A brewing political fight over the creation of an independent commission to investigate the January 6 riot at the Capitol is focused not only on the partisan makeup of the panel but also over the scope of the probe and how the commission would examine domestic extremism. Republicans are balking at a plan put forward
Continue Reading Mitt Romney is no fan of Donald Trump. In fact, the Utah Republican senator may be the single most prominent critic of the 45th President within the GOP. Mitt Romney is also a political realist. Which is why he said this of Trump at a New York Times “Dealbook” event earlier this week: “He has
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(CNN Español) — Los contagios globales de coronavirus cayeron un 11% en la semana antes del 21 de febrero. Es la sexta semana consecutiva que bajan los casos de covid-19. Esto según datos de la Organización Mundial de la Salud. Además, según la OMS hay una caída del 20% en las muertes esta semana. Muchos
Continue Reading A Pentagon report on extremism obtained by CNN gives disturbing insight into how White supremacists are active in the military and offers recommendations to better identify domestic extremists and prevent them from serving. It details an instance of a former National Guardsman who is a member of a dangerous neo-Nazi group bragging about openly discussing
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Mari Rodríguez Ichaso ha sido colaboradora de la revista Vanidades durante varias décadas. Especialista en moda, viajes, gastronomía, arte, arquitectura y entretenimiento. Productora de cine. Columnista de estilo de CNN en Español. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna son exclusivamente suyas. Lee más artículos de opinión en cnne.com/opinion. (CNN Español) — El
Continue Reading It’s tempting to laugh at ridiculous conspiracy theories. In fact, we should laugh at them, but we must also take them seriously when they move from the fringes into the mainstream and then, most disturbingly, into the halls of power. It would be OK, for example, to guffaw at Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, after he
Continue Reading (CNN Business) –– La tasa de desempleo nacional de Estados Unidos oculta las múltiples dificultades que aún enfrentan algunos grupos en la economía afectada por la pandemia. Es por eso que la Reserva Federal analiza más que simplemente el número promedio de desempleados para determinar la salud económica de la nación. El desempleo en Estados
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Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Uber driver Brian Miller said he’d put his window down while he smoked a cigarette and waited on his next run. “Next thing I know I get, I get a gun stuck to the side of my head.” St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are
Continue Reading (CNN) — Existe nueva evidencia que vincula dar positivo en una prueba de anticuerpos contra el covid-19 por una infección previa con un riesgo significativamente menor de volver a contagiarse en el futuro. Un estudio publicado en la revista JAMA Internal Medicine el miércoles encontró que las personas que dieron positivo en anticuerpos contra el
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Casa Blanca anunció que revocará una proclamación de la era de Trump, la Proclamación 10014, que restringe la inmigración citando la pandemia del coronavirus. La medida abre vías legales para migrar a Estados Unidos que la administración Trump había cerrado, argumentando que era lo mejor para la economía. Visas de Estados Unidos:
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El presidente de Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, informó este martes en su cuenta de Twitter que el Gobierno de Israel donará a este país centroamericano 5.000 dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19. Según un comunicado emitido por la casa presidencial, las vacunas de la farmacéutica Moderna donadas por Israel llegarían a
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While most Texans had more than enough to worry about in last week’s icy storm that led to power outages and water problems, some, like Tania Delacruz, had an added woe: Covid-19. For Delacruz, it started with body aches before the storm. Then, on the coldest night in south Texas, Delacruz’ oxygen levels dropped as
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The receptionist at the doctor’s office asks a question from behind her double mask and face guard on the opposite side of a large, plastic partition. “Excuse me, what was that again?” It’s a phrase I repeat a lot these days. Distorted by masks and myriad sound barriers, sounds in the world around me have
Continue Reading The US is one step closer to having a third Covid-19 vaccine and it can’t come soon enough. With people clamoring for a shot, it was welcome news that the US Food and Drug Administration’s analysis Johnson & Johnson’s trial data showed its vaccine is safe and effective. Here’s what that could mean for you.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces health care center is overcoming obstacles to reach the homeless population, working to help them stay healthy and keep safe from the the virus. The Amador Health Center in west Las Cruces focuses on helping people who don’t have insurance and many of their patients come from
