Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign on Wednesday argued it would be “nearly impossible for (Vermont Sen. Bernie) Sanders to recoup his current delegate disadvantage” in a campaign memo obtained by CNN. In the memo, Biden’s campaign states its internal count has his delegate lead at approximately 160, including between 70 and 80 netted in
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Rain will start to increase a bit Thursday and Friday. It appears that rainfall totals could be upwards of .25″ in spots by the time this system moves east. So far this month we have already had 1.29″ of rainfall – typically we only get .26″ on average. Temps will be able to climb to
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Prosecutors say a US Customs and Border Protection officer accused of smuggling nearly 40 pounds of cocaine was caught when a police dog raised an alert over his carry-on luggage at Atlanta’s airport. Ivan Van Beverhoudt, 40, pleaded not guilty Monday in Atlanta to charges alleging he possessed and intended to distribute a controlled substance
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(CNN) — Conoce a la ‘Madre Monstruo’ (o Mother Monster, en inglés) del mundo de los insectos. Su nombre es Kaikaia gaga (llamada así en alusión a Lady Gaga, por supuesto) y es tan excéntrica como la diva del pop. Tiene un par de cuernos en su cabeza y es diferente a cualquier otra especie
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Modell’s Sporting Goods filed for bankruptcy Wednesday and will close all of its 153 stores in the northeast. Modell’s, a family-owned chain founded in 1889, was known best for selling local teams’ jerseys and equipment for youth leagues. Modell’s billboards have been plastered at Yankee Stadium over the years and the company’s tagline, “Gotta Go
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Cycling to work can lead to better fitness and health, but to some biking newbies it can feel like an accident waiting to happen. The fear of injury while cycling through traffic deters many people from biking to work. In the UK, only 4% of people cycle to work even though around 40% have access
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Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday declared a state of emergency and a public health emergency as the nation’s capital looks to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus. The move — which will help free up resources and funding — came alongside news of six new cases in Washington, bringing the total number to
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MILAN, Italy — It’s been two days since Italy was placed on lockdown in an effort to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus. As of Wednesday, the number of infected is over 10,000 and the number of deaths has surpassed 600 in Italy. Movement is restricted for the 60 million people living in Italy,
Continue Reading Two Americans and a British national were killed in a rocket attack on a military base in Taji, Iraq, that one US official said is likely the work of Iran, raising the prospect that military tensions could flare up in the region once again. US Central Command spokesman Capt. William Urban confirmed that two US
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Atletico Madrid stunned Liverpool with three goals in extra time to knock the holders out of the Champions League. With the tie level at the end of the 90 minutes thanks to Georginio Wijnaldum’s header, Roberto Firmino looked to have scored the tie-winning goal just four minutes into extra time. But two goals from substitute
Continue Reading As concerns over the coronavirus outbreak grow across the country, state officials and the White House have been in ongoing discussions about whether to declare a disaster or emergency declaration — a move that would, among other things, make it easier to release funds. At least 24 states plus Washington, D.C., have declared emergencies, which
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El futbolista italiano Daniele Rugani, que juega para la Juventus, con sede en la ciudad norteña de Turín, dio positivo por coronavirus. El club lo confirmó este mismo miércoles. “La Juventus Football Club está activando todos los procedimientos de aislamiento requeridos por la ley”, dice el comunicado, y agrega que el club
Continue Reading The House on Wednesday voted to reauthorize three national security surveillance authorities following a rare bipartisan agreement struck ahead of a Sunday deadline when the provisions are set to expire. The legislation includes new privacy protections to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, as well as changes to the FISA court system to address
Continue Reading Senate Republicans joined Democrats Wednesday to overturn a rule backed by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos that would have limited the student debt relief granted to people defrauded by for-profit colleges — an unusual bipartisan move to undo a Trump administration initiative to weaken an Obama-era policy. In a 53-42 vote, 10 Republicans joined Democrats to
Continue Reading Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson scrapped a planned vote Wednesday for a subpoena in the committee’s Republican-led investigation into the Ukrainian energy firm that hired former Vice President Joe Biden’s son. The decision to postpone the subpoena vote came amid accusations from Democrats that the probe was politically motivated to damage
