BP Chief Rodney Scott, who supported Trump’s wall, resigns
Scott’s resignation comes as Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Friday
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A bipartisan infrastructure plan has a breakthrough in Congress — but it’s not over yet
By Lauren Fox and Phil Mattingly, CNN The massive breakthrough Wednesday night on infrastructure breathes new life for President Joe Biden’s hope of a bipartisan agenda that could cement his legacy as a dealmaker and open the door to more breakthroughs down the line, but it also is just the beginning of a fraught, multi-week
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Canada Goose goes fur-free
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Canada Goose is icing out the fur trims on its jackets. The luxury clothier said Thursday it will stop buying fur by the end of this year and cease manufacturing fur products no later than the end of 2022. Since the company’s founding in 1957, wild coyote fur was the
Continue ReadingWhy airfares will likely keep getting more expensive
Opinion by Khalid Usman and Bruce Spear for CNN Business Perspectives Probably nothing speaks more to the post-pandemic economic recovery in the United States than the dramatic rise in demand for leisure air travel over the past several months. Since the number of passengers began steadily increasing in March, US airlines have found themselves besieged
Continue ReadingWhy Garland and DOJ haven’t charged anyone with sedition for the US Capitol riots
By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent In the weeks after the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, the Justice Department looked at the possibility of pursuing charges under the rarely used seditious conspiracy law. Since then, and particularly since the start of the Biden administration, skepticism among top officials has made that possibility increasingly
Continue ReadingOldest ever shark attack victim discovered, dating back 3,000 years
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Researchers have discovered what they say is the earliest direct evidence of a shark attack on a human, with the sea creature inflicting some 790 injuries on a man 3,000 years ago. Experts from the University of Oxford made the discovery while studying the remains of an adult male excavated from
Continue ReadingOldest ever shark attack victim discovered, dating back 3,000 years
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Researchers have discovered what they say is the earliest direct evidence of a shark attack on a human, with the sea creature inflicting some 790 injuries on a man 3,000 years ago. Experts from the University of Oxford made the discovery while studying the remains of an adult male excavated from
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Palestinian activist dies during ‘brutal beating and arrest’ by Palestinian Authority security forces
By Andrew Carey and Abeer Salman, CNN A well-known Palestinian critic of the Palestinian Authority (PA) has died in police custody in Hebron, sparking angry condemnation from leading figures in the West Bank and beyond. The family of Nizar Banat said 20 armed Palestinian soldiers stormed the family home in Hebron at 3:30 a.m. Thursday,
Continue ReadingIt’s your last chance to see a supermoon this year with the ‘strawberry’ moon
By Sarah Molano and Ashley Strickland, CNN The last supermoon of 2021 — the “strawberry” full moon — will rise Thursday. Viewers will see a large golden (sorry, not strawberry-colored) moon for two to three nights, according to EarthSky. This supermoon becomes completely full at 2:40 p.m. ET on Thursday afternoon. It won’t be fully
Continue ReadingIt’s your last chance to see a supermoon this year with the ‘strawberry’ moon
By Sarah Molano and Ashley Strickland, CNN The last supermoon of 2021 — the “strawberry” full moon — will rise Thursday. Viewers will see a large golden (sorry, not strawberry-colored) moon for two to three nights, according to EarthSky. This supermoon becomes completely full at 2:40 p.m. ET on Thursday afternoon. It won’t be fully
Continue ReadingHere’s how Biden’s Infrastructure plan would impact key areas of American life
By CNN staff The nation’s infrastructure is sorely in need of repair. It recently earned a C- score from the American Society of Civil Engineers, which said an additional $2.6 trillion in funding is required over the next decade. President Joe Biden is pitching his plan as an investment to benefit communities of color, rural
Continue ReadingA ‘tough nut to crack’: States race to vaccinate young adults against Covid-19
By Jen Christensen, CNN With more than 84% of all eligible people in Vermont having had at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, no one would blame health officials if they wanted to take it easy, but the easy path is not a part of Dr. Michael Levine’s pandemic plans. The Vermont health commissioner says he’s
Continue Reading¿Quién era John McAfee? 6 claves sobre la turbulenta vida del magnate del software de antivirus
Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — Estados Unidos, Belice, Guatemala, España; detenciones, evasión fiscal, candidatura presidencial, intento de deportación, espera de extradición y, este miércoles, su muerte en una prisión española. La vida de John McAfee, el controvertido fundador del software homónimo, empresa con la cual ya no estaba afiliado, ha incluido múltiples países, acusaciones judiciales
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5 things to know for June 24: Infrastructure, Covid, Afghanistan, Capitol, Canada
By AJ Willingham, CNN An extraordinary heat wave could hit the northwestern US this weekend, with triple-digit temperatures all the way up to Oregon. To make matters worse, people in some of these places may not have AC, since such record-breaking temps are almost unheard of. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up
Continue ReadingMark Hoppus, cantante y bajista de Blink-182, anuncia que está en tratamiento contra el cáncer
olivertapia (CNN) — El cantante y bajista de Blink-182, Mark Hoppus, se está sometiendo a quimioterapia para el cáncer, dijo el miércoles en sus cuentas de redes sociales. Hoppus dijo en Twitter que está recibiendo tratamiento, pero no reveló el tipo de cáncer que tiene. «Durante los últimos tres meses he estado recibiendo quimioterapia para
Continue ReadingPolémica arbitral empaña la victoria de Brasil sobre Colombia en la Copa América
olivertapia (CNN) — Brasil mantuvo su récord perfecto en la Copa América 2021 con una victoria por 2-1 sobre Colombia, pero fue un resultado empañado por la polémica. El árbitro argentino Néstor Pitana estuvo en el centro de la controversia. Y no es la primera vez en su carrera. Después de que el delantero del
Continue ReadingTrae Young scores 48 points as Atlanta Hawks beat Milwaukee Bucks in Eastern Conference finals opener
By George Ramsay, CNN Trae Young scored a career playoff high 48 points as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 116-113 in the opening game of the NBA Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday. The tight game swung in Atlanta’s favor when Clint Capela put his team ahead with 29.8 seconds left to play, before
Continue ReadingEl expresidente filipino Benigno Aquino muere a los 61 años
olivertapia (CNN) — El expresidente de Filipinas Benigno Aquino III falleció el jueves a la edad de 61 años tras ser hospitalizado en Quezon City, informaron medios estatales. Popularmente conocido como «Noynoy», Aquino fue el decimoquinto presidente del país, sirviendo de 2010 a 2016 luego de la muerte de su madre, expresidenta e ícono de
Continue ReadingNCAA plans to have temporary student athlete compensation measures in place by July 1
By Jill Martin and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The NCAA plans to implement interim measures that would allow college athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness (NIL). The measures are intended to be in place by July 1, NCAA president Mark Emmert said in a memo sent to member schools and obtained by CNN
Continue ReadingToobin on Supreme Court ruling: I was struck by Kavanaugh’s opinion
CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin weighs in after the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that student athletes can receive education-related payments, in a case that could reshape college sports by allowing more money from the billion-dollar industry to go to the players.
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