EL PASO, Texas — Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a wanted felon after the man opened fire on them with an assault weapon in far east El Paso on Tuesday evening, authorities said. It happened on Greg Drive and Ascencion Street near Mountain View High School. Authorities told ABC-7 that a 31-year-old man wanted for
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India’s normally bustling streets are quiet. Delivery drivers wear gloves and face masks. Even the country’s unrelenting construction has come to a halt. It’s all part of India’s unprecedented 21-day bid to stop the coronavirus pandemic in its tracks with a nationwide lockdown. India is the world’s second-most populous country and has the fifth-biggest economy,
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President Donald Trump says he wants the nation “opened up and just raring to go by Easter” — a date just more than two weeks away that few health experts believe will be sufficient in containing the spread of coronavirus. Speaking during a Fox News town hall on Tuesday, Trump reiterated he was eager to
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 inaugural address is best known as his “Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself” speech. I’m not feeling inspired by that line right now; we have many good reasons
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente de Panamá, Laurentino Cortizo, anunció una cuarentena obligatoria total en el país a causa del coronavirus, efectiva a partir de las 5 de la madrugada de este miércoles 25 de marzo. El mandatario no fijó el tiempo que durará la medida, aunque mencionó que habrá cierta flexibilidad. Aclaró que habrá excepciones,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The mayor of Las Cruces is considering allocating millions of dollars to help Las Cruces workers who file for unemployment, he told ABC-7. “I’ll tell you right now, if I can tap into the ‘Telshor Fund,’ I’m prepared to spend $5 million, if needed,” Mayor Ken Miyagishima told ABC-7 over
Continue Reading Top negotiators signaled on Tuesday that a bipartisan deal on a massive stimulus package to respond to the coronavirus crisis is imminent, but by early evening a final deal still had not yet been announced. With the time slipping as senators and the White House continue to negotiate the final language of a massive economic
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de España anunció un plan para repatriar a cuatrocientos turistas españoles que se encuentran en Guatemala, El Salvador y Honduras, así como a una cincuentena de europeos que se quedaron sin posibilidad de transporte comercial en medio de la pandemia de coronavirus. El regreso será a través
Continue ReadingThe Pentagon’s senior leadership broadcast a different message than President Donald Trump on Tuesday, with military leaders warning the coronavirus crisis could last well into the summer as the President seeks to open the economy back up. The severity of the challenge was underlined with the news that three US sailors tested positive for the
Continue Reading (CNN) – Nos han aconsejado mantenernos alejados 2 metros (o 6 pies en el sistema estadounidense) del resto de personas para reducir nuestro riesgo de contagio del coronavirus. Pero, ¿cómo podemos saber si estamos conservando la distancia suficiente de los demás o si necesitamos decirles que se alejen un poco? Los Centros para el Control
Continue Reading (CNN Business) – La Reserva Federal y otros bancos centrales en todo el mundo han tomado medidas rápidas y coordinadas para ayudar a estabilizar tanto la economía global como los mercados financieros. En ese sentido, han destinado estímulos de billones de dólares durante la pandemia de coronavirus. Los políticos en Washington también han dado un
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Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — As we enter week three of an unprecedented medical crisis, a local church group reminds us to look the for the good. For the Salvation Army, that silver lining came Thursday in the form of a Costco employee. The church circle was buying a
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EL PASO, Texas – With groceries flying off the shelves, a Borderland trucking company with locations in El Paso and Las Cruces, is racing to put drivers on the road to meet the demand. “We’re able to continue because of the grocery needs and good needs around the country,” said Royal Jones, the president and
Continue Reading China has announced it will lift the lockdown on Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, on April 8, marking a significant milestone in its battle against the deadly outbreak. The date comes more than two months after the city was first sealed off from the outside world, in an unprecedented bid
Continue Reading Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a “complete” lockdown for India’s 1.3 billion people on Tuesday, warning that “many families will be destroyed forever” if the country didn’t get to grips with its coronavirus outbreak in the next three weeks. Modi said the lockdown would start at midnight local time, would last for a minimum of
Continue Reading Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he plans to expand his already far-reaching executive order mandating a 14-day self-quarantine or isolation period for travelers coming to Florida from airports in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. DeSantis, speaking at a press conference, said he will sign an additional order to
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These are strange and difficult days. We are living through a pandemic — and everything normal about our daily lives has been put on hold. A hug or a handshake could spread a deadly disease that is already galloping out of control. It will get worse before it gets better. More people will get sick
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District said Tuesday it was extending it school closures until further notice after the city issued a stay home order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. At a board meeting Tuesday afternoon, trustees also approved payments for substitute teachers and temporary employees during the shutdown,
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A new internet icon has emerged and his name is Tim. As the head of security at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Tim takes his responsibility of protecting the museum and its collection seriously. But with the museum closed to the public and other employees working from home to prevent
Continue Reading Both legal and illegal travel at the US borders with Canada and Mexico has drastically changed in the past week following the Trump administration’s stringent restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Lawful vehicle and pedestrian border traffic is down around 70% compared to normal traffic flow, according to an official from the
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Both legal and illegal travel at the US borders with Canada and Mexico has drastically changed in the past week following the Trump administration’s stringent restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Lawful vehicle and pedestrian border traffic is down around 70% compared to normal traffic flow, according to an official from the
Continue Reading President Donald Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator contradicted each other within minutes Tuesday morning on whether the Defense Production Act is being used in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Around 8 a.m. Tuesday, Trump tweeted, “The Defense Production Act is in full force, but haven’t had to use it because no
Continue Reading (CNN) — Ellas pensaron que eran demasiado jóvenes para preocuparse por el coronavirus, y luego dieron positivo. Valerie Wilson, de 34 años, y Fiona Lowenstein, de 26, les dicen a sus compañeros de generación del milenio que ellos también deben ser conscientes de su salud en la pandemia de coronavirus a medida que se recuperan
Continue Reading Two days after announcing coronavirus cases were climbing at a frightening clip — notably in two parishes that make up most of metro New Orleans — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards made a plea for a major disaster declaration Tuesday. Louisiana pastor continues holding services The declaration would provide various agencies with additional federal resources
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Two days after announcing coronavirus cases were climbing at a frightening clip — notably in two parishes that make up most of metro New Orleans — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards made a plea for a major disaster declaration Tuesday. Louisiana pastor continues holding services The declaration would provide various agencies with additional federal resources
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EL PASO, Texas — The old saying that desperation breeds creativity is coming true as schools across the country continue searching for ways to keep their students educated during the coronavirus outbreak. That is especially true of the the Clint Independent School District which rolled out it’s virtual academic program on Tuesday. This was achieved
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March came in with a sickness and will go out with a surge. An analysis of CNN’s daily state coronavirus case numbers not only reveals where the numbers are rising, but also suggests that the rate of new cases could be stabilizing in the state with the earliest outbreak. President Donald Trump suggested during Monday
Continue Reading (CNN) – El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, aseguró este martes que quiere que el país esté “abierto y listo para empezar en Pascua”, una fecha que está apenas a algo más de dos semanas y que pocos expertos en salud creen será suficiente para contener la propagación del coronavirus. Durante su intervención en
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