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Procuraduría de Perú pide detención preliminar de involucrados en escándalo de vacunas conocido como «vacunagate»

February 20, 2021 2:46 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN Español) — La Procuraduría Pública Especializada en Delitos de Corrupción solicitó este viernes la detención preliminar judicial por siete días de varios de los funcionarios público beneficiados de la vacuna experimental al margen de los ensayos clínicos que lleva a cabo la Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia y el laboratorio chino Sinopharm. Entre estos funcionarios

Meet the bunnies who helped people survive 2020

February 20, 2021 2:02 AM CNN Newsource

It’s National Love Your Pet Day on Saturday, and a couple animal buddies in particular are earning their snuggles. Rabbits Finn and Budgie are more than just lovable companions — they provide their owners with emotional support. “So many people think of cats and dogs when they think about emotional support from an animal in

US data shows a big decline in new Covid-19 cases. Here’s why it could be deceptive

February 20, 2021 12:50 AM CNN Newsource

The United States is seeing a large decline in new Covid-19 cases — but there’s a major caveat. According to a CNN analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University, the US is seeing a 29% decline in new Covid-19 cases compared to this time last week, the steepest one-week decline the country has seen during

A raging fire engulfs a hotel in Texas

February 20, 2021 12:41 AM CNN Newsource

A Hilton Garden Inn near Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas went up in flames Friday night. According to a tweet from the Killeen Police Department, crews were battling a large structure fire at the hotel and urged nearby residents to avoid the area. There was no information on whether the hotel was occupied and whether

A woman who lost her wedding ring 50 years ago got it back on Valentine’s Day

February 20, 2021 12:02 AM CNN Newsource

A Chicago woman who lost her wedding band nearly 50 years ago was reunited with the ring just in time for Valentine’s Day. Karen Autenrieth and her husband Robert, surrounded by their children and grandchildren on Valentine’s Day, opened the package holding the long lost ring. In a video taken by their daughter Michele, Robert

NMSU’s comeback comes up short; Aggies fall to Utah Valley 69-66

February 19, 2021 11:48 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas — It was another tough conference game for the NMSU Aggies. Friday night, the Aggies dropped another game in WAC play, this time to Utah Valley by a final score of 69-66. (From NMSU Athletics): Down three with 14 seconds to go, the NM State men’s basketball team had life when Jabari

Boys High School Basketball Playoffs: Friday scores

February 19, 2021 11:38 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas — The bidistrict round of the boys high school playoffs continued on Friday. Below are the final scores: Class 5A: Canutillo 40 Andress 43 Bowie 47 Ysleta 59 Austin 55 Bel Air 60 Class 4A: Andrews 46 Riverside 62 Seminole 97 Fabens 44

Girls High School Basketball Playoffs: Canutillo pulls off monumental upset against state ranked Amarillo

February 19, 2021 11:10 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – The Canutillo Eagles pulled off perhaps one of the greatest upsets in El Paso high school basketball history. Friday, the Eagles took on 10th ranked Amarillo in the Class 5A area round of the girls high school basketball playoffs. Canutillo would get the win in overtime by a final score of

Hundreds of drones took Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ to the skies — and set a Guinness World Record

February 19, 2021 11:08 PM CNN Newsource

Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” has found a home on many surfaces. The instantly recognizable work of art has been plastered on posters, coffee mugs and even a bike path. It seemed like the painting had made it everywhere. That is, until 600 drones mapped it onto the night sky in northern China’s Tianjin Municipality,

A month into office, Biden seeks to reassure on the pandemic at home and abroad

February 19, 2021 10:04 PM CNN

President Joe Biden pronounced to world leaders Friday that “America is back,” promising that he would position the country to take a prominent role in the global fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, hours before touring a vaccine manufacturing plant in Michigan, where he told Americans, “We’re going to beat this.” Addressing back-to-back diplomatic meetings and

Encuentran a 235 migrantes centroamericanos en condiciones de hacinamiento en dos camiones en México

