Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager accused of fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during the Jacob Blake protests in August, is under further scrutiny by authorities that could lead to his return to jail. Wisconsin prosecutors Wednesday asked to issue an arrest warrant for Rittenhouse, stating he violated his bail agreement by not disclosing
Continue Reading Boston’s mayor has placed his newly appointed Police Commissioner Dennis White on leave after an allegation of domestic violence from the late 1990s surfaced on Wednesday. In a statement provided to CNN, Mayor Marty Walsh said that these “disturbing issues” were not known by him or his staff, but “should have been at the forefront.”
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Another 779,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits on a seasonally adjusted basis in the last week of January, the Labor Department said Thursday. For yet another week, claims were nearly four times the level of the same period last year, before the pandemic brought the nation to a standstill. This underscores once again that
Continue Reading A US Marshal was shot while executing a search warrant for a wanted suspect at 6:15 a.m. on Thursday in Baltimore, police spokeswoman Lindsey Eldridge told CNN. US Marshals returned fire and killed the suspect, according to Eldridge. The marshal was taken to Shock Trauma hospital and his condition is unknown at this time, Eldridge
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More than half of Black adults in the US remain hesitant to get the Covid-19 vaccine and experts say new data underscores the need to prioritize equitable access and redouble efforts to build trust within communities. Respondents said they either don’t plan to get the shot or they are uncertain if they should or will
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden will visit the State Department Thursday to thank a workforce repeatedly maligned under the previous administration and present his broad vision for a foreign policy re-grounded in alliances and multilateral institutions. By making his first Cabinet agency trip to the State Department and not the Pentagon or CIA, Biden is aiming to
Continue Reading A question consumed CNN employees recently: Was the company’s president, Jeff Zucker, going to leave after the presidential inauguration? Zucker came quite close to exiting, according to associates, but decided to stay on. He told employees on Thursday morning that he will remain with CNN’s parent, WarnerMedia, through the end of the year. “The truth
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T.J. Osborne, the lead vocalist of Brothers Osborne, the band he formed with his brother John Osborne, has publicly shared for the first time that he is gay. The “Stay a Little Longer,” singer tells Time that while his close-knit Nashviile community knew for years, he is now ready to tell the world. “I’m very
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(CNN) — El fundador de Amazon Jeff Bezos dejará su cargo como presidente ejecutivo de la compañía a finales de este año y pasará a ser el presidente del directorio del gigante de comercio electrónico, anunció la empresa este martes. Lo que debes saber sobre Bill Gates Lo que debes saber sobre Carlos Slim, el
Continue Reading As vaccinations pick up speed and Covid-19 cases fall from their recent peak, economic data out of the United States looks increasingly promising. What’s happening: The Services PMI from the Institute for Supply Management, which uses surveys to track economic activity in the sector, just posted its highest reading in almost two years. “It was
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Cada 4 de febrero, se celebra el Día Mundial contra el Cáncer. El cáncer es la segunda causa de muerte en el mundo, según la Organización Mundial de la Salud. Tanto, que casi una de cada seis muertes en el mundo se debe a esta enfermedad. Es una enfermedad que se desarrolla al producirse cambios en
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In 1997, the year Amazon became a publicly traded company, CEO Jeff Bezos promised investors they would be in for a journey. Amazon would not chase short-term profits, he warned in a letter to shareholders. It would focus “relentlessly” on customers. It would act with urgency but prioritize long-term investments. And it would run a
Continue Reading Morgan Wallen is apologizing after a video surfaced in which he reportedly used a racial slur and profanities. The country singer, who in October was rescheduled from appearing on “Saturday Night Live” after breaking Covid-19 protocols, is seen on a video first posted by TMZ with a group outside of his Nashville home. “Take care
Continue Reading A US marshal was shot Thursday morning while serving an arrest warrant in Baltimore, according to a tweet from the Baltimore Police Department. The shooting happened in the 1400 block of N. Mount St. in Baltimore, the tweet said. This is a developing story and will be updated.
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In 1997, the year Amazon became a publicly traded company, CEO Jeff Bezos promised investors they would be in for a journey. Amazon would not chase short-term profits, he warned in a letter to shareholders. It would focus “relentlessly” on customers. It would act with urgency but prioritize long-term investments. And it would run a
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Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, apologized Thursday after comments he made suggesting women talk too much during meetings were leaked to the Japanese media. Mori, a former Prime Minister, made the comments at an Olympics board of trustees event Wednesday. When asked about the Japan Olympic Committee’s goal of increasing
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A single case of Covid-19 at a quarantine hotel in Melbourne has forced organizers of the Australian Open to quarantine 507 players, officials and support staff, just four days before the tennis championship is set to begin. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said late on Wednesday evening that a 26-year-old volunteer firefighter who had been working
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will transition from CEO to executive chair and pass the reins to Andy Jassy, a 24-year Amazon veteran, later this year, the company announced Tuesday. Though not as public a figure as Bezos, Jassy is an accomplished executive in his own right — having grown Amazon’s cloud segment, Amazon Web Services,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Han pasado más de dos años desde que Joe Dimeo podía sonreír. En julio de 2018, Dimeo, de 20 años en ese momento, se quedó dormido al volante de su automóvil en la Ruta 22 en Nueva Jersey. Perdió el control y el coche chocó contra la acera, volcando antes de estallar en
Continue Reading Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier, who is currently one of the few Black CEOs of a Fortune 500 company, is retiring in June, ending a nearly 30-year run with the company. The pharmaceutical giant announced the change Thursday, naming Chief Financial Officer Robert Davis as its new leader effective July 1. Frazier has served as Merck’s
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