Despite having committed to transferring 2,000 ventilators in military stocks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services to fight the coronavirus outbreak, the Pentagon has not shipped any of them because the agencies have not asked for them or provided a shipping location, the Pentagon’s top logistics official
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Originally set to air beginning in June, ESPN is moving up the premiere date of “The Last Dance,” a 10-part documentary series on Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls. The series will premiere on April 19 and air on Sunday nights over five weeks through May 17. With all major US sports leagues suspending
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(CNN)– Al boxeador británico Billy Joe Saunders se le suspendió su licencia luego de difundir un video, en las redes sociales, en el que aparentemente promovía la violencia doméstica. En el video, el campeón mundial de peso supermediano muestra cómo los hombres podrían golpear a sus parejas si “tu mujer te está dando lata” durante
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Americans to brace for a “rough two-week period” ahead as the White House released new projections that there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained. Public health officials stressed that the number
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – Nicolás Maduro y Diosdado Cabello han sido acusados de narcoterrorismo por la justicia estadounidense. El presidente del Tribunal Supremo, Maikel Moreno, de recibir millones de dólares en sobornos y de lavado de dinero; mientras que el ministro de Interior y Justicia Néstor Reverol y el de Defensa Vladimir Padrino López fueron señalados
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Should everyone be wearing masks? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says no. China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Czech Republic say yes. In some parts of China, it is mandatory to wear a mask when in public. Those caught outside not wearing a mask are stopped by police and may be
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Prisoners are running out of soap and cleaning solution, then wiping their hands on their uniforms because paper towels aren’t available. Detainees are using the same towels they use to clean jail cells to bathe and dry their hands. And there’s no hand sanitizer allowed for prisoners. That’s the grim situation described in a lawsuit
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An Ohio arborist with a bucket truck is making a strong entry for son of the year award. Charley Adams hasn’t been able to visit his mom Julie at her Ohio assisted living home because of coronavirus restrictions, so he came up with a clever way to visit her without violating social distancing rules. Adams
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Click here for updates on this story Mobile (WALA) — The mother of a special-needs child who died with no adult supervision and the Department of Human Resources face a wrongful-death lawsuit. The suit, filed Tuesday in Mobile County Circuit Court, accuses the state agency of negligence. The complaint focuses on the April 2018 death
Continue Reading Wisconsin is moving forward with plans to hold its primary election next Tuesday, creating a chaotic scenario that’s left state and local election officials scrambling to hold a primary in the middle of a pandemic. Wisconsin elections officials are trying to keep up as absentee ballots surge, poll workers drop out and supplies are in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Grand Blanc (WNEM) — A Michigan father and his 20-year-old son died from COVID-19 within days of each other, according to their family. Freddie Brown Jr., 57, passed away on March 26, his wife Sandy Brown announced in a heartbreaking Facebook post. “My sweetie has gone home to
Continue Reading The New York stadium complex that hosts the annual U.S. Open tennis tournament every summer will be used as a makeshift hospital to bolster efforts to care for patients during the coronavirus pandemic. The Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens is slated to be transformed into overflow hospital space, said Chris Widmaier, U.S.
