In a move intended to reflect its new push into electric vehicles, Volkswagen’s US arm said Tuesday it was changing its name to “Voltswagen.” Yes, really. Except, not really. On Tuesday afternoon, the company admitted that the whole thing was a tongue-in-cheek deception that had turned into an utter disaster. “Volkswagen of America will not
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AUSTIN, Texas — The number of people with Covid-19 who have died in Texas is edging close to 50,000, the third-highest death toll in the nation, researchers reported Tuesday. Johns Hopkins University researchers said 48,140 people with Covid-19 have died in Texas during the past year. Texas has the nation’s 23rd highest per-capita death rate, according to the
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DONNA, Texas — Children lying side by side in plastic-lined pods. Shelves stocked with supplies, including baby bottles and diapers. Girls huddled together in a playpen – where they’ll also sleep at night – singing and coloring with crayons. The challenge facing the Biden administration at the U.S.-Mexico border can be boiled down to a
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Thank God for vaccines. The Biden administration’s mass vaccination campaign comes just as spring brings warmer weather and longer days, fueling a sense of broad optimism for many across the United States. On weekend nights, cities like New York are again brimming with pleasure-seekers; you can feel the raw and almost feral enthusiasm of millions
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Westeros could be coming to the West End. A stage show set in the world of “Game of Thrones” is in the works, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Author George R.R. Martin told the publication he is developing a live stage show for Broadway, West End and Australia to hopefully debut in 2023. The publication
Continue Reading Editor’s Note: On Tuesday March 30th, the day after this article was originally published, Volkswagen of America doubled down on its stunt and put out a finished version of the press release. Tuesday afternoon, though, the company admitted the whole thing was an “April Fool’s joke” gone wrong. For more, please see our follow-up article.
Continue Reading Republicans in key electoral states continue to advance bills to clamp down on ballot access, even as voting and civil rights groups move to challenge new voting restrictions in the battleground state of Georgia. Arizona, Texas, Michigan and Florida are among the states where lawmakers are pushing restrictions, many of them citing former President Donald
Continue Reading In a move intended to reflect its new push into electric vehicles, Volkswagen’s US arm said Tuesday it was changing its name to “Voltswagen.” Yes, really. Except, not really. On Tuesday afternoon, the company admitted that the whole thing was a tongue-in-cheek deception that had turned into an utter disaster. “Volkswagen of America will not
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A professional fighter felt scared. An off-duty firefighter felt desperate. A high school student felt threatened. And a 9-year-old girl felt sad and kind of mad. Feelings of horror and fear were recalled in a Minneapolis court Tuesday as a series of bystanders testified about what it was like to witness George Floyd slowly die
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — If New Mexico legalizes recreational marijuana, a Las Cruces addiction specialist hopes that lawmakers will provide increased funding for treatment and education on the substance. “If you’re going to introduce a substance and make it legal, the numbers are going to go up for the possibility of addiction,” said Ryan
Continue Reading A New York appeals court on Tuesday paved the way for a defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump to move forward. In a one-sentence order, the appeals court granted the request form Summer Zervos, a former contestant on “The Apprentice,” to dismiss Trump’s appeal now that he is no longer in office. RELATED: This
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Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A federal indictment unsealed on Friday revealed a drug ring that was being operated inside a Tennessee state prison, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Nashville. The indictment charged 27 people with a host of federal crimes relating to a
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EL PASO, Texas — On Tuesday, 500 unaccompanied boys arrived at the migrant facility on Fort Bliss, according to officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The facility has the potential capacity of 5,000 beds and will hold boys ages 13 to 17. The facility is located inside the Fort Bliss grounds
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EL PASO, Texas – The boys of summer will soon make their return to Southwest University Park. Of course, we’re talking about the El Paso Chihuahuas. After the 2020 season was cancelled due to Covid-19, the Chihuahuas are ready to return to the field. Tuesday, the team announced the coaching staff for this year’s club.
