These 5 charts show the pandemic’s brutal impact on American workers
A year ago, the Covid-19 pandemic prompted a swift, sweeping lockdown on the United States. It left more than half a million Americans dead and…
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Lionel Messi scores ‘special’ goal but misses penalty as Barcelona crashes out of the Champions League
It wasn’t enough to ensure Barcelona progressed to the Champions League quarterfinals but Lionel Messi’s strike against Paris…
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How to watch Biden’s first prime-time presidential address
President Joe Biden is expected to deliver his first prime-time address from the White House on Thursday night to commemorate the anniversary of the…
Continue Reading Cuomo downplayed and deflected questions about nursing home data during daily press conferences last spring
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration are facing renewed scrutiny for their handling of nursing homes in the early days of the…
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Coupang, the Amazon of South Korea, raises $4.6 billion in US IPO
Coupang, South Korea’s biggest e-commerce company, has pulled off the largest US initial public offering so far this year. The SoftBank-backed…
Continue Reading Former Presidents Carter, Clinton, Bush and Obama urge Americans to get vaccinated
Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and their respective former first ladies are part of a newly released ad…
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5 things to know for March 11: Coronavirus, Cabinet, immigration, China, Russia
We’re approaching the peak of tornado season, and the next few days will bring an increased threat of storms (oh, and flooding) to the middle…
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Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. aprueba plan de estÃmulo de US$ 1,9 billones propuesto por Biden
(CNN) — La Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. votó y aprobó el plan de ayuda de covid-19 de US$ 1,9 billones del presidente Biden. Se enviará a…
Continue Reading Covid relief wasn’t the only pressing issue facing Congress. Here are 6 others
Democrats’ slim majorities in both the House and Senate are testing President Joe Biden’s ability to get his priorities through Congress,…
Continue Reading La administración de Biden reiniciará programa para menores centroamericanos en riesgo
Washington (CNN) — El gobierno de Joe Biden anunció el miércoles que reiniciará un programa que permite que ciertos menores centroamericanos en…
Continue Reading Warren Buffett is now worth $100 billion
Warren Buffett has just joined the world’s most exclusive club of the mega rich. The legendary American investor was worth $100 billion on…
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Biden seeks to chart a path out of the pandemic in prime-time address
President Joe Biden can report in his first prime-time address Thursday that a vaccination drive now reaching 2 million people daily has brought…
Continue Reading Un hombre muere bajo custodia de la Patrulla Fronteriza cerca de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México
(CNN) — Un hombre murió el miércoles en Texas mientras estaba bajo la custodia de la Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos. El hombre falleció…
Continue Reading House set to vote on gun legislation that would expand background checks
The House is set to vote Thursday on legislation that would expand background checks on all commercial gun sales, marking the first congressional…
Continue Reading Get ready for a raft of Biden court nominees
The Biden administration has pledged a laser-like focus on the judiciary in the coming months, vowing to not only prioritize nominations but also…
Continue Reading Microsoft suspends new LinkedIn sign-ups in China
LinkedIn — one of the few Western social media networks available in China — has suspended new sign-ups in the country, but said the decision has…
Continue Reading Mario Abdo BenÃtez hace nuevos cambios de autoridades sanitarias en el sexto dÃa de protestas
(CNN Español) — El presidente de Paraguay, Mario Abdo BenÃtez, designó este miércoles a Vicente Mario Battaglia como nuevo presidente del…
Continue Reading Se aferró a un árbol durante horas para escapar de la muerte en el peor desastre natural de Japón. Diez años después, todavÃa está reconstruyendo su vida
(CNN) — Kenichi Kurosawa se aferró precariamente a un árbol mientras el agua subÃa a su alrededor, inundando por completo los caminos de abajo.…
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Rochester police officer fatally shoots a man armed with a knife outside of a homeless shelter, police say
A police officer in Rochester, New York, is on administrative leave and an investigation has been launched after he shot and killed a man who charged…
Continue Reading More than 100 people sue an Oregon utility over damage from the Beachie Creek fire
Two lawsuits have been filed against the local power company, blaming the utility for the extent of the damage caused last year by Oregon’s…
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More schools are preparing to open as coronavirus cases drop and vaccinations rise
An increasing number of states and communities say they are planning to resume or expand in-person learning a year into the coronavirus pandemic, as…
Continue Reading Man charged with murder in 2018 accidentally released from Rikers Island Prison, officials say
A man who was charged with murder in 2018 was released prematurely from Rikers Island prison, officials said. Christopher Buggs, 26, was arrested…
Continue Reading Rochester, NY police officer fatally shoots man armed with a knife outside a homeless shelter, police say
A police officer in Rochester, New York is on administrative leave and an investigation has been launched after he shot and killed a man who charged…
Continue Reading Kroger will close 3 grocery stores following Los Angeles hazard pay mandate
Kroger announced it will close three Los Angeles grocery stores in May amid concerns about the city’s new hazard pay mandate, which requires…
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UTEP eliminated from C-USA Tournament; controversial call in Miners’ loss to FAU
FRISCO, Texas – You hate to see officiating affect the outcome of a game, but it clearly was a factor in UTEP’s loss to Florida Atlantic. The Miners…
Continue Reading 12 female employees allege sex discrimination by Alabama sheriff’s office in DOJ lawsuit
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama and Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran over…
Continue Reading Popular evangelical Beth Moore says she’s no longer a Southern Baptist
Beth Moore, a popular evangelical Christian and Bible teacher, says she is no longer a Southern Baptist and is parting ways with the…
Continue Reading Judge temporarily blocks Planned Parenthood’s ouster from Texas Medicaid program
A Texas county judge has temporarily blocked the state’s efforts to remove Planned Parenthood from Medicaid, hours after the group’s…
Continue Reading Five Oklahoma City officers charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of 15-year-old
Five Oklahoma City police officers were charged with first-degree manslaughter in relation to the shooting death of a 15-year-old in November,…
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