MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Walmart de Mexico said Monday it has paid the Mexican government the equivalent of about $359 million in taxes for its 2014 sale of a restaurant chain known as VIP’s after tax authorities demanded it. The payment appears to mark a victory for President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has railed
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EL PASO, Texas — For three of the newest members of UTEP’s basketball team, Rodney Terry’s locker room won’t be the first they’ve shared. Jamal Bieniemy, Kristian Sjolund, and Emmanuel White played for Bobby Sanders at Tompkins High in Katy, Texas where they were 6A State runners-up in 2018. “Jamal was the leader of the
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Click here for updates on this story SANDFORD, MI (WJRT ) — Flooding devastation is widespread in the village of Sanford, but one area in particular stood out on Memorial Day. Floodwaters wiped away a monument built in honor of Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan Burgess, who died in the line of duty while serving in
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A black version of the Chinese flag swept across African Twitter earlier this month, as users replaced their avatars to express their anger at the government of China. They were outraged not only by widespread reports of coronavirus-related discrimination against Africans in China, but also by claims on Chinese state media that the allegations were
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The number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus neared 100,000 on Monday, as Americans — some who decided to forgo social distancing — wrapped up their Memorial Day weekends. As of Monday evening, the number of coronavirus-related deaths had reached 98,218, more than the number of US troops killed in the Korean and Vietnam
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The number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus neared 100,000 on Monday, as Americans — some who decided to forgo social distancing — wrapped up their Memorial Day weekends. As of Monday evening, the number of coronavirus-related deaths had reached 98,218, more than the number of US troops killed in the Korean and Vietnam
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Connecticut State Police are searching for a University of Connecticut student in connection with the killing of two people and an abduction, according to law enforcement officials. Peter Manfredonia, 23, is suspected of killing a 62-year-old man and seriously injuring another man “with an edged weapon” on Friday morning in Willington, Connecticut State Police said
Continue Reading Connecticut State Police are searching for a University of Connecticut student in connection with the killing of two people and an abduction, according to law enforcement officials. Peter Manfredonia, 23, is suspected of killing a 62-year-old man and seriously injuring another man “with an edged weapon” on Friday morning in Willington, Connecticut State Police said
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EL PASO, Texas — As many popular parks and trails open back up around El Paso, the state has put a plan in place to help rangers handle the high demand from people anxious to get back outdoors and stretch their legs. “We have a capacity limit of 300 per day so that is all
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Virgin Orbit experienced a hiccup Monday with the launch demo of its two-stage orbital rocket from a 747 aircraft. The launch would have seen the rocket — Launcher One — “ignite its engine mid-air for the first time,” according to a news release. However, the rocket experienced an issue. “We’ve confirmed a clean release from
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Virgin Orbit experienced a hiccup Monday with the launch demo of its two-stage orbital rocket from a 747 aircraft. The launch would have seen the rocket — Launcher One — “ignite its engine mid-air for the first time,” according to a news release. However, the rocket experienced an issue. “We’ve confirmed a clean release from
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CABALLO LAKE, New Mexico — After weeks indoors, El Paso residents Raul Herrera and Vinnie Malcolm bought jet skis, crossed state lines and enjoyed the refreshing water at Caballo Lake. “It’s been awful,” Herrera told ABC-7. “This is like therapy.” “We feel that the risk value is actually less,” said Malcolm. “You’re on miles of
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Boris Johnson’s embattled chief aide has refused to apologize for driving across England during lockdown, amid a scandal over his movements that has overshadowed the UK government’s coronavirus response. “I don’t regret what I did,” Dominic Cummings told reporters on Monday after Downing Street took the extraordinary step of putting the special adviser in front
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stormy weather is threatening to delay SpaceX’s first astronaut launch. A SpaceX rocket is scheduled to blast off Wednesday afternoon from Kennedy Space Center, carrying a Dragon capsule with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station. It will be the first time astronauts launch from
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Brazil appears to be entering another dark week, as coronavirus cases grow by the thousands and controversy swells around President Jair Bolsonaro. On Monday, the Ministry of Health announced 11,687 new cases of coronavirus had been confirmed over the last 24 hours, bringing its total number of cases to over 374,800. More than 23,400 Brazilians
Continue Reading The last time the US and China reached a point of confrontation over Hong Kong, President Donald Trump had a strong incentive to play it cool. Now, as China tries to impose a new security law on the territory, the opposite may be the case. Last summer, Trump promised Chinese President Xi Jinping that he’d
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The last time the US and China reached a point of confrontation over Hong Kong, President Donald Trump had a strong incentive to play it cool. Now, as China tries to impose a new security law on the territory, the opposite may be the case. Last summer, Trump promised Chinese President Xi Jinping that he’d
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Connecticut State Police are searching for a University of Connecticut student in connection with the killing of at least one man, according to law enforcement officials. Peter Manfredonia, 23, is suspected of killing a 62-year-old man and seriously injuring another man “with an edged weapon” on Friday morning in Willington, Connecticut State Police said in
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President Donald Trump golfed this weekend at his Virginia country club, signaling to the nation that it should start returning to normal. In Florida, Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort partially reopened last weekend with social distancing measures in place including spacing sun loungers 6 feet apart on its pool deck, and at least four of the President’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BETTENDORF, IA (Quad City-Times ) — After 10 years, Herschel — a little skinny but otherwise healthy — has come home, possibly after using up one or two of his nine lives. Karla Ehrler, of Bettendorf, didn’t know what to think when a Quad-City veterinarian called her to
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The Trump administration is promising to buy 100 million testing swabs and vials by the end of the year and distribute them to states as part of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report to Congress obtained by CNN. But the largest share of the responsibility to ramp up testing remains
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Betty White says she’s feeling grateful as she makes life at home as peaceful as possible during the coronavirus pandemic. The actress, who turned 98 in January, is self-isolating to protect herself from the virus. “I’m blessed with incredibly good health,” she told Closer Weekly. “That’s something you appreciate a lot.” Known for her many
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAVANNA, IL (WQAD ) — Hundreds of revelers, most on two wheels, have packed a popular biker bar in Savanna this Memorial Day weekend in open violation of Governor J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order. Poopy’s Pub opened the gates on Friday, and the bikers came from near and far.
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Criticized for golfing twice on a Memorial Day weekend during which the US coronavirus death toll approached 100,000, President Donald Trump responded Sunday and Monday by drawing attention, again, to former President Barack Obama’s golfing. Trump denounced the media, which he called “sick with hatred and dishonesty,” for supposedly failing to mention that Saturday was
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Connecticut State Police are searching for a University of Connecticut student in connection with the killing of at least one man, according to law enforcement officials. Peter Manfredonia, 23, is suspected of killing a 62-year-old man and seriously injuring another man on Friday morning in Willington, Connecticut State Police said in a press release. Police
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Criticized for golfing twice on a Memorial Day weekend during which the US coronavirus death toll approached 100,000, President Donald Trump responded Sunday and Monday by drawing attention, again, to former President Barack Obama’s golfing. Trump denounced the media, which he called “sick with hatred and dishonesty,” for supposedly failing to mention that Saturday was
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EL PASO, Texas — Standing tall and full of pride for his country, a boy in far east El Paso was reminding everyone Monday about the true meaning behind Memorial Day. For more than two hours, Adam Navar stood outside in his neighborhood simply waving the American flag to salute those soldiers we’ve lost. “It helps
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ORANGE BEACH, AL (WALA ) — Neighbors say a 14-year-old who was struck by a car on Canal Rd. in Orange Beach late Saturday night, was on her way to buy milk for her baby brother. Allison Stallings says the girl babysits her child and had just left
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