Brendan Hunt — whose father is a retired judge and who allegedly threatened the lives of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, now-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — was found guilty of one count of threatening to assault or murder US officials by a jury in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday, according to
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White House aides were prepping President Joe Biden to virtually tour an electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant last week when the President suddenly shifted the conversation to something else entirely: China and the fate of democracy. Sitting in the Oval Office, one of Biden’s economic advisers had just pointed out that China was dominating the
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Even America’s biggest company can’t save itself from a global shortage of crucial computer chips. What’s happening: Apple just had a massive quarter thanks to sales of new iPhones, iPads and MacBooks, with revenue nearly hitting $90 billion. Sales of iPhones reached nearly $48 billion, a 65% increase over the same quarter last year, as
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(CNN Español) — El coronavirus ha cobrado la vida de más de 3 millones de personas en todo el mundo hasta el martes y actualmente la India se enfrenta al peor brote de covid-19 con el mayor número de casos diarios y el mayor número de muertes confirmadas en la última semana, según cifras de la
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As President Joe Biden used the grand Washington stage to bemoan the Capitol insurrection as the worst attack on US democracy since the Civil War, a flurry of Trump-era flashbacks underscored the depth of the still unvanquished threat. Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night was a ritual rooted in tradition
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A judge in Moscow upheld a defamation conviction Thursday against jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, who joined a court hearing via videolink, in his first public appearance since he went on hunger strike. The visibly gaunt Navalny used the platform to launch a broadside against President Vladimir Putin and his government, likening him to the
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The pandemic occupied a major part of US President Joe Biden’s first address to Congress on Wednesday, as he made a sweeping case for big government that would transform and vastly expand its role in Americans’ lives. “Now, after just 100 days, I can report to the nation, America is on the move again. Turning peril into possibility,
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His department says it will be dealt with internally After an Idaho officer posted a TikTok video mocking NBA star LeBron James’ comments about the use of force by police, his employer, the Bellevue Marshal’s Office, said it was addressing the issue internally. In a statement posted on Facebook, it said: “The statements made do
Continue ReadingAfter several hours of contentious debate, the Republican-controlled Florida House passed its version of a controversial bill that would add new restrictions to the voting process. The bill, SB 90, passed on a party-line vote of 77-40 on Wednesday. The bill now goes back to the Senate with a slew of changes, after the House
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden went off-script during his first joint address to Congress on Wednesday to thank Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for a tribute the Kentucky Republican made to Biden’s late son, Beau, in 2016. The year after Biden lost his 46-year-old son to brain cancer, McConnell called on the Senate to rename a bill
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President Joe Biden delivered the biggest speech of his presidency to date on Wednesday night — an address to a joint session of Congress. Things looked and sounded a little different, with just 200 people in attendance and everyone but Biden masked due to Covid-19 protocols. I watched the entire thing, which ran just over
Continue Reading (CNN) — India tiene la mayor capacidad de producción de vacunas del mundo, pero está sufriendo una segunda ola devastadora de infecciones por coronavirus, justo cuando los suministros de vacunas de covid-19 para su enorme población se están agotando. El gobierno ha comprado al menos 205,5 millones de dosis de vacunas de covid-19, según datos
Continue Reading America is emerging from the worst of the pandemic, and that will mean some eye-popping figures when the government releases economic growth data Thursday. But the big jump — fueled by resurgent consumer spending after a year in lockdown — will still be starting from a deep hole. Economists predict that the US economy grew
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, abrió su primer discurso en una sesión conjunta del Congreso el miércoles por la noche declarando que «Estados Unidos está en marcha nuevamente». El presidente, en su primer discurso ante los legisladores en horario de máxima audiencia, buscó aprovechar la confianza que generó acelerando la respuesta
Continue Reading (CNN) — Durante décadas, las casas inteligentes han sido un pilar de la cultura pop, desde la película de Disney de 1999 «Smart House», en la que una casa artificialmente inteligente adquiere la personalidad de una madre dominante, hasta la casa retro de alta tecnología de «Los Supersónicos» («The Jetsons»). Los dibujos animados de los
Continue Reading For more than two decades, the International Space Station has orbited 227 nautical miles above Earth with more than 200 astronauts from 19 different countries enjoying stints aboard. But its role as the sole venue for a continuous human presence in space, scientific research and a testing ground for future space exploration is coming to
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Is that face in the mirror looking a bit, well, older these days? “Some of this is due to perception, what I call ‘Zoom face,’” said Dr. Rajani Katta, author of “Glow: The Dermatologist’s Guide to a Whole Foods Younger Skin Diet.” “Between the harsh lighting, the strange angles, and just staring at your face
Continue Reading (CNN) — La propagación incontrolada del coronavirus a través de las Américas representó una parte importante de todas las muertes mundiales por covid-19 la semana pasada, según la directora de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS), Carissa Etienne. «Una de cada cuatro muertes por covid reportadas en todo el mundo la semana pasada tuvo
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One Watauga County sheriff’s deputy has been killed and another wounded in an armed standoff near Boone, North Carolina, officials said in a release sent on behalf of the Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office said a standoff with the suspected shooter is ongoing. Sgt. Chris Ward, died after being flown to Johnson City Medical Center
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The federal indictment of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery represents “one step closer to justice,” his mother told CNN. “They did the investigation properly and they came out with those indictments. So, my family and I were pleased,” said Wanda Cooper-Jones. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was out for a jog near Brunswick,
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