Republicans have blasted Major League Baseball for moving its All-Star Game from Georgia to Colorado because of Georgia’s controversial new elections law. Some of these Republicans are trying to convince Americans that baseball officials are not only wrong but hypocritical. On television and on social media, they have claimed or strongly suggested that the new
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The latest batch of TV reboots haven’t had much in common with the source beyond the name, and so it is with “Kung Fu,” which — like the recent “Walker” — CW-izes a familiar TV property in a mostly unrecognizable way. In this case, a modern-day female lead learns mad martial-arts skills, in an uninspired
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Jamie Dimon is very bullish on the US economic recovery from the pandemic. And yet the JPMorgan Chase CEO is deeply concerned about the future of America. In his annual shareholder letter Wednesday, Dimon wrote that the Covid-19 pandemic, the “horrific murder” of George Floyd and the painfully slow economic growth of the past two
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Temperatures will run a few degrees cooler than yesterday with breezy to windy conditions. The forecast remains dry for the next several days so you are clear to get your car washed. Next week, a cold front could drop our temperatures to near normal.
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Ford has delivered 120 million masks to at-risk communities, the auto company announced Wednesday. Over the last eight months the company has donated masks to communities with limited access to PPE. In conjunction with the Ford Fund, the company’s philanthropic arm, they have provided masks to nonprofits, Ford dealers, schools, state and local officials, and
Continue Reading The political forces governing Washington have changed dramatically this year, with Democrats in control of both the White House and Congress. That’s forcing some of the country’s most powerful corporations to rethink their approach to contentious policy debates. What’s happening: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has announced that the company is “supportive of a rise in
Continue Reading Milo chocolate milk has been hugely popular in Southeast Asia for decades. Now the breakfast and teatime favorite is about to get shaken up — the cocoa powder will be offered as a dairy-free, ready-made beverage. The product is one of Nestlé’s newest plant-based inventions, and it will be launched in the region this week,
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(CNN Español) — Forbes publicó su lista de los más ricos del mundo, y aunque los diez primeros lugares están prácticamente copados por estadounidenses (8 de 10), varios latinoamericanos y españoles también se encuentran en el ranking de este año. «El número de multimillonarios en la 35 lista anual de Forbes de los más ricos del
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For nearly a month, Khaled lay on a threadbare mattress, writhing in pain. Until 2014, he worked as a security contractor in northern Iraq. When ISIS swept through the area, he lost his job and spiraled into a depression. Now in a prison cell, he has just recovered from withdrawal symptoms after years of crystal
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A major study published Tuesday suggests as many as one in three people infected with Covid-19 are left with longer term mental health or neurological symptoms. Researchers found that 34% of coronavirus survivors received a diagnosis for a neurological or psychological condition within six months of infection, according to the research published in the journal
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is allowing in-person inmate visits to resume this weekend at the downtown jail and jail annex. Safety precautions and capacity limits will be in place. As operations shift closer to normal inside these facilities, and now that all adults in Texas are eligible for
Continue Reading Criminal charges have been filed against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company over the 2019 Kincade Fire in California. The massive fire, which burned through more than 77,000 acres of vegetation in Sonoma County, was ignited by electrical transmission lines owned and operated by PG&E in northeast Geyserville, a Cal Fire investigation found. The fire
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced nine new coronavirus-related deaths and 184 new cases Wednesday morning. The latest deaths included 2 men in their 40s, 2 men and a woman in their 60s, a man in his 70s, a man and a woman in their 80s, and a
Continue Reading I perform autopsies for a living, on people who have died suddenly, violently, or unexpectedly. I often testify in criminal and civil cases, where I explain medical terminology to juries. The medical evidence in George Floyd’s death is complex — and likely key to whether Derek Chauvin, the former officer accused of killing Floyd, will
Continue Reading After years of struggling to breathe and fearing she might suffocate in her sleep, Sonia Sein says she feels well enough to dance around with her grandchildren after undergoing the first-ever human trachea transplant at Mount Sinai in New York. “For me, it felt like right after, I was able to breathe. When I took
