President-elect Joe Biden has called on President Donald Trump to sign the bipartisan Covid-19 relief bill, warning that any further delay has “devastating consequences” for Americans. Trump has not yet signed the joint $900 billion relief package and government spending bill that Congress passed this week, saying that the bill doesn’t provide enough money in
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(CNN) — A veces, mirar cosas que creíamos saber con ojos nuevos (y nuevas herramientas) puede conducir a descubrimientos increíbles. Eso es lo que sucedió cuando Jeff Weinell, un asistente de investigación graduado en el Instituto de Biodiversidad de la Universidad de Kansas, descubrió que tres especímenes de serpientes preservados en la colección de biodiversidad del
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Este sábado falleció el cantante puertorriqueño Tito Rojas a los 65 años, confirmó la Policía de Puerto Rico. Las autoridades indicaron en un comunicado de prensa que en la madrugada de este sábado recibieron una llamada al 911 alertando sobre un caso médico en una residencia en el barrio Tejas de la
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AT&T on Saturday continued working to restore outages caused by the Christmas Day explosion of an RV parked near a transmission building in Nashville that disrupted service in the region, officials said. A statement posted on the company’s website said that they were still facing challenges, including dealing with evacuations of the building due to
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced new testing requirements for travelers arriving from the UK, but research by the agency’s own scientists shows the rule may have only a small impact on the spread of the new UK strain of coronavirus. Starting Monday in the UK, passengers must have a negative
Continue Reading Federal investigators in Nashville are combing through more than 500 tips and leads to unravel the mystery surrounding the explosion that rocked Music City on Christmas morning. The blast occurred Friday at 6:30 a.m. CT, after a computerized voice emanating from a parked white motor home loudly urged people to evacuate, warning the vehicle would
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Bryony Frost made horse racing history as she became the first woman jockey to win the prestigious King George VI Chase with a “dream” Boxing Day success on 20-1 outsider Frodon. The 25-year-old Frost led from start to finish to give trainer Paul Nicholls his 12th success in the race at Kempton Park on the
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The Transportation Security Administration screened 616,469 people at airport security checkpoints across the United States on Christmas Day, the agency said Saturday. That’s just 23 percent of the number of travelers who flew the same day a year ago, before the pandemic, and about half of the 1.2 million passengers who flew on Wednesday, setting
Continue Reading The computerized voice coming from the parked white motor home loudly asked people to evacuate and warned that the vehicle would explode in minutes. Then at 6:30 a.m. local time, it did just that. The RV’s explosion in downtown Nashville early Friday morning left at least three people injured, set several other vehicles on fire,
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Though Congress has passed a $900 billion Covid relief package, millions of Americans are in danger of losing important benefits just after the holidays if President Donald Trump continues to refuse to sign the bill. The legislation would extend two pandemic unemployment programs and provide the jobless with a $300 weekly federal boost through mid-March.
Continue Reading A health care worker who experienced an allergic reaction after receiving a Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at Boston Medical Center on Christmas Eve tells CNN he has a history of allergies. This is the first known case of allergic reaction from a Moderna coronavirus vaccine, although there have been at least six similar reported cases in
Continue Reading First there were the gunshots that startled residents awake in a downtown Nashville community on Christmas morning. When people looked out their windows a little before dawn, they saw an old, white motor home parked on their street. Then the sound of a woman’s voice started emanating from the recreational vehicle, with a warning. There
Continue Reading Boxing Day is the day after Christmas, and it has absolutely nothing to do with your empty gift boxes. Here’s what you need to know about the holiday. What is the point of Boxing Day? It’s a day to give to the less fortunate. Way back during the Victorian era in Britain, servants were allowed
Continue Reading Christmas might be over, but Kwanzaa is just getting started. Today marks the start of Kwanzaa, also spelled Kwanza (with one ‘a’ at the end). It’s a seven-day non-religious holiday observed in the US, meant to honor African Americans’ ancestral roots. The celebration lasts until January 1. The name comes from the Swahili phrase “matunda
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Of the more than 3,000 species of mosquitoes in the world, just a small number have evolved to specialize in sucking human blood. How human-biting mosquitoes track us down so effectively isn’t currently known, but it matters, since they don’t just make us itch. They also carry dangerous diseases such as Zika, dengue, West Nile
Continue Reading (CNN CNN) — El 31 de diciembre de 2019 el mundo supo por primera vez de un misterioso virus que se propagó rápidamente por todo el planeta y fue declarado pandemia por la Organización Mundial de la Salud meses más tarde. El coronavirus, llamado covid-19 por la OMS, se originó en China y es primo
Continue Reading (CNN) — Una explosión de un vehículo en la mañana de Navidad que sacudió el centro de Nashville y dejó al menos tres personas heridas y daños en docenas de edificios habría sido un acto intencional, dijeron las autoridades. Las autoridades encontraron lo que creen que son restos humanos cerca del lugar de la explosión,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Una doctora negra murió por covid-19 semanas después de que dijera que un médico blanco desestimó su dolor y expresara preocupaciones sobre su tratamiento mientras yacía en un hospital de Indiana. La Dra. Susan Moore murió el domingo debido a complicaciones de covid-19, le dijo su hijo a The New York Times. La
Continue Reading (CNN) — Las festividades de fin de año pueden verse un poco diferentes este año debido a la pandemia, pero aún así se celebrarán… incluso en el espacio. La Estación Espacial Internacional albergará a siete miembros de la tripulación durante la temporada navideña, la mayor cantidad para el laboratorio en órbita en sus 20 años
Continue Reading The explosion that rattled a historic Nashville street in the predawn hours of Christmas Day came after an RV repeatedly warned of an imminent explosion. Officials have yet to say how or why the RV exploded. But police did provide a timeline of what led up to the blast, information that, combined with witnesses’ accounts,
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