CBP: Truck driver arrested for smuggling 8 undocumented immigrants
Border Patrol agents say one man was a convicted felon.
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Chevron may not be an oil-first company in 2040, CEO says
Chevron has built a $170 billion fossil fuels empire that has made the 141-year-old company synonymous with the oil-and-gas industry.
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Chris Hemsworth’s stunt double says he’s struggling to keep up with the star’s weight gain
Chris Hemsworth‘s stunt double is tired of eating seven meals a day to try to keep up with the Hollywood actor’s ever-increasing size. Bobby Holland Hanton, who is currently shooting “Thor: Love and Thunder” in Australia with Hemsworth, admitted he is feeling the pressure as the action man bulks up to be, in Hanton’s words,
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Every aspect of Americans’ working lives has changed — for the worse
Dig beneath the topline numbers in the government’s monthly jobs report and you can see just how unprecedented the pandemic-fueled jobs crisis really is. Every aspect of Americans’ working lives has changed — for the worse. The unemployed The US economy is down 9.9 million jobs since the pandemic began, more than the jobs lost
Continue ReadingGOP Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama won’t run for reelection
Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama announced Monday that he will not run for reelection in 2022, after serving 42 years in Congress.
Continue Reading Twitter banned Gateway Pundit founder Jim Hoft
Jim Hoft, the founder and editor-in-chief of far-right news site Gateway Pundit, was permanently suspended from Twitter Saturday after he violated the social media platform’s “civic integrity policy.” Hoft joins a list of other right-wing accounts that have recently been banned for promoting falsehoods about the 2020 presidential election. The list notably includes Former President
Continue Reading Tesla’s $1.5 billion investment sends bitcoin to record highs
It’s an exciting day if you’re an investor in Bitcoin and/or Tesla. The cryptocurrency soared to a new all-time high of $44,868.98 per bitcoin after the electric car maker said in regulatory filings that it will soon accept it as payment for its vehicles.
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Negative interest rates and huge deficits are the new normal. What comes next?
The pandemic is pushing economic policy to the limits. Governments around the world are running record budget deficits, and central banks are becoming addicted to easy money policies that would have been unthinkable two decades ago. One big question: Can things ever go back to normal? First, a bit of background: Over the past decade,
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New York City middle schools will reopen to some students for the first time in months
Some New York City middle school students in grades six through eight will return to classrooms on February 25, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. About 62,000 middle school students who opted for in-person learning will return that day, said NYC Department of Education deputy press secretary Danielle Filson. Teachers and staff will return the
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Los Tampa Bay Buccaneers ganan el Super Bowl 2021
Los Tampa Bay Buccaneers vencieron a los Kansas City Chiefs, 31-9 en su campo local en el Super Bowl 55.
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Despite dip in Covid-19 cases, expert says US is in the ‘eye of the hurricane’ as variants spread
While a recent dip in Covid-19 infections may seem encouraging, experts warn now is not the time for Americans to let their guard down. That’s largely because of new variants circulating in the US, putting the country once again in the “eye of the hurricane,” according to one expert. “I’ve been on Zoom calls for
Continue Reading Tesla says you could soon pay for one of its cars with bitcoin
Tesla is betting big on bitcoin, saying it may soon accept the digital currency as payment for its cars. And the most valuable car company on the stock market said it is holding some of its cash in bitcoin rather than traditional currency. In its annual filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Tesla said
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Continue Reading A pesar de la caída en los casos de covid-19, un experto dice que EE.UU. está en el ‘ojo del huracán’ a medida que se propagan las variantes
(CNN) — Si bien una reciente caída en las infecciones por covid-19 puede parecer alentadora, los expertos advierten que ahora no es momento para que los estadounidenses bajen la guardia. Eso se debe en gran parte a las nuevas variantes que circulan en EE.UU., lo que pone al país una vez más en el «ojo
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Impeachment trial kicks off this week as Hill leaders near deal on its parameters
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins this week as Senate leaders are closing in on an agreement that would give each side up to 16 hours to present their cases and the potential for a debate and voting on calling witnesses if the House impeachment managers seek it, according to a
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Demócratas darán a conocer un crédito tributario por hijos de $ 3,600 como parte del proyecto de ley
Si el Congreso lo aprueba, los pagos comenzarían en julio durante un año. El crédito también sería totalmente reembolsable durante el año.
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El presidente Joe Biden y la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris recorrerán virtualmente el sitio de vacunación de Arizona
Durante la visita virtual del lunes, Biden y Harris aprenderán más sobre los esfuerzos y desafíos de distribución del estado.
Continue Reading ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez has died at 58
Longtime ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez died “unexpectedly” Sunday at the age of 58, according to a statement from ESPN and Sports Content Chairman James Pitaro. “Pedro was an elite journalist at the highest level and his professional accomplishments are universally recognized,” Pitaro said. “More importantly, Pedro was a kind, dear friend to us all.” A
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After weeks of drama and setbacks, the Australian Open kicks off
Thousands of tennis fans descended on Melbourne Park to watch stars including Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams kick off the Australian Open on Monday, after a three-week postponement and high drama over the quarantine of players. Spectators came out in force on an unusually overcast and chilly summer morning, relishing in the fact that they
Continue Reading Super Bowl halftime show featured The Weeknd and his bandaged army
The bandages were back, but not on The Weeknd’s face this time. The Grammy-winning singer took to the stage for the Pepsi Super Bowl LV halftime performance with plenty of pyrotechnics, lights and men dressed like The Weeknd in all black with red jackets and bandaged faces. The Weeknd performed a medley of his hits,
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