EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As a record number of migrants arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border, some advocacy groups say there’s confusion as to who is expelled and who is allowed to wait for their court appearance in the U.S. It’s due to what the government calls “acute vulnerabilities.” An El Paso advocacy group says
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(CNN Español) –– La Fiscalía de Ecuador informó este martes que realizó 25 allanamientos en Quito y Guayaquil como parte de una investigación abierta en 2019 por sospechas de delincuencia organizada relacionada con presuntos actos de corrupción en la petrolera estatal Petroecuador. La Fiscalía agregó que en esos operativos se detuvieron nueve personas. Entre ellas
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A history of being consistently active is strongly associated with a reduced risk of severe Covid-19, according to a new study released Tuesday. The Kaiser Permanente study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, looked at nearly 50,000 adults with Covid-19. The research found that those who met the target of the US Department
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El gobierno de México desarrolla “Patria”, su propia vacuna contra el covid-19 que está basada en el virus de Newcastle y mostró resultados positivos en ratones y cerdos, dijo María Elena Álvarez-Bulla directora del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Conacyt) durante la conferencia matutina del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Entre
Continue Reading (CNN) — El bitcoin se disparó y alcanzó un nuevo récord por encima de los US$ 62.700, mientras los inversores se preparan para la esperada salida a bolsa de Coinbase Global, una plataforma de intercambio de criptomonedas, esta semana. Solo este año, el bitcoin duplicó su precio. A lo que se suma que representa un
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Rusten Sheskey, the Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who shot Jacob Blake seven times while responding to a domestic incident last year, has returned to active duty, according to a statement from Police Chief Daniel Miskinis. “Although this incident has been reviewed at multiple levels, I know that some will not be pleased with the outcome,”
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A well-funded new group formed by former senior aides to then-President Donald Trump launched on Tuesday with the goal of permanently fusing the ex-President’s “America First” agenda with the Republican Party. The newly minted nonprofit is called the America First Policy Institute and boasts a staff of 35 former Trump aides, including former Cabinet secretaries,
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UPDATE: UTEP confirmed Tuesday night that it has hired Abilene Christian’s Joe Golding as the Miners’ new head basketball coach. Golding led Abilene Christian to the NCAA Tournament in two of the past three seasons and an upset win over third-seed Texas in this year’s March Madness. “I’m honored and humbled to be the next
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration are recommending that the United States pause the use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine over six reported US cases of a “rare and severe” type of blood clot. One person is currently in critical condition and another, a 45-year-old
Continue Reading A US appellate court decision on Tuesday upholding an Ohio law that prohibits abortions because of fetal Down syndrome evades major Supreme Court precedent and is certain to reverberate in cases nationwide. The decision by a 9-7 vote implicitly challenges Supreme Court decisions dating to 1973 that protect the abortion choice in the early weeks
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President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by September 11 — the twentieth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — prompted a split on Capitol Hill among both Republicans and Democrats, creating some strange bedfellows over what to do about America’s longest war. Many Republicans slammed the decision as premature,
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A history of being consistently active is strongly associated with a reduced risk of severe Covid-19, according to a new study released Tuesday. The Kaiser Permanente study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, looked at nearly 50,000 adults with Covid-19. The research found that those who met the target of the US Department
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Unas 50 personas podrían sentarse en el banquillo de los acusados si el Órgano Judicial de Panamá admite la solicitud del Ministerio Público del país y las llama a juicio para responder sobre su presunta participación en delitos relacionados con la constructora Odebrecht. La Fiscalía Especial Anticorrupción remitió para la vista de
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Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A bill in Raleigh aims to provide supplemental insurance to help firefighters diagnosed with cancer. The new Firefighters Fighting Cancer Act of 2021 proposes a lump sum of $25,000 to $50,000 for an initial cancer diagnosis and an additional $12,000 for out of
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Plans are back on for a Covid=19 mass vaccination site in Las Cruces on Saturday, but the city will now offer the Pfizer vaccine instead of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine as originally scheduled. The change comes as New Mexico paused the administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in
Continue Reading Editor’s note: This commentary is authored by Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and CNN political commentator, who was a political consultant for Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign in 1992 and served as a counselor to Clinton in the White House. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Remember the Tilt-a-Whirl?
