by tyler | Mar 26, 2024 | CNN, cnn10
March 22, 2024
Today on CNN 10, we answer your questions with top tips ahead of the total solar eclipse that’s expected to darken skies across the US. Then, in the final stretches of Women’s History Month, we profile two women – a courageous climber and a prominent publisher – who moved mountains as ‘first females’ to accomplish extraordinary feats. Finally, our Coy Wire meets Louis Rees-Zammit, a 23-year-old rugby rockstar who’s leaving it all behind to chase his dream of playing an entirely different sport…American football. All that and more on this episode of CNN 10.
WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ
1. Which country in Southeast Asia is dealing with major air pollution concerns?
2. We profiled a private boarding school in Massachusetts that banned which device for students?
3. What caused a lengthy delay at an Indian Wells’ quarterfinal tennis match?
4. Which country had another volcanic eruption that led to evacuations of popular tourist destination Blue Lagoon?
5. Which state had one of its counties deal with a financial fallout caused by conspiracy theories regarding their paper ballots?
6. Which contagious disease is seeing a rise in the US?
7. On Wednesday, which was the International Day of Happiness, we explained how doing this may lead to more happiness?
8. In Texas, a federal appeals court decided to put this immigration law back on hold?
9. Which country has the fourth largest economy in the world and recently raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years?
10. What jersey number does the fly-half typically wear on a rugby pitch?
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by tyler | Mar 26, 2024 | CNN, us
Here is a look at the life of award-winning actor William Shatner.
Birth date: March 22, 1931
Birth place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Birth name: William Shatner
Father: Joseph Shatner, business owner
Mother: Ann Shatner
Marriages: Elizabeth (Anderson Martin) Shatner (February 13, 2001-March 3, 2020, divorced); Nerine Kidd (November 15, 1997-August 9, 1999, her death); Marcy Lafferty (October 20, 1973-1996, divorced); Gloria Rand (1956-1969, divorced)
Children: with Gloria Rand: Melanie Ann, Lisabeth Mary and Leslie Carol
Education: McGill University, B.A., Business, 1952
Nominated for seven Emmy Awards and has won two. Was also inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.
Nominated for one Grammy Award for a spoken word recording but did not win.
His family is of Ukrainian-Jewish descent.
In the shows “The Practice” and “Boston Legal,” he plays the same character, Denny Crane.
His character, Capt. James T. Kirk, appears in 10 of the 13 Star Trek franchise films. Shatner portrays Kirk in the first seven.
He breeds and owns champion horses.
1954 – Joins the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario.
January 1956 – Makes his Broadway debut in “Tamburlaine the Great.”
1958 – “The Brothers Karamazov” premieres, his first major film role.
1963 – Appears in “The Twilight Zone” episode “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.”
1966-1969 – Appears in the lead role of Captain James Tiberius Kirk in “Star Trek.”
November 22, 1968 – The “Star Trek” episode “Plato’s Stepchildren” airs. It is the first interracial kiss shown on television, when Capt. Kirk is forced to kiss Lt. Uhura.
1979 – Stars in “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.”
1982-1986 – Stars in the police series “T.J. Hooker.”
1989 – Stars in and directs “Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.”
1997-2004 – Stars in the legal drama series “The Practice.”
2004 – Wins the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama series for “The Practice.”
2004-2008 – Co-stars in “Boston Legal.”
2005 – Wins the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for “Boston Legal.”
December 14, 2006 – Is inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.
2011 – Begins performing a one-man show “Shatner’s World: We Just Live In It.”
2016 – Stars in the NBC reality TV series, “Better Late than Never,” with Terry Bradshaw, George Foreman, and Henry Winkler. The show is about a group of celebrities who travel across Asia with a young guide, comedian Jeff Dye.
March 25, 2016 – Is sued by Peter Sloan for libel and slander. Sloan says that Shatner is his biological father, a claim which Shatner denies. The case is dismissed in June 2018.
October 13, 2021 – Blasts off onboard a New Shepard suborbital spacecraft — the one developed by Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, before parachuting to a landing, making Shatner the oldest person ever to travel to space.
October 4, 2022 – Shatner’s biography, “Boldly Go,” is published.
March 11, 2024 – Shatner publicly discusses his stage 4 melanoma diagnosis and treatment at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting. He did not disclose when it occurred.
