Motorcycle racer Ana Carrasco from broken back to victory in only eight months
Motorcycle racer Ana Carrasco is a trailblazer for women in motorsport. In September 2020, Carrasco suffered the kind of injury that normally end…
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Boosted by the federal stimulus, these virtual learning companies are fighting to keep their new place in US education
By Katie Lobosco, CNN If parents weren’t familiar with Canvas or Schoology before the pandemic, they likely are now. The two biggest remote…
Continue ReadingHow pollsters are trying to fix election polls after 2020
By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director Polls in the final weeks of the 2020 election campaign were farther off the mark from the election results…
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Suspected gunman and 2 others killed in shooting at a Houston motel, police say
By Madeline Holcombe and Joe Sutton, CNN A shooting at a Houston motel Sunday night left two people and a suspected gunman dead and two others…
Continue ReadingZoom buys Five9 in $14.7 billion deal to prepare for a post-pandemic world
By Rob McLean and Michelle Toh, CNN Business Zoom, the video-conferencing platform that became hugely popular during the Covid-19 pandemic, is…
Continue ReadingEl tiroteo cerca del Nationals Park vuelve a centrar la atención en otro fin de semana de violencia armada en EE.UU.
olivertapia (CNN) — Una serie de tiroteos durante el fin de semana en Chicago, Filadelfia, Washington y otras ciudades estadounidenses…
Continue ReadingAbout two dozen reports of mysterious health incidents on US personnel in Vienna
By Kylie Atwood There have been about two dozen reports of symptoms of mysterious health incidents similar to the “Havana syndrome” among…
Continue ReadingAustria investigating reports of ‘Havana syndrome’ among US diplomats
Austrian authorities are investigating reports that US diplomats in Vienna have experienced symptoms of a mystery illness known as Havana Syndrome.…
Continue ReadingFINA reconsiders Soul Cap swimming cap ban
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) is reconsidering its ban on a swimming cap for natural Black hair for Tokyo 2020 after an outpouring of…
Continue ReadingEU politicians urge Olympics to lift ‘exclusionary’ ban on swim cap for natural Black hair
Exclusive by Luke McGee, CNN An anti-racist group of members of the European Parliament have accused the global sports community, including the…
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5 things to know for July 19: Covid-19, extreme weather, gun violence, DACA, Austria
By Dominic Rech, CNN There are some real winners from record-high car prices. (But, hint: It’s not automakers.) Here’s what you need to…
Continue Reading Dry storms could impact a span of 1000 miles across the West
Lightning and gusty winds from dry storms are forecast for vast area from the Pacific to the Canadian border. CNN Meteorologist Karen Maginnis tells…
Continue Reading Austria investigating reports of ‘Havana syndrome’ among US diplomats
Austrian authorities are investigating reports that US diplomats in Vienna have experienced symptoms of a mystery illness known as Havana Syndrome.…
Continue Reading Bash asks Surgeon General if Fox News disinformation is killing people
In the wake of the Biden administration accusing social media platforms of killing people for allowing the spread of disinformation and…
Continue Reading Fareed compares the pandemic to the 2008 global crisis
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria gives his take on why the global coordination between governments following the 2008 financial crisis yields important lessons…
Continue Reading Picturesque German town now choked with mud and debris
The streets of Altenahr, Germany, or what remains of them, are buried under mud, with cars wedged between collapsed buildings and piles of debris.…
Continue Reading Toobin: This is what’s maddening about the DACA fight
A federal judge in Texas ruled that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Obama-era program shielding certain undocumented immigrants from…
Continue ReadingThe UK travel rules are changing again
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN The UK travel rules have gone through many changes over the past few weeks. Just days after new destinations were added…
Continue ReadingThe UK travel rules are changing again
Oksana Pysik, a global health expert at University College London, discusses British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ending the legal obligation to wear…
Continue ReadingSix British athletes forced to self-isolate in Tokyo after close contact with Covid-19 case on flight to Games
By Jacob Lev, CNN Six British athletes and two staff members are self-isolating after coming into close contact with an individual who tested…
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