Today is Tax Day in the United States — about a month later than usual. Here’s what’s changed besides the filing deadline. 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 inbox daily. Sign
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported four coronavirus-related deaths and 53 new cases Monday. The latest fatalities included a woman in her 60s and three women in their 80s. El Paso County’s pandemic death toll now stands at 2,594. It’s important to note that the virus deaths the
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Communities across the US ushered in a quick return to normalcy over the weekend as the country responded to the latest mask guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency said Thursday fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear masks or social distance indoors or outdoors, with some exceptions, triggering announcements nationwide
Continue Reading Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for the area near Topanga Canyon due to the Palisades Fire, with more residents on standby to leave, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The area affected, at Topanga State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains, is about 20 miles west of downtown Los Angeles. By Sunday afternoon,
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(CNN) — El conflicto entre Israel y los palestinos se ha convertido en otro episodio violento y ha dejado a familias en la región tambaleándose por la tragedia. Desde el lunes de la semana pasada, los ataques aéreos israelíes en Gaza han dejado más de 190 palestinos muertos y más de 1.200 heridos, según el
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More than 25 Democratic senators, led by Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, released a joint statement calling for an immediate ceasefire agreement in Israel and the Palestinian territories to “prevent further loss of life and further escalation of violence.” “To prevent any further loss of civilian life and to prevent further escalation of conflict in Israel
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Boca Juniors ganó en penales el Superclásico argentino luego de empatar en el tiempo regular 1-1 contra River Plate el domingo. El partido, que correspondió a los cuartos de final de la Copa de la Liga Profesional de Fútbol, inició con un gol al minuto 11 de Carlos Tévez. Hubo polémica en
Continue Reading The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led climate activist group, on Monday announced its endorsement of former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner, further bolstering her campaign’s progressive support ahead of a special election for an open US House seat in Ohio. Turner, a top ally of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, is running to succeed former Rep. Marcia
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Ángela Torres es la más joven en una familia de varias generaciones de artistas. A sus 22 años, tras una larga carrera en el cine y la televisión en Argentina, ha decidido enfocarse en la música. En su primer álbum, “La niña de fuego”, rinde tributo a su abuela Lolita Torres, cantante
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los premios MTV Movie & TV Awards se entregaron el domingo, con Leslie Jones como anfitriona y Snoop Dogg como DJ de la noche. Scarlett Johansson fue honrada con el Premio Generation por sus muchos papeles, incluido el de su próxima película a estrenarse «Black Widow». Sacha Baron Cohen recibió el premio Comedic
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Con casi el 40% de las muertes por covid-19 del mundo, la transmisión del coronavirus en las Américas «está lejos de estar controlada», dijo la semana pasada Carissa Etienne, directora de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS). A medida que los gobiernos avanzan en sus campañas de vacunación, varios países de la
Continue Reading Rosalie Lacorazza already has lived through two 17-year cicada events and dreads what’s coming. As the periodical cicadas in Brood X begin to emerge by the billions this month across the eastern United States and Washington, DC, area, Lacorazza said she will be taking no chances. “I’ll be back to my early pandemic ways where
Continue Reading (CNN) — Bruno Covas, alcalde de Sao Paulo de Brasil, murió de cáncer el domingo, anunció la oficina de prensa de la ciudad. Tenía 41 años. Covas fue diagnosticado en 2019. El cáncer se descubrió por primera vez en su sistema digestivo y luego se extendió a sus huesos. Fue hospitalizado el 2 de mayo
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — La renuncia de Bill Gates en 2020 a la junta directiva de Microsoft se produjo después de que la junta contratara a un bufete de abogados para investigar una relación romántica que él tuvo con una empleada de Microsoft, según un nuevo informe de The Wall Street Journal. Citando a «personas familiarizadas
