EL PASO, Texas — About 17,000 El Paso Electric customers across the region lost power Sunday night after a powerful storm with tornado-like winds swept through the Borderland. By Monday afternoon, the number of people without power had dropped to under 800. Those outages were caused by multiple problems, the utility company said, but most
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By Larry Stanford Click here for updates on this story BUTTS COUNTY, Georgia (Jackson Progress-Argus) — The annual Back to School Bash, sponsored by the Butts County Life Enrichment Team (LET), will be extra special this year as Butts County Schools will provide every student in the system with school supplies, thanks to CARES funding.
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By Daniel Dale He’s still repeating his favorite old lies, those eternal chestnuts about the size of the trade deficit with China and the legitimacy of the Russia investigation and how many immigrants show up for their court hearings. But former President Donald Trump’s current dishonesty is overwhelmingly focused on a single subject: the 2020
Continue Reading Republican former congressman Charlie Dent shares his thoughts on the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, where former President Donald Trump won the conference’s informal straw poll to be the Republican nominee in 2024.
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein, CNN The interagency US delegation to Haiti briefed President Joe Biden on Monday morning after they returned from Port-au-Prince, White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed Monday. Biden will continue to receive regular briefings from his national security team on the matter, Psaki said. A US delegation — including representatives from the
Continue Reading The assassination of Haiti’s President has left the country with a power vacuum. Two men claim to be the legitimate Prime Minister, the parliament is effectively defunct and the man who would be next in line as President recently died of Covid. CNN’s Melissa Bell explains.
Continue Reading By Chuck Morris Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A former Parent Teacher Association president at a Nashville school has been indicted on fraud and theft charges, according to the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office. Tiffany Bell was formerly PTA president at AZ Kelley Elementary School. Investigators determined that Bell stole at least
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards, a Democrat who served four terms as governor and nearly 10 years in federal prison for extortion, conspiracy and racketeering, has died at age 93. Edwards died peacefully Monday morning surround by his family and friends, Leo Honeycutt, a family spokesperson, told CNN in a statement.
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CAPULIN, New Mexico — Several earthquakes shook parts of northern New Mexico on Monday morning, the largest being a moderate magnitude 4.2 tremor, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The first quake was a smaller 3.0 occurring at 7:44 a.m., followed by the larger 4.2 quake at 9:33 a.m. and then a 3.7 at 10:06 a.m.
Continue Reading By Kendall Keys, James Paxson Click here for updates on this story FRANKENMUTH, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan community held a rally in honor of medical staff, first responders and members of the military on Sunday. The event called Project Frontline expanded this year to include healthcare workers. Organizers said Sunday’s rally is to show
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN This year’s Emmy Awards will be hosted by a first-timer. CBS and the TV Academy on Monday announced that Cedric the Entertainer will make his Emmys hosting debut in September as the big show returns to a live, in-person format. A “limited audience of nominees and their guests” will also be
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AUSTIN, Texas — Democrats in the Texas Legislature on Monday afternoon bolted for Washington, D.C., and said they were ready to remain there for weeks in a second revolt against a GOP overhaul of election laws, forcing a dramatic new showdown over voting rights in America. At least 51 of the 67 Democratic representatives took
Continue Reading By Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN Democrats will face a critical month on infrastructure in July as they reckon with deep schisms in their ranks and questions over legislative strategy and policy specifics of a bill the party wants to position itself with ahead of the midterm elections. The busy July will test Democratic
Continue Reading By Trevor Sochocki, Stephen Borowy Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — At Gideon Boxing Gym, Coach Joe Mendez barks out instructions and his boxers sweat through the work. “There’s a lot that goes into boxing that’s not just fighting,” Mendez said. “There’s the positive mindset that goes behind it. Not
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Encuesta de la semana: una nueva encuesta de Gallup encuentra que el 59,2% de los estadounidenses dice que está prosperando. Además, el 73% de los estadounidenses dijeron haber disfrutado mucho el día anterior. La primera es la calificación más alta que Gallup haya registrado desde cuando se tomó por primera
