Six oil executives held in Venezuela for more than two years were suddenly moved from house arrest into prison on Wednesday night, just hours after Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido met with US President Donald Trump. The “CITGO 6” — Tomeu Vadell, Gustavo Cardenas, Jorge Toledo, Alirio Zambrano, Jose Luis Zambrano and Jose Angel Pereira
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Prada has reached an agreement with New York City to promote greater diversity and cultural sensitivity within the company and the fashion industry as a whole following a 2018 scandal in which it was accused of selling a line of blackface trinkets. The high-end retailer’s executives and workers will be required to undergo anti-discrimination, diversity,
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The trial of an Illinois militia leader accused of being the ringleader in the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque will be postponed until April to give his defense team more time to prepare, a federal judge ruled Friday. Michael Hari was scheduled to go to trial on multiple counts
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Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, CA (KCBS/KCAL) — A sea lion pup rescued after trying to cross the busy 710 Freeway in Long Beach was on the road to recovery Thursday night. Last week, a driver called police after spotting the animal on the side of the freeway. When officers with
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(CNN) — La actriz Jameela Jamil dijo en una publicación de Twitter el miércoles que se identificaba como queer. La estrella de “The Good Place” había agregado un arcoíris a su nombre de Twitter hace años, pero nunca había revelado oficialmente su sexualidad, dijo Jamil en una publicación en su cuenta de Twitter. Hace 50
Continue Reading NASA astronaut Christina Koch made the most of her first trip to the International Space Station by breaking the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman and conducting the first all-female spacewalk with fellow NASA astronaut Jessica Meir. “We caught each other’s eye and we knew that we were really honored with this
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EL PASO, Texas — A unique program at Franklin High School encourages students to apply to at least three universities before they are allowed to walk with their graduating class to receive a diploma. Shaun Mena, the principal at Franklin, started this program two years ago. The policy, though, is not a requirement. Her hope
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, CA (KOVR ) — Little Lainey Walls came into the world with a big surprise — a $10,000 bill. Even though her mom had insurance, the newborn was charged room and board for her first two days of life. “It’s frustrating and I feel like it’s wrong
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Harvey Weinstein’s defense team called an experimental cognitive psychologist to testify about the unreliability of memories Friday. Elizabeth Loftus, the second defense witness, told jurors that as time goes on, memories are more susceptible to being misremembered. Post-event information and leading questions can influence an person’s memory of an event, she said. “It does not
Continue Reading(CNN) — Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, the top Ukraine expert at the National Security Council, was pushed out of his role Friday months earlier than expected, according to a statement from his attorney. Vindman was not slated to leave until July, but had been telling colleagues in recent weeks he would likely leave soon. It
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — ¿Se vende, se alquila o se rifa el avión presidencial mexicano? Este viernes, el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, definirá qué pasará con la aeronave. LEE: Las 3 opciones del avión presidencial de México: venta, rifa o renta Pero, ¿cómo es este avión? El avión presidencial de México es un
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Ga. (WGCL) — Metro Atlanta is on the front lines of fighting the coronavirus. Thursday we learned that passengers arriving from China could be quarantined at Dobbins Air Reserve base in Marietta. It’s one of 11 military installations selected by the Pentagon. Each base could house up
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The United Kingdom appointed a new ambassador to the United States on Friday, more than six months after the previous ambassador resigned following a leak of his private diplomatic cables disparaging the Trump administration. Amb. Karen Pierce will be the first woman to hold the top envoy spot in Washington. She takes on the role
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Samford (8-17, 2-9) vs. UNC Greensboro (18-6, 8-3) Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UNC Greensboro looks for its eighth straight win in the head-to-head series over Samford. In its last seven wins against the Bulldogs, UNC Greensboro has won by an average of 9 points. Samford’s last win in
Continue Reading (CNN Español) —Andrés Manuel López Obrador, presidente de México, confirmó este viernes en su conferencia de prensa matutina en el Palacio Nacional, que sí habrá un rifa pero el premio no será el avión presidencial sino dinero en efectivo. El mandatario dijo que esta es una decisión que se tomó para que todos los mexicanos
