Thailand launches yacht quarantine scheme
All visitors to Thailand must currently spend 14 days in quarantine on arrival, but now they can choose a more luxurious way to wait it out —…
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La variante de coronavirus identificada por primera vez en el Reino Unido parece ser más mortal en los datos recientemente publicados
(CNN) — La variante de coronavirus B.1.1.7, que se identificó por primera vez en el Reino Unido, está asociada con un riesgo estimado de 64%…
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Los paÃses ricos vacunan a 1 persona por segundo, mientras que la mayorÃa de naciones más pobres no han aplicado ni una vacuna
(CNN) — Los paÃses ricos están vacunando contra el covid-19 a una persona cada segundo, mientras que la mayorÃa de las naciones más pobres aún…
Continue Reading El destino de la pandemia depende de la actuación de los estadounidenses en las próximas semanas, advierte la directora de los CDC
(CNN) — Casi uno de cada 10 estadounidenses, más de 32 millones de personas, están ahora completamente vacunados contra el covid-19, según datos…
Continue Reading Texas levanta este miércoles el mandato que obliga a usar mascarilla en el estado: esto es lo que sabemos
(CNN) — A partir de este miércoles, los texanos ya no estarán bajo el mandato estatal de usar mascarillas en público, pero no deberÃan…
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Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse in fatal Kenosha protest shootings pushed back to November
Prosecutors and a defense attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse agreed to move the start of Rittenhouse’s trial in fatal shootings during protests in…
Continue ReadingStarbucks is launching a new cold brew line in grocery stores
Starbucks wants you to buy more of its coffee at the grocery store. So it’s offering up something more on-trend than the bottled Frappucinos of…
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Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak will perform at the Grammys
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak will be performing at the Grammys. The Recording Academy has invited the pair’s new group, Silk Sonic, to the…
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Our pandemic nightmare is almost over. We should all thank the US government
One year after it began, the Covid-19 pandemic nightmare is nearly over. With millions of Americans getting vaccinated each day and the imminent…
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Cambio de horario: cuándo cambia la hora en EE.UU., México y otros paÃses en 2021
(CNN Español) — Dependiendo de en qué parte del mundo estés, es probable que en unos dÃas tengas que ajustar la hora en tu reloj por el…
Continue ReadingBlack journalists say UK media ‘in denial’ about racism
More than 160 journalists of color have rebuked a UK media industry body for claiming that racism played no part in coverage of Meghan, Duchess of…
Continue Reading Equatorial Guinea explosion witness says dynamite blast devastation akin to aftermath of ‘an atomic bomb’
A woman who witnessed the aftermath of the explosions that rocked Equatorial Guinea has said the scenes resembled the detonation of an atomic bomb.…
Continue Reading This Covid long-hauler is afraid to take a shower a year after her infection because of the amount of hair she has lost
March 26 marks the one-year anniversary of Lauren Thomas Mandel’s Covid-19 infection — and she and her family are still feeling the…
Continue ReadingHouse to take final vote on Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic plan
The House of Representatives is slated to take a final vote Wednesday to approve President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan,…
Continue Reading Ryan Murphy addresses complaint from Naya Rivera’s father over college fund promise
Ryan Murphy has spoken out after being accused of not following through on a promised college fund for Naya Rivera’s young son.…
Continue Reading Clorox se prepara para volver a la normalidad vendiendo toallitas a las empresas
Nueva York (CNN Business) — Clorox recibió un gran impulso de los consumidores preocupados que limpiaban continuamente las superficies de sus…
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‘People have to eat’: Farm workers now eligible for coronavirus vaccine
Click here for updates on this story GOLDSBORO, North Carolina (WRAL) — North Carolina farmers and farm workers are…
Continue Reading Hija de capo el Mencho se declarará culpable ante corte estadounidense
(CNN Español) — Jessica Johanna Oseguera González, hija del lÃder de Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias el…
Continue ReadingClorox prepares for a return to normal by selling wipes to businesses
Clorox got a huge boost from worried consumers continually wiping down surfaces at home during the height of the pandemic. But now that more people…
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Los cheques de estÃmulo podrÃan llegar rápidamente, pero los desempleados pueden tener que esperar para recibir subsidios
(CNN) — Se espera que el proyecto de ley de ayuda de covid de US$ 1,9 billones que el presidente Joe Biden defendió incluso antes de asumir el…
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Gov. to sign bill banning natural hair discrimination
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A law that bans natural hair discrimination is set…
Continue ReadingStarbucks is launching a new cold brew line in stores
Starbucks wants you to buy more of its coffee at the grocery store. So it’s offering up something more on-trend than the bottled Frappucinos of…
Continue ReadingThe US added 379,000 jobs in February, signaling the recovery is finally gaining steam
The US economy added 379,000 jobs last month, far more than economists had expected, signaling the labor market recovery is finally gaining steam.…
Continue ReadingAmericans’ wages have gone up, but the news is not all good
The average paycheck for American workers has gotten bigger during the pandemic. Ordinarily that would be cause to jump for joy. But the reason for…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s unemployment problem is much worse than it seems
The national unemployment rate is masking how much some groups are still struggling in the pandemic economy. That’s why the Federal Reserve…
