Idaho’s Republican-controlled Legislature has sent a bill to the governor’s desk that would effectively block transgender people in the state from changing the listed sex on their birth certificates to match their gender identity, despite a federal judge having before struck down a similar state ban. HB 509, which was approved on Tuesday by the
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(CNN Business) – Sí, estos son tiempos alarmantes. Pero eso no significa que debas ir a tu banco, vaciar tus cuentas y poner todo tu efectivo bajo el colchón. En Estados Unidos, los depósitos bancarios están asegurados por la Corporación Federal de Seguro de Depósitos (FDIC, por sus siglas en inglés). Y esta agencia publicó
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EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 has been taking calls and emails from both Sun Metro riders, as well as drivers, saying more needs to be done to keep city buses cleaned and sanitized. UTEP student Eileen Perez went before council members during this week’s El Paso City Council meeting to tell them she is an avid Sun Metro rider. But
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Sabemos de los síntomas leves del coronavirus: el dolor de cabeza y de garganta, el malestar y la tos. Si estamos sanos, nuestro sistema inmune está capacitado para combatirlos, pero las cosas se pueden complicar. Porque el coronavirus afecta al sistema respiratorio humano superior e inferior. En el superior, el virus penetra principalmente por
Continue Reading Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has tested negative for the novel coronavirus, her spokesperson said Wednesday. “On the advice of her doctor, @GOPChairwoman was administered a test for COVID-19. That test has fortunately come back negative,” Michael Ahrens tweeted. McDaniel had been tested Friday night after experiencing a fever and flu-like symptoms and has
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Military hospital ships will chug toward hard-hit areas. The government can now use a 1950s law to mandate factories produce medical equipment (though not, apparently, right away). The country, by all appearances, is back at war — with President Donald Trump, at least by his own description, as the man in charge. “I view it
Continue Reading First lady Melania Trump will appear in public service announcements on coronavirus set to be broadcast nationally, according to a news release sent late Wednesday afternoon from the White House. The PSAs will address the “important ways Americans can protect themselves and those most at risk” from contracting and spreading the coronavirus, according to the
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EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso announced that it is closing animal services, recreation center, libraries, museums and the El Paso Zoo to reduce group gatherings and help prevent the coronavirus. The closures take effect as of 5 p.m. Wednesday and will last until further notice. Complete details are contained in the
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Even as commercial laboratories have ramped up coronavirus testing, frontline medical workers across the country are reporting a new, dire problem: A shortage of related materials needed to conduct the tests. Medical officials at several state health departments, hospitals and labs have told CNN they need more testing swabs, reagents, pipettes and other material needed
Continue Reading More than 3 in 4 Republicans believe the media has exaggerated the risk posed by the coronavirus, with more than half of GOPers (53%) suggesting that the press has “greatly” exaggerated the dangers posed by the virus. That’s according to a new Pew Research Center national poll — one of the first comprehensive looks we’ve
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Click here for updates on this story BATON ROUGE, La. (KTBS) — Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser announced Wednesday morning that the Lake Bistineau State Park near Doyline will be one of two regional staging areas for the “current medical situation in the state.” As such, park visitors were asked to leave, transfer to another park
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) — Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson is unhappy with the Mobile County Health Department’s order to limit public gatherings. Health Officer Dr. Bernard Eichold issued the order Wednesday to suspend certain public gatherings. Restaurants, bars, and breweries will be closed to on-site food and drink consumption
Continue Reading President Donald Trump said during Wednesday’s White House press briefing that he will be invoking the Defense Production Act to help make up for potential medical supply shortages and deploy two hospital ships as the US battles the coronavirus pandemic. Trump said that he sees the country on wartime footing and himself as a wartime
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President Donald Trump said during Wednesday’s White House press briefing that he will be invoking the Defense Production Act to help make up for potential medical supply shortages and deploy two hospital ships as the US battles the coronavirus pandemic. Trump said that he sees the country on wartime footing and himself as a wartime
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Vanessa Marzán Toro es experta en comunicación estratégica, especialista en lenguaje no verbal, consultora y conferencista. Las opiniones expresadas en este artículo son propias de la autora. (CNN) — Nuestra realidad y cotidianidad se han visto interrumpidas por la llegada del coronavirus. Lo mismo le ha sucedido a la economía de miles de pequeñas
