CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft. Personal Birth date: October 28, 1955 Birth place: Seattle, Washington Birth name: William Henry Gates III Father: William Henry Gates II, attorney Mother: Mary (Maxwell) Gates, schoolteacher Marriage: Melinda (French) Gates (January 1, 1994-August 2, 2021, divorced)
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Caitlyn Jenner, former Olympian and reality TV personality. Personal Birth date: October 28, 1949 Birth place: Mount Kisco, New York Full name: Caitlyn Marie Jenner Father: William Jenner, tree surgeon Mother: Esther Jenner Marriage: Kris Jenner (1991-2015); Linda Thompson (1981-1986); Chrystie Crownover (1972-1980)
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen on October 12, 2000. Facts In October 2000, the USS Cole was attacked by suicide bombers, while in port in Aden, Yemen, for refueling. The attack was attributed to al Qaeda and foreshadowed the attack on
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-nominated actress Winona Ryder. Personal Birth date: October 29, 1971 Birth place: Winona, Minnesota Birth name: Winona Laura Horowitz Father: Michael Horowitz, rare books dealer Mother: Cynthia (Istas) Horowitz Other Facts She has been nominated for an Academy Award two times: once for
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some spooky background information about Halloween, celebrated annually in the United States on October 31. Facts The word Halloween is an abbreviated version of the phrases All Hallows’ Eve or All Hallows’ Evening. Halloween comes from an ancient pagan festival celebrated by Celtic people over 2,000 years ago
Continue ReadingBy Avis Favaro Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — An American family doctor is frustrated with what she says has been a challenging two-year-and-counting bureaucratic journey to be accepted into Canada. That’s where she has a job waiting for her, tending to some 1,500 patients who don’t have a physician.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El ministro de Energía de Ecuador, Antonio Goncalves, admitió este miércoles en cadena nacional que la situación energética en el país se ha complicado más a casi un mes del inicio de nuevos apagones, y explicó que, a partir del mediodía, se reprogramarán los apagones por hasta 10 horas diarias,
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — An auction house in England has withdrawn human remains, including shrunken heads and ancestral skulls, from sale following an outcry. The Swan auction house in Tetsworth, Oxfordshire withdrew more than two dozen lots from an upcoming auction titled “The Curious Collector Sale,” including an 18th-century Tsantsa shrunken head,
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer WARE, England (AP) — The Chicago Bears remain focused on the city’s lakefront as the location for a nearly $5 billion stadium development project. Team president Kevin Warren spoke at a news conference at the team’s hotel outside London ahead of Chicago’s game on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Tottenham Hotspur
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a decade into the Trump Era of politics, less than a month from his third Election Day as the Republican candidate for president and there is still remarkably little consensus within the media about how best to cover Donald Trump. Are reporters “sanewashing” Trump, or are they
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia county official has collapsed and died at the state Capitol after a hearing about the BioLab fire. Hazardous plumes spread through counties east of Atlanta after last month’s chemical plant fire. Rockdale County official Kenny Johnson testified on Tuesday alongside frustrated local business owners and leaders at the hearing. Johnson
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — ¿Esperas que tu empresa comience a pagar por medicamentos contra la obesidad como Wegovy? Podrías tener suerte. Un número creciente de empleadores está considerando cubrir estos populares medicamentos para la pérdida de peso, según varias encuestas. Los trabajadores sabrán si obtendrán esta cobertura para el próximo año durante la inscripción que comienza
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The prime ministers of Czech Republic and Poland say the European Union has to do more to tackle unauthorized migration. They also condemned the practice of renewing border checks among the bloc’s 27 member states. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said Wednesday that what the EU is doing is “insufficient.”
Continue ReadingBy Karen Zatkulak Click here for updates on this story BAT CAVE, North Carolina (WLOS) — In Bat Cave, Hurricane Helene destroyed homes, buildings, streets and bridges and took several lives. More than one week since Helene, neighbors in Bat Cave are now coordinating with strangers to bring in donations and supplies in order to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — The family of Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, says she’s been hospitalized after suffering a stroke. In a statement on X posted Tuesday night by her daughter Kerry Kennedy, the family said it happened Thursday morning in her sleep and that she was brought to a hospital
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PONT-SONDÉ, Haiti (AP) — The death toll in a horrific gang attack last week on a small town in central Haiti has risen to 115. The attack on residents of the town of Pont-Sondé on Oct. 3 was one of the biggest massacres that Haiti has seen in recent history. Myriam Fièvre, mayor
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock reunited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of their most famous films together on Tuesday. The pair appeared at a screening of “Speed” at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles at American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre, where they were joined onstage by
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A top U.S. commercial bakery is pushing back on a Food and Drug Administration warning to stop using labels that say its products contain sesame — a potentially dangerous allergen — when they don’t. Bimbo Bakeries USA, which includes brands such as Sara Lee, Entenmann’s and Ball Park buns and rolls, appears
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Scott Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A Delaware County community is devastated by the loss of a Catholic school building that has been around for a century. A spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia told Action News that all classes are canceled Tuesday and that efforts
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — The Italian government is facing a new set of challenges as it prepares to open two migrant processing centers in Albania in October where men rescued at sea en route to Italy will be processed for asylum. It’s a move which the hard-right administration says will combat human trafficking and allow in only
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