(CNN) — La Cámara de Representantes aprobó una legislación que busca ampliar la verificación de antecedentes en todas las ventas comerciales de armas. Esta es la primera medida significativa del Congreso sobre control de armas desde que los demócratas ganaron la Casa Blanca y la mayoría en las dos cámaras. La Cámara aprobó la legislación
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden utilizará su primer discurso a la nación el jueves para anunciar que está indicando a los estados de EE.UU. que abran la elegibilidad para la vacuna contra el coronavirus a todos los adultos a más tardar el 1 de mayo, un paso que, según él, podría permitir pequeñas reuniones
Continue Reading (CNN) –– La cantidad de niños migrantes no acompañados bajo custodia de la Patrulla Fronteriza sigue aumentando: llegó a más de 3.700 este miércoles, según conoció CNN. Muchos de los menores se encuentra en instalaciones similares a cárceles a lo largo de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México. Exclusivo CNN: Niños migrantes no acompañados
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President Joe Biden’s sweeping $1.9 trillion relief package represents one of the largest federal efforts to reduce poverty in the last half century. The massive legislation, which the President signed Thursday, provides aid to low-income Americans in numerous ways. Attention has focused on the third round of direct stimulus payments, but the bill also offers
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EL PASO, Texas — A 29–year-old El Paso man has been arrested and charged in a west side car burglary spree, police said Thursday. Chibuike Joseph Uke is accused in spate of ten car break-ins that took place between last summer and earlier this month in west El Paso. “All of the burglaries occurred in
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Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Empty beds and more importantly empty ventilators; it means hope for the doctors, nurses and therapists who’ve worked tirelessly over the last year. “We’ve had 8-10 people on ventilators since March. We had a lull in June right before summer and then it was
Continue Reading Merrick Garland faces multiple crises to address and politically tough decisions to make as he belatedly takes the reins at the Justice Department as attorney general. He’ll try to heal a workforce that was battered during the Trump era, deliver on President Joe Biden‘s liberal priorities and campaign promises and oversee some of the most
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– La acusación contra Keiko Fujimori, lideresa del partido Fuerza Popular, la presentó este jueves el fiscal José Domingo Pérez, del Equipo Especial Lava Jato. El fiscal solicitó 30 años de prisión contra Keiko Fujimori por los presuntos delitos de crimen organizado, lavado de activos, obstrucción a la justicia y falsa declaración en
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A 51-year-old Kenosha man is accused of stabbing a 26-year-old mother of four to death. Court documents show a 911 call captured the killing. Ranon Brownlee is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and possession of a firearm by a felon. It happened Monday
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A federal regulatory agency is approaching the deadline to decide whether masks should be required at workplaces in the United States, in response to an executive order by President Biden. On January 21, President Joe Biden’s first full day in office, he signed an executive order that asked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Un juez federal de México suspendió de manera provisional la reforma a la Ley de la Industria Eléctrica, que propuso el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador. La medida, que según el Gobierno busca favorecer y expandir el control estatal en la industria eléctrica en el país, se publicó en el diario oficial
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Google Maps is making some social media-inspired updates to encourage more user-generated content in the app. The app on Thursday introduced several new features aimed at making Google Maps more interactive, including one that makes it easier for users to share photos of locations they visit. The changes are just the latest in a string
Continue Reading Nota del editor: El psicólogo John Duffy, autor de «Crianza de los nuevos adolescentes en la era de la ansiedad», ejerce en Chicago. Se especializa en el trabajo con adolescentes, padres, parejas y familias. (CNN) — Pasé la semana del 9 de marzo de 2020 en la oficina, sentado frente a mis pacientes, uno tras
Continue Reading If you’re using your sister’s boyfriend’s dad’s Netflix account — listen up. The streaming giant is testing a new feature that could help it crack down on password sharing. Netflix is rolling out alerts asking users to verify they are authorized to watch on the account to be able to keep watching. “This test is
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Embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said he would give himself an “A” for his stewardship of the US Postal Service, despite what he has acknowledged were “unacceptable” mail and package delays during the peak holiday season. Faced with growing criticism of his handling of USPS operations, DeJoy was grilled during a congressional hearing Thursday about
