CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A blackout in Ciudad Juárez on Thursday left thousands of people without electricity and water services for nearly four hours. According to ABC-7’s news partners at Canal 44, the power outage began at 4 p.m. in the old Paso del Norte and persisted into the evening. The Federal Electricity Commission said 100%
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Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit underwent three rounds of blood-sample testing between May 6 and May 11 — and the first test showed the animal was clear of both prohibited and therapeutic substances, officials said Thursday. The Bob Baffert-trained horse still needs two more negative results to participate in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, the second leg
Continue Reading A letter written by Albert Einstein that includes the world’s most famous equation is being auctioned with an estimated worth of $400,000. The letter, written by Einstein to the Polish-American physicist Ludwik Silberstein, was penned in 1946 and contains the only handwritten example of “E=mc2” in private possession, according to a news release from RR
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President Joe Biden on Thursday touted new mask guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as “a great day for America” and an important milestone in the US coronavirus response. Appearing maskless during remarks in the White House Rose Garden, Biden said, “You have endured all this. When your country asked you
Continue Reading The California Department of Justice will review the shooting death of 22-year-old Sean Monterrosa at the hands of officers at the Vallejo Police Department, the state’s attorney general said. “We will not be bringing him back, but the action today is critical,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Thursday. “We must have complete, thorough,
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It could take up to two months to temporarily repair a crack that forced the closure of a vital highway bridge in Memphis, Tennessee, the state’s chief engineer told CNN, while dozens of ships with hundreds of barges wait to safely travel the busy waterway below. The Hernando de Soto Bridge on Interstate 40 —
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Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District says gnats are really bad in some parts of the south metro. The agency has been sweeping neighborhoods for gnats since last week, according to MMCD public affairs coordinator Alex Carlson. They then take them back to the lab to
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PEARLAND, Texas (KTVT) — The body of a Texas mother who had been missing for weeks was found in an SUV in a pond on Tuesday, police confirmed. Police said Wednesday that the body was positively identified as Erica Hernandez after being recovered in Pearland. The single mother of three children had been missing since
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Following a CBS 2 investigation we first brought you Tuesday night at 10 p.m., more men are coming forward to accuse a well-known youth hockey coach of grooming them for sexual abuse when they were just teenagers. As CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini reported Wednesday
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Washington (CNN) — Imágenes de una cámara corporal obtenidas recientemente muestran el momento en que el agente de la Policía Metropolitana de Washington Michael Fanone fue brutalmente agredido mientras defendía el Capitolio de Estados Unidos durante la insurrección del 6 de enero. El material exclusivo, que fue transmitido en «CNN Tonight with Don Lemon» el
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Corte de Constitucionalidad de Guatemala avaló este miércoles de manera definitiva una controversial reforma de ley sobre organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG) que había sido aprobada en febrero de 2020. El máximo tribunal del país rechazó los ocho recursos de amparo que distintos actores habían presentado en ese momento contra las decisiones
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The desirability of an Hermès Birkin handbag — a symbol of rarefied wealth — is such that not even a global pandemic can dull demand for it. Instead, it has helped fire it up even more. The bags are getting scooped up at record premiums in the pandemic era, according to Birkin resellers. Auction house
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Courtney Stodden says they have accepted Chrissy Teigen’s apology for bullying them on social media when Stodden was a teen, but is disputing that Teigen tried to reach out to them privately. Stodden, a model, musician and reality star, made headlines in 2011 when at the age of 16 married then 50-year-old actor Doug Hutchison.
