Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver the GOP rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening, spotlighting a unique voice in the party whose profile is on the rise as he leads congressional Republicans’ negotiations on police reform. “Our best future won’t come from Washington
Continue Reading President Joe Biden is slated to deliver his first joint address to Congress on Wednesday, where he will lay out his next big legislative priority to the American people and celebrate what he sees as his administration’s victories during his first 100 days in office. Viewers can expect the President to acknowledge what has been
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(CNN Español) — El Manchester City pegó primero este miércoles en la semifinal de ida de la Liga de Campeones frente al Paris Saint-Germain. Los dirigidos por Pep Guardiola se llevaron de París una victoria por 2-1 que los acerca a la gran final de Estambul. Los «citizens» lograron dar la vuelta al marcador en
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– En la provincia de Salta, en el noroeste de Argentina, la Fiscalía Penal de Derechos Humanos investigó los casos de ocho personas que denunciaron haber sufrido lesiones oculares e incluso haber perdido uno de sus ojos tras recibir disparos de balas de goma o de pintura por parte de policías locales, informó
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Two deputies were shot near Boone, North Carolina, and an standoff with the suspected shooter is underway, according to a statement obtained by CNN affiliate WBTV from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office responded to a call for a wellness check on Wednesday morning because the homeowner and his family did not show
Continue Reading President Joe Biden will host his first meeting with Republican and Democratic leadership from the House and Senate since taking office on May 12 at the White House, press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday. “He is eager to talk in-person about how we can partner on the goals of restoring trust in government and ensuring
Continue Reading Samantha Power on Wednesday was confirmed by the Senate as the new head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in a 68-26 vote. Power is scheduled to be ceremonially sworn-in to the role of administrator on Monday, according to USAID acting spokesperson Pooja Jhunjhunwala, who said the agency looks forward to “the vast
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Microsoft is changing its default font for the first time in nearly 15 years, and it wants your help selecting the new one. And no, you can’t vote for the goofy options like Comic Sans, Windings or — heaven forbid — Papyrus. The company has commissioned five new custom typefaces to replace Calibri, a workhorse
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A Texas man arrested for storming the US Capitol and assaulting police officers on January 6 also serves as a Republican Party precinct chair and has been an election poll worker in north Texas. Mark Middleton, 52, was appointed as the chair of Precinct 14 in Cooke County in December, just a month after the
Continue Reading (CNN) — Por primera vez, los científicos han podido trazar con precisión la trayectoria de vuelo de un asteroide que aterrizó en la Tierra y rastrearlo hasta su punto de origen. El viaje del fragmento del tamaño de una roca hacia nuestro planeta comenzó hace 22 millones de años, según una nueva investigación. El asteroide,
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Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH (KTVT) — The Irving brother of two girls murdered by their father has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for helping his father evade capture for more than a decade. Islam Yaser-Abdel Said, the 32-year-old son of FBI “10 Most Wanted” suspect Yaser Said,
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In its gradual return to normal, the US took another step forward this week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance Tuesday on the activities fully vaccinated Americans can safely enjoy without a mask. The agency said fully vaccinated people can unmask at small outdoor gatherings or when dining outside with friends
Continue Reading Three men were indicted on hate crime and attempted kidnapping charges by a federal grand jury in Southern Georgia in connection with the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was out for a jog near Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, 2020, when he was chased down
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Now to a consumer warning from a CBS 2 viewer who contacted us about a suspicious email that almost cost her big time. Morning Insider Tim McNicholas shows us the red flags so you can stay scam-free. “It scared me that I fell for it
Continue Reading The comedy film “Ice Age” humorously depicted a saber-toothed cat and a mammoth as misfit friends, but in prehistoric times the feline carnivore was a formidable predator that preyed on the young of the large mammal. The scimitar-toothed cat, or Homotherium serum, hunted 2-year-old mammoths, new research published mid-April in the journal Current Biology has
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Este miércoles, la Corte Constitucional de Ecuador debatirá las demandas de inconstitucionalidad presentadas por grupos de mujeres a uno de los artículos del Código Penal que establece que el aborto por violación no se penaliza solo en mujeres con “discapacidad mental”. Son siete demandas interpuestas por organizaciones feministas, de derechos humanos y
Continue Reading The Senate voted Wednesday to restore an Obama-era rule that cracked down on methane emissions from oil and gas industries as the Biden administration looks to combat climate change. The vote was 52-42. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Rob Portman of Ohio voted with the Democrats to approve
Continue Reading The practice of judging a presidency during its first 100 days began almost a century ago during the first term of President Franklin Roosevelt as he attempted to pull the country out of the depths of the Great Depression. Facing a crisis of his own, before taking office President Joe Biden made some big promises
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Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver the GOP rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening, spotlighting a unique voice in the party whose profile is on the rise as he leads congressional Republicans’ negotiations on police reform. Scott, the only Black Republican in the
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LIVE BLOG: The Latest on President Biden’s first joint address to Congress WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden declared Wednesday night in his first address to a joint session of Congress that “America is rising anew,” and pointed optimistically to the nation’s emergence from the pandemic as a vital moment to rebuild the U.S. economy and
Continue Reading President Joe Biden has moved fast since his January 20 swearing-in, signing a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill into law less than two months into his term and issuing more executive orders so far than his three predecessors. Those efforts have paid off, with the administration reaching the milestones of 200 million coronavirus shots delivered
Continue Reading By Amir Vera, CNN Federal prosecutors indicted the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery on hate crime and attempted kidnapping charges, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was out for a jog near Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, 2020, when he was chased down in a truck by three
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Ford posted a much better first quarter than Wall Street was expecting. But it warned that the computer chip shortage that has dogged automakers will get worse before it gets better. The chip shortage will likely reduce Ford’s 2021 production by about 1.1 million vehicles and cut its profit by about $2.5 billion, the upper
Continue Reading Are you one of the growing numbers of Americans who are fully vaccinated? If so, you can now get more of your pre-Covid life back, according to new guidelines released Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Remember: You’re not considered “fully vaccinated” until two weeks after you got a single-dose of
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Five years have passed since Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City last met in the Champions League, but both teams’ quests for European silverware endures. That’s despite abundant success in their domestic leagues and the continued backing of wealthy owners — PSG’s from Qatar and City’s from the United Arab Emirates. The investment into both clubs
Continue Reading Apple’s steady stream of hardware upgrades and new services launched throughout the pandemic has held the company in good stead going into 2021. The company on Wednesday reported revenues of $89.6 billion and a profit of $23.6 billion for the three months ending March 27, blowing past analyst forecasts. Apple shares surged more than 3%
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, se movió con rapidez desde su toma de posesión el 20 de enero, hace unos 100 días: firmó una ley de ayuda por covid-19 de US$ 1,9 billones en menos de dos meses de su mandato y emitió más decretos en lo que lleva de gobierno
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BUENA VISTA TWP., New Jersey (KYW) — The New Jersey attorney general has released dashcam video from a deadly police shooting in Buena Vista Township. It shows Roy Jackel, of Wildwood Crest, stealing a Franklin Township police vehicle. This happened after a crash at Tuckahoe and Cumberland roads
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The clock is ticking. About 4,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are in danger of going to waste at FEMA’s mass vaccination site at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The line outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Wednesday was nothing compared to just a couple of
Continue Reading The internal debate in the Biden administration over sharing excess US vaccines doses with other countries has grown more intense in recent weeks as the Covid-19 crisis worsens globally and the situation in the US improves, according to sources familiar with the tensions. There has been a particularly aggressive push from some officials within the
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