President-elect Joe Biden is pushing to keep impeachment from consuming his agenda and overshadowing the early days of his administration, as he tries to avoid the appearance of either promoting the proceedings or trying to stop them. With that in mind, CNN has learned, Biden called Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell this week to discuss
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WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney — the No. 3 Republican in the House and highest-ranking woman in the Republican Party — has announced she will vote to impeach President Trump for inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. “Much more will become clear in coming days and weeks, but what
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UPDATE: Tuesday’s $625 million dollar Mega Millions Lottery drawing didn’t turn up a winner, but it did boost its next jackpot to an estimated $750 million — which will now be the second highest prize in the game’s history. The Mega Millions winning numbers were 12, 14, 26, 28, 33 and Mega Ball 9. ORIGINAL
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Visa and fintech startup Plaid have terminated their $5.3 billion merger agreement after facing a legal challenge from the Department of Justice. The proposed deal was announced a year ago, but in November the DOJ sued to block the acquisition on antitrust grounds. In a statement announcing merger’s end Tuesday, Visa CEO Al Kelly cited
Continue Reading The Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation into President Donald Trump’s business has slowed as investigators wait for a ruling by the US Supreme Court, according to people familiar with the investigation, making it likely that a decision on whether there is a case to bring will be weeks or months away. A fight over a
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(CNN Español) –– Un atentado con una granada en una zona comercial de la ciudad de Barranquilla, Colombia, dejó al menos 14 personas con heridas leves. Así lo dio a conocer el alcalde de esa ciudad, Jaime Pumarejo. El funcionario afirmó que, según las investigaciones preliminares, los responsables del hecho serían miembros de una estructura
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House Democrats’ drive to impeach President Donald Trump for his role inciting last week’s riots at the US Capitol is putting many Republicans in a bind as they weigh how to vote Wednesday on the conduct of a President who had previously been unassailable in the House GOP conference throughout his four-year term. While the
Continue Reading The fight over the future of gig economy work in California isn’t over. A labor union and a group of gig workers filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging Proposition 22, or Prop 22, the controversial California ballot measure passed by voters in November that exempts firms like Uber and Lyft from having to classify their
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ordered that women must visit a doctor’s office, hospital or clinic in person to obtain an abortion pill during the Covid-19 pandemic, though similar rules for other drugs have been suspended during the public health emergency. Eight days before President Donald Trump leaves office, the justices on Tuesday
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Liz Cheney says she will vote to impeach President Donald Trump. The Wyoming congresswoman, the No. 3 Republican in the House, said in a statement Tuesday that Trump “summoned” the mob that attacked the Capitol last week, “assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack.” She says, “Everything
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A hot and rocky exoplanet known as a super-Earth has been discovered orbiting one of the oldest stars in our Milky Way galaxy, according to a new study. The exoplanet, called that because it’s located outside our solar system, is about 50% larger than Earth and has three times the mass — which makes it
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. John Katko is the first Republican to say he’ll vote to impeach President Donald Trump following the deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob. The New York congressman said in a statement posted to Twitter late Tuesday: “I will vote to impeach this president.” Katko, a former federal
Continue Reading The FBI has publicly acknowledged for the first time that it is considering preventing those who attacked the US Capitol last week from boarding planes by adding them to the federal no-fly list. FBI Washington Field Office Assistant Director in Charge Steven D’Antuono said Tuesday that the bureau would consider adding rioters to the no-fly
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso protest against President Trump’s visit to Texas to tout the U.S.-Mexico border wall was briefly disrupted Tuesday afternoon by a man who hurled racial slurs at the crowd and tried to agitate a fight, an ABC-7 news crew observed. The confrontation occurred at El Paso’s Chihuahuita Park, just
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A defiant President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday his speech inciting the riot at the US Capitol was “totally appropriate” while at the same time calling for “no violence” in his first public remarks to reporters after the insurrection last week. Later, Trump likened attempts to impeach him for a second time to a “witch hunt”
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Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, AR (KFSM) — The Fort Smith School District is reconfiguring some of its grades as part of its vision 2023 plan. The announcement was made Monday (Jan. 11) night at the board meeting. Grade reconfiguration is a transition to the grade models in the district. Meaning
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday it will require a negative Covid-19 test from all air passengers entering the United States — a move it says may help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Air passengers will be required to get a viral test within three days before their flight to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A Twin Cities family of five lost everything in a fire over the weekend, but a hockey community has stepped up to help. The fire happened at a home on Nightingale Court in Chaska. Neighbor Billy Way saw a haze out the front window
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WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has privately acknowledged he believes President Trump has committed impeachable offenses, sources confirmed to ABC News on Tuesday. The New York Times was first to report that McConnell was pleased Democrats were moving to impeach Trump. McConnell is said to have told associates that he thinks
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A Florida sheriff’s deputy who was just one shift away from retirement was killed Monday by a suspect in a fatal car crash, Hillsboro County Sheriff Chad Chronister said during a press conference. Hillsboro County Sheriff’s Office (HSCO) Master Corporal Brian LaVigne, 54, was in a marked vehicle when a suspect who had been tased
Continue Reading Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has told associates that he thinks President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses when he incited a deadly mob to attack the US Capitol last week and that he’s “pleased” Democrats are working to impeach the President, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Citing conversations with people familiar with his thinking,
Continue Reading The magnitude of loss from Covid-19 is now on par with suffering the 9/11 attacks every day. The US averaged more than 3,223 Covid-19 deaths a day over the past week, according to Johns Hopkins University. That’s a few hundred more deaths daily than the 2001 strikes. After widespread concerns about delays in vaccinations, the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A Minnesota couple says they are not waiting for the pandemic to decide what is next for their business. They plan to turn their axe-throwing entertainment business mobile and travel out of state to make it profitable. Even though Gov. Tim Walz loosened COVID-19
Continue Reading House Democrats plan on setting up a system to fine members who don’t wear masks on the House floor after three Democrats said they tested positive for Covid-19 after sheltering in place with other members of Congress who did not wear masks during the violent attack on the US Capitol last week. A senior House
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HEMPSTEAD, New York (WCBS ) — A dangerously close call for a Long Island man who was duck hunting and suddenly found himself stuck in freezing cold water for an hour. As CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reported Monday, he managed to make one phone call that saved his life.
Continue Reading Twenty federal criminal defendants related to last week’s deadly pro-Trump riot at the US Capitol have been rounded up across the country since the insurrection, with the allegations showing the danger of the mob. Some of the defendants are accused of bringing weapons and bombs to Capitol Hill, indicative of the extremism of parts of
Continue Reading America’s most senior general Mark Milley and the entire Joint Chiefs of Staff, which is comprised of the heads of each military branch, issued a statement Tuesday condemning the violent invasion of the US Capitol last week and reminding service members of their obligation to support and defend the Constitution and reject extremism. Read the
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The military’s top leaders have issued a memo to forces decrying last week’s Capitol Hill violence and reminding service members that freedom of speech does not give anyone the right to resort to violence. Tuesday’s memo was signed by all members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It also reminded military members
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — Un robot de tamaño casi humano toma un plato del fregadero lleno con sus brazos de agarre y lo coloca cuidadosamente en el lavavajillas. Luego pone la mesa, deja una flor en un jarrón y sirve una copa de vino tinto. El robot, el Bot Handy de Samsung, es la visión de
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One could argue that the strongest thing about Pittsburgh is the connection shared between the Steelers and Steeler Nation, the countless fans who cheer on the team on through both triumph and defeat. It’s just the Pittsburgh way. Regardless of the disappointing playoff loss to
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