US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has signed an order freezing the movements of all US troops overseas for 60 days due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to three defense officials. It means all US service members overseas or currently scheduled to deploy from the US will stay in their current locations for the next 60
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EL PASO, Texas — American children are home-schooled as of this week. That means millions of parents, including many here in El Paso, are responsible for making this transition a success. ABC-7 has spoken with successful home-school moms who have been at it for years, and are willing to share their advice. Having a designated
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At least 69 students at New York University’s medical school want to graduate three months early to help in the fight against the novel coronavirus. NYU’s Grossman School of Medicine announced Wednesday it’s planning to allow senior students to graduate early in response to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “directive to get more physicians into
Continue Reading President Donald Trump may end up signing roughly $2 trillion stimulus measure that includes $25 million to support the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The stimulus bill — aimed at combating the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic — is expected to pass Congress and land on the President’s desk within the
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(CNN) — Wonder Woman 1984” y “In the Heights“ son las últimas películas que cambiaron sus planes de estreno en medio de la pandemia que afecta al mundo. La continuación de “Wonder Woman” estaba programada a estrenarse el 5 de junio de 2020. Ahora se estrenará el 14 de agosto. “In the Heights” tenía previsto
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World-renowned chef Floyd Cardoz died Wednesday in New Jersey at age 59. Cardoz had tested positive for coronavirus. “It is with deep sorrow that we inform you of the passing away of Chef Floyd Cardoz,” according to a statement from Hunger Inc. Hospitality, where Cardoz was the culinary director. Cardoz tested positive for Covid-19 on
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With traditional campaigning abandoned and the Democrats’ presidential front-runner hunkered down at home, deep-pocketed Democratic groups are racing to hit President Donald Trump over his response to the coronavirus pandemic. The groups have gone on the offensive on the premise that the pandemic likely will shape the remainder of the 2020 campaign and how voters
Continue Reading By now, governors like Andrew Cuomo and Mike DeWine have become household names for many Americans thanks to their decisive leadership during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — and the attention their performance has drawn from both state and national media. But as the virus spreads and expands, a handful of other governors are likely to
Continue Reading As more and more celebrities share how they’re spending their time staying “safer at home,” glimpsing into their residences has become a popular new pastime for the rest of us. Trevor Noah, who has been broadcasting from a desk inside his Manhattan apartment amid the coronavirus pandemic, kicked off his Tuesday night edition of “The
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Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) — As people stock up on products, truck drivers are spending more time in the road in an effort to get that product back on the shelves quickly. “Because of everything that’s going on, some weird things have happened to put drivers in a tough
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (WNEP) — Trinh Tran lives in Wilkes-Barre and FaceTimed with Newswatch 16 to give us a look inside her family’s living room. It has become an assembly line where her mother and two aunts are busy making home-made face masks. “They started yesterday and they make
Continue Reading (CNN) — El equipo de Entretenimiento de CNN está aquí para ayudar a quienes se mantienen “más seguros en casa” durante la pandemia de coronavirus. Aquí están algunos de las series más largas para disfrutar en cuarentena: “ER” George Clooney, Eriq La Salle, Sherry Stringfield y Anthony Edwards in “ER.” (NBC / Cortesía Everett Collection).
