(CNN) — Mientras China se apresura a contener el coronavirus de Wuhan, se ha desarrollado una hazaña de diseño e ingeniería en el epicentro del brote: un hospital construido en solo 10 días. El hospital Huoshenshan de 366.000 pies cuadrados (34.000 metros cuadrados) de dos pisos comenzó a aceptar a sus primeros pacientes el lunes,
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A White House decision to remove two top officials who played key roles as witnesses in the Ukraine scandal prompted confusion in Washington and Kiev on Friday over the future of US foreign policy toward the embattled US ally at the heart of President Donald Trump’s impeachment. US ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland
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The big question coming out of Iowa and New Hampshire this year is whether former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg will benefit from a bounce that catapults him nationally. Iowa and New Hampshire aren’t important because of the delegates lost or won. Very few delegates are at stake. They matter because of the potential
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A former Transportation Security Administration agent in California has been arrested after allegedly coercing a female passenger into showing her breasts during a security screening. A criminal complaint was filed against 22-year-old Johnathon Lomeli alleging that he used fraud or deceit to falsely imprison a woman going through the security line at Los Angeles International
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Click here for updates on this story EAST STROUDSBURG, PA (WNEP) — If you live in East Stroudsburg and have a garbage can to spare, Betsy Baker-Smith has a place for it. She’s a volunteer at The Barnyard Sanctuary just over the river in New Jersey. The nonprofit is looking for extras. “I have worked
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In 1991, Brad Pitt really had his eyes on playing jazz trumpet player Chet Baker in a movie about the musician’s life. In a New York Times profile, Pitt, then filming “A River Runs Through It” in Montana, explained to the reporter that he wanted to take on the role because people like Baker “fascinated”
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During Jon Jones’ time at the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he’s seen all manner of challengers. Ranked No. 1 in the men’s pound-for-pound rankings, Jones has defended his light heavyweight title successfully 10 times since winning it in 2011 against Maurício Rua. And the 32-year-old will once again put his title on the
Continue Reading Sen. Susan Collins on Friday again defended her votes to acquit President Donald Trump in his Senate impeachment trial and said she opposes “any kind of retribution” against those who provided evidence against him — the same day Trump fired two key witnesses in the inquiry. “I think it’s important to understand that when you’re
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“Cats” may have gotten tossed in the litter box by several critics, but it was purrrrrfect for the Razzies The highly anticipated, big-budget musical led the nominations for the 40th annual Golden Raspberry Awards, which released its lists of finalists Saturday, a day ahead of the Oscars. Also racking up multiple noms were “Tyler Perry’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Rockingham County, NC (WGHP ) — Water rescue teams worked to rescue around 8 campers who were surrounded by rising water at the Dan River Campground, according to Rockingham County officials. Rescue officials fought against the current to rescue the campers and 3 dogs, according to a Rockingham
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash that happened along Bataan West Memorial early Saturday morning. Las Cruces police said it occurred around 4 a.m. at Bataan Memorial and Tayvis Road. Bataan Memorial West was closed from Jornada Road to Sonoma Ranch Boulevard, and the Sonoma Ranch Boulevard exit
Continue Reading Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders heads into the New Hampshire primary still holding a lead over his top rivals for the Democratic nomination, but with Pete Buttigieg swiftly gaining support behind him, according to a new CNN poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. All told, the near-even outcome from Iowa’s caucuses appears
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SOCORRO, Texas — A Socorro man has been arrested for allegedly shooting at homes and cars in the community, police said. Ricardo Velasquez, 20, was arrested Friday on a charge of deadly conduct discharge of a firearm. He was jailed on a $50,000 bond. Socorro police said the arrest stems from numerous “shots fired” calls
Continue Reading Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the Soviet-born emigre who testified about his President and told impeachment investigators he wasn’t afraid to stand up to authority because he was in the US, not under an authoritarian regime, has been let go from the White House. So has his twin brother, Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman, a lawyer for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MARION, NC (WLOS ) — A Marion couple said they owe their lives to a McDowell County sheriff’s deputy who responded when their home went up in flames Thursday. “We owe him our life,” said Scott Geouge, standing next to his wife. Betty. They were effusive about Deputy