February 19, 2021 8:49 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN Español) — Las autoridades mexicanas arrestaron a tres personas luego de hallar en dos incidentes separados a 235 migrantes centroamericanos, incluidos menores de edad, hacinados en camiones, informó este viernes el Instituto Nacional de Migración de México (INM). Mediante un comunicado, el INM dijo que las personas fueron encontradas por la Guardia Nacional en

How White nationalists evade the law and continue profiting off hate

February 19, 2021 8:40 PM CNN Newsource

Weeks before the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, a burly and bearded neo-Nazi told a CNN reporter on camera that “Jews are terrorists.” At the rally — which turned deadly — he participated with gusto, carrying a banner that, according to court documents, said, “Gas the kikes, race war now!” during

Thieves hold up Lower Valley store employees at knifepoint for a bottle of wine

February 19, 2021 8:27 PM David Burge

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police and Crime Stoppers want the public’s help in finding two men who robbed a Lower Valley store at knife-point earlier this month for a bottle of wine. On the night of Feb. 11, two men entered the Dollar General store at 7021 Alameda. Store employees confronted the men

OPINIÓN | ¿Qué nos dice el juicio político a Donald Trump sobre su futuro?

February 19, 2021 8:17 PM CNN Newsource

Nota del editor: Roberto Izurieta es director de Proyectos Latinoamericanos en la Universidad George Washington. Ha trabajado en campañas políticas en varios países de América Latina y España y fue asesor de los presidentes Alejandro Toledo, de Perú; Vicente Fox de México; y Álvaro Colom de Guatemala. Izurieta también es colaborador de CNN en Español.

How Chile became a leader in Covid-19 vaccination

February 19, 2021 7:57 PM CNN Newsource

It was late May. The world was helplessly watching as the Covid-19 pandemic advanced unimpeded country after country in what would later be called “the first wave” of infections. After China, Italy and the UK had become the virus hotspots, cities in the United States, especially New York, followed. And then in late spring, the

Ted Cruz’s explanation for his Cancun trip made things worse

February 19, 2021 7:53 PM CNN

Look, it’s bad enough to leave the country for a resort town when a) you’re a United States senator and b) your state is dealing with widespread power outages and frigid temperatures. It’s worse when you blame your kids for your decision to leave. Here’s Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) doing exactly that in trying

Texas lawmakers consider potential bans on transgender medical care

February 19, 2021 7:38 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Legislature is considering two bills related to transgender medical and healthcare that propose potential bans. House Bill 1399 discourages doctors by prohibiting professional liability insurance from covering transition related care. While House Bill 68 proposes that any medical or mental health professional that performs transition related health care would

Rapid heartbeat? It may be A-FIB: The symptoms and treatments available, plus how you can check your heart health for free

February 19, 2021 7:22 PM Mark Ross

EL PASO, Texas — On average, the human heart beats 100,000 times a day. But sometimes with age, the beat can become erratic. It’s a condition known as atrial fibrillation, or A-Fib. Dr. Steven Hamilton, a electrophysiologist with The Hospitals of Providence, talked with ABC-7 about the causes of, and treatments for A-Fib. “Afib is

Trailer stolen from West Texas Red Cross, but group says it can still help with disasters

February 19, 2021 7:18 PM David Burge

EL PASO, Texas – The local Red Cross had one of its disaster supply trailers stolen. Ames Davis, the executive director for the West Texas Red Cross, said a 15-foot trailer was stolen from the organization. The trailer, which is used to respond to fires and other disasters here in the Borderland, was filled with

California sheriff’s department releases video from fatal shooting

February 19, 2021 7:15 PM CNN Newsource

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department released new video Friday of a street stop for jaywalking that led to a shooting by its deputies assigned to a homeless outreach detail last fall. One of the two deputies involved in the street stop shot 42-year-old Kurt Reinhold after the other deputy shouted, “he’s got my gun.” The

