Associated Press EAST GARAFRAXA, Ontario (AP) — “Clean beauty,” the idea of promoting healthy and environmentally friendly beauty products, is all the rage online and in big-box stores. But knowing exactly what’s in most of the soaps, creams and perfumes on shelves today can be nearly impossible, supply chain experts say, because even products that
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The death toll from floods in Sudan has risen to 132, state-run news agency SUNA reported Tuesday, citing a government committee, in the latest tragedy for the northeast African nation already plagued by civil war. Flash floods triggered by heavy rains and a collapsed dam swept through villages,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — Qaid Farhan Alkadi was alone underground Tuesday after 326 days of captivity in Gaza when Israeli forces scouring Hamas’ vast tunnel network found and freed him. “Suddenly, I heard someone speaking Hebrew outside the door, I couldn’t believe it, I couldn’t believe it,” Alkadi, 52, recounted from an Israeli
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La líder opositora venezolana María Corina Machado convocó este lunes a una nueva jornada de protestas en el país y el mundo para este miércoles, cuando se cumple un mes de las elecciones presidenciales del 28 de julio, en las que la oposición asegura que triunfó en las
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Stop & Shop locations will stop selling cigarettes and tobacco products this month, joining other major chains that have also ceased sales of the unhealthy products. The supermarket chain, which has about 360 stores primarily in the US northeast, said the changes are part of its “commitment
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, Tamar Michaelis, Nadeen Ebrahim, Nic Robertson, Lauren Izso, Jim Sciutto and Natalie Barr, CNN (CNN) — The family of the first Israeli hostage to have been reclaimed alive from inside Hamas’ sprawling tunnel network underneath Gaza have hailed his “unbelievable” rescue, saying it is as if he has been “brought back to
Continue ReadingBy Juliana Liu and Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — IBM is cutting more than 1,000 jobs in China, according to multiple state media reports, as geopolitical tension between Beijing and Washington prompts many global companies to reassess their future in the world’s second-largest economy. Relations between the United States and China have deteriorated
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Eran los autodenominados “comanditos” políticos con aspiraciones de derrocar al Gobierno autoritario del presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. Ahora, dice la oposición, cientos de sus activistas y testigos electorales huyen del país en medio de las repercusiones de las cuestionadas elecciones presidenciales del mes pasado. CNN habló con media docena de
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Starter doses of the weight-loss drug Zepbound are now available in single-dose vials, drug manufacturer Eli Lilly announced Tuesday, a move the company says will “significantly” expand supply as it sees continued high demand. Instead of a preloaded injector pen, patients will use a syringe to draw out the medicine.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Edmundo González Urrutia, candidato presidencial opositor en las elecciones del 28 de julio en Venezuela, fue citado para comparecer ante el Ministerio Público, según anunció el 23 de agosto el fiscal general del país, William Tarek Saab. No ha acudido a dos citaciones. ¿Qué le podría ocurrir por no comparecer?
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Tras años viajando juntos, Brooke y Rick Gazer, ambos de Canadá, estaban acostumbrados a alojarse en lugares interesantes. Y mientras se alojaban en una pensión de San Miguel, México, propiedad de una pareja de Nebraska, Brooke se preguntó cómo sería mudarse y abrir su propio hostal. “Observaba (a los propietarios) y
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — “Señor vicepresidente, estoy hablando”. La frase más punzante de Kamala Harris en un debate por lo demás poco memorable con el entonces vicepresidente, Mike Pence, en 2020 explica a la perfección el último giro en su enfrentamiento con Donald Trump. La mayoría de los demócratas han escuchado más que suficiente del
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — A leading African scientist says the growing mpox outbreaks in Africa that triggered the World Health Organization’s emergency declaration are largely the result of decades of neglect and the global community’s inability to stop sporadic epidemics among a population with little immunity against the smallpox-related disease. Dr. Dimie Ogoina,
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Berlinger and Anna Chernova, CNN Paris (CNN) — Pavel Durov is a lot of things to a lot of people. Programming prodigy. Billionaire entrepreneur. Kremlin stooge. Free-speech fighter. Biological father to at least 100 kids. Durov, the elusive founder of Telegram who was detained in France over the weekend, cuts the figure of
Continue ReadingBy Colin McCullogh, CNN (CNN) — Mark Zuckerberg, chairman and CEO of the social media company Meta, said in a letter to the House Judiciary committee on Monday that his teams were “pressured” by the Biden White House to censor some content around the Covid-19 pandemic. “In 2021, senior officials from the Biden Administration, including the
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Tap water in parts of a Spanish tourist hot spot is now so salty it’s become undrinkable, with residents and visitors having to line up for bottled or tanked-in drinking water as the region struggles with severe and prolonged drought. Several towns on the Costa Blanca — a more
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic. He vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. Zuckerberg sent a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee. Zuckerberg
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) — A U.N. agency says that the collapse of the Arbaat Dam in Sudan’s eastern Red Sea state over the weekend has flooded nearby homes and killed at least 30 people. The dam was hit by heavy rains. The flooding has either destroyed or damaged the homes of 50,000 people living
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French prosecutors say an investigative judge has extended police custody for the Telegram CEO, Pavel Durov. He was detained on Saturday at Le Bourget airport in a judicial inquiry opened last month involving 12 alleged criminal violations. Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that Durov’s custody order was extended on Monday evening for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has a new advertising push to draw attention to her plan to build 3 million new homes over four years, a move designed to contain inflationary pressures that also draws a sharp contrast to Republican Donald Trump’s approach. Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, highlights her
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