US-China talks could end up inflaming trade tensions
Senior officials from the United States and China are meeting in person on Thursday for the first time since US President Joe Biden took office. But…
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Arizona Democrat reintroduces bill to protect sacred Apache site from planned copper mine
An Arizona House Democrat reintroduced legislation this week to permanently protect a sacred Apache site in the state from a mining company…
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3.4 magnitude earthquake reported near Pinnacles
The USGS reports that there was a 3.5 magnitude earthquake Thursday…
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Taiwan urges citizens not to change their name to ‘salmon’ to get free sushi
Sushi is a favorite meal for many people around the world, but some residents in Taiwan are going to extraordinary lengths to get their hands on it…
Continue ReadingThis quirky discount chain wants to open 180 new stores this year
Five Below wants to win more teen shoppers with novelty stores and cheap prices. The toy, game, room decoration and tech accessory store targets…
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Exclusiva: El expresidente de Brasil Lula da Silva insta a Biden a convocar una cumbre de emergencia sobre covid-19
Sintoniza CNN el jueves a las 3 pm ET para ver la entrevista exclusiva completa de Christiane Amanpour con el expresidente de Brasil Luiz Inácio…
Continue Reading Es seguro usar la vacuna de AstraZeneca, dice regulador europeo tras preocupaciones por coágulos. ¿Cómo recobrar la confianza del público?
Londres (CNN) — El regulador de medicamentos de la Unión Europea ha llegado a la conclusión de que la vacuna Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 es…
Continue ReadingFBI releases new video footage of officers being assaulted at the US Capitol
The FBI released on Thursday several new video clips of violence toward police during the Capitol riot, as investigators…
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Why hate crime data can’t capture the true scope of anti-Asian violence
There has been a marked rise in anti-Asian violence across the United States, an issue that once again rattled a community on edge after the Tuesday…
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Russia reacts angrily after Biden calls Putin a ‘killer’
The Kremlin has reacted angrily to US President Joe Biden‘s remarks that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is “a killer,” calling the…
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CDC reviews study suggesting it is safe to reduce 6ft. rule to 3ft. in classrooms
A new study suggests that reduced physical distancing policies could potentially be implemented in school…
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Shelter in place lifted after search for Santa Cruz chase suspect
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office reports that a shelter in place is issued for the area around…
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Low-dose aspirin can reduce the risk of ICU admission and death of Covid-19, researchers say
Low-dose aspirin may help protect the lungs and reduce the need to put patients on ventilators, researchers reported Wednesday. The cheap and widely…
Continue ReadingEx-DC police chief says Ron Johnson is ‘part of the problem’ in nation’s racial tensions
A former chief of Washington, DC’s police force on Thursday condemned Sen. Ron Johnson after the Wisconsin Republican last week suggested that…
Continue ReadingTop Biden officials to sit down with Chinese counterparts in Alaska
Two of the Biden administration’s top national security officials will sit down with their Chinese counterparts Thursday — a key first…
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‘I saw myself.’ Asian business owners are scared and wary after Atlanta spa shootings
Tran Wills couldn’t talk Wednesday about the shootings at Atlanta spas a day earlier without breaking down sobbing. “I saw myself in…
Continue ReadingPeloton warns owners to keep kids away from their treadmills after a child dies
Peloton is warning owners to keep their children away from their treadmills after an accident involving its Tread+ in which a child died. CEO John…
Continue ReadingThis discount store is targeting tweens and teens with cheap prices and novelty items
Five Below wants to win more teen shoppers with novelty stores and cheap prices. The toy, game, room decoration and tech accessory store targets…
Continue ReadingAlexi McCammond will no longer join Teen Vogue as editor in chief
Alexi McCammond is out as editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue before she officially started the job, she and the magazine’s owner announced Thursday.…
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Suspect in Marina Walmart stabbing turns himself in
The Marina Police Department said Eli Jose Perez Quezada, the suspect in a stabbing at the Walmart store…
Continue Reading Hear the Perseverance rover’s wheels crunch across the Martian surface
We first heard the sounds of Martian wind and a laser zapping rocks on Mars. Now, the Perseverance rover has returned audio of itself driving across…
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Tanzania’s President John Magufuli who urged citizens ‘to pray coronavirus away’ has died
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, the country’s vice president announced in a televised address…
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Casu marzu: The world’s ‘most dangerous’ cheese
The Italian island of Sardinia sits in the middle of the Tyrrhenian Sea, gazing at Italy from a distance. Surrounded by a 1,849-kilometer coastline…
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The victims of the spa shootings highlight the vulnerability of working-class Asian women as Asian Americans face rising fears
At least two of the eight people killed at Atlanta-area Asian massage spas Tuesday lived in the same spa where they worked, Georgia state Rep. Bee…
Continue ReadingBiden orders flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Atlanta shooting victims
President Joe Biden has ordered the American flags at the White House and on other federal ground be flown at half-staff as “a mark of respect…