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France’s health ministry has suggested that popular anti-inflammatory painkillers such as ibuprofen could worsen the effects of the coronavirus, raising questions over which over-the-counter drugs people should be taking to treat the symptoms of the disease. Health Minister Olivier Veran, who has also worked as a neurologist, tweeted on Saturday that “taking anti-inflammatory drugs (ibuprofen,
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Two polls released this week show the troubling effects that weeks of dismissive and conspiratorial coverage of the novel coronavirus from Fox News and other right-wing media outlets and personalities had on the American public. Since President Donald Trump adopted a more somber approach toward combatting the virus, addressing the nation from the Oval Office
Continue Reading You probably already play card and board games with the children in your care, to some degree. It’s a fun, shared activity to break up a day stuck indoors during bad weather, or to pass the torturous 23 minutes between ordering food in a restaurant and its arrival. And now these diversions may be one
Continue Reading The Census Bureau announced Wednesday that it is suspending its 2020 field operations for two weeks to protect the health of its employees and the public as the US battles the coronavirus pandemic. The bureau said it would resume operations on April 1 and that during the hiatus it will continue to “evaluate” its operations
Continue Reading If you think shopping online is more eco-friendly than driving to a store, think again. It may sound counterintuitive, but the more eco-conscious way to shop is going to a physical store rather than by making purchases online from companies that don’t have physical stores, according to a new report Tuesday in Environmental Science &
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a House-passed coronavirus relief package that includes provisions for free testing for COVID-19 and paid emergency leave, clearing the measure for President Donald Trump’s signature. The vote was a lopsided 90-8 despite worries by many Republicans about a temporary new employer mandate to provide sick leave
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Twice as much food as previously estimated — or a third of all food available for human consumption — is wasted, with people in wealthier countries wasting more, according to a recent study published in the journal PLOS One. Researchers looked at the relationship between food waste and wealth and found a direct link between
Continue Reading Something was different at CPAC 2020. Sure, Fox News and the NRA were in their regular spots between booths full of “deplorable” hammocks, Donald Trump nutcrackers and a life-size statue of the President, made of nails and posed as Superman. But in the middle of this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, the booth cocking the
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Something was different at CPAC 2020. Sure, Fox News and the NRA were in their regular spots between booths full of “deplorable” hammocks, Donald Trump nutcrackers and a life-size statue of the President, made of nails and posed as Superman. But in the middle of this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, the booth cocking the
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Jane Goodall will be turning 86 this year, but she shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, there’s a renewed sense of urgency to her activism. Her days are packed with meetings with world leaders, visiting conservation projects, supporting her Roots & Shoots movement and sharing her message with anyone who will listen. She
Continue Reading (CNN Español)– Los circuitos profesionales de tenis para hombres y mujeres han anunciado que sus temporadas se suspenderán hasta el 7 de junio. La ATP y la WTA publicaron una declaración conjunta que describe los torneos afectados. Ambos circuitos retomarán a partir del 8 de junio. Las clasificaciones se mantendrán como están; Novak Djokovic en
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EL PASO, Texas — Simon Property Group, operator of El Paso’s Cielo Vista Mall, is temporarily closing the mall due to the coronavirus. The company, which is the largest owner of shopping malls in the nation, made the announcement Wednesday that it would close all of its malls in the U.S. The closure at the Cielo
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Some people might recall dodging flying bumblebees as kids, or finding the bees flitting around flowers in their front yard. If those moments seem few and far between these days, it’s because in North America and Europe the effects of climate change have reduced the odds of seeing a bumblebee by more than 30% on
Continue Reading The Defense Production Act went from an obscure wartime law to a national focal point on Wednesday when President Donald Trump announced that he would invoke it to fill the gaps in medical supplies needed to fight the novel coronavirus outbreak. So how does it work? The law — passed in 1950 as a response
Continue Reading President Donald Trump confirmed he’s planning to bar entry to migrants illegally crossing the US southern border, including those seeking asylum, in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. “The answer’s yes,” Trump said at the White House when asked if he was planning to take that step, which he said would come
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