Calexico police officer fired on sexual misconduct allegations
A Calexico police officer was fired on December 8 due to allegations of sexual misconduct.…
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La Corte Suprema permite que avance el plan de Trump de excluir a los inmigrantes indocumentados del censo
(CNN) — La Corte Suprema rechazó este viernes el intento de desafiar el plan del presidente Donald Trump de excluir a los inmigrantes…
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Travis Scott is the latest entrant in the (very crowded) spiked seltzer wars
Travis Scott is partnering with Anheuser-Busch on a new agave-spiked seltzer called Cacti, bringing yet another label to the crowded spiked seltzer…
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How the fight over Biden’s EPA pick highlights a seismic crack in the Democrats’ climate coalition
Under President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency became an oxymoron, run by people who’d spent their careers suing or lobbying…
Continue Reading The year of reckoning: How 2020 revealed the fault lines in American policing
Every morning, Victor Wahl walks into his office with a sense of dread. Months of intense protests and heightened scrutiny have left the acting…
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Threat of another government shutdown hangs over Washington as Covid relief talks drag on
Congressional leaders had set a Friday deadline to approve a $900 billion pandemic relief deal and tie that proposal to a $1.4 trillion funding…
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Tension rises between Pentagon and Biden transition team over meetings
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team said Friday that they did not agree to a two-week break in critical transfer-of-power discussions with…
Continue Reading Eight nuns died of Covid-19 at a Wisconsin facility within a week
Within a week, eight nuns living in the Notre Dame of Elm Grove in Wisconsin died from Covid-19, all of whom, in their own ways, were mentors in the…
Continue Reading Med schools are seeing historic high applications. Whether or not it’s a ‘Fauci effect,’ it’s much needed
Dr. Anthony Fauci has arguably become one of the most recognizable faces of 2020. And the director of the National Institute of Allergy and…
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Congressional backers cite cybersecurity provisions as they push Trump to sign defense bill
The massive defense bill that President Donald Trump is threatening to veto contains provisions for increased cybersecurity, which has taken on…
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Kofa HS student selected to serve on Arizona Youth Arts Council
Marilyn Garcia Chavez is first student from Kofa High to be selected for the…
Continue ReadingCongress is negotiating a new round of stimulus checks. Here’s when you might get the cash
A second round of stimulus payments may be part of a coronavirus relief package under negotiation by Congress. Lawmakers are still working on a deal,…
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Florida woman finds raccoon in Christmas tree
The woman thought it was a cat that crawled into her doggy…
Continue ReadingNancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell vaccinated by Capitol attending physician
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell were both vaccinated against Covid-19 by Capitol Attending Physician Dr.…
Continue ReadingBiden vows to impose ‘costs’ for Russian aggression when he becomes president
President-elect Joe Biden’s approach to Russia is now an even tougher challenge with news that Moscow may be responsible for a massive cyber…
Continue Reading Esta «bestia loca» fue un extraño mamÃfero primitivo que vivió entre dinosaurios
(CNN) — Los investigadores han descubierto el fósil de un mamÃfero primitivo llamado la «bestia loca» que vivió hace 66 millones de años…
Continue Reading Gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, enfrenta crÃticas por su respuesta al covid-19 por poner la «polÃtica por encima de las vidas»
(CNN) — Las señales de advertencia sobre un pico de contagio de covid-19 han estado en rojo en Florida este otoño. Las hospitalizaciones por…
Continue ReadingBidens to receive first dose of Pfizer vaccine Monday
President-elect Joe Biden and incoming first lady Jill Biden will receive the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Monday in Delaware, transition…
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Help available to foster families ahead of the holidays
These are hard times for many local families, and foster families in particular are feeling the pinch of the pandemic economy. Fortunately for them,…
Continue Reading With evictions ban expiring soon, new housing crisis could threaten minorities most
A federal ban on evictions expires at the end of the year, and it’s sparking fears of a housing crisis that could disproportionately send…
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