March 22, 2024 – A documentary about Shatner, “William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill” is released in the US.
by tyler | Mar 26, 2024 | CNN, us
Here is a look at the life of Al Gore, 45th vice president of the United States and environmental activist.
Birth date: March 31, 1948
Birth place: Washington, DC
Birth name: Albert Arnold Gore Jr.
Father: Albert Gore Sr., former US senator from Tennessee
Mother: Pauline (La Fon) Gore
Marriage: Mary Elizabeth “Tipper” (Aitcheson) Gore (May 19, 1970-present, separated June 2010)
Children: Albert III, Sarah, Kristin, Karenna
Education: Harvard University, B.A., 1969; Vanderbilt University, Graduate School of Religion 1971-1972; Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1976
Military service: US Army, 1969-1971, served in Vietnam as a reporter with the 20th Engineering Battalion.
Religion: Baptist
Wrote his 1969 Harvard thesis on how television would impact the conduct of the American presidency.
In 2009, former President Bill Clinton flew to North Korea to negotiate the release of two journalists working for Gore’s Current TV.
1971-1976 – Is an investigative reporter and editorial writer for the Nashville Tennessean.
1977-1985 – US Representative in the 95th-98th Congresses, representing first the 4th and then the 6th District of Tennessee. Elected to the House in 1976, 1978, 1980 and 1982.
1985-1992 – US Senator from Tennessee.
1988 – Runs for the Democratic Party nomination for president in the 1988 election. Later drops out of the race.
July 9, 1992 – Bill Clinton chooses Gore to be his running mate in the 1992 presidential election.
1992 – Publishes “Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit.”
January 20, 1993 – Inaugurated as vice president.
January 20, 1997 – Second term as vice president begins.
March 9, 1999 – Gore states in an interview on CNN with Wolf Blitzer, “During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country’s economic growth and environmental protection, improvements in our educational system.” This quote creates a large amount of rhetoric with his opponents.
June 16, 1999 – Announces his intention to run for president in the 2000 election.
August 16, 2000 – Wins the Democratic Party nomination.
November 7, 2000 – Election Day.
November 8, 2000 – Concedes in the early morning to George W. Bush but later retracts his concession. Florida is too close to call for either Bush or Gore.
November 9, 2000 – Requests a recount in Florida.
December 13, 2000 – Concedes the election to Bush after the US Supreme Court rules that another recount in Florida would be unconstitutional, 36 days after the election.
2002 – “Joined at the Heart: The Transformation of the American Family,” co-written with Tipper Gore, is published.
March 19, 2003 – Joins the board of directors for Apple Computers Inc.
May 4, 2004 – Announces intention to purchase Newsworld International from Vivendi Universal SA for an undisclosed price and plans to transform it into a network aimed at viewers ages 18-35.
August 1, 2005 – Gore’s cable television channel, Current TV, debuts.
2006 – His crusade against global warming is featured in the book “An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do about It “ and documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.”
May 2007 – His book, “The Assault on Reason,” is published.
February 9, 2007 – Joins Sir Richard Branson at a press conference announcing the $25 million Virgin Earth Challenge, a prize for a design to safely remove man-made greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Gore and Branson are among the judges.
February 15, 2007 – Announces a series of concerts called Live Earth to be held on all seven continents on July 7, 2007. The 24-hour music event is the kickoff of a campaign to “Save Our Selves (SOS).”
February 25, 2007 – “An Inconvenient Truth” wins an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
March 21, 2007 – Testifies at separate House and Senate events, urging legislation to curb climate change.
October 12, 2007 – Is co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for work on global warming. The prize is shared with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
October 26, 2007 – Receives the Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation.
November 12, 2007 – Announces he is joining the venture capital firm of Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers. He will help the company invest in start-up “green” companies. Gore will also donate his salary to the Alliance for Climate Protection.
November 2007 – Receives the International Emmy Founders Award at the 35th International Emmy Awards.
December 10, 2007 – Accepts the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway.
February 12, 2009 – Receives the NAACP Chairman’s Award during the annual Image Award ceremony. The honor is given in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service. This year’s award is shared with Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai.
June 1, 2010 – Gore and wife Tipper, announce they are to separate after 40 years of marriage.
January 2, 2013 – Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera purchases Current TV for a reported $500 million, personally netting Gore an estimated $70 million.
