Voting rights fight heads to Senate with committee debate
Senate Democrats are moving ahead this week with a sweeping proposal to rewrite US election laws — a longshot bid meant to counteract the voter…
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Biden viewed Manchin and Carper meetings as productive as White House gears up for critical infrastructure week
President Joe Biden’s two individual meetings with key Senate Democrats on his infrastructure plan — the first in a series of high stakes…
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US FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for use in people ages 12 to 15
The US Food and Drug Administration expanded the emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine on Monday to include people ages 12…
Continue ReadingKentucky Derby: Famed trainer Bob Baffert tells CNN he is being vilified for horse racing controversy
By Dakin Andone, Kevin Dotson, Cesar Marin, and Kelly McCleary, CNN Additional testing is planned after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a…
Continue ReadingCaitlyn Jenner didn’t vote for Trump in 2020 and skipped the election to play golf
Caitlyn Jenner is attempting to defy ideological definition as she runs to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom in California’s all-but-certain recall…
Continue ReadingMaryland NAACP leader blasts Gov. Larry Hogan’s posthumous pardons of lynching victims as ‘political posturing’
The head of Maryland’s NAACP on Sunday lambasted Gov. Larry Hogan’s posthumous pardon of lynching victims as “political…
Continue ReadingBiden administration is open to sharing coronavirus vaccines with North Korea
The Biden administration is open to sharing coronavirus vaccines and other humanitarian assistance to help North Korea combat the deadly pandemic,…
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Palm Springs restaurant adds tax to cover employee healthcare cost
(KYMA, KECY/NBC Palm Springs) – A tax on a local restaurant bill sparks controversy in Palm Springs. Stout Burgers and Beers charges customers 3.5…
Continue ReadingWhite House says Biden will receive his physical exam later this year
President Joe Biden will receive a regular physical exam later this year, the White House said Tuesday, setting a timeline for when the oldest…
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California Highway Patrol investigating several freeway shootings
The California Highway Patrol is investigating highway shootings after at least eight drivers in the Los Angeles area say someone shot out the…
Continue Reading1 million people sign up for Affordable Care Act coverage after Biden reopens exchange
One million people have signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage on the federal exchange during the special enrollment period that President Joe…
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Más de 70 cadáveres son arrastrados a las orillas del rÃo Ganges en la India
Nueva Delhi (CNN) — Al menos 71 cadáveres han sido retirados de las orillas del rÃo Ganges en el este de la India, mientras una segunda ola de…
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A 6-year-old girl is dead after a shooting at a San Antonio car club gathering
A man is facing capital murder charges after a shooting at a car club event in San Antonio left a 6-year-old girl dead and her mother injured Sunday…
Continue ReadingVirginia prosecutor says Black motorist should never have been pulled over, asks for investigation
A Black employee of the Defense Department should not have been stopped by Virginia state troopers, says a prosecutor who dismissed the four charges…
Continue Reading Georgia repeals citizen’s arrest law ahead of a federal hearing in the death of Ahmaud Arbery
On the eve of a hearing for three men accused in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, his family witnessed the repeal of a Civil War-era law permitting…
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At least 7 children killed in Russian school shooting
Seven children were killed and at least 16 people injured on Tuesday after a gunman opened fire in a school in the Russian city of Kazan, according…
Continue Reading Estos son los estados de EE.UU. con las tasas más altas y más bajas de vacunación contra el covid-19
(CNN) — Aproximadamente el 58% de los adultos estadounidenses han recibido al menos una dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19, pero las tasas…
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Mexico: Russia’s Sputnik V shortages mean limited 2nd doses
Russian authorities have been having so many problems producing second doses of their Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine that Russia probably will be…
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With $76B surplus, California proposes rebates for millions
Aided by an astonishing nearly $76 billion budget surplus, California Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday proposed tax rebates of up to $1,100 for millions of…
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In-state tuition for immigrants to be on 2022 ballot measure
Arizona voters in 2022 will get to decide whether young people brought illegally to the United States as children should qualify for in-state tuition…
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