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Author Isabel Allende on how writing ‘gave me a voice when I had no voice’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:18:50 GMT

Watch Video: Author Isabel Allende on “The Wind Knows My Name”If anyone knows what it takes to capture readers’ attention, it is Isabel Allende. The 80-year-old writer has filled more than two dozen books with passionate and courageous characters, selling more than 74 million copies, translated into some 40 languages. “I have the book in my head, the characters in my soul, all the time,” she said. “You need crazy people, and you need people capable of doing extraordinary things out of impulse or passion or courage.”Braver noted, “Your women are particularly strong; they take over the books.”“Do you know any weak women, Rita?” Allende replied.“Not ones I really like!”Author Isabel Allende’s new novel is “The Wind Knows My Name.” (CBS News)Women and girls play key roles in “The Wind Knows My Name,” Allende’s latest novel, which draws parallels between Jewish children sent...

Pasajero que abrió la puerta de emergencia en un vuelo de Corea del Sur dijo que se sentía asfixiado

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:18:50 GMT

SEÚL, Corea del Sur — Un pasajero que abrió una puerta de salida de emergencia durante un vuelo en Corea del Sur le dijo a la policía que se sintió asfixiado y trató de salir del avión rápidamente cuando se acercaba al aterrizaje, según informes el sábado.Doce personas resultaron levemente heridas cuando el hombre abrió la puerta del Airbus A321 de Asiana Airlines el viernes, provocando una explosión de aire dentro de la cabina. El avión, que volaba a la ciudad de Daegu desde la isla sureña de Jeju, aterrizó sin problemas.El hombre fue detenido por la policía en Daegu por presuntamente violar la ley de seguridad de la aviación. Si es declarado culpable, podría enfrentar hasta 10 años de prisión. Intentó abrir la puerta de salida emergencia: detienen a pasajero por causar pánico en un vuelo A punto de despegar: pasajero habría abierto la puerta de emergencia del avión y saltado fuera de la nave en el aeropuerto de Los Ángeles El ho...

Broadway showstopper Lillias White on giving audiences ‘my entire heart’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:18:50 GMT

Watch Video: Broadway star Lillias WhiteThe night Broadway star Lillias White opened in the hit show “Hadestown,” her descent into Hell as the character Hermes sent the audience into a rapture.Everybody hungry, everybody tiredEverybody slaves by the sweat of his browThe wage is nothing and the work is hardIt’s a graveyard in Hadestown…Lillias White as Hermes in the Broadway musical “Hadestown.” (CBS News)Rocca asked White, “What does it feel like when people go nuts like that?”“Wow! It makes me full,” she replied. “It makes me very emotional. It demands of me that I get out there and give them my entire heart.”White has been giving audiences her heart for over four decades, in shows like “Dreamgirls,” “Chicago,” and “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” She wasn’t the original actress in those roles, or in “Hadestown,” where she’s following in ...

Shooting at New Mexico’s Red River motorcycle rally kills 3, wounds 5

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:18:50 GMT

RED RIVER, N.M. (AP) — Three people were killed and five were wounded in a shooting at an annual motorcycle rally in a New Mexico town late Saturday afternoon.Red River Mayor Linda Calhoun said in a video posted on Facebook that the shooting around 5 p.m. resulted in three fatalities and five victims were transported to hospitals in Denver, Albuquerque and nearby Taos.The 41st annual Red River Memorial Motorcycle Rally drew about 20,000 bikers to the town, Calhoun said.The violence occurred between two retail stores and involved members of motorcycle gangs, Calhoun said.“The shooters have all been apprehended,” she said. “There is no threat to the community at all.”The New Mexico State Police previously said in a Twitter post that two people were killed and six were wounded in the shooting.Most of Main Street in Red River, where the shooting occurred, was closed to the public for the investigation and law enforcement requested businesses in the area remain closed on Sunday, Calhoun ...

