It’s not that President Joe Biden keeps quiet, exactly. But after four years of former President Donald Trump’s constant tweeting and talking to reporters outside the White House, Biden’s measured statements, carefully chosen outings and rare forays in front of reporters make him seem downright quiet. His first news conference Thursday might be the first
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JUAREZ, Mexico – In what’s becoming one of the coolest annual sports traditions here in the Borderland, El Paso Locomotive FC played their closest road match of the season Wednesday against sister club FC Juarez in Juarez, Mexico. FC Juarez prevailed in a 2-1 contest. It was a day-trip for the Locomotive organization, who crossed
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El Paso, Texas– The football games, the dresses and most importantly the memories. Senior prom is a rite of passage for many high school seniors but the questions is- will the pandemic put a halt to high school prom once again this year? “It’s not what we all dreamed of. I know we all dreamed
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that states may restrict the open carrying of guns in public, a major ruling that is certain to be appealed to a US Supreme Court hostile to limits on the Second Amendment right to bear arms. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in a 7-4 ruling upheld
Continue Reading The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that states may restrict the open carry of guns in public. Read the opinion and dissents here:
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(CNN Business) — El príncipe Harry encontró un nuevo trabajo: el duque de Sussex se unió a un emprendimiento tecnológico llamado BetterUp como director de impacto, que brinda servicios de salud mental y entrenamiento a clientes en línea. El anuncio de trabajo se produjo semanas después de la explosiva entrevista que él y su esposa
Continue Reading One day before holding his first formal news conference, President Joe Biden seemed to write the whole thing off. “What press conference?” he joked when asked Wednesday evening how he was preparing. In reality, Biden has been getting ready for days to face the White House press corps, according to multiple people, who all conclude
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Click here for updates on this story WOODSTOCK, Georgia (WGCL) — More than a week after a gunman killed eight people in three metro-Atlanta spas, family and friends gathered Wednesday to remember one of those victims. Those gathered remembered Delaina Gonzalez in Woodstock. Her funeral comes eleven years after family members said they baptized Delaina
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Boulder, Colorado, continued to mourn slain Officer Eric Talley on Wednesday. Hundreds lined the streets as a hearse transferred his body from the coroner’s office to a funeral home in Aurora. Many placed their hands over their hearts and some held American flags. Many public safety vehicles joined the procession. Talley, 51, was one of
Continue Reading The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday a new round of terrorism prevention grant funding, which will focus in part on preventing domestic violent extremism and violence related to online activity. The announcement comes after a campaign pledge from President Joe Biden to end the grant program — and efforts by the department to address
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We experienced wind, rain, mountain snow, clouds and sun and even some ice pellets in Las Cruces. What little moisture is left will exit tonight. Thursday will be warmer with more sunshine and no rain expected. Temps will hit the upper 60’s and then 70’s for Friday.
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A total of 27 million Covid-19 vaccine doses will be distributed across the United States this week, the White House said Wednesday. So far about a third of US adults — around 84 million — have received at least one vaccination dose. “We will have 27 million doses allocated across all distribution channels this week.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — The Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) in Omaha was presented with a nearly $48,000 donation from owner-operators of the McDonald’s Great Plains Business Unit. The money was raised during the “Round Up for RMHC” fundraiser held from October to December of 2020. During that
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Frente al récord de casos de coronavirus tras la temporada de vacaciones de fin de año, varios países han anunciado nuevas restricciones para viajar en este segundo año de la pandemia de covid-19. Las autoridades de Chile anunciaron que tanto ciudadanos como extranjeros residentes deben presentar una prueba PCR negativa para ingresar
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Hoy es un día histórico para la exploración espacial: el vehículo más avanzado jamás creado está muy cerca de Marte y pronto… ¿aterrizará en la superficie? Estamos tentados a usar este verbo, ¿pero es correcto?. Asociamos aterrizar con Tierra, pero lo cierto es que la Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu) dice que