Continue Reading The State Department is tracking 50,000 Americans who might seek assistance returning to the US due to the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the repatriation task force said Wednesday — a dramatic increase from the department’s estimate from days ago. “At the moment we are keeping a running tally of the number of US citizens
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Tras el lanzamiento del video Tímida junto a la cantante mexicana Thalía y que ya alcanza las más de 4 millones de reproducciones en YouTube, la artista brasileña Pabllo Vittar estrena su álbum 111. De acuerdo a su disquera Sony Music, esta producción marca una nueva era en la carrera de la
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Jeffrey Sachs es profesor y director del Centro para el Desarrollo Sostenible de la Universidad de Columbia. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario son las del autor; Ver más artículos de opinión sobre CNN. (CNN) — Covid-19 es una pandemia de notable ferocidad. La población mundial carece de inmunidad porque esta es la primera
Continue Reading (CNN Español)– La estrella de la NBA Karl-Anthony Towns insta a las personas a tomar el coronavirus en serio. El jugador de los Timberwolves de Minnesota Karl-Anthony Towns compartió un emotivo video en Instagram sobre la lucha de su madre por sobrevivir, luego de contraer el coronavirus covid-19. Towns tiene la esperanza de alentar a
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — ¿Alguna vez habías pensando que calentar tu avena en el microondas podría afectar el streaming de tu serie favorita en Netflix? La pandemia de coronavirus ha obligado a numerosas empresas del mundo a enviar a cientos de millones de empleados a trabajar desde sus hogares, mientras las escuelas y universidades implementan clases
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“I don’t normally work from my garage,” Adam Mosseri said when asked what it’s like to run one of the biggest social media platforms in the world from his San Francisco home. For years, Instagram has been synonymous with travel and experiences. Its users fill their feeds with carefully filtered and cropped photos of exotic
Continue Reading The massive stimulus package unveiled Wednesday includes $400 million to help states safely conduct the 2020 election amid the coronavirus pandemic, but doesn’t spell out any specific changes to voting that need to be made, according to a draft obtained by CNN. The bill says these new federal grants are intended to help states “prevent,
Continue Reading Individuals who intentionally spread the novel coronavirus could be charged with terrorism for the “purposeful exposure and infection of others,” a Justice Department memo says. Writing that the virus “appears to meet the statutory definition of a ‘biological agent,’ ” Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said in the memo to federal law enforcement agencies and
Continue Reading Many of America’s most popular and influential television hosts are now broadcasting live from bedrooms and basements. Some TV newscasts, magazines and websites are being produced completely remotely, with arrangements that were unthinkable a few weeks ago. And more at-home studios are popping up every day — yet another consequence of the coronavirus pandemic that
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile, Teodoro Ribera Neumann, dijo este miércoles en rueda de prensa que con conversaciones con el canciller de Brasil, han llegado a un acuerdo para que el aeropuerto de Sao Paulo sea utilizado como un aeropuerto de tránsito para el retorno de todos los chilenos al
Continue Reading “Gun, ammo sales soar in Kentucky amid novel coronavirus outbreak“ “Valley gun sales soaring amid coronavirus pandemic“ “Gun sales soaring due to coronavirus fears, stores placing limits on supplies“ “‘It’s busier than Black Friday:’ Gun sales boom in San Diego amid fears over coronavirus” From Kentucky to Arizona to upstate New York to California, the
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office is investigating allegations that Norwegian Cruise Line gave “misleading and potentially dangerous sales pitches” to customers that downplayed the risks of coronavirus. The investigation, announced Monday, comes after the Miami New Times published a story based on leaked internal emails from managers to employees about how to speak to
Continue Reading In the last 22 years, one giant glacier in Antarctica has retreated almost three miles. If it fully thaws, sea levels would rise almost 5 feet. That’s according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. After their assessment of the Denman Glacier in East Antarctica, the team of researchers
Continue Reading Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. says the campus “looks like a ghost town” and that reports that the school is reopening are overblown. The private evangelical Christian university drew sharp criticism this week for allowing students to return to the Lynchburg, Virginia, campus during the coronavirus crisis. In an interview with CNN New Day’s
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Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. says the campus “looks like a ghost town” and that reports that the school is reopening are overblown. The private evangelical Christian university drew sharp criticism this week for allowing students to return to the Lynchburg, Virginia, campus during the coronavirus crisis. In an interview with CNN New Day’s
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF) confirmó este miércoles la muerte de Ignacio Trelles Campos, quien se desempeñó como jugador y técnico. Trelles “es el máximo ganador de la Liga MX y con más juegos dirigidos en Selección Nacional de México”, indicó la FMF en Twitter. La Federación catalogó a Trelles, de
Continue Reading A draft of the Senate’s stimulus bill reveals just how far the government is going to ensure the country is prepared for future pandemics and how it is making sure the US supply chain for food, medical supplies and medicine remains intact over the next several months. The bill expands funding for the Agriculture Department
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump again spoke extensively at the daily White House briefing Wednesday on the government’s response in the coronavirus crisis. He said he remained committed to restarting “normal” life around the country, though notably he said it would only be “sections,” possibly those less affected or at lower risk of an outbreak,
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