(CNN) — Los perros del presidente Joe Biden y la primera dama Jill Biden ingresaron a la Casa Blanca: los dos pastores alemanes de los Champ y Major se unieron oficialmente a la primera familia en su nueva residencia en 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue el domingo. «La Primera Familia quería establecerse antes de llevar a los
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EL PASO, Texas — After over 24 hours of negotiating it appears as if New Mexico State will play Monday at the Don Haskins Center, home of their rival UTEP Miners. The Aggies are set to take on Division-II opponent Western New Mexico at 4pm Monday, with the tip scheduled for 4pm MT. The game
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Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — UPDATE: As of Sunday night, the Hawaii GOP official behind the now deleted Twitter thread has resigned. Edwin Boyette, the state Republican Party’s Vice Chair of Communication sent his letter of resignation to Party Chair Shirlene Ostrov, claiming sole responsibility for the series of posts
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Puerto Rico is declaring a state of emergency over gender-based violence, delivering on a demand made by activists in recent years after a wave of killings targeting women and transgender people. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, who was sworn in earlier this month, announced an executive order aimed at preventing and protecting against gender-based violence through a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Shortly after the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Canada, front-line workers including nurses, teachers and grocery store employees had to change how they work in order to keep themselves and Canadians safe. On Jan. 25, 2020, Canada’s first COVID-19 case was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV News) — On the proposal of NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, members of Parliament unanimously agreed Monday to call on the federal government to declare the Proud Boys a “terrorist entity.” The motion called on the government to “use all available tools to address the proliferation
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Twitter on Monday launched Birdwatch, an experiment that relies on the social network’s users to provide context to tweets and to combat misinformation. The tool, which Twitter described as a community-driven pilot project, allows participating users in the United States to create “notes” for a given tweet that will exist for now on a separate
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President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at boosting American manufacturing, setting in motion a process to fulfill his campaign pledge to strengthen the federal government’s Buy American rules. Similar executive orders signed by former President Donald Trump had little effect because his administration waited to formalize changes until his second to last
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MODESTO, California (KOVR) — Five people were arrested and 19 bikes were impounded after hundreds of cyclists took over the roadways in Modesto. You couldn’t miss it. First gathering at a local park, the group steadily grew to around 300 cyclists who then rode out into the streets,
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, firmó un decreto presidencial destinado a impulsar la manufactura estadounidense y que pondrá en marcha un proceso para cumplir con su compromiso de campaña de fortalecer las reglas «Buy American» (Compre lo estadounidense) del Gobierno federal.»La razón por la que necesitamos hacer esto es que
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — As a peeping prowler may be on the loose this weekend in midtown, several women are now sharing their stories hoping to send a warning to other women to be on alert. “He’s left underwear on a few occasions on my front door,” Monique
Continue Reading It was a volatile day on Wall Street, where stocks suddenly tumbled mid-morning before bouncing back. Investors have a lot on their minds: President Joe Biden’s stimulus plan is facing criticism from lawmakers concerned about the deficit, a deluge of corporate earnings is on tap and drug maker Merck pulled its Covid-19 vaccine plans. Meanwhile,
Continue Reading The Biden administration says it is “exploring ways to speed up” release of $20 bills featuring abolitionist Harriet Tubman after the Trump administration delayed the move first initiated by President Barack Obama. “It’s important that our notes, our money — if people don’t know what a note is — reflect the history and diversity of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The state of Minnesota kicked off its COVID-19 vaccine community pilot program Jan. 21. Educators were in the group and allowed to sign up, but very few teachers actually got vaccinated. Dylan Alonzo was one of those lucky educators who was selected to be vaccinated
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — UPDATE: Remy was found safe, the family reports. He was located in Brooklyn Park and is being held in Maple Grove until he can be picked up. The family thanked officials in Bloomington and Brooklyn Park for working to find Remy. A southern Minnesota family
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los guantes, la pose, el distanciamiento social: todo ayudó a que una foto del senador Bernie Sanders en la toma de posesión se volviera sensación en internet. Y ahora la imagen puede formar parte de tu armario. La tienda de la campaña de Sanders está vendiendo sudaderas con la foto que inspiró innumerables
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Beginning today, unemployed Pennsylvanians can start applying for some much-needed relief. The program will allow people to file for unemployment for nearly three additional months. As part of the federal CARES Act extension, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance began again and today, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — There’s growing frustration about the fractured COVID-19 vaccine rollout as we continue to deal with the pandemic. Thousands of shots are being given in the Philadelphia region every day, but it’s not enough. Supplies aren’t keeping up with demand, leaving people scrambling. Some local health
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The Justice Department’s internal watchdog will investigate whether any department official sought to have the department overturn President Joe Biden’s election win. The office of Inspector General Michael Horowitz is launching “an investigation into whether any former or current DOJ official engaged in an improper attempt to have DOJ seek to alter the outcome of
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Legislature on Monday began an every-10-year redistricting process that could diminish El Paso’s representation in the state House of Representatives. Census estimates through 2019 show that El Paso’s population has stagnated since the last census in 2010, while Texas continued rapid growth. If those estimates are confirmed by 2020 census
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden firmó un decreto el lunes para revertir una prohibición de la era Trump sobre las personas transgénero que sirven en el Ejército. El decreto «establece la política de que todos los estadounidenses que estén calificados para servir en las Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos deberían poder servir», según
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Just days into their newfound status as the minority party, Senate Republicans suffered two body blows that could badly complicate their chances of retaking control in 2022. The first came Monday morning, with Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman’s announcement that he would retire in 2022 rather than seek a third term. “This is a tough
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a return to multilateralism, with leaders working together to put the global economy back on track, in his first speech since his US counterpart, Joe Biden, took office. Speaking at the Davos Agenda event hosted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Monday, Xi urged increased global cooperation
Continue Reading President Joe Biden has replaced the controversial White House physician who offered misleading information about President Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis last fall. A White House official said Biden had selected Dr. Kevin O’Connor to replace Dr. Sean Conley as his doctor. It’s not uncommon for a president to name his own physician when taking office,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ARLINGTON, Texas (KTVT) — After the U.S. Department of Education announced that at the request of President Joe Biden it will extend the pause on federal student loan payments, many struggling borrowers are breathing a sigh of relief. Charles Horton, an Arlington resident is one North Texan who
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago, Illinois (WBBM) — It was an amazing day Sunday for a single mom of four from Chicago’s West Side. Iashiskala Sims suffered a miscarriage days after her car was stolen last year. On Sunday morning, she got the surprise of a lifetime in the form of a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HINGHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Kate Yetman picked up an old dollhouse on the side of the road thinking it would be a fun pandemic project. “I never thought in my wildest dreams this would be where it is right now. Like I said, I just started doing it
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — The Rev. Michael Pfleger has long been a civil rights activist and champion of Chicago’s African-American community. It has been three weeks since his removal from St. Sabina’s parish, pending an investigation into allegations of past sexual abuse. CBS 2 has learned two people
Continue Reading An important heads-up for iPhone owners: Apple is warning customers that its smartphones could interfere with medical devices, including pacemakers. In a notice published on Apple’s support page Saturday, the company expanded upon previously issued safety information, warning users that iPhones contain magnets and radios that emit electromagnetic fields, both of which “may interfere” with
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There’s lots of talk of all the federal assistance going to Americans and small businesses in need. But while some is already approved, not all of it is out the door yet — and some of it is still just at the proposal stage. What’s already in many people’s bank accounts or on the way
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