Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (CNN)Dominican merengue legend Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano, also known as Johnny Ventura, died Wednesday at the age of 81, his son Jandy Ventura confirmed to CNN. The singer-songwriter died of a heart attack at the Medical Union Clinic in the northern city of Santiago, in the…
The concept of neurodiversity has gained enormous cultural influence in recent years. Computer scientists and techies wear the neurodiverse label with pride; businesses are building neurodiverse workforces; scriptwriters strive to represent and cast neurodivergent people. Those framed as different have been given a remarkable new lens through which to reimagine…
Hidden within the icy shell of Jupiters moon Europa, there is an ocean one which may host some form of life. Exploring this watery world is one of NASAs top priorities for the next decade. Thats why the agency is pouring so much effort into a mission to explore the…
U.S. White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, who accompanied an Israeli delegation, speaks during a visit to Rabat, Morocco December 22, 2020. Picture taken December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Shereen Talaat/File PhotoWASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) – Jared Kushner, a top adviser to former President Donald Trump, plans to launch an investment firm…
Last Thursday, the Police Federation passed a vote of no confidence in the home secretary after the announcement that rank-and-file officers in England and Wales would receive a 0% pay increase a real-terms cut after 18 months on the frontline of the pandemic. On Monday, new figures revealed a mental…
TUNIS, July 28 (Reuters) – Tunisia’s judiciary said on Wednesday it was investigating the two biggest parties in parliament, which have both accused the president of launching a coup after he cited emergency powers on Sunday to seize governing control and freeze parliament. The judiciary, widely seen in Tunisia as…
Welcome back to 10 Things in Politics. Sign up here to receive this newsletter. Send tips to bgriffiths@insider.com or tweet me at @BrentGriffiths. Here’s what we’re talking about: What we’re watching today: President Joe Biden plans to visit Pennsylvania to talk about manufacturing. With Phil Rosen. 1. THE MIDTERMS: Campaign…
KABUL, July 28 (Reuters) – A nine-member Taliban delegation is on a two-day visit to China where they met with the foreign minister for talks on the peace process and security issues, the group’s spokesperson said on Wednesday. “Politics, economy and issues related to the security of both countries and…
Ed Buck, 56, arrives for a campaign rally in Hollywood, California, September 22, 2010. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File PhotoLOS ANGELES, July 27 (Reuters) – A wealthy former U.S. Democratic Party activist accused of giving fatal doses of methamphetamine to two men he invited to his suburban Los Angeles home for sex was…
Congressional Republicans accused the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of choosing politics, not science after officials recommended Tuesday that fully vaccinated individuals wear personal protective masks in certain indoor situations. The new CDC mask guidance is the final political nail into the credibility coffin of public health, Rep. Dan…
