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Month: November 2020

Coronavirus hospitalizations hit another record as experts warn Thanksgiving gatherings could worsen the pandemic

The US enters Thanksgiving with coronavirus cases and deaths soaring and hospitalizations at record levels. And on a holiday weekend that lends itself to big gatherings, public health experts still were begging people to avoid them, fearing the pandemic is about to become much worse. The number of Covid-19 patients in US hospitals hit a

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«¡Está funcionando!»: en Utah se emocionan al ver que los animales usan un paso elevado construido para la vida silvestre en una autopista

(CNN) — En un esfuerzo por reducir los accidentes relacionados con la vida silvestre en una carretera muy transitada, los funcionarios de Utah se pusieron creativos: construyeron un puente. Y un nuevo video muestra que el plan fue un éxito. La División de Recursos para la Vida Silvestre de Utah construyó el puente en 2018

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This student just became the first Latino DACA recipient to win the Rhodes Scholarship. He says it’s all because of his elementary school teacher

In second grade, Santiago Potes walked into Marina Esteva’s gifted and talented classroom at Sweetwater Elementary School in Miami, Florida, for the first time. He was an undocumented immigrant from Colombia who entered the country when he was 4 years old. Esteva said she quickly noticed his intelligence and wanted to nurture him toward success.

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This student just became the first Latino DACA recipient to win the Rhodes Scholarship. He says it’s all because of his elementary school teacher

In second grade, Santiago Potes walked into Marina Esteva’s gifted and talented classroom at Sweetwater Elementary School in Miami, Florida, for the first time. He was an undocumented immigrant from Colombia who entered the country when he was 4 years old. Esteva said she quickly noticed his intelligence and wanted to nurture him toward success.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo says SCOTUS ruling on coronavirus restrictions is essentially a statement that “it’s a different court.”

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that a Supreme Court ruling siding with religious organizations in a dispute over Covid-19 restrictions he put in place was in essence the court “making a statement that it’s a different court.” He also noted that while the current dispute was pending, he had lifted some of the

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo says SCOTUS ruling on coronavirus restrictions is essentially a statement that “it’s a different court.”

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that a Supreme Court ruling siding with religious organizations in a dispute over Covid-19 restrictions he put in place was in essence the court “making a statement that it’s a different court.” He also noted that while the current dispute was pending, he had lifted some of the

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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade just featured a native land acknowledgment

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade looked a little different this year, and it wasn’t just the Covid-19 protocols. The 2020 parade featured a land acknowledgment, traditional rattle song and a blessing honoring people of Native American tribes historically based in the Northeast. “Did you catch the performance of the Wampanoag Language Blessing?” Macy’s tweeted just

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