NEW YORK, NY — For the second time this month, there’s promising news from a Covid-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges in the U.S. and around the world. Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective, according to
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At a time when many El Paso families are struggling through the pandemic, ABC 7 Xtra Sunday edition gathered organizations to help families make ends meet. Whether it’s putting food on the table or helping families find jobs, pay utilities or even help small businesses, organizations are extending a helping hand. Sunday night after ABC
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Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A Las Vegas man who made threats to a local synagogue and the LGBTQ community was sentenced to prison Friday. Conor Climo, 24, was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich and FBI Special
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(CNN) — El presidente interino de Perú Manuel Merino renunció a su cargo. Merino hizo el anuncio este domingo en un mensaje a la nación. «Quiero hacer de conocimiento a todo el país que presento mi renuncia irrevocable del cargo a la presidencia de la república e invoco a la paz y unidad de todos los
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported seven new coronavirus-related deaths and 1,550 new cases Monday morning. The death toll now stands at 769 in El Paso County. The victims were identified as: 1 woman in her 70s2 men in their 70s1 woman in her 80s2 men in their
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State and local leaders have been left to manage the spread of Covid-19 as infections increase at unprecedented speed — and as things get worse, their participation will likely be more important, experts say. For much of the pandemic, health experts have lamented the lack of a strong national response from the United States while
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Barack Obama’s new memoir is out tomorrow, and he’s using the book tour to talk about his hopes and despair in a deeply divided nation. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On With Your Day. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On
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Barack Obama’s new memoir is out tomorrow, and he’s using the book tour to talk about his hopes and despair in a deeply divided nation. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On With Your Day. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, se enfrenta a un aluvión de llamados para permitir conversaciones de transición, que podrían salvar vidas, entre sus funcionarios de salud y los asesores del presidente electo Joe Biden sobre una pandemia de rápido empeoramiento que él continúa ignorando en su obsesivo esfuerzo por desacreditar una
Continue Reading Tras la renuncia de Manuel Merino en Perú, el congreso no ha designado a nadie para el cargo de presidente. Otro huracán azotará Centroamérica. La nave de SpaceX tuvo un despegue exitoso. Además, ¿admitió Trump la victoria de Biden? Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Se agudiza
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Walmart is retreating from Japan, giving up on a near 20-year attempt to crack the grocery market in the world’s third largest economy. Walmart is selling most of its stake in Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu to KKR and Rakuten in a deal that values Seiyu at 172.5 billion yen ($1.6 billion). The deal will give
Continue Reading (CNN) — Una nave espacial SpaceX que transporta a cuatro astronautas se elevó al espacio exterior el domingo, marcando el inicio de lo que la NASA espera que sean años en que la compañía ayude a mantener la Estación Espacial Internacional (EEI) con todo el personal. FOTOS | Así fue el histórico lanzamiento de SpaceX
Continue Reading (CNN) — Por primera vez el presidente Donald Trump, el domingo por la mañana, reconoció la victoria del presidente electo Joe Biden mientras culpó falsamente de su derrota a una serie de teorías de conspiración. “Ganó porque la elección fue amañada. NO SE PERMITIERON TESTIGOS U OBSERVADORES DE VOTO, voto tabulado por una empresa privada
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — El Dr. Scott Atlas, miembro del grupo de trabajo sobre el coronavirus de la Casa Blanca, criticó las nuevas restricciones del covid-19 de Michigan en un tuit poco después de que se anunciaran el domingo por la noche, instando a la gente a «levantarse» contra las nuevas medidas de salud pública. «La
Continue Reading (CNN) — En las primeras horas de la mañana del martes, la lluvia de meteoros de las Leónidas enviará estrellas fugaces a través del cielo. Los meteoros pueden ser más difíciles de ver cuando hay una luna brillante, pero afortunadamente la luna solo será visible en un 5%, según la Sociedad Estadounidense de Meteoros. Se
Continue Reading (CNN) — Miles de personas hicieron fila para comprar comestibles en un evento de distribución de un banco de alimentos en Dallas, Texas, este fin de semana, y los organizadores dijeron que la pandemia de covid-19 ha aumentado la necesidad en la ciudad. El Banco de Alimentos del Norte de Texas (NTFB, por sus siglas
