Santa Claus making stops around Calexico
Santa has sent his itinerary to the Calexico Fire Department, so be on the lookout until Wednesday, December 23rd, from 5 to 8 p.m. to meet him.
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Treasury Department email accounts compromised in suspected Russian hack, top Senate Democrat says
US Treasury Department email accounts were compromised in the suspected Russian hack of government agencies, a key Democratic senator said Monday, adding new details about the extent of the wide-reaching breach. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, said in a statement that the committee had been briefed on
Continue ReadingCongress finally moves to stop surprise medical billing as part of spending deal
Congress has finally addressed one of Americans’ biggest health care headaches: surprise medical billing. Lawmakers included a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to stop the practice in this week’s government spending bill. The deal among key players in both the House and Senate was released earlier this month — a year after the last joint-chamber agreement was
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ANÁLISIS | Trump amenaza con un reinado de destrucción de 30 días antes de dejar el cargo
(CNN) — Joe Biden será presidente en 30 días. Hasta entonces, la pregunta es cuánto daño puede hacer un próximo expresidente vengativo y delirante que devora teorías de conspiración, cuyos salvajes instintos antidemocráticos están siendo alentados por oportunistas políticos marginales. Donald Trump conservará los asombrosos poderes de la presidencia hasta el mediodía del 20 de enero,
Continue ReadingNaval Academy exams being reviewed for ‘inconsistencies’
Hundreds of students at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis have received a grade of “incomplete” as the academy reviews “potential inconsistencies” in physics exams that were submitted earlier this month. The academy would not elaborate on the “inconsistencies,” but the review is notable in light of reports about a major cheating scandal at the
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Hospitales de Baja California cerca de capacidad debido a COVID-19
Los funcionarios de salud dicen que el Hospital General de Mexicali ha alcanzado el 94% de su capacidad con solo cuatro camas disponibles.
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Chris Pratt announces ‘better Chris’ victories over Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth
Chris Pratt appears to have won the latest round in the battle over which Chris is the best Hollywood Chris.
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El Congreso aprueba un proyecto de ley de alivio de COVID-19 de $ 900 mil millones
La segunda ronda de cheques de estímulo puede estar en camino la próxima semana, según el secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, Steven T. Mnuchin.
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Biden expected to nominate Dr. Miguel Cardona as education secretary
The president-elect will be sworn into office in 29 days.
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The Senate races in Georgia will shape the economic recovery
Just before the buzzer sounds on 2020, Washington has finally agreed on a $900 billion relief package that avoids driving the US economy off a cliff. But Uncle Sam’s work rescuing the economy from the worst pandemic in a century is not nearly done. Unemployed Americans, hurting small businesses and state-and-local governments are going to
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Rachel Zoe says her son survived 40-foot fall from ski lift
Celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe is sharing a terrible scare her family went through after her 9-year-old son fell 40 feet from a ski lift. Zoe didn’t say when it happened but it appears to have been recent. She provided some details of the incident on her Instagram, writing, “Sky fell 40 feet from a ski
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German sisters’ coronavirus board game sells out before Christmas
At a loose end during Germany’s first lockdown, the four Schwaderlapp sisters decided to put their long hours indoors to good use – by inventing a coronavirus board game that is selling by the thousands, according to Reuters. “Corona” can be played by up to four players, who compete to buy all the groceries on
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Mexicali officials to close casinos today
As Marina Del Pilar reached her final day as the mayor in Mexicali, she decided to shut down casinos.
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CVS launching vaccine for long-term care facilities
(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – CVS is launching COVID-19 vaccinations across long-term care facilities in California. The pharmacy chain says they have the capacity to immunize close to 700,000 residents and staff across more than 15,000 facilities in California.Nationwide, CVS will immunize 40-million staff and residents onsite at long-term care facilities. “The long-term care facilities had an
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Lean Cuisine recalls 92,000 pounds of meals
(CNN) – Nestlé is recalling certain Lean Cuisine baked chicken meals, because of possible plastic contamination. The frozen dinners contain white meat chicken with stuffing, red skin mashed potatoes and gravy. The U.S. Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says bits of a broken conveyer belt might be in the potatoes. The meals were produced and
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Hawaii residents told to stay home as Kilauea volcano erupts
The Hawaii county Civil Defense Agency (COH) has asked residents to stay indoors after the Kilauea volcano erupted following a series of earthquakes. The eruption on the Big Island took place late Sunday night local time at the Halemaumau Crater, COH said. The Kilauea Volcano observatory raised the alert level to warning, an advisory said.
Continue Reading Popular culture made it impossible to ignore America’s reckoning with racism in 2020
Whether you lived in rural America, the bustling streets of a big city or even another country, you couldn’t ignore the nation’s racial reckoning of 2020 — and how Black Lives Matter resonated throughout popular culture. From the basketball arenas and football fields, to Hollywood movie sets and grocery store shelves, the country was awakened
Continue Reading Tennessee governor resists mask mandate in state with soaring rate of new Covid-19 cases
Tennessee has been at or near the top of the list of US states with the highest rate of new Covid-19 cases over the past week, data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show. Just in the last few days, the novel coronavirus sickened the state’s first lady, sending Gov. Bill Lee
Continue Reading Baja California hospitals near capacity due to COVID-19
Health officials say the General Hospital in Mexicali has reached 94% of its capacity with only four beds available.
Continue Reading $900 billion in stimulus is coming. More is needed but isn’t guaranteed
After months and months of delay, Congress has passed a $900 billion stimulus package that promises to accelerate vaccine distribution and deliver much-needed aid to small businesses and Americans who have been struggling to get by. What’s happening: The White House has said that President Donald Trump will sign the legislation once it reaches his
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