(CNN Business) — Dollar Tree anunció el miércoles que va a abrir 600 tiendas nuevas este año, con lo que continúa el fuerte crecimiento de las cadenas de tiendas de todo a un dólar en Estados Unidos. El anuncio llega en momentos en que la pandemia ha afectado a muchos minoristas y forzó el cierre
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A newly proposed bill in Tennessee would make it even more difficult to protest in the state — by making obstructing a highway a felony and giving immunity to drivers who unintentionally injure or kill those in the way. The HB13 bill, which was introduced in the Tennessee General Assembly in February, builds on legislation
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EL PASO, Texas – Miner fans can now claim free tickets to the 2021 UTEP Spring Game, which is set for 7 p.m. MT on Friday, April 9 in the Sun Bowl. The 2021 Spring Game is a free event open to the public, but all attendees will be required to claim a ticket beforehand to attend. Tickets will
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso state lawmaker is intent on changing gun regulations in the first legislative session since the deadly mass shooting at the El Paso Cielo Vista Walmart 19 months ago. Rep. Joe Moody, (D – District 78), told ABC-7 that while lawmakers are intent on addressing the fallout from the
Continue Reading The irony of it all is that the laughter came during a discussion about racial inequities. Nancy Navarro, a member of the Montgomery County Council in Maryland, was speaking during a virtual meeting on Tuesday about how the county’s coronavirus vaccine rollout had failed people of color and the burden she felt as a Latina
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Katie Mehnert is CEO of ALLY Energy, ambassador to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Equity in Energy program and author of Grow with the Flow. The views expressed in this commentary below belong to the author. I was getting my first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Bayou City Event Center in Houston when the news
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — When Humbelina Gonzales heard Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was lifting the state’s mask mandate next week, her first reaction was, “It’s too soon for it.” Gonzales, who volunteers at a thrift store called Trash & Treasure in Alice, Texas, about 45 miles west of Corpus Christi, said she intended to follow
Continue Reading (CNN) — La agencia de emergencias de Nueva Zelandia ha pedido a los residentes en algunas áreas que se dirijan a terrenos más altos, después de que un poderoso terremoto de magnitud 8,1 sacudiera la región de las islas Kermadec este viernes. Lo que generó temores de un tsunami. El sismo de 8,1 fue el
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Click here for updates on this story CAMERON, Oklahoma (KFSM) — Divers found the bodies of two drowning victims, a father and his daughter, Wednesday (March 3) night in a LeFlore County pond. The victims have been identified as 76-year-old Billie Carpenter and his daughter, 43-year-old Auraha Pipkins, both of Cameron, Okla. Officials said Carpenter
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILLMONT, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Raegyn Royer spent part of the day playing with his brothers and cousins just like any other 3-year-old child. But Aunt Chelsey Royer says it’s a miracle that Raegyn is even alive after he was attacked by the family’s dog last Friday. “Ripped his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Some of Pennsylvania’s National Guardsmen are competing to be named the state’s ‘Best Warrior.’ They’re taking part in the four-day competition, which kicked off today, at Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County. The first obstacle they must conquer is called ‘The Tough
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — Dennis Goodman lost the use of his legs in a car accident 34 years ago. But people living along 12th Avenue in Albany will have a tough time finding a neighbor who does a better job of keeping his lawn and property in
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota House has expelled a lawmaker accused of threatening and sexually harassing women at the Capitol. The resolution to expel GOP Rep. Luke Simons was approved 69-25 on Thursday. It was the first time since statehood a lawmaker has been expelled . Simons denied wrongdoing and refused Republican leaders’
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s Audrey Haddad has been named the Conference USA Women’s Golfer of the Week following her performance for the Miners at this week’s GCU Spring Invitational. This marks the first C-USA Golfer of the Week honor of Haddad’s career. Haddad, a senior on this year’s team, shot 4-over par in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COVINGTON, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Law enforcement authorities have located a U-Haul moving truck and trailer stolen from a local motel that contained all of a family’s belongings — including the ashes of their son who died at the age of 6 months. Covington Police Capt. Ken
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Carlos Alberto Montaner es escritor, periodista y colaborador de CNN. Sus columnas se publican en decenas de diarios de España, Estados Unidos y América Latina. Montaner es, además, vicepresidente de la Internacional Liberal. Las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivamente suyas. (CNN Español) — Nací en 1943, en una casa con muy pocos
