ExxonMobil said it expects a third activist shareholder will be elected to its board of directors, following a contentious vote. Votes are still being tallied, and the results remain preliminary. But Exxon acknowledged after its shareholder meeting last week that two of its board seats went to climate activist hedge fund Engine No. 1. On
Continue Reading The US government announced new, suspended tariffs on Wednesday against six countries in response to those governments’ digital services taxes, the office of the US Trade Representative said. The six countries subject to the tariffs, which are set at 25% on about $2 billion worth of goods, include Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey and the
Continue Reading Some shoppers may want to brace themselves for yet another possible supply crunch — this time with meat. Major beef and pork producer JBS USA suffered a cyberattack last weekend, prompting reported shutdowns at company plants in North America and Australia. The White House has said that the ransomware attack was likely carried out by
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President Joe Biden has finalized his plan to distribute millions of coronavirus vaccines worldwide after months of deliberation, according to multiple sources familiar with the plans. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hinted earlier that an announcement was imminent, and the sources familiar with the plans said that officials could reveal it as soon as Thursday
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FORT BLISS, Texas — A group of disgruntled employees working at the Fort Bliss shelter for migrant children, gave ABC-7 some insight Wednesday regarding what they said are unsanitary conditions inside the shelter. Among the issues: Lice, scabies and accusations that unaccompanied migrant children inside the facility were forced to eat raw chicken. Those claims
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The man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son in Las Vegas pleaded not guilty Wednesday. Terrell Rhodes, 27, appeared in court, confirming to a judge that he understood the charges against him and pleading not guilty. Bail was not discussed, and Rhodes remains in custody. He faces 11 charges: first-degree murder, two counts of
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico –The water was released from Caballo Lake Monday into the Rio Grande. It hit Las Cruces Tuesday and was expected to get to El Paso Wednesday night. The speed of the water is the fastest we’ll see all summer. Experts told ABC-7 that the water is running at about 2,000 cubic feet per second.
Continue Reading Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Wednesday announced a campaign for governor, releasing a video in which she touts her role as a leading defender of the integrity of the 2020 election and pledges to help Arizona build back after the coronavirus pandemic. Hobbs’ profile rose considerably in the wake of the 2020 election,
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Duke University’s Mike Krzyzewski, the all-time winningest coach in men’s Division I college basketball, is set to retire following the Blue Devils upcoming 2021-2022 season, according to a news release from the university. Stadium and ESPN were the first Wednesday to report Krzyzewski’s retirement plans. “Coach K,” as he is affectionately known, has led the
Continue Reading Republican Rep. Mo Brooks is avoiding a lawsuit from his Democratic colleague Rep. Eric Swalwell that seeks to hold him accountable for the January 6 Capitol insurrection — so much so that Swalwell’s attorneys hired a private investigator to find him. The detail comes in a court filing Wednesday in which Swalwell’s attorneys describe difficulty
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Body-camera footage shows officers tensely closing in on the San Jose workplace shooter and apparently hearing his final gunshots — including two self-inflicted shots that authorities say ended his life. “Hey! … I’ve got somebody down in front of me,” a law enforcement officer says in the video, peering through a door pane into the
Continue Reading A firefighter is dead and another is hospitalized after an off-duty colleague fired gunshots in a Los Angeles County fire station before apparently taking his own life, authorities said. The firefighter who was killed was identified as Tory Carlon, according to Sarah Ardalani, a spokeswoman for the LA County Medical Examiner-Coroner office. The shooter, a
Continue Reading Political wisdom might ordinarily dictate that a president in need of certain senators’ votes not publicly scold those lawmakers in public. It might also prevent a leader once labeled “sleepy” by his rival from escaping to the beach in the middle of the workweek for his wife’s milestone birthday. Yet President Joe Biden did both
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced Wednesday night that he’s running for attorney general in Texas, setting up a GOP showdown with one of the most high-profile Republican attorneys general in the country, Ken Paxton. “I am proud to announce I am a Republican candidate to be the next Texas Attorney
Continue Reading Online conversation among Trump supporters and QAnon followers on new and emerging social media platforms is creating concern on Capitol Hill that President Donald Trump’s continued perpetuation of the falsehood that the 2020 election was stolen could soon incite further violence, three congressional sources tell CNN. The social messaging platform Telegram has emerged as a