Continue Reading (CNN) – El estrés alimentario es algo con lo que muchas personas luchan regularmente, cuando las cosas son “normales”. Pero con la pandemia de coronavirus que nos desafía de diferentes maneras cada día, parece haberse convertido en un problema de igualdad de oportunidades, que afecta incluso a aquellos que generalmente no comen en respuesta a
Continue Reading In this moment of history, where abnormal rules dominate and tomorrow feels strangely unknown, the frequently bombastic President Donald Trump said something comfortingly familiar: His teenage son wasn’t putting up a fight about having to stay home from school. “Well, Barron’s not so unhappy, OK. He’s not so unhappy,” Trump told Fox News on Monday.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Shreveport (KTBS) — A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run fatality on Roy Road, Sheriff Steve Prator said in a news release Tuesday. Caddo sheriff’s patrol deputies were called to the 4300 block about 9:30 p.m. on Monday about a man was found dead near
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Omaha (WOWT) — From weddings to funerals, the coronavirus is forcing families to come up with alternatives– and oftentimes, pushing back the date until they can get together in large groups again. A super-sized Omaha birthday party turned into something original. For his fourth birthday, Jaxson Milowe’s family
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Ximena Larkin es especialista en comunicación y escritora con sede en Chicago. Las opiniones expresadas aquí son propias de la autora. (CNN) — Veinticinco años después de su muerte, Selena Quintanilla Pérez (conocida ampliamente como “Selena”), asesinada a los 23 años por la fundadora de su club de admiradores, que también se
Continue Reading (CNN) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos levantaría todas las sanciones impuestas al Gobierno de Venezuela si Nicolás Maduro y Juan Guaidó se hacen a un lado y permiten que se conforme un gobierno de transición nombrado por parlamentarios del oficialismo y la oposición. El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos reveló este martes esta
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Lilly Ledbetter fue la demandante en el caso de discriminación de la Corte Suprema Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., y su nombre se adjunta a la Ley de Pago Justo de 2009. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario son suyas. Ver más artículos de opinión en CNNE.com. ( CNN) –
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Moline (WQAD) — Each Spring, pinwheels remind us to be good neighbors and vigilant about hidden abuse. But most events set to take place in April for Child Abuse Prevention month have either been cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. “It is a lot more difficult
Continue Reading As tens of thousands of Americans have been sickened by coronavirus over the past 10 days, most of the voices raising questions about its actual severity or the need for stringent social distancing measures have faded considerably. Notice I said “most” of the voices. Because, well, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is still at it. In
Continue Reading (CNN) – Un hombre fue arrestado el domingo después de hacer que la policía estatal lo persiguiera a alta velocidad con su perro sentado en el asiento del conductor, dijo una portavoz de la Patrulla del Estado de Washington. El hombre de Lakewood, Washington, chocó contra dos autos en ocasiones separadas y no se detuvo
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Jennifer Lopez greets a special little girl in a just released trailer for “Thanks a Million.” Tracy Morgan hugs a man at a boxing gym. Both stars had chosen a deserving person to hand deliver $100,000 cash to in the new Quibi series. The inspiring show, which debuts on the new service on April 6,
Continue Reading The Trump administration launched its latest effort to oust embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday, leveraging the coronavirus pandemic to apply additional pressure. “The United States has long been committed to finding a solution to the man-made crisis in Venezuela,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement. “The urgency for this has
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Jimmy Wynn, the diminutive Houston slugger whose monster shots in the 1960s and ’70s earned him the popular nickname “The Toy Cannon,” has died. He was 78. The Astros said the three-time All-Star outfielder died Thursday in Houston, but did not provide further details. Just 5-foot-9, Wynn was packed with power. He hit more than
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How many people die after being infected with the novel coronavirus? Fewer than previously calculated, according to a study released Monday, but still more than die from the flu. The research, published in the medical journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases, estimated that about 0.66% of those infected with the virus will die. That coronavirus death
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How many people die after being infected with the novel coronavirus? Fewer than previously calculated, according to a study released Monday, but still more than die from the flu. The research, published in the medical journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases, estimated that about 0.66% of those infected with the virus will die. That coronavirus death
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Wentworth (WGHP) — Sometimes in sports the better story is the athlete who overcomes amazing obstacles just to finish the race instead of the athlete who dominates and wins all the time. Rockingham County High School senior Laura Haney has a unique disease. “I have brittle bone disease,”
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Facebook is rolling out a new tool that lets its users offer or request help from their neighbors during the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, the social network announced the “Community Help” feature, where people can volunteer to pick up groceries, ask someone to run an errand or donate to fundraisers. Users in the US will
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El exsecretario de Seguridad Pública de México, Genaro García Luna, seguirá en prisión en Estados Unidos donde está acusado de cuatro cargos por narcotráfico, aceptar sobornos del Cartel de Sinaloa y dar declaraciones falsas a las autoridades. Así lo decidió el juez Ramón E. Reyes el martes a través de una audiencia
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