Continue Reading Over the weekend, cybersecurity experts revealed that about half a billion Facebook users’ personal information was breached — a treasure trove of data the includes full names, birthdays, phone numbers and their location. Facebook said that massive leak stems from an issue in 2019, which has since been fixed. Still, there’s no clawing back that
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Click here for updates on this story MADISON, WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — To help equitably vaccinate the public against COVID-19, UW Health is partnering with community organizations serving communities of color for population-specific vaccination clinics, the health system announced Tuesday. On Monday, the health system partnered with The Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — Dane County’s next sheriff says he hopes to reduce the jail population and restore fractured relationships in the community. In an interview for the Madison365 daily news podcast It’s Only 10 Minutes, Kalvin Barrett said he wants the department to stay
Continue Reading When the coronavirus pandemic forced states to lock down last year, they suspended a long-standing requirement that the unemployed have to be looking for work in order to receive jobless benefits. Now, as the economy and hiring pick up, a growing number of states are resuming the mandate. North Carolina, South Carolina, Nevada and Idaho
Continue Reading Financial technology firm Plaid on Wednesday announced a $425 million Series D funding round, more than doubling the total amount the company has raised since its 2012 founding. The new funding pushes Plaid’s valuation to $13.4 billion, according to a source close to the company. That’s a huge jump from the $5.3 billion for which
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Santos forward Angelo Gabriel became the youngest goalscorer in Copa Libertadores history on Tuesday as he scored his side’s final goal in a 3-1 victory against San Lorenzo. Aged 16 years, three months and 16 days, Angelo broke Juan Carlos Cardenas’ record that had stood for 59 years with his stoppage-time goal after a save
Continue Reading (CNN) — Ha surgido una tendencia preocupante en las últimas semanas: los casos de covid-19 entre los jóvenes están aumentando. En Michigan, las hospitalizaciones entre personas de 30 años han aumentado en más de un 600% y las de 40 años en un 800%. Los casos diarios promedio de niños también han aumentado en más
Continue Reading A NASA spacecraft will bid farewell to its asteroid companion of the last few years. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is conducting a final flyby of the asteroid Bennu on Wednesday. The spacecraft made history when it briefly touched down on the asteroid on October 20, 2020, and collecting a hefty 2-ounce sample from the surface. The
Continue Reading The US economy is growing at its fastest pace since 1984, and will likely surpass its pre-pandemic size, the International Monetary Fund predicts. One big reason: The $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You
Continue Reading Hong Kong (CNN) — Las fuerzas armadas de China realizaron ejercicios militares simultáneos al oeste y al este de Taiwán el lunes en una medida que los analistas dijeron que era una advertencia para la isla autónoma y su aliado, Estados Unidos. El portaaviones chino Liaoning y sus escoltas estaban realizando maniobras alrededor de Taiwán,
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Samsung expects to have pulled off a strong first quarter, even as one of its chipmaking facilities was temporarily shut by a brutal US winter storm earlier this year. The South Korean conglomerate said Wednesday that it likely made about 9.3 trillion Korean won ($8.3 billion) in operating profit from January to March, marking a
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) — Starbucks lanzó un programa experimental de «pedir prestado una taza» en lugares selectos de su ciudad de origen, Seattle. El programa es parte del objetivo de Starbucks de hacer que sus vasos sean más sostenibles y comenzará como una prueba de dos meses en cinco tiendas de Seattle. Los clientes
Continue Reading Real Madrid overpowered Liverpool 3-1 in the first leg of the sides’ Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday, while Borussia Dortmund was left frustrated by a disallowed goal in its 2-1 defeat to Manchester City. Despite being without starting center-back pairing Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane, Real Madrid looked a class above the reigning Premier League
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) — Yahoo Respuestas, una plataforma de preguntas y respuestas que fue lanzada hace más de 15 años y se convirtió en una de las mayores fuentes de información (y de desinformación) de internet, será eliminada el 4 de mayo. El sitio web, propiedad de Verizon, anunció el lunes la cancelación de la
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– El presidente de Chile, Sebastián Piñera, promulgó este martes la reforma que posterga las elecciones municipales, de gobernadores regionales y constituyentes, del 10 y 11 de abril para el 15 y 16 de mayo. La razón para aplazar las elecciones es el alto número de contagios de coronavirus que ha registrado Chile
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