Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — High school students may be thanking their local lawmakers if a new bill moves forward. The proposal would allow teenagers to get more sleep, thanks to a later school start time. Morgan Lloyd, a graduate of the West Hartford school system, has been advocating
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(CNN Business) — Colgate presentó una línea de productos veganos y sin gluten que no tienen sabores artificiales, edulcorantes o colores. Puede parecer la última tendencia de alimentos naturales… pero los productos son pasta de dientes, enjuague bucal y cepillos de dientes. Colgate-Palmolive anunció el lunes el lanzamiento de los productos Colgate Zero, que parecen
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick on Friday joined several other former 2020 presidential candidates in endorsing Joe Biden for president. “At a time when our democracy is at risk, our economy is not working for many Americans, and our role in the world is unsteady, America needs a unifying and experienced leader, who can and
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The US travel industry, which has been badly hit by a plunge in sales caused by the coronavirus, could be getting some help from the federal government. CNN has confirmed that the Trump administration is discussing ways to defer taxes on the airline, cruise and hospitality industries as a way to limit economic damage from
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President Donald Trump sent a message Friday to anyone expecting major economic aid to head off a coronavirus recession: Don’t hold your breath. With financial markets reeling, some economists back direct bailouts for affected workers and businesses to prevent a contraction of the already-slowing American economy. But as he signed the $8.3-billion emergency coronavirus spending
Continue Reading Hachette Book Group has canceled Woody Allen’s forthcoming autobiography “A Propos of Nothing” after his estranged children, journalist Ronan Farrow and his sister Dylan, publicly expressed their dismay about the book. “The decision to cancel Mr. Allen’s book was a difficult one,” said Hachette in a statement shared with CNN Business. “We take our relationships
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Este viernes, el Ministerio de Salud de Costa Rica informó el primer caso de coronavirus. Se trata de un caso importado de una mujer de Estados Unidos de 49 años de edad. El Ministerio de Salud también informó que la ciudadana estadounidense se encuentra junto con su esposo aislados en un hotel
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HIGH POINT, NC (WGHP) — The son of a 78-year-old High Point man who was shot and killed at his home on Thursday described his father as a “nice, hardworking man.” At approximately 8:14 p.m. High Point police responded to an unknown trouble call at 801 Meredith St.
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Here’s a look at the Iraq War which was known as Operation Iraqi Freedom until September 2010, when it was renamed Operation New Dawn. In December 2011, the last US troops in Iraq crossed the border into Kuwait, marking the end of the almost-nine year war. Timeline October 16, 2002 – US President George W.
Continue Reading Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that he was “confident” that the United States would handle the novel coronavirus “better than any nation in the world” as the Trump administration has been under scrutiny for its initial handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Pompeo voiced the optimism during an interview with CNBC, in response to
Continue Reading The Democratic National Committee on Friday announced the criteria to qualify for the next Democratic primary debate, and the rules set up a face-off between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. The former vice president and Vermont senator have already met the delegate threshold outlined by the DNC in a news release, and have qualified for
Continue Reading President Donald Trump will visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Friday, coming just hours after a White House official said the leg of his trip was canceled, citing the interference a trip may cause amid a growing coronavirus outbreak. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham confirmed the visit Friday morning.
