August 2021

EU to recommend reinstating Covid-related travel restrictions on US, reports say

August 30, 2021 4:06 AM CNN, Adonis Albright

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Sugam Pokharel, Aya Elamroussi and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN The European Union is expected to recommend on Monday that member states…

Fact check: Conservative tweeters falsely claim Biden didn’t show up at Dover to honor troops’ remains

August 30, 2021 4:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Daniel Dale On Saturday night, an entirely false claim about President Joe Biden went viral among conservatives on Twitter. “Our heroes were…

After months, Egypt frees reporter, activist, YouTube star

August 30, 2021 3:54 AM The Associated Press

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Two Egyptian lawyers say that authorities released an online comedian, a journalist and a political…

Elizabeth Holmes’ trial is set to begin: Here’s what you need to know

August 30, 2021 3:42 AM CNN

CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder and former CEO of Theranos, is set to go to…

Elizabeth Holmes’ trial is set to begin: Here’s what you need to know

August 30, 2021 3:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder and former CEO of Theranos, is set to go to trial this week, more…

Lawyers seek ICC probe into alleged war crimes in Yemen

August 30, 2021 3:40 AM The Associated Press

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Human rights lawyers representing hundreds of victims of Yemen’s civil war are…

Google and Apple’s next regulatory headaches are looming across the Pacific

August 30, 2021 3:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh and Jake Kwon, CNN Business Google and Apple are catching heat for their app store and payments practices in Asia Pacific. Less than…

As many as 5 rockets were fired on Kabul airport, says US official

August 30, 2021 3:29 AM CNN

CNN By Alex Marquardt and Jessie Yeung, CNN As many as five rockets were fired at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Monday local…

5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California

August 30, 2021 3:25 AM CNN

CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably…

5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California

August 30, 2021 3:25 AM CNN

CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably…

5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California

August 30, 2021 3:25 AM CNN Newsource

By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably won’t…

5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California

August 30, 2021 3:25 AM CNN

CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably…

Universal Studios sets opening for first theme park in China

August 30, 2021 3:18 AM The Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — Universal Studios says it will open its first theme park in China in September after six years of construction. The company said…

Casi el 40% de la población mundial está al menos parcialmente vacunada. Así va la tasa de vacunación contra el covid-19 en estos países de América Latina

August 30, 2021 3:12 AM CNN Newsource

Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — El 39,7% de la población mundial ha recibido al menos una dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19. La tasa…

Records rebut claims of unequal treatment of Jan. 6 rioters

August 30, 2021 3:04 AM The Associated Press

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press Some people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and their…

Records rebut claims of unequal treatment of Jan. 6 rioters

August 30, 2021 2:59 AM The Associated Press

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press Some people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and their…