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A pair of El Paso natives are still trying to piece together their lives after losing everything in a massive apartment complex fire in San Antonio last week. Melissa Webb and her daughter, Felicia, had just left their apartment at the Cortland View at TPC less than an hour before the
Continue Reading Donald Trump Jr. was deposed as part of the Washington, DC, attorney general’s lawsuit alleging the misuse of Trump inaugural funds, according to a new court filing, the latest investigation in which the former President’s children have surfaced. In a court document dated Tuesday, DC Attorney General Karl Racine’s office revealed the former President’s son
Continue Reading A close ally of Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene took part in the January 6 mob at the Capitol and said he was among those who eventually made their way into the building. Greene, a freshman congresswoman with a history of promoting dangerous and violent conspiracies and comments, encouraged the big lie that the
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Foxconn, la compañía de fabricación de productos electrónicos con sede en Taiwán y conocida por ensamblar el iPhone de Apple, trabaja en un acuerdo para desarrollar un vehículo eléctrico con la empresa de automóviles eléctricos Fisker, radicada en California. Así lo anunciaron las dos compañías este miércoles. Fisker Inc. empezó a cotizar en
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A new poll shows that an unprecedented number of US adults identify as LGBTQ — and that young people, especially Generation Z, are driving the increase. Gallup reported a jump from 4.5% to 5.6% of Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer since its last poll in 2017. The finding proves a
Continue Reading A Florida sheriff’s office is investigating whether a Manatee County official broke the law when she organized a Covid-19 vaccine drive limited to two of the county’s most affluent ZIP codes. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said it has launched the investigation after a citizen watchdog filed a complaint regarding County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh, who
Continue Reading Two hearings that were scheduled to vote on Neera Tanden’s nomination to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget were unexpectedly postponed Wednesday, a possible indication that her imperiled nomination may be being pulled. Senators want more time to consider the nomination, an official on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Do you read the following headline from CNN Business and get a little nervous? Housing market concerns begin to emerge If the answer is yes, you’re probably among the group that includes homeowners and investors — and whose frustration with the pandemic has more to do with the way Covid is affecting the way you
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Seven Senate Democrats are asking President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to establish a White House office devoted to reproductive health that would create a federal policy home positioned to address the issue across the administration. In a letter sent Tuesday, Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kirsten
Continue Reading Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser’s sister died Wednesday at age 64 from “complications related to Covid-19,” the mayor said in a statement. “My family and I are mourning the loss of my sister, Mercia Bowser, who passed away this morning due to complications related to Covid-19,” Bowser said in the statement. “Mercia was loved immensely and
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The winds will get a bit gusty Thursday afternoon and evening. Expect gusts around 35 mph later afternoon and evening out of the SW. Temps will be in the low 70’s with a decent amount of sunshine. Temps will cool just a bit for Friday with highs in the upper 60’s.
Continue Reading (CNN) — El campamento de carpas en Matamoros, México, donde cientos de migrantes permanecieron en condiciones deplorables y miserables después de estar sujetos a una política de la era Trump que les exigía permanecer en México hasta que se aclarara su fecha de una cita en la corte de inmigración en Estados Unidos, está siendo
Continue Reading (CNN) — La vacuna Johnson & Johnson contra el covid-19 cumplió con los requisitos para la autorización de uso de emergencia, según un análisis publicado este miércoles por la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA). La eficacia de la vacuna Johnson & Johnson contra el covid-19 moderado a grave/crítico en todas las áreas
Continue Reading As Congress waits for the parliamentarian to rule on whether the $15 minimum wage can be included in the reconciliation package, the question becomes what progressives will do if their long fought for provision is taken out. Although the decision about the minimum wage will most likely not be made before the House votes on
Continue Reading Lawyers are still trying to locate the parents of 506 children who had been split from their families at the US-Mexico border by the Trump administration, according to a new court filing — down from a month ago, when attorneys were looking for the parents of 611 children. Wednesday’s filing is the first under the
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