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Month: March 2022

Biden’s budget proposal includes billions to counter Russian aggression and new tax on wealthiest Americans

By Nikki Carvajal and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden unveiled his fiscal year 2023 budget proposal on Monday, and while it includes increased funding for security and reduces the deficit, officials admit inflation could continue to cause problems for the overall economy. At a White House event to announce the budget, Biden said that

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DeSantis signs controversial bill restricting certain LGBTQ topics in the classroom

By Devan Cole and Tina Burnside, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed legislation banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, approving the controversial measure that opponents have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. HB 1557, titled the “Parental Rights in Education” bill, was given final passage by Florida’s

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La Academia “condena” las acciones de Will Smith en los Oscar e inicia una “revisión formal” del incidente

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La dirección de la Academia de las Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas publicó un comunicado en el que condenó las acciones de Will Smith, ganador del premio al Mejor Actor, luego de que el protagonista de “King Richard” irrumpiera en el escenario y abofeteara a Chris Rock en la ceremonia de los Oscar

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Extraordinary Antarctica heatwave, 70 degrees above normal, would likely set a world record

By Caitlin Kaiser and Angela Fritz, CNN Scientists were shocked this month when a research station in Antarctica reported extraordinarily warm weather. The temperature at Concordia Research station atop Dome C on the Antarctic Plateau — typically known as the coldest place on Earth — surged to an astounding 11.3 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-11.5 Celsius) on

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Biden says he was ‘expressing my outrage’ but not making a policy change when he said Putin ‘cannot remain in power’

CNN By Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak and Alex Marquardt, CNN President Joe Biden reiterated on Monday that he was not announcing a change in US policy when he had said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” — a remark that caught American and international officials off-guard, sending the White House into clean-up

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Esta adolescente logró entrar a 49 universidades de Estados Unidos: “Estoy emocionada por un nuevo comienzo”

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una estudiante de último año de secundaria de Georgia ha recibido cartas de admisión de 49 universidades y más de US$ 1 millón en ofertas de becas. Makenzie Thompson, de 18 años, originalmente no planeaba postularse a más de 50 universidades. Pero, después de asistir a ferias universitarias y recibir

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