Colocan filtros sanitarios en Mexicali para Semana Santa
Las autoridades mexicanas dicen que se colocarán filtros sanitarios para evitar que ocurra un nuevo brote de casos de COVID.
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Federal appeals court rules in favor of Ohio professor who refused to use transgender student’s pronouns
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that an Ohio professor can sue a university for violating his constitutional rights after he was disciplined for refusing to use the pronouns of a transgender student. Nicholas Meriwether, a philosophy professor at Shawnee State University in Ohio, filed a lawsuit in 2018 after the school formally disciplined
Continue Reading Sanitary filters put in place in Mexicali for Easter week
Mexican authorities say sanitary filters will be placed to prevent a new outbreak of COVID cases from happening.
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The reason we can’t fully explore space is fixable. Here’s how
With so many challenges facing us here on Earth — the pandemic, climate change, the economy — it might seem like an odd time to focus on space. But space exploration offers enormous benefits for all of us. There’s a long list of innovations that have emerged as a result of space research that have
Continue ReadingLow-income Social Security recipients will get their stimulus payments next week
The Internal Revenue Service will start sending stimulus payments to low-income Social Security recipients this weekend, and expects most of the money to be received electronically on April 7. Most eligible households have already received the stimulus payments approved by Congress in the latest Covid relief bill passed earlier this month. Roughly 127 million payments
Continue Reading MMA fighter who witnessed George Floyd’s death says he called police on the police
A professional mixed martial arts fighter who came upon the scene of George Floyd’s death testified Tuesday that he called 911 after watching former officer Derek Chauvin’s actions on May 25, 2020. “I called the police on the police,” Donald Wynn Williams II testified Tuesday. “I believed I witnessed a murder.” Williams, whose testimony began
Continue Reading Slain Police Officer Eric Talley’s life celebrated in public funeral
Officer Eric Talley was remembered for his bravery at a public funeral in Lafayette, Colorado, on Tuesday — one week after giving his life as the first police officer to arrive at the King Soopers store where a gunman killed 10 people. “This is part of that bravery, in that, rightfully so, everyone in that
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Japan thrashes Mongolia 14-0 in historic World Cup qualifier win
Japan recorded the second-biggest win in its history, thrashing Mongolia 14-0 in a World Cup 2022 qualifier. Werder Bremen striker Yuya Osako scored a hat trick, while Liverpool midfielder Takumi Minamino — who is currently on loan at Southampton — was also on the scoresheet. Mongolia, who are ranked No. 190 in the world, registered
Continue ReadingBiden administration expanding pause on student loan interest and collections
The Biden administration is expanding the pause on student loan interest and collections to the more than a million borrowers who are in default on loans made by private lenders, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. “This step particularly protects 800,000 borrowers who are at risk of having their tax refunds seized,” Psaki
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Graduación de ASU se celebrará en ceremonia virtual
La Universidad Estatal de Arizona tiene su ceremonia virtual programada para el 3 de mayo.
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Chipotle is giving away $100,000 in bitcoin
Chipotle is jumping into the bitcoin craze. Sort of. No, the chain isn’t accepting the cryptocurrency as payment for its Mexican dishes. Instead, Chipotle is giving away $100,000 worth of bitcoin on Thursday to celebrate National Burrito Day. The contest marks the first time a US restaurant chain has given away bitcoin, according to Chipotle.
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Detectan alta presencia SARS-CoV-2 en aguas residuales
El alcalde Gerardo Sánchez informó a los residentes que desde el 15 de marzo de 2021 se detectó una alta presencia en aguas residuales de la ciudad.
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin’s trial in death of George Floyd begins with showing jurors video of his final moments
Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s head and neck for 4 minutes and 45 seconds as Floyd cried out for help, stayed on his neck as Floyd flailed and had seizures for 53 seconds, and then remained on a non-responsive Floyd for another 3 minutes and 51 seconds, prosecutors said during
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin is on trial for George Floyd’s death. America’s criminal justice system is not
George Floyd’s public death under the knee of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin last May set off an intense debate about societal issues on anti-Black racism, on police accountability and on the entire American criminal justice system. But over the next four weeks, the debate in Chauvin’s trial inside a Hennepin County, Minnesota, courthouse
Continue Reading MMA fighter who watched George Floyd’s death says he called police on the police
A professional mixed martial arts fighter who stumbled onto the scene of George Floyd’s death testified Tuesday that he called 911 after watching former officer Derek Chauvin’s actions on May 25, 2020. “I called the police on the police,” Donald Wynn Williams II testified Tuesday. “I believed I witnessed a murder.” Williams, whose testimony began
Continue ReadingNATO scrambles jets 10 times to track Russian military planes across Europe
NATO scrambled fighter jets 10 times Monday to track and intercept an unusually “rare peak” of Russian bombers and fighters flying over the North Sea, Black Sea and Baltic Sea, according to a NATO official. “NATO aircraft intercepted six different groups of Russian military aircraft near alliance airspace in less than six hours,” the organization
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Demi Lovato: ‘I am too gay to marry a man right now’
Demi Lovato is not just sharing revelations in her new docuseries, “Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil.” In a recent interview with EW, the singer and actress opened up about how ending her engagement to actor Max Ehrich helped her understand she’s “just too queer” for such a commitment to a man at the moment.
Continue Reading A new state holiday in Arizona will honor the Navajo Code Talkers whose language formed a secret code to save lives
The story of the Navajo Code Talkers, who played a vital role in US victories during World War II by using their native language to send coded messages, will be memorialized in Arizona with a new state holiday. Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation on Monday that will honor the Code Talkers every year on August
Continue ReadingBiden won’t throw Washington Nationals opening day pitch, White House says
President Joe Biden is not scheduled to toss out the Opening Day first pitch on Thursday for the Washington Nationals, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. But she added that baseball fans will be hearing from him in the next few days. “I know the President’s eager to get out to Nationals’
Continue ReadingRepublican Kelly Tshibaka launches Senate campaign against Lisa Murkowski
Republican Kelly Tshibaka, a former Alaska Department of Administration commissioner, launched her Senate campaign on Monday against Sen. Lisa Murkowski, pitching the election as an outsider versus a powerful, longtime insider. “We know what Washington, DC thinks about Alaska: We’re here for their benefit; we’re not going to put up much of a fight,” said
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