A dozen women are alleging that a former dorm supervisor at the New York School for the Deaf sexually abused them while they were students, a new lawsuit filed in the Supreme Court of New York says. According to the lawsuit, Joseph Casucci, the dorm supervisor, sexually abused the women, minors at the time, in
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Five of the many companies accused in thousands of federal and state lawsuits over the nation’s opioid epidemic may settle for over $50 billion, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. Three pharmaceutical distribution companies — AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson Corporation — are in negotiations to settle with over 2,000 state, local and
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White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney made a stunning admission Thursday by confirming that President Donald Trump froze nearly $400 million in US security aid to Ukraine in part to pressure that country into investigating Democrats. Hours later, Mulvaney then denied ever saying those words. The dramatic admission came during an afternoon news
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Striking General Motors workers will remain on the picket lines for at least another week, even as the United Auto Workers national council voted to recommend a tentative agreement with GM for ratification. This means the nearly 50,000 rank-and-file workers, who began their strike September 16, will now have an opportunity to vote on the
Continue Reading Members of President Donald Trump’s own party are privately alarmed at his demeanor this week and his apparent lack of understanding of the consequences of his Syria policy, according to a Republican source familiar with a recent White House meeting. This comes as top congressional Republicans have publicly broken with the President in recent days
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Multiple agencies in the Borderland are teaming up for a second year in an effort to try to reduce pedestrian fatalities on the road. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is partnering with the El Paso Police Department, El Paso Electric, and the Socorro Independent School District for a pedestrian safety campaign. The campaign comes
Continue Reading It’s like a defendant on trial getting to sit on the jury too. Venezuela has become the latest accused human rights abuser to win a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. It defeated Costa Rica 105 to 96 in a secret ballot vote inside the UN General Assembly. In Caracas, Venezuela’s Foreign Minister
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Click here for updates on this story Central Valley, CA (KTLA) — After a Central Valley food plant uncovered thieves had been pilfering their cheese for years, a monthslong probe ended in the arrest of two men accused of running an operation to sell the product across the state, sometimes even going door-to-door, officials said
Continue Reading Moselean Parker’s 25 years of simmering frustration have boiled over. “I don’t have any reading books in my room! I don’t have any science books in my room! … We don’t have computers in our classroom!” the elementary school teacher screamed. Parker was one of 25,000 Chicago educators who went on strike Thursday, demanding what
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Stockton, CA (KTLA) — The Stockton woman pleaded no contest to a livestreamed DUI crash that killed her 14-year-old sister two years ago has been arrested again after allegedly leading police on a chase early Thursday, authorities said. Obdulia Sanchez, 20, was allegedly driving in the area of
Continue Reading When Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shook hands on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews Wednesday before boarding separate planes, the view inside the White House was grim. President Donald Trump’s top two aides were bound for Turkey to broker a ceasefire that, just hours earlier, Trump said wasn’t America’s
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The city of El Paso’s Ethics Review Commission unanimously voted Thursday afternoon to dismiss ethics complaints against Mayor Dee Margo alleging he had improper financial interests in downtown redevelopment and improperly used personal email for city business. The allegations were filed by El Paso native Stuard Blaugrand, who currently lives in Dallas. “The complaints were
Continue Reading In his 2011 book “Death by China,” President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Peter Navarro quoted a China hawk named “Ron Vara” to prove his point on the threat posed by Beijing to the American economy. “Only the Chinese can turn a leather sofa into an acid bath, a baby crib into a lethal weapon, and
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An Australian woman has a surveillance camera to thank for her rescue after she got lost while camping with friends. Deborah Pilgrim, 55, didn’t return from a walk Sunday in Sedan, about 60 miles from Adelaide.Police searched for three days. They used a chopper, drones, volunteers and several other adjacent agencies — without success. “We
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Washington (CNN) — Nancy Pelosi, dio un vuelco el miércoles a un ataque del presidente Donald Trump en Twitter. La presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos publicó como foto de su portada de la red social una imagen que el presidente había tuiteado de ella durante una contenciosa reunión en la Casa
