Republican Idaho state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger resigned Thursday afternoon, hours after the state’s House Ethics Committee had unanimously recommended he be censured and stripped of the powers of his office without pay. Von Ehlinger was accused of pursuing inappropriate relationships with women who worked in the state Capitol, including sexual contact with a 19-year-old
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(CNN) — Ahora que las autoridades federales tienen en su poder dispositivos electrónicos de Rudy Giuliani, luego de ejecutar órdenes de registro en su residencia y oficina en Manhattan este miércoles, los funcionarios anticipan una batalla judicial por el contenido posiblemente privilegiado que guardan. Robert Costello, abogado de Giuliani, encendió las alarmas horas después de
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With demand for Covid-19 vaccines falling off, mass vaccination sites around the country find themselves facing a dilemma of how to deliver vaccines without wasting precious doses. State and local leaders have been asking Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers to scale down the size of vaccine vials and how much is being distributed. “Many of our health
Continue Reading President Joe Biden has invited Sen. Shelly Moore Capito back to the White House to discuss infrastructure, the President told reporters Thursday, a week after the West Virginia Republican unveiled a counterproposal to the White House’s $2 trillion package. “I invited her to come with anyone she wants to bring with her to the White
Continue Reading When Mike Pence underwent heart surgery earlier this month, he had alerted only a few family members and aides beforehand. Several onetime Pence aides were caught off guard when he released a statement that after experiencing “symptoms associated with a slow heart rate” for two weeks, the former vice president had a pacemaker implanted at
Continue Reading At least five federal civilian agencies appear to have been breached in the latest hack to hit the US government, a discovery that follows emergency measures to mitigate potential damage from the incident, according to a top official at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Hackers with suspected ties to China repeatedly took advantage of
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — “La situación de la última cama es una de las cosas más críticas que le puede pasar al médico. Te queda para siempre”, afirma el Dr. Jorge Gilardi, presidente de la Asociación de Médicos Municipales de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. La ocupación de terapia intensiva en la capital de Argentina y
Continue Reading The Biden administration has been consulting “nonstop” with the Indian government on their priorities as the country grapples with a catastrophic coronavirus surge that has left its healthcare system on the brink of collapse, according to a top US Agency for International Development official. Jeremy Konyndyk, the senior advisor coordinating agency-wide Covid-19 efforts at USAID,
Continue Reading (CNN) — La economía de EE.UU. creció a un ritmo anualizado del 6,4% en los primeros tres meses del año, ajustado por cambios estacionales, informó el jueves el Departamento de Comercio. Eso fue un poco más de lo que habían pronosticado los economistas, y una tasa más rápida que el 4,3% registrado a fines de
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El expresidente de El Salvador Antonio Saca, quien gobernó el país de 2004 a 2009, podría optar en octubre de este año a la libertad condicional anticipada de la pena que cumple si el Consejo Criminológico Regional emite un informe favorable, según lo que establece el artículo 86 del Código Penal de El
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — The NFL Draft set up perfectly for the defense-starved Dallas Cowboys, through the first seven picks. Only offensive players were selected through those first seven selections, and all of them at positions the Cowboys do not need in this draft. And then the bottom fell out, reports ABC affiliate WFAA in Dallas. Dallas, coming off a
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Federal agents executed search warrants Wednesday at the Manhattan apartment and office of Rudy Giuliani, his attorney said, advancing a criminal investigation by federal prosecutors that has been underway for more than two years. Giuliani, who served as former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, has been the focus of an investigation concerning his activities in
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los expertos lo han dejado claro: para superar la pandemia de covid-19, Estados Unidos debe vacunarse. Y eso incluye a los estadounidenses más jóvenes, algunos de los cuales aún están indecisos frente a la vacuna o pueden pensar que no tienen mucho de qué preocuparse con respecto virus. Todos los mayores de 16
Continue Reading With federal authorities now in possession of Rudy Giuliani’s electronic devices as a result of search warrants executed on his Manhattan residence and office Wednesday, federal officials anticipate a court fight over their potentially privileged contents. Giuliani’s lawyer, Robert Costello, raised alarms in the hours after the warrants were served on his client, who previously
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Al menos 28 personas murieron en una estampida durante una reunión religiosa masiva en el norte de Israel, según un portavoz del servicio de emergencia ZAKA. Los asistentes celebraran la festividad religiosa de Lag B’Omer, indicó. Otro servicio de emergencia, Magen David Adom (MDA), dijo a través de un portavoz que al menos
