‘Exterminate All the Brutes’ offers a searing second take on US history
Near the end of “Exterminate All the Brutes,” director Raoul Peck’s searing four-part historical hybrid about the sordid history of…
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Ten more members of Congress join NAACP lawsuit against Trump and Giuliani for conspiring to incite US Capitol riot
Ten members of Congress who were in the House gallery as rioters breached the Capitol on January 6 are adding their names to the lawsuit first filed…
Continue Reading Fact check: Republicans falsely equate Georgia and Colorado election laws
Republicans have blasted Major League Baseball for moving its All-Star Game from Georgia to Colorado because of Georgia’s controversial new…
Continue Reading ‘Kung Fu’ just borrows the old show’s name to kick off a CW-style drama
The latest batch of TV reboots haven’t had much in common with the source beyond the name, and so it is with “Kung Fu,” which…
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Jamie Dimon sounds the alarm on the future of American prosperity
Jamie Dimon is very bullish on the US economic recovery from the pandemic. And yet the JPMorgan Chase CEO is deeply concerned about the future of…
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StormTrack Weather: Warm and windy conditions continue
Temperatures will run a few degrees cooler than yesterday with breezy to windy conditions. The forecast remains dry for the next several days so you…
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Ford launches PSA to combat vaccine misinformation
Ford has delivered 120 million masks to at-risk communities, the auto company announced Wednesday. Over the last eight months the company has donated…
Continue Reading CEOs like Jeff Bezos are grappling with new political realities
The political forces governing Washington have changed dramatically this year, with Democrats in control of both the White House and Congress.…
Continue Reading Milk-free Milo and meatless ‘pork’: Nestlé and other brands bet big on plant-based food in Asia
Milo chocolate milk has been hugely popular in Southeast Asia for decades. Now the breakfast and teatime favorite is about to get shaken up — the…
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Estos son los multimillonarios de Latinoamérica y España en la lista de Forbes
(CNN Español) — Forbes publicó su lista de los más ricos del mundo, y aunque los diez primeros lugares están prácticamente copados por…
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Iraq battles two killer epidemics at once: Crystal meth and Covid-19
For nearly a month, Khaled lay on a threadbare mattress, writhing in pain. Until 2014, he worked as a security contractor in northern Iraq. When ISIS…
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One in three Covid survivors suffers ‘brain disease,’ study finds
A major study published Tuesday suggests as many as one in three people infected with Covid-19 are left with longer term mental health or…
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‘Inmates are human’: Questions remain over when El Paso inmates could receive vaccine
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is allowing in-person inmate visits to resume this weekend at the downtown jail and…
Continue Reading California utility PG&E facing criminal charges over the state’s largest 2019 wildfire
Criminal charges have been filed against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company over the 2019 Kincade Fire in California. The massive fire, which…
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Active cases rise again as El Paso reports 9 virus deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced nine new coronavirus-related deaths and 184 new cases Wednesday morning.…
Continue Reading Forensic pathologist: The real key to the Chauvin verdict
I perform autopsies for a living, on people who have died suddenly, violently, or unexpectedly. I often testify in criminal and civil cases, where I…
Continue Reading A New York woman is looking forward to the future with her family after receiving the first trachea transplant
After years of struggling to breathe and fearing she might suffocate in her sleep, Sonia Sein says she feels well enough to dance around with her…
Continue Reading Here’s how to tell if your Facebook account was one of the half billion that were breached
Over the weekend, cybersecurity experts revealed that about half a billion Facebook users’ personal information was breached — a treasure…
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UW Health partners with community orgs to vaccinate vulnerable populations
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — To help equitably vaccinate the public…
Continue Reading New sheriff intends to keep jail population low, focus on rebuilding relationships
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — Dane County’s next sheriff says he…
Continue Reading Want to keep unemployment benefits? Many states are again requiring a job search
When the coronavirus pandemic forced states to lock down last year, they suspended a long-standing requirement that the unemployed have to be looking…
Continue Reading Fintech firm Plaid announces $425 million funding round
Financial technology firm Plaid on Wednesday announced a $425 million Series D funding round, more than doubling the total amount the company has…
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Angelo Gabriel, 16, becomes youngest goalscorer in Copa Libertadores history
Santos forward Angelo Gabriel became the youngest goalscorer in Copa Libertadores history on Tuesday as he scored his side’s final goal in a…
Continue Reading Por qué los jóvenes no están a salvo del covid-19, explica la Dra. Wen
(CNN) — Ha surgido una tendencia preocupante en las últimas semanas: los casos de covid-19 entre los jóvenes están aumentando. En Michigan, las…
Continue Reading NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission flies by asteroid Bennu one final time
A NASA spacecraft will bid farewell to its asteroid companion of the last few years. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is conducting a final flyby of the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 7: Covid-19, voter suppression, Chauvin, China, Florida
The US economy is growing at its fastest pace since 1984, and will likely surpass its pre-pandemic size, the International Monetary Fund predicts.…
Continue Reading China cerca a Taiwán con ejercicios militares por aire y mar
Hong Kong (CNN) — Las fuerzas armadas de China realizaron ejercicios militares simultáneos al oeste y al este de Taiwán el lunes en una medida…
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Samsung says profits likely jumped 44% despite chip supply problems
Samsung expects to have pulled off a strong first quarter, even as one of its chipmaking facilities was temporarily shut by a brutal US winter storm…
Continue Reading La nueva taza experimental de Starbucks cuesta más, pero vale la pena
Nueva York (CNN Business) — Starbucks lanzó un programa experimental de «pedir prestado una taza» en lugares selectos de su ciudad de origen,…
Continue Reading Champions League: Real Madrid overpowers Liverpool, Dortmund angered by disallowed goal against Man City
Real Madrid overpowered Liverpool 3-1 in the first leg of the sides’ Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday, while Borussia Dortmund was left…
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