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Nota del editor: Octavio Solís es director de la revista Consideraciones. Académico en la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras y Trabajo Social de la UNAM. Consejero Universitario. Sociólogo y comunicólogo por la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales de la UNAM. Autor de los libros Epifanía política y El fin de una era en la
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Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BARTOW COUNTY, Ga (WGCL) — An extended stay motel was hit with multiple violations during a routine health department inspection; leaving families in need of shelter with less than 24 hours to prepare. Some of those families had school-age children in tow as they gathered their belongings. “I’m
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President Donald Trump toured a new Louis Vuitton leather workshop in Texas on Thursday before headlining a campaign rally in Dallas. Trump began his trip at a fundraiser in Fort Worth that raised about $5.5 million for Trump Victory, a joint fundraising committee benefiting the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee. Looking to promote
Continue Reading As details emerged Thursday about the tentative United Auto Workers agreement with General Motors, one thing became clear: The shuttered GM plant in Lordstown, Ohio, that President Donald Trump hoped to save will stay closed for good. The President cast himself in 2016 as a savior for workers, taking the unusual tack of publicly pressuring
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — En una rara carta enviada la semana pasada al presidente de Turquía, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, advirtió que podría destruir la economía turca si la situación en Siria no es contenida y resuelta de manera humana, confirmó CNN. El tono de la carta es consistente con
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El mundo del boxeo fue sacudido este miércoles con la muerte de Patrick Day. El boxeador de 27 años falleció cuatro días después de ser noqueado durante una pelea el sábado en Chicago. Day murió por las lesiones cerebrales traumáticos que sufrió durante el encuentro, según un comunicado de su promotor, Joe
Continue Reading (CNN) — El boxeador Patrick Day murió el miércoles, cuatro días después de ser noqueado durante su pelea con Charles Conwell el sábado por la noche en Chicago. Day, de 27 años, sucumbió a una lesión cerebral traumática que sufrió esa noche, según un comunicado de su promotor, Joe DiBella de DiBella Entertainment. LEE: Dos boxeadores
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U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, described by colleagues as one of the “three amigos” on U.S. policy on the Ukraine, will step down at the end of the year, President Donald Trump confirmed to reporters on Thursday afternoon. Perry was traveling with the president to Texas for a political rally when he shared the news
Continue Reading Christina Hendricks and actor Geoffrey Arend are going their separate ways after 12 years together. The “Mad Men” actress and Arend announced their split in a joint statement posted to social media. “Twelve years ago we fell in love and became partners. We joined our two amazing families, had countless laughs, made wonderful friends and
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East side drivers, listen up! The Eastwood High School Homecoming Parade could impact your daily commute. A portion of Montwood Drive and Yarbrough Drive will closed starting at 6 p.m. Thursday. Homecoming Parade Information @YsletaISD | @bonitaj70 @Nick_Carrillo27 | @robert_basurto @EHSPrincpal pic.twitter.com/Y3hbaxztK3 — Eastwood High School (@EastwoodHQ) October 17, 2019 The caravan of floats start
Continue Reading Utah State Trooper Ruben Correa headed to a call of a car on the train tracks, but when he got to the scene a man was still in that car — and a train was coming. Correa told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that he heard the train’s horn shortly after he got onto the tracks early
Continue Reading Retired Adm. William McRaven said Thursday that the US is under attack from President Donald Trump, who he believes is working to “destroy” the country from “within” and “without.” “If you want to destroy an organization, any organization, you destroy it from within, you destroy it from without and then what you do is you
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A semi-truck hit an overpass in Fabens shutting down a small portion of Interstate 10 westbound and the overpass, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The accident happened around 10 a.m. Thursday, but no injuries were reported. All westbound traffic was being forced to exit at Fabens and use the gateway to re-enter
Continue Reading A mother who lost her son to a workplace shooting several months ago is now battling with her homeowners association over her right to fly flags in his honor. Clayton Parks, 32, was among four employees shot and killed in February at a valve manufacturer in Aurora, Illinois, by a former co-worker who had lost
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