WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the annual defense policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress and potentially setting up the first override vote of his presidency. The bill affirms 3% pay raises for U.S. troops and authorizes more than $740 billion
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President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team on Wednesday disputed suggestions from Pentagon officials who questioned the accuracy of Biden’s assertion a day earlier that the Department of Defense has refused to brief his team on the massive cyberattack on government agencies and major American technology and accounting companies. “As the President-elect noted yesterday, the Department of
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Officials in Oregon say a “superspreader action” is likely behind two recent Covid-19 outbreaks in the state. The action in question: A person knowingly went to work while sick and later tested positive for the virus, Douglas County officials said last week. Two separate Covid-19 outbreaks have now been traced back to that person, officials
Continue Reading Pedro Martinez has a simple message for Congress: “HELP US!” The military veteran and father of four said the $600 payments passed this week as part of a second coronavirus relief package are far too little to undo the financial damage his family has suffered as the pandemic has surged again — a message also
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(CNN Español) — España recibirá a lo largo de las próximas doce semanas 4,5 millones de dosis de la vacuna de Pfizer a razón de 350.000 por semana, aseguró este miércoles el ministro de Sanidad Salvador Illa. El primer envío de este inyectable, que llegará a España este próximo sábado 26 de diciembre, se almacenará
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Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In 2012, Jason and Liz Derkosh suffered an unimaginable loss when their 2-year-old son Maddox fell into the African painted dog exhibit at The Pittsburgh Zoo and died. “He’s with us. We think about him every day”, said Liz Derkosh. Since then, they’ve been channeling
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A local 8-year-old girl is making sure that little girls in Philadelphia have a special present to open on Christmas morning. Through the nonprofit group Sisterhood Inc., third grader London Jones held a donation drive called “Dolls for Daughters” to provide baby dolls for children
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Sen. Kamala Harris broke barriers as America’s first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect. But after her exit in January to join the Biden administration, there will be no Black women in the Senate. Harris’s departure left lawmakers and advocates urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom to choose a Black woman to replace her due to a lack of
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EL PASO, Texas — Jaime Esparza, who is about to step down as El Paso’s district attorney after 28 years, is seeking to be appointed as the top federal prosecutor in west Texas. Esparza, 63, says he has applied with President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team to be appointed as the U.S. attorney for the Western
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — This holiday season, a Queens man says he is lucky enough to have two jobs he loves. He is a teacher by day, and sells Christmas trees by night. As CBS2’s Kiran Dhillon reported Tuesday, he’s spreading joy in both occupations. Greg Walsh is
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Early Tuesday morning, hundreds of Miami residents lined up and awaited their turn to receive a $250 grocery gift card. The City of Miami handed them out to those in need at Jose Marti Park. It couldn’t come soon enough for Maria Gomez. She got
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, California (KABC) — Those who have been hospitalized before know that comes with usually wearing a plain gown paired up with some non-slip socks. A local man took the initiative to brighten up the lives of young cancer patients by creating adorable prints designed by other
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EL PASO, Texas – The first connection in the I-10 Connect project is now open. The new direct connector ramp linking eastbound Loop 375 to eastbound Interstate 10 in central El Paso opened to traffic Tuesday afternoon. With the opening, a motorist who works in west El Paso can now use eastbound Loop 375 (the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Dean Katica woke up early last Thursday during the snowstorm so he’d have enough time to make it to work at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “I couldn’t get my car out,” said Katica. The COVID unit nurse was shocked to find a huge snow pile
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Nikola Motor Company’s plans to mass produce garbage trucks for Republic Services, one of the nation’s largest waste management service providers, were canceled Wednesday morning, the latest in a string of bad news for the electric truck and hydrogen cell maker. In August, the company had announced plans to produce as many as 5,000 trucks
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Robert Harrington and Dan Brett have known the headaches that come along with picking out and setting up a Christmas tree. “We’ve lugged Christmas trees to our house and thought there must be a better way,” Harrington said. So, the former Boston College roommates decided
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) confirmó este miércoles que el Sudamericano sub-20 de selecciones queda suspendido por la amenaza del covid-19. El torneo se iba a disputar a partir de febrero de 2021. La FCF detalló que el torneo «se cancela por disposición de la Federación Internacional de Fútbol Asociado (FIFA)
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Salud de Argentina autorizó este miércoles el uso de emergencia de la vacuna rusa Sputnik V. El fármaco hará parte del plan de vacunación contra el coronavirus del gobierno, dijo el ministerio. Y añadió que deben cumplirse las recomendaciones establecidas por la Administración Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnología
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The Trump administration will purchase an additional 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday. Pfizer will deliver at least 70 million doses by June 30, and the rest will be delivered no later than July 31, according to a news release. With this agreement,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s 8 o’clock on a Tuesday night and a beat can be heard coming from inside the green recording studio at the Maryland Art Place. Baltimore teenagers are learning how rap can teach life skills and lessons in a relatively new program teaching “rap education.”
