Two coronavirus strains first detected in California are now officially “variants of concern,” according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The variants may be about 20% more transmissible, the CDC said, citing early research. Some Covid-19 treatments may also be less effective against the strains. Still, the CDC didn’t say that vaccines
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Click here for updates on this story MADISON, WI (Madison365) — A prime location on the Capitol Square will now be a space for the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County — and the CEO of the organization wants your input into what happens there. BGCDC CEO Michael Johnson said he’s known for about
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(CNN) — Las autoridades del área metropolitana de Atlanta investigan si los tiroteos en tres salones de masajes que dejaron ocho muertos y un herido están relacionados. Dos de los tiroteos ocurrieron en spas al otro lado de la calle en el noreste de Atlanta y el otro en el condado de Cherokee, al noroeste
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Team New Zealand has retained the America’s Cup by beating Italian challenger Luna Rossa 7-3 in the 36th match for sailing’s oldest trophy. The defender came into the sixth day of racing Wednesday at match point with a 6-3 lead in the best-of-13 race series. Team New Zealand won the
Continue Reading ATLANTA, Georgia — Video evidence suggests “it is extremely likely” that the same person was responsible for the three deadly shootings at massage parlors in the metro Atlanta area, police said Tuesday night. Eight people were killed and one person was wounded in the attacks. Two of the shootings were at spas across the street
Continue ReadingFORT HOOD, Texas — The commander of the Army’s Criminal Investigation Command told lawmakers on Tuesday that it is “not normal” that Fort Hood service members and families feel unsafe because of the level of crime there. “No, that is not normal for a family to feel unsafe on our military base,” Maj. Gen. Donna
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Condiciones de tiempo severo amenazará a más de 50 millones de personas esta semana en EE.UU., desde las llanuras del sur hasta el sureste del país. «Este miércoles se prevé una amplia zona de posible tiempo severo significativo, que incluye el riesgo de granizo de gran tamaño, vientos destructivos y múltiples tornados fuertes»,
Continue Reading The family of Bianca Devins, the 17-year-old internet personality whose July 2019 murder was broadcast online by her killer, confronted him in court at his sentencing hearing Tuesday. Before the sentence came down against Brandon Clark — who pleaded guilty to Devins’ murder — her younger sister Olivia, her mother Kim and grandfather, Frank Williams,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un reservista del Ejército acusado de asaltar el Capitolio de EE.UU. es un conocido supremacista blanco y simpatizante nazi en la base naval donde trabajaba como contratista, e incluso fue reprendido por lucir un distintivo «bigote de Hitler», dijeron los fiscales en un nuevo reporte. Los fiscales federales revelaron el viernes que la
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Tiger Woods is recovering at home after several weeks in the hospital following his February car crash. “Happy to report that I am back home and continuing my recovery,” Woods tweeted on Tuesday. “I am so grateful for the support and encouragement that I have received over the past few weeks.” The golf legend was
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President Joe Biden discouraged would-be migrants from coming to the United States as his administration scrambles to respond to a surge of unaccompanied migrant children coming into the US. “I can say quite clearly: Don’t come,” Biden told ABC in an interview aired on Tuesday. The President continued: “We’re in the process of getting set
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SUGAR LAND, Texas – The UTEP Women’s Golf team wrapped up play at the HBU Husky Invitational with the Miners finishing sixth as a team on Tuesday at Riverbend Country Club in Sugar Land, Texas. The Miners were led by sophomore Sophie Delfosse, who placed second overall among individuals with a three-round total of 213 (71-69-73) to
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The House on Tuesday passed a sweeping child abuse prevention bill, setting up deliberations in the Senate as experts and advocates raise alarm about unreported abuse during the coronavirus pandemic. The Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, which cleared the House by 345-73, represents a legislative overhaul of the flagship bill addressing child welfare
Continue Reading President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he supports changing the Senate’s filibuster rule by bringing back the talking filibuster, requiring a senator who wants to block legislation to hold the floor without taking a break. “I don’t think that you have to eliminate the filibuster, you have to do it what it used to be
Continue Reading In the eyes of those close to Andrew Cuomo, the way through the scandal that threatens to sink the three-term New York governor is to focus on the work that made him popular just a short time ago: combating the coronavirus crisis, getting people vaccinated and ensuring the state budget is approved. As multiple allegations