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Los contagios globales de coronavirus cayeron un 11% en la semana antes del 21 de febrero. Es la sexta semana consecutiva que bajan los casos de covid-19. Esto según datos de la Organización Mundial de la Salud. Además, según la OMS hay una caída del 20% en las muertes esta semana. Muchos
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Los seguidores del bitcoin que buscan formas de gastar sus fortunas en criptomonedas pueden agregar un artículo de alto valor a la lista: un Tesla. «Ahora puedes comprar un Tesla con bitcoin«, dijo el miércoles el director ejecutivo Elon Musk en un tuit. El bitcoin pagado a Tesla no será convertido por
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Varios países europeos suspendieron la aplicación de la vacuna de AstraZeneca contra el covid-19 después de algunos reportes de personas que la recibieron desarrollaron coágulos de sangre. Esos países comenzaron a retomar las inmunizaciones con esa vacuna luego de que la Agencia Europea de Medicamentos (EMA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Con la pandemia de coronavirus, el 2020 terminó con 22 millones adicionales de personas pobres en América Latina y el Caribe. En total, 209 millones de personas viven en la pobreza, según el informe anual de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (Cepal). Es una cifra sin precedentes, según
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — No es una víctima y tampoco se considera así. Pero ha sufrido —y aún sufre— los horrores de la última dictadura cívico-militar en Argentina. La más sangrienta, que gobernó el país entre 1976 y 1983. Stella Duacastella es psicóloga y escritora y así la conoce la mayoría de la gente, con el
Continue Reading A group of White House officials and members of Congress toured a facility holding unaccompanied migrant children in Texas on Wednesday in the company of a news camera, as the Biden administration has been under mounting pressure to give journalists access inside facilities housing migrant children as the number of unaccompanied kids in custody has
Continue Reading (CNN) — Teólogos e integrantes del clero católico alemán se movilizaron en contra de una resolución reciente del Vaticano que dice que la Iglesia católica no dará su bendición a las uniones entre personas del mismo sexo. La resolución «se caracteriza por un gesto paternalista de superioridad y discrimina a las personas homosexuales y sus
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EL PASO, Texas — The University of Texas at El Paso said it will host two in-person commencement ceremonies at the Sun Bowl stadium in May for all graduates for the class of 2020 and the 2021 spring and summer candidates. The University said ceremonies will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, May 14, and
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — The community in Boulder, Colorado is grieving following the mass shooting at the King Soopers grocery store. 10 people were shot and killed including a Boulder police officer. It’s an ordeal many El Pasoans can unfortunately relate to. One El Pasoan, Ruben Escandon Jr., said he feared for his son’s safety
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Counties in the United States with large Black, Asian and Hispanic populations were hit harder by Covid-19 in the early months of the pandemic, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a new study published Wednesday, CDC researchers said more than a quarter of counties with large Asian or Black populations
Continue Reading A group of White House officials and members of Congress toured a facility holding unaccompanied migrant children in Texas on Wednesday in the company of a news camera, as the Biden administration has been under mounting pressure to give journalists access inside facilities housing migrant children as the number of unaccompanied children in custody has
Continue Reading Democrats are pushing the administration to explain why President Joe Biden has not signed paperwork raising the cap on the number of refugees allowed in the United States, which has put hundreds in limbo even as the Biden administration had promised to reverse former President Donald Trump’s policies. The concern comes as the White House
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — As the state opens up eligibility to all adults on Monday, local distributors said they are preparing for a surge in demand. Besides using the city of El Paso’s mega hub sites for the vaccine, locations like CVS, Albertsons and many other local pharmacies have been offering doses. The Texas Department
Continue Reading A barista at the King Soopers store in Boulder, Colorado, says he hid his co-worker behind some trash cans to keep her safe from a gunman who killed 10 people in Monday’s mass shooting. Logan Ezra Smith, 20, was working at the store’s Starbucks kiosk when a customer said there was an active shooting in
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP track and field’s Ishmel Williams impressed in his collegiate debut as the freshman was named the Conference USA Male Field Athlete of the Week as announced by league officials on Wednesday. Williams leaped 2.06m (6’9”) in the high jump, placing tied for third at the UTSA Invitational this past weekend. Overall,
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