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EL PASO, Texas – It was a big surprise that it took all of four games for the El Paso Chihuahuas to hit their first home at usually-friendly Southwest University Park. But as the adage goes, when it rains it pours. Robbie Podorsky, Ben Ruta, and Nick Tanielu all homered Sunday, to help El Paso
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Elon Musk has shown he can move markets with just a single word. On Sunday, the Tesla CEO did it again: Bitcoin extended losses after Musk seemed to suggest in a Twitter exchange that his automaker may consider selling or has sold its holdings in the cryptocurrency. “Bitcoiners are going to slap themselves next quarter
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee- It may take a while for UTEP’s Track and Field team to get through airport security on their flight back to El Paso. But with all the hardware from the Conference USA Championships, I don’t think Coach Mikka Laaksonen will mind. Both Sean Bailey and Shakeem Smith earned three gold medals across various
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A Space Force lieutenant colonel has been removed from his command after appearing on a conservative podcast criticizing the United States military. Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier joined The Steve Gruber show to discuss his new book, “Irresistible Revolution: Marxism’s Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military,” which alleges that Marxist ideologies are
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UPDATE, May 17: A motorist was being held Monday on $500,000 bond after a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run the prior night in west El Paso. Police said 25–year-old Alberto Escobar of El Paso was charged with accident involving death after he allegedly struck 29 –year-old Aristide John Freddi of Santa Teresa, New Mexico with his SUV.
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Bill Gates’s 2020 resignation from Microsoft’s board of directors came after the board hired a law firm to investigate a romantic relationship he had with a Microsoft employee, according to new reporting from the Wall Street Journal. Citing “people familiar with the matter,” the Journal reported Sunday that a Microsoft engineer had “alleged in a
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A man believed to be responsible for two early morning murders in Birmingham, Alabama, opened fire on four police officers Sunday afternoon, striking two and grazing two others, according to police. The unnamed assailant was fatally shot by the officers during the incident, and the injuries to all four officers appear to be non-life-threatening, Birmingham
Continue Reading Republican Rep. Fred Upton on Sunday called out an effort by some of his GOP colleagues to downplay the Capitol insurrection, saying their “bogus” claims about the deadly attack are evidence of a need to establish a bipartisan commission to investigate the incident. “It’s absolutely bogus. You know, I was there. I watched a number
Continue Reading Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a so-called controversial bathroom bill into law Friday, according to the state General Assembly website, prompting criticism from those who say the bill is discriminatory toward transgender individuals. The Tennessee Accommodations for All Children Act — also known as House Bill 1233 — requires public schools to make “reasonable accommodation”
Continue Reading At least one person is dead and three others injured after a shooting in a Toronto suburb Sunday, Toronto police said. Witnesses in Etobicoke said they saw a man get out of his vehicle and begin shooting at the intersection of Willowridge Road and Eglinton Avenue West around 2:30 p.m. ET, police said on Twitter.
Continue Reading (CNN) — Como nutricionista, estoy al tanto de muchos debates en el mundo de la nutrición sobre los alimentos que nos mantienen sanos y los que realmente causan enfermedades. Cada alimento ofrece diferentes beneficios nutricionales para la salud en general. E incluso los alimentos envasados pueden formar parte de una dieta saludable. «La industria de
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EL PASO, Texas — More than fifty people drew messages of love, support and kindness on the sidewalks of a far east El Paso neighborhood Sunday as a way of showing one family they belong in the neighborhood and they’re not alone. “This graffiti is seen only in ghettos, unless you come from the ghetto
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC) dijeron esta semana que habían designado una variante de coronavirus que se vio por primera vez en la India como una «variante de interés», y la agregó a la creciente colección de variantes virales que está vigilando. Los fabricantes de vacunas
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WASHINGTON, DC — Okay, last call. Monday, May 17, is the official deadline for individuals to file their 2020 federal tax return, and in most instances their state tax return, too. It’s a month later than usual, thanks to the pandemic. While people in New Mexico are facing the federal income tax deadline on Monday,
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