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At least 27 students kidnapped as armed men storm Nigeria school
At least 27 students were abducted Wednesday when armed men raided a state-run school in Niger State, north-west Nigeria, a government official told…
Continue ReadingWendy’s is heating up the chicken sandwich wars with this new item
Wendy’s is heating up the fried chicken sandwich wars — quite literally this time. The newest entrant into the poultry clash is a Jalapeño…
Continue Reading Fears for dozens of students after armed men storm school in Nigeria
At least 27 students were abducted Wednesday when armed men raided a state-run school in Niger State, north-west Nigeria, a government official told…
Continue ReadingChinese drone company EHang shares plunged 63% after fraud claim
Investors are dumping shares in Chinese drone maker EHang, after a short-seller accused the US-listed company of fraud. Shares of the Nasdaq-listed…
Continue ReadingApplebee’s thinks it knows the way to your heart: Cheeto-flavored wings
Applebee’s is launching a new online-only brand. The main menu item? Cheeto-flavored wings. Customers can start ordering from Cosmic Wings,…
Continue ReadingThe curious story behind the pandemic’s weirdest chart
Americans are spending less on their credit cards since the pandemic started. But, unlike other economic data points that are inching towards…
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OPINIÓN | El juicio político a Trump fue un error de cálculo
Nota del editor: David Bittan Obadia es abogado, escritor, analista de temas políticos e internacionales, columnista del diario El Universal de…
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Biden brings compassion, centrism and a big-time vaccine promise at CNN town hall
As he gently told a traumatized 8-year-old girl, “Don’t be scared, honey. Don’t be scared,” Joe Biden showed that the days of…
Continue Reading The Los Angeles school board slashes its police force and diverts $25 million to services for Black students
Los Angeles schools are reorganizing the police agency responsible for school safety to combat systemic racism against Black students. The Board of…
Continue Reading An American family stuck in Gaza for months due to Covid restrictions finally leaves: ‘It was hell’
An American family visiting Gaza say they were left “stranded in a hellish situation” for months due to the coronavirus pandemic and a…
Continue Reading High school sweethearts die of Covid-19 hours apart after one last family video call
Blanca Estela Rodriguez looked at her husband of almost 50 years as he lay sedated. Juan had a tube coming from his mouth and a machine was breathing…
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‘Behind Her Eyes’ is a twisty drama that earns its time in front of your eyes
The less you know about “Behind Her Eyes” going in the better, and while the Netflix drama feels slow-going at first, patience has its…
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Up to 90 healthy volunteers to be exposed to Covid-19 in world first trial
The world’s first Covid-19 human challenge study will begin within a month in the UK, deliberately exposing up to 90 healthy young people to…
Continue ReadingUS retail sales jump 5.3% in January
Retail sales increased sharply last month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday, beating economists’ expectations and marking their first…
Continue Reading Joseph Lieberman Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Joseph Lieberman, former United States senator from Connecticut. Personal Birth date: February 24, 1942 Birth…
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Emma Stone is downright mean in new trailer for ‘Cruella’
Emma Stone channels meanness perfectly in the new trailer for Disney’s “Cruella.” The movie focuses on a young version of the…
Continue Reading Gwyneth Paltrow reveals she had Covid-19 and is suffering from ‘brain fog’
Gwyneth Paltrow reveals she had Covid-19 early on in the pandemic, and is still suffering from some lingering effects. On her Goop website, Paltrow…
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‘Terrified’ UN envoy issues warning on Myanmar as protesters face down military
Concerns are growing over the potential for violence in Myanmar as anti-coup protesters urge supporters to take to the streets en masse, in defiance…
Continue ReadingCitibank can’t get back $500 million it wired by mistake, judge rules
After committing one of the “biggest blunders in banking history,” Citibank won’t be allowed to recover the almost half a billion…
Continue Reading An army of parasitic wasps has been deployed to battle moths inside a British stately home
An army of tiny, parasitic wasps will be unleashed inside the English stately home where Anne Boleyn was born, in order to hunt out and eradicate…
Continue Reading Nadal pierde frente a Tsitsipas en el Abierto de Australia
(CNN) — El tenista español Rafa Nadal fue derrotado por el griego Stéfanos Tsitsipas en el primer Gran Slam de la temporada, el Abierto de…
Continue Reading The gaming world often overlooks players of color. This new studio is changing that
At age nine, Nicodemus Madehdou moved from Monrovia, Liberia to Philadelphia and discovered how video games could connect him to a new culture.…
Continue ReadingBrianna Keilar joins ‘New Day,’ three anchors move to afternoons in CNN schedule revamp
CNN is making a series of programming changes in April, starting with a move to the mornings by Brianna Keilar. The new schedule was announced on…
Continue Reading Rusia vacuna a Latinoamérica contra el coronavirus: así fue cómo la vacuna Sputnik V se extendió por la región
(CNN) — Rusia se está convirtiendo en un importante proveedor de vacunas contra el covid-19 para América Latina, una medida que podría tener…
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Why families stuck inside together just text each other all day
Early in the pandemic, Jane Cox Childress brought her teenage son warm cookies at his desk during a remote learning session. She received a text…
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Rafael Nadal stunned by remarkable comeback as Stefanos Tsitsipas dumps him out of Australian Open
Rafael Nadal will have to wait to win his 21st grand slam and etch his name into the history books after a stunning comeback from Stefanos Tsitsipas…
Continue ReadingWhat does Warren Buffett see in Chevron?
