(CNN) — Kamala Harris declaró el martes que «el estatus de las mujeres es el estatus de la democracia», durante su primer discurso ante las Naciones Unidas como la primera vicepresidenta mujer de Estados Unidos. «Eleanor Roosevelt, quien dio forma a la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos, dijo una vez: ‘Sin igualdad no puede haber
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In 1838, the Jesuits who ran Georgetown University sold 272 enslaved people to pay off the university’s debts. Many of them baptized Catholic, they were bought by planters to work in sugar plantations in Louisiana. The transaction was one of the largest sales of human beings in US history. Now, the Jesuit Conference of Canada
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Click here for updates on this story LITITZ, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Marking the one year anniversary of Pennsylvania’s pandemic shutdown: Many nursing home residents say periods of isolation — minimal to zero family visits at times — left them feeling lonely and depressed. “There were times I’d think, ‘We’re both so old. Suppose we’d get
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Actress Jane Fonda joined protesters at the site of the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline replacement in northern Minnesota on Monday, advocating for the treaty territory of Anishinaabe First Nations and voicing environmental concerns about the surrounding river water. Shortly after receiving her COVID-19
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the 87-year-old veteran Democrat, insisted on Tuesday that she is committed to serving out her full term in office even after California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he had a list of “multiple” potential replacements and would appoint a Black woman to replace her should she retire. “There’s nothing to it,” Feinstein told
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UPDATE: Transmountain Road reopened Wednesday morning at 6 a.m. For the latest traffic conditions go to kvia.com/traffic. ORIGINAL REPORT: EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Department of Transportation closed Transmountain Road Tuesday afternoon until further notice due to high wind and blowing dust along the roadway. The closure comes as much of the Borderland is
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Vivi Zayas remembers how relieved she felt when a woman she’d never met helped her dad sign up for a coronavirus vaccine. That moment marked the end of one journey and the beginning of another. Zayas had tried desperately for three weeks to get a vaccine for her dad, with no luck. Finally, she felt
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EL PASO, Texas — It was a very windy and dusty Tuesday afternoon and evening across the Borderland. A Pacific storm pushed through the area that brought high winds with it, along with gusts of up to 60 mph behind this storm. The National Weather Service issued multiple warnings through the evening for the ABC-7
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UPDATE: All of University Medical Center’s latest 4,000 vaccination appointments were booked in just over five minutes of online registration going live at 6 p.m. Tuesday. A spokesman said the UMC website had an estimated 33,000 people who tried to log on to it when registration opened. ORIGINAL REPORT: EL PASO, Texas — University Medical
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Unhappy anniversary, jobless Americans. This week marks a year since the coronavirus pandemic began upending the US economy, costing millions of people their jobs and forcing them onto unemployment benefits. Those who are still out of work could soon start getting notices from their state unemployment agencies advising them that they are approaching their benefit
Continue Reading For many people of color, hearing Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, speak about racism within the royal family was, though shocking, not exactly surprising. And one of those people was former first lady Michelle Obama. In an interview with Jenna Bush Hager on NBC’s “Today” show, Obama spoke about her thoughts on Meghan’s experiences with
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ONTARIO, California — A massive explosion ignited multiple structure fires in the Southern California city of Ontario on Tuesday afternoon that left two people dead. City officials said a “large structure fire” erupted after “a large amount of fireworks at a house ignited.” At least two homes burned, along with several outdoor structures on a
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After months of sporting the “casual look” — in some cases surrendering fully to our inner shaggy and shabby — consumers are itching to trim, wax and glue their way back to their glorious pre-pandemic selves. Service providers for body waxes, eyelash extensions and one-hour shampoo and blowout combos say their business has revved up
Continue Reading Applying to college is stressful in normal times, but this year, students felt the extra stress of having to deal with pandemic-related restrictions that made many of the usual steps, like working with high school counselors, visiting campuses, and in-person interviews, nearly impossible, college admissions officers say. Many students today “aren’t getting access to …
