Mounting evidence suggests the more contagious coronavirus variant first identified in the UK, which experts believe is partly driving an uptick of cases in places like Michigan, may already be dominant across the US. “I think we are there,” said William Lee, vice president of science at Helix, a company whose tests have identified a
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Nota del editor: David Bittan Obadia es abogado, escritor, analista de temas políticos e internacionales, columnista del diario El Universal, de Venezuela, y colaborador en otros medios de comunicación. Como conferencista, participó en el Congreso Judío Mundial y fue presidente de la comunidad judía de Venezuela. Su cuenta de Twitter es @davidbittano. Las opiniones expresadas
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Click here for updates on this story MILLS RIVER, North Carolina (WLOS) — Glenn C. Marlow Elementary School took the Cereal Box Domino Challenge to benefit Interfaith Assistance Ministries. Since early March, the school has been collecting boxes of cereal to donate to the organization, which is currently serving more than 300 families a week
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– La Fiscalía de Quintana Roo informó este martes el arresto de un hombre sospechoso de abusar sexualmente a su hijastra, quien es la hija menor de Victoria Salazar, una mujer salvadoreña que murió este fin de semana en Tulum, durante un procedimiento policial. A través de un comunicado, la Fiscalía dice que
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Biden administration officials are increasingly urging governors and local officials to reinstate or avoid relaxing public health restrictions as coronavirus cases continue to rise and the US stares down the prospect of another surge. What they’re not doing is telling state and local officials which restrictions they should implement and when. Unlike its school guidelines
Continue Reading A former intelligence analyst and military service member has pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining classified national defense information and disclosing it to a reporter, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Daniel Everette Hale, of Nashville, Tennessee, who previously served as an enlisted airman in the US Air Force, sent classified documents and material to a reporter
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President Joe Biden has delivered on his promise to follow his Covid relief bill with a long-term recovery plan. His new American Jobs Plan is a comprehensive, well-targeted and timely approach to America’s many long-term economic ills, responding powerfully to 40 years of federal neglect. Many conservatives will object, but their relentless naysaying has been
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President Joe Biden marked International Transgender Day of Visibility on Wednesday by issuing the first-ever presidential proclamation of its kind in recognition of the day, which aims to celebrate the achievements of trans rights activists and increase awareness about ongoing challenges transgender and gender-nonconforming people face. “Today, we honor and celebrate the achievements and resiliency
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LeBron James is officially a part owner of Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox, according to a Wednesday announcement from Fenway Sports Group (FSG). James, his business partner Maverick Carter and their longtime business associate, Paul Wachter, will become part of FSG’s ownership group, the sports company said in its news release. FSG owns the
Continue Reading Lawyers for the Department of Justice have asked a judge for additional time to decide whether to turn former President Donald Trump’s taxes over to the House Ways and Means Committee. The committed subpoenaed Trump’s taxes while he was president and the Treasury Department, at the time, declined to comply with the subpoena. The House
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — Thousands have spent months overwhelmed with frustration involving Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency. Some Michiganders are not receiving payments, while others had their payments stopped without warning. “Infuriating, frustrating. I don’t know if there’s enough words in the English dictionary,” said Erin Olson, mother. This
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – After not having a fall football season in 2020 due to Covid-19, the NMSU Aggies are back. Wednesday, NMSU announced the 2021 schedule for the fall football season. The Aggies will play a total of 12 games, 5 at home, 7 on the road. NMSU’s 2021 campaign begins Saturday, Aug. 28,
Continue Reading Two US counties will receive a surge of free, rapid, at-home Covid-19 tests in an effort to study how people use them and how that impacts Covid-19 trends in the community, according to an announcement Wednesday by the National Institutes of Health. The project — called “Say Yes! COVID Test” — will roll out 2
Continue Reading Nickelodeon is pulling a virus-themed episode of “SpongeBob SquarePants” because of “sensitivities” linking it to the coronavirus pandemic. The episode, “Kwarantined Crab,” from the show’s 12th season, centers on a virus storyline. “We have decided to not air it due to sensitivities surrounding the global, real-world pandemic,” a spokesperson for Nickelodeon told CNN Business. In
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s Sean Bailey was announced as the Conference USA Male Track Athlete of the Week as released by league officials on Wednesday. The senior sprinter took the silver medal in the 400m event and helped the Miners to a first-place finish in the 4x400m relay at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on March
