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¿Quién fue Chuck Norris y cómo pasó de rival de Bruce Lee a ícono del cine de acción?

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Por Rebekah Riess, CNN

Antes de que su nombre se convirtiera en sinónimo de dureza imperturbable —y mucho antes de que internet lo elevara a leyenda con hazañas imposibles— Chuck Norris ya había comenzado a forjar, golpe a golpe, una identidad única entre las artes marciales y el cine de acción. Desde sus primeros pasos como rival de Bruce Lee hasta consolidarse como un rostro emblemático de Hollywood y la televisión, su historia combina disciplina, carisma y una capacidad inusual para reinventarse sin perder el aura de “tipo duro” que lo definiría durante décadas.

El primer papel memorable de Norris fue como el formidable oponente de Bruce Lee en la película de 1972 “El camino del dragón”, antes de conseguir su primer papel protagónico cinco años después como un camionero que busca a su hermano desaparecido en “¡Breaker! ¡Breaker!”.

A lo largo de las décadas de 1970 y 1980, Norris se labró una reputación como un rudo héroe de acción en películas como “Missing in Action” y “Delta Force”, dejando su huella en la cultura popular con un semblante siempre impasible y frases como “Mi tipo de problemas no se toman vacaciones” (de “Lone Wolf McQuade” de 1983).

Con su carrera cinematográfica en declive en los años 90, Norris dio el salto a la televisión. Se ganó nuevos seguidores con su exitosa serie “Walker, Texas Ranger”, que se emitió de 1993 a 2001.

En la serie, Norris interpretó a Cordell Walker, un veterano Texas Ranger que luchaba contra el crimen en Dallas y en todo el estado de la Estrella Solitaria. Norris fue nominado al premio TV Guide como actor favorito en una serie dramática en 1999.

Carlos Ray “Chuck” Norris nació en Ryan, Oklahoma, de padres irlandeses-americanos y cherokees-americanos. Tras el divorcio de sus padres, Norris, su madre y sus dos hermanos menores se mudaron a Prairie Village, Kansas, y luego a Torrance, California, según su perfil en el Paseo de la Fama.

Según fuentes militares, Norris se familiarizó con el mundo de las artes marciales mientras estaba destinado en Corea con la Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos a finales de la década de 1950. “Empecé a entrenar allí, luego regresé, terminé mi servicio militar y comencé a enseñar. Y para conseguir alumnos en mi escuela, me convertí en karateca”, le contó Norris a Mike Douglas en el programa “People Now” de CNN.

En la década de los 70, según People, incluso fundó su propio estilo de karate, el Sistema Chuck Norris™, basado originalmente en su entrenamiento de Tang Soo Do durante su servicio en Corea.

Entre los muchos alumnos de Norris se encontraban Priscilla Presley, los Osmonds, Steve McQueen y Bob Barker, quien relató que se fracturó las costillas tras recibir una patada en el costado de Norris durante un entrenamiento.

“Me retiré como campeón mundial de kárate y buscaba algo en lo que involucrarme, una nueva meta personal. Y pensé en la actuación”, declaró Norris a CNN en 1982. “Hablé con Steve McQueen al respecto, y me animó a intentarlo. Me dijo que, si me esforzaba como lo hacía en las artes marciales, tal vez tendría una oportunidad”.

Norris apareció en varias películas que resaltaban su experiencia en artes marciales, así como en la serie de televisión “Walker, Texas Ranger” durante ocho temporadas.

“El tipo de películas que quiero hacer son aquellas con una buena historia, buenas actuaciones, buena dirección y escenas de artes marciales insertadas cuando sea emocionalmente apropiado”, le dijo Norris a David Letterman en una ocasión. “La diferencia entre violencia y acción radica en la filosofía de cuándo se utiliza. Y si una persona intenta evitar una confrontación violenta, pero finalmente se ve acorralada sin salida, entonces queremos que tenga

CBS News lays off 6% of staff, kickstarting a Bari Weiss-led overhaul

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By Brian Stelter, CNN

(CNN) — CBS News is laying off about 6% of its workforce, with executives explaining the cuts as a difficult but necessary reallocation of newsroom resources.

The news division currently has about 1,100 employees, so dozens will be departing as a result of Friday’s cutbacks.

This is the second round of layoffs at CBS News since David Ellison took control of Paramount last summer.

“These are very hard choices and today is a difficult day,” CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and president and executive editor Tom Cibrowski wrote in a memo to staff.

The previous cuts in October, which hit almost every corner of the organization, from streaming to radio, largely predated the arrival of Weiss, whom Ellison personally installed at the top. But this round is more specifically a reflection of her vision.

In their Friday morning memo, Weiss and Cibrowski framed the cuts this way: “It’s no secret that the news business is changing radically, and that we need to change along with it. New audiences are burgeoning in new places, and we are pressing forward with ambitious plans to grow and invest so that we can be there for them.”

“That means some parts of our newsroom must get smaller to make room for the things we must build to remain competitive,” they wrote.

