Texas governor lifts mask mandate despite health officials’ warnings
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he’s lifting the mask mandate in Texas, even as health officials warn not to ease safety…
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Murkowski seeks White House’s ‘attention’ on Alaska’s economic concerns as she weighs Biden budget pick
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who holds the key to President Joe Biden’s nominee for budget director, is pushing the White House about some…
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CHP sigue investigando activamente el accidente mortal en Holtville
La causa del accidente sigue sin determinarse, pero las autoridades dicen que los que murieron son hombres y mujeres de entre 20 y 50…
Continue Reading New York Times: Third woman accuses Cuomo of unwanted advances in 2019 as crisis deepens
A third woman has accused Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of unwanted advances in 2019, The New York Times reported Monday, adding to an…
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A new program can animate old photos. But there’s nothing human about artificial intelligence
It’s hard to explain the mix of emotions that spark upon seeing a photo of Frederick Douglass come alive with the click of a…
Continue Reading More than a dozen dead in crash involving SUV and semitruck in Imperial County, California
An SUV packed with people and a semitruck hauling trailers of gravel slammed into each other in a rural California county near the Mexican border…
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Atlanta creates the nation’s largest free food forest with hopes of addressing food insecurity
When a dormant pecan farm in the neighborhoods of south Atlanta closed, the land was soon rezoned and earmarked to become townhouses. But when the…
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Louisiana ranks as the worst state for children during the Covid-19 pandemic, Save the Children says
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc for families across the US, as school closures and social distancing have made it difficult to…
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Andrew Cuomo’s offensive ‘apology’
“Questions have been raised …” “I never intended … to offend …” “… I think I am being playful…
Continue ReadingSenate confirms Gina Raimondo as Biden’s commerce secretary
The Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Gina Raimondo to serve as President Joe Biden’s secretary of commerce. The vote was 84-15. Raimondo is…
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FBI Director Wray knocks down conspiracy theory that January 6 rioters were ‘fake Trump protesters’
FBI Director Chris Wray told lawmakers Tuesday that the FBI has not seen any evidence indicating that the rioters who took part in the January 6 US…
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House passes American Rescue Plan
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, officially called H.R.1319, provides continued aid for public health, individuals, and…
Continue ReadingBiden urges Senate Democrats to reject poison pills that could sink relief plan ahead of push for passage
President Joe Biden made an aggressive pitch to Senate Democrats for his relief plan, telling them during a virtual meeting Tuesday that they all…
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Venezuela recibió 500.000 dosis de la vacuna china de Sinopharm
(CNN Español) — Al aeropuerto Simón Bolivar de Caracas, Venezuela, llegaron este lunes las primeras 500.000 dosis de la vacuna china de…
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Bitcoin is surging as an inflation hedge, but don’t count out gold either
Inflation concerns have led to more volatility in the stock and bond markets of late. That should be good news for gold, a tangible asset with a…
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Kayleigh McEnany, Trump’s former press secretary, is joining Fox News
Kayleigh McEnany, the last White House press secretary under the Trump administration, is joining Fox News as an on-air contributor. “It is my…
Continue Reading Golden Globes 2021: «The Crown» y Netflix, los grandes ganadores de la noche; Chadwick Boseman recibe premio póstumo
(CNN Español) – Este domingo se llevaron a cabo los Golden Globes 2021, una ceremonia realizada –por la pandemia de coronavirus– desde dos…
Continue Reading Accidente de tráfico en Imperial, California, deja al menos 15 muertos
(CNN) — Al menos 15 personas murieron después de una accidente de tráfico esta martes en la mañana en Imperial, California, dijo a CNN el agente…
Continue Reading El paseador de perros de Lady Gaga describe el desgarrador ataque que sufrió cómo «una experiencia cercana a la muerte»
(CNN) — Ryan Fischer, el paseador de perros y amigo de Lady Gaga, habló por primera vez públicamente desde el ataque que fue vÃctima, cuando…
Continue Reading US needs to hold on for another 2 or 3 months without easing Covid-19 measures, experts say. Here’s what’s at stake
Americans have received some good news lately about the coronavirus. But the country is not yet in the clear, experts warn. A third Covid-19 vaccine…
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