President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress. Read his remarks as prepared for delivery: Madame Speaker. Madame Vice President. No president has ever said those words from this podium, and it’s about time. The First Lady. The Second Gentleman. Mr. Chief Justice. Members of the United States
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Last Wednesday, Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy was honored for her investigative work. The following day, she was convicted for it. In essence, Choy was prosecuted for ticking a box: She had used a government registry to trace license plates connected to a mob that had attacked pro-democracy protesters in a subway station in 2019.
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If you are Willow Smith and ready to share your truth, the only place you can do it is on “Red Table Talk.” The 20-year-old daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith chose Wednesday’s episode of the Facebook Watch show “Red Table Talk,” which she cohosts with her mom and maternal grandmother Adrienne “Gammy”
Continue ReadingWest Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday signed into law a measure that prohibits transgender girls and women in the state from competing on sports teams at “any public secondary school or state institution of higher education.” The law, which cleared the state’s Republican-led legislature in recent weeks, states that such teams must be designated
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden will address a joint session of Congress for the first time on Wednesday evening and is expected to tout his administration’s accomplishments within his first 100 days in office and unveil key components of his next legislative push. Biden is expected to lay out parts of his American Families Plan, a roughly
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden opened his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night by declaring that “America is on the move again.” The President, in his first prime-time speech to lawmakers, is hoping to build on the trust he engendered by accelerating the nation’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic to convince Americans
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The Internal Revenue Service is still processing 2019 taxes. As a result, they are encouraging the public to file their 2020 taxes online to avoid unnecessary delays. The tax deadline has this year has been extended to May 17 to give tax filers more time to prepare their tax forms.
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Imperial County Local Health Authority proposed a medical system change that could improve healthcare in the Valley. The new system is a singular model that would be more beneficial to Medi-Cal beneficiaries and medical providers alike.
Continue ReadingVice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made history during President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress just by taking their seats — marking the first time two women would be sitting behind the President. Harris entered the House chamber Wednesday night to a round of applause for Biden’s first
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President Joe Biden opened his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night by declaring that “America is on the move again.” The President, in his first prime-time speech to lawmakers, is hoping to build on the trust he engendered by accelerating the nation’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic to convince Americans
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(CNN Español) — El director de Noticias RCN en Colombia, José Manuel Acevedo, y Claudia Gurisatti, directora de NTN24, denunciaron en un comunicado que las instalaciones del canal RCN en la ciudad de Bogotá fueron atacadas por «grupos violentos», durante las protestas de este miércoles. El hecho fue catalogado por los periodistas como un ataque
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Today will bring some lingering showers and a few thunderstorms across the high terrain east of Phoenix and considerable warming to the lower deserts. A strong high pressure system will then take over late week resulting in much warmer temperatures and highs likely topping 100 degrees by Saturday. Temperatures will moderate somewhat early next week, but stay well above normal as dry conditions and mostly clear skies prevail.
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Newly released police body-camera and surveillance video shows the chemical spray assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and others during the riot on January 6. The videos were obtained by CNN and provide graphic new details into how the tense standoff between supporters of former President Donald Trump and law enforcement deteriorated within seconds
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Arizona Western College (AWC) will soon be home to a new esports arena, which will host competitive matches through online video games. The arena is part of the college’s innovation fund which allows for several new projects around campus.
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, pronunciará su primer discurso en una sesión conjunta del Congreso durante la noche de este miércoles. Y llega con la esperanza de aprovechar la confianza que ha labrado al acelerar la respuesta ante la pandemia de covid-19 para convencer a los estadounidenses que deben respaldar sus ambiciosos
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New body cam footage released in Chicago on Wednesday shows the fatal police shooting of 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez as he runs from an officer. Alvarez was armed with a gun at the time, according to police. Newly released surveillance camera footage showed Alvarez dropping what appeared to be a gun onto the grass nearby as
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Con 7 votos a favor y 2 en contra, la Corte Constitucional de Ecuador aceptó los pedidos de inconstitucionalidad presentados por varias organizaciones de mujeres sobre uno de los artículos del Código Penal que impedía el aborto en caso de violación para todas las mujeres. El Código Penal de Ecuador permite actualmente
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President Joe Biden has moved fast since his January 20 swearing-in, signing a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill into law less than two months into his term and issuing more executive orders so far than his three predecessors. Those efforts have paid off, with the administration reaching the milestones of 200 million coronavirus shots delivered
Continue Reading (CNN) — Una colonia de castores mordió un cable de fibra óptica que estaba cerca de su presa durante el fin de semana e interrumpió el servicio de internet de cientos de personas en el oeste de Canadá. Funcionarios del distrito de Tumbler Ridge dijeron que el área tuvo un apagón «repentino e inesperado» cerca
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The City of El Centro announced Wednesday morning that a four-way stop is currently being installed at the intersection of Cruickshank Drive and a commercial driveway located between Waterman Avenue and Cottonwood Drive.
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