EL PASO, Texas — The National Parks Service has deemed a proposed historic district in downtown El Paso as eligible to be put on the National Register, but it will not be listed because the federal agency says a majority of downtown property owners oppose the designation. Mark Osborn, a lawyer working with the opposition
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was booed and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was censured at the Georgia GOP convention Saturday, demonstrating former President Donald Trump’s hold over members of the Georgia Republican Party. The reaction from members of the Georgia GOP comes months after both Kemp and Raffensperger refused to help the former President overturn
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A federal judge overturned California’s longtime ban on assault weapons on Friday in a ruling that likened the AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife. Assault weapons have been banned in California since 1989, according to the ruling. The law has been updated several times since it was originally passed. According to the ruling by US
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(CNN) — El Salvador podría ser el primer país en adoptar bitcoin como moneda de curso legal, anunció el presidente de El Salvador Nayib Bukele en un video exhibido durante la conferencia Bitcoin 2021 celebrada en Miami. «La semana que viene enviaré al congreso un proyecto de ley que convertirá a bitcoin en moneda de
Continue Reading New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed civil rights lawyer Maya Wiley on Saturday in the race for New York City mayor, a sign of growing progressive momentum behind Wiley’s campaign with less than three weeks until the June 22 Democratic primary. Wiley now has the support of two of the state’s highest profile members of
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NEW YORK, NY — Favorite Essential Quality crossed the finish line first in the Belmont Stakes to give trainer Brad Cox his first win a Triple Crown race. He could get another from the Kentucky Derby if Bob Baffert-trained Medina Spirit is disqualified. Essential Quality passed early leader Hot Rod Charlie around the final turn
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable diabetes drug for long-term weight control. “This under-the-skin injection is the first approved drug for chronic weight management in adults with general obesity or overweight since 2014,” the FDA said in a statement Friday. Studies have shown the once-a-week injection, called semaglutide, can help people
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DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — One minute, Jon Rahm was headed for a blowout victory in the Memorial. The next minute, he was out of the tournament with a positive test for the coronavirus. It was a shocking turn of events. Rahm was subject to daily testing this week because he had been in close contact
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s lottery scholarship program in the next academic year will cover full tuition for eligible in-state students at public and tribal colleges and universities for the first time since 2015, the state Higher Education Department announced. The scholarship will be funded at $63.5 million in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, a
Continue Reading As the US may miss a vaccination goal set by President Joe Biden for July 4, officials are warning against complacency and states are ramping up measures to encourage reluctant residents to get a Covid-19 vaccine. The country was averaging just more than 1 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered per day as of Friday, according
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — New Mexico is several months into an investigation to determine the extent of contamination at two U.S. Air Force bases, and state officials said Friday that the work is on track to be completed by summer 2022. Environment Secretary James Kenney said his department has reviewed data, drafted analysis and sampling plans, and
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HOUSTON, Texas — The body of a newborn baby was found this week in a portable toilet at a Houston-area riverside park, authorities said. Maj. Susan Cotter of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said workers emptying the chemical toilet found the body on Thursday. She said the umbilical cord was still attached, and the baby
Continue Reading (CNN) — Más de 150 pequeños sismos se registraron este sábado en un área rural cerca del lago Salton (Salton Sea, en inglés) en el sur de California, y el más grande tuvo una magnitud de 5,3 dijo a CNN un sismólogo del Servicio Geológico de EE.UU. «Ha habido 152 sismos midiendo todas las magnitudes»,
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A group of private equity firms, including Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman, is buying medical supply maker and distributor Medline in a sale valued at more than $30 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the deal. Northfield, Illinois-based Medline Industries, one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of health care
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Just when we thought Crocs could not get any weirder, a new version of the foam clog features a psychedelic design complete with light-up mushrooms. The “Diplo X Crocs” are the latest celebrity collaboration from the footwear brand, this time with Grammy-winning DJ and producer Diplo. Crocs said the limited-edition release, which go on sale