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Foster care workers seek mentors for foster kids
Hundreds of children across the central coast are currently waiting for a home to call their own, even if…
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Biden administration finalizing plans to send millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Canada and Mexico
The Biden administration is finalizing plans to send millions of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses stockpiled and waiting for official usage…
Continue Reading La Casa Blanca confirma que hay conversaciones para enviar 2,5 millones de vacunas AstraZeneca a México y 1,5 millones a Canadá
Washington (CNN) — La secretaria de Prensa de la Casa Blanca, Jen Psaki, confirmó el jueves que Estados Unidos tiene 7 millones de dosis listas de…
Continue ReadingJanuary 6 fallout: Congress stalls on independent probe while House GOP-Capitol security tension grows
Top Republicans in the House have repeatedly clashed with US Capitol security officials during closed-door meetings in recent weeks, as GOP lawmakers…
Continue ReadingToys ‘R’ Us is gone. This discount chain wants to fill the void
Five Below wants to win more teen shoppers with novelty stores and cheap prices. The toy, game, room decoration and tech accessory store targets…
Continue Reading Kyoto Protocol Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement reached in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997, mandating that industrialized nations cut their greenhouse…
Continue Reading A man is found guilty of keeping live sharks in his pool and offering them for sale online
Seven sandbar sharks now swim the waters of the New York Aquarium at Coney Island. Their new digs are definitely more spacious than their previous…
Continue Reading Justin Bieber, el antes y el ahora de una estrella
(CNN Español) — Rara vez salgo de Hollywood para realizar una entrevista, pero hace once años, cuando me ofrecieron la oportunidad de conversar…
Continue Reading EU regulator declares AstraZeneca safe for use after clotting concerns. Will anyone take it?
The European Union’s medicines regulator has concluded that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is safe to use after several EU countries…
Continue ReadingGoogle doubles down on office space despite the rise in remote work
Google is the latest tech company to commit to more office space despite the ongoing pandemic and the rise of remote work. On Thursday, Google said…
Continue ReadingSenate narrowly confirms Xavier Becerra as Health and Human Services secretary
The Senate narrowly confirmed Xavier Becerra to be the Health and Human Services secretary on Thursday, giving the…
Continue Reading Es seguro usar la vacuna de AstraZeneca, dice regulador europeo tras preocupaciones por coágulos
Londres (CNN) — El regulador de medicamentos de la Unión Europea ha llegado a la conclusión de que la vacuna Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 es…
Continue Reading Crece una cadena de supermercados de Amazon. Y no, no es Whole Foods
(CNN) — Cuatro años después de que Amazon comprara Whole Foods, el gigante del comercio electrónico da otro impulso importante en la venta de…
Continue ReadingGoogle is doubling down on office space in big cities
Google is the latest tech company to commit to more office space despite the ongoing pandemic and the rise of remote work. On Thursday, Google said…
Continue ReadingTo save the planet, Tide wants you to quit using warm water for laundry
Doing your laundry with cold water can help save the planet, and maybe save you some money along the way. That’s the message from Tide in a…
Continue Reading Asteroids named after African American, Hispanic and Native American astronauts
Your name up in the sky and among the stars. Sounds like something out of a glamorous Hollywood movie, but it’s a reality for 27 space…
Continue Reading Ryan Reynolds just watched ‘Green Lantern’ for the first time and had some thoughts
Ryan Reynolds had never seen “Green Lantern” until Wednesday, when he decided to view it for the first time and tweet all about it.…
Continue Reading Dead Sea Scroll fragments found in desert cave
Dozens of fragments of a Dead Sea Scroll bearing biblical text have been found by archaeologists working in the Judean Desert, the Israeli government…
Continue Reading ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ shows Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’ wasn’t a blip
Marvel has seemingly cracked the code for its streaming efforts, seizing on underdeveloped threads and relationships from its blockbuster movies and…
Continue ReadingRichard Branson launches campaign to end the death penalty
Virgin Group founder Richard Branson is calling for a permanent end to capital punishment around the globe, and he wants more business leaders to get…
Continue ReadingHouse to take up immigration bills amid influx of migrants crossing US-Mexico border
House Democrats are expected to vote on two separate bills on immigration Thursday, marking the first time Congress will vote on a pathway for…
Continue Reading The final Airbus A380 superjumbo makes its first flight
Nearly 16 years after the world’s largest passenger airliner first took to the skies, the last ever Airbus A380 superjumbo has completed its…
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Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. votará sobre proyectos de ley de inmigración en medio de la gran afluencia de migrantes que cruzan la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México
(CNN) — Se espera que los demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes voten este jueves dos proyectos de ley separados sobre inmigración, lo que…
Continue ReadingBiden speech on Covid-19 vaccination progress comes at a critical juncture
President Joe Biden on Thursday will address the progress his administration has made to reach his goal of getting 100 million coronavirus vaccines…
Continue ReadingAtlanta mayor believes race played role in spa shooting suspect’s motive
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms believes race played a role in the motive of the suspected shooter who allegedly killed eight people, including…
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