President Donald Trump is continuing to pile the pressure on Chinese tech companies in the closing days of his administration. Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese apps, including Ant Group’s Alipay. The order will also hit Tencent’s QQ Wallet and WeChat Pay, as well as the apps CamScanner, SHAREit,
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(CNN) –– El marfil de elefante todavía se vende en eBay, a pesar de que la plataforma de comercio en línea introdujo una prohibición hace más de una década, según encontraron los investigadores. Los vendedores tergiversan los materiales utilizados en ciertos artículos, dijeron investigadores del Instituto Durrell de Conservación y Ecología de la Universidad de
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A man who tested positive for the coronavirus after Christmas has posted several videos on social media warning others to wear their masks and learn from his mistake. “I didn’t think masks would make that much of a difference,” Chuck Stacey told CNN on Tuesday. “I was wrong.” Stacey is currently in a Florida hospital
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A growing number of Republicans are balking at efforts to reject the Electoral College votes and join President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the November election ahead of Wednesday’s joint session, where conservatives are expecting votes on objections to at least three states won by President-elect Joe Biden. Multiple Senate Republicans announced
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Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — An Uber driver is thankful after being shot in the head by his passenger on Dec. 30. Josh Rowe, a musician and driver, was shot shortly after he picked up his passenger “Brandon” on Lena Street in North Nashville around 7 p.m. “I am
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HOUSTON, Texas — Houston Methodist, a Texas hospital system with more than 26,000 employees, is offering a $500 bonus to workers if they get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. Houston Methodist employees are eligible for a “Hope Bonus” in March to thank them for their work last year, Marc Boom, president and CEO of Houston
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At a convent in upstate New York, a Covid-19 crisis has struck. Since late November, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in Latham has seen 47 sisters become sick with Covid-19, nine of whom have died. Ten staff members at the convent have also been infected, Albany County spokeswoman Mary Rozak told CNN. The convent’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EAST ALTON, Illinois (KMOV) — A dash cam was rolling when a man beat up a cab driver in East Alton, Illinois on Dec. 30. The incident happened after the cab driver picked up the suspect at a strip mall. Police say the suspect became violent when he
Continue Reading Antitrust scrutiny of Apple and other big tech giants ratcheted up over the past year. And for the first time, Apple has noted in its annual proxy statement that antitrust issues are an area of focus for its board of director’s audit committee. The company notes “antitrust” as one among several specific areas of oversight
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The FBI is investigating the breach of an air traffic control system after someone broadcast a threat to fly a plane into the US Capitol building on Wednesday as revenge for the killing a year ago of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani, according to a source familiar with the probe. The threat did not appear credible,
Continue Reading (CNN) – Los Red Sox de Boston hicieron historia al contratar a Bianca Smith, la primera mujer negra en entrenar en la historia del béisbol profesional. Smith se desempeñará como entrenadora de ligas menores dentro de la organización, con sede en las instalaciones de desarrollo de jugadores del club en Fort Myers, Florida. Bianca Smith
Continue Reading (CNN) –– ¿Interpretará Michael Keaton el papel de Batman? Cuando el diario The New York Times reportó los planes de DC Films para que Keaton repitiera su papel de Batman en «The Flash», algunos fanáticos asumieron que el actor interpretaría a este superhéroe de manera permanente en el Universo Extendido de DC. Pero Brooks Barnes,
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Los premios Grammy 2021 no se realizarán a finales de este mes como estaba planeado. La ceremonia, que celebra lo mejor de la música, se aplazó debido a la pandemia de coronavirus, según un comunicado enviado a miembros de la Academia de la Grabación y obtenido por CNN. Ahora, los premios Grammy 2021
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Another winter storm is about to hit and we’ll see snowplows on public streets and in private parking lots. The City of Omaha requires the 27 contractors it uses to have insurance and legal drivers. But private snowplow operators are on the honor system.
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Una crisis de covid-19 afectó un convento en el norte del estado de Nueva York. Desde finales de noviembre, las Hermanas de San José de Carondelet en Latham han visto a 47 de sus integrantes enfermarse de covid-19. De ellas, 9 fallecieron. Además, miembros del personal del convento también se infectaron, dijo a
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YouTube star JoJo Siwa responded to backlash over a children’s board game with her name that contains questions she is calling “gross” and “inappropriate.” The 17-year-old singer and internet sensation posted a video to her social media accounts Monday night explaining she had “no idea” what types of questions were included on the playing cards,
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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 (CNN Español) — El Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos de Colombia (Invima) autorizó este martes el uso de emergencia de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer y BioNTech, según anunció el presidente Iván Duque. “Este es un paso muy importante, así seguiremos también avanzando con AstraZeneca y también con Janssen, y
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A server at an Asheville restaurant got a shock when he went to clear a table. A customer at Nine Mile in Biltmore Park recently left a $1,000 tip. Tom Sforza picked up the tip after waiting on a family of five. Sforza
Continue Reading 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.
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NEW YORK (AP) — On an Alabama team stacked with stars, DeVonta Smith emerged as the best player in college football. Smith became the first wide receiver to win the Heisman Trophy in 29 seasons Tuesday night, breaking the monopoly quarterbacks have had on college football’s most prestigious award by beating out three of them.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 64-year-old Maplewood man is accused of pulling a gun on a gym manager during an argument over members not wearing face masks. According to the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office, Michael Florhaug faces one felony charge of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon in connection
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — State health officials on Tuesday reported an additional 1,201 confirmed Covid-19 cases, pushing the statewide total since the pandemic began closer to 150,000. Doña Ana County, with 117, was among three in the state that saw triple-digit increases in new cases on Tuesday. The others were Bernalillo (484) and San Juan
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Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter will not attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, and former President George W. Bush will be in attendance, their respective representatives said Tuesday. “President and Mrs. Carter will not travel to Washington for the inauguration but have sent their best wishes to President-elect Biden and Vice
Continue Reading Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, said on Tuesday that they plan to go to the Supreme Court after losing their latest legal attempt to stop next week’s execution. Montgomery, 52, is scheduled to die by lethal injection on January 12 at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OCEANSIDE, New York (WCBS) — Two friends on Long Island are making a unique contribution to save struggling small businesses. Short social media commercials are being donated to restaurant owners drowning in debt, free of charge, CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reported Monday. Things have been slow for Hasan Balkas
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden will make remarks Wednesday focusing on delivering relief to small businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic with a focus on helping minority-owned businesses, a transition spokesperson tells CNN. The planned speech in Wilmington, Delaware, the details of which were shared first with CNN, will come as a group of Republicans in the House
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Temps will be cooler Wednesday with highs in the mid and upper 50’s. All courtesy of a cold front Tuesday night. Temps will gradually warm to the low 60’s Thursday and Friday. Another front arrives for the weekend which will kick up the winds Saturday and lower temps in the low and mid 50’s.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– El director del Centro de Estudios México-Estados Unidos de la Universidad de California en San Diego, Rafael Fernández de Castro, calificó este martes de poco acertado el anuncio del presidente de México Andrés Manuel López Obrador de ofrecerle asilo político a Julian Assange, fundador de Wikileaks. Assange es acusado en Estados Unidos
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