New Mexico lawmakers send abortion rights bill to governor for signature

February 19, 2021 7:13 PM Associated Press

SANTA FE, New Mexico — A Democrat-led Legislature in New Mexico pushed forward Friday to ensure future access to abortions by voting to repeal a dormant ban on most abortion procedures, marking a defiant counterpoint to efforts in some conservative states. House legislators voted to approve the repeal of the 1969 statute that has gone

White House says it will hold those responsible for SolarWinds hack accountable within weeks

February 19, 2021 7:09 PM CNN

The US will be taking a series of steps to respond to the devastating SolarWinds cyber hack and hold accountable those responsible in “short order,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Friday. “We are in the process now of working through, with the intelligence community and [President Joe Biden’s] national security

Pennsylvania cop charged in Capitol riot: ‘FBI may arrest me ..lol’

February 19, 2021 6:57 PM CNN Newsource

A Pennsylvania police officer is facing criminal charges after posting a video of himself fighting with other officers during the US Capitol insurrection. Federal prosecutors said video footage shows Joseph Fischer, 55, running at a police line outside the Capitol and yelling, “Charge!” A patrolman with the North Cornwall Township Police Department, Fisher allegedly yelled

Defense Department watchdog will investigate decision to base Space Command HQ in Alabama

February 19, 2021 6:57 PM CNN Newsource

The Department of Defense Inspector General will investigate the decision to house US Space Command headquarters at Redstone Arsenal in Hunstville, Alabama, announced Assistant Inspector General Randolph Stone Friday. The investigation will look at the extent to which the Air Force complied with Defense Department and Air Force policies in the selection process, used objective

As power is restored for most Texans, water problems begin to mount

February 19, 2021 6:46 PM CNN

AUSTIN, Texas — Jenn Studebaker’s family in Austin burned chairs and pieces of bookcase shelves to stay warm this week. They made it through several days without power, in part by moving their beds close to the fireplace. But now there is no water coming out their tap. “The water’s not even bubbling. Nothing,” Studebaker

Doña Ana County has 1 of New Mexico’s 19 latest virus deaths, 2nd in state for new cases

February 19, 2021 6:44 PM Jim Parker

SANTA FE, New Mexico – The New Mexico Department of Health reported 19 additional Covid-19-related deaths on Friday, raising the state’s pandemic death toll to 3,599. The latest deaths included one victim from Doña Ana County, a man in his 80s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. In addition to the deaths, the state reported 318 new

Arkansas lawmaker leaves GOP, saying party has become ‘about one man and a personality’

February 19, 2021 6:41 PM CNN Newsource

An Arkansas state lawmaker, who is the nephew of Gov. Asa Hutchinson and was expected to run for governor next year, said he is leaving the Republican Party. State Sen. Jim Hendren, in a nine-minute video, cited former President Donald Trump’s incitement of the riot at the Capitol on January 6 as the “last straw.”

Así Chile se convirtió en un líder en la vacunación contra el covid-19

February 19, 2021 6:30 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Era fines de mayo. El mundo observaba impotente cómo la pandemia de covid-19 avanzaba sin obstáculos país tras país en lo que más tarde se llamaría «la primera ola» de infecciones. Después de que China, Italia y el Reino Unido se convirtieran en los puntos críticos del virus, le siguieron ciudades de Estados

Senior White House Covid-19 adviser on vaccine distribution: ‘Saturday, we’re going to be shipping more doses than states have ever received before’

February 19, 2021 6:29 PM CNN Newsource

States will receive more doses of Covid-19 vaccines than they “have ever received before” in the coming days, Andy Slavitt, a senior adviser to the White House Covid-19 response team, said Friday. Slavitt told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that after severe winter weather delayed shipments of vaccines, “things are moving back to normal,” and that 1.85

‘Thank God for The Texas Tribune’: Power crisis shines light on local news

February 19, 2021 6:29 PM CNN Newsource

For nearly a year, newsrooms have mostly sat empty because of the pandemic. Staffers have been working from home and not seeing many of their coworkers in person. But over the past week in Texas, as millions lacked power and water, local journalists sought refuge in each others’ homes or even in their abandoned newsrooms.

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