Continue Reading The fastest way to get back to a safe, mask-free life is for everyone to get a Covid-19 vaccine. But just because you’ve gotten a shot of protection doesn’t mean you should rip off your mask immediately. That could actually set you back and put your friends and family at risk. Here’s why you should
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAKE COUNTY, Florida (WFOR) — A Florida man is charged with murdering his 77-year-old grandfather and cutting the elderly man’s ears off with a knife. According to CBS affiliate WPEC, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called to a home in DeLand in Central Florida on Saturday night
Continue Reading President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he currently has no plans to visit the southern border, even as his administration scrambles to respond to a surge of migrant children coming into the US. “Not at the moment,” Biden told reporters on the south lawn of the White House when he was asked whether he
Continue Reading Robinhood is widely expected to go public later this year despite the public relations black eye it received during the Reddit-induced GameStop mania. But another rapidly growing online trading rival will beat it to the market. EToro, a broker with more than 20 million users, said Tuesday that it is merging with FinTech Acquisition Corp.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN BERNARDINO, California (KCAL/KCBS) — An attempted traffic stop led to the discovery of 150 stolen catalytic converters and more than $180,000 in cash at a San Bernardino home. Police say a patrol officer tried to stop a vehicle at about 1:42 p.m. Friday, but the driver fled
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — The day after the Blizzard of 2021, the snow piled up even higher as people made an effort to move it out, so they could get out. It didn’t matter where you went, the work was underway. The weekend storm officially brought 27.1
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Babies come on their own timeline. Lacey Gonzalez was surprised when she went into labor a couple of weeks early on the morning of March 8. She planned to deliver at Hennepin Healthcare’s Birth Center. “It turned out that the second we pulled up to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AURORA, Colorado (KCNC) — An Aurora resident shared a good deed caught on camera. After Douglas Howey spent hours shoveling the path from his door to the sidewalk, a group of firefighters stopped to do the long stretch of sidewalk. Their effort was caught on video by his
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Para Elena Pisani “la salud es importante, pero el ánimo y la actitud son fundamentales”. Se trata de la abuela de 100 años que logró vacunarse contra el coronavirus y decidió festejarlo tomando fernet, una de las bebidas más consumidas en Córdoba, provincia argentina donde reside. Elena cumplió 100 años el 3
Continue Reading The US intelligence community has assessed that Russia attempted to interfere in the 2020 election by conducting influence operations aimed at “denigrating President Biden’s candidacy and the Democratic Party, supporting former President Trump, undermining public confidence in the electoral process, and exacerbating sociopolitical divisions in the US,” according to a new report released by the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KENNEDALE, Texas (KTVT) — The Kennedale soccer team had a very unique season. One which definitely stood out from the rest. Boys Head Soccer Coach Heath Wakeland says, “I had no doubt they were gonna be able to hang.” Coach Wakeland wasn’t referring to his guys. He was
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Han pasado cinco años desde la última vez que Zlatan Ibrahimovic jugó con la selección de Suecia. El delantero del Milan ha sido llamado a defender los colores de su país y fiel a su estilo publicó una frase que de nuevo le da la vuelta al mundo. Zlatan se hace llamar
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago Police have launched an internal investigation – admitting they dropped the ball in the case of a 10-year-old girl targeted in a string of sexual assaults. Officers finally arrested one of the suspects late Friday, but CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini revealed Monday night
Continue Reading The House has passed the Equality Act, which would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to protect people from being discriminated based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing and other services as well as access to public accommodations such as restaurants. The final vote was 224-206. Three Republicans joined Democrats in voting
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — This story will give you all the feels. Cathy Greeley sent us this video showing the special moment she finally got to hug her mother after almost a year. Since March of 2020, her mom has lived at St. Anne’s nursing home in Greensburg.
Continue Reading The argument for impeaching New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is increasingly compelling. There have now been several seemingly credible allegations of sexual harassment against Cuomo indicating a pattern of behavior that should disqualify him from a position of leadership and influence. Additionally, reports that the Cuomo administration deliberately undercounted deaths in nursing homes in the
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