Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — With coronavirus cases on the rise, Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville is taking extra precautions as it prepares for crowds attending the Southern Conference Men’s and Woman’s Basketball Tournament this week. New signs inside remind people how to protect themselves from getting sick. There
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Scientists at the University of California Berkeley’s SETI@home project say they’ll stop sending new work to the network of volunteers, who’ve been using their computers to search for aliens since 1999. The project is going into hibernation on March 31, according to a post on its website, which said scientists have reached a point of
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(CNN) — Elizabeth Warren está terminando su campaña presidencial, le dijo a CNN una fuente cercana. La senadora de Massachusetts, que centró su apuesta en una promesa de eliminar la corrupción en Washington, anunciará su decisión en una llamada a su personal el jueves por la mañana. El camino de Warren hacia la nominación se
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EL PASO, Texas — A car caught fire Thursday morning on an upper floor of the parking garage across the street from the El Paso County courthouse, sending heavy smoke billowing into the air and prompting the evacuation of people from the garage. The fire broke out about 10:10 a.m. and was put out by
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The New Mexico Department of Health updated Las Cruces city leaders, local healthcare providers and the public on the state’s coronavirus plans Thursday afternoon. (You can watch it in the video player above.) That briefing in the council chambers at Las Cruces City Hall included a presentation by state officials
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Out of the pods, things got real. And we’re finding out what exactly went down in the aftermath of “Love Is Blind,” on the hour-long reunion special which landed Thursday on Netflix. The streaming service’s reality dating series, which followed Atlanta-based singles dating people they’ve never seen in person, was a huge hit. Here are
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America’s jobs market has been remarkably resilient for a decade. It better stay that way if the US economy is going to remain strong through a coronavirus scare. Friday’s jobs report is expected to show that February was yet another strong month for American workers. Economists expect the US economy added 175,000 new jobs last
Continue Reading (CNN) — Estas imágenes de antes y después dan un pequeño vistazo a la fuerza de los tornados que pasaron a través de Nashville y las comunidades aledañas el martes por la mañana. 1. East Nashville 2. Barrio Alemán, Nashville 3. East Nashville 4. Barrio Alemán, Nashville 5. Lebanon, Tennessee
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CNN and Univision will host the 11th Democratic presidential debate in Arizona next month, just days before voters head to the polls in the southwestern state. The Democratic National Committee, in partnership with CHC Bold, the political action committee associated with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, announced that the debate will take place on March 15,
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Amid criticism of his handling of the coronavirus in the United States, President Donald Trump sought out the comfort of an old friend on Wednesday night, phoning in for an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity. In the conversation, Trump repeatedly contradicted medical advice on how to best keep the virus from spreading in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, KS (WDAF) — Finally. That’s likely what one Kansas City shelter dog would say if he could. After years of waiting, he’s finally found his forever home. His name is Merrick, and he’s been looking for his forever home for more than 5 years — that’s
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Kylian Mbappe continues to live up to Arsene Wenger’s judgment that the young Frenchman is the new Pele. The hat-trick he scored in Paris Saint-Germain’s 5-1 French cup semifinal victory over Lyon on Wednesday is the seventh of his fledgling career. Such is the dominance and success of World Cup winner Mbappe that it’s easy
Continue Reading Senior Department of Health and Human Services officials failed to act on repeated warnings from staff about family separations at the US-Mexico border, and staff members were advised not to put controversial information in writing, according to a HHS inspector general report released Thursday. Read the report here: cnn.com/2020/03/05/politics/ig-report-child-separation/index.html
Continue Reading As the government recommends to businesses that some employees should consider working from home amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Trump administration is confronting decisions it made to force federal workers to work at the office. This week, the Social Security Administration, which frequently deals with elderly Americans in its offices around the country, reduced the
Continue Reading The coronavirus outbreak has sent many stocks seesawing — but that’s good news for web conferencing company Zoom Video Communications. The company reported strong earnings Wednesday and said it expects even more firms to start using its tools as employees increasingly work from home. Zoom has started to offer unlimited free video conferencing for users