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It’s hard to tell whether it’s pantomime or a canny marketing ploy as the YouTuber fighter’s brother steals the undefeated professional boxer’s hat and they get into a heated pre-press conference fight. Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Logan Paul looks like the ultimate mismatch, but it’s the latest in a number of lucrative exhibition fights featuring
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COAHUILA, MEXICO — The body of one miner was found Saturday at a small coal mine in a northern Mexico border state that flooded and collapsed, leaving six miners still missing. There had been complaints for years about unsafe conditions at mines in the area. The federal civil defense office said one miner’s body had
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Jorge G. Castañeda es colaborador de CNN. Fue secretario de Relaciones Exteriores de México. Actualmente es profesor de la Universidad de Nueva York y su libro más reciente es “America Through Foreign Eyes”, publicado por Oxford University Press. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna son exclusivamente del autor. Ver más opiniones en
Continue Reading The Justice Department on Saturday said it will no longer seize reporters’ records in leak investigations, a notable policy shift on the heels of disclosures that federal prosecutors aggressively pursued communication data from reporters to identify their sources. “Going forward, consistent with the President’s direction, this Department of Justice — in a change to its
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former Alabama Gov. John Patterson has died at the age of 99. His daughter says he died Friday. Patterson entered politics as a reformer after his father’s assassination but was criticized for failing to protect the Freedom Riders from angry white mobs. A segregationist as governor, he drew criticism when Freedom
Continue Reading Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump‘s White House chief of staff, pushed the Department of Justice in his boss’ last days in office to investigate unproven conspiracy theories and fraud claims about the 2020 presidential election, the New York Times reported Saturday. Meadows sent five emails in late December and early January to then-acting Attorney
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CALIPATRIA, California — Over 150 small earthquakes have been recorded Saturday in a rural area near the Salton Sea in Southern California, with the largest having a magnitude of 5.3, a U.S. Geological Survey seismologist told CNN. “There have been 152 earthquakes measuring all magnitudes,” said seismologist Paul Caruso, speaking by phone from Golden, Colorado.
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EL PASO, Texas — A small corner grocery store in El Paso’s Lower Valley was raided by police Saturday as part of an investigation involving local, state and federal authorities. The police activity targeted Mandi’s Groceries, located at 606 Mauer Road and Lilac Drive, but officials were mum on the reason for the raid. The
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Protección Civil de México confirmó este sábado que los equipos de rescate localizaron el cuerpo de uno de los siete trabajadores atrapados por el colapso de una mina de carbón en el municipio Múzquiz en Coahuila, México. «Expresamos nuestro más sentido pésame a la familia del trabajador fallecido», escribió la Protección Civil en Twitter
Continue Reading (CNN) — En una parada de campaña en New Hampshire el jueves por la noche, el exvicepresidente Mike Pence defendió sus acciones del 6 de enero y, en el proceso, bien puede haber arruinado (o al menos obstaculizado) sus posibilidades de emerger como el candidato presidencial republicano en 2024.»El 6 de enero fue un día
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EL PASO, Texas — The National Weather Service has issued Heat Advisories for El Paso and Hudspeth counties in far west Texas as well as Dona Ana, Otero and Luna counties in southern New Mexico that are in effect through Sunday night, with forecasters calling for afternoon high temperatures of up to 110 degrees for
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SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say the country’s Houthi rebels have fired a ballistic missile on a government-held city, killing at least 17 people, including a 5-year-old girl. The missile hit a gas station in the Rawdha neighborhood in Marib, according to Ali al-Ghulisi, the Marib governor’s press secretary. Information Minister Moammar al-Iryani said
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — A single-car rollover crash Saturday in Santa Teresa claimed the life a motorist. Fire officials said it happened in the 100 block of Airport Road. Sunland Park and Dona Ana County firefighters tried to rescue the crash victim, who was trapped inside the wreckage, using the jaws of life to
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EL PASO, Texas — For the third day in a row on Saturday, El Paso public health leaders said there were no new deaths to report stemming from Covid-19 illness. The number of deaths during the pandemic held at 2,620. There were 11 new coronavirus infections reported Saturday, with the number of active cases currently
Continue Reading A Florida man faces aggravated child abuse and other charges after hurling his infant at a deputy near the end of a high-speed chase, the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said. The 32-year-old suspect is seen being tackled by law enforcement as a deputy cradles a baby in a sky-blue outfit, according to video released
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