Continue Reading President Joe Biden hit the road on Thursday, traveling to Georgia to promote his sweeping economic proposals the day after making the case for the massive new government programs in his first address to a joint session of Congress. At his first tour stop, a drive-in rally in Duluth, Biden highlighted the accomplishments of his
Continue Reading (CNN) — Tener una rutina matutina para aumentar la energía es una excelente manera de comenzar el día, pero ¿qué pasa si te despiertas todas las mañanas sabiendo que tu rutina a la hora de ir a dormir es realmente la culpable de tu falta de energía y concentración? Un buen descanso nocturno no es
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s recycling program is costing taxpayers roughly $8 million per year, but nearly a third of what is collected from the city’s blue bins ends up in the landfill as trash, according data obtained by ABC-7 from the City of El Paso. The data shows El Paso’s blue bin contamination
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – India ha acaparado titulares en las últimas semanas por el aumento de contagios y los funerales masivos a raíz del covid-19. ¿Cómo llegó el país a romper récord mundiales de casos confirmados de coronavirus? El Dr. Elmer Huerta lo explora ene este episodio. Puedes escuchar este episodio en Spotify o tu plataforma
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– El ministro de Salud de Colombia, Fernando Ruiz, informó inicialmente este jueves que se había suspendido el envío de vacunas contra el covid-19 hacia el departamento del Valle del Cauca, en el suroccidente del país, hasta el 2 de mayo, debido a los disturbios que se han presentado en Cali, la capital.
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden dijo el jueves que no le habían avisado que el miércoles se haría un registro del apartamento y la oficina de Rudy Giuliani, una medida extraordinaria en el marco de la investigación del Departamento de Justicia sobre quien fue el abogado del expresidente Donald Trump. Al ser consultado sobre
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — Agencias federales de Estados Unidos están investigando al menos dos posibles incidentes en suelo estadounidense, incluido uno cerca de la Casa Blanca en noviembre del año pasado, que parecen similares a ataques misteriosos e invisibles que han provocado síntomas debilitantes para decenas de funcionarios estadounidenses en el extranjero. Varias fuentes familiarizadas con
Continue Reading President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden met with former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter at the Carters’ Plains, Georgia, home on Thursday. The visit, which lasted about an hour, marked the first time the couples had met in person since Biden became president, since the Carters did not attend
Continue Reading Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn tried Wednesday to portray President Joe Biden’s new $1.8 trillion American Families Plan proposal as an “anti-family” initiative that would reduce Americans’ control over their own lives. “Three-year-old pre-K: they’re going to mandate this. Two years of college whether you like it or not. These are the things that take
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Experts have made it clear: to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, America needs to get vaccinated. And that includes younger Americans, some of whom still are hesitant or may think they don’t have as much to fear from the virus. Everyone 16 and older is currently eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine. But a recent Quinnipiac University
Continue Reading President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday agreed with South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott that the United States as a nation is not racist, but added that the country has a history of racism that cannot be overlooked. Biden, pressed on if he thought America was racist, told NBC News in an
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What a weather day Thursday. We experienced cooler temps – well below average – along with rain and windy conditions on the west side of town this morning. The high temperature today was 56 degrees, 27 degrees below normal for this time of year. This was also a record low max temperature – record low-max
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A murder suspect who was being extradited to Arizona from Georgia escaped while handcuffed and slipped into the woods near the Atlanta airport, authorities said Thursday. Jsaan Carlos Strover, 20, ran from deputies while walking to a tram connecting to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, according to a news release from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Las autoridades de Guatemala confirmaron este jueves la formación de un nuevo flujo de lava en el flanco norte del volcán de Pacaya, ubicado a unos 50 kilómetros al sur de la capital guatemalteca. «De esta fisura se registran sonidos similares a locomotora de tren, desgasificación continua y algunas explosiones débiles que
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Las autoridades de Guatemala confirmaron este jueves la formación de un nuevo flujo de lava en el flanco norte del volcán de Pacaya, ubicado a unos 50 kilómetros al sur de la capital guatemalteca. «De esta fisura se registran sonidos similares a locomotora de tren, desgasificación continua y algunas explosiones débiles que
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