Rep. Karen Bass said Sunday that the coronavirus vaccine rollout is failing African Americans and systemic racism is playing a role in vaccine distribution. “But you know when we say that doesn’t mean that people are deliberately withholding vaccines, the greatest problem is access,” Bass told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union.” “There
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Kayla Gore wants transgender people of color in the South to have a fighting chance. In 2016, she and her friend Ellyahnna C. Wattshall were working at a local community center in Memphis, Tennessee, when they noticed emergency shelters were discriminating against trans people like them. “It was just me and Ellyahnna at the (LGBTQ)
Continue Reading It was a nice day for a spacewalk. Astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover Jr. began their spacewalk outside of the International Space Station at 6:12 a.m. ET and ended at 1:16 p.m. on Sunday. The spacewalk assisted with a continuation of upgrades for the space station orbiting Earth. The activity lasted for seven hours
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India issued strict new rules on Thursday for Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms weeks after the country’s government attempted to pressure Twitter to take down accounts it deemed incendiary. The rules require any social media company to create three roles in India: a “compliance officer” who will ensure they follow local laws; a
Continue Reading Kayla Gore wants transgender people of color in the South to have a fighting chance. In 2016, she and her friend Ellyahnna C. Wattshall were working at a local community center in Memphis, Tennessee, when they noticed emergency shelters were discriminating against trans people like them. “It was just me and Ellyahnna at the (LGBTQ)
Continue Reading White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that the Biden administration will “keep fighting” for Neera Tanden’s confirmation to lead the Office of Management and Budget despite her slim chances amid bipartisan resistance in the Senate. “We remain committed to fighting our hearts out for Neera Tanden. We believe she is the right person,
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EL PASO, Texas — Winds will be kicking up Sunday afternoon into the evening as a cold front moves through the Borderland. Winds speeds are expected to be between 15 to 30 mph with peak wind gusts between 35 to 40 mph. Expect gusty conditions across the area. Colder air will bring below average temperatures.
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(CNN) — Los Premios Globo de Oro marcarán este domingo el inicio extraoficialmente de la temporada de premios de Hollywood, pero el evento se verá un poco diferente este año debido a la pandemia de covid-19. Si bien los nominados participarán de forma remota, verás dos caras conocidas en el escenario. Amy Poehler y Tina
Continue Reading Three police officers in Wichita, Kansas, were wounded Saturday when a modified shotgun discharged as they entered an empty home, authorities said. In a news release obtained by CNN affiliate KWCH, Wichita Police said the officers responded to a call from a homeowner that reported damage to a vacant home, believing someone might be inside.
Continue Reading (CNN) — Al menos 18 personas murieron y más de 30 resultaron heridas en Myanmar el domingo cuando la policía y las fuerzas militares «se enfrentaron a manifestaciones pacíficas», dijo la Oficina de Derechos Humanos de la ONU. Las víctimas reportadas hacen del domingo el día más mortífero desde que los militares tomaron el poder
Continue Reading The Justice Department has charged a Texas man who was allegedly caught on video attacking a dozen police officers with a chemical spray during the Capitol insurrection, according to court records. Federal prosecutors say Daniel Caldwell, 49, used a chemical spray against a line of officers that were blocking rioters from entering the Capitol. It
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EL PASO, Texas — A man in his 30s was among six added coronavirus deaths reported by El Paso health officials on Sunday morning, bringing the county’s pandemic deaths toll to 2,064. The other five added deaths included a man in his 60s, a man in his 70s, two men in their 80s, and a
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los nominados de este año a los Premios Globo de Oro son una mezcla de lo antiguo y lo nuevo, destacando lo que hemos estado viendo desde casa durante la cuarentena. Netflix lidera en nominaciones tanto para televisión como para cine, incluido el drama «Mank», con seis nominaciones. Premios Globo de Oro 2021:
Continue Reading OPEC and Russia’s unprecedented production cuts last spring lifted oil prices out of a death spiral. Nearly a year later, the group is under pressure to cool off the red-hot market. US crude has raced back above $60 a barrel. That’s a far cry from the depths it reached last April when oil crashed below
Continue Reading With the movie business upended during the pandemic and tilting more towards streaming than cineplexes, Hollywood is rethinking its business model. One significant debate is how long a gap there should be between a film’s theatrical release and its availability on streaming services. Although some studios have tried releasing films simultaneously in theaters and on
