President Joe Biden will take to the Rose Garden on Friday for the first time as president, celebrating passage of his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief measure as the kickoff to a weeks-long sales effort to promote his debut legislative victory. He will be surrounded by Democrats who helped secure the measure’s success, including House Speaker
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When the pandemic hit, something astonishing happened in the cereal aisle: It cleared out. Beloved brands like Grape-Nuts were suddenly out of stock. Companies once desperate to boost sales swiftly curbed their promotions on products, fearing that they couldn’t meet demand. The early days of the pandemic led to shortages in packaged goods as people
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Looking at the stock market, you’d never know that a year ago this week was the Coronavirus Crash. In a matter of days, the S&P 500 dropped 12% and into a bear market. One-day point drops in the Dow and S&P 500 set records, trading curbs were triggered and the history books recorded yet another
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Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A major law enforcement operation in the Fresno County mountains on Wednesday. It started with knocks at doors. Deputies and officers showed up unannounced to do compliance checks on probationers, parolees, registered sex offenders, and known arsonists. Those not in compliance were handcuffed and
Continue Reading A broad majority of Americans say that political violence in response to election results is likely in the United States in the next few years, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Overall, 71% say political violence in response to election results is at least somewhat likely, including 34% who believe it is
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Nick Jonas’ highly anticipated album “Spaceman” has arrived. It’s the fourth solo CD for the singer, which he says was inspired by his wife, actress Priyanka Chopra. The lyrics on a majority of the album’s songs deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as some political commentary. On the single “Spaceman,” he sings “Mask off
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LODI, California (KCRA) — There was another step forward in the effort to reopen California as the state announced updates to its Blueprint for a Safer Economy on Thursday. Starting this Saturday, breweries, wineries and distilleries that don’t serve meals may now open outdoors even in the purple
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(CNN) — Las cifras de covid-19 parecen estar disminuyendo en Estados Unidos después de un año de dolor colectivo. Pero en los próximos meses se prevén decenas de miles de muertes y los expertos advierten que los estadounidenses no deben bajar la guardia todavía. «Creo que nos vamos a engañar», dijo el jueves el Dr.
Continue Reading (CNN) — México continuará usando la vacuna contra el coronavirus de AstraZeneca, entre otras, informó el jueves por la noche el subsecretario de Salud, Hugo López-Gatell. El anuncio se produjo después de que una mujer de 75 años falleciera en el estado de Hidalgo una hora después de recibir la vacuna Coronavac de Sinovac, y
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL ) — Baltimore resident Aurea Torres celebrated a monumental occasion: her 100th birthday. One of 14 children, Torres survived malaria in her native Puerto Rico, worked tirelessly in the textile district of New York, and left Spanish Harlem to settle in Baltimore. Torres has five grandchildren
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY ) — This weekend will mark the year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death. As protest groups make their plans for demonstrations, and events to honor her, local businesses are bracing for uncertainty. City leaders will be shutting down parts of eight streets in and around
Continue Reading Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon, one of only a few dozen female chief executives of Fortune 500 companies, is stepping down after an eight-year run heading the company. Dillon will become executive chair of the company’s board of directors in June, the company said Thursday. She will be replaced as CEO by Dave Kimbell, the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KMBC ) — Officials with the University of Kansas Health System said Wednesday the hospital has eight acute COVID-19 cases, including two that are in the ICU and only one on a ventilator. Hospital officials say this is the lowest number for acute COVID-19 patients
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A Michigan man was recently exonerated of murder, a charge for which he spent nearly five years in prison. Now, he’s suing a rental car company for not providing records that, his lawyers say, would’ve exonerated him earlier. Herbert Alford was wrongfully convicted of second-degree murder in 2016 and freed in 2020 after the Hertz
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Former President Donald Trump’s time in the White House helped shield him from investigations and some lawsuits but it might open him up to greater legal peril from New York prosecutors investigating his finances. Prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office have discussed using a section of New York criminal procedure law that they successfully