Many investors are increasingly hesitant to hold shares of oil and gas companies as a global energy transition gathers steam. Not Warren Buffett.…
Continue Reading South Africa scraps AstraZeneca, pivots to Johnson & Johnson vaccine
South Africa has offered its stock of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines to the African Union, a senior health official said, as the country pivots…
Continue ReadingBurger King will replace its chicken sandwich as competition grows fierce
Burger King doesn’t want to come out a loser in fast food’s chicken sandwich wars. So it’s planning an upgrade. The chain said…
Continue ReadingNestlé is selling its Poland Spring, Deer Park and Arrowhead bottled water brands
Nestlé will sell its North American bottled water business, including Poland Spring, Deer Park, Ozarka and Arrowhead, in a $4.3 billion deal as it…
Continue ReadingHopes for DC statehood rise with Democrats back in power
Advocates fighting for Washington, DC, to become the 51st state are more hopeful than ever that they’ll achieve statehood with Joe Biden in the…
Continue ReadingExplainer: What is the Ku Klux Klan Act cited in lawsuit against Trump
The Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee has filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump that cites a little-known…
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These voters pressed Biden on key issues. Here’s what they said about his answers.
President Joe Biden was pressed on a range of issues Tuesday evening as he fielded questions from voters during a CNN town hall in Milwaukee. The…
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos overtakes Elon Musk to become the world’s richest person again
Jeff Bezos has reclaimed his title of world’s richest person, ending Elon Musk’s roughly six-week reign atop the list. Musk lost about…
Continue ReadingWarren Buffett sells JPMorgan Chase stock and buys Verizon
It appears that Warren Buffett is souring on the financial sector’s prospects, and that the Oracle of Omaha also has a newfound interest in Big…
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Biden reassures 2nd grader afraid of getting Covid-19: ‘Don’t be scared, honey’
President Joe Biden at a Tuesday CNN town hall sought to reassure a second grader worried about getting Covid-19, telling her that young children are…
Continue ReadingFormer Biden coronavirus advisers push White House to more widely recommend use of N95 masks
Several members of President Joe Biden’s former coronavirus advisory board are urging his administration to more widely recommend and mandate…
Continue Reading Rapper’s arrest sparks protests in Catalonia
Protesters took to the streets in Barcelona and Girona, in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region, on Tuesday night following the dramatic…
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Confused by guidelines on quarantine after vaccination? You’re not alone
Fully vaccinated people can now skip quarantine even if they’ve been exposed to Covid-19, according to new guidelines from the US Centers for…
Continue Reading Artwork made of 5,000 images captured over 13 years to go on sale in auction house first
A collage comprised of 5,000 images taken over the course of 13 years by digital artist Beeple will become the first of its kind to go under the…
Continue Reading ¿Qué es la Cuaresma y en qué fecha se celebra?
(CNN) — La Cuaresma es una temporada de oración y penitencia en la iglesia cristiana y un período de preparación para la temporada de Pascua. Se…
Continue Reading ¿Qué es Miércoles de Ceniza y por qué se hace ayuno?
(CNN Español) — “Polvo eres y en polvo te convertirás”. “Conviértete y cree en el evangelio”. Esas frases, pronunciadas por sacerdotes…
Continue Reading Black History Month: Marsha P. Johnson
The late Marsha P. Johnson is celebrated today as a veteran of the Stonewall Inn protests, a pioneering transgender activist and a pivotal figure in…
Continue Reading Los demócratas y Biden preparan proyecto de ley que proporcionaría un camino hacia la ciudadanía para inmigrantes indocumentados
(CNN) — La administración de Biden, junto con los demócratas del Capitolio, se está preparando para develar esta semana una legislación que…
Continue ReadingRight-wing justices think religion is under siege. Will the full Supreme Court follow?
The Supreme Court has increasingly exempted religious believers from government regulations, and it is clear by their statements that individual…
Continue Reading Vaccine rollout is a much-needed win for UK after bungling its pandemic response
Last May, Steve Bates’ phone rang. The UK was in the midst of its first national lockdown — there was a stay-at-home order, schools and…
Continue Reading Nigerian entrepreneur Obinwanne Okeke jailed for 10 years in $11m email scam
Celebrated Nigerian entrepreneur Obinwanne Okeke has been jailed for 10 years by a US federal court for masterminding an $11 million cyber fraud on a…
Continue Reading Case against American woman accused of killing a UK teenager can go ahead in the US, judge rules
A judge in the United States on Tuesday ruled that a civil claim for damages against Anne Sacoolas — the woman accused of killing 19-year-old…
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5 things to know for February 17: Winter weather, Biden, Covid-19, Trump, China
If you’re among the fortunate folks who have survived Covid-19, you might have your Neanderthal ancestors to thank. Here’s what you need…
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