bengals’ head coach Zac Taylor said Burrow will likely require surgery and that the QB is “very disappointed” with

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Daisaku Ikeda, head of global Japanese Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai, dies at 95

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Daisaku Ikeda, who headed Soka Gakkai, a Japanese Buddhist organization, that includes Herbie Hancock and other celebrities in its fold, has died. The Japanese religious organization said Saturday that Ikeda, 95, died on Nov. 15 at his Tokyo home from “natural causes.” Along with his two predecessors,

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‘Every move I make, I second guess’: These Muslim and Arab Americans say the surge in hate has made them more vigilant

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — Nicole was walking through an affluent part of Alexandria, Virginia, with a friend last month, when a man approached her and began screaming. He railed about the hijab she wore, saying she looked Muslim, and made comments about Hamas raping Israeli women, she said. Her friend corroborated the account. It

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The Israel-Hamas war is driving a surge in US hate crimes. These Jewish Americans say it’s changing the way they live

By Nicquel Terry Ellis CNN, CNN (CNN) — Melissa Franklin has always decorated her home for Hanukkah – proudly hanging a Star of David on her porch and placing her family’s menorah in the front window. This year, however, will be different. “I just can’t see us doing it because I don’t want retaliation,” Franklin

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