EL PASO, Texas — A nice weekend in store for the Borderland, but parts of the area will see windy conditions throughout the day Saturday. Sunny skies Saturday reaching the upper 60s. Winds be from the ESE at about 10-15 mph with gusts around 25 mph. Winds die down for Sunday. Clear skies across the
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The Biden administration is facing an increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children crossing into the United States, placing added strain on a system operating under limited capacity due to the coronavirus pandemic. US Customs and Border Protection has attributed the increase in arrests in part to instability in home countries, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic
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If you’re a White person who thinks racism only hurts people of color, the story behind an empty, abandoned swimming pool in Missouri might just change your mind. The Fairground Park pool in St. Louis was the largest public pool in the US when it was built in 1919. It featured sand from a beach,
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(CNN Español) — El tercer paquete de estímulo económico de US$ 1,9 billones se abre camino en el Senado de Estados Unidos. La presión para su aprobación aumenta debido a que este mes millones de estadounidenses comenzarán a quedarse sin subsidios de desempleo por la pandemia. El presidente de EE.UU. Joe Biden llegó a un
Continue Reading Senate Democrats’ push to quickly pass President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 relief package has met a time-consuming and stamina-challenging speed bump known as a “vote-a-rama.” Republicans are using the process to put Democrats in a tough position to not just stay united, but also consistent about the stimulus package. Here’s what you need to know: What
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February marked the culmination of a nearly decade-long legal saga that raised national questions about how Canada treats Indigenous women. Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Canadian Cree-Métis mother of three, bled to death in a hotel bathtub almost a decade ago. Bradley Barton, a former long-distance truck driver from Ontario, was on February 19 convicted for
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Detroit’s Democratic mayor, Mike Duggan, caused a major headache for the White House and public health officials when he declined an allotment of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for his city, arguing that Detroiters would be better off for now with Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. What did Duggan say? At a news conference Thursday, he
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Ten years ago following Darren Clarke’s win at a wild and wet 2011 Open tournament, one of the world’s top golf courses embarked on a modernizing mission. This isn’t a tale, however, about technological upgrades and a futuristic vision, instead Royal St George’s in Kent set out on a journey back to how it looked
Continue Reading Pope Francis has held a historic meeting with revered Shia Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on the second day of the pontiff’s visit to Iraq. The 45-minute papal meeting in the holy city of Najaf with the 90-year old al-Sistani — who rarely appears in public — represented one of the most significant summits
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After three decades and multiple blockbuster movies, Eddie Murphy is planning a return to the medium that helped launch his acting career. The “Beverly Hills Cop” star has revealed that he wants to do new stand-up comedy performances once the pandemic ends. Appearing on SiriusXM’s podcast “Comedy Gold Minds with Kevin Hart” on Thursday, the
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The Senate is voting into the wee hours of Saturday morning on a series of amendments to the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, following a nearly twelve hour struggle to get one Democrat to support the party’s plan to extend unemployment benefits. West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin stalled President Joe Biden’s top priority in Congress
Continue Reading It is typically a time where the great and good of the NBA showcase their unique skills to an assembled crowd of fans and A-list celebrities. But in 2021, like many other things in life, the NBA All-Star Game will be a little different. Only a very limited number of invited guests will be allowed
Continue Reading (CNN) – Un asteroide sobrevolará cerca de la Tierra entre el viernes y el sábado, según EarthSky. Apophis, un asteroide que se extiende más de 399 metros, estará a más de 16 millones de kilómetros de nuestro planeta o 44 veces más lejos que la Luna, el 5 de marzo a las 8:15 de la noche
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Se abren camino como inmigrantes indocumentadas en Estados Unidos. No permiten que una discapacidad les impida perseguir sueños tan diversos como ser bailarina o estudiar en Harvard. Idean soluciones creativas para que sus estudiantes no se queden sin clases. En el marco del Día Internacional de la Mujer, les presentamos algunas de
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– El cuestionado presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, anunció que se comenzará a trabajar para llevar la vida de Hugo Chávez, fallecido mandatario, a la gran pantalla. «Vamos a llevar al cine la vida del comandante Chávez en todas sus etapas», dijo Maduro. También asignó dicha misión a Diosdado Cabello, diputado y primer