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s special counsel says the state’s attorney general and top judge will jointly appoint an independent lawyer to investigate claims of sexual harassment lodged against Cuomo by two former staff members. The move comes after legislative leaders had earlier criticized Cuomo’s plan to appoint retired federal judge
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WASHINGTON, DC — Democratic lawmakers are wrestling with how to move forward with a series of immigration bills that would legalize undocumented immigrants, with some pushing for sweeping immigration revisions out of the gate and others urging caution. Lawmakers are hoping to resurface immigration bills on the House floor before April 1, a period in
Continue Reading White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Sunday defended the Biden administration’s decision to not directly sanction Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the brutal death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying there are “more effective ways” to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the killing. “We believe there is more effective ways to make sure this
Continue Reading Millions of students across the US are still out of the classroom after nearly a year, fueling a heated debate among school districts, teachers and parents about the best — and safest — way to educate kids even as President Joe Biden pushes to get them back in buildings. Biden has pledged to reopen most
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Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — As the price of bitcoin skyrocketed over the last year, so has the amount of energy used to mine the cryptocurrency, prompting concerns about its environmental impact. Despite the currency’s value having seen a recent decline, the energy used to harvest it has
Continue Reading Rose Moore stands in front of a classroom, training a teacher about technology and safety for in-person learning. It’s the 44th time the assistant principal at Holmes Middle School in Fairfax County, Virginia, has done this in recent weeks, meticulously explaining everything from the acrylic glass barrier in front of the teacher’s desk to how
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El proceso para aplicar la vacuna de covid-19 será el tema prioritario en el mundo en los próximos años a medida que los países intentan luchar contra la pandemia de coronavirus. ¿Cuál es la vacuna de covid-19 más efectiva? La vacuna Sputnik V tiene un 91,6% de efectividad para prevenir el covid-19
Continue Reading Long before Venus and Serena Williams, another tall, young Black woman shook up the staid world of tennis with her powerful serve and brilliant play. She was Althea Gibson, and tennis had long been a segregated sport when her skill and strength broke the color barrier in the 1950s. Gibson’s path to tennis stardom was
Continue Reading A 16-year political shift has transformed the Commonwealth of Virginia from a solidly red state to a blue one. Democrats in the state now control all levers of power — the Governor’s mansion, and both chambers of the state legislature — for the first time in a generation. And they are leading in an unapologetically
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The Golden Globes will unofficially kickoff Hollywood’s award season on Sunday, but the event will look a little different this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. While the nominees will all be remote, you will see two familiar faces on stage. Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are teaming up again to host the Globes for
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El presidente de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader, anunció este sábado que su gobierno ha reservado otros 8 millones de dosis de la vacuna del laboratorio chino Sinovac para combatir la pandemia de coronavirus, al rendir cuentas al país por primera vez. “Ya vemos la luz al final de este largo túnel”, dijo
Continue Reading He was never a household name, but Albert Murray was one of the most important Black thinkers of the 20th century. The essayist and social critic changed the way people talked about race by challenging Black separatism and insisting that the Black experience was central to American culture. He once remarked that American society is
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Security forces in Myanmar opened fire and made mass arrests Sunday as they sought to break up protests against the military’s seizure of power, and a U.N. human rights official said it had “credible information” that 18 people were killed and 30 were wounded. That would be the highest single-day death
Continue Reading Noel Quintana said he was slashed across the face. “When I was attacked on the subway, there were so many New Yorkers around me, but nobody came to my help, nobody made a video,” the 61-year old Filipino American said. “I was scared I wasn’t going to make it. … We are all New Yorkers,
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The harrowing details of how so many Canadian seniors were left neglected and alone in long term care homes during the pandemic are an agony to accept, let alone, to share. But families say if they’re silent now, they too, would be complicit in what they consider to be cruel and preventable deaths. “No one
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