It’s a familiar story — but one punctuated by what many view as a sharp editorial and ideological shift for the news division under Weiss’ leadership.

After she arrived at CBS last October, Weiss was taken aback by both the obsolete nature of some operations and the depleted morale of some staffers, according to people who have spoken with her.

Weiss also perceived a stark resistance to change in some quarters of CBS. The staff overhaul stems, in part, from those observations.

“Employees who are affected will be notified by the end of the day,” Weiss and Cibrowski’s memo said. The note said “we’ll treat them all with care and respect” and acknowledged the “exceptionally intense” news cycle: “This organization is working its heart out to deliver for our audience. We’re so grateful to all of you, and we thank you for handling this difficult news with compassion.”

Further changes at CBS News are expected in the coming months, especially as talent contracts expire.

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Muere el actor Chuck Norris a los 86 años

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Por Miriam Elder, CNN

Murió el actor Chuck Norris, según una publicación en su cuenta verificada de Instagram.

Reportes de prensa de ayer señalaban que había sufrido una emergencia médica en Hawai.

Tenía 86 años.

A lo largo de las décadas de 1970 y 1980, Norris se labró una reputación como un rudo héroe de acción en películas como “Missing in Action” y “Delta Force”, dejando su huella en la cultura popular con un semblante siempre impasible y frases como “Mi tipo de problemas no se toman vacaciones” (de “Lone Wolf McQuade” de 1983).

Con su carrera cinematográfica en declive en los años 90, Norris dio el salto a la televisión. Se ganó nuevos seguidores con su exitosa serie “Walker, Texas Ranger”, que se emitió de 1993 a 2001.

En la serie, Norris interpretó a Cordell Walker, un veterano Texas Ranger que luchaba contra el crimen en Dallas y en todo el estado de la Estrella Solitaria. Norris fue nominado al premio TV Guide como actor favorito en una serie dramática en 1999.

Noticia en desarrollo.

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Con información de Rebekah Riess, de CNN.

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The US is on the verge of an all-time heat record for March. Yes, it’s climate change

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By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN

(CNN) — An unprecedented heat wave in the West is on the verge of breaking the record for the hottest March temperature anywhere in the United States: 108 degrees. It’s an alarming signal of how hot the planet is getting and how fast it’s happening.

A weather station near Martinez Lake, Arizona, posted a high temperature of 110 degrees on Thursday afternoon, which some media outlets reported as the record-breaker. But that weather station is a temporary one and not quality controlled for accuracy, according to the National Weather Service.

The Martinez Lake temperature won’t be deemed a new national March heat record unless the National Centers for Environment Information decides to investigate it. CNN has reached out to NCEI for comment.

The nationwide record was at least preliminarily tied on Thursday afternoon. Both Indio and Thermal, California, hit 108 degrees at permanent, long-standing weather stations.

It could all be a moot point as the scorching heat wave continues through the weekend, with temperatures expected to peak near the national record in Southern California or Arizona.

An unusually strong and sprawling heat dome is the catalyst for the heat, but the magnitude is undoubtedly being worsened by planet-warming pollution. Heat waves are becoming more frequent, more severe and lasting longer as the world warms.

Climate scientists at World Weather Attribution published an analysis Friday that found this heat wave would be “virtually impossible for this time of year in a world without human-induced climate change.”

Heat domes of this strength are rare this early in the year, and its arrival ahead of schedule could actually make it more dangerous. “The early, prolonged nature of this heat with limited seasonal acclimation will increase the risk of heat impacts especially among sensitive populations or those without effective cooling,” the Weather Prediction Center said.

Extreme heat is the deadliest form of extreme weather in the US, killing more than twice as many people each year on average as hurricanes and tornadoes combined.

Records are tumbling

More than 100 all-time March record highs were already broken or tied this week across several states in the West and High Plains, including California, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, South Dakota and Wyoming. And there’s more to come: The summerlike temperatures are spiking 20 to 40 degrees above average, which has even broken all-time April records.

Phoenix soared to 102 degrees on Tuesday, easily besting its previous March record of 100 degrees. It shattered it again on Thursday with a high of 105 degrees, which even ties the April monthly record.

A high of 84 degrees in Flagstaff, Arizona, on Thursday shattered the previous March record by 11 degrees and bested its April record by 4 degrees.

Denver, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and Burbank, Fresno, and Palm Springs, California, are some of the other cities where temperatures have toppled March heat records this week.

Denver could even soar to near its April record of 90 degrees by Saturday.

The heat dome will flex its muscles eastward over the next few days.

Dozens of cities from Texas to South Dakota east to the Ca

Chuck Norris, action hero and ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ star, has died

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According to a post on his verified Instagram account

By Miriam Elder, CNN

(CNN) — According to a post on his verified Instagram account, the actor Chuck Norris has died. News reports yesterday said that he had an unidentified medical emergency in Hawaii.

This story is developing and will be updated with additional information.

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