Washington segretario di Stato Antony Blink spoke to his workforce for the first time as top US diplomat, telling them that “it’s a new day for America; it’s a new day for the world.”
Blinken says he aims to create a more diverse State Department
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Washington Secretary of State Antony Blinken will launch a diversity initiative to make the US' oldest Cabinet agency look more like America itself, an effort he is framing as a national security imperative to make t...
US sprinter Grant Holloway breaks the world record for the indoor 60m hurdles in Madrid
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US track and field athlete Grant Holloway just broke the world record for the indoor 60-meter hurdles. Holloway, 23, set the record Wednesday in Madrid during the indoor track and field World Championships by runni...
He had to drop out of Morgan State for financial reasons. Now he’s given $20 million to the university
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Vuoi più ispirazione, notizie positive? Iscriviti a The Good Stuff, una newsletter per il bene della vita. Illuminerà la tua casella di posta ogni sabato mattina. Two years after Calvin Tyler first enrolled at Morgan State ...
In prima mondiale, La Germania condanna un ufficiale del regime siriano per crimini contro l'umanità
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Berlino Un tribunale tedesco ha condannato un ex ufficiale del regime siriano per crimini contro l'umanità, in un primo processo in assoluto contro persone legate al governo a Damasco. Ex ufficiale dell'intelligence Eyad al-Gharib, 44, w ...
Czech free-diver breaks ice-swim world record
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Czech free-diver David Vencl swam nearly 81 metres (265.75 ft) beneath the ice on Tuesday, breaking the world record after braving the freezing water wearing only a swimsuit. "This will do," Vencl said after emerging...
James Clyburn: America needs us to get outside our comfort zones
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Congressman James E. Clyburn is a Democrat from South Carolina. He is the House majority whip. Le opinioni espresse in questo commento sono le sue. View more opinion at CNN. We are observing Black History Month durin...
Beloved canine moves on after helping hospital staff through a year of the pandemic
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Staff members at a Denver hospital have said a sad goodbye to Wynn, their canine companion for nearly two years and a presence during the Covid-19 pandemic that proved especially helpful. Staff members at the Ros...
Hundreds of drones took Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ to the skies — and set a Guinness World Record
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Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" has found a home on many surfaces. The instantly recognizable work of art has been plastered on posters, coffee mugs and even a bike path. It seemed like the painting had made it every...
La Casa Bianca dice che sta rispondendo alle pressioni per agire rapidamente sui problemi dell'USPS
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La Casa Bianca sta lavorando per riempire rapidamente i seggi vacanti nel consiglio dei governatori del servizio postale. "Il presidente Biden ha chiarito i suoi sentimenti sull'attuale leadership del servizio postale e sulle sfide i ...
Members of Maine GOP state committee condemn Sen. Susan Collins’ vote to convict Trump
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Members of the Maine Republican Party state committee are condemning "in the strongest possible terms" Sen. Repubblicano. Susan Collins' vote to convict former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial this month...
Former top State Department official is Biden’s leading contender to be US ambassador to China
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Washington Nicholas Burns, a former US ambassador and senior State Department official, is the leading contender for US ambassador to China, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. The Biden administr...
Blinken says US intends to pay contributions to World Health Organization by end of month
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Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States "intends to pay over $ 200 million in assessed and current obligations" to the World Health Organization by the end of the month, making good on...