[ad_1] CNN — A Virginia school superintendent was fired Tuesday, a day after a report from the state accused him of lying about a sexual assault involving a student in May 2021. The special grand jury report, conducted by the office of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, also criticized former …
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[ad_1] New York CNN — Nineteen-year-old Isabella Zaldaña dreams of becoming a nurse. And as a student at this city’s selective Manhattan Hunter Science High School, she was on her way. But she often had to pinch herself to stay awake in class. “I would nap throughout the day, instead …
Read More »Reuters: Former Theranos COO sentenced to nearly 13 years
[ad_1] CNN Business — Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the former chief operating officer of failed blood testing startup Theranos, was sentenced Wednesday to nearly 13 years in prison for fraud. It marks an end to the stunning downfall of a high-flying Silicon Valley company that resulted in the rare convictions of two tech executives. “There …
Read More »Xi Jinping: Chinese president lands in Saudi Arabia amid tensions with US
[ad_1] CNN — Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on Wednesday for a multiple-day visit, China’s official news agency Xinhua reported, amid frayed ties between the two countries and the United States. Saudi state TV showed Xi walking down the steps of his presidential aircraft …
Read More »Priyanka Chopra Jonas says she is finally earning as much as her male co-star
[ad_1] CNN — Priyanka Chopra Jonas says she is finally earning as much as her male co-star, after two decades in the movie industry. In an interview with the BBC, the actress and activist revealed that she never had “pay parity” in all the years she worked in Bollywood. Chopra …
Read More »A growing push to fix pulse oximeters’ inaccurate readings in people of color: ‘We are many shades of brown’
[ad_1] CNN — As a triple threat of respiratory illnesses – flu, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV – sweeps the United States, emergency departments are using one small tool more than usual to monitor whether a patient needs oxygen: the pulse oximeter. “We’re in the midst of …
Read More »UK tries to shore up energy supply with US deal
[ad_1] London CNN Business — Britain has agreed a new energy partnership with the United States that aims to end its reliance on Russia and lower soaring energy costs. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the partnership in a statement on Wednesday. He said the aim was to double the …
Read More »As China moves away from zero-Covid, health experts warn of dark days ahead
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Hong Kong CNN — China’s zero-Covid policy, which stalled the world’s …
Read More »In wake of baby formula crisis, critical report recommends major food safety changes at FDA
[ad_1] CNN — To help prevent outbreaks of food-related illness and problems like the formula shortage that left many parents in the US without adequate access to food for their babies, the US Food and Drug Administration needs a clearer mission and a different kind of leadership, and it has …
Read More »TSMC ups its Arizona chipmaking investment to $40 billion ahead of Biden’s visit
[ad_1] New York CNN Business — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is upping its investment in the United States, announcing Tuesday that it’s building a second semiconductor factory in Arizona and raising its investment there from $12 billion to $40 billion. TSMC’s plans come as tensions between Washington and Beijing are …
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