State Senate leaders in Utah say a bill to rename Dixie State University will get a debate this session, after a group of students rallied at the Capitol in favor of removing “Dixie” from the school’s name. About 50 students made the 300-mile bus trip from St. George, in the southwestern corner of the state,
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Arizona’s House of Representatives passed legislation on Monday that would allow community colleges across the state to provide four-year degrees.
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The Senate parliamentarian has ruled against including the increase in the minimum wage in the Covid relief bill
Continue ReadingAs Democrats begin their march toward reinstating earmarks, Republicans are grappling with how their party will handle bringing back directed congressional spending. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested in a Fox News interview Thursday evening that Republicans won’t be asking for earmarks, which would have huge implications for spending legislation going forward and give Democrats
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Republicans have advanced a series of election-related measures through the Arizona State House of Representatives.
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(CNN) — El cuerpo de John Geddert, quien fue entrenador del equipo estadounidense de gimnasia femenina en los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 2012, fue encontrado esta tarde luego de que se quitara la vida, según confirmó la fiscal general de Michigan, Dana Nessel. «Es un trágico final para una historia trágica para todos», dijo Nessel
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Marjorie Taylor Greene, representante republicana, enfrenta a fuertes críticas después de que puso un letrero antitransgénero afuera de su oficina, directamente frente al despacho de otra congresista que tiene una hija transgénero. La acción de Greene ocurre mientras se espera que la Cámara apruebe la Ley de Igualdad este jueves. Justamente, un proyecto
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AT&T on Thursday sold a minority stake in its video business to private equity firm TPG. The deal values DirecTV, AT&T TV and U-Verse at roughly $16 billion combined — less than a third of the $49 billion AT&T spent to buy DirecTV in 2015. The ill-timed deal was doomed from the start. AT&T bought
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One person is dead after a six-car pileup on U.S. Highway 95 near 12E.
Continue Reading (CNN) — Dos equipos diferentes de investigadores dijeron esta semana que encontraron en la ciudad de Nueva York y en otras partes del noreste de Estados Unidos una nueva variante del coronavirus que es preocupante. Esta porta mutaciones que la ayudan a evadir la respuesta inmune natural del cuerpo, así como los efectos de los
Continue Reading Gainesville, Georgia (CNN Español) — Silvia Vivar espera con paciencia la llegada del taxi que la llevará a su casa. Minutos antes recibió una caja con alimentos de La Alianza, una organización de ayuda en Gainesville, Georgia, donde el 40 por ciento de la población es hispana. Admite la pena que le da tener que
Continue Reading (CNN) — En México, este miércoles comenzó el registro del primer grupo de 25 migrantes solicitantes de asilo del campamento que está asentado en Matamoros, Tamaulipas, para que puedan cruzar a Estados Unidos, así lo confirmó ACNUR, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados. El proceso de registro comprende la verificación de datos personales
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We almost lost Tiger Woods in a gruesome car accident Tuesday along a Southern California highway during these final days of the month when America celebrates Black history. With apologies to late poet T. S. Eliot, such a horror would have made February the cruelest month, instead of April. Just four weeks ago, Hank Aaron
Continue ReadingOpponents of affirmative action asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to use their case against Harvard to overrule precedent that has long allowed consideration of race in admissions and particularly enhanced opportunities for Black and Hispanic students. The challengers claim that as Harvard College favors certain minority students, it unlawfully discriminates against Asian Americans by
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — Australia aprobó una nueva ley que obligará a las empresas de tecnología a pagar a los editores por el contenido de las noticias, lo que prepara el escenario para posibles acciones similares en otros países. El nuevo código, que el Parlamento australiano aprobó este jueves, «garantizará que las empresas de medios de
Continue ReadingLaid-off workers will be allowed to turn down jobs they think are too risky because of Covid and continue to collect unemployment benefits, under guidance issued by the US Department of Labor Thursday. The new rules, which stem from a directive signed by President Joe Biden last month, expand the conditions under which workers may
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President Joe Biden spoke with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on Thursday ahead of the release of a long-awaited US intelligence report on the killing of Saudi insider turned dissident Jamal Khashoggi. The congressionally mandated release of the report, which is expected to further implicate Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in
Continue Reading (CNN) — El cuerpo de John Geddert, quien fue entrenador del equipo estadounidense de gimnasia femenina en los Juegos Olímpicos 2012, fue encontrado esta tarde luego de que se quitara la vida, según confirmó la fiscal general de Michigan, Dana Nessel. «Es un trágico final para una historia trágica para todos», dijo Nessel en un
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Throughout Watkins Memorial High School there is a hum — of teachers teaching, of students learning. Between lessons, the noise increases as teenagers switch classrooms — voices raised, laughter and hundreds of pairs of sneakers in hallways. For millions of families in the United States, this is a reminder of how things were a year
Continue Reading On Thursday, GameStop stock surged as much as 85% in early trading before being halted for volatility. Shares still ended the day up more than 18% at $108.73. The stock was up as much as 20% in after-hours trading. The day before, the gaming retailer’s stock closed nearly 104% higher. Investors gained interest in the
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