El Paso mayor, county judge urge Abbott to allow schools to mandate masks
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego sent a letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday, imploring him…
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Some skateboarders don’t want to see their sport in the Olympics. Here’s why others say it’s a positive step
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Skateboarding is an Olympic event this year for the first time in the history of the Games. For any other sport, that would be a…
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Un año después de la explosión en Beirut, los supervivientes aún están de duelo, siguen enojados y todavÃa esperan que se haga justicia
Mariana Toro Beirut, LÃbano (CNN) — Me estremezco cada vez que veo imágenes de la explosión del puerto de Beirut. Asà esta Beirut a un año…
Continue Reading OPINIÓN | La recuperación económica de Estados Unidos ha roto récords de velocidad, pero no es sostenible
Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Lakshman Achuthan y Anirvan Banerji son co-fundadores del instituto Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI). Las…
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Defense Secretary Austin expected to make Covid-19 vaccine mandatory for active duty troops
The country’s Covid-19 response coordinator says vaccine requirements are a growing…
Continue Reading Defense Secretary Austin expected to make Covid-19 vaccine mandatory for active duty troops
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to seek authorization to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for…
Continue Reading Before NY AG report, Andrew Cuomo long claimed to be a champion against sexual harassment and attacked GOP politicians for staying silent
By Em Steck, Andrew Kaczynski and Drew Myers, CNN Long before a new report detailed sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo,…
Continue Reading Before NY AG report, Andrew Cuomo long claimed to be a champion against sexual harassment and attacked GOP politicians for staying silent
New York’s Attorney General report concluded that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women. For years prior to these allegations surfacing, Cuomo…
Continue Reading Cuomo’s lieutenant governor walks fine line as boss’s political future is in doubt
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Mark Morales, CNN In March, when New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was facing intense public pressure from fellow Democrats to…
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New York City will require proof of vaccination for restaurants and gyms
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced New York City will require proof of vaccination to enter all restaurants, fitness centers and indoor entertainment…
Continue Reading New York Auto Show canceled again due to Covid
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The New York International Auto Show, which had been scheduled to open to the public in just two weeks, has been…
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Brutal heat wave scorches southern Europe as continent’s summer of extreme weather rages on
By Chris Liakos, Laura Smith-Spark and Isil Sariyuce, CNN Extreme heat and wildfires continued to plague parts of southern Europe on Wednesday, a day…
Continue Reading Suspect in Pentagon attack identified as Austin William Lanz of Georgia
By Paul P. Murphy and Evan Perez, CNN The suspect in the violent attack outside the Pentagon on Tuesday that resulted in a death of a Pentagon police…
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Massive fire destroys 4 mobile homes near Pine Flat Lake
By FRESNO COUNTY, CA Click here for updates on this story FRESNO COUNTY, CA (KFSN) — A massive fire burning in a mobile…
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This Texas city has a relatively high vaccination rate, but it’s still fighting to get shots in arms amid rising cases
By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough and Dakin Andone, CNN When Camila Fortuna went with her mother last week to a mobile veterinary clinic in Austin,…
Continue Reading This Texas city has a relatively high vaccination rate, but it’s still fighting to get shots in arms amid rising cases
By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough and Dakin Andone, CNN When Camila Fortuna went with her mother last week to a mobile veterinary clinic in Austin,…
Continue Reading ‘They took away my dream’: Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya on a life-changing week
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya was set to compete in the women’s 200 meters at the Tokyo Olympics on…
Continue Reading 1 hospitalized after semi trucks carrying grapes, tomatoes collide in Fresno County
By FRESNO COUNTY, CA Click here for updates on this story FRESNO COUNTY, CA (KFSN) — Crews are cleaning up a massive…
Continue Reading New details revealed in crash that killed father, daughters and niece
By 6abc Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story WESTVILLE, NJ (WPVI) — Police in Westville, New Jersey say a…
Continue Reading Pentagon identifies police officer killed in attack outside Pentagon metro station
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN Pentagon police officer George Gonzalez died Tuesday after sustaining injuries during a violent incident outside of the…
Continue Reading Family finds 450,000 bees living in new home in Skippack Township, Pa.
By Beccah Hendrickson Click here for updates on this story SKIPPACK TOWNSHIP, PA (WPVI) — When Sara Weaver and her…
Continue Reading Biden’s top health officials sending mixed messages on Covid-19 response
By Maegan Vazquez and Kristen Holmes, CNN As the status of Covid-19 in the US has changed quickly in the last few weeks with the rise of the highly…
Continue Reading No shots, no service: SE Portland bar only allowing vaccinated customers
By SIMON GUTIERREZ Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — As more businesses and organizations…
Continue Reading Olympic sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya lands in Warsaw after refusing to fly back to Belarus
By Taylor Barnes, Sara Turnbull and Helen Regan, CNN Belarusian Olympic sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya, who refused to fly home fearing she would be…
Continue Reading Disney’s Star Wars hotel comes with an out-of-this-world price tag
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Disney revealed pricing for its new, highly anticipated Star Wars hotel on Wednesday — and the cost to immerse…
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Albuquerque mayor faces ethics complaint in reelection bid
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Critics of Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller have filed a new ethics complaint alleging that the Democrat violated the city’s…
Continue Reading Justice official accused Trump of using DOJ to push election fraud claims in draft resignation letter
By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent House investigators have interviewed a former Justice Department official who drafted — but never sent…
Continue Reading Meet the ‘seed detective’ on a mission to save our rarest vegetables
British horticulturalist Adam Alexander collects, grows and saves endangered vegetable varieties, in an effort to preserve the genetic diversity of…
Continue Reading Meet the ‘seed detective’ on a mission to save our rarest vegetables
Words by Sasha Fairhead, video by Gisella Deputato, CNN Hidden amongst lush Welsh woods and fields of wildflowers, grows an assortment of rare…
Continue Reading NBC’s Summer Olympics ratings are in free-fall
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business After pandemic-fueled delays last year, the Tokyo Olympics have gotten a lot of attention around this summer.…
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