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(CNN) — El Gobierno de Joe Biden planea suspender los arrendamientos para la exploración de petróleo y gas en el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del Ártico, confirmó el martes un funcionario de alto rango de la administración, medida que revierte una decisión tomada por el gobierno de Trump a fines del año pasado. Este
Continue Reading The surprise decision to award Brazil hosting rights for the Copa America, South America’s biggest international football tournament, with just 12 days until the start date is drawing widespread criticism. Brazil has suffered more than 465,000 Covid-19 deaths — the second highest death toll in the world — and there is an ongoing inquiry into
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Political conservatives are more likely to believe untrue news reports than liberals are, researchers reported Wednesday. It’s the latest in a series of studies that show people on the political right tend to not only be targeted by fake news, but to believe it’s correct. The small but intensive study, conducted by communications specialists Kelly
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – Una de las preguntas de nuestra audiencia es si la vacuna contra el covid-19 puede ser intercambiable, es decir, si se pueden combinar distintas marcas de vacunas. Algunos científicos han dicho que sí es posible. Ahora Canadá aprobó la mezcla de vacunas de diferentes marcas. El Dr. Elmer Huerta nos explica los
Continue Reading Former special counsel Robert Mueller will help teach a University of Virginia Law School class on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, the school announced Wednesday. The course, titled “The Mueller Report and the Role of the Special Counsel,” will be taught by three former senior members of Mueller’s team and
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un hombre de 56 años murió el Día de los Caídos después de caer unos 152 metros desde la cima del Monte Russell en el Parque Nacional de Sequoia, en California, según informaron las autoridades.Una mujer de 45 años, compañera de excursión del hombre, cayó 10 metros al intentar agarrarlo y sobrevivió, dijo
Continue Reading (CNN) — El calor en el oeste de Estados Unidos ha sido abrasador esta semana y ahora avanza hacia el este: se pueden llegar a batir más de 160 récords para finales de la semana, según el pronóstico del tiempo. Los avisos y alertas por el calor se extienden este miércoles desde la frontera de
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso firefighters battled a brush fire in an industrial section of the Lower Valley late Wednesday afternoon. That fire burned outside a warehouse in the 1100 block of Diesel Drive at Castner. Fire crews were able to contain the fire without it spreading to the warehouse or damaging other nearby
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — Amazon anunció el martes que apoya la legalización federal de la marihuana y que la compañía está revisando una polémica política laboral que, según los críticos, se ha utilizado para mantener a los empleados trabajando a un ritmo vertiginoso. Los dos anuncios, dijo Amazon, tienen como objetivo reiterar el compromiso de la
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La NASA anunció este miércoles dos misiones para estudiar a Venus, un planeta que pudo haber sido habitable, con un un océano y un clima similar al de la Tierra. La misión DAVINCI+ analizará la atmósfera de Venus y VERITAS cartografiará su superficie. De acuerdo con la NASA estas dos misiones «tienen como
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN Español Wednesday that Russia has an obligation to stop cyberattacks like those on the JBS meatpacking plant and the Colonial Pipeline and not “harbor criminal enterprises that engage in these attacks.” In an exclusive interview, Blinken also touched on the challenge of irregular migration, Israeli elections, and said
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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 Angela Kocherga, El Paso Matters CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – The figures in pale camouflage uniforms are visible in key spots along this border, from the fence jutting high above the desert
Continue Reading Bogotá (CNN) — Más de un mes después de que los colombianos salieran a las calles por primera vez este año para protestar contra una reforma tributaria fallida y el manejo del Gobierno de la pandemia de covid-19, las tensiones en todo el país están aumentando rápidamente porque se registró más de una docena de
Continue Reading (CNN) — El certificado digital de covid-19 de la Unión Europea para viajar estará disponible para los viajeros internacionales no pertenecientes a la UE, incluidos los de Estados Unidos, siempre que los Estados miembros acepten una prueba de vacunación, un resultado negativo en las pruebas o la recuperación de la infección por covid-19, según declaró
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business)– El blog que el expresidente Donald Trump lanzó hace menos de un mes, después de que su equipo sugiriera que lanzaría una nueva plataforma social importante, cerró permanentemente. Jason Miller, asesor senior de Trump, le dijo a CNBC que la página «no volverá». Miller confirmó a CNN que la página había sido
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