Election officials in California said Monday that they are preparing for Super Tuesday with hand sanitizer and wipes, but aren’t expecting any disruptions from coronavirus even as new cases continue to emerge in the state. California officials confirmed a case in Sonoma County, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 20 —
Continue Reading In the last 24 hours, the following things have happened in the Democratic presidential race: 1) Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg ended his campaign and he’s endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden in a Texas rally tonight. 2) Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar decided to drop from the race and endorse Biden. She’ll also
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EL PASO, Texas — A ruptured wastewater main on Sunland Park between Interstate 10 and Doniphan caused traffic issues Monday afternoon and evening, but El Paso Water officials said there were no service outages. The broken main was believed to have been leaking wastewater for hours before officials publicly acknowledged it in a tweet just
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Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — Gov. Tim Walz along with Minnesota health officials addressed coronavirus preparations in the state Monday. At a morning news conference, Walz says it’s times for citizens to prepare, but not panic. The virus is expected to make its way to Minnesota, but state officials
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(CNN) — Las acciones estadounidenses se recuperaron bruscamente el lunes, con el Dow registrando su mayor ganancia de puntos en la historia. Las acciones están saliendo de su peor semana desde la crisis financiera de 2008. El Dow la semana pasada cayó un 12,4%, mientras que el S&P 500 cayó un 11,5%. El Dow también
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An outbreak of the coronavirus in a nursing home near Seattle is prompting urgent calls for precautionary tactics at America’s elder care facilities where residents are at heightened risk of serious complications from the illness because of the dual threat of age and close living conditions. As of Monday afternoon, the emergence of the illness
Continue Reading Less than 72 hours after the signing of the US-Taliban agreement, questions about the Taliban’s commitment to reduce violence in Afghanistan and disagreements about the terms of the release of thousands of prisoners are threatening to upend the long-anticipated deal. President Donald Trump on Monday said the US was “getting out” of Afghanistan, noting that
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Lady Gaga is far from “Shallow” now. The superstar singer on Monday officially announced her next album, days after the release of her new synth-pop single, “Stupid Love.” The release date for “Chromatica,” which would be her sixth studio album, is set for April 10. It will be her first studio release since 2016’s “Joanne.”
Continue Reading Although American presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the race this week, his hard-to-pronounce name has given US voters a lesson in phonetics. While most US presidential candidates’ pins and shirts bear names or slogans, Buttigieg’s fans wore swag explaining the famously tricky pronunciation of his name. (Their shirts, pins and hats read “Boot
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story STORRS, CT (WFSB) — University of Connecticut students who are returning from Italy and South Korea will be quarantined for 14 days amid coronavirus concerns. The University said on Monday that the 14-day quarantine period is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for those returning
Continue Reading On Monday, in an interview with Fox News, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham accused Democrats and the media of trying to politicize the coronavirus. “This is not the time to politicize something,” Grisham scolded critics of how President Donald Trump has handled the issue to date, adding: “It’s really disappointing and it shows a
Continue Reading CNN has received another 600 pages of notes from major witness interviews during former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Read the documents here:
Continue Reading As it turns 20 years old this month, JetBlue Airways is making bold moves: Ordering nearly 150 new state-of-the-art aircraft, shaking up the most valuable international route in the world and going green in a big way. To date, the airline has carried more than 470 million passengers since launch. It all started at the
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CNN will conduct extended interviews with four Democratic presidential candidates on the eve of the crucial Super Tuesday contests, when 14 states and one US territory will vote, the network announced Friday. On March 2, the current frontrunner Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will be interviewed at 8 p.m. ET., followed by former Vice President Joe
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two young spary-painting vandals were responsible for thousands of dollars worth of property damage over the weekend in Las Cruces, police said Monday. “It takes a lot of muscle to be wiping all this paint off,” said Francisco Caro, who spent his Monday afternoon wiping silver spray paint off his