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SPRING, Texas — At least six employees of CenterPoint Energy were transported to local hospitals Friday after what the company described as a “natural gas incident.” Company spokesperson Olivia Koch told CNN the incident occurred in Gleannloch Farms, near Spring. According to a post on Twitter by the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office, investigators were
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More states are relaxing measures to protect against Covid-19 as variants circulate in the United States — a combination that means “we’re walking into the mouth of the monster,” an infectious disease expert said. A variant first identified in the UK has now been reported in 2,672 cases in 46 states as of Thursday, according
Continue Reading Just weeks after becoming the first man to walk on the moon, NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong celebrated his 39th birthday in quarantine. It’s something all of us have experienced after a year of pandemic life, but it’s highly unlikely that many other birthdays were celebrated in quarantine in 1969. Armstrong wasn’t expecting to have a
Continue Reading A task force established to review security at the US Capitol following the violent insurrection on January 6 is calling for mobile fencing around the complex, a quick reaction Capitol Police force on standby when Congress is in session and an overhaul of how members are protected in their home districts, according to an executive
Continue Reading Now that she had turned 18, Sloan Stanley decided she’d do some grown-up things. One item on her to-do list: Buy her very first lottery ticket. Imagine her surprise when a scratch-off she paid $5 for ended up netting her a sweet $25,000. “I was in shock that the first ticket I ever bought ended
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ST. GEORGE, Utah – The NMSU Aggies have found a little more momentum after defeating Dixie State Friday night in St. George, Utah. The final score was 76-66. It was NMSU’s second straight win after defeating UT-Rio Grande Valley Tuesday in El Paso. With the WAC Tournament set for next week, NMSU is looking to
Continue Reading MISSION, Texas — An American flag blew in the South Texas wind as Father Roy Snipes prepared to welcome 100 migrants to the school close to his church. He set the church bells to chime just in time for the migrants’ arrival and play “Santa Maria del Camino,” a hymnal honoring traveling pilgrims. But the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — From 1912 to 2020, the Allen family welcomed the community to their movie theaters every day. “As far as I know, we’ve never had a day closed until March 17th,” explained Russell Allen, the president of Allen Theaters. “In our family, that’s the day of infamy.” For 51 weeks, Allen’s
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Click here for updates on this story ST LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The man who police say killed his wife and her two children in a north St. Louis County home is dead after shooting himself before he could be taken into custody Friday morning. According to police, Bobby McCulley III shot and killed his
Continue Reading The Senate dealt progressives a blow they have been trying to prevent but knew was coming by voting down an amendment to include a $15 minimum wage in President Joe Biden’s Covid relief package. After the Senate parliamentarian ruled that the provision could not be a part of the reconciliation process, a procedural shortcut that
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The pace of Covid-19 vaccine administration in the US continues to improve, each day bringing the country closer to herd immunity — the point at which enough people are protected against a disease that it cannot spread. This week, President Joe Biden said that the US will have enough vaccine for every adult by the
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) –- La economía de Estados Unidos agregó 379.000 puestos de trabajo el mes pasado, mucho más de lo que esperaban los economistas, lo que indica que la recuperación del mercado laboral finalmente está ganando impulso.Las cifras de enero también se revisaron drásticamente al alza a 166.000 puestos de trabajo añadidos frente
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A Cumberland County healthcare worker says she is being fired after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. 26-year-old Desiree Pelletier of Newville says her employer Hempfield Behavioral Health is requiring the vaccine in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Pelletier says she isn’t
Continue Reading (CNN) –– A medida que más pacientes y amigos completan su vacunación contra el covid-19, el teléfono del Dr. William Schaffner ha sonado constantemente. También la bandeja de entrada de su correo electrónico se llenó de mensajes. Las personas vacunadas completamente ––es decir, quienes tienen dos semanas o más de haber recibido su segunda dosis
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– La justicia de Panamá ordenó la detención provisional de dos mujeres que el Ministerio Público imputó por maltrato y peculado en el caso de albergues de menores subsidiados con fondos estatales. Los hechos investigados se remontan a julio de 2020 luego de una querella presentada por el Ministerio de Desarrollo Social. El
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