Record-breaking day: 20 new virus deaths reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – Public health officials reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths in El Paso Thursday morning. They announced the virus had killed…
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Sister of slain tech CEO Fahim Saleh memorializes her brother in powerful and emotional Medium post
In a powerful and emotional Medium post, the sister of murdered technology entrepreneur Fahim Saleh recounts receiving the news that her brother was…
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Meet the man who’s worried when sharks DON’T show up
Let’s say you’re ready to ditch your ho-hum job and swap it out for a not-so-typical, always dangerous, adrenaline-pumping kind of…
Continue Reading Crowd in Oregon blocks ICE detention buses for hours until federal agents intervene
Scores of people in an Oregon city blocked the path of buses carrying ICE detainees for hours Wednesday, until federal agents arrived and removed the…
Continue Reading Eugene Levy tears up as Steve Martin and stars pay tribute in touching video
Actor Eugene Levy won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival this year, and the organizers sent him a special video to…
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A former slave market will be removed from the center of Georgia’s first capital
A small town in Georgia has voted to move a former slave market out of the center of town. Louisville, located about 45 miles southwest of Augusta,…
Continue Reading ‘Diana’ musical heading to Netflix prior to Broadway debut
With Broadway shut down because of the pandemic, shows have had to pivot. The producers of “Diana: A New Musical” about the late Diana,…
Continue Reading Prince Harry and Meghan purchase home in Santa Barbara
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have set down roots in Santa Barbara, California. A representative for the couple told CNN that they moved into the…
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Neymar and Kylian Mbappe prove their worth as PSG reaches first Champions League semifinal in 25 years
It took a whirlwind 149 seconds for Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League fortunes to take a dramatic turn on Wednesday, a last-gasp victory…
Continue Reading Is Covid-19 making airplane passengers more unruly?
Stephanie Scherrer was settling in for her two-hour Southwest Airlines flight from Denver, Colorado to her home in Los Angeles, California. Her face…
Continue Reading Andrew Lloyd Webber volunteers for vaccine trial, says he’ll ‘do anything’ to prove theaters can reopen safely
Famed composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has volunteered for a coronavirus vaccine trial and claimed he will “do anything” to prove that…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 13: Coronavirus, election, immigration, Belarus, Michigan
It’s still peak wildfire season in the West, and in California, Oregon and Colorado, firefighters are battling destructive blazes that have…
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Glenn Robinson III on life inside the NBA ‘bubble’ and fighting for social justice
For NBA players, life in the “bubble” in Orlando, Florida, isn’t easy. You’re away from your family and stuck in a hotel room…
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Border Patrol agents pull 2 detainees off 2 ICE buses, ending 12-hour Bend protest
Click here for updates on this story BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hundreds of protesters surrounded…
Continue Reading In the age of coronavirus, these new Seoul bus shelters refuse entry to anyone with a fever
Determined to curb the spread of Covid-19, authorities in the South Korean capital of Seoul have installed a series of glass-paneled bus shelters…
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Lefties get their day today
It’s National Left-Hander’s Day, a celebration founded by the Left-Handers Club to honor leftie style. Now in its 17th year, the day has…
Continue Reading The city was at the epicenter of Europe’s pandemic. Now its soccer club Atalanta wants to ‘bring a smile’ back to ‘damaged’ region
In a city of around 120,000 people, television stations showed pictures of columns of military trucks transporting the coffins of Covid-19 victims…
Continue Reading Why it’s now or never in Neymar’s quest for European glory
When dreams clash with reality; when life reaches a daunting crossroads; when we must decide whether to be or make history. Right now Neymar is at…
Continue Reading More than half of Mumbai’s slum residents might have had Covid-19. Here’s why herd immunity could still be a long way off
Last month, researchers in one of India’s largest cities made a surprising discovery. Of the nearly 7,000 blood samples taken from people in…
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How Kamala Harris’ Indian relatives helped shape her views on civil rights and civic duty
In 1958, Shyamala Gopalan arrived in Berkeley, California, after traveling thousands of miles from her family to pursue a doctorate in nutrition and…
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Las Cruces couple takes risk of opening billiards hall in the midst of the pandemic
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The pandemic has caused the closure of thousands of business across the country, but one Las Cruces couple is taking the…
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Rescues made from McKelligon Canyon, Border Highway canal
EL PASO, Texas — Two people were saved in separate incidents Wednesday night that involved mountain and water rescues, authorities indicated. In one…
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EPISD ‘evolving’ in efforts to engage, interact with special needs students at a distance
EL PASO, Texas – Distance learning has proven to be a tough endeavor, even under the best circumstances. So how El Paso’s education system is…
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School year begins virtually for public & charter students in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The fall semester started Wednesday for the Las Cruces Public School District, but New America charter school is already…
Continue Reading Birds and reptiles cry similar tears to humans, says new research
Birds and reptiles may not resemble humans in many ways, but they cry similar tears. The composition of human tears is well known, but until now,…
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YWCA will offer childcare, school tutoring for El Paso children with working parents
EL PASO, Texas — While thousands of Borderland students begin school online, thousands of Borderland parents head to work. “It’s very important to…
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A newborn’s fat mass is associated with obesity as a preschooler, study finds
Childhood obesity has become increasingly common in the United States over the past three decades, despite public health initiatives. That means that…
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Doctors say 1,900 children in El Paso have had Covid-19 infections
EL PASO, Texas — The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association report that 338,000 children nationwide have tested…
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U.S. Border Patrol agent arrested in Juárez, cache of ammunition seized
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — An off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent was arrested by Mexican authorities earlier this month when they allegedly found a…
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NBA will allow players to have families and ‘longtime close personal friends’ visit bubble
The NBA will allow players to invite some guests to the league campus in Orlando between the first and second rounds of the restart playoffs. In a…
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