(CNN Español) — El Instituto Nacional de Migración de México informó a través de un comunicado que mantiene vigilancia en la frontera con Guatemala, en el sur del país. Gobierno de Guatemala decreta estado de prevención ante caravana migrante proveniente de Honduras En el comunicado añade que, “observará puntualmente los protocolos sanitarios definidos por el
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Bigger stimulus checks. More aid for the unemployed, the hungry and those facing eviction. Additional support for small businesses, states and local governments. Increased funding for vaccinations and testing. These are key parts of a $1.9 trillion proposal that President-elect Joe Biden unveiled Thursday evening. Billed as the American Rescue Plan, the package augments many
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Los Angeles County, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in California, is running out of space to store the bodies of Covid-19 victims and officials are scrambling to secure additional capacity. About 900 bodies are currently being held at the Los Angeles Medical Examiner Coroner’s Office, which usually has a capacity of 500, according to
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The Trump administration is inflicting even more damage on Chinese businesses — including smartphone maker Xiaomi — with just days to go before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. The US Defense Department on Thursday added nine Chinese firms, including Xiaomi, to a list of companies the agency claims are owned or controlled by China’s military.
Continue Reading (CNN) — Lady Gaga y Jennifer López encabezarán la ceremonia de juramentación del presidente electo Joe Biden y la vicepresidenta electa Kamala Harris, anunció el jueves el Comité de Inauguración Presidencial. Lady Gaga, quien tiene un historial de activismo junto a Biden e hizo campaña por él durante las elecciones, interpretará el himno nacional. Además
Continue Reading (CNN) — Alemania es el décimo país que reporta más de 2 millones de casos de coronavirus, según datos de la Universidad Johns Hopkins. El país informó 22.368 nuevas infecciones el último día, elevando el número total de infecciones a 2.000.958, dijo el viernes la agencia de control de enfermedades del país, el Instituto Robert
Continue Reading (CNN) — Corea del Norte celebró el final de una rara cumbre política al presentar lo que parece ser un misil diseñado para ser disparado desde un submarino. Imágenes de la estatal Agencia Central de Noticias de Corea (KCNA) muestran a miles de personas y soldados en un desfile militar nocturno en Pyongyang, la capital
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The coronavirus pandemic is not only having an immediate impact in terms of the deaths of thousands of Americans, it’s also taking more than a year off the average US life expectancy. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences projects that Covid-19 will reduce US life expectancy in 2020
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The invitations have been scaled back by the pandemic and the security has been heightened by the insurrection, but Joe Biden’s inauguration as the 46th president of the United States next week will still have plenty of pomp. The National Mall will be shut down to keep people away, so we will all be spared
Continue Reading (CNN) — Siegfried Fischbacher, un ilusionista conocido por trabajar con felinos exóticos en el dúo Siegfried & Roy, murió de cáncer de páncreas, según su publicista Dave Kirvin. Tenía 81 años. El socio y amigo profesional de Fischbacher desde hace mucho tiempo, Roy Horn, murió en mayo de complicaciones causadas por covid-19 a la edad
Continue Reading (CNN) — El miércoles por la tarde, para sorpresa de absolutamente nadie, la Cámara controlada por los demócratas votó a favor de acusar al presidente Donald Trump por su papel en la incitación de un motín que llevó a la invasión del Capitolio de Estados Unidos hace solo siete días. Observé el debate completo, revisé
Continue Reading (CNN) — El Reino Unido ha decidido prohibir la entrada de viajeros de varios países latinoamericanos «tras la evidencia de una nueva variante en Brasil», dijo el jueves el secretario de Transporte británico, Grant Shapps, en Twitter. A partir del viernes, a las 4 am hora local, se prohibirán las llegadas al Reino Unido desde
Continue Reading (CNN Business) –– Millones de usuarios han acudido en masa a Signal, una aplicación de mensajería encriptada, durante los últimos días. Tanto así que esta semana llegó al puesto número 1 en Play Store de Google y también en las principales listas de aplicaciones gratuitas de la App Store de Apple. Signal registró cerca de
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EL PASO, Texas — The requirements for being in group 1B of the vaccination process is to be 65 years or older, or to have a chronic medical issue. Many El Pasoans have brought concerns to ABC-7 that the city health department isn’t checking on the latter. Turns out — you’re right. The City of
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Corey Johnson was executed by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, and was pronounced dead at 11:34 p.m. ET on Thursday. Johnson was sentenced to die after he was convicted of killing seven people in 1992 as a part of the drug trade in Virginia. The weeks preceding his execution