Continue ReadingEl Paso, Texas– Chilly start to the morning with clear skies. Looking ahead into the afternoon, we should be near the 70s for most of the borderland and tracking plenty of sunshine. Tomorrow we will be slightly cooler, but still above average. Temps should be in the upper 60s. Our next weather system works its
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EDMOND, Oklahoma (KFOR ) — An Edmond mom says her son was sent home with an inappropriate note, written by his school bus driver. “Never in my wildest dreams would I think that this was one of my kids that this would happen to,” says the mom. KFOR-TV is concealing this mother’s identity to protect
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON COUNTY, MO (KMOV ) — A local woman says she is disgusted over a Jefferson County cemetery’s decision to host a car show in September. Kathryn Faries-Phillips saw the flyer advertising “Jimmy Smooth’s Creepin’ Show” on Facebook last week. According to the flyer, the four-day event includes
Continue Reading There is a new angel in doggy heaven. Swagger, the beloved Cleveland Browns team mascot, passed away Friday after battling cancer. He was 6. Swagger’s handler, Justin McLaughlin, posted the sad news on Facebook, adding that Swagger had had a stroke. The 145-pound bullmastiff was the NFL team’s first live mascot. “We’re heartbroken by the
Continue Reading Days before the New Hampshire primary and in the wake of the tumultuous Iowa caucuses, Democratic challengers took the stage Friday in a debate hosted by ABC, WMUR-TV and Apple News. CNN took a look at the facts around several claims made by the 2020 candidates during the debate. Here’s what we found. Warren on
Continue Reading The US electoral system didn’t need a scenario in which the first presidential preference contest of the 2020 campaign was botched beyond repair. But that’s what it got in Iowa. The country is built on faith in the electoral process, but that’s been severely dented in the 20 years since the 2000 Bush v. Gore
Continue Reading The president of France’s national ice-skating federation Didier Gailhaguet resigned on Saturday over criticism of his handling of sex abuse allegations against a former national coach. Gailhaguet’s resignation comes after claims of rape and sexual harassment against Gilles Beyer by former skaters he had trained. “In the spirit of conciliation, I took the sensible decision
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders paced the Democratic presidential field in the Iowa caucuses — and on Friday night, five of their leading rivals tried to blunt their momentum. The eighth Democratic presidential debate, this one ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, turned into a pile-on against the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor and the
Continue Reading The mess that unfolded in Iowa Monday night has put a spotlight on the voting infrastructure in the remaining state primary and caucus contests — and stoked fears of something similar happening as the race for the Democratic nomination rolls forward. But elections officials and party leaders in the majority of the remaining states tell
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As China races to contain the Wuhan coronavirus, a feat of design and engineering has unfolded at the outbreak’s epicenter: A hospital built in just 10 days. The two-story, 366,000-square-foot Huoshenshan Hospital began accepting its first patients Monday, a little over a week after land-levelling work commenced. A second, Leishenshan Hospital, is expected to open
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Manhattan (10-10, 6-5) vs. Quinnipiac (11-10, 6-5) People’s United Center, Hamden, Connecticut; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Manhattan goes for the season sweep over Quinnipiac after winning the previous matchup in Riverdale. The teams last met on Jan. 16, when the Jaspers created 15 Quinnipiac turnovers and turned the ball over just six times
Continue Reading Harvard (14-6, 3-2) vs. Brown (10-8, 3-2) Paul Bailey Pizzitola Sports Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brown hosts Harvard in an Ivy League matchup. Harvard won 78-77 at Yale in its last outing. Brown is coming off a 67-65 home win over Dartmouth in its most recent game. PLENTY OF
Continue Reading For fear of sounding like a broken record, this could be the year. Yes, an international feature film could do what has never been done at the Academy Awards: win best picture. We’ve been here before — 10 times, in fact. Cast your mind back to 2019 and “Roma.” It’d be wrong to write off
Continue Reading James Carville thinks his party is losing its mind. “We got to decide what we want to be,” the longtime Democratic strategist and mastermind of Bill Clinton’s 1992 victory told MSNBC earlier this week. “Do we want to be an ideological cult or do we want to have a majoritarian instinct to be a majority
Continue Reading The first step in taxidermying a rat, you learn, is to warm its cold little body with your hands. It arrives frozen, and the combination of textures and temperatures — the silken fur, the firm sack of rapidly thawing innards below, is deeply unfamiliar to a taxidermy novice. The way the animal’s hide separates neatly
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