The US reported its highest daily Covid-19 death count ever Tuesday — a grim milestone that comes as state leaders work urgently to combat a slow pace of vaccinations. More than 3,770 American deaths were reported in one day — more than two dozen above the country’s previous record, set less than a week ago.
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Most Georgia voters in the runoff elections that will determine control of the US Senate say they are confident that the votes will be counted accurately, according to the early results of an exit poll conducted for CNN and other news networks by Edison Research. About three-quarters feel that way, a sharp contrast with the
Continue Reading Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, was elected on Tuesday to be the first black senator from Georgia, a repudiation of Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her adherence to President Donald Trump. The control of the US Senate now comes down to Republican David Perdue who is running to
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ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock has won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach. Warnock, a pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, defeated Republican incumbent Kelly
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(CNN) — El rapero, productor y empresario Dr. Dre anunció el martes que se encuentra hospitalizado en Los Ángeles. «Gracias a mi familia, amigos y seguidores por su interés y buenos deseos. Estoy muy bien y estoy recibiendo una excelente atención de mi equipo médico. Saldré del hospital y regresaré a casa pronto», escribió Dr.
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EL PASO, Texas — The average age of residents at the Monte Vista nursing home in El Paso is between 85 and 90. Residents there thought they had a provider who would come down to the facility and vaccinate them against Covid-19. The problem is, the provider did not acquire the contract to become a vaccination
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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have arrested about 50 former lawmakers and activists in the largest move against the city’s pro-democracy movement since a national security law was imposed last June. A top official said the arrests targeted people suspected “of overthrowing, or interfering” with the Hong Kong government in executing its duties.
Continue Reading Georgia Republican Senate candidates David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are neck and neck with Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock in two crucial elections that will determine which party controls the US chamber for the beginning of the Biden administration. Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, rallied supporters in a
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UPDATE, Jan. 12: The EPISD voted 4 to 3 on Tuesday to seek proposals from search firms to assist the board in hiring a new superintendent for El Paso’s largest school district. Those board trustees voting yes were Al Velarde, Daniel Call, Freddy Khlayel-Avalos and Bob Geske. Voting no were Diane Dye, Josh Acevedo and
Continue Reading (CNN) — Cualquiera que reciba la vacuna Moderna o Pfizer debe recibir dos dosis completas, dijeron el lunes dos altos funcionarios de la Administración Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA). También descartaron otras ideas para ampliar el suministro de vacunas y dijeron que las personas que especulan sobre la posibilidad de arreglárselas con una sola
Continue Reading (CNN) — La medalla de oro a la mejor dieta 2021 fue para la dieta mediterránea por cuarto año consecutivo, según las clasificaciones anunciadas el lunes por U.S.News & World Report. Empatados por la plata estaban la dieta DASH, que significa enfoques dietéticos para detener la hipertensión, y la dieta flexitariana, que fomenta ser vegetariano
Continue Reading (CNN) — El condado de Los Ángeles ha estado librando una batalla brutal contra el covid-19 durante semanas. Las nuevas infecciones se han disparado y aproximadamente uno de cada cinco residentes que se hacen la prueba obtienen un resultado positivo. En poco más de un mes, el condado duplicó su número de infecciones, pasando de
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President Donald Trump’s desperate effort to subvert democracy and steal the election will hit a brick wall of truth and America’s constitutional defenses when Congress meets Wednesday to finalize President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. But a futile bid by radicalized pro-Trump Republicans to block the process based on bogus vote-fraud claims will inflict new blows on
Continue Reading The next crucial step in the United States’ Pony Express version of democracy is upon us — and so is the final opportunity in President Donald Trump’s desperate quest to overturn results from the election he lost. Wednesday is the culmination of the Electoral College process, when states’ votes determined by the results of the
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, the top Republican on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, has tested positive for coronavirus, he announced Tuesday. “Tonite, the Office of House Physician informed me that I’ve tested positive for Covid 19 & am quarantined,” he tweeted. “As recommended, I received a first dose of the
Continue Reading The polls for the two Georgia runoff races that will determine party control of the US Senate have closed and the ballot counting has begun, starting with the record-breaking 3 million-plus early votes. The final days of the races were defined by President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede his own election loss, sparking a fight
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The US Justice Department has asked the White House for approval on a change to how it enforces a major federal law, which would undo some key civil rights protections for minority groups, The New York Times reported Tuesday. If approved, the request to change how the department enforces Title VI of the Civil Rights
Continue Reading Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer who assisted President Donald Trump on the January 2 call when Trump pressured Georgia officials to “find” him votes, has resigned from her law firm. National law firm Foley & Lardner previously said it was “concerned” with Mitchell’s involvement in Trump’s call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and said
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Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Here’s a real feel good story…. It goes back to October when a woman collapsed at Springhill Toyota. Three other women sprung into action and performed CPR until first responders arrived. The woman survived, and Tuesday she had a chance to meet her saviors
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP women’s basketball team has started the season on the right foot. Two back-to-back victories against Southern Mississippi has the Miners at 2-0 in Conference USA play, 5-2 overall. But perhaps their toughest challenge of the season awaits them this weekend in Houston. UTEP will face the 6-1 Rice Owls
Continue Reading On a day the United States registered another record for Covid-19 patients in hospitals, the country passed 21 million cases of the coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins University. The US, with 21,007,694 cases as of Tuesday evening, has almost as many as the next three nations — India, Brazil and Russia — have combined. The
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health said Tuesday night it had just received an additional 1,100 Moderna Covid-19 vaccinations that it planned to distribute immediately. On Wednesday, health and emergency management officials said they would be giving out new shots to those at highest risk for contracting the virus – which
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Coronavirus cases are exhausting the availability of intensive-care unit beds in parts of Texas as hospitalizations with Covid-19 continue to soar to record levels. One in five hospital beds in Texas are now occupied by Covid-19 patients, state health statistics showed on Tuesday. Hospitalizations with the illness the coronavirus causes set a ninth-consecutive record by
Continue Reading (CNN) — American Airlines dice que no permitirá los animales de apoyo emocional a partir de la próxima semana. El cambio coincide con una nueva regulación del Departamento de Transporte (DOT, por sus siglas en inglés). Esta sostiene que las aerolíneas no están obligadas a tratar a los animales de apoyo emocional como animales de
Continue Reading Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday told President Donald Trump that he does not have the authority to block certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s win when Congress meets to count electoral votes, sources told CNN. Trump, who already had turned up the pressure on Pence to steal the election, warned him that it would be
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Residents at a senior home in North Portland were urged to temporarily leave following an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease on Monday. Multnomah County Health Department said four residents at Rosemont Court located at 597 North Dekum Street had been hospitalized, and one has
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A father died and his two children are missing after they were swept away by a wave Sunday in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast. The family of four was on the shore at Blind Beach near Jenner, California, when a wave knocked them all into the ocean Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The father
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A 29-year-old woman is facing charges after she assaulted another woman on a flight that had arrived at the Portland International Airport, according to court documents. Court documents filed on Monday say Daydrena Jaslin Williams is facing charges fourth-degree assault and harassment for an
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Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver DeVonta Smith has been awarded the Heisman Trophy for the 2020 college football season. This is the first time a wide receiver has won the prestigious award since Michigan’s Desmond Howard in 1991, and Smith becomes just the fourth wide receiver to win the Heisman since its inception in 1935.
Continue Reading A Columbia University vice president was arrested Monday after allegations that he had “engaged in sexual acts with a child under the age of 13” at his home in New Jersey, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. Marcelo Velez, 56, was arrested at his home in Woodcliff Lake, and charged with one count of
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