The ransomware group that carried out a crippling cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline has demanded millions in bitcoin cyrptocurrency payment, though at this point the company has not paid, according to people familiar with the matter. The group, previously identified as DarkSide, demanded nearly $5 million, two sources familiar with the incident said. But it is
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Moisture continue to flow from the east toward El Paso and will give us some fuel to see a few showers and storms later tomorrow and Friday. Temps will warm to the upper 80’s and low 90s. The weekend looks nice with sunshine and low-end windy conditions. Gusts from the west at about 30 mph.
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(CNN Español) — Las protestas populares han traído cambios históricos a lo largo de los años. Las mujeres no tendrían derecho a votar a no ser por la lucha de muchas de ellas a finales del siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX. En la región, Ecuador fue el primer país de América Latina, en
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A new reality TV show called “Unicorn Hunters” borrows the pitch-for-fame-and-fortune concept popularized by “Shark Tank” but adds an unusual twist: It’s not just the judges throwing money at the businesses. Viewers at home can invest, too. The new streaming series — which debuted Monday on its website, YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook Video — features
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One of two planes that collided in the air near Denver deployed a parachute and slowly drifted to the ground, where two people walked away from the aircraft, a sheriff’s office spokesman said Wednesday. The other plane, a small cargo turboprop, landed at an airport, according to Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Deputy John Bartmann.
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The chief of the public corruption unit at the Manhattan US Attorney’s office, which is handling the criminal investigation of Rudy Giuliani, is stepping down at the end of the week to return to private practice, a person familiar with the matter tells CNN. Edward Diskant, who has been a prosecutor at the office for
Continue Reading (CNN) — Las tensiones entre Israel y palestinos en Gaza se intensificaron durante la noche del martes y la mañana del miércoles. Lo anterior ocurre luego de que militantes de Hamas en Gaza dispararan más cohetes a Israel, que a su vez intensificó los ataques aéreos mientras los disturbios dentro de la nación se extendían
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HOUSTON, Texas — Local officials in Texas unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday calling for a posthumous pardon for George Floyd on a drug charge from more than 15 years ago. Floyd died in May of 2020 after former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for over nine minutes. Chauvin was convicted
Continue Reading President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday meant to better protect the nation from cyberattacks, but even as he signed it, the White House acknowledged more will need to be done to prevent the type of hack that affected the Colonial Pipeline. That attack, which temporarily shut down the pipeline supplying fuel to the
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People who got mixed doses of coronavirus vaccines — receiving a different vaccine type as a second dose than the first dose — appear to be more likely to experience mild side effects such as fever, chills, fatigue or headache, researchers in the UK reported Wednesday. But the side effects following mix-and-match vaccinations were short-lived
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — The special runoff election in Texas’ 6th Congressional District will take place on July 27, Gov. Greg Abbott announced in a proclamation Wednesday, with early voting starting July 19. The runoff features two Republican candidates, Susan Wright and Jake Ellzey, vying for the seat held by Republican Rep. Ron Wright, who died
Continue Reading Sen. Joe Manchin will not back the For the People Act, the sweeping elections and campaign finance overhaul sought by Democrats to blunt Republican state-level efforts to restrict voting access, a spokeswoman for the West Virginia Democrat confirmed Wednesday. Manchin — who had previously expressed reservations about moving forward with a far-reaching measure without bipartisan
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Atlético de Madrid logró el miércoles una victoria de oro en la lucha por conquistar LaLiga. El equipo de Diego Simeone derrotó a la Real Sociedad por 2 a 1 para asegurarse el primer puesto en la tabla a falta de dos fechas para el desenlace del torneo. El Atleti necesitaba
Continue Reading A leading Democratic economist on Wednesday urged the White House to shift course after the government reported higher-than-expected inflation last month, which has heightened fears of fresh trouble for the recovering US economy. “Policymakers at the Fed and in the (White House) need to recognize that the risk of a Vietnam inflation scenario is now
Continue Reading Rep. Ayanna Pressley knew that abolishing the death penalty would not be an easy task. In fact, Pressley is aware that urging President Joe Biden to abolish the federal death penalty with a stroke of a pen would only be the beginning. “We’re asking Biden to do something that’s never been done,” the Massachusetts Democrat