Continue Reading Lufthansa is grounding planes and canceling flights as the coronavirus outbreak spreads in Europe. The German airline said Thursday it has canceled 7,100 European flights for March, mostly within Germany or on routes to Italy, accounting for about 25% of its total capacity. Investors have punished airlines stocks in recent weeks. United Airlines stock is
Continue Reading Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned a decision by the International Criminal Court to authorize an investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Afghanistan by US armed forces, the CIA, and the Taliban. “This is a truly breathtaking action by an unaccountable political institution masquerading as a legal body,” Pompeo said
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Omaha, NE (WOWT ) — State, county, and local officials are asking residents to be prepared amidst a possible spread of the coronavirus in Nebraska and Iowa. Some have issued releases with advice for preparedness, while others outlined measures they themselves are taking. On Tuesday, the Pottawattamie County
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia Iván Duque fue sometido a una prueba de nuevo coronavirus cuyo resultado fue negativo. Según informó en un comunicado el Ministerio de Salud de Colombia este jueves, se tomó la decisión luego de que organizadores de la conferencia del Comité de Asuntos Públicos Estadounidense-Israelí (AIPAC) anunciara el miércoles
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Dozens of bodies sheathed in black bags line the floor of an Iranian morgue, while workers in protective suits and masks busily walk among them. It’s unclear which, if any, of the people whose bodies lie in the morgue were infected with the coronavirus gripping the country, in this footage from inside Qom’s Behesht-e Masoumeh
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — Los amantes del café que cuidan el medio ambiente y traen sus propias tazas para comprar café fresco en Starbucks tendrán que conformarse con vasos de papel por un tiempo. Starbucks anunció el miércoles que suspenderá temporalmente el uso de tazas y vasos personales en sus tiendas de América del Norte para
Continue Reading Senate Republicans are sharpening their investigations involving former Vice President Joe Biden and his son’s work at a Ukrainian energy company, just as the former vice president surges in the Democratic presidential race and reemerges as the front-runner for his party’s nomination. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, allowed
Continue Reading Nearly a month after ending his long shot Democratic presidential campaign, Andrew Yang launched on Thursday a nonprofit group focused on making the central ideas of his campaign a reality. The group, called Humanity Forward, will “endorse and provide resources to political candidates who embrace Universal Basic Income, human-centered capitalism and other aligned policies at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The Portland Trail Blazers are taking extra precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, and fans certainly felt the impact of some of those changes Wednesday night. “Hopefully I get it signed over there, number 7, hopefully,” Waqar Ahmad said holding up a
Continue Reading The first case of the novel coronavirus in South Africa has been diagnosed, the country’s health minister announced Thursday. The patient, a 38-year-old man, is part of a group of 10 people, including the man’s wife, that returned March 1 to South Africa from Italy, Dr. Zweli Mkhize said in a statement. The patient went
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — Según la Asociación Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (IATA), las aerolíneas globales de Londres perderán US$ 113.000 millones en ventas si el coronavirus continúa propagándose. Las pérdidas serían similares a las experimentadas por la industria de la aviación durante la crisis financiera mundial de 2008, advirtió IATA, ya que aumentó drásticamente su estimación
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Este jueves finaliza la cuarentena de cinco estudiantes ecuatorianos que fueron trasladados desde Wuhan, China, a Ucrania. Según informó el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Ecuador en un comunicado, las valoraciones médicas confirmaron que están sanos. De todas maneras se hará una valoración final que luego de ser superada habilitará su alta
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HIRAM, GA (WGCL) — Hiram police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a man who they say robbed a bank. The reported robbery happened Wednesday morning just after 11:00 a.m. at the SunTrust Bank located at 42 Metromont Road. According to a press release from Hiram
Continue Reading Senior Department of Health and Human Services officials failed to act on repeated warnings from staff about family separations at the US-Mexico border, and staff members were advised not to put controversial information in writing, according to a HHS inspector general report released Thursday. Read the report here:
Continue Reading Senior Department of Health and Human Services officials failed to act on repeated warnings from staff about family separations at the US-Mexico border, and staff members were advised not to put controversial information in writing, according to a HHS inspector general report released Thursday. The report provides a new look into how senior officials within
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