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UPDATE, July 13: The New Mexico Department of Transportation reopened the U.S. Route 70 exit 170 on-and-off ramps to the White Sands Missile Range on Tuesday evening. The ramp reopening about 7:15 p.m. came a full day after the San Augustine Pass was reopened. Both the highway and the ramps had been closed Sunday night
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Miles de personas en Cuba salieron a las calles el domingo para quejarse de la falta de libertad y el empeoramiento de la situación económica, según manifestantes que hablaron con CNN. Esta inusual jornada de protesta provoco reacciones en diversos puntos del continente. Cientos de personas en Miami se unen a protesta
Continue Reading By Terrance Kelly Click here for updates on this story SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia (WGCL) — An early morning driver on I-285 is lucky to be alive after a tree came crashing in the middle of the highway. It happened on I-285 eastbound near the Northside Drive exit in Sandy Springs on Monday just after 2
Continue Reading CNNEE Nota del editor: Carlos Alberto Montaner es escritor, periodista y colaborador de CNN. Sus columnas se publican en decenas de diarios de España, Estados Unidos y América Latina. Montaner es, además, vicepresidente de la Internacional Liberal. Las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivamente suyas. (CNN Español) — Delia Fiallo murió una semana antes de cumplir
Continue Reading By Arlette Saenz The Biden administration has worked to off-board the fired commissioner of the Social Security Administration who said he would report to work on Monday despite being terminated on Friday, an administration official said. “As with any employment termination, the government has taken steps to off-board Andrew Saul as we would any other
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Todos los ojos están puestos en la variante delta que ahora es dominante en Estados Unidos a medida que los nuevos casos de covid-19 aumentan semana a semana y la variante, identificada por primera vez en la India y también conocida como B.1,617.2, representa una cuota creciente. Pero las tendencias de Israel
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Richard Branson became the first person to ride into space aboard a rocket he helped fund. The supersonic space plane developed by his company, Virgin Galactic, roared into the sky over New Mexico early Sunday, carrying Branson and three fellow crewmembers. Branson -— along with Virgin Galactic employees Beth Moses,
Continue Reading By Diana Panuncial Click here for updates on this story CALEDONIA, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — John Stanley Pioro turned 100 years old on Wednesday. He did not celebrate quietly. There were honking horns, blaring sirens and cheering community members who made sure the celebration could be heard miles from his residence on 6 Mile
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Warren Buffett may be one of the richest people on the planet, but even the Oracle of Omaha has to recognize the power of the United States government. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway announced Monday it was scrapping plans to buy a big natural gas pipeline for more than $1.7
Continue Reading By Thomas Geyer Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Just four days after a Scott County judge sentenced him to probation on a burglary conviction, a Davenport man was arrested Sunday morning on a new burglary charge. Ryan Adam Franklin, 28, is charged with one count of first-degree burglary.
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The West is beginning to ease out of the long, oppressive heat wave and New York braces for a potential flood threat. CNN Meteorologist Tyler Mauldin has the forecast.
Continue Reading By Hannah Gard and Haley Brink, CNN The Northeast is bracing for more heavy rain Monday after severe storms last week inundated New York City subways and submerged streets. The region then took a hit from Tropical Storm Elsa, enduring even more rainfall. A weak storm system will slowly bend southward Monday and Tuesday, carrying
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — Uno de los elefantes errantes de China finalmente llegó a casa. La manada de elefantes asiáticos salvajes saltó a la fama el mes pasado mientras se embarcaba en un viaje épico por el suroeste de China. Desde que abandonó una reserva natural el año pasado, la manada ha caminado más de 500
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Patricia Heaton is three years sober from alcohol. The former “Everybody Loves Raymond” star took to Instagram on Saturday to share that she feels a lot better now that she doesn’t drink. “It’s July where we celebrate our nation’s freedom, also celebrating three years of freedom from alcohol for me,” she
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Billionaire Richard Branson’s successful trip to space has bolstered enthusiasm among investors who see an industry primed for takeoff. What’s happening: The Virgin Galactic founder’s flight over the weekend aboard a spacecraft he helped fund was a landmark moment for the commercial space industry. The up-and-coming sector has for years
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