House passes joint resolution to remove ERA deadline
The House on Wednesday passed a joint resolution that would remove a deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, after a recent federal…
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HHS announces $10 billion to expand coronavirus testing in schools
The US Department of Health and Human Services is funneling $10 billion to states to help implement coronavirus surveillance testing in K-12 schools…
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Fact-checking Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ claims about the border situation
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued a statement on Tuesday outlining the Biden administration’s plans to try to deal with the…
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Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Cabo Verde confirma la extradición de Alex Saab a EE.UU.
(CNN Español) – Este miércoles, el Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Cabo Verde negó un recurso de apelación y confirmó la extradición del…
Continue Reading Por qué tantos menores cruzan la frontera de EE.UU. solos
(CNN) — Las estadÃsticas son impresionantes. Más de 400.000 menores migrantes han cruzado la frontera de Estados Unidos sin sus padres desde…
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NYPD deploys officers to city’s Asian communities after Atlanta-area shootings
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — The NYPD deployed officers to the city’s Asian communities…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats introduce sweeping election bill that would curb GOP efforts to restrict voting access
Senate Democrats on Wednesday introduced the sweeping election and voting rights package passed by the House earlier this month, one that, if passed,…
Continue Reading Biden and Harris condemn deadly Atlanta spa shootings
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris addressed Tuesday’s lethal shootings at a series of spas in the Atlanta area, expressing…
Continue Reading Rescuers save goose impaled by hook at Sacramento’s Land Park
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — It was a literal wild goose chase in the middle of a…
Continue Reading Alerta de tornado fue emitida para partes de Texas y Louisiana en EE.UU.
(CNN) — Una nueva alerta de tornado fue emitida para partes del sureste de Texas y el suroeste de Louisiana y estará vigente hasta las 7 pm (hora…
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DC and Marvel Comics will celebrate Pride month with comics featuring their queer characters
Comic book giants DC Comics and Marvel Comics are celebrating Pride month by releasing graphic novels celebrating queer characters. The companies…
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Boost your happiness with that extra hour of daylight
The birds are chirping, the crocuses are sprouting and we have one extra hour of daylight upon us. Spring is within spitting distance (no germs,…
Continue Reading Do we really need pants? And other lessons from a pandemic year
We’re one year, or roughly 31,536,000 seconds, into this new, strange pandemic life. We’ve missed loved ones and weddings and funerals,…
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Topps apologizes for card depicting beaten-up BTS band members
Topps apologized after it shared an insensitive trading card image of K-pop band BTS bruised and beaten. The sticker card depicts BTS members in…
Continue Reading Grocery store workers push to be moved up COVID vaccine priority list
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Grocery store workers are now pushing to be moved up the…
Continue Reading Omarosa Manigault Newman can’t force Trump to testify in lawsuit, judge rules
Former Trump White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman won’t be allowed to get testimony from former President Donald Trump, former Trump chief…
Continue Reading This major US bank just endorsed reparations for Black Americans
The largest union-owned bank in the United States announced its support for reparations for African Americans on Wednesday. Amalgamated Bank became…
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2 dead after Southern California fireworks explosion
Two people were killed Tuesday after a powerful commercial fireworks explosion in Ontario, California, according to the city fire department.…
Continue Reading What is an NFT? Non-fungible tokens explained
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are the latest cryptocurrency phenomenon to go mainstream. And after Christie’s auction house sold the first-ever…
Continue Reading Joe Manchin pours cold water on push to gut filibuster
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin rejected major changes to the Senate rules that have long been sought by liberals seeking to gut the…
Continue Reading Alerta de tornado emitida para partes de Texas y Louisiana en EE.UU.
(CNN) — Una nueva alerta de tornado fue emitida para partes del sureste de Texas y el suroeste de Louisiana y estará vigente hasta las 7 pm (hora…
Continue Reading En aproximadamente una hora, 8 personas fueron asesinadas en 3 spas del área de Atlanta. Un sospechoso está bajo custodia
(CNN) — Ocho personas murieron en tres salones de masajes del área metropolitana de Atlanta el martes, y el principal sospechoso fue arrestado a…
Continue Reading Treasury has sent about 90 million stimulus payments
WASHIINGTON, DC — About 90 million stimulus payments, totaling more than $242 billion, have been sent as of Wednesday, the Treasury Department…
Continue Reading Disneyland sets reopening date
It’s been a long year for Disneyland fans, but “The Happiest Place On Earth” is finally set to reopen its doors. The flagship…
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Abbott blames Biden for rise in migrant kids at border
DALLAS, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spoke on Wednesday about the influx of unaccompanied children crossing into the state…
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Fernando Alonso: ‘Hopefully I’m back as a better driver’
Fernando Alonso just can’t get enough of the thrill of traveling at speed. That goes for both two wheels as well as four. After stepping away…
Continue Reading Por qué tantos niños cruzan la frontera de EE.UU. solos
(CNN) — Las estadÃsticas son impresionantes. Más de 400.000 niños migrantes han cruzado la frontera de Estados Unidos sin sus padres desde 2003.…
Continue Reading House Republicans reverse earmark ban, opening door to both parties using the formerly banned practice
House Republicans on Wednesday voted to reverse their conference-wide ban on earmarks, according to two sources familiar with the vote, marking a…
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Amalgamated becomes the first major US bank to endorse reparations
The largest union-owned bank in the United States announced its support for reparations for African Americans on Wednesday. Amalgamated Bank became…
Continue Reading District confiscates high school baseball team caps that had ‘thin blue line’ patch on them
Click here for updates on this story EUREKA, Missouri (KMOV) — Eureka High School parents say patches on the baseball…
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