Continue Reading Asia’s biggest economies have managed to escape prolonged fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Now they just have to make sure rising cases in the rest of the world don’t put their recoveries in jeopardy. Japan reported Monday that its economy expanded 5% in the July-to-September quarter, allowing it to emerge from recession. That translated to
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Lewis Hamilton may be Formula One’s most successful driver but after securing a record-equaling seventh world title on Sunday the Briton said he still had plenty left to achieve — namely making his sport and the world “more diverse and inclusive.” A brilliant drive during a rain-soaked Turkish Grand Prix ensured Hamilton not only won
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Tiger Woods would have hoped to finish his Masters title defense with a strong final round, instead he suffered a humiliating meltdown on the hole which was so kind to him in his 2019 triumph at Augusta National. The 155-yard par-three 12th is fronted by Rae’s Creek and, with three bunkers to the rear, it
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When it comes to health policy, President Donald Trump made it his mission to undo many measures his predecessor put in place. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to do the same. In their four years in office, the Trump administration made sweeping changes that affected the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, abortion and transgender rights, in
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EL PASO, Texas– Dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures walked the parking lot of the County Colosseum. The ‘Jurassic Empire’ Drive-Thru show visited El Paso over the weekend. The exhibit had more than 60 moving life-like dinosaurs and other animals. All in a family friendly event designed to keep curious minds hooked. “A lot of kids
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A day before New Mexico restaurants have to halt in-person dining, two Las Cruces women tipped a server $2,042. “This helps immensely,” said Mike Fry, the owner of Cafecito Divino. As ABC-7 has reported, colleagues and friends Christi Getz and Jenni Nowlin have been on a weekly mission to surprise
Continue Reading A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. When Barack Obama and his editors at Penguin Random House’s Crown Publishing picked this week to publish the first volume of his memoirs, “A Promised Land,” they hoped that the election results would be clear,
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — At a time when many El Paso families are struggling through the pandemic, ABC-7 Xtra Sunday edition gathered organizations to help families make ends meet. Whether it’s putting food on the table or helping families find jobs, pay utilities or even help small businesses, organizations are extending a helping hand. Sunday
Continue Reading The federal government’s chief information security officer, Camilo Sandoval, says he has taken leave from his day job to help the private voter fraud investigation group, “Voter Integrity Fund.” “Voter Integrity should matter to everyone, and a failed or flawed contest undermines the legitimacy of our democracy. As a volunteer on this project and former
Continue Reading The Trump administration plans to continue carrying out its hardline China policies in the next two months before a Biden administration takes over, administration officials tell CNN. The China hawks in the Trump administration believe that there are certain actions they can take now that will box in the Biden administration, one administration official said.
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The fourth season of “The Crown” premiered on Sunday and audiences were introduced to a slew of new characters drawn from the pages of history, including Princess Diana and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The Netflix drama — which is based on real-life events but not entirely factual — follows the lives of the
Continue Reading Jennifer Lopez summed up 2020 for all of us when she took the stage at the E! People’s Choice Awards Sunday night. “Oh, my God 2020 man, 2020 was no joke, right?” Lopez said while accepting the Icon Award. “I mean, before 2020 we were obsessing about winning this award, getting nominated for that award,
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EL PASO, Texas– The borderland had a taste of Fall like weather Sunday afternoon with temperatures slightly cooler that Saturday. Dry and warm weather is expected through the week ahead under mostly clear skies. Temperatures will approach fifteen degrees above normal by Thursday, with several daily record highs possibly being broken. Breezy winds and cooler
Continue Reading White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Scott Atlas criticized Michigan’s new Covid-19 restrictions in a tweet shortly after they were announced Sunday evening, urging people to “rise up” against the new public health measures. “The only way this stops is if people rise up,” Atlas said. “You get what you accept. #FreedomMatters #StepUp” His
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