Continue Reading The Weeknd is officially boycotting the Grammys, the singer told The New York Times. The pop star said he will no longer submit songs for the music industry’s most prestigious annual awards show after it declined to nominate him for a single accolade for his hit single “Blinding Lights,” which has spent 52 weeks in
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“Long Live Rock … Celebrate the Chaos” exalts the communal nature of hard rock, while mostly glossing over its excesses. The new documentary also misses a seemingly obvious coda that would have resonated after a year of shuttered live events — namely, the impact of Covid-19 on those who embrace this music with a level
Continue Reading “The One” takes an enticing idea –what would happen if everyone could be romantically paired with their perfect match by DNA? — and squanders that by turning it into a mundane mystery. It’s not bad, as Netflix’s British binges go, but nor does the eight-episode run foster much of a love connection. The most interesting
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is outlining his plan to make all adult Americans eligible for vaccination by May 1 and get the nation back “closer to normal” by the Fourth of July. Biden is addressing the nation Thursday evening, one year into the coronavirus pandemic. Previewing his speech, officials say he will announce
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WASHINGTON, DC — One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden used his first prime-time address to outline his plan Thursday night to make all adults vaccine-eligible by May 1 and get the country “closer to normal” by the Fourth of July. He offered Americans fresh hope
Continue Reading The Biden administration on Thursday took the final step to end the controversial Trump-era rule that makes it more difficult for immigrants to obtain legal status if they use certain public benefits, such as Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court dismissed a case concerning the “public charge” rule and
Continue Reading An alleged Oath Keeper charged in the Capitol riot was a driver for Roger Stone as part of his security detail at an event one day before the attack, an FBI agent testified Thursday. The FBI agent said at a federal court hearing that he reviewed video of Joshua James and other members of the
Continue Reading Transgender athletes in Mississippi’s public schools and colleges will no longer be allowed to compete in women’s sports after the state’s Republican governor on Thursday signed the first statewide anti-trans law of 2021. SB 2536 is the first anti-trans legislation to be approved by a governor this year, with similar bills percolating in statehouses across
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Two Democratic lawmakers are reintroducing legislation Thursday calling for the expedited review of hate crimes related to the pandemic. The legislation known as the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act was first proposed by Rep. Grace Meng of New York last year. Meng and Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii are bringing the bill back to the House
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ top law enforcement officer is suing leaders in the state’s capital for maintaining local coronavirus mask requirements, saying they illegally defy the governor’s order ending a statewide mandate. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Travis County District Court, names Austin Mayor Steve Adler, Travis County Judge Andy Brown and Mark Escott, the
Continue Reading The top Democrat and Republican on the House Armed Services Committee are calling for a “measured drawdown” of National Guard troops in Washington, the first bipartisan request to reduce the security posture around the US Capitol and a clear sign that patience is running thin among lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The statement
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Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown is strongly in favor of rolling back the Trump tax cuts for corporations — despite warnings from the business community that it could disrupt the economic recovery. “It was a giveaway to corporate interests and the richest people in the country,” Brown, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, told CNN
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACREMENTO, California (KOVR) — Backyard bird feeders are blamed for birds dropping dead across the region. Many backyard bird watchers enjoy the soft chirping sounds of songbirds, but now the feeders people put out to attract the animals may be unintentionally killing them. “It’s a super-spreader event when
Continue Reading Wesley Hamilton remembers the moment nine years ago when his life changed forever. On January 14, 2012, Hamilton got caught up in an altercation with a stranger outside an apartment complex. The man shot Hamilton twice in his abdomen. When the bullets pierced his body, he thought he was going to die. “I laid on
Continue Reading After a full year living under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, the American public finally sees a brighter future, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. More than three-quarters (77%) now say the worst of the outbreak is behind us, higher than at any other point in the last year by 26
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