Congressional Democrats are not waiting around for President Joe Biden to propose big changes they want to see in the nation’s health care system, including reducing drug prices and expanding Medicare. Committee chairs in both chambers are working on aggressive steps to broaden benefits and government involvement in health care. The push has won the
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(CNN Español) — España confirmó este fin de semana los primeros cuatro casos de la variante de covid-19 identificada primero en la India. De esos contagios, tres se han registrado en la localidad gallega de Vigo y corresponden a tripulantes de un carguero que se encuentra atracado y en cuarentena en el puerto de la
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TikTok finally has a new CEO, eight months after its former leader jumped ship amid threats of banning the uber-popular video app in the US. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department announced one coronavirus-related death and 61 new cases Monday morning. El Paso County’s pandemic death toll now stands at 2,540. There are 46 additional suspected Covid-19 deaths currently being investigated by the health department. El Paso health department data shows that 43.1% of El Pasoans
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After completing 50 triathlons in 50 days across all 50 US states, James Lawrence knew he could do more. “The 50 wasn’t close enough to know my limits,” Lawrence tells CNN Sport. “That is why I am doing the ‘Conquer 100.’” A full-distance or Ironman triathlon involves swimming 2.4 miles (3.8 km), cycling 112 miles
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The family of Andrew Brown Jr. will say goodbye to the 42-year-old Monday as they continue to demand answers, 12 days after the Black father and grandfather was fatally shot by North Carolina sheriff’s deputies. “He was a caring person, and everything he did was for his kids,” Brown’s son, Khalil Ferebee, told CNN last
Continue Reading About 500 residents were evacuated from a San Diego County campground over the weekend as officials work to contain a rapidly growing wildfire. The blaze — dubbed the Southern Fire — has scorched more than 6,500 acres and is about 25% contained, according to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. “Firefighters
Continue Reading (CNN) — El 30 de abril de 2001, el millonario estadounidense Dennis Tito llegó a la Estación Espacial Internacional (EEI) a través de un cohete ruso Soyuz, convirtiéndose en el primer turista espacial del mundo. Para Tito, que entonces tenía 60 años, fue la culminación de un sueño que había tenido desde joven y por
Continue Reading (CNN) — Billie Eilish ha cambiado sus pantalones holgados y sudaderas con capucha por monos y corsés. Protagonista de la portada de la edición británica de Vogue, la joven de 19 años lució un nuevo guardarropa que muestra sus formas, poco después de cambiar su cabello verde por el rubio. View this post on Instagram
Continue Reading Hong Kong (CNN Business) — TikTok finalmente nombró a un nuevo CEO permanente, ocho meses después de que su antiguo líder renunciara porque Estados Unidos amenazaba con prohibir la aplicación. La compañía anunció el viernes que había nombrado a Shouzi Chew como CEO. Él se unió a la compañía a principios de este año como
Continue Reading Syringa trees rise out of the Kalahari sand in the wild expanse of Kavango East, as the humid heat warns of afternoon showers. It’s easy to imagine this place has looked the same for a hundred years. Except, that is, for the road. Recently widened, graded and ramrod straight, new roads like this mean change
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It has been five weeks since Thierry Henry deleted his social media accounts and the former Arsenal forward has been through a range of emotions. He made the decision at the end of March following a spate of online racist abuse aimed at Black footballers and what he said was the inability of social media
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Journalist Ye Wint Thu was already on the run when his name and photo appeared on a wanted list broadcast by Myanmar’s military junta. For weeks, he had been documenting protests in Yangon against the military coup. But in early March, after a colleague was violently arrested in the south of the country, and the
Continue Reading It’s been 11 years coming, but Inter Milan clinched its first Serie A title in over a decade on Sunday after Atalanta failed to win at Sassuolo. On Saturday, goals from Christian Eriksen and Achraf Hakimi secured a 2-0 win for Inter over Crotone, a victory that moved Antonio Conte’s 14 points clear of Atalanta
Continue Reading (CNN) — El expiloto de autos stock Eric McClure murió a los 42 años, anunció NASCAR el domingo. El Departamento del Sheriff del condado de Washington, Virginia, confirmó la muerte de McClure a CNN. Personal de emergencia fue llamado a la casa de McClure el domingo por la mañana, donde encontraron su cuerpo. Eric McClure
