By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — A grassroots movement’s call for Americans not to shop at major chains for 24 hours in an “economic blackout” last week went viral — and now, its organizer is launching a weeklong boycott against Amazon that starts Friday. John Schwarz, the 57-year-old founder of The People’s Union
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A striking new visualization made by climate scientist Zeke Hausfather unfurls like a flower blooming in the spring, its colors moving from blue to red. It may look beautiful but what it reveals is an alarming picture of a heating planet. The graphic shows the increase in daily global
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Malala Yousafzai has returned to her hometown in Pakistan, 13 years after she was shot in the head by the Taliban. The 27-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner shared a picture of herself in the stunning landscape of northern Pakistan on social media, saying it was the first time she
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Two US Army soldiers and a former soldier were arrested Thursday, accused in indictments of selling military secrets to buyers in China, according to the Department of Justice. The two US Army active-duty soldiers were identified as Jian Zhao and Li Tian, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, in Washington
Continue ReadingHelen Regan, CNN Los líderes europeos han prometido rearmar el continente en unas históricas conversaciones de emergencia celebradas después de que Estados Unidos amenazara con romper 80 años de garantías de seguridad por la trayectoria de la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania. Desde que asumió el cargo en enero, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Employment growth rebounded in February as the US economy added 151,000 jobs, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday. The unemployment rate, however, edged up to 4.1% from 4% the month before. The labor force participation rate slipped as well. Employment growth came in a little under
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad – the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections. The execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, by the South
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — For Daniela Pintor-Mendoza, the efforts to abolish diversity, equality and inclusion initiatives in higher education literally hit home. The University of Iowa sophomore has been part of a campus housing option known as a living learning community where students interested in Latino culture and experiences
Continue ReadingWYFF, SOUTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS, FAMILY HANDOUT, CNN By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad – the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections.
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Gene Hackman died of causes related to cardiovascular illness and was probably alive for several days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of a rare disease in their secluded mountaintop home last week, investigators announced Friday, answering lingering questions in the once-mysterious deaths of the couple. The case has
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — As President Donald Trump prepares to order the dismantling of the Department of Education, the financial arm of the agency – which makes loans directly to borrowers and manages trillions of dollars in student debt – faces an uncertain future, with steep staff cuts and lack of communication exacerbating
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — For months, the tennis world has simmered with controversy in the wake of two doping cases involving top-ranking players: first, men’s player Jannik Sinner and months later, women’s player Iga Świątek. And when the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced on February 15 that Sinner had accepted a three-month ban
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — Trains to and from Paris were heavily disrupted following the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb early on Friday near the world’s third-busiest train station. Almost 500 trains were canceled and the disruption affected around 600,000 people at the Gare du Nord, the transport minister said.
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Hours after the last time the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks met, one of the most shocking trades in NBA history went down as LA acquired superstar Luka Dončić in a three-team deal that shook the league. On Thursday, the two teams faced each other again, this
Continue ReadingPor Joseph Ataman, CNN Los trenes con origen y destino en París sufrieron graves interrupciones tras el hallazgo, a primera hora del viernes, de una bomba de la Segunda Guerra Mundial sin detonar cerca de la tercera estación de tren más transitada del mundo. Casi 500 viajes en tren fueron cancelados y la interrupción afectó
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A slow-moving tropical storm has crossed Australia’s heavily populated eastern coast, lashing the region with damaging winds and heavy rain that’s forecast to fall for days to come. Cyclone Alfred, which weakened to a tropical low weather system on Saturday, seems to have spared the region the
Continue ReadingPor Jessie Yeung, CNN Cuando el rey Carlos se levanta por la mañana, ¿qué canciones elige para empezar el día? Es una mezcla de géneros a lo largo de décadas, según el nuevo programa de Apple Music y la lista de reproducción que el monarca ha elaborado: desde la leyenda del reggae Bob Marley hasta
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Architect Ricardo Scofidio, whose work co-designing museums, art venues and public spaces — including New York City’s famed High Line — reshaped America’s cultural landscape, has died age 89. A statement posted to the website of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the influential architecture practice he founded alongside wife Elizabeth
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — When King Charles gets up in the morning, what tunes does he select to start his day? It’s a mix of genres across decades, according to a new Apple Music broadcast show and playlist the monarch has curated – from reggae legend Bob Marley to the
Continue ReadingAnálisis por Stephen Collinson, CNN Fue la semana en la que la realidad empezó a alcanzar a la Casa Blanca. El presidente Donald Trump dejó claro en su discurso ante una sesión conjunta del Congreso el martes por la noche que no habrá tregua en su ritmo implacable, sus intentos de maximizar el Poder Ejecutivo
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