The first second gentleman couldn’t seem more normal
Doug Emhoff has now had a week and a half to adjust to being second gentleman of the United States. It’s been a ride. Emhoff recently had a…
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Biden plans first major foreign policy speech on restoring ‘America’s place’
President Joe Biden plans to deliver his most substantive foreign policy remarks since becoming president on Monday, according to a senior…
Continue Reading10 GOP senators offer counterproposal for Covid-19 relief plan and request meeting with Biden
A group of 10 Republican senators on Sunday called on President Joe Biden to throw his support behind their own Covid-19 relief package framework,…
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Wife of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny detained as police clamp down on rallies
The wife of opposition leader Alexey Navalny was detained Sunday in Moscow, according to the Navalny team, as she joined protesters across the…
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Scrambling to save tens of thousands of lives
Congress was convulsed by controversy over the incendiary behavior of a freshman Republican from Georgia. Wall Street was roiled by insurgent…
Continue ReadingBiden’s reversal of transgender military ban brings new hope to thousands
They dreamed of serving, and now they can after President Joe Biden lifted the Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the US military.…
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Palmeiras fans gather to celebrate dramatic Copa Libertadores win despite the pandemic
Palmeiras fans ignored social distancing rules and gathered in large groups to celebrate the Brazilian team’s dramatic victory in the Copa…
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First on CNN: Trump’s impeachment defense team leaves less than two weeks before trial
Former President Donald Trump’s five impeachment defense attorneys have left a little more than a week before his trial is set to begin,…
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Why Biden has a rare opportunity for early success
Over five decades in Washington, President Joe Biden has watched seven newly-elected presidents get started. Improbably, he has the chance for a…
Continue Reading Manchester United star Marcus Rashford racially abused online
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has become the latest football player to receive racist abuse online and described the incident as…
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Murió Freddy, el perro más alto del mundo
(CNN) — Freddy, un gran danés celebrado por Guinness World Records como el perro más alto del mundo, ha muerto. El perro, que vivía en Essex,…
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A Chick-fil-A manager saved a drive-thru Covid-19 vaccination clinic after traffic backed up
When a South Carolina drive-thru coronavirus vaccine clinic got backed up, leaving people waiting for hours, the town mayor decided to call in a…
Continue Reading Deputy health commissioner resigns in the wake of ‘Philly Fighting COVID’ testing and vaccine rift
Philadelphia’s acting deputy health commissioner has resigned, days after the city’s failed partnership with the organization Philly…
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Hospitalizations are the lowest they’ve been in nearly 2 months. But US is still in for ‘rough’ coming weeks, expert says
Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US dropped below 100,000 for the first time in nearly two months, according to data from the COVID Tracking Project.…
Continue Reading Are we getting weirder? Perhaps we’re simply becoming ourselves
Normally reserved and conservatively dressed, my friend was outfitted in a strange mishmash of colorful wigs and Hawaiian shirts and a sequined gown.…
Continue Reading Ikea bought 11,000 acres of forest in Georgia to protect it from development
An investment group of Swedish retail giant Ikea has acquired forestland in southeast Georgia to protect the land and its diverse ecosystems from…
Continue ReadingCapitol Police deny request to allow sledding, citing security concerns and Covid-19
The US Capitol Police have denied a request to allow sledding on the west side of the complex ahead of an expected snowstorm in the area.…
Continue Reading Identifican a 2 guatemaltecos y 2 mexicanos entre los 19 muertos calcinados en la masacre de Santa Anita, Tamaulipas
(CNN Español) — Dos guatemaltecos y dos mexicanos se encuentran entre las 19 personas cuyos cuerpos calcinados fueron encontrados la semana pasada…
Continue Reading Expresidente de Ecuador Gustavo Noboa está “delicado de salud”, informa Lenín Moreno
(CNN Español) — El expresidente de Ecuador Gustavo Noboa, que gobernó al país desde enero del 2000 hasta enero del 2003, “se encuentra muy…
Continue Reading Restringen circulación de personas en 4 departamentos de Honduras por el covid-19
(CNN Español) — El Sistema Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos de Honduras informó este sábado en un comunicado que determinó restringir la…
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