The Whitehouse.gov website was updated on Wednesday to reflect that Joe Biden is the new President of the United States, and it now also includes a Spanish language section which had been removed during Donald Trump’s tenure in office. The White House’s landing page for its Spanish language communications went dark in 2017. At the
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Glaciers that still exist on the surface of Mars are helping to tell the story of its past. The red planet experienced between six and 20 separate ice ages during the past 300 to 800 million years, a new analysis of glaciers on Mars has revealed. During the last ice age on Earth 20,000 years
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CNN Opinion contributors react to the most memorable moments of Inauguration Day. The views expressed in these commentaries are their own. Jill Filipovic: ‘If only we are brave enough to be it’ It was an inauguration like none in living memory. There was a big first: The first woman, first African American and first Asian
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Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — Dozens of independent landlords say their tenants have been taking advantage of the COVID eviction moratorium. CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge spoke to two elderly New Yorkers who are desperate for help. They say the state law is draining them of money they need to
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Eugene Goodman has been hailed as a hero ever since he lured rioters away from the Senate chambers during the January 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill. The Capitol Police officer’s courageous actions were recognized again on Wednesday when he escorted Kamala Harris to the inauguration ceremony. He was there in his new role as acting
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President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States Wednesday, ushering in a new era of calm and comity to Washington after four divisive and tumultuous years under former President Donald Trump. As the nation collectively breathed a sigh of relief, the peaceful transfer of power took place at noon
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — In her 40 years in Halifax real estate, agent Sandra Bryant has never seen as many buyers flocking to town shopping for homes as she did in 2020. “It was my best year ever,” Bryant told CTVNews.ca on Tuesday. The surging demand has
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Nota del editor: Roberto Izurieta es director de Proyectos Latinoamericanos en la Universidad George Washington. Ha trabajado en campañas políticas en varios países de América Latina y España, y fue asesor de los presidentes Alejandro Toledo, de Perú; Vicente Fox, de México, y Álvaro Colom, de Guatemala. Izurieta también es colaborador de CNN en Español.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — The Kings’ schedule has yet to be impacted by coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, the Wizards will have a fifth straight game postponed Wednesday and account for a third of the 15 games the league has had to shelf so far. Now NBA players could help
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Before Joe Biden was sworn in, voices across the TV spectrum could not possibly set the bar for his inaugural address any higher. “Today,” Dana Perino said on Fox, “is going to be the most important speech of Joe Biden’s public service.” Afterward, commentators said he cleared the bar with ease. “Fox News Sunday” moderator
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Michael Douglas is a proud grandpa. The actor shared a photo of himself meeting his newborn grandson on Tuesday. “First time I’ve seen my month old grandson, Ryder!” he wrote alongside the photo on Instagram. It’s the second child of his son Cameron Douglas and his partner Viviane Thibes, who posted about the birth last
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BRIDGEPORT, CT (WFSB) — A fight between brothers in Bridgeport turned deadly, according to police. Police said they arrested 25-year-old Julian Daivon Valle for killing his brother, 34-year-old Angel Valle. Officers were called to a fight between the siblings on Pennsylvania Avenue just before 1:50 a.m. on Wednesday.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Friends of fallen deputy Adam Gibson are remembering him as funny, someone who brought a sense of calm in the middle of chaos, and most importantly, a family man. Michael Ussery is still processing after learning his brother-in-arms and groomsman at his wedding, 31-year-old
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, PA (KYW) — A 9-year-old girl has died after being shot in the head in North Philadelphia on Wednesday morning. The shooting happened around 11 a.m. on the 2300 block of North Bouvier Street. Philadelphia Police say the young girl was shot once in the right side
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Joe Biden is now President and Democrats have gained a slim majority in the Senate along with the party’s control of the House. Does that mean that this is finally the time for Congress to pass a big, bold infrastructure spending bill that can help boost the economy? There were high hopes in 2016 that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — A group of nurses held a public demonstration demanding a hospital set to close for an unknown amount of time stay open in Los Angeles during a surge in COVID-19 cases that is overwhelming the local healthcare system. Olympia Medical Center in Los Angeles
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NEW YORK, NY — Stocks rallied to record highs on Wall Street as traders hoped that new leadership in Washington will mean more support for the economy, which is still reeling from joblessness and business closures because of the pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 257 points, or 0.83%, while the S&P 500 rose 1.4%
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CNN Opinion contributors react to the most memorable moments of Inauguration Day. The views expressed in these commentaries are their own. Jill Filipovic: ‘If only we are brave enough to be it’ It was an inauguration like none in living memory. There was a big first: The first woman, first African American and first Asian
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Click here for updates on this story AURORA, IL (WBBM) — Anyone can be the victim of a carjacking, and this past weekend, it was a mother of two who was just out getting something to eat in Aurora. The woman did everything right, but she still ended up getting shot. On Tuesday night, her
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US President Joe Biden will rightly spend his first days in office addressing the myriad domestic crises that he has inherited from his predecessor, Donald Trump. However, the transfer of power in the most powerful elected office in the world usually means a change in foreign policy, too. And if President Biden’s inaugural address is
Continue Reading (CNN) — Seamus Heaney encapsuló a la perfección el objetivo inaugural de Joe Biden. El presidente entrante de Estados Unidos, que suele recurrir a la poesía del autor irlandés para describir sus propias experiencias vitales, debe crear el momento en que «la esperanza y la historia rimen». Estados Unidos necesita inspiración después de una presidencia
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Bells tolled and an amber light washed over Denver’s City and County building on Tuesday afternoon as part of a nationwide memorial to those who have died from COVID-19. City buildings across the country illuminated at exactly the same time. Pat Duncan of Denver, who
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — Whitney Thompson’s son’s elementary school teacher’s assistant called her a nut. The Chicago mom, dealing with tensions over in-person learning, reached out to CBS 2 after receiving what she calls an alarming text from the teacher’s assistant, who works in her son’s third-grade classroom.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, MA (WBZ) — A Pennsylvania doctor believes an inexpensive drug that prevents transplant patients from rejecting their new organs helped her beat coronavirus. A Boston University professor is hoping to help her prove it. Dr. Negin Griffith knew she had turned the corner on COVID-19 when she
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KCNC) — Every morning, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers feed bighorn sheep in the Rampart herd in Colorado Springs, to prepare for a conservation relocation effort. And they get to observe some classic family dynamics when the herd comes for breakfast. They shovel apple pulp
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ) — Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh was not among the nearly 150 people President Donald Trump pardoned or commuted sentences for early Wednesday morning. Pugh, 70, asked outgoing President Donald Trump to commute her three-year sentence for wire fraud. The ex-mayor enriched herself with more
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ) — After a loved one became a victim of sexual assault, a Maryland family has made it their mission to prevent it among teens. Five years ago, Erin Levitas died from cancer at age 22. A senior in college, Levitas was about to head to
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico lawmakers are confronting daunting challenges as they began a 60-day legislative session this week amid an unrelenting coronavirus pandemic and concerns of violence at a Statehouse guarded by troops and encircled by fencing, barricades and mobile security cameras. Proposals aimed at reviving the economy and rebooting classroom learning are at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Kochville Township, MI (WNEM ) — Police have identified the victim of a shooting at Hooters in Kochville Township. A passerby heard shots fired at 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19 and saw someone running away from the scene, Saginaw County Sheriff William Federspiel said. A male victim
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Connecticut’s governor announced that he has been appointed co-chair of the National Governors Association’s Pandemic and Disaster Response Task Force. Gov. Ned Lamont called it one of three task forces that are being created by the NGA to coordinate and lead bipartisan state and
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