Continue Reading Investigators in the New York Attorney General’s Office met with Lindsey Boylan, the first woman to publicly accuse New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, for more than three hours over the weekend, a source with direct knowledge of the conversation told CNN on Tuesday. Boylan, a former aide to Cuomo who alleged
Continue Reading The US intelligence community said in a landmark report Tuesday that the Russian government meddled in the 2020 election with an influence campaign “denigrating” President Joe Biden and “supporting” former President Donald Trump, detailing a massive disinformation push that successfully targeted, and was openly embraced, by Trump’s allies. Russia’s objectives were not limited to hurting
Continue Reading Authorities in metro Atlanta are investigating whether shootings at three massage parlors that left eight people dead and one wounded are connected. Two of the shootings were at spas across the street from each other in northeast Atlanta and the other was in Cherokee County to the northwest of the city. Officials in each jurisdiction
Continue Reading California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has embarked on an aggressive new effort to push back against the well-funded effort to recall him, arguing that the campaign is being driven by followers and allies of former President Donald Trump, who is deeply unpopular in California, as he tries to marshal the state’s Democrats to stand behind
Continue Reading Lawmakers are rushing to extend the federal government’s key relief program for small business owners as the deadline to apply for a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program approaches with more than $110 billion still untouched. With about 40% of the funds allocated by Congress in December remaining, lawmakers approved another $7 billion for the
Continue Reading (CNN) — Las autoridades del área metropolitana de Atlanta investigan si los tiroteos en tres salones de masajes que dejaron siete muertos y dos heridos están relacionados. Dos de los tiroteos ocurrieron en spas al otro lado de la calle en el noreste de Atlanta y el otro en el condado de Cherokee, al noroeste
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — Después de más de un año de restricciones de salud que han obstaculizado las citas en persona, Tinder dice que se está preparando para uno de los «años más coquetos de nuestras vidas». Con eso en mente, está regalando pruebas de covid-19 gratuitas para fomentar las citas seguras. La aplicación de citas
Continue Reading A group of Democratic lawmakers is proposing a substantial increase in the international affairs budget for the next fiscal year, with specific focuses on countering China, curbing climate change and investing in global health. Sens. Chris Murphy and Chris Van Hollen and Reps. David Cicilline and Ami Bera are pitching an additional $12 billion overall
Continue Reading Authorities in metro Atlanta are investigating whether shootings at three massage parlors that left seven people dead and two wounded are connected. Two of the shootings were at spas across the street from each other in northeast Atlanta and the other was in Cherokee County to the northwest of the city. Officials in each jurisdiction
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden said in an exclusive interview with ABC News on Tuesday that his message to migrants is “Don’t come over.” Amid a surge of migrants and unaccompanied minors on the U.S. southern border, Stephanopoulos asked the president, “Do you have to say quite clearly, ‘Don’t come’?” “Yes, I can say
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The system that brought strong winds will continue to move off to the east giving way to much calmer conditions for today. Temperatures for Wednesday will be on the cooler side in the mid to upper 60s. It will only get warmer from there with highs in the low 80s by the weekend.
Continue Reading The migrant crisis roiling the United States has made the complicated politics in Congress over immigration even dicier, with Democrats at sharp odds over how to proceed and Republicans pushing for far stricter measures than the White House would likely accept. Tension is building among Democrats over whether to pursue bite-size proposals or seek a
Continue Reading Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has now opened a grand jury investigation of former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election result in Georgia. This is a major step forward; the grand jury holds the power, by way of subpoenas, to compel witnesses to testify and to turn over other evidence, whether
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SOCORRO, Texas — A store in a Socorro shopping plaza suffered significant structural damage due to heavy winds that walloped the Borderland on Tuesday afternoon. The damage prompted the evacuation of the Family Dollar Store at 10600 North Loop and some other adjacent stores by police and firefighters. Windows at the front entrance to the
Continue Reading Children are alternating schedules to make space for one another in confined facilities, some kids haven’t seen sunlight in days, and others are taking turns showering, often going days without one. That’s the reality for the thousands of unaccompanied migrant children held up in US Border Patrol custody for days on end, according to case
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