Sex offender arrested in Calexico
CBP said in the fiscal year 2021, it has arrested 9 people convicted or wanted on sexual charges.
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Giuliani no longer representing Trump ‘in any legal matters,’ adviser says
Former President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, is “not currently representing President Trump in any legal matters,” senior Trump adviser Jason Miller told CNN on Tuesday. The former New York City mayor was the face of Trump’s failed bid to overturn the presidential election results, but his legal work with the former President
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El padre de Britney Spears habla sobre la batalla por la tutela de la cantante
(CNN) — Los procedimientos legales en la batalla por la tutela de Britney Spears se habían mantenido relativamente privados durante el año pasado. Eso cambió durante una dramática audiencia el mes pasado en la que el abogado de Spears, Samuel D. Ingham III, declaró que su clienta tenía «miedo» de su padre, Jamie Spears, al
Continue ReadingFederal judge blocks last-minute Trump rule limiting asylum claims
A federal judge in California blocked a Trump-era rule that went into effect just a day before Joe Biden took office and sought to dramatically limit the ability of Central American migrants to claim asylum in the United States The regulation, which prohibited migrants who have resided in or traveled through third countries from seeking
Continue ReadingFamily members of American activist arrested in Egypt
Egyptian authorities raided multiple homes and detained family members of Egyptian-American human rights activist Mohamed Soltan, his organization, the Freedom Initiative, said on Tuesday. A lawyer for Soltan, who now lives in the United States after almost two years in prison in Egypt, said the arrests were part of a campaign against the family to
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In new Covid-19 guidance, CDC recommends 5 key strategies to reopen schools
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released guidelines for reopening schools that focus on five key Covid-19 mitigation strategies: the universal and correct wearing of masks; physical distancing; washing hands; cleaning facilities and improving ventilation; and contact tracing, isolation and quarantine. Vaccines and testing are not among the “key” strategies the
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Georgia governor announces reforms to state citizen’s arrest law one year after Ahmaud Arbery’s death
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced an overhaul of the state’s citizen’s arrest law Tuesday, one that was used to justify the death of Ahmaud Arbery last year. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was out for a jog near Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, 2020, when he was chased down in a truck by three men
Continue Reading Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine sharply reduces symptomatic Covid-19 in the real world, Israeli researchers say
Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine appears to reduce symptomatic coronavirus infections by more than 90% in the real world, Israeli researchers said Sunday. The findings, while preliminary, suggest that the vaccine remains remarkably effective in a mass vaccination campaign — outside the carefully controlled conditions of a clinical trial. The Clalit Research Institute, part of a large
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Kylian Mbappe scores a devastating hat trick as PSG stuns Barcelona in the Champions League
Kylian Mbappe scored a wonderful hat trick against Barcelona on Tuesday as Paris Saint-Germain secured a devastating 4-1 away win in the first leg of its Champions League round of 16 tie. The ruthless Frenchman was a constant threat throughout as he once again showed his ability to perform on the biggest stage. His first
Continue Reading Frozen wind turbines, limited gas supplies and rolling blackouts: Behind Texas’ energy woes
Some of the warmest places in Texas, where rolling power outages are occurring across the chilly state, are inside cars and trucks parked in the driveway of a home without electricity. Chey Louis of Irving told CNN his family in Grand Prairie had planned a small socially distanced gathering to celebrate his younger brother’s birthday.
Continue Reading República Dominicana recibe las primeras vacunas contra el covid-19
(CNN Español) — Este lunes, el presidente de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader, informó a través de un comunicado que llegaron al país las primeras dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19. Segundo lote de vacunas de Pfizer llegará este martes a Panamá Las vacunas proceden de la India, fabricadas bajo la licencia de AstraZeneca, informó
Continue Reading Ministerio Público de Panamá recibe informe sobre supuestos abusos a menores en albergues
(CNN Español) –– Integrantes de la Comisión de la Mujer, la Niñez, la Juventud y la Familia de la Asamblea Nacional de Panamá entregaron este lunes al jefe del Ministerio Público un informe sobre supuestos abusos a menores de edad, que estaban bajo la responsabilidad del Estado en albergues infantiles del país. La institución ya
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Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson has died after pancreatic cancer fight
Marriott International’s president and CEO Arne Sorenson died Monday following a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer, the hotel chain announced Tuesday. The company announced two weeks ago that Sorenson was reducing his work schedule to continue cancer treatment, though it called his death “unexpected” in Tuesday’s press release. Sorenson was diagnosed with stage 2
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CBP: Two arrested on human smuggling and drug charges
A canine leads Border Patrol agents to find drugs and three undocumented immigrants hiding in the trunk.
Continue Reading More doses, fewer ‘blind spots’: What states say they want from the federal government on vaccines
The Covid-19 vaccine rollout started as a trickle. But the pace has steadily picked up each week, more than tripling in the first month under the Trump administration and reaching President Joe Biden’s goal of 1.5 million shots per day just about three weeks into his term. But some aspects of the federal rollout plan
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The record-breaking deep freeze engulfing much of the US isn’t over yet. Here’s what to expect next
Millions of Americans reeling from a deadly storm and massive power outages are about to get walloped by more winter weather. Already, about 2,000 records for low temperatures have been shattered this past week, CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen said. On Tuesday alone, at least 20 cities suffered their coldest weather in history. Many more new
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Homicides and missing people on the rise in Mexicali
Police find the headless body of man found in Ejido Toluca.
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Former 9/11 commission chair sees parallel to riot aftermath: ‘There was a lot of confusion about what happened’
The former chair of the 9/11 commission former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean said on CNN that there was not an agreed upon set of facts at the start of the commission into September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, providing important context on where a new commission under consideration into the violent insurrection at the Capitol
Continue Reading Krispy Kreme is offering a limited-edition Mars doughnut to celebrate NASA’s rover landing
When NASA’s Perseverance rover goes through the “seven minutes of terror” to land itself on Mars February 18, you can sit back, watch the NASA coverage and relax. It’s not every day that NASA lands an SUV-size rover on Mars. The last rover to land on Mars was Curiosity in 2012; the stationary InSight lander
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Democrats’ stimulus plan would cut taxes by an average of $3,100, analysis shows
The House Democrats’ Covid relief bill would reduce household federal tax bills by an average of $3,100 each this year, according the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. The tax savings for individuals would come from four major provisions in the legislation advanced by the House Ways and Means Committee last week: The $1,400 stimulus payments, which
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