The $450M painting that continues to stir scandal
The “Salvator Mundi” — the world’s most expensive painting — is also the subject of a $1B battle between a Russian oligarch and a Swiss art dealer, which is set to heat up again.
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Black classical artists are turning the pain of the Tulsa Race Massacre into music
By AJ Willingham, CNN It’s hard to see art in the smoldering aftermath of the Tulsa Race Massacre, when White Americans destroyed a wealthy Black community in 1921, killing dozens and leaving entire city blocks in ashes. It’s hard to see triumph in the innumerable chapters of racism, bondage and hatred that have darkened our
Continue ReadingChina’s cargo spacecraft docks with space station module
Story by Reuters China’s cargo spacecraft, carrying supplies, equipment and propellant, docked with the space station’s key module Tianhe on Sunday, the official news agency Xinhua reported. The Tianzhou-2, or “Heavenly Vessel” in Chinese, autonomously rendezvoused and docked with Tianhe at 5:01 a.m. Beijing time, Xinhua said Sunday. It blasted off via a Long March-7
Continue ReadingAtlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna arrested on domestic violence charges, police say
By Jacob Lev, CNN Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna was arrested Saturday after police in an Atlanta suburb responded to a report of an assault and saw him grabbing a woman by the neck and throwing her against a wall. According to a press release from the Sandy Springs Police Department, officers responding to a
Continue ReadingThis New York hotel is offering a 40% discount to anyone named James
By Alessandra Freitas, CNN Anyone named James — that being a first or last name — just got one extra reason to visit New York City this year. The hotel James New York-NoMad is celebrating its fourth anniversary by giving 40% off stays of four nights or more to those carrying its namesake. As one
Continue ReadingTens of thousands protest in Brazil demanding Bolsonaro’s impeachment and better vaccine access
By Marcia Reverdosa and Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN Tens of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets Saturday to voice their frustrations with President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis, in what appeared to be the largest protests the country has seen since the pandemic began last year. Demonstrators in some of the country’s largest
Continue Reading Las Vegas police ask for help to identify boy found dead on a trail after woman misidentifies him as her son
By Jennifer Henderson, Kay Jones and Cara-Lynn Clarkson, CNN Authorities in Las Vegas are asking for the public’s help to identify a boy found dead on a trail near the city, after a woman mistakenly identified him as her son. The body of the boy, believed to be between the ages of 8 and 12,
Continue ReadingServicio postal de España finalizó su campaña de sellos inspirados en el color de la piel: los sellos más claros eran los más caros
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Solo tres días después de su lanzamiento, Correos, el servicio postal de España, puso fin a una campaña de sellos postales ampliamente criticada que estaba inspirada en diferentes tonos de piel tras ser acusada por perpetuar el racismo. El servicio postal administrado por el gobierno presentó a principios de esta
Continue Reading 7 people are presumed dead after a small plane crashed into a lake near Nashville
By Hollie Silverman, CNN Seven people are presumed dead after a small plane crashed into a lake near Nashville on Saturday, authorities said. The victims were identified in a press release issued Saturday night by the Rutherford County Government as William J. Lara, Gwen S. Lara, Jennifer J. Martin, David L. Martin, Jessica Walters, Jonathan
Continue ReadingAsí se siente caminar por el espacio
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Cuando los astronautas se aventuran fuera de la Estación Espacial Internacional para realizar caminatas espaciales, lo más importante que tienen que hacer es concentrarse.Esto puede parecer sencillo, pero imagina que intentas concentrarte en una serie de tareas memorizadas mientras sales de una esclusa y llevas un traje espacial de 136 kilos,
Continue ReadingCadena venezolana de centros comerciales celebra su aniversario con un prematuro Black Friday
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Un Black Friday en mayo tuvo lugar en Caracas este viernes, en el marco del aniversario número 23 de la cadena de centros comerciales Sambil, con sedes en Caracas, Valencia, Margarita, Maracaibo, San Cristóbal, Barquisimeto y Paraguaná. También en las tiendas ubicadas fuera de Venezuela, en Madrid, Curazao
Continue Reading One dead and six wounded in Miami shooting
By Kay Jones, CNN One person has died and six others wounded after a shooting late Friday in Miami, police said. Officers responding to gunshot detection system alerts in Wynwood shortly before midnight found several people with what appeared to be gunshot wounds, Miami Police Department spokeswoman Kiara Delva said. Some shooting victims arrived at
Continue Reading Daughter of ‘Moneyball’ writer and former MTV correspondent killed in car accident
By Hollie Silverman and David Williams, CNN Dixie Lewis, the daughter of “Moneyball” writer Michael Lewis and former MTV correspondent Tabitha Soren, died in northern California last week, the author said in a statement to a local news outlet. Lewis, 19, and her boyfriend, Ross Schultz, 20, were killed in a car accident, according to
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A tragedy high on a mountain was a wake-up call for China’s booming marathon industry
By Nectar Gan, CNN When Zhang Xiaotao set off last weekend on a 100-kilometer (62-mile) ultra-marathon through the jagged mountains of northwestern China, he didn’t know he was embarking on one of the deadliest journeys in the country’s sporting history. Zhang is the lone survivor of the six athletes who were leading the race on
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Heffernan Memorial prepara $20K en becas para estudiantes
Cinco estudiantes de Imperial Valley College (IVC) y 15 estudiantes de último año recién graduados de Calexico High School (CHS) recibirán becas de $1,000 cada uno a través del Heffernan Memorial Health District.
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The incredible rise of Samoa’s first female Prime Minister-elect, and the man still standing in her way
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Samoa’s first female Prime Minister-elect has had a strange inaugural week in office. When Fiame Naomi Mata’afa turned up to the Pacific island nation’s Parliament on Monday to be sworn in, she found the building locked. The 64-year-old went ahead with the oath-taking ceremony anyway — inside a tent on Parliament
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B.J. Thomas, ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head’ singer, dies at age 78
By Andy Rose, CNN B.J. Thomas, whose smooth voice made him a country and pop crossover success, died Saturday of complications from lung cancer, his publicist said. He was 78. Thomas first came to prominence with a cover of the Hank Williams standard “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” spending 13 weeks on the Billboard
Continue Reading Heffernan Memorial prepares $20K in student scholarships
Five Imperial Valley College (IVC) students and 15 recently graduated seniors from Calexico High School (CHS) are set to earn $1,000 scholarships each through Heffernan Memorial Health District.
Continue Reading Memorial Day weekend is first maskless holiday in over a year for many Americans as mandates lift
By Aya Elamroussi and Jason Hanna, CNN Travel is up, Covid-19 cases are down, and vaccines have been put in many arms. The coronavirus pandemic isn’t over, but Memorial Day weekend is set to look more like it did before the virus upended life more than a year ago. Americans Saturday were experiencing their first
Continue Reading Demonstrators gather outside Nashville hat store that offered ‘not vaccinated’ yellow Star of David badges
By Melissa Alonso, CNN The owner of a Nashville hat store is being accused of anti-Semitism after announcing the sale of yellow Star of David badges, similar to the ones Nazis forced Jews to wear during the Holocaust, which read “NOT VACCINATED.” Nashville’s hatWRKS posted a photo on Instagram on Friday announcing the sale of
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