Senate passes Biden’s $1.9T COVID-19 relief plan after all-night votes
Package includes $1,400 stimulus checks YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) The Senate passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan on…
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John Stamos posts a precious tribute to Elizabeth Olsen for the finale of ‘WandaVision’
John Stamos posted an adorable tribute to Elizabeth Olsen for the finale of ‘WandaVison.’ Stamos shared the image of himself and Olsen,…
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Democratic divides sharpen even as Biden’s Covid-19 relief package passes the Senate
The honeymoon is over for President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats, whose unified front was thrown into doubt during the final stages of negotiations…
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Democratic divides sharpen even as Biden’s Covid-19 relief package moves forward
The honeymoon is over for President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats, whose unified front has been thrown into doubt during the final stages of…
Continue ReadingThere’s a race to pass the stimulus by March 14. Here’s what’s at stake
Millions of Americans will start running out of pandemic unemployment benefits in just two weeks, putting increased pressure on the House to quickly…
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Ceniza del volcán Sangay cae en 5 provincias de Ecuador
(CNN Español) — El Servicio Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos de Ecuador informó que cinco provincias del occidente del paÃs están siendo…
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Pope Francis condemns extremism as ‘betrayal of religion’
Visiting Ur, the ancient Iraqi city where Jews, Christians and Muslims believe their common patriarch Abraham was born, Pope Francis denounced…
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Mark Pavelich, member of ‘Miracle on Ice’ 1980 Olympic hockey team, dies at 63
Mark Pavelich, a member of the “Miracle on Ice” 1980 Olympics US men’s hockey team, has died at age 63. He died in North Sauk…
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Senate slogs through overnight series of votes to push Biden’s Covid relief plan
The Senate is voting Saturday morning on a series of amendments to the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, following a nearly 12-hour struggle to get…
Continue Reading70 years later, a US Army chaplain’s remains are found
Seventy years after renowned Army Chaplain Capt. Emil Kapaun died as a prisoner in the Korean War, his remains have been identified by the Defense…
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats strike deal for $300 unemployment benefits boost into September
Jobless Americans would get a smaller weekly boost to unemployment benefits but receive those payments for a little longer under the Senate’s…
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Amanda Gorman, inaugural poet, ‘tailed’ by security guard on her walk home
Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first youth poet laureate, said she was “tailed” and told “you look suspicious” by a…
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The legendary Iditarod sled dog race is going ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic
The Iditarod, Alaska’s legendary long-distance sled dog race, is set to begin Sunday despite the threat of coronavirus. The route, usually…
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There’s a lot of misinformation around what’s happening at the border. Here are the facts.
The Biden administration is facing an increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children crossing into the United States, placing added strain on a…
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A drained swimming pool shows how racism harms White people, too
If you’re a White person who thinks racism only hurts people of color, the story behind an empty, abandoned swimming pool in Missouri might…
Continue Reading Por si te lo perdiste… el tercer paquete de estÃmulo y otras noticias clave de la semana
(CNN Español) — El tercer paquete de estÃmulo económico de US$ 1,9 billones se abre camino en el Senado de Estados Unidos. La presión para su…
Continue ReadingHere’s what a ‘vote-a-rama’ is (and what it means for Biden’s stimulus)
Senate Democrats’ push to quickly pass President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 relief package has met a time-consuming and stamina-challenging…
Continue Reading Canada vowed to protect its Indigenous women
But they are still being blamed for their own deaths February marked the culmination of a nearly decade-long legal saga that raised national…
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Detroit’s mayor and Covid vaccine roulette
Detroit’s Democratic mayor, Mike Duggan, caused a major headache for the White House and public health officials when he declined an allotment…
Continue Reading How otters and beavers returned to one of the world’s greatest golf courses
Ten years ago following Darren Clarke’s win at a wild and wet 2011 Open tournament, one of the world’s top golf courses embarked on a…
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