Continue Reading In a move intended to reflect its new push into electric vehicles, Volkswagen’s US arm said Tuesday it was changing its name to “Voltswagen.” Yes, really. Maybe. In what seemed to be a shocking goof — pun absolutely intended — Volkswagen of America on Monday briefly posted an unfinished press release announcing a plan to
Continue Reading For several weeks, it’s been near impossible to exist on the internet without at least hearing a mention of NFTs. Short for non-fungible tokens, they are pieces of digital content linked to the blockchain, the digital database underpinning cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ethereum. In the simplest terms, NFTs transform digital works of art and
Continue Reading The blockage of a crucial global trade route last week by a 224,000-ton container ship has raised questions over whether vessels have become too large for the waterways they navigate. The Ever Given, which ran aground in the Suez Canal last Tuesday, is in the top 1% globally in terms of vessel size, according to
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A new report from the World Economic Forum estimates that attaining global gender parity will take nearly 136 years, up from its previous estimate of almost 100 years. WEF measures parity in four ways: economic participation and opportunity, education, health and political empowerment. Data examined by the organization showed that the gap in political empowerment
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Nota del editor: Carlos Alberto Montaner es escritor, periodista y colaborador de CNN. Sus columnas se publican en decenas de diarios de España, Estados Unidos y América Latina. Montaner es, además, vicepresidente de la Internacional Liberal. Las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivamente suyas. (CNN Español) — Los asiáticos están en la picota pública en Estados
Continue Reading Donald Trump is back online. The former president and first lady, Melania Trump, have launched a website to serve their personal offices. The website, 45office.com, comes after Trump’s ban from social media sites in the aftermath of the January Capitol insurrection. The site features a lengthy biography for the former president that starts, “Donald J.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia (WGCL) — Nine people were arrested Thursday in connection to a human trafficking operation in Fayetteville. The Fayetteville Police Department along with other agencies made the bust at the Holiday Inn Express on Highway 54 West, and identified victims of human trafficking and forced prostitution. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana (KTBS) — A person is dead following a in-custody death today involving Bossier City police, according to state police. The person who has died is not a police officer, confirmed Troop G PIO Brent Hardy. Other than that, Hardy said few details are available. State
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Un juez de Nueva York sentenció a cadena perpetua a Juan Antonio «Tony» Hernández, hermano del presidente de Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández. La condena contra «Tony» Hernández es por los delitos de conspirar para transportar drogas a Estados Unidos, porte ilegal de armas, conspiración para usar armas y dispositivos destructivos, y hacer
Continue Reading A series of bystanders who witnessed former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin kneel on a handcuffed George Floyd testified in court Tuesday about the horror and fear they felt watching Floyd slowly die. They included a 9-year-old girl, three high school students, a mixed martial arts fighter and a Minneapolis firefighter. Several said they had
Continue Reading (CNN) — El número de menores inmigrantes no acompañados en instalaciones fronterizas alcanzó su punto más alto el domingo desde que el gobierno federal comenzó a publicar datos la semana pasada. Había 5.767 menores bajo la custodia de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) el domingo, frente a los 5.495 niños
Continue Reading More than two months into his presidency, President Joe Biden has yet to name someone to lead an agency at the forefront of the coronavirus fight: the US Food and Drug Administration. Although two candidates have been in the running for the top job for months, Biden has ultimately settled on neither, leaving the agency
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SEDALIA, Colorado (KCNC) — What better place to meet a dragon than at the Cherokee Castle in Sedalia? The wish starts with a virtual reality experience for Belle Cress and some of her family members. The 14-year-old is a cancer survivor. “She was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. It’s a
Continue Reading While the Perseverance rover is testing out its wheels in Jezero Crater before truly beginning its journey on Mars, the Curiosity rover has been busy snapping selfies of an intriguing rock formation. Perseverance, which landed on February 18, is preparing the Ingenuity helicopter for its first flights on Mars in April. Until Perseverance arrived, Curiosity
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — The state clawed back nearly $50,000 from a Colorado small business owner after she failed to respond to two notices for an audit. She says the emails went to her spam folder. Nicole Schiavone, owner of Wildflower Assisted Living, has cared for people with brain
Continue Reading Officer Eric Talley was remembered for his love of family and his bravery at a public funeral in Lafayette, Colorado, on Tuesday — one week after giving his life as the first police officer to arrive at the King Soopers store where a gunman killed him and nine others. “This is part of that bravery,
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