Audits find no problems with Arizona election equipment
“No hacking or vote switching occurred in the 2020 election,” said Jack Sellers, the Republican board chair.
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Puppy born with six legs is a ‘miracle,’ vet hospital says
Like other newborn puppies, Skipper likes to eat, drink water and go to the bathroom. But the border collie and Australian shepherd mix is unique from the rest of her litter: She was born with six legs. “This is a miracle named Skipper. Literally,” Neel Veterinary Hospital in Oklahoma wrote on its Facebook page on
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LA Times reporter explains how he led the way on the Tiger Woods story
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Richard Winton, the prominent law enforcement reporter for the Los Angeles Times, was sitting in his home office late on Tuesday morning when he saw a tweet fly across his screen. The tweet was from
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El actor francés Gérard Depardieu bajo investigación formal por presunta violación y agresión sexual
París (CNN) — Gérard Depardieu está bajo investigación formal en Francia por presunta violación y agresión sexual, confirmaron fuentes judiciales a CNN. La estrella de cine ha estado bajo investigación desde diciembre del año pasado, dijeron. La denunciante es una joven actriz que acusó al actor de varias violaciones y agresiones sexuales en el verano
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Biden’s Covid plan gets backing from more than 150 top business leaders
More than 150 senior executives from some of the largest American companies across several major industries have lined up behind President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, according to a letter obtained by CNN. The group of executives includes the top executives representing some of the powerful business interests in the US, ranging from
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5 things to know for February 24: Covid, Capitol riot, Rochester, White House, China
The jobless rate in the US is dropping, but the Federal Reserve is looking beyond that number to see just how much the economy — and hard-working Americans — are still struggling under persistent pandemic woes. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration is relying on a Trump-era policy to turn away migrants at border
The Biden administration has moved swiftly to distance itself from Trump-era immigration policies, but at the US-Mexico border, a pandemic-related order put in place by former President Donald Trump remains in effect, allowing officials to continue to turn away thousands of migrants. The reliance on the order that permits officials to swiftly expel migrants underscores
Continue Reading FAA directs air carriers to inspect engines similar to the one that failed on the United Airlines flight
The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday directed air carriers to inspect all Pratt & Whitney engines similar to the one that dramatically failed on a United Airlines flight on Saturday. The directive effectively grounds the Boeing 777-200 planes that use this specific PW4000 series engine, but the only US operator with this type of engine
Continue ReadingBiden’s CIA director pick set to face senators in confirmation hearing
President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, William Burns, will face questions from lawmakers Wednesday during a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, his final hurdle on the path to being confirmed as the first lifelong diplomat to serve as director of the nation’s preeminent spy agency. An official familiar with Burns’
Continue Reading Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 24 de febrero: Los agitadores del Capitolio, «preparados para la guerra»
Lo que sabemos del accidente de Tiger Woods. ¿Cómo será el próximo año de la pandemia en EE.UU.? Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Los agitadores del Capitolio «vinieron preparados para la guerra» El exjefe de la Policía del Capitolio de EE.UU. Steven Sund dijo en una
Continue ReadingImperiled Tanden nomination expected to face key Senate committee votes
Neera Tanden’s imperiled nomination to be President Joe Biden’s budget director faces a major test Wednesday to see if she has enough support to win Senate confirmation amid bipartisan opposition. Two Senate committees are expected to vote on whether to advance her nomination to the floor as Tanden faces resistance from Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin,
Continue Reading Tercer lote de vacunas contra el covid-19 llegó a Panamá
(CNN Español) — Panamá recibió un tercer lote de vacunas de la farmacéutica Pfizer/BioNTech la madrugada del miércoles en el aeropuerto internacional de Tocumen, donde se descargó un total de 77.200 dosis para combatir el coronavirus, que en el país ya causó la muerte a 5.772 personas. Panamá quiere 3 millones de dosis de la
Continue ReadingBiden to order review on cracks in critical supply chains
President Joe Biden wants his administration to identify and fix potential cracks in supply chains that could cause shortages of critical items like chips inside cars, minerals in flat-screen televisions, batteries in electric vehicles and ingredients in life-saving medicines. The President will direct his team in an executive order on Wednesday to conduct a review
Continue Reading How 2 teenagers discovered 4 scientifically valuable exoplanets
Kartik Pinglé and Jasmine Wright haven’t graduated from high school yet. But they’ve already discovered four new exoplanets and co-authored a peer-reviewed paper. Their paper about the newly discovered planets, which are about 200 light-years away from Earth, was published in The Astronomical Journal in January. “I remember when I came home, and I told
Continue Reading Gobierno de Biden descarta el examen de ciudadanía cívica de la era Trump y vuelve a uno anterior
(CNN) — La administración de Biden está revirtiendo la controvertida prueba de civismo de naturalización o ciudadanía de la era Trump, volviendo a una versión anterior del examen, según una alerta de política publicada el lunes. El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (USCIS, por sus siglas en inglés), que administra la prueba,
Continue Reading El príncipe Felipe tiene una infección y permanecerá en el hospital de Londres durante varios días, dice el Palacio de Buckingham
(CNN Español) — El príncipe Felipe, esposo de la reina Isabel II, está siendo tratado por una infección y no se espera que salga del hospital durante varios días, según una actualización del Palacio de Buckingham el martes. «El duque de Edimburgo permanece en el Hospital King Edward VII, donde recibe atención médica por una
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Man dies after police kneel on his neck for nearly 5 minutes, family says in wrongful death claim
A 30-year-old Northern California man undergoing a mental health episode died days after police officers kneeled on the back of his neck for nearly five minutes to subdue him, lawyers for his family said. Angelo Quinto had been “suffering from anxiety, depression, and paranoia for the previous few months,” his family’s attorneys said in a
Continue Reading 4 razones por las que las acciones de Tesla están cayendo
(CNN Business) — Tesla, la acción más popular del mercado durante más de un año, se ha hundido en el territorio del mercado bajista. Las acciones de Tesla cayeron un 6% el martes después de cerrar con una baja de 8,5% el lunes, lo que eliminó sus ganancias del año. La acción cerró en un
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Family rifts seem on the rise. Here’s why they happen and how to cope
Each week, Sheri McGregor gets hundreds of emails from parents shut out of their children’s lives. Every story is different, she said. What the parents have in common is a profound sense of isolation. “They say, ‘I thought I was the only one,’” said McGregor, founder of a website for estranged parents who lives in
Continue Reading Ministra de Salud de Guatemala denuncia compra de supuestas pruebas falsas para detectar covid-19
(CNN Español) — La ministra de Salud de Guatemala, Amelia Flores, denunció el 15 de febrero ante la Fiscalía contra la Corrupción del Ministerio Público la entrega de un lote de 30.000 pruebas supuestamente falsas para detectar covid-19. Según una fuente allegada al despacho de Flores, por medio de la Unidad de Transparencia y Anticorrupción
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