Longtime White House butler retiring after 47 years of service
After four decades, William “Buddy” Carter — one of the longest serving White House butlers — is set to retire at the end of…
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Stanley Cup Fast Facts
Here is a look at the Stanley Cup, the annual championship of the National Hockey League. September 28, 2020 – The Tampa Bay Lightning defeat…
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Stem Cells Fast Facts
Here is some background information about stem cells. Scientists believe that stem cell research can be used to treat medical conditions including…
Continue Reading Mother’s Day Fast Facts
Mother’s Day is observed on the second Sunday in May in the United States. It is also celebrated in many other countries. May 8, 2022 –…
Continue Reading Tony Stewart Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of retired NASCAR driver and race track owner Tony Stewart. Personal Birth date: May 20, 1971 Birth place: Columbus,…
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Fact check: guÃa para entender lo que está pasando en Colombia
(CNN Español) — Colombia completa un mes de manifestaciones contra el gobierno de Iván Duque en una serie de demandas que empezaron, este año,…
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Sweet 16 4A baseball playoffs: Riverside falls to Stephenville in game 1, 11-6
MIDLAND, Texas – The Riverside Rangers are down, but not out. On Friday, the Rangers lost the first game of the best-of-three series against the…
Continue Reading American detained in Russia with Covid-19 has not been able to speak to family, they say
The parents of Trevor Reed, an American imprisoned in Russia who recently tested positive for Covid-19, said Friday that neither they nor the US…
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NMSU falls to Seattle University in WAC Tournament elimination game
(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) MESA, Arizona – Despite four strong innings from righty Chris Barraza, the NM State Aggies baseball program fell to the…
Continue Reading Preguntas de la audiencia sobre el coronavirus: ¿Debe una persona tomar anticoagulantes antes de recibir la vacuna de AstraZeneca?
(CNN Español) – Como todos los viernes el Dr. Elmer Huerta responde las preguntas de la audiencia sobre el covid-19, en su mayorÃa sobre la…
Continue Reading Sotrovimab: asà es el tratamiento con anticuerpos monoclonales contra el covid-19
(CNN Español) — La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos (FDA por sus siglas en inglés) dio la autorización de uso de…
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Border arrests show no sign of slowing in May, preliminary data indicate
US Customs and Border Protection has continued to encounter around 40,000 migrants a week at the US-Mexico border, continuing a pace similar to that…
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San Jose gunman had three weapons on him and a dozen more at home, sheriff’s office says
The gunman who authorities say killed nine coworkers in San Jose, California, had three pistols and 32 magazines on him and a stockpile of ammunition…
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3 NBA teams have banned fans for disrespectful behavior during playoff games
The return to watching sports in person is supposed to be a happy time, including at the NBA playoffs, but clearly some fans have forgotten how to…
Continue Reading Idaho governor rescinds ban on mask mandates issued while he was out of state
Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday repealed an executive order banning mask mandates by state entities that Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin had issued a day…
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17-year-old Diego Luna making immediate impact on veteran Locomotive FC roster
EL PASO, Texas – In comparison with most kids his age, Diego Luna’s summer job is pretty exciting. At 17 years old, he’s the youngest player in El…
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UTEP basketball signs French point guard Kezza Giffa
EL PASO, Texas – New UTEP men’s basketball head coach Joe Golding added some international flavor to the 2021-22 roster as Kezza Giffa, a product…
Continue Reading Texas sheriff fires 11 employees, suspends 6 others, after February death of a Black man in custody
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez fired 11 employees and put six more on unpaid suspension in connection to the in-custody death of a Black man in…
Continue Reading La ceremonia de los Oscar del próximo año fue aplazada a marzo de 2022
(CNN) — La ceremonia número 94 de los Oscar se postergó al domingo 27 de marzo de 2022, un mes después de lo programado originalmente, anunció…
Continue Reading Polls find most Republicans say 2020 election was stolen and roughly one-quarter embrace QAnon conspiracies
Most Americans reject QAnon-linked conspiracy theories and believe that Donald Trump lost legitimately in 2020, a set of new polling finds. But a…
Continue Reading Judge Amy Berman Jackson strikes again
Trial-level federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson has handled some of the most politically significant court cases of the Trump era and its aftermath and…
Continue Reading Postal Service wants to raise cost of mailing a letter to 58 cents
The US Postal Service on Friday proposed raising the cost of mailing a letter to 58 cents, an increase that’s within the range of recent years…
Continue Reading San Jose gunman had 22,000 rounds of ammunition at his house, which sheriff’s office thinks he set on fire
More than 22,000 rounds of ammunition, a dozen firearms, suspected Molotov cocktails and multiple cans of gasoline were found in the home of Sam…
Continue Reading State Department calls for release of US journalist detained in Myanmar
The State Department on Friday called on Myanmar’s military regime to release Danny Fenster, an American journalist based in Myanmar who was…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know about the San Jose rail yard shooting
Investigators are trying to determine what led a gunman to open fire Wednesday at his workplace — a public transit rail yard in San Jose,…
Continue Reading ‘These attacks are despicable’: Biden condemns rise in anti-Semitic incidents
President Joe Biden on Friday condemned the rise in anti-Semitic attacks across the country in recent weeks, saying the incidents are…
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75-year-old Asian woman suffers broken nose, fractured eye socket after being punched
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — The NYPD is trying to identify a man seen on video punching a…
Continue Reading Farm worker found guilty of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts
A 26-year-old farm worker was found guilty of first-degree murder Friday in the abduction and fatal stabbing of college student Mollie Tibbetts in…
Continue Reading Bitcoin cae al final de su peor mes en casi 10 años
(CNN) — Los inversores de bitcoin vendieron en mayo. Ahora resta ver si abandonaron la criptomoneda definitivamente o volverán. Los precios de…
Continue Reading Estrenos musicales: Juan Luis Guerra presenta «RosalÃa» (Live), Juanes lanza su décimo disco «Origen»
(CNN Español) – En este viernes de estrenos musicales el maestro Juan Luis Guerra nos presenta la versión en vivo de uno de sus clásicos,…
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