Man shot, seriously hurt in central El Paso just north of the Chamizal
EL PASO, Texas — A man was shot and seriously wounded late Tuesday night a couple blocks north of the Chamizal in central El Paso. Detectives…
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China will become carbon neutral by 2060, Xi Jinping says
The leader of the world’s biggest polluter of greenhouse gases has pledged to go carbon neutral by 2060. Speaking via video link to the United…
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Some parents question EPISD superintendent being at game with daughter since fans aren’t allowed
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Independent School District Superintendent Juan Cabrera was recently photographed not wearing a face mask while…
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Walmart raises pay for 165,000 employees
BENTONVILLE, Arkansas — Approximately 165,000 hourly workers at Walmart will be getting a pay raise ahead of schedule. The big box retailer says it…
Continue Reading Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says he has a parliamentary majority to form a new government
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday he has secured a majority in Parliament to form a new…
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Minimum wage debate sparks back up in Las Cruces ahead of Oct. 15 deadline
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces City Councilors heard from a handful of business owners on Tuesday, getting their take on a potential minimum…
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Independent autopsy shows Dijon Kizzee was struck 15 times by LA Sheriff’s deputies, according to family attorneys
An independent autopsy commissioned by the family of 29-year-old Black man Dijon Kizzee found that he was struck 15 times by Los Angeles County…
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Why this year will be the first time Mike Tyson will vote
Mike Tyson, 54, has never voted before. He’s changing that this election year. “This will be my 1st time voting,” Tyson said in a…
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Cincinnati District bar shut down for virus violations, allowed to reopen after making deal with state
EL PASO, Texas — More than a month ago, the Rockin’ Cigar Bar and Grill in El Paso’s Cincinnati Entertainment District was shut down for violating…
Continue Reading Four arrested after Black man’s body found burning in a ditch in Iowa
Authorities have arrested three men and one woman in connection with the death of a Black man whose burning body was found in a ditch in rural Iowa.…
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Facebook has more users in India than anywhere else. It’s now dealing with a hate speech crisis
Facebook is facing multiple simultaneous controversies in the United States, particularly around disinformation, hate speech and political bias. But…
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Canutillo Middle School is site of CISD’s 4th known virus case
CANUTILLO, Texas – An individual at Canutillo Middle School has tested positive for Covid-19, according to the Canutillo Independent School…
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Begin Covid-19 vaccine trials for children, pediatric specialists say
With the US surpassing 200,000 deaths due to Covid-19, a group of pediatric infectious disease specialists is calling for vaccine trials for…
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Begin Covid-19 vaccine trials for children, pediatric specialists say
With the US surpassing 200,000 deaths due to Covid-19, a group of pediatric infectious disease specialists is calling for vaccine trials for…
Continue Reading FDA considering authorization rules that could push coronavirus vaccine past Election Day
The US Food and Drug Administration is considering new rules for authorization for a Covid-19 vaccine, according to three sources familiar with the…
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Man arrested after authorities recover $143,000 in stolen goods
Click here for updates on this story Buncombe County, NC (WLOS) — Asheville authorities have arrested and charged a man…
Continue Reading Federal government executes inmate who blamed murder victim for using witchcraft on him
The federal government on Tuesday executed an inmate who raped and murdered a 30-year-old nurse in Georgia 19 years ago and blamed the victim for…
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Montana Vista residents living next to newly constructed migrant children shelter claim they were misled
(Editor’s note: An earlier version of the story indicated the facility is in Clint. While the property is within the Clint ISD boundaries, the…
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UTEP head coach Dana Dimel looks ahead to road test against Louisiana-Monroe
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners will hope to continue riding that wave of momentum as they get set for a road matchup against Louisiana Monroe. UTEP…
Continue Reading Kentucky hospital CEO pleads with people to wear masks as the hospital fills up with Covid-19 patients
As cases surge in Kentucky and Ohio, one hospital is begging residents to wear masks and practice social distancing, as it reaches capacity due to…
Continue Reading ‘It’s childish:’ Grand Blanc Township seeing rash of political sign thefts
Click here for updates on this story Grand Blanc Township, Michigan (WNEM) — As we near the 2020 presidential election,…
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Fauci calls 200,000 pandemic death toll ‘sobering, and in some respects, stunning’
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday said the US reaching 200,000 coronavirus deaths is “very sobering, and in some respects, stunning,” while…
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Southern New Mexico corn mazes to open with safety guidelines during pandemic
DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — For many families in the Borderland, taking a ride to the corn maze fields to pick your own pumpkin is a tradition…
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El Paso man arrested, charged in fire doing $25K damage to utility poles
El Paso, Texas – An El Paso man was arrested in connection with a fire that did more than $25,000 worth of damage to utility poles in the Lower…
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Trump’s former national security adviser: The President is ‘making it easy’ for Putin by promoting election conspiracies
President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser H.R. McMaster said Tuesday that the President and other lawmakers are “making…
Continue Reading 5 NFL teams and coaches who didn’t wear masks during games face more than $1 million in fines
Two more NFL teams, the New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders, are being fined $250,000 each because their head coaches were not wearing face…
Continue Reading ‘COVID is serious;’ Local woman battling virus records message of warning days before her death
Click here for updates on this story St. Louis, MO (KMOV) — Beverly Hobaugh spent her last days pleading with others to…
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Pelosi and Mnuchin reach agreement to keep government funded until December 11
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin clinched an agreement Tuesday to take the threat of a government shutdown at the end…
Continue Reading Pelosi and Mnuchin reach agreement to keep government funded until December 11
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin clinched an agreement Tuesday to take the threat of a government shutdown at the end…
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U.S. House easily passes stopgap funding bill, averting gov’t shutdown
WASHINGTON, DC — In a sweeping bipartisan vote that takes a government shutdown off the table, the U.S. House passed a temporary government-wide…
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