Continue Reading One encouraging sign that the pandemic-time panic among consumers has abated: Americans have stopped hoarding toilet paper, kitchen towels and wipes. Sales of toilet paper dropped 32.7% in the 12 weeks ending April 3 from the same period a year ago, according to market research firm NielsenIQ, which tracks point of sale data from retailers.
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Here’s a look at the life of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Personal Birth date: August 8, 1953 Birth place: Mobile, Alabama Birth name: Lloyd James Austin III Father: Lloyd James Austin Jr., postal worker Mother: Aletia Taylor Austin, homemaker Marriage: Charlene Denise (Banner) Austin (early 1980s-present) Children: Reginald Hill (stepson); Christopher Hill (stepson)
Continue Reading A use-of-force expert testifying for Derek Chauvin’s defense team on Tuesday said the former Minneapolis Police officer was justified in kneeling on George Floyd for over nine minutes and did not use deadly force. “I felt that Derek Chauvin was justified and was acting with objective reasonableness, following Minneapolis Police Department policy and current standards
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Damage from the overnight looting and vandalism following the killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright by Brooklyn Center police extends for miles. The stores at Shingle Creek Crossing, located just two miles from where Wright was fatally shot, were closed and blocked off Monday morning as
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– El presidente municipal de Tepoztlán, Rogelio Torres Ortega, falleció este martes, según informó el Ayuntamiento de la ciudad mexicana en un comunicado que publicó en Facebook. Torres Ortega estaba aislado desde el 31 de marzo, cuando anunció que había dado positivo a la prueba de covid-19. Tanto la Gobernación de Morelos como
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GRAPEVINE, Texas (KTVT) — Meet Paisley Elliot— A fun, light hearted second grader who happens to dedicate her spare time to improving the lives of others. So much so, last week she was nominated for The International Children’s Peace Prize— an annual award given by a foundation in
Continue Reading You scream, I scream, we all scream — and not just for ice cream. Unlike primates, who use screams to communicate only anger and fear, humans scream in at least six emotional dimensions: anger, fear, pain, pleasure, sadnes and delight — such as the high-pitched joyful shrieks of children scampering after the ice cream truck.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A man lost his home, car, everything while waiting on a call from the Illinois Department of Employment Security – a call that never came. This was even after the agency’s acting director told CBS 2 they were making improvements so this doesn’t happen to
Continue Reading Investigators in the case of Kristin Smart, the college student missing since 1996, served a search warrant at the home of the prime suspect’s father, officials said Monday. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office on Monday announced it served a search warrant at the Arroyo Grande home of Ruben Flores, the father of Paul
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Hace apenas siete meses el Bayern celebraba su sexta Liga de Campeones, al imponerse en la final del torneo más prestigioso de clubes, frente al Paris Saint-Germain. Este martes el equipo parisino obtuvo su revancha. Fue uno de los choques de cuartos de final más apretados de la presente edición. El 3-2
Continue Reading When I received an email saying I was eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine — containing a link to register for an appointment — I was elated. Eager to protect my family, myself and my community, I signed up and drove to my designated location, a megasite run by the National Guard. As I approached the
Continue Reading Egyptian authorities have seized a massive cargo ship which blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week last month, amid a dispute over financial damages, the state-run Al Ahram news outlet said on Tuesday. An Egyptian court ordered the vessel’s Japanese owner, Shoei Kisen Kaisha, to pay $900 million in compensation as a result of
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MIDLAND, Texas — The Del Valle Conquistadores soccer season came to a heartbreaking end Tuesday in Midland. In their Texas 5A state semifinal game against Wakeland, Del Valle lost 4-2. The team had to play a man down late in the second half because of a red card.
Continue Reading Iran has informed the international nuclear watchdog that it intends to massively ramp up its levels of uranium enrichment following an apparent attack on a nuclear site in the country over the weekend. On Tuesday, Iran’s deputy foreign minister and a top nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi told state-run Press TV that the International Atomic Energy
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