Detienen a padres tras encontrar a sus 7 hijos viviendo en una casa con ratas enjauladas y refrigerador cerrado con candado, dice la policía

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:18:50 GMT

(CNN) — La policía de Pensilvania detuvo a dos padres tras encontrar a sus siete hijos viviendo en lo que las autoridades describieron como “condiciones de vida insalubres” e “inseguras”, que incluían ratas enjauladas y heces en el suelo de la casa.Según una declaración jurada de la policía presentada el 19 de mayo, las autoridades respondieron el 23 de abril a un aviso de que tres niños entraron en una caravana abandonada en West Rockhill Township, a 65 km al norte de Filadelfia.Una mujer se declaró culpable del asesinato en 1990 de una madre de Florida vestida de payaso, pero aún niega que cometió el crimenCuando la policía encontró a los niños, habló con los padres y los devolvió a su casa, junto a la caravana abandonada.Allí, los agentes observaron “condiciones de vida deplorables” y un refrigerador asegurado con un candado, según las autoridades.La madre, Crystal Robertson, dijo a la policía que había tenido que cerrar la nevera con can...

Arnold Schwarzenegger on demanding a cleaner environment: ‘That’s my crusade’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:18:50 GMT

Watch Video: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s climate crusadeVenice Beach, California, has a kind of timelessness, from the sandy shoreline, to Gold’s Gym, where you can see heroes past – and very much present. On any given day, the gym’s most famous patron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, will be here pumping up.Smith asked, “Why come here? I’m sure you have a nice home gym?”“I have a nice home gym – how did you know?” Schwarzenegger laughed. “I like working out with people.”Around here, he’s quick to give pointers to anyone who looks like they need help (including a “Sunday Morning” correspondent). As an athlete and a coach, Arnold (as he is often addressed) is pretty impressive.“Sunday Morning” correspondent Tracy Smith gets some tips from an expert. (CBS News)Smith asked, “We just saw you working out. You don’t look 75. Do you feel 75?”“I wouldn’t know what that feels like!R...

Polls close in Turkey’s presidential runoff election, as Erdogan seeks to extend two decades of rule.

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:18:50 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Polls close in Turkey’s presidential runoff election, as Erdogan seeks to extend two decades of rule.Source

Ukraine tennis player booed for not shaking hands with Belarusian opponent

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:18:50 GMT

Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk was booed after refusing to shake hands with her Belarusian opponent at the Roland Garros tournament in Paris on Sunday.The tensions stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine took center stage in the international tennis championship as Kostyuk faced the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, who is the number two in the women’s tennis ranking and one of the favorites for the final victory, in the first round.The 20-year-old Kostyuk previously criticized the decision by tennis authorities to allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete as neutrals after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, and has refused to shake hands with her Russian and Belarusian opponents since.The crowd in Paris booed the Ukrainian tennis player on Sunday after she walked away from Sabalenka at the end of the match.Sabalenka was cheered by supporters as she took a bow at the end of the game. The Belarusian player told reporters that she understands her opponents’ decision not t...

Running through middle age can keep brain healthy and neurons wired: study

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:18:50 GMT

Toronto (CTV Network) — Exercising as you age can help maintain memory and fight cognitive decline, according to a new study.In the study, researcher’s from Florida Atlantic University and Mexico’s National Polytechnic Institute looked at the long-term effects of running on the brains of mice. They found middle-aged rodents with access to a running wheel did a better job of maintaining the wiring of older neurons linked to memory.“Our study provides insight as to how chronic exercise, beginning in young adulthood and continuing throughout middle age, helps maintain memory function during aging, emphasizing the relevance of including exercise in our daily lives,” study co-author and National Polytechnic Institute researcher Carmen Vivar said in a news release.The researchers focused on neurons formed during early adulthood that were connected to the hippocampus, a part of the brain associated with learning and memory. The hippocampus and connections with...

Jewish groups and city officials protest against Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:18:50 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Several Jewish groups, politicians and an alliance of civil society groups gathered for a memorial ceremony and a protest rally against a concert by Roger Waters in Frankfurt on Sunday evening. They accuse the Pink Floyd co-founder of antisemitism – an allegation he denies. Waters has also drawn their ire for his support of the BDS movement, which calls for boycotts and sanctions against Israel.Frankfurt authorities had initially tried to prevent the concert taking place, but Waters successfully challenged the move in a local court.The concert is taking place in the city’s Festhalle, where in November 1938 more than 3,000 Jews were rounded up by the Nazis, beaten and abused, and later deported to concentration camps.“Against this historical background, the concert should not have taken place under any circumstances,” said Sacha Stawski, a member of the Frankfurt Jewish community and head of the group Honestly Concerned, that helped organize the protests.“It...