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Month: November 2020

Medical tents removed from UMC; patient surges to be handled at El Paso Convention Center hospital

EL PASO, Texas — Medical mobile tents provided by the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force for triage are no longer erected outside University Medical Center. According to a hospital spokesman, the tents located behind the hospital were taken down over the Thanksgiving weekend and moved by state officials to “another assignment.” The spokesman said the situation

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Biden announces all-female senior White House communications team

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Sunday announced an all-female White House senior communications team, including former Obama White House communications director Jen Psaki as press secretary. “I am proud to announce today the first senior White House communications team comprised entirely of women. These qualified, experienced communicators bring diverse perspectives to

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Biden announces all-female senior White House communications team

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Sunday announced an all-female White House senior communications team, including former Obama White House communications director Jen Psaki as press secretary. “I am proud to announce today the first senior White House communications team comprised entirely of women. These qualified, experienced communicators bring diverse perspectives to

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Justice Department rushing to expand execution methods like firing squads for federal death row inmates

The Justice Department has rushed to change the rules around federal death penalties as they expedite a slew of scheduled executions in the final days of the Trump administration, including expanding possible execution methods to include electrocution and death by firing squad. The approved amendment to the “Manner of Federal Executions” rule gives federal prosecutors

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Grandma Wong was a key figure in Hong Kong’s protest movement — until she disappeared

With her gray hair and huge British flag, 64-year-old Alexandra Wong was a striking figure on the frontlines of last year’s pro-democracy protests — until she disappeared. Affectionately nicknamed Grandma Wong by other protesters, she attended nearly every demonstration last year, commuting from the nearby mainland city of Shenzhen, where she moved to 14 years

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New Mexico ranks high for virus diagnosis, death rates; new deaths occur in Doña Ana, Otero counties

SANTA FE, New Mexico — A rolling average of daily statewide deaths from the coronavirus has surpassed 25 as New Mexico nears the end of a two-week period of heightened restrictions. There were 13 virus-related deaths reported across the state on Sunday, most notably 60-year-old middle school teacher Sylvia Garcia of Las Cruces. Las Cruces Public Schools Superintendent

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Biden’s doctor says he has hairline fractures in his foot after slipping while playing with his dog

WILMINGTON, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden has hairline fractures in his “mid-foot” and will “likely require a walking boot for several weeks,” his doctor said in a statement Sunday, after Biden slipped while playing with his dog, Major, Saturday. “Initial x-rays did not show any obvious fracture, but his clinical exam warranted more detailed imaging,”

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