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — All El Paso Independent School District employees have been told to report back to campus Thursday. It’s the next step as the district prepares for a larger reopening of school campuses. Already, priority populations have been brought back on campus in learning pods, open spaces where students can have in-person
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is revamping its weekly check-in segment with a doctor on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. Every week, anchor Mauricio Casillas will speak to Dr. Edward Michelson. Dr. Michelson is the chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. Here’s the
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VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company launched a new capsule into space Thursday to test all the astronaut perks before people strap in. Thursday’s flight with a dummy named Mannequin Skywalker lasted 10 minutes and reached 66 miles above Corn Ranch, located near the town of Van Horn. Both the New Shepard
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has become the first in the nation to distribute more than 1 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday as the state ramps up mass vaccination efforts while hospitals grapple with record numbers of patients. Texas, the nation’s second-most populous state with nearly 30 million people, has
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden has asked Lisa Monaco, his deputy attorney general nominee, to temporarily step away from those duties and serve as a homeland security adviser to his inauguration team, a Biden transition official said, a sign that the rising security concerns demand high-level coordination. This is a temporary position, which will continue only until
Continue Reading (CNN) — La isla indonesia de Sulawesi fue golpeada por un terremoto de magnitud 6,2 el viernes por la mañana (hora local), según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El epicentro del terremoto se ubicó al sur de Mamuju en el lado occidental de la isla, a una profundidad
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. In his address to the nation Thursday evening, President-elect Biden said about the coronavirus pandemic, “The crisis of deep human suffering is in plain sight.” But here’s a question worth asking: Is it, truly, in
Continue Reading Children across the globe have seen their schools closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the World Bank, 1.6 billion students were out of school during the first peak of the pandemic in April 2020, and almost 700 million remained out as 2020 drew to a close. It may take years for the full
Continue Reading THE VIRUS OUTBREAK: Desperate effort to bring oxygen supplies to the Brazilian rainforest’s biggest city. While much of Europe is increasingly locked down, Spain insists it can stay open and still beat the virus. President-elect Joe Biden unveils $1.9 trillion plan for tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
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WASHINGTON, DC — As DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone lay on the ground at the U.S. Capitol building, stunned and injured, he knew a group of rioters were stripping him of his gear. They grabbed spare ammunition, ripped the police radio off his chest and even stole his badge. Then, Fanone, who had just
Continue Reading About 10 new charges announced by the Justice Department on Thursday rammed home the message from law enforcement that it will find the participants in the siege of the Capitol that killed five people, including a Capitol Police officer. The new charges on Thursday rounded up two people who allegedly hurt police officers and a
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Fiscalía de México exoneró al exsecretario de Defensa Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda. Estados Unidos lo había detenido por cargos de narcotráfico y enviado a su país para enfrentar un posible juicio. Corte de Nueva York desestima cargos contra Salvador Cienfuegos, exsecretario de Defensa de México Luego de que Estados Unidos entregó al exsecretario
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets reached an agreement in principle with San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh to hire him as their head coach. Saleh replaces Adam Gase who was fired on Jan. 3 after going 9-23 in two seasons. The 41-year-old Saleh is recognized as an energetic leader who is
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Click here for updates on this story MISSION VIEJO, California (KABC) — As a symbol of solidarity, a team of local ICU nurses is honoring each other and their work to save coronavirus patients with some ink. “We all decided to get a tattoo to commemorate our time together. So we got a tattoo, we
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s president is vowing to start an international effort to combat what he considers censorship by social media companies that have blocked or suspended the accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s administration is reaching out to other government to form a common front on the issue.
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