Continue Reading (CNN) — El opositor ruso Alexey Navalny dijo que va a hacer huelga de hambre para protestar contra la negativa de los funcionarios de la cárcel a garantizarle una atención médica adecuada, en una publicación que compartió su equipo en su página oficial de Instagram el miércoles. «Tengo derecho a llamar a un médico y
Continue Reading President Joe Biden unveiled a roughly $2 trillion jobs proposal focused on infrastructure and the climate crisis in a speech in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, stressing his support of labor unions and his hope the investment would lift the middle class. The President’s next major legislative push, the American Jobs Plan, would heavily invest in rebuilding
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Here is a look at the life of former late-night talk show host David Letterman. Personal Birth date: April 12, 1947 Birth place: Indianapolis, Indiana Birth name: David Michael Letterman Father: Harry Letterman, a florist Mother: Dorothy (Hofert) Letterman Mengering Marriages: Regina Lasko (March 19, 2009-present); Michelle Cook (divorced) Children: with Regina Lasko: Harry Joseph,
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of John Delaney, a businessman, former US representative from Maryland and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: April 16, 1963 Birth place: Wood-Ridge, New Jersey Birth name: John Kevin Delaney Father: Jack Delaney, electrician Mother: Elaine (Rowe) Delaney, homemaker Marriage: April McClain-Delaney Children: Summer, Lily, Grace
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of former Cincinnati Reds player and manager Pete Rose. Personal Birth name: Peter Edward Rose Birth date: April 14, 1941 Birth place: Cincinnati, Ohio Father: Harry Rose, a bank clerk and semi-pro baseball and football player Mother: LaVerne Rose Marriages: Carol (Woliung) Rose, (April 11, 1984-2011, divorced); Karolyn (Englehardt)
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — “I’m sorry” – those are the words of the family of the teen who shot and wounded a Chicago Police officer and a Home Depot security guard last week, before he himself was shot and killed by Chicago Police. Days after that shooting, the family
Continue Reading Americans who lost their jobs last year and have already filed their tax returns will have one less headache to deal with. The Internal Revenue Service will automatically recalculate their returns to account for the new stimulus tax break on the first $10,200 of unemployment compensation received in 2020, the agency said Wednesday. It will
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EL PASO, Texas — A 78-year-old man has died from injuries he suffered in a traffic crash that shut down a northeast El Paso roadway for six hours earlier this week, police said Wednesday. Authorities indicated Juan Estrada of El Paso died at University Medical Center, where he was taken with very serious injuries after
Continue Reading These are dangerous times for people with chronic health conditions. They often need to visit hospitals for treatment or to collect medication, but during the pandemic that means increased risk of exposure to coronavirus. In Africa, a US startup says it is reducing that risk by using drones to deliver medical supplies to local clinics,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — With a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in New York City — at least 31 so far this year — is an apparent increase in those seeking self-defense classes, and also a call for those witnessing attacks to intervene. CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis went to
Continue Reading RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A popular Palestinian uprising leader imprisoned by Israel has submitted an independent list of candidates to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections. The move deals a tough blow to President Mahmoud Abbas. The last-minute move by Marwan Barghouti could severely weaken the prospects of Abbas’ Fatah party in the election
Continue Reading Iowa Democrat Rita Hart withdrew her contest before Congress on Wednesday, ending her challenge of her state-certified, six-vote loss amid increasing pressure by Republicans to dismiss her case and growing skepticism by Democrats of overturning the House election. “Despite our best efforts to have every vote counted, the reality is that the toxic campaign of
Continue Reading (CNN) — El concepto de pansexualidad ha existido desde la época de Sigmund Freud, pero fue necesario que estrellas como Miley Cyrus, y más recientemente Bella Thorne lo usaran abiertamente para volverlo a poner de moda en el siglo XXI. La palabra pansexual ha estado entre los términos más buscados en Google desde que la
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Pittsburgh’s Black Lives Matter mural has been vandalized. The mural was painted last summer following the death of George Floyd. It features Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Antwon Rose Jr. and others. It’s located along the wall of the Allegheny River Warf across from PNC Park.
Continue Reading The Pentagon has announced new policies to abolish the Trump administration’s ban on transgender troops serving in the US military following a 60-day review initiated after President Joe Biden signed an executive order repealing the ban shortly after he took office in January. On Wednesday, the department announced it has updated two internal polices to
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