Banks are scrambling to protect their back office workers from India’s Covid surge
Big banks and accounting firms do most of their business in New York, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. But they wouldn’t be able to function…
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Twitter’s new subscription product could include ad-free journalism
Twitter, known for instant and short-form expression, is investing more in the media business and long-form journalism. The company announced Tuesday…
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Liz Cheney is not shying from this fight
Liz Cheney is striking a nerve. Over and over again. Purposefully and with force. Donald Trump sends an email saying the election was stolen, and…
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‘It’s like having a concussion,’ says Boston Celtics’ Evan Fournier of lingering Covid-19 side effects
Boston Celtics wing Evan Fournier has compared the long-term side effects of Covid-19 to a concussion, saying he has “been feeling really…
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May the 4th be with you and other pop culture holidays
Before you get to Cinco de Mayo, May the Fourth be with you. It’s that time again when “Star Wars” aficionados (read…
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$3M bond set for Arizona man accused in deadly police chase
A $3 million bond has been set for a man arrested on suspicion of leading police on a high-speed vehicle chase in metro Phoenix last week in which an…
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La FDA autorizará la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer para niños de 12 a 15 años la próxima semana, dice un funcionario
(CNN) — La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) está preparada para autorizar la vacuna contra…
Continue Reading El covid-19 causó una de cada tres muertes en Brasil en lo que va del año
Sao Paulo, Brasil (CNN) — Desde que comenzó este año, un tercio de todas las personas que murieron en Brasil fueron vÃctimas del covid-19.…
Continue Reading Lo que debes saber sobre Bill Gates
(CNN) — He aquà un vistazo sobre la vida de Bill Gates, cofundador de Microsoft, quien este lunes anunció su separación de Melinda Gates. Datos…
Continue Reading When a market bubble isn’t the end of the story
From the price of stocks to ethereum, it’s no secret that markets continue to look extremely frothy. What’s happening: The S&P 500…
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Mexico City metro overpass collapses onto road; 23 dead
An elevated section of the Mexico City metro collapsed and sent a subway car plunging toward a busy boulevard late Monday, killing at least 23 people…
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Why we ‘may not get to zero’ on Covid
President Joe Biden predicted a return to some normalcy “by the end of the summer” on Monday, but health experts are increasingly…
Continue Reading El sudeste de EE.UU. enfrenta la amenaza de más tormentas y tornados
(CNN) — Después de una noche tranquila, se espera que el martes traiga un clima severo al sudeste de Estados Unidos, que ya ha sido azotado por…
Continue Reading Las vacunas están ayudando a reducir las cifras de covid-19 en EE.UU. Pero el virus ahora está afectando más a un grupo de estadounidenses
(CNN) — Los casos y muertes diarios de covid-19 en Estados Unidos son ahora aproximadamente una quinta parte de lo que eran durante sus picos…
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France kept classrooms open ‘at all costs.’ At a school where 20 pupils lost loved ones, some say the price was too high
Grace was full of hope as she entered the final stretch of high school. The 16-year-old was two years away from graduating, and she wanted to make…
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Texas judge mulls whether to dismiss NRA’s bankruptcy petition
For nearly a month, attorneys have argued over whether the National Rifle Association’s petition to file for bankruptcy in Texas should be…
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Judge postpones Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial until the fall in light of new charges
A federal judge on Monday agreed to delay until the fall the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell to provide the defense team more time to…
Continue Reading ‘It’s like having a concussion,’ says Boston Celtics’ Evan Fournier of lingering Covid-19 side effects
By George Ramsay, CNN Boston Celtics wing Evan Fournier has compared the long-term side effects of Covid-19 to a concussion, saying he has…
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Vaccines are helping bring down US Covid-19 numbers. But the virus is now hitting one group of Americans harder
Health and state leaders are focusing on younger Americans, who polls show are least likely to say they want a…
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5 things to know for May 4: Covid, immigration, US military, opioids, South China Sea
May the Fourth be with you! A clever Star Wars pun has turned into a holiday for fans of the franchise, but exactly how it got started is still a bit…
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