December 5, 2016 – Meets with President-elect Donald Trump to speak about climate change issues.
January 19, 2017 – “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” premieres at the Sundance Film Festival. Paramount Pictures releases the film worldwide in July.
2017 – Publishes “The Assault on Reason: 2017 Edition” with a new preface and conclusion: “Post-Truth: On Donald Trump and the 2016 Election.”
November 4, 2019 – Releases a statement expressing his disappointment over failing to persuade Trump to keep the US in the Paris climate agreement. “I thought that he would come to his senses on it, but he didn’t,” Gore said.
by tyler | Mar 26, 2024 | CNN, cnn10
March 25, 2024
Today on CNN 10, we head to Russia where that country is observing a national day of mourning after a terror attack that killed over 130 people at a popular concert hall near Moscow. Then, we breakdown a UN report on how electronic waste is piling up to extremely high levels, where recycling efforts can’t keep up. Then, we speak with two astronauts who tell us their experience while working at the International Space Station. We will also give you details on a special space art and poetry contest where the lucky winners will have their creative work shown in space! And before you go, we meet a disobedient dog who’s going viral for his love of jumping into his owner’s swimming pool. All that and more on this episode of CNN 10.
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by tyler | Mar 26, 2024 | CNN, cnn10
March 26, 2024
Today on CNN 10, we cover the antitrust lawsuit aimed at tech giant Apple, led by the US Department of Justice and more than a dozen states, shining a spotlight on the brand’s unique strategies that could be weeding out competitors. Then, CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout takes us to Hong Kong, where she breaks down another new national security law and how it affects this unique city. Finally, watch waiters race the cobblestone streets of Paris holding trays full of items. All that and more on this episode of CNN 10.
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by tyler | Mar 26, 2024 | CNN, health
While the fate of mifepristone, one of two drugs used for medication abortions, is in the hands of the US Supreme Court, the drug continues to be available in states where abortion is legal.
“While many women obtain medication abortion from a clinic or their OB-GYN, others obtain the pills on their own to self-induce or self-manage their abortion,” said Dr. Daniel Grossman, a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of California, San Francisco.
“A growing body of research indicates that self-managed abortion is safe and effective,” he said.
Mifepristone blocks the hormone progesterone, which is needed for a pregnancy to continue. The drug is approved to end a pregnancy through 10 weeks’ gestation, which is “70 days or less since the first day of the last menstrual period,” according to the FDA.
In a medication abortion, a second drug, misoprostol, is taken within the next 24 to 48 hours. Misoprostol causes the uterus to contract, creating cramping and bleeding. Approved for use in other conditions, such as preventing stomach ulcers, the drug has been available at pharmacies for decades.
Together, the two drugs are commonly known as the “abortion pill,” which is now used in more than half of the abortions in the United States, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights.
“Some people do this because they cannot access a clinic — particularly in states with legal restrictions on abortion — or because they have a preference for self-care,” said Grossman, who is also the director of Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, a research group that evaluates the pros and cons of reproductive health policies and publishes studies on how abortion affects a woman’s health.
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What happens during a medication abortion? To find out, CNN spoke with Grossman. This conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity.
CNN: What is the difference between a first-trimester medication abortion and a vacuum aspiration in terms of what a woman experiences?
Dr. Daniel Grossman: A vacuum aspiration is most commonly performed under a combination of local anesthetic and oral pain medications or local anesthetic together with intravenous sedation, or what is called conscious sedation.
An injection of local anesthetic is given to the area around the cervix, and the cervix is gently dilated or opened up. Once the cervix is opened, a small straw-like tube is inserted into the uterus, and a gentle vacuum is used to remove the pregnancy tissue. Contrary to what some say, if the procedure is done before nine weeks or so, there’s nothing in the tissue that would be recognizable as a part of an embryo.
The aspiration procedure takes just a couple of minutes. Then the person is observed for one to two hours until any sedation has worn off. We also monitor each patient for very rare complications, such as heavy bleeding.
A medication abortion is a more prolonged process. After taking the pills, bleeding and cramping can occur over a period of days. Bleeding is typically heaviest when the actual pregnancy is expelled, but that bleeding usually eases within a few hours. On average people continue to have some mild bleeding for about two weeks or so, which is a bit longer than after a vacuum aspiration.
Nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, diarrhea and headache can occur after using the abortion pill, and everyone who has a successful medication abortion usually reports some pain.
In fact, the pain of medication abortion can be quite intense. In the studies that have looked at it, the average maximum level of pain that people report is about a seven to eight out of 10, with 10 being the highest. However, people also say that the pain can be brief, peaking just as the pregnancy is being expelled.
The level of cramping and pain can depend on the length of the pregnancy as well as whether or not someone has given birth before. For example, a medical abortion at six weeks or less gestation typically has less pain and cramping than one performed at nine weeks. People who have given birth generally have less pain.
CNN: What can be done to help with the pain of a medication abortion?
Grossman: There are definitely things that can be used to help with the pain. Research has shown that ibuprofen is better than acetaminophen for treating the pain of medication abortion. We typically advise people to take 600 milligrams every six hours or so as needed.
Some people take tramadol, a narcotic analgesic, or Vicodin, which is a combination of acetaminophen and hydrocodone. Recent research I was involved in found medications like tramadol can be helpful if taken prophylactically before the pain starts.
Another successful regimen that we studied combined ibuprofen with a nausea medicine called metoclopramide that also helped with pain. Other than ibuprofen, these medications require a prescription.
Another study found that a TENS device, which stands for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator, helps with the pain of medication abortion. It works through pads put on the abdomen that stimulate the nerves through mild electrical shocks, thus interfering with the pain signals. That’s something people could get without a prescription.
Pain can be an overlooked issue with medication abortion because, quite honestly, as clinicians, we’re not there with patients when they are in their homes going through this. But as we’ve been doing more research on people’s experiences with medication abortion, it’s become quite clear that pain control is really important. I think we need to do a better job of treating the pain and making these options available to patients.
CNN: Are there health conditions that make the use of a medication abortion unwise?
Grossman: Undergoing a medication abortion can be dangerous if the pregnancy is ectopic, meaning the embryo is developing outside of the uterus. It’s rare, happening in about two out of every 100 pregnancies — and it appears to be even rarer among people seeking medication abortion.
People who have undergone previous pelvic, fallopian tube or abdominal surgery are at higher risk of an ectopic pregnancy, as are those with a history of pelvic inflammatory disease. Certain sexually transmitted infections can raise risk, as does smoking, a history of infertility and use of infertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF).
If a person is on anticoagulant or blood thinning drugs or has a bleeding disorder, a medication abortion is not advised. The long-term use of steroids is another contraindication for using the abortion pill.
Anyone using an intrauterine device, or IUD, must have it removed before taking mifepristone because it may be partially expelled during the process, which can be painful.
People with chronic adrenal failure or who have inherited a rare disorder called porphyria are not good candidates.
CNN: Are there any signs of trouble a woman should watch for after undergoing a medication abortion?
Grossman: It can be common to have a low-grade fever in the first few hours after taking misoprostol, the second drug in a medication abortion. If someone has a low-grade fever — 100.4 degrees to 101 degrees Fahrenheit — that lasts more than four hours, or has a high fever of over 101 degrees Fahrenheit after taking the medications, they do need to be evaluated by a health care provider.
Heavy bleeding, which would be soaking two or more thick full-size pads an hour for two consecutive hours, or a foul-smelling vaginal discharge should be evaluated as well.
One of the warning signs of an ectopic pregnancy is severe pelvic pain, particularly on one side of the abdomen. The pain can also radiate to the back. Another sign is getting dizzy or fainting, which could indicate internal bleeding. These are all very rare complications, but it’s wise to be on the lookout.
We usually recommend that someone having a medication abortion have someone with them during the first 24 hours after taking misoprostol or until the pregnancy has passed. Many people specifically choose to have a medication abortion because they can be surrounded by a partner, family or friends.
Most people know that the abortion is complete because they stop feeling pregnant, and symptoms such as nausea and breast tenderness disappear, usually within a week of passing the pregnancy. A home urine pregnancy test may remain positive even four to five weeks after a successful medication abortion, just because it takes that long for the pregnancy hormone to disappear from the bloodstream.
If someone still feels pregnant, isn’t sure if the pregnancy fully passed or has a positive pregnancy test five weeks after taking mifepristone, they need to be evaluated by a clinician.
People should know that they can ovulate as soon as two weeks after a medication abortion. Most birth control options can be started immediately after a medication abortion.