Continue Reading Just about everything is getting more expensive in the United States as the stimulus-fueled economy rebounds and Americans are again spending on shopping, traveling and eating out. But the pandemic is far from over, and supply-chain woes mean supply isn’t meeting demand — sending prices even higher. Nearly all major components of the government’s inflation
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Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A rideshare driver just doing his job was shot when he was sent to pick up a fare. He is now confined to a wheelchair, and he is trying to pick up the pieces of his life and move forward. As CBS 2’s Suzanne Le
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A car burst into flames, trapping a disabled man and his dog inside. Only on 2: Meredith Barack sat down with the Schaumburg man, who is now searching for two strangers who saved his life. Rich Schmuldt was driving his granddaughter’s car back to Crystal
Continue Reading During Wednesday’s hearing about the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, House Republicans spent much of their time repeating a number of false claims about the insurrection as well as sugarcoating the actions of former-President Donald Trump and his supporters. In pushing their false narrative, GOP lawmakers attempted to downplay the events of January
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — More disturbing news out of India Tuesday, May 11 about the surge in COVID-19 cases and the discovery of dozens of bodies floating in the Ganges River. It’s causing sleepless nights among North Texas large and growing Indian American population. When his parents visited
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story QUEMEDO, Texas (KTVT) — A Texas onion farmer was making his morning rounds, when he came across five young abandoned migrant girls on Mother’s Day near the Rio Grande River. “All of a sudden I see them, on the bank of the river. Five little baby girls… all
Continue Reading (CNN) — Uno de los disidentes más rebeldes de Cuba ha pasado más de diez días en un hospital bastante vigilado de La Habana, pero no está claro qué tratamiento recibe, si es que recibe alguno. El artista y activista Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara se encontraba en el octavo día de una huelga de hambre
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EL PASO, Texas — The followers of Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias will finally be able to enjoy both Latin singers in concert in El Paso on Nov. 10 at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. Martin and Iglesias have confirmed that their concert tour postponed by Covid-19 will take place between September and November of this
Continue Reading Gas stations in the southeastern United States faced significant outages Wednesday as the Colonial Pipeline shutdown stretched into a sixth day, sparking panic-buying that has exacerbated the supply crunch. As of 4 pm ET Wednesday, 68% of all gas stations in North Carolina, 45% in Georgia, 49% in Virginia and 45% in South Carolina were
Continue Reading US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday the agency now recommends the use of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine in 12-15-year-olds. “Today, I adopted CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that endorsed the safety and effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and its use in 12- through 15-year-old adolescents,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PARKER, Co (KCNC) — Natalie Eckhoff doesn’t remember the incident 23 years ago, but she’ll be forever grateful for Parker Police Sgt. Joe Cummings. “From the stories that my mother tells me and other stories that I hear it was a very unique situation and handled very well,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A mom and her two young kids, gone in an instant. Kiara Jones and her two children, 3-year-old Lily and 2-year-old Joshua, died in a crash on Saturday after their car crossed the median on Dunkirk Lane in Maple Grove. A male passenger in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SIMI VALLEY, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — At just 18, Cooper Mulholland was in a near-fatal motorcycle accident last month in Simi Valley that left him without a leg. The former high school football standout was just finishing his Emergency Medical Technician training, and hoped to become a firefighter.
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — The Colonial Pipeline launched the restart of its operations late Wednesday afternoon following a six-day shutdown caused by a ransomware attack, but the pipeline’s operators warned it will take several days for service to return to normal. “Some markets served by Colonial Pipeline may experience, or continue to experience, intermittent service interruptions
Continue Reading President Joe Biden said that the fuel situation in the US should be “under control” soon, just minutes before Colonial Pipeline announced it initiated the restart of its pipeline operations following a recent ransomware attack. The President said the federal government has been in “very, very close contact” with Colonial Pipeline, adding, “I think we’ll
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