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Month: February 2025

What’s open and closed on Presidents Day

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Many Americans enjoy a day off on the third Monday of February every year. That’s because it’s Presidents Day, officially named Washington’s Birthday in honor of America’s first president, George Washington (his actual birthday is February 22). The federal holiday has broadened to commemorate President Abraham Lincoln,

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‘Suppressing essential health information’: Some officials frustrated by Trump administration’s limits on health agencies

By Curt Devine, Majlie de Puy Kamp and Audrey Ash, CNN (CNN) — Canceled meetings, blocked webpages and limited updates on life-threatening diseases spreading across the country. These are some of the real-world implications caused by the vague and sweeping mandates President Donald Trump’s administration has imposed on federal health agencies in recent weeks amid

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Excluida de las conversaciones entre EE.UU. y Rusia sobre Ucrania, Europa planea su respuesta en cumbre de París

Por Helen Regan y Michael Rios, CNN Impactados por las conmociones causadas por la administración Trump la semana pasada, los líderes europeos están manteniendo conversaciones de emergencia en París para planificar una respuesta, mientras que funcionarios estadounidenses y rusos se preparan para mantener conversaciones en Arabia Saudita con el fin de debatir sobre el fin

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ANÁLISIS | Trump ofrece concesiones clave a Putin antes de las conversaciones de paz sobre Ucrania en Arabia Saudita

Por Stephen Collinson, CNN Vladímir Putin se muestra optimista ante las críticas conversaciones entre Estados Unidos y Rusia este martes en Arabia Saudita para poner fin a la guerra de Ucrania. La administración de Donald Trump puso fin al aislamiento internacional del presidente ruso, rompió la unidad occidental en el conflicto y sembró dudas sobre

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ANÁLISIS | ¿Está el Ejército chino realmente preparado para la guerra? Un nuevo informe cuestiona el armamentismo de Beijing

Por Brad Lendon, CNN China no está preparada para la guerra, según un polémico informe de un grupo de expertos estadounidenses, que afirma que la principal motivación del impulso expansivo del Partido Comunista en el poder para la modernización militar es mantener su control, no luchar contra un enemigo extranjero. Bajo el mandato del líder

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In from the cold? Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma spotted among top tech bosses who met China’s Xi

By John Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping hosted Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma and the country’s top tech executives in Beijing on Monday, in a meeting that signals officials could be steering the country in a more business-friendly direction after a yearslong regulatory crackdown. Besides Ma, the other tycoons in attendance

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Hundreds of FAA probationary workers fired by Trump administration, union says

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has started firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration probationary employees who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure, according to their union. An exact number of firings is not yet known, but the head of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO, said that “several hundred” workers started

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Meryl Streep makes first-ever ‘SNL’ appearance during 50th anniversary special

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ladies and gentlemen, Meryl Streep has finally made her “Saturday Night Live” debut. Streep has never hosted nor appeared on “SNL” before Sunday, when she made her first-ever appearance during the long-running sketch show’s starry 50th anniversary special. The three-time Oscar-winner joined a recurring “Close Encounter” sketch, featuring “SNL”

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