Continue Reading Oil prices crashed more than 9% to their lowest level in nearly three years on Friday as major producing nations failed to agree on supply cuts aimed at addressing the collapse in global demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The OPEC cartel led by Saudi Arabia on Thursday had proposed a two-pronged approach to its
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS ) — There’s no doubt, our fur babies are a big part of the family. We love them, play with them and care for them when they get sick. And with the coronavirus spreading quickly, some fear our pets may get infected. “One dog tested
Continue Reading A man was kicked out of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ rally in Arizona after he unfurled a Nazi flag during the Democratic presidential candidate’s speech. The appearance of a Nazi flag at the Sanders campaign event Thursday night was widely denounced on social media, sparked outcry and prompted calls for security. “We can argue about
Continue Reading Almost 90 percent of men hold some form of bias against women, according to a new global UN report. Surprisingly, 90% of women do, too. The Gender Social Norms Index, which measures how social beliefs affect gender equality, was released by the United Nations Development Programme on Thursday. Despite the progress that has occurred in
Continue Reading President Donald Trump Wednesday sought to lay blame on the Obama administration for slowing down new diagnostic testing but there’s no evidence to support that claim. “The Obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we’re doing,” Trump said Wednesday during a meeting on addressing the coronavirus
Continue Reading If there is any question whether 86-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has spent her life steeped in issues concerning women’s rights, is slowing down after four bouts of cancer, it was not evident Wednesday morning in Washington. For over an hour, Ginsburg, the leading liberal on the bench, engaged in a high stakes constitutional
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — A group of people from right here on the Gulf Coast is quarantined in a Palestinian hotel due to coronavirus concerns. At least 40 people have been quarantined against their will in the hotel near Bethlehem because of the outbreak. They include 14 American
Continue Reading (CNN) — Una de las famosas estatuas de Moái de la Isla de Pascua fue destruida en un accidente. Un residente chileno de la isla fue arrestado el 1 de marzo después de que su camioneta –un vehículo privado, no comercial– se estrellara contra una de las figuras de piedra y la dañara gravemente, tanto
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A policeman died Friday of his injuries after two suicide bombers attacked a security post near the US embassy in Tunisia, the country’s interior ministry said. The bombings in the capital, Tunis, injured four other policemen and a civilian. The ministry blamed the attack on “terrorists.” Sufyan al-Sulaiti, a spokesman for the anti-terror judicial branch,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — A group of people from right here on the Gulf Coast is quarantined in a Palestinian hotel due to coronavirus concerns. At least 40 people have been quarantined against their will in the hotel near Bethlehem because of the outbreak. They include 14 American
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Han pasado algo más de cuatro horas de viaje en carro desde Lima. Las nubes son cada vez más espesas y de a poco atiborran el cielo en el sur de Perú. El paisaje cambió por completo y ahora apenas si se alcanza a ver el Sol. Solo es visible un mar
Continue Reading People in many parts of the world are being asked to avoid crowds, limit travel and even work from home to help limit the spread of novel coronavirus, and satellite images suggest they’re heeding that advice. The World Health Organization says almost 100,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported and it has spread to at
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Tiny heart cells are among the new batch of science experiments heading for the International Space Station Friday night, but their potential to help patients with heart disease on Earth is exponential. SpaceX’s 20th resupply mission to the station is expected to launch Friday night at 11:50 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Continue Reading “I’m not bullshitting you when I say the conversation went like this: ‘Hi Wesley, I just wanted to call and see how you’re doing. Are you alone this weekend?’” retired Staff Sergeant Wesley Black said, describing the call he received three years ago from his doctor. “‘No, my wife is here,’” he answered. “‘Great,OK good,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Salud de Colombia confirmó este viernes el primer caso de coronavirus en el país. Se trata de una paciente de 19 años, procedente de Milán, Italia, que presentó síntomas y se dirigió para recibir asistencia médica, donde le tomaron las muestras y confirmaron el caso. “El país se prepara
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROCKY HILL, CT (WFSB) — School districts across the state are preparing students in case schools need to shut down for coronavirus. Families are being told they also need to prepare their children. Experts are explaining how parents can talk to their children about the coronavirus. “I think
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NC (WLOS) — A Candler man has been arrested and charged after authorities say he placed a hidden camera in a juvenile females’ bedroom. Buncombe County deputies say, David Adam Burris, 31, is charged with one count of felony secret peeping. Authorities say Burris placed a
Continue Reading (CNN) – El gobierno de Donald Trump tendrá 35.000 visas adicionales para trabajadores temporales este año, según anunció el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) este jueves. Este tipo de visa, llamada formalmente H-2B, permite que los empleadores en Estados Unidos contraten trabajadores extranjeros para actividades temporales que no sean del
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