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Multiple Olympic gymnasts have criticized USA Gymnastics’ proposed $215 million settlement for survivors of Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse. On her way to a training camp for the Summer 2020 Olympics, gold medal winner Simone Biles tweeted: “Still want answers from USAG and USOPC (United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee). Wish they BOTH wanted an independent
Continue Reading There’s little scientific evidence behind recommendations by US health organizations that kids should stop eating full-fat dairy after the age of two, according a new analysis of 29 peer-reviewed studies on the role of dairy and childhood obesity. “Taken as a whole, the limited literature in this field is not consistent with dietary guidelines recommending
Continue Reading A child has died after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Greek island of Lesbos, in what is believed to be the first reported death since Turkey announced it was opening its borders with Europe last week. The makeshift boat was carrying 48 people, accompanied by the Turkish coastguard, when it entered Greek waters
Continue Reading Super Tuesday is this week, and delegates from 14 states and one US territory are at stake. Tuesday’s contests are the largest to date in terms of delegates up for grabs this election cycle. About one-third of all pledged delegates will be decided. It takes 1,991 pledged delegates to win the Democratic nomination on the
Continue Reading (CNN) — La senadora Amy Klobuchar finalizará su campaña presidencial este lunes, según le dijo un asesor de campaña a CNN. El anuncio se dará esta noche en Dallas, donde la senadora de Minnesota respaldará al exvicepresidente Joe Biden en un mitin. El camino de Klobuchar hacia la nominación casi se cerró después de que
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El equipo de la MLS Atlanta United informó este domingo que su delantero estrella, el venezolano Josef Martínez, sufrió la rotura del ligamento anterior de la rodilla derecha. La lesión sucedió durante el partido contra la nueva franquicia de la MLS, Nashville SC, que Atlanta ganó por 2-1. El Atlanta United dijo
Continue Reading The novel coronavirus is now a “public health emergency of international concern,” killing more than 3,000 people and infecting more than 88,000 worldwide. Even worse: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects the virus to keep spreading beyond this year. Here’s what you need to know about the illness and how to stay
Continue Reading The Supreme Court agreed Monday to once again become the decider on the future of Obamacare — the controversial law that has become a fabric of society for the millions of Americans who have come to rely upon it. But the justices ensured something else as well. They guaranteed that over the next several months,
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US stocks rebounded sharply on Monday, with the Dow logging its biggest point gain in history. Stocks are coming off their worst week since the 2008 financial crisis. The Dow last week dropped 12.4%, while the S&P 500 plunged 11.5%. The Dow also recorded its worst one-day point drop in history on Thursday. “If [the
Continue Reading As Pete Buttigieg took the stage in South Bend, Indiana, to announce his decision to end his 2020 presidential campaign, chants of “2024!” broke out in the crowd. While that is slightly premature — Buttigieg literally just dropped out of the 2020 race — there’s no doubt that lots and lots of people are wondering:
Continue Reading An Interior Department official pushed misleading information about climate change into the agency’s reports, according to The New York Times, at a time when the Trump administration has rolled back environmental protection regulations and repeatedly downplayed the effects of the climate crisis. Citing emails and documents from the department, the paper reported Monday that Indur
Continue Reading Rothy’s iconic women’s flat shoes are knitted from a single continuous yarn derived from recycled plastic water bottles. Now Rothy’s is pushing the envelope again and creating another sustainable staple product. On Monday, the company announced it is expanding beyond just plastic bottles to tackle the next challenge — plastic waste in the oceans. Roth
Continue Reading Apple will pay up to half a billion dollars to settle a class action lawsuit accusing it of slowing down older iPhone models to compel users to buy new ones. The proposed settlement agreement requires Apple to pay the owners of certain iPhone models $25 per affected device, totaling a minimum of $310 million and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FREMONT, NE (KPTM) — A man from Muscatine, Iowa is charged with attempted murder after a coworker says he was pushed from a catwalk at work. Pedro Andrade, 37, has been charged with attempted murder, willful injury, and flight to avoid prosecution. Fremont County Sheriff’s Office say on
Continue Reading ABC went back in the archives for the newest “Bachelorette.” It was announced Monday on “Good Morning America” that Clare Crawley will be the latest looking for love in the franchise. Viewers will remember that the 38-year-old hair stylist from Sacramento was a runner-up six years ago during season 18 of “The Bachelor” where she
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