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Month: May 2021

Almost a million people signed up for Obamacare coverage through April after Biden reopened exchanges

Almost a million people signed up for 2021 health insurance coverage on the federal Affordable Care Act exchange during the first 10 weeks of President Joe Biden’s special enrollment period, according to data released Thursday from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That’s well over double the number who turned to the exchange in

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Una larga noche de terror en Cali

Nota del editor: Gerardo Quintero Tello es periodista y escritor caleño, jefe de Redacción del noticiero Regional 90 Minutos de la Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, en Colombia. También es columnista del diario El País de Cali. (CNN Español) — Una noche de terror. Sin eufemismos, sin más adjetivos y sin mayores explicaciones. Eso fue lo

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The Milky Way — the ultimate wishing well

One of my family’s favorite activities is sitting around the firepit under a clear night sky, equipped with blankets and all the fixings for s’mores, of course. The pandemic patio purchase has served us well on Saturday nights throughout the seasons as we look to the stars as our entertainment. We point out the constellations

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Montana to end all pandemic unemployment benefits for jobless residents

Montana will soon stop paying federal pandemic unemployment benefits to its residents, opting instead to provide $1,200 return-to-work bonuses. It is the first state to end participation in the historic federal expansion of jobless benefits, which Congress enacted last spring as the coronavirus pandemic began upending the national economy and costing millions of Americans their

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Blinken says US ‘actively looking’ at boosting security cooperation with Ukraine during trip to Kiev

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration is “actively looking” at strengthening security assistance to Ukraine as he pledged support for the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russian aggression. The top US diplomat arrived in the Ukrainian capital Wednesday night after meeting with the G7 Foreign Ministers in London,

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Why do we wish on a star?

One of my family’s favorite activities is sitting around the firepit under a clear night sky, equipped with blankets and all the fixings for s’mores, of course. The pandemic patio purchase has served us well on Saturday nights throughout the seasons as we look to the stars as our entertainment. We point out the constellations

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Kim Kardashian hit with federal civil forfeiture action over ancient Roman statue believed to be looted, smuggled from Italy

Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — Kim Kardashian was named in a federal civil forfeiture action over statue known as “Fragment of Myron’s Samian Athena” which is believed to have been looted and smuggled from Italy. The statue was seized by Homeland Security Investigations officials at the Port

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Idaho moves to ban critical race theory instruction in all public schools, including universities

As some public school districts move toward embracing critical race theory in their curriculums, others — like in Idaho — are doing the opposite. Idaho lawmakers have advanced a bill that would prohibit public schools, including public universities, from teaching that “any sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, or national origin is inherently superior or inferior,”

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Estados Unidos apoya propuesta para liberar patentes de vacunas contra el covid-19

Washington (CNN) — La administración Biden, en una importante decisión el miércoles, dijo que apoyaría la flexibilización de las reglas de patentes sobre las vacunas contra el covid-19 después de un intenso debate interno y un fuerte rechazo de los fabricantes de medicamentos estadounidenses. Esto podría expandir el suministro mundial y reducir la brecha de

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Biden’s Wall Street cop is putting Robinhood on notice

Gary Gensler, the newly installed chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, put Robinhood and Citadel Securities on notice Thursday about a potential crackdown in the Biden era. Gensler, whose nomination was endorsed by Senator Elizabeth Warren, repeatedly expressed concern about the “inherent” conflicts of interest that exist in the payment-for-order flow business model used

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