Continue Reading Destruction was reported across Mississippi after a round of tornadoes swept through the state late Sunday night, damaging buildings and littering roads with downed power lines. The National Weather Service in Memphis posted a series of tweets warning people to take shelter as the tornado tore through Tupelo. “This is a life threatening situation!” the
Continue Reading TikTok has finally appointed a new permanent chief executive, eight months after its former leader called it quits as the United States was threatening to ban the app. The company on Friday announced that it had named Shouzi Chew as CEO. He joined the company earlier this year as chief financial officer of ByteDance, TikTok’s
Continue Reading Authorities are searching for a New York college sophomore who disappeared over a week ago. Saniyya Dennis, 19, was last seen on the SUNY Buffalo State College campus on April 24, the University Police Department (UPD) told CNN. “Our one and only goal in this investigation is to locate Saniyya and reconnect her with her
Continue Reading Three people are dead and nearly two dozen people were sent to hospitals after a suspected smuggling vessel overturned off the coast of San Diego on Sunday morning. San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesperson Monica Munoz told CNN they received reports of a vessel that overturned near the Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma around 10:27
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador, con mayoría oficialista, destituyó el sábado a los magistrados principales y suplentes de la Sala de lo Constitucional de la Corte Suprema de Justicia y al fiscal general, Raúl Melara. Además, los diputados en su primer día de trabajo eligieron y juramentaron a los nuevos jueces, lo
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As more US state leaders announce hopeful timelines for a return to normalcy, one expert says there’s something that could delay how quickly we get there. “It’s going to take us that much longer to get back to life as normal, to stop having to wear masks for our protection, if people don’t get vaccinated
Continue Reading Emergency crews are assessing damage in Tupelo after a large and destructive tornado touched down Sunday night. The National Weather Service in Memphis posted a series of tweets warning people to take shelter as the damaging tornado tore through the city. The mayor’s office warned residents to stay home following the tornado so crews can
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TUCSON, Arizona – In their last regular season meet before next week’s Conference USA Championships the UTEP track and field team picked up momentum, as well as some hardware. UTEP track and field’s Roosa Yloenen won her third javelin event of the season, and Titus Cheruiyot won his first career 3000m race in his first
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EL PASO, Texas – Any time you can end your home season on a winning note, it’s a good feeling. UTEP softball is feeling that way after a 10-9 victory over non-conference opponent Utah Valley Sunday. Miners’ sophomore catcher Karina Somoza had a career-best five RBIs in the second multi-hit game of her career, including
Continue Reading The person believed to have been operating a suspected smuggling vessel that overturned off the coast of San Diego Sunday, killing four people and sending more than 20 to the hospital, is in custody. There were 29 people aboard the 40-foot cabin cruiser, including the captain, when the boat hit the reef and broke apart
Continue Reading (CNN) — Cuatro personas murieron y casi dos docenas de personas fueron enviadas a hospitales después de que un presunto bote de contrabando volcara frente a la costa de San Diego el domingo por la mañana. La portavoz del Departamento de Bomberos y Rescate de San Diego, Mónica Muñoz, dijo a CNN que recibieron informes
Continue Reading (CNN) — En febrero de 2019, en Paterson, Nueva Jersey, Nijeer Parks entró al Departamento de Policía de Woodbridge para limpiar su nombre. Parks, un hombre negro de 31 años que vive en Paterson, Nueva Jersey, había recibido una llamada telefónica frenética de su abuela diciéndole que la policía de Woodbridge, una ciudad a unos 48
Continue Reading Nearly 1.3 billion adults globally in 2020 said they would not get a Covid-19 vaccine if one were offered to them at no cost, according to a new Gallup poll released on Monday. The poll, which surveyed more than 300,000 people across 117 countries last year, showed that 68% of adults worldwide would get a
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UPDATE: A 40-year-old armed man from Fort Bliss who was arrested after gunshots rang out during a large fight in west El Paso has now been released from custody, authorities said Monday. Police said the suspect’s release was ordered by a magistrate who declined to sign an arrest warrant; authorities didn’t elaborate further. The suspect’s
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