(CNN Business) — El frenesí de GameStop en Wall Street tiene a los inversores y a gran parte de internet embelesados, como una buena película de terror. Todo el mundo sabe que la perdición está a la vuelta de la esquina para algunos jugadores clave. Unos pocos afortunados saldrán fortalecidos y puede que el monstruo
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Two decades ago, Secretary of State Colin Powell popularized the “Pottery Barn rule” of invading foreign countries: “You break it, you own it.” Today the Republican Party has been broken by members of its paranoid fringe, like the freshman Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Now they own it. CNN’s review this week of hundreds of
Continue ReadingA trio of Democratic lawmakers is urging the US Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies to address the racial disparities in Covid-19 vaccinations and collect the demographic data of people receiving the shot to ensure vulnerable communities are not left behind. In a letter addressed to HHS acting Secretary Norris Cochran,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — En Brasil, un operativo del gobierno rescató en los últimos días a unas 110 personas que estaban en condiciones laborales que las autoridades describen como «similares a la esclavitud». La Policía Federal informó este jueves en un comunicado que la denominada «Operación Rescate» comenzó la semana pasada, continúa en curso y fue
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A traffic accident left an elderly Yuma man dead Wednesday night.
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It sure didn’t feel like Anthony Dowe’s lucky day when he accidentally hit two deer with his brand-new car. But a few hours later, the North Carolina man checked his lottery tickets and discovered he’d won a $2 million Mega Millions prize. Dowe had been on his way to work Saturday — the day after
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The Senate voted Thursday to break a GOP filibuster and advance the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas to be President Joe Biden’s secretary of Homeland Security after Republicans objected to efforts to quickly install a critical leader of the country’s national security apparatus. Now that the nomination has successfully cleared that procedural hurdle, a final vote
Continue Reading Berlín (CNN) — La comisión de vacunas de Alemania recomendó que la vacuna contra el coronavirus desarrollada por AstraZeneca y la Universidad de Oxford no se administre a personas mayores de 65 años, dijo el jueves el Ministerio del Interior alemán. El Comité Permanente de Vacunación (STIKO) del Instituto Robert Koch de Alemania (RKI), la
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden firmó un memorándum presidencial el jueves para revertir las restricciones de acceso al aborto en el país y en el extranjero impuestas y ampliadas por el gobierno de Trump. El memorándum «revertirá el ataque de mi predecesor al acceso a la salud de las mujeres», dijo Biden a periodistas
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Germany’s vaccine commission said the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine should not be given to people older than 65 years, amid a bitter dispute between the European Union and the drugmaker over delayed supplies. The Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) at Germany’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the country’s main public health authority, found there is insufficient data
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – La ivermectina, una medicina contra parásitos, es ampliamente recomendada en Latinoamérica como protección contra el coronavirus. Esto no está científicamente comprobado. La Administración de Medicamentos y Alimentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) no recomienda usarla como prevención contra el covid-19. En este episodio, el doctor Elmer Huerta explica cómo
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Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has removed dozens of Facebook posts from 2018 and 2019 in which she endorsed fringe conspiracy theories and repeatedly indicated support for executing prominent Democratic politicians. Searches of Greene’s Facebook show the posts from 2018 and 2019 have been removed. Links saved by CNN’s KFile during a review of hundreds
Continue Reading The home of Emmett Till, the African American teen whose murder became an important catalyst in the civil rights movement, has been granted landmark status by the Chicago City Council. In 1955, Emmett traveled to Mississippi to visit his great uncle. It was during this visit that Till was accused of whistling at Carolyn Bryant,
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday slammed House Republican leaders for not doing more to rebuke GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia over her shocking rhetoric and past statements, saying the focus must be on leadership. “What I’m concerned about is the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives, who is willing to overlook, ignore
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Half of US states fail to offer basic protections for LGBTQ people, according to a report by the country’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group.
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met Thursday at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, where the two Republicans discussed strategy for winning the House majority in next year’s mid-terms, according to a readout of the meeting provided by Trump’s Political Action Committee Save America.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Thursday that she’s committed to addressing the concerns of her colleagues over security but said that effort is hampered because “the enemy is within the House of Representatives,” referencing the rhetoric and behavior of some Republican members of Congress.
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Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican and a fierce Trump defender, won’t run for the US Senate next year to fill the seat of the retiring GOP Sen. Rob Portman, according to a spokesperson for his congressional campaign.
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PSA Airlines, one of American Airlines’ largest operators of regional flights, has been “temporarily grounded” by the Federal Aviation Administration for an inspection issue on nearly all of its planes, according to an internal email obtained by CNN.
Continue ReadingThe wave of backlash facing 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump has turned their 2022 primaries into tests of how long Trump, now out of office, can hold the stage in Republican politics — and whether GOP voters are willing to turn the midterms into tests of loyalty to him.
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