Protests against racism spread across the United States. Atlantic hurricane season begins. Latin America is established as the new epicenter of the coronavirus. Why is NASA and SpaceX's mission important? This is what you should know to start the day. Truth first.
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Protests in the US
Rejection and outrage at the death of George Floyd, the black man who died after a Minneapolis policeman pinned him down with his knee to his neck, erupted in dozens of protests all weekend. Many protests turned violent, there was vandalism and other events that forced almost 40 cities to enact a curfew until Monday morning. Nearly 5,000 National Guard members have been deployed to 15 states and the capital, Washington, since Sunday morning.
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Hurricane season begins
June has arrived and this Monday the hurricane season officially begins in the Atlantic Ocean. NOAA's forecast estimates a season more active than normal with probabilities of 6 to 10 hurricanes. Two storms named Arthur and Bertha are already on the records. In Central America, tropical storm Amanda wreaked havoc in Guatemala and El Salvador, but it has already degraded to a tropical depression.
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Coronavirus in Latin America
Brazil reported more than 16,400 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours and the total exceeded half a million cases. Peru, for its part, registered more than 8,000 new cases in a single day, most of them located in Lima, the country's capital. "This is the new epicenter," said Dr. Marcos Espinal, director of communicable diseases of the Pan American Health Organization, about Latin America. USA It will send 1,000 fans and 2 million doses of hydroxychloroquine to Brazil to fight covid-19, despite WHO warnings about the use of this drug to treat this disease.
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NASA and SpaceX mission is a success (for now)
SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft took off Saturday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, traveled 19 hours to the International Space Station, where it docked seamlessly on Sunday morning. So far, so good with the mission, the full success of which will materialize when the astronauts return to Earth. Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will remain on the space station for one to three months. Discover here the name that the astronauts gave to the ship, the toy that accompanied them on the trip and why this mission is important.
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Smoking and covid-19
Are smokers at higher risk for covid-19? Are I more likely to develop more severe symptoms of covid-19 if I am a smoker? And what about electronic cigarettes? Can they make you more likely to get coronavirus? The last day of May was World No Tobacco Day, and on this date we have some questions and answers about smoking and the coronavirus.
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Another disturbing video with alleged police brutality
Police are investigating an incident after a video allegedly shows a New York City Police Department vehicle ramming several people.
Video appears to show a patrol ramming a crowd 1:54Pangolins may have incubated the coronavirus
A new study reveals that the virus may have spent some time infecting bats and pangolins before jumping into humans. Find out about other findings here.
Mauro Icardi, signed by PSG
The Argentine striker was on the French champion team on loan, but from this season the club decided to definitely buy the player's pass.
Mauro Icardi signs with Paris Saint-Germain until 2024 0:41He hid his grandmother's body in a freezer for 16 years
An investigation concluded that it was all part of a granddaughter scam to collect the dead woman's social security checks.
The number of the day
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In Dialogue with Longobardi, he reached his 100th program. The renowned interviewer Marcelo Longobardi begins his program in 2018, and this cartoon represents his career on CNN.
In Dialogue with Longobardi celebrates its 100 programs 1:50The appointment of the day
"We must listen to each other, show compassion, empathy, and never turn our backs on this senseless brutality."
NBA legend Michael Jordan said so in a statement posted on Twitter about the death of George Floyd.
And to finish…
How many circles are in this image?
We present you this viral challenge. Looking at this image, how many circles do you think there are? You will find the answer at the end of this video.
Viral challenge: how many circles are there in this image? 0:44