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President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday introduced Miguel Cardona as his nominee for education secretary, calling the Connecticut education commissioner “brilliant” and saying he will play a key role in his administration’s efforts to reopen schools forced online amid the coronavirus pandemic Cardona, whose parents moved from Puerto Rico to Connecticut, would be another high-profile Latino
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As coronavirus continues to spread in the Borderland, local hospitals must continue to restrict visitors. Now, a local small business owner and Allstate agent is raising money to help loved ones say their final goodbyes to terminal patients. Currently, some healthcare workers are using personal devices to help connect terminal
Continue Reading A Columbus, Ohio, police officer who shot and killed a Black man on Tuesday didn’t have his body camera turned on at the time, Mayor Andrew Ginther said. The officer has been suspended pending an investigation, Ginther said at a news conference. The mayor said he was “greatly” disturbed that the officer did not turn
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente Donald Trump pasó años limitando la cantidad de refugiados que llegan a Estados Unidos. En tanto, el presidente electo Joe Biden se ha comprometido a establecer el límite anual de admisiones de refugiados en 125.000. Pero primero, su equipo tendrá que lidiar con el daño dejado. El límite de refugiados, que
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WATERTOWN, Connecticut (WTIC/WCCT) — State and local police are searching for 19-year-old Elijah David Bertrand as part of a homicide investigation this morning. State police said around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, they were called to the area of Route 8 northbound in Watertown by exit 37 on the report
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MONROE, Connecticut (WTIC/WCCT) — There’s little doubt people love to see holiday decorations, especially this year, with so much negativity surrounding COVID-19. But there’s a Monroe neighborhood where a certain decoration is making the waters a bit choppy. Chances are no matter what time of year you drive
Continue Reading The National Weather Service in Miami is calling for “falling iguanas” in its holiday forecast. Temperatures in South Florida are expected to drop into the 30- to 40-degree range on Christmas Day and into the weekend, creating conditions that may cause iguanas to suddenly drop out of trees, the NWS said on Twitter. Iguanas can’t
Continue Reading President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is asking for changes to the coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress, leaving the future of the $900 billion stimulus in doubt. Trump’s position could threaten to torpedo the carefully drafted bill, which his own administration helped negotiate — a move that could lead to a government shutdown
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE COUNTY, South Carolina (WLOS) — Authorities in South Carolina have issued an Amber Alert for two children who were taken by their father Wednesday morning after he allegedly assaulted their mother. Deputies with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office initially received the call at 8:19 am regarding 26-year-old,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Algunos lugares de Estados Unidos donde usualmente no cae nieve podrían tener una inesperada blanca Navidad este año debido a una tormenta de nieve. Puede ser normal en el norte, pero lugares tan al sur de Estados Unidos como el valle de Tennessee también podrían despertarse con nieve en la mañana de Navidad.
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