A weekend temporary order allowed some Minneapolis Public School District (MPS) teachers and staff to not return to in-person work Monday due to Covid-19 concerns, according to court documents.. MPS staff were expected to return to in-person teaching Monday, but a ruling from Hennepin County District Court Judge Susan Robiner said that staff and teachers
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The fate of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s future is now in the hands of a group of House Republicans who are deliberating whether to punish the Georgia congresswoman for extreme comments she made before winning her seat, as a growing number of Senate Republicans say she shouldn’t be welcome in the party. House Minority Leader
Continue ReadingInvestigators are struggling to build a federal murder case regarding fallen US Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, vexed by a lack of evidence that could prove someone caused his death as he defended the Capitol during last month’s insurrection. Authorities have reviewed video and photographs that show Sicknick engaging with rioters amid the siege but
Continue ReadingThe remains of the late US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick arrived at the US Capitol on Tuesday night to lie in honor in the building’s famous Rotunda, less than four weeks since he died after responding to the riot that erupted in the building. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck
Continue ReadingThe remains of the late US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick arrived Tuesday night to lie in honor in the US Capitol Rotunda, less than four weeks since he died after responding to the violent riot that erupted in the building. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Friday that
Continue ReadingThe body of the late US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick arrived Tuesday night to lie in honor in the US Capitol Rotunda, less than four weeks since he died after responding to the violent riot that erupted in the building. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Friday that
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives has officially created a new rule that will fine any member for failing to complete security screening prior to entering the House floor. With the passing of this rule Tuesday evening, members who fail to comply with security screenings will be fined $5,000 for the first offense and $10,000 for a
Continue Reading Many dinosaurs had distinctive bony frills around their necks — the best-known being the distinctive Triceratops. It’s not a feature found in living animals today, and paleontologists have long debated what the function was of the diverse array of frills and horns in this family of dinosaurs, called ceratopsians. The large frill that skirts the
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(CNN Español) — Casi 43 millones de personas están solicitando ayuda federal para poder comer en Estados Unidos. Ese número se incrementó el año pasado en un 20%, lo que llevó al Gobierno a destinar US$ 90.000 millones para el Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP, por sus siglas en inglés) —también conocido como estampillas
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Desolación y desesperanza son parte de la realidad de muchos damnificados del Valle de Sula, en el norte de Honduras, tres meses después de que los fenómenos naturales Eta e Iota dejarán sus efectos devastadores en gran parte de ese sector del país. Desde noviembre, centenares de personas viven en la calle
Continue Reading (CNN Español) —La Secretaría de Gestión Integral de Riesgo de la Ciudad de México informó este martes, mediante un comunicado, que alrededor de 700 personas fueron evacuadas en la colonia Jamaica, en la capital mexicana, tras un incendio provocado por una pipa de gas. Según el comunicado, hay 8 personas lesionadas que fueron atendidas por
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Don’t get too itchy… this is a sign to get a flashlight and check your mattress.
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Three men from Louisiana are facing murder charges after two women — including the sister of one of the men — were killed in a murder-for-hire plot gone wrong, according to Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet. At a news conference Monday, the sheriff said Beaux Cormier hired Andrew Eskine and Dalvin Wilson to kill a
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Un estudio científico publicado en la prestigiosa revista New England Journal of Medicine habla del beneficio adicional del uso de las mascarillas durante la pandemia de covid-19. Las mismas podrían actuar como elemento de variolización, es decir, generarnos una especie de inmunidad al virus. En este episodio, el doctor Elmer Huerta analiza
Continue ReadingHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is in an hours-long meeting with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, an incendiary freshman lawmaker, who has come under fire from GOP senators who say her extremist views should not be welcome in the Republican Party. McCarthy has been silent amid the controversy but has been under growing pressure to act,
Continue Reading New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday repealing a controversial statute commonly known as the “walking while trans” ban. Both houses of the New York Legislature voted Tuesday to pass the bill that repeals a 1976 penal law statute aimed at prohibiting loitering for the purpose of prostitution, but which ultimately led to
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Heart problems are rising because of the pandemic. In today’s “Health Minute,” health experts tell us about the red flags to look out for when it comes to heart problems. According to CBS reporter, Mandy Gaither, several studies suggest COVID-19 survivors may continue to suffer with virus related heart damage, even if they were not
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Bogotá superó el pico de la segunda ola de covid-19 y pasará de alerta roja a alerta naranja, anunció este martes la alcaldesa Claudia López. «Lo que acabamos de sortear es una prueba muy difícil. Pero lo logramos entre todos», dijo López tras una nueva reunión con el Comité Epidemiológico y el
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration announced Tuesday it will begin direct shipments of coronavirus vaccines to retail pharmacies next week, expanding points of access for Americans to receive shots as concerns about variants of the virus expand. “Millions of Americans turn to their local pharmacies every day for their medicines, flu shots, and much more. And pharmacies
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The dominant storyline in American politics at the moment is the ongoing battle between the establishment wing and the Trump wing of the Republican Party. The fights over the fates of Trump-aligned Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Georgia) and establishment Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyoming) typify the larger struggle for control of the party. Two fighters enter,
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