Continue Reading California will set aside 40% of its vaccines for underserved communities in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus and hasten the reopening of the economy. The state has the most Covid-19 cases in the country. The largest disparities are present among Latinos in California — only 17% of doses administered have been given
Continue Reading T-Mobile has been popular with consumers, but an underdog when it comes to serving businesses. The “Uncarrier” wants to change that with the rollout of 5G. The company announced Thursday a series of of new offerings for business customers: corporate wireless plans with unlimited data and 5G access, cloud-based workplace communication tools and a “Home
Continue Reading The solar system’s largest and smallest planets will be in alignment this Friday. In the morning, Mercury and Jupiter will be in conjunction and appear just above the horizon, according to NASA. A conjunction is when two objects appear close together in the sky, but they can actually be millions of miles apart, according to
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Growing up in coastal Maine, Lynda Doughty spent a lot of time out on the ocean, where she regularly encountered seals, turtles and whales. She developed a passion for the marine wildlife living along the coast and knew from an early age that she wanted to dedicate her life to protecting them. “I just remember
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The top State Department diplomatic security official in Afghanistan was removed from his role for declaring the “death of America” and making racist comments about Kamala Harris in a post on his Facebook page when President Donald Trump lost November’s presidential election, according to four sources familiar with the matter. “Sad day in American history.
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“Coming 2 America” was clearly designed to be crowd-pleasing back when crowds were possible, and as such it’s among the few movies redirected from theaters to streaming that have genuinely lost something because of it. That said, it’s still a good deal of fun, reassembling old faces from the 1988 original while adding plenty of
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is stalling efforts by the Biden administration to provide federal funds for Covid-19 tests for migrants released from custody, a senior Homeland Security official tells CNN. After announcing that he’s relaxing state Covid restrictions, Abbott alleged that migrants coming into Texas are exposing the state’s residents to the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — Police are investigating yet another unprovoked attack on a person of Asian descent, this time in a subway station on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. It happened just before 9 p.m. Tuesday at the East Broadway F train station near Rutgers Street. Eyewitness News obtained
Continue Reading The Senate is now engaged in a marathon effort to take up President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill, a process that could stretch into the weekend before a final vote in the chamber takes place. The chamber voted Thursday afternoon to open debate on the legislation. But Republican opposition is expected to draw
Continue Reading Jay-Z has 99 problems but figuring out a buyer for his struggling music streaming service is no longer one. Square, the payments company founded and run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, announced Thursday it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Jay-Z’s Tidal platform. In a press release, Square said it expects to pay
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EL PASO, Texas — Amid windy conditions Thursday afternoon, firefighters battled a brush fire in central El Paso. The mid-level fire broke out in the 3900 block of Rosa Avenue, which contains a mix of homes and businesses. Firefighters responded to it just after 2:30 p.m. and reported they had largely knocked the fire down
Continue Reading Mississippi moved one step closer to banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports after the state House approved a bill on Wednesday that could make the state the first in the country to add anti-transgender legislation to its books this year. Senate Bill 2536, which prohibits transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams
Continue Reading While tens of thousands of Americans are infected with the coronavirus each day and more research suggests variants threaten another surge, some state leaders are loosening Covid-19 restrictions against the recommendations of health experts. The decision to roll back measures is “inexplicable,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and
Continue Reading Italy invoked European Union powers to block the export of 250,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia on Thursday, in a dramatic escalation of a dispute between the EU and drug giant AstraZeneca. Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s spokesperson Paola Ansuini confirmed the move to CNN, adding that Italy and the European Commission had agreed on the
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