Continue ReadingOne year into the pandemic, America is still down nearly 10 million jobs
The American job market is nowhere near fixed. Nearly one year into the pandemic, the nation is still down nearly 10 million jobs. Another 745,000…
Continue ReadingGameStop shares surge more than 100%
GameStop shares climbed rapidly and were halted twice for volatility ahead of the closing bell Wednesday. The gaming retailer’s stock was…
Continue ReadingMichael Bolton wants you to break up with Robinhood. Yes, that Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton wants you to dump Robinhood. In the strangest twist yet in the already bizarre Robinhood saga, Bolton is singing about payment for…
Continue ReadingThe US economy was stronger than we thought last quarter. But it still wasn’t strong enough
The US economy fared ever so slightly better in the fourth quarter of 2020 than initially thought. The nation’s gross domestic product grew at…
Continue ReadingAmerican consumer spending jumped in January thanks to stimulus checks
US consumer spending jumped at its quickest pace since June as stimulus checks put more cash into Americans’ wallets. Incomes rose 10% in…
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Biden to announce plans to purchase 100 million more Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine doses, sources tell CNN
President Joe Biden will announce Wednesday that he is directing the US Department of Health and Human Services to purchase an additional 100 million…
Continue Reading Alaska opens vaccines to residents 16 and up, the first state to drop nearly all eligibility requirements
Alaska, one of the states leading the US in vaccinations, has made the Covid-19 vaccine available to any resident ages 16 and up. It’s the…
Continue Reading A Utah woman found a 19th century tombstone in the yard at her new house
A Utah woman’s new home came with an old mystery — a tombstone from the 1890s. Elise Armand was going through her storage shed over the…
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The voters the GOP wants to silence
From the passage of the 13th Amendment to the present, racial progress in America has often been prematurely celebrated. Fifty-six years ago this…
Continue Reading Texas authorities investigating allegations of racism and bullying of a 13-year-old by his classmates during sleepover
Texas school and law enforcement officials have launched investigations after videos surfaced showing a 13-year-old allegedly being bullied by…
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Scaramucci finds ‘great irony’ in Republicans opposing Biden’s rescue plan
Anthony Scaramucci is dumbfounded by the universal opposition among Republicans in Congress to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion America…
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Park rentals for soccer play in King City
KING CITY, Calif. (KION) King City will hold a meeting for residents who are interested in renting parks for soccer play throughout the year. …
Continue Reading Hawaii declares an emergency as flooding causes extensive damage, including bridge collapses
The state of Hawaii is under an emergency proclamation as the state struggles with widespread damage from flooding. Gov. David Ige signed the…
Continue Reading The world needs all the doctors it can get right now. This cancer patient is risking the time she has left to become one
Perched on her living room couch, cup of tea in hand, Krista Bose rattles off complex medical terms without the slightest hesitation, then pauses to…
Continue ReadingBiden’s German Shepherd has aggressive incident and is sent back to Delaware
The two German Shepherds belonging to President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden were returned to the Biden family home in Delaware last week…
Continue Reading Second death of official from Aung San Suu Kyi’s party raises fears of Myanmar military detention
An official from ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi‘s party has died in custody following alleged torture, the second such death while in…
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Trump’s clash with GOP over using his name in fundraising ignites midterm worries
Donald Trump’s push to route his supporters’ money through his own political apparatus, rather than traditional Republican campaign…
Continue ReadingHouse GOP struggles over conservative hardliners’ tactics: ‘It’s a pain in the a**’
House Republicans are engaged in an internal struggle over how to assert their power with their robust minority, with a small contingent of…
Continue ReadingSpeedy vaccines are boosting King Dollar
Heading into 2021, most of Wall Street was in agreement: the US dollar, which spiked a year ago as Covid-19 sent markets into a tailspin, was poised…
Continue Reading As pandemic lockdowns swept the US, here’s how some found the silver linings
Many of us are looking back through our phone’s camera roll right about now, reminiscing on where we were this time last year. We all have a…
Continue ReadingMeghan formally complained to ITV about Piers Morgan’s comments
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex made a formal complaint to British broadcaster ITV relating to Piers Morgan’s comments about her, following the…
Continue ReadingMedia freedom fight threatens to escalate UK-China tensions
Beijing has summoned Britain’s ambassador to China over an article she wrote on press freedom, escalating a bitter row between the two…
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How pandemic unfolds from here depends on how Americans act in critical weeks ahead, CDC director warns
Nearly one in 10 Americans — more than 32 million people — are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to data from the Centers…
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Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 10 de marzo: Hoy podrÃa aprobarse finalmente el nuevo paquete de estÃmulo por covid-19
¿Quiénes sufren más efectos por la vacuna? Conoce el ABC del TPS para venezolanos. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el dÃa. Primero la…
Continue ReadingHere’s what we know so far about the massive Microsoft Exchange hack
Many security experts remain alarmed about the large, Chinese-linked hack of Microsoft’s Exchange email service a week after the attack was…
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