By Lisa Respers France, CNN It was a heavy Mother’s Day surprise on “Red Table Talk” when Willow Smith rounded up her mom’s former metal band for a performance. Jada Pinkett Smith appeared thrilled when her daughter reunited her with Wicked Wisdom, the nu metal band Pinkett Smith founded in 2002. The Mother’s Day episode
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN Fans of the HBO blockbuster TV series “Game of Thrones” can now get a look at the first official images from the upcoming prequel “House of the Dragon.” The new series is based on George R.R. Martin’s book “Fire & Blood” and covers the history of House Targaryen some 300 years
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A urologic surgery resident in Pennsylvania is raising money to help India as it battles a horrific Covid-19 outbreak. Ruchika Talwar, a 28-year-old resident at the University of Pennsylvania, said she and a group of area physicians have raised almost $500,000 in one week to help send supplies directly to state-run hospitals in India that
Continue Reading US President Joe Biden’s administration said Wednesday it would support the easing of patent rules on Covid-19 vaccines, potentially expanding global supplies, as a devastating wave envelops India and calls grow louder for rich countries to narrow the gap with the developing world. Biden had promised to support such waivers as a candidate ahead of
Continue ReadingAs Americans continue to get vaccinated daily, business is returning to normal on Capitol Hill — even though some lawmakers have not been vaccinated. Republican House members who are physicians are trying to persuade Americans who may be hesitant to get vaccinated in a new public service announcement released Tuesday. The PSA encouraging people to
Continue ReadingFor embattled Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, politics has always been a family affair. The No. 3 member of House Republican leadership is the mother of five children, from 15 to 27 years old. Her youngest son, Richard, is named after her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney. For the GOP congresswoman, her career in
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Health officials say COVID vaccines, Moderna, and Pfizer have proven to be highly effective against the variants first spotted in Brazil, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
Continue Reading Asian Americans are often labeled as a singular group, but the fastest growing population in the US is far from a monolith — and their complex history and cultures are often glossed over. While they have been in America since the nation’s infancy, Asian Americans continue being harmed by stereotypes like the “model minority” as
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s use of emergency powers to make far-reaching policies during the pandemic was upheld Wednesday by state appellate judges who rejected a lower court finding that the Democrat had done too much unilaterally.
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A tour bus on its way to the Grand Canyon was speeding when it flipped on its side, killing one passenger while injuring dozens.
Continue ReadingCovid-19 restrictions are loosening and new federal aid money is on the way, yet major productions of the Nutcracker ballet, a classic hallmark of the holiday season, could yet be put on hold for a second year in a row. Dance companies from Boston to Los Angeles remain unsure if live performances will take place
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(CNN Español) — La bandera mexicana ondea a media asta. La Ciudad de México está de luto. El trágico accidente en el que colapsó un tramo de la Línea 12 del metro elevado de la capital se ha cobrado la vida de al menos 25 personas y dejó decenas de heridos. Enrique Bonilla, sobreviviente del
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Vaccinations could soon open up for children 12 to 15 years old, a development that could be key to protecting the United States against Covid-19 as overall vaccination rates slow. “High school kids, in particular, are known to be just about as susceptible and just about as good at passing along this virus as other
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Will we see a pandemic baby boom? Maybe not. The US birth rate fell more than 6% in the last quarter of 2020, which includes the first weeks babies conceived in the early days of the pandemic would have been born. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue ReadingThe Black diplomat who was handed a set of keys in the State Department parking garage by a White colleague who seemed to assume he worked there, not in the offices above, and could fetch her car. The young Latina in tears after an older White diplomat counseled her on being “too vibrant.” Her boss,
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By Ben Morse, CNN There were six fights in the opening period of the New York Rangers’ clash with the Washington Capitals game on Wednesday night as a controversy between the two sides rumbled on. There was bad blood between the teams after Monday’s game in which Capitals enforcer Tom Wilson committed a series of
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los adultos jóvenes ahora están timoneando el curso de esta pandemia como los mayores propagadores del coronavirus. Pero muchos dicen que no planean vacunarse, lo cual tiene mayores consecuencias de lo que creen. «Realmente necesitamos vacunar a las personas de 20 a 49 años porque ellos son los que están impulsando la pandemia
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– La Unión Europea podría seguir los pasos de Estados Unidos y apoyar la exención de la protección de la propiedad intelectual sobre las vacunas contra el covid-19. Así lo anunció este jueves la presidenta de la Comisión Europea, Ursula von de Leyen, quién mostró su voluntad para “discutir cualquier propuesta que sirva
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La alcaldesa de Bogotá, Claudia López, quien este miércoles pidió apoyo de fuerza pública por las fuertes protestas en la ciudad, dijo en Conclusiones que tanto los policías como los manifestantes son los mismos jóvenes humildes. López explica que la pandemia ha exacerbado los problemas de pobreza y desempleo previos y que
Continue ReadingSenior Democrats are treading carefully around Justice Stephen Breyer these days, worried that a progressive push to get him to retire could either anger him or come off as overtly political — in either case potentially dashing their hopes of getting a young new liberal on the Supreme Court in his place. The clock is
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