By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, slashing its benchmark rate by half a percentage point and signaling more rate cuts by the end of the year. The housing market is one of the most interest-rate-sensitive
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to abolish the Department of Education. He most recently called for a “virtual closure of Department of Education in Washington” during a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine, which published on December 12. “You’re going to need some people just to make sure they’re
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Donald Trump corre el riesgo de verse condenado por lo que provocó en Carolina del Norte. Una contienda presidencial ya muy reñida en el crítico estado indeciso se vio sumida en una mayor confusión este jueves por una asombrosa investigación de CNN que reveló un escándalo de páginas porno en torno
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Un zoo chino admitió que su atracción estrella, dos supuestos pandas, no son más que perros pintados. Los esponjosos Chow Chow, pintados para parecerse al amado animal nacional del país, aparecieron en un vídeo grabado por un visitante del zoo, situado en la provincia meridional de Guangdong. El video, publicado este
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have warned that military attacks in recent days to rescue a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage over a year ago could instead threaten his safety. The rebels say the government has deployed more troops and launched airstrikes with helicopters since Monday on
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — CNN’s coverage of the 1980 US presidential election, broadcast just five months after the network’s launch, featured the analog predecessor of its now-essential election night prop: the “Magic Wall” electoral map. Visible behind a dedicated Election Desk at CNN’s Atlanta studio, the technology was far from magical (at one
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium. Weighing 22 kilograms (49 pounds) at 9 months old, Pesto is the heaviest penguin chick the Sea Life Melbourne
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors say that a 22-year-old man arrested after a stabbing in Rotterdam that left one person dead and another seriously wounded is suspected of murder and attempted murder with terrorist intent. The Rotterdam public prosecution service said Friday that investigations into the suspect, whose identity has not
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Las bromas ingeniosas y los insultos entre rivales son habituales en las ligas de fútbol de fantasía, pero la disputa en línea de un hombre de Filadelfia ha dado lugar a una investigación internacional y a cargos federales después de que acusara falsamente a otro jugador de pretender llevar a cabo
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — As visually impaired Spanish runner Elena Congost approached the finish line in the women’s T12 marathon on the final day of the Paralympics, she and her guide, Mia Carol, began to discuss the bronze medal they were about to win. Having run for three hours, Congost and Carol were
Continue ReadingBy Alex Stambaugh and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — A zoo in China has admitted its star attraction, two so-called pandas, are just painted dogs. The fluffy Chow Chow dogs painted to resemble the country’s beloved national animal were seen in a video shot by a visitor to the zoo in southern Guangdong province. The
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Attempts by conservatives to purge state voter rolls ahead of the November election, including from Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee, are ramping up, prompting concern from the Justice Department that those efforts might violate federal rules governing how states can manage their lists of registered
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The critically acclaimed French film “La Haine” is being adapted into a musical show nearly three decades after becoming a classic. It’s still about life in the impoverished French housing projects. The title remains the same. La Haine translates as “hate.” But the show includes a new subtitle: “So far, nothing has changed.”
Continue ReadingBy Lucas Lilieholm, CNN (CNN) — Dramatic footage has emerged showing the moment a man slipped and fell down a steep mountain while hiking in China’s eastern Anhui province on Monday. The 42-year-old man, named Yang Meng, was hiking in the Fanzengjian mountains when he slipped and fell, capturing the moment on a 360-degree camera.
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández Nota del editor: esta nota contiene lenguaje ofensivo. (CNN) — Mark Robinson, el polémico y socialmente conservador candidato republicano a gobernador de Carolina del Norte, hizo hace más de una década una serie de comentarios incendiarios en el sector de mensajes de un sitio web de pornografía, en los que se refirió a
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Israel lanzó este jueves uno de sus bombardeos más intensos contra objetivos de Hezbollah en el Líbano este año, horas después de que el líder del grupo militante condenara los mortíferos ataques con artefactos gemelos que, según dijo, cruzaron “todas las líneas rojas.” Los audaces ataques coordinados de Israel, dirigidos contra
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s feat of becoming the first major leaguer with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season was met with extra editions of newspapers for fans to read on their way to work. Ohtani raced past the 50-50 milestone as he hit three homes and
Continue ReadingCNN By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Israel launched one of its most intense bombardments against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon this year Thursday, hours after the militant group’s leader condemned deadly twin device attacks that he said crossed “all the red lines.” Israel’s audacious, coordinated attacks, which targeted Hezbollah members with explosives hidden inside pagers and walkie-talkies,
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — After NASA decided to keep them in space until 2025, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will now cast their votes in the November elections more than 200 miles above their nearest polling place. They will perform their civic duty by voting absentee from low-Earth orbit, joining multiple
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By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Twice a year, the sun doesn’t play favorites. Everyone on Earth is seemingly on equal status – at least when it comes to the amount of light and dark that they get. On Monday, we enter our second and final equinox of 2025. If you reside in the Northern
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