Amazon announces official dates for its October Prime Day event
Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 06:08:24 GMT
Another Amazon sale is always a big dealIt doesn’t matter what time of year it is; there’s always a good reason to save money. Amazon understands this better than most and tries to offer as many sales a year as possible. Today, it announced another one: Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days. It’s set to take place on October 10 and 11 — which happens to be an excellent time for holiday gift shopping. This isn’t a sale for everyone, though. It’s only for Amazon Prime members. Thankfully, it’s not hard to sign up.What we know about Amazon Prime Big Deal DaysAmazon Prime Big Deal Days will be a 48-hour sale featuring the deals on top brands for Prime members only. Expect to find discounts on top products from Dyson, Sony, Barbie, SharkNinja, iRobot, LG, Peloton, Jabra, and Betty Buzz by Blake Lively. Last year, Amazon had an October sale called “Prime Early Access Sale,” which also ran for t...Constitution Day: A quiz on the longest surviving written charter of government
Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 06:08:24 GMT
We have a holiday, parades and light fireworks to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence. But the Constitution? The legal pact we all love and argue about and, in some cases, die to defend? Sept. 17 marks the 236th anniversary of the day the framers signed the document and sent it to the states for ratification. It took another three years before all the states signed on to the Constitution.National Park Service The Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. These four large sheets of parchment define the framework and powers of the federal government. The Constitution was placed with the Department of State in 1789 and stayed in its custody until 1921, when it was transferred to the Library of Congress. It was exhibited there from 1924 until 1954. Since then, the four sheets of paper that comprise the Constitution are on display at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.A lasting impactThe U.S. Constitution was a compromise that didn’t come toget...Man suspected of setting fires at a California church, dentist’s office arrested
Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 06:08:24 GMT
Authorities arrested a man on Saturday, Sept. 16, on suspicion that he set the Fellowship Baptist Church and another structure on fire in Riverside, the Riverside Fire Department said.Riverside Fire crews responded to a report of a structure fire at the Fellowship Baptist Church on the 3600 block of Arlington Avenue at 8:49 a.m. on Saturday.Fire officials reported smoke coming from a side door, and the fire was brought under control. But RFD said a secondary fire was located at an exterior wall.Both fires were extinguished, leaving the church with minor fire and smoke damage. RFD investigators worked with the Riverside Police Department to view on-site camera footage from the church staff, a Saturday statement from the fire department said.Authorities identified a possible suspect, and on their way back to the station, a fire truck crew located the person walking along Magnolia Avenue. Riverside Police took him into custody, RFD said.Authorities believe the suspect is responsible f...Japón dice que uno de cada 10 residentes tiene 80 años o más a medida que la nación se envejece
Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 06:08:24 GMT
(CNN) — Más del 10% de la población de Japón tiene ahora 80 años o más, según informó el Gobierno este lunes, el último hito preocupante en la crisis demográfica del país, que está envejeciendo rápidamente.Según las cifras publicadas por el Ministerio de Asuntos Internos y Comunicaciones, la proporción de ancianos en Japón, definidos como mayores de 65 años, también alcanzó una cifra récord, con un 29,1% de la población, la tasa más alta del mundo.El Ministerio dio a conocer las cifras con motivo del Día del Respeto a los Mayores, festivo en el país, que también se enfrenta a una caída en picada de la tasa de natalidad y a una reducción de la población activa que podría afectar a la financiación de las pensiones y la asistencia sanitaria a medida que aumente la demanda de la población de edad avanzada.En Japón, a los jóvenes les cuesta tanto tener citas que sus padres lo hacen por ellosLa población de Japón se redujo en medio millón de habitantes en 2022Japón designa a ministr...Muere a los 43 años Billy Miller, exestrella de ‘The Young and the Restless’ y ‘General Hospital’
Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 06:08:24 GMT
(CNN) — El actor y productor Billy Miller, conocido por interpretar a Billy Abbott en la telenovela estadounidense “The Young and the Restless”, murió a los 43 años.El representante de Miller confirmó la noticia de la muerte de Miller en un comunicado a Variety este domingo. “El actor estaba luchando contra una depresión maníaca cuando murió”, dice el comunicado.Miller ganó tres premios Daytime Emmy —dos por Actor de Reparto Sobresaliente y uno por Actor Principal Sobresaliente— por su papel en “The Young and the Restless”. Apareció en el programa de 2008 a 2014, y luego apareció en “General Hospital” de 2014 a 2019.Miller recibiendo un premio Daytime Emmy al mejor actor secundario en una serie dramática en 2013.Muere Charlie Robison, cantante y compositor de country, a los 59 añosTambién apareció en la película de 2014 “American Sniper” y en las series de televisión “Ray Donovan” y “Suits”.Más...Flying Fiji lifts everyone’s hopes at Rugby World Cup. Eyes now on big Ireland-South Africa showdown
Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 06:08:24 GMT
Every World Cup needs an underdog story. Not for the first time, it’s the Pacific island of Fiji warming hearts at rugby’s showpiece.The Flying Fijians, as they are monikered, beat two-time champion Australia on Sunday for the first time in 69 years and the first time at the Rugby World Cup, sending a ripple of joy through a tournament that has seen most outsiders get a predictable pounding from the big dogs in the first week-and-a-bit of action in France.Defending champion South Africa hammered Romania 76-0 on Sunday, while New Zealand did away with Namibia 71-3 on Friday night.But Fiji’s uplifting result on the second weekend — which actually was half-expected given the islanders’ recent rise — at least keeps the top teams on their toes and everyone else believing that there’s always a chance.FIJI TAKES OFFThe Fijians have always been everyone’s favorite longshots at the Rugby World Cup due to the way they play, an inventive, ad-libbing attack-f...Reality bites for Wallabies coach Jones after Fiji nightmare at the Rugby World Cup
Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 06:08:24 GMT
SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — Monday rolled around and Australia coach Eddie Jones joked that he hoped Sunday had just been a mere nightmare.A nightmare in which Fijians kept pickpocketing his Wallabies and souvenired a Rugby World Cup win from them for the first time.“I woke up in the morning hoping the result was different but it was still the same,” Jones said.Another reality bite was confirmation that captain Will Skelton and tighthead prop Taniela Tupou will also miss their suddenly must-win pool game against Wales on Sunday in Lyon. Hooker Jordan Uelese was also stood down for 12 days because of a head injury after coming off the bench against Fiji.Skelton and Tupou were injured in training last week, and their absence was a blow to a young Wallabies side which was outhustled by Fiji 22-15 in Saint-Etienne. Fiji last beat Australia in 1954, before Elvis Presley had a hit record.The Wallabies must beat Wales next or they face not advancing from a Rugby World Cup pool for t...Four of nine juveniles who escaped from Pennsylvania detention center are now in custody, state police say
Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 06:08:24 GMT
MORGANTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Four of nine juveniles who escaped from Pennsylvania detention center are now in custody, state police say.SourceMilitares buscan un caza F-35 en Carolina del Sur tras un “percance” que obligó al piloto a eyectarse
Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 06:08:24 GMT
(CNN) — El Ejército está buscando un avión de combate F-35 cerca de Charleston, Carolina del Sur, después de que su piloto se eyectara este domingo por la tarde, según funcionarios militares.El piloto se eyectó a salvo después de un “percance” con el avión y fue trasladado a un centro médico local en condición estable, dijo la Base Conjunta de Charleston en un post de Facebook.Los equipos de respuesta a emergencias trabajan ahora para encontrar el avión, un F-35B Lightning II.El Pentágono detiene la entrega de aviones de combate F-35 por un componente fabricado en ChinaLa última posición conocida de la aeronave fue cerca del lago Moultrie y el lago Marion, dos grandes masas de agua al noroeste de la ciudad de Charleston, según la Base Conjunta Charleston, que pidió la ayuda del público para encontrar la aeronave.“Se pide al público que coopere con las autoridades militares y civiles mientras continúan los esfuerzos”, dijeron funcionarios de la Base Conj...ANÁLISIS | Líderes mundiales se reúnen esta semana en la ONU. Esto es lo que hay que ver
Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 06:08:24 GMT
(CNN) — Después de miles de discursos, reuniones y recepciones la próxima semana en la Asamblea General de Naciones Unidas, (UNGA), las ONU está preparada para anunciar la Paz Mundial al final del evento global… OK, no.Ojalá. La verdad es que los temas de la cumbre de dos semanas parecen más numerosos, volátiles y difíciles de resolver que en cualquier otra Asamblea General de la ONU: la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania, las letales inundaciones en Libia, los múltiples golpes de Estado en África, la financiación económica Norte-Sur, la violenta crisis en Haití y el cambio climático, por nombrar algunos.El hecho de que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, sea el único líder de los cinco miembros permanentes del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU que asistirá al evento puede debilitar el impacto del mismo. El presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron, se queda en casa dispuesto a saludar al rey Carlos III del Reino Unido y a trabajar en situaciones de deterioro desde Níger hasta...Latest news
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