Continue Reading Josie Harris, the former girlfriend of Floyd Mayweather and the mother of three of his children, was found dead outside her home in Valencia, California. Harris, 40, was discovered unresponsive inside a vehicle parked in the driveway of the home Tuesday around 10 p.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. She was pronounced dead
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The novel coronavirus is an unprecedented threat. We don’t know how bad it will be or for how long it will spread, but we do know that it has already infected more than 118,000 people around the world — and probably many times that number, killed more than 4,000 people and caused serious global economic
Continue Reading Most athletes would likely never entertain the thought of auctioning off an Olympic gold medal. Former NBA star Charles Barkley is doing just that and more in order to help build affordable housing in his hometown of Leeds, Alabama. Barkley is working with the sports card company Panini to auction off one of his two
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SEATTLE, Washington — The death toll from the new coronavirus has risen to at least 37 deaths. Seattle’s King County reported four new deaths Wednesday. Three were residents of Life Care Center in suburban Kirkland, where most of Washington state’s deaths have occurred. The fourth death was a woman living at another care center. She
Continue Reading The last time there was a “daily” press briefing by the White House press secretary was March 11, 2019. That’s right. It has been a FULL year since the press secretary has stood up in front of reporters and fielded their questions. In fact, the current press secretary — Stephanie Grisham — has NEVER held
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Salud de Colombia anunció este miércoles 6 casos adicionales confirmados de coronavirus. Confirmamos 6 nuevos casos de coronavirus COVID-19 en Colombia. Los pacientes se encuentran en Bogotá, Medellín y Cartagena. Con esto, el número de casos confirmados en el país asciende a 9 personas. pic.twitter.com/b7dEOqbFiD — MinSaludCol (@MinSaludCol) March
Continue Reading Concerns about coronavirus have forced the sports-TV world into a rather uncomfortable position: Admitting that having fans in the stands is less important, ultimately, than serving up live programming for those watching on television. Yet for anybody who has been paying close attention to the sports ecosystem in recent years –characterized by declining attendance, but
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A Raleigh police officer shot a man during a foot chase, spurring demonstrators to flock to the shooting scene, downtown government buildings and even the governor’s and police chief’s homes. Police received a 911 call about 6:40 p.m. Tuesday reporting a man with a gun at a shopping center on the east side of town.
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Click here for updates on this story Tustin (KCAL/KCBS) — A Tustin restaurant was not taking any chances Monday when it came to protecting staff and customers from exposure to coronavirus. Before customers are allowed to sit down for a meal at Sichuan Impression, a member of the waitstaff takes their temperature using an infrared
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Northfield (WBBM) — Parents have had it. David Garcia-Espinal, the school worker accused of putting a camera in their kids’ middle school’s bathrooms, was still on the run Tuesday night. But the people who hired him and missed a record that should have kept him out of a
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Click here for updates on this story Northfield (WBBM) — Parents have had it. David Garcia-Espinal, the school worker accused of putting a camera in their kids’ middle school’s bathrooms, was still on the run Tuesday night. But the people who hired him and missed a record that should have kept him out of a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story River Oaks (KTVT) — Police in River Oaks say a 4-month old girl has been found safe after they issued an Amber Alert for the child early Wednesday morning. The Amber Alert for little Mia Negrete was originally issued just before 3:00 a.m. Wednesday. It was then that
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Click here for updates on this story River Oaks (KTVT) — Police in River Oaks say a 4-month old girl has been found safe after they issued an Amber Alert for the child early Wednesday morning. The Amber Alert for little Mia Negrete was originally issued just before 3:00 a.m. Wednesday. It was then that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Plainview (WCBS) — The rush is on to get REAL ID drivers licenses, which will be required to board an airplane after Oct. 1. But one Long Island woman told CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff on Tuesday the new requirements for the REAL ID are onerous and inhumane. Her parents
Continue Reading Whatever you touch with your hands — food, bacteria, dust — can be transferred to your cell phone, making it a mobile petri dish possibly teeming with germs. So there’s a growing discussion about how to keep phones sanitized as the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread worldwide. And that’s why sales of a device-cleaning
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