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) — Si estás usando la contraseña de Netflix del padre del novio de tu hermana, escucha. El gigante de la transmisión está probando una nueva función que podría ayudarlo a tomar medidas enérgicas contra el intercambio de contraseñas. Netflix está lanzando alertas pidiendo a los usuarios que verifiquen que están autorizados
Continue Reading Britain’s exports to Europe collapsed in January as companies grappled with new terms of trade following Brexit. The United Kingdom exported goods worth £8.1 billion ($11.3 billion) to the European Union in its first month completely outside the bloc, a 41% decline compared to December, according to the Office for National Statistics. The drop off
Continue Reading Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona announced Friday that she will not seek re-election in 2022 and will retire from Congress at the end of her term. “Serving Arizonans has been my absolute honor and joy, but after much consideration, I have decided not to seek re-election in 2022. I will continue the good fight
Continue Reading The New York prosecutor leading the most significant criminal probe against Donald Trump and his business announced Friday he is not running for reelection, putting the spotlight on who will be elected to take over the investigation into the former president and his business. Sources have told CNN for weeks that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus
Continue Reading “Yes Day” star Jennifer Garner just got her ears pierced. The actress, 48, said it never really occurred to her to do it sooner and feared her father would get upset with her for putting holes in her ears. Garner told Ellen DeGeneres during an appearance on her talk show, “I was afraid that my
Continue Reading President Joe Biden delivered the first prime-time address of his term on Thursday night, lamenting the devastation caused by Covid-19 over the past year and touting his plans to help the country recover. Biden’s speech, which ran for just shy of 24 minutes, did not include a large number of fact-checkable assertions. But here is
Continue Reading “Yes Day” star Jennifer Garner just got her ears pierced. The actress, 48, said it never really occurred to her to do it sooner and feared her father would get upset with her for putting holes in her ears. Garner told Ellen DeGeneres during an appearance on her talk show, “I was afraid that my
Continue Reading “Grey’s Anatomy” returned for its mid-season premiere Thursday night, but an unexpected death on the show is leaving fans of the long-running drama devastated. During a plotline on Thursday’s two-hour crossover episode with “Station 19,” Dr. Andrew DeLuca, played by Giacomo Gianniotti, attempted to pursue a sex trafficker and was stabbed. Deluca, a character on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WAYNE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — You may remember the Walck family from Lake Ariel. Scott Walck, his wife, and two sons battled the virus when it first appeared in Wayne County in March of last year. Scott’s son Bailey recalls the toll the virus took on his family.
Continue Reading Simon Hu has resigned as chief executive officer of Ant Group, months after the digital payments company was forced to pull its IPO amid a crackdown by Chinese regulators. “The Ant Group Board of Directors has accepted Mr. Simon Hu’s resignation request, due to personal reasons,” said a spokesperson for the Alibaba affiliate. “We are
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Partly cloudy skies will move out for the overnight hours allowing temperatures to drop into the 40s with winds still gusting in the teens. On Saturday, a storm system will bring a chance for light rain. The region will see about a 15-degree drop in temperatures with highs in the mid and upper 50s. Sunday,
Continue Reading With no need to house a big engine under a long hood, electric pickup truck designers are getting creative with shapes. There’s Tesla’s wedge-shaped Cybertruck, and Amazon-backed Rivian is planning to put a trunk where the engine would normally go. Now, another California-based electric vehicle startup, Canoo, has revealed a pickup truck with a “cab
Continue Reading Wall Street threw a party as President Joe Biden signed his sweeping $1.9 trillion stimulus package into law, giving investors confidence in their projections for a surge of economic activity once the threat of the pandemic recedes. What’s happening: The legislation is expected to boost demand for goods and services, especially as the country’s vaccination
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHESANING, Michigan (WNEM) — COVID-19 sent nearly two million working moms out of the workforce. For Danielle Devota it changed her career entirely. “I just think COVID-19 was the push that I needed. Because if anything it showed me that life is short,” Devota said. The working mother
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Nearly one year after the death of Breonna Taylor, the anniversary of which is Saturday, the family and attorney said, “there’s still not been justice for Breonna.” Tamika Palmer, Taylor’s mother, told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on New Day that justice for her daughter would mean the “officers arrested, and charged, and convicted.” Lonita Baker, the
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