Adultos Mayores recibieron Vacuna contra el Coronavirus en el Valle Imperial
Adultos Mayores recibieron Vacuna contra el Coronavirus en el Valle Imperial
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Rochester mother of 9-year-old who was allegedly handcuffed and pepper-sprayed notifies city she intends to sue
The mother of a 9-year-old girl who allegedly was pepper-sprayed and handcuffed by Rochester police officers last month has notified the city and police department she intends to sue, CNN has learned. A notice of claim states that the girl’s mother, Elba Pope, will seek damages due to “mental anguish and psychological/emotional distress and trauma”
Continue Reading10 GOP senators respond to White House but underscore deep divide on Covid-19 relief package
The 10 Senate Republicans who met with President Joe Biden this week on his coronavirus relief package sent a detailed letter to the White House laying out a series of concerns about the proposal, according to a letter obtained by CNN. While both sides praised the nearly two-hour meeting in the Oval Office this week,
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La Cámara aprueba despojar a la representante Marjorie Taylor Greene de sus asignaciones en comisiones (en votación bipartidista)
(CNN) — Por 230 votos contra 199, la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. votó para despojar a la representante Marjorie Taylor Greene de sus asignaciones en comisiones. Once miembros republicanos de la Cámara votaron con los demócratas para retirarla de sus asignaciones en comisiones. Es una medida agresiva impulsada por los demócratas a raíz de
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Here are the 11 House Republicans who voted to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments
Eleven House Republicans broke ranks Thursday evening to join Democrats in voting to remove Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments. These lawmakers backed the effort following recently unearthed incendiary and violent past statements from Greene that have triggered widespread backlash: Adam Kinzinger of Illinois Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania John Katko of New
Continue Reading The compensation fund for alleged Jeffrey Epstein victims pauses payouts
The program compensating alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein will pause payouts because Epstein’s estate is low on cash, program administrators announced Thursday. Because of “uncertainty” over funding, the Epstein Victims’ Compensation Program will hold compensation determination offers until March 25 or later depending on when the estate can provide the necessary funds to finish payouts,
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Breast cancer in women is the most common cancer
Female breast cancer made up 11.7% of all new cancer cases In today’s “Health minute,” we learn that breast cancer has surpassed lung cancer in being the most common cancer in the world. “Female breast cancer made up 11.7% of all new cancer cases,” according to a paper published in the Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
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Hundreds of seniors vaccinated at Imperial County’s first mass vaccine clinic
Imperial, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), Hundreds of local 65 and up received the COVID-19 vaccine in Imperial County today at a mass vaccine clinic. It’s the first of its kind and it was held drive-thru style at the Imperial Valley College. With stronger variants of COVID-19 emerging in the U.S., vaccinating the most vulnerable is crucial.
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No, Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t sorry
To hear Kevin McCarthy tell it, Marjorie Taylor Greene was deeply remorseful and repentant about her past intolerant social media posts during a gathering of House Republicans on Wednesday night. “She said she was wrong,” said the House Majority Leader of the freshman Georgia Republican. “She has reached out in other ways and forms and
Continue Reading En votación bipartidista, la Cámara aprueba despojar a la representante Marjorie Taylor Greene de sus asignaciones en comisiones
(CNN) — Por 230 votos contra 199, la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. votó para despojar a la representante Marjorie Taylor Greene de sus asignaciones en comisiones. Once miembros republicanos de la Cámara votaron con los demócratas para retirarla de sus asignaciones en comisiones. Es una medida agresiva impulsada por los demócratas a raíz de
Continue Reading Una variante de coronavirus está en camino de convertirse en dominante en los puntos críticos de Florida y California, dice compañía de pruebas
(CNN) — Una variante de coronavirus más contagiosa está creciendo en Estados Unidos y podría convertirse en dominante en puntos críticos como Florida y el sur de California «en unas pocas semanas», según una compañía dedicada a hacer pruebas que ha ayudado a identificar la mayor proporción de casos de la variante en el país.
Continue Reading En votación bipartidista, la Cámara vota para despojar a la representante Marjorie Taylor Greene de sus asignaciones en comisiones
(CNN) — Por 230 votos contra 199, la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. votó para despojar a la representante Marjorie Taylor Greene de sus asignaciones en comisiones. Once miembros republicanos de la Cámara votaron con los demócratas para retirarla de sus asignaciones en comisiones. Es una medida agresiva impulsada por los demócratas a raíz de
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High winds fuel trailer fire
Crews respond to a trailer on fire on Shannon Way in Yuma.
Continue Reading Covid-19 outbreak at San Quentin was triggered by ‘deeply flawed’ detainee transfers, watchdog says
A Covid-19 outbreak that led to dozens of deaths at California’s oldest prison last summer was likely triggered by “deeply flawed” detainee transfers, the state inspector general says. The state’s Office of the Inspector General released a report this week detailing how corrections officials handled the response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the decision to
Continue ReadingWisconsin governor issues new mask mandate an hour after Legislature repealed previous one
Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a new public health emergency Thursday afternoon requiring face coverings in public, about an hour after the Republican-led state Assembly voted to repeal a previous coronavirus emergency order that included a mask mandate, according to a news release from his office. “Every step of the way, our statewide strategies
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McKinsey to pay nearly $600 million in settlements over its work with opioid companies
McKinsey & Company, one of the world’s largest consulting firms, will pay nearly $600 million in multiple settlements over its work consulting for drug companies that states say fueled the nation’s opioid crisis. McKinsey reached the agreement with a coalition of 47 attorneys general, the District of Columbia and five US territories. The company settled
Continue ReadingSenate moves toward setting up consideration of Covid relief package — but first: Vote-a-rama
At some point in the next 24 hours — after a long process of voting on a series of amendments — the Senate will pass their budget resolution to unlock their ability to write and pass a major Covid-relief bill with just 51 votes. A reminder: the budget resolution is not the Covid-relief bill. It
Continue Reading Super Bowl LV will be a bonanza for gambling companies
The Kansas City Chiefs or Tampa Bay Buccaneers? We don’t know who will win Super Bowl LV. But the big sports betting and fantasy firms are already champs. DraftKings shares have surged nearly 35% this year ahead of Sunday’s big game in Tampa. The stock is up nearly 260% since it went public last April
Continue ReadingBiden declares ‘America is back’ as he announces major foreign policy shifts
President Joe Biden announced “America is back” on Thursday and declared that “diplomacy is back at the center” of US foreign policy as he said the US will end all support for Saudi Arabia’s offensive operations in Yemen, one of several changes he announced in his first major foreign-policy speech since taking office. Biden’s announcement
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The City of Yuma updates an ordinance to include electric mobility devices
New ordinance aims at regulating use of electric mobility device.
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