Continue Reading Streaming has carried Disney through the pandemic with Disney+ growing to more than 100 million subscribers. Yet the biggest star in Disney’s media universe shined a little less bright on Thursday. Disney+ now has 103.6 million subscribers, below the 110 million that many on Wall Street were expecting. Disney’s stock was down as much as
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Storms will be a bit more wider spread across the area Friday. If you don’t experience the rain, you may just get the gusty winds with some blowing dust and sand. Storms should exit the are early Saturday AM as drier air arrives. Temps will continue to be around 90 degrees over the next several
Continue Reading CVS, Walgreens and Macy’s said they are reviewing their requirements for facial coverings following new CDC guidance easing mask wearing for people vaccinated against Covid-19. The CDC said Thursday that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors, except under certain circumstances such as in healthcare settings,
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — A 6th grader at Santa Teresa Elementary School is up for a scholarship and $50,000 for her school, but she needs your vote to cash in. Natalia Vilchis-Ramos created artwork depicting healthcare workers in the nationwide “Doodle for Google” contest. The contest’s theme was “I’m strong because,” and Vilchis-Ramos says
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) — El Oleoducto Colonial (Colonial Pipeline) reinició sus operaciones el miércoles por la noche luego de un cierre de seis días causado por un ataque de ransomware, pero los operadores del oleoducto advirtieron que el servicio tardará varios días en volver a la normalidad. «Algunos mercados atendidos por Colonial pueden experimentar,
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El PASO, Texas — There is a great deal of progress we are all making on the Covid-19 front worthy of celebrating. This past week, the FDA and CDC approved the use of Pfizer vaccines for children 12 to 16 year olds. It was an announcement that will have a huge impact on school attendance,
Continue Reading Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside the House chamber on Wednesday afternoon, the latest of several confrontations Greene has had with her Democratic colleagues. Ocasio-Cortez left the House chamber late Wednesday afternoon ahead of Greene, who shouted “Hey Alexandria” twice to get her attention, according to the Washington Post who
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel has launched a ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled Gaza territory, as the two bitter enemies plunged closer to all-out war, The New York Times and Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday. The outlets quoted Israeli military spokesman, Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, confirming that “there are ground troops attacking in
Continue Reading (CNN) — A pesar de que la pandemia del coronavirus redujo las ligas deportivas y obligó a los atletas a hacer un paréntesis durante gran parte de 2020, las ganancias combinadas de las 10 estrellas deportivas mejor pagadas de 2021 quedaron apenas por debajo del récord histórico establecido en 2018. El luchador de artes marciales
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas — Two large sites in Texas used to shelter unaccompanied migrant children amid the influx in arrivals earlier this year will close by early June, the Department of Health and Human Services Department confirmed, marking among the first closures as the number of kids in border facilities drops. In March, the Biden administration
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — Colonial Pipeline paid the ransomware group that carried out a crippling cyberattack, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Thursday. The group, previously identified as DarkSide, demanded nearly $5 million, two other sources familiar with the incident said. The sources CNN spoke to Thursday did not say how much the
Continue Reading (CNN) — Funcionarios federales del Servicio Secreto de Estados Unidos ayudaron a recuperar alrededor de US$ 2.000 millones en fondos de ayuda contra el covid-19 obtenidos de forma fraudulenta. También incautaron más de US$ 640 millones de los defraudadores acusados, según informó la agencia el miércoles. A más de un año de la pandemia, el
Continue Reading While Krispy Kreme is offering free doughnuts to people who are vaccinated against Covid-19, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is betting dollars to those donuts. The state will give away millions of dollars to vaccinated people and full scholarships to vaccinated children through special lotteries. DeWine’s announcement was met with both reams of praise and howls
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico is now administering the Pfizer vaccine to children ages 12 to 15, as state health officials pushed Thursday for more people to get vaccinated. The move by the state Health Department follows authorizations this week by the federal Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control
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(Editor’s note: This story was produced as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a bi-national partnership of news organizations in Ciudad Juárez and El Paso.) By René Kladzyk and Maria Ramos Pacheco/El Paso Matters and Veronica Martinez/La Verdad Second of a three-part series CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — When Melinda and her family reached the border between Ciudad
Continue Reading CVS, Walgreens and Macy’s said they are reviewing their requirements for facial coverings following new CDC guidance easing mask wearing for people vaccinated against Covid-19. The CDC said Thursday that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors, except under certain circumstances such as in healthcare settings,
Continue Reading Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas said Thursday he is running to challenge GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York in her bid to become the next Republican conference chair. “I’m running,” Roy told CNN on his way to a closed-door forum on Capitol Hill, where Republican House members were scheduled to hear from Stefanik
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