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren wants everyone to hear about her wealth tax. Even a six-week-old baby. The Massachusetts senator visited Restoration Café here in Manchester on Friday to see two young New Hampshire residents who won a contest to meet her and attend tonight’s Democratic primary debate. The trio, with Warren sipping on tea and her staff
Continue Reading A bill that would ban assault or military-style weapons in Virginia has passed out of committee and will now be considered by the full Democratic-led House of Delegates. The measure, HB 961, looks to ban assault weapons — defined as semi-automatic rifles and pistols — high-capacity magazines (more than 12 rounds), trigger activators that are
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California freelance journalists may soon be free of restrictions imposed by a law that took effect on January 1. California Assembly Bill 5, or AB 5, regulated the work of independent contractors, including drivers for services like Uber, food delivery workers, hairdressers and other gig economy workers. But AB 5 also prevented freelance writers, editors
Continue Reading Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman. DC, Warner Bros.’ superhero brand, has some of the biggest names in comic book history. Yet despite its cavalcade of heroes, DC lives in the shadow of Marvel, the Disney-owned superhero studio that’s garnered critical acclaim and box office records. However, DC is now on a hot streak
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There really is no better metaphor for Sunday’s best picture race than that scene from “The Matrix” when Neo is asked by Morpheus to choose the blue pill or the red pill. One pill, Neo is told, will allow him to stay in the comfortable delusion that the world is as it always has been.
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While much of the world’s attention has been focused on the Wuhan coronavirus, there’s another virus that has been keeping doctors offices around the country incredibly busy this time of year. Flu activity continued to increase and remained high in the United States in the week ending February 1, according to new data from the
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso native Gabriel Nolasco has been running since his Ysleta High school days. He kept at it when work moved him to Houston in 2008. But when he moved back home, his recreational hobby drew some interest. “When I moved back to El Paso, I noticed that a lot of
Continue Reading Keith Richards is continuing his march towards healthy living. The Rolling Stones guitarist kind of gave up drinking in 2018 and now says he has been off of cigarettes since October. “Done that, been there,” the 76-year-old rocker said during an interview with Q104.3 New York’s Jim Kerr. Richards, along with his fellow band members,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Growth isn’t always a good thing for some people who live in Nashville. The struggling artist or musician can’t pay their home mortgage, let alone buy the studio time it takes to make a record. Luckily, there are people in town trying to help.
Continue Reading After a failed 2019 attempt, four Colorado men plan to break the world record for the largest firework this weekend. This year’s 62-inch firework shell weighs over 2,500 pounds and is currently buried beneath the surface of a mountain in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. On Saturday, explosives will propel the firework out of the ground at
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Oficina Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) ahora es considerada una “agencia de seguridad”, una medida que le permite a la agencia proteger la información sobre su personal del público. La medida ha suscitado preocupación entre los abogados y defensores de la transparencia gubernamental, quienes
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LOS ANGELES, California — Wreckage from the helicopter that crashed last month and killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others did not show any outward evidence of engine failure, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and the others died in the Jan. 26 crash in Calabasas, California. The
Continue Reading Four passengers on a cruise ship that docked Friday morning near New York City were taken to a hospital for further evaluation for the coronavirus after they and others were assessed at a New Jersey port, the state’s governor said. Officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention screened 27 passengers on the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVIDSON COUNTY, NC (WGHP) — Three teenage boys in Davidson County found out just how dangerous floodwaters can be on Thursday night. Two of them had been playing on the edge of Leonard Creek along Pilgrim Church Road when the water rising from all the rain swept them
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Talking about her best friend’s recent troubles got Oprah Winfrey emotional on Friday. Winfrey started choking up during an appearance on “Today” with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager while talking about the backlash against her BFF, Gayle King, over a recent interview. “She is not doing well,” Winfrey said as she teared up. “She
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