The United States is sending “airborne assets” to help search for the Indonesian submarine that went missing with 53 crew members on board, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Thursday. “We are deeply saddened by the news of Indonesia’s lost submarine, and our thoughts are with the Indonesian sailors and their families,” Kirby tweeted. “At
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(CNN Español) — El gobierno de Panamá dijo que está dispuesto a que la empresa privada importe vacunas contra el covid-19 siempre y cuando cumplan con una serie de requisitos, entre ellos, tener el registro y aprobación de la Dirección de Farmacias y Drogas del país, informó el ministro de Salud, Luis Francisco Sucre. El
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The families of George Floyd and Philando Castile joined mourners in Minneapolis on Thursday to bid farewell to Daunte Wright, a Black man whose death this month at the hands of a police officer prompted renewed cries for justice and accountability. In his eulogy for Wright, whom he called the “Prince of Brooklyn Center,” the
Continue ReadingThe senior US general responsible for US troops in the Middle East made clear Thursday that the US intends to maintain military influence and the ability to carry out air strikes in Afghanistan after American and NATO troops are withdrawn from the country later this year. With just more than a week until the withdrawal
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Glenn Close is up for an Oscar this Sunday for her role in the film “Hillbilly Elegy.” But in real life, the Academy Award nominee and Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe winner is busy shining the spotlight on mental health awareness. And for Close, it’s personal. “Most families are dealing with some aspect of mental
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Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post tabloid newspaper makes a very clear statement on Thursday: “GET VAXXED!” It is a laudable message — or at least it would be if the Post hadn’t been spending so much energy recently fear-mongering on the Covid-19 vaccines. The front page features those words next to a newly-vaccinated resident’s arm
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LeBron James tweeted, then deleted, a post about the killing of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant at the hands of Columbus police. The Ohio teen was killed Tuesday, about 30 minutes before the verdict was delivered in the killing of George Floyd. On Wednesday, James, an Ohio native, tweeted a photo of a Columbus police officer who
Continue Reading (CNN) — Este jueves, el helicóptero Ingenuity completó con éxito un segundo vuelo en Marte, y fue aún más desafiante que el primero. En esta ocasión, el Ingenuity voló de forma autónoma por casi 52 segundos y se elevó 4,9 metros en la atmósfera marciana. Después de un breve vuelo estacionario, se inclinó en un ángulo
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After being canceled and postponed for the first time in more than three decades the fair is a go. YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – The Yuma County Fair will return in October for its first fair ‘fall fest’. The Yuma County Fair’s social media page announced Wednesday that the fair fall fest is a go for
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A New York woman who was attacked in her driveway is hoping for answers, as police try to hunt down the man who threw a cup of acid in her face. Nafiah Ikram, 21, was in the driveway of her Elmont home on March 17, when a man approached her from behind and threw a
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Cher and a four-year elephant rescue mission she led is the focus of a new documentary, “Cher & the Loneliest Elephant.” Now streaming on Paramount+ in honor of Earth Day, the film takes audiences through the singer’s journey to save and protect a 36-year-old elephant named Kaavan from captivity in Pakistan last November. Kaavan was
Continue ReadingRepublican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver the GOP response following President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress next Wednesday. The decision will give Scott, the lone Black Republican senator and the lead Republican negotiator on Congress’ policing reform efforts, a prominent national platform from which to speak to the
Continue Reading James Cameron appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Wednesday, sitting in front of an editing suite in which there was a new “Avatar” on the screens. Cameron was in production in Wellington, New Zealand, and said the next “Avatar” film will feature a lot more water. “A lot of our scenes are
Continue Reading (CNN) — Tanto Xi Jinping como Vladimir Putin participaron este jueves en la gran cumbre climática del presidente Joe Biden, a pesar de las desaveniencias diplomáticas e incluso personales que existen entre los líderes de Estados Unidos, China y Rusia. El objetivo de la cumbre es lograr compromisos serios para la reducción de las emisiones
Continue Reading (CNN) — Puede que el rover Perseverance esté estacionado en un mirador de Marte para capturar cualquier vuelo del helicóptero Ingenuity durante las próximas dos semanas, pero no está perdiendo el tiempo. Este martes, el rover convirtió con éxito parte del abundante dióxido de carbono en Marte en oxígeno como primera prueba de su instrumento
Continue Reading Neighbors on Thursday described a chaotic scene of North Carolina deputies trying to serve a warrant, a car pulling away and shots fired — leaving one man dead. The shooting took place Wednesday morning in a working-class neighborhood of Elizabeth City in the northeastern corner of the state. The Pasquotank County Sheriff Office said Wednesday
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The families of George Floyd and Philando Castile joined mourners in Minneapolis on Thursday to bid farewell to Daunte Wright, a Black man whose death this month at the hands of a police officer prompted renewed cries for justice and accountability. In his eulogy for Wright, whom he called the “Prince of Brooklyn Center,” the
Continue ReadingA sweeping bill to overhaul policing practices in the United States still faces an uncertain future — in large part because the two sides remain at sharp odds over whether to make it easier to criminally prosecute officers. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the lead GOP negotiator, opposes Democratic efforts to lower the legal standard
Continue Reading (CNN) — Si estás embarazada y enfermas de covid-19, hay un mayor riesgo de consecuencias negativas tanto para ti como para tu bebé, según un nuevo estudio publicado este jueves en JAMA Pediatrics. Futuras madres con un diagnóstico de covid-19 en 18 países diferentes tenían un mayor riesgo de sufrir resultados adversos, como preeclampsia, infecciones,
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