U.S. colleges hoping to return to normalcy by requiring COVID-19 vaccine
Colleges hope it can return to normalcy sooner than later by urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Chicago police say bodycam footage shows less than a second passes from when 13-year-old is seen holding a handgun and is shot by officer
Authorities released body-worn camera footage that shows an officer making a split-second decision to fire a single shot that killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo after the boy is seen holding a handgun at the end of a foot chase, according to police. Police say what was in Toledo’s hand is a gun that was later recovered
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California allows vaccinations for everyone age 16 and up
Nearly half of Californians eligible for vaccination have received at least one shot against the coronavirus.
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Arizona changes tax code to match US steps on COVID relief
Ducey said in a statement that the legislation includes changes that the federal government made to help taxpayers and businesses navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Investigadores advierten que Brasil se encamina hacia una «pérdida inimaginable de vidas»
(CNN) — Brasil registra uno de los mayores números de casos diarios de covid-19 del mundo, y puede que el país se enfrente a tiempos aún peores a causa de una combinación de caos político e inacción, según afirmó este miércoles un equipo de expertos en salud pública. Polémica por dichos de Bolsonaro sobre muertes
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The stock market is throwing a global party
Spurred on by renewed optimism about the post-pandemic recovery and a strong fear of missing out, investors keep pushing stocks higher. What’s happening: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 34,000 for the first time on Thursday as Wall Street celebrated a strong start to corporate earnings season. But US stocks aren’t the only ones
Continue Reading Tiroteo en oficina de FedEx en Indianápolis deja al menos 8 muertos, dicen las autoridades
(CNN) — Al menos ocho personas murieron en un tiroteo masivo en una oficina de FedEx en Indianápolis el jueves por la noche, dijo la portavoz del Departamento de Policía Metropolitana de Indianápolis, Genae Cook. Las autoridades estaban al tanto de varias otras víctimas heridas en los hospitales, una de las cuales se encontraba en
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Kyra Sedgwick says she isn’t invited back to Tom Cruise’s house
Kyra Sedgwick once had a nosy moment as a house guest. The actress appeared on Wednesday’s episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show” and told Barrymore a story about attending a party filled with movie stars at Tom Cruise’s house about 30 years ago. Sedgwick says this was around the time she had starred in the
Continue ReadingTheaters and music venues are still waiting on Covid relief funds approved in December
They were the first businesses to close and will be some of the last to reopen, yet owners of independent theaters and live music venues have been waiting nearly four months for a $16 billion federal emergency grant program to launch. The funding for what’s known as the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program was approved
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Dogecoin price soars more than 100% to new record after Elon Musk tweets
For the second time this week, Dogecoin has hit a milestone. And this time around, it may be thanks to the world’s richest man. The virtual currency, which features the face of a Shiba Inu dog as its logo, soared more than 100% to hit an all-time high of $0.298 Friday morning, according to cryptocurrency
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White House Reportedly Expelling Hundreds Of Migrant Families
(KYMA/KECY) – Some migrant families are being flown thousands of miles across the U.S only to be expelled back to Mexico. -That’s according to a Customs and Border Control spokesperson. The practice involved more than three thousand migrants who crossed the border into South Texas in March. The Mexican consulate says they’ve been put on
Continue Reading El Departamento de Defensa de EE.UU. confirma que el video filtrado de fenómenos aéreos no identificados es real
(CNN) — El Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos confirmó que varias fotos y videos filtrados de «fenómenos aéreos no identificados» tomados en 2019 son imágenes legítimas de objetos inexplicables. Los ovnis, en el radar del Pentágono 1:58 Personal de la Armada tomó fotos y videos de objetos en forma de triángulo parpadeando y moviéndose
Continue Reading China’s economy grows by a record 18.3% in the first quarter
China just posted its strongest quarterly growth on record as the world’s second largest economy continued its robust recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. GDP growth of 18.3% year-on-year in the first quarter was the strongest since China began keeping records in 1992, and was driven by a surge in retail sales, industrial production and investment
Continue Reading Los países ricos cuentan con alternativas de vacunas a las de AstraZeneca y Johnson & Johnson; otros no tienen ese lujo
Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Fue casi un milagro que los científicos hubieran desarrollado varias vacunas eficaces contra el covid-19 en menos de un año. Sin embargo, los anuncios de la semana pasada de los reguladores de medicamentos de la Unión Europea y británicos que encontraron un posible vínculo entre la vacuna contra el covid-19 de
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5 things to know for April 16: Indianapolis, coronavirus, police violence, Cuba, UK
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh will be laid to rest tomorrow at St George’s Chapel in Windsor, west of London. Only 30 people will attend the memorial, which will be pared down for pandemic safety. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get
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Giant radio pulses and X-ray surges are coming from the Crab Nebula
The hauntingly beautiful Crab Nebula, located 6,500 light-years away in the Taurus constellation, is releasing an incredible amount of energy. The nebula is six light-years wide, and it’s a growing cloud of debris formed from a supernova explosion. (A light-year is six trillion miles). The light from this supernova first reached Earth in July 1054
Continue Reading Biden utilizará la reunión con el primer ministro de Japón para enviar una ‘señal clara’ a China
(CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, planea utilizar su reunión del viernes con el primer ministro de Japón, Yoshihide Suga, para enviar una señal a China de que los países están unidos en su oposición a la reciente agresión contra Taiwán mientras Estados Unidos busca cambiar el enfoque de su política exterior
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Hong Kong court jails Jimmy Lai and other prominent activists for 8 to 18 months over 2019 protest
A Hong Kong court has sentenced several of the city’s leading pro-democracy campaigners to between 8 and 18 months in prison over their roles in unauthorized assemblies at the height of the 2019 protests. Among those sentenced was Jimmy Lai, 72, who founded the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper. Lai received 14 months in prison for
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Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is recovering after contracting malaria on international duty
Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been recovering in hospital after catching malaria while on international duty. The striker had returned to Gabon at the end of March to play DR Congo in an Africa Cup of Nations qualification game. He then returned to England and played against Liverpool in the Premier League and Slavia Prague
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