Mobile site continues to provide free COVID-19 testing to Imperial County
Coronavirus cases are starting to slowly decline in Imperial County, but free covid testing remains a priority in the county.
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Aunt Jemima finalmente tiene nuevo nombre y logotipo
Nueva York (CNN Business) — Quaker Oats lanzará un nuevo nombre y logotipo para sus productos «Aunt Jemima», retirando finalmente el estereotipo racista que ha adornado sus mezclas de panqueques y jarabes durante décadas. El nombre «Aunt Jemima» (Tía Jemima), criticado durante mucho tiempo como una caricatura racista de una mujer negra que proviene de
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This restaurant owner buys out street vendors’ tamales so they can call it a day during a Chicago cold snap
When it’s 9 degrees in Chicago, you can see your frozen breath in the air, feel the arctic sting on your face and, on this February morning, bask in the warmth of a caring man armed with 50 tamales. Restaurateur Robert Magiet just purchased the Mexican rollups from a street vendor. It was the seller’s
Continue Reading El origen de la pandemia de coronavirus: ¿qué aprendimos de la investigación de la Organización Mundial de la Salud?
(CNN Español) – El origen real del coronavirus es una de las preguntas a la que científicos buscan respuesta. Un equipo de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, la OMS, ha hecho una serie de pruebas en China. En este episodio el doctor Elmer Huerta habla de los resultados de esta investigación. Puedes escuchar este
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Mayo Clinic discusses COVID variants and mutations
COVID variants and mutations raise several questions about where we are when it comes to getting back to some normalcy.
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After the deadly shooting at Minnesota clinic, health care center says ‘our hearts were broken’
For both patients and staff, the shooting at a Minnesota health care center that killed one person and wounded four others Tuesday has been traumatic, center officials say.
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Prosecutors in Georgia open criminal investigation into Trump’s attempt to influence election results
A prosecutor in Fulton County, Georgia, has opened a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump for his “attempts to influence the administration of the 2020 Georgia general election.”
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About 1 in 10 Americans have gotten at least their first Covid-19 shot. But supply challenges remain
About one in 10 Americans — almost 33 million people — have received at least one dose of the two-part Covid-19 vaccines, data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show, and about 9.8 million people have been fully vaccinated. And while US and state leaders are optimistic vaccinations will ramp up in
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Target is giving workers free rides to get Covid-19 vaccines
Target is offering an incentive beyond cash to encourage its workers to get a Covid-19 vaccine: a free ride.
Continue ReadingPsaki defends Biden administration’s school reopening goal as ‘not the ceiling’
White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended the administration’s school reopening goals on Wednesday in the wake of criticism from parents, teachers, students and local officials who say the goals are insufficient. Psaki said the bar set by the administration was “not the ceiling” as she fielded multiple questions on the matter during Wednesday’s news
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Biden announces US will sanction Myanmar’s military leaders following coup
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that the United States will sanction Myanmar’s military leaders after last week’s coup in the country.
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Los canadienses dan pasos extraordinarios para escapar de la nieve
La pandemia ha tenido un impacto en múltiples entidades, pero nadie se ha visto tan afectado como la industria de viajes.
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Biden administration continues vaccination push with five new mass vaccination sites in Texas and New York
The Biden administration is partnering with Texas and New York to open additional vaccination centers as it continues its push to vaccinate every American amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Continue Reading Woman donates 62 gallons of breast milk to moms struggling with lactation
When Katy Bannerman pulled open her deep freezer it was overflowing with packets of breast milk, 8,000 ounces to be exact. Over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, the North Carolina mother of two began donating her extra supply of breast milk to mothers struggling with breastfeeding issues. Bannerman was inspired to donate her surplus
Continue Reading Pennsylvania man assaulted police officer, stole another’s bodycam during Capitol riot, prosecutors say
Federal prosecutors say that during the Capitol riot, Michael John Lopatic Sr. brutally assaulted a police officer, stole and destroyed another officer’s bodycam, and that threatening messages posted on social media about elected leaders in Washington show that his actions “were not spontaneous.” Court records show that Lopatic, of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is charged with
Continue Reading Guardia Costera de EE.UU. rescata a 3 cubanos de isla desierta donde vivieron de cocos durante 33 días
(CNN) — La Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos rescató a tres ciudadanos cubanos de una isla desierta de las Bahamas, donde habían estado viviendo de cocos durante 33 días, anunció la agencia. «Fue increíble. No sé cómo lo hicieron. Me sorprendió que estuvieran en tan buena forma como estaban», le dijo el teniente Justin Dougherty
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Diplomats condemn Netanyahu’s settlement drive after Israeli troops destroy Bedouin camp three times in a month
Small groups of women and children huddled in tents as storm clouds brewed in the west and delegations of diplomats, clerics, top politicians and media swooped down upon their misery. The commiserations flowed fast. The outrage of outsiders swelled with indignation. And in the end a top European diplomat admitted that foreign money spent on
Continue ReadingHouse managers to use new Capitol security footage in their case against Trump on Wednesday
House impeachment managers are beginning the second day of Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial Wednesday looking to convince skeptical Republican senators that the former president was responsible for the deadly January 6 riot at the US Capitol where insurrectionists violently disrupted the peaceful transfer of power. The managers will show never-before-seen Capitol security footage in
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Canadians look for travel loopholes for annual Yuma trip
The pandemic has had an impact on multiple entities, but nobody has been hit as hard as the travel industry.
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Carole King’s legendary ‘Tapestry’ turns 50
Carole King’s hit album “Tapestry” is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The album, released in 1971, won Grammy Awards for album of the year and best pop vocal performance, among numerous other acknowledgments. King received a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. “Tapestry” topped the Billboard albums chart in the US and hit diamond status
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