RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s state news agency MAP says at least 24 workers have been killed in the city of Tangier after heavy rains flooded a clandestine garment factory. Firefighters and emergency workers on Monday rescued 10 survivors from the factory, in basement of a residential villa. According to MAP, search operations are still
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Expect warm and dry weather over the next several days. Temperatures will run well above normal through Friday. The winds will remain breezy with gusts between 20 to 30 mph. A cold front may bring colder and wetter weather Saturday and Sunday.
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It’s a critical week of negotiations for Democrats about how to move ahead with President Joe Biden’s Covid relief package. It will play out behind the scenes and ultimately have far bigger impact on Biden’s legacy, test his ability to manage his party’s diverse coalitions and ultimately make the very first impression of whether Democrats
Continue Reading Sen. Patrick Leahy is expected to adhere largely to the script of Chief Justice John Roberts when he presides over the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump this week. But unlike when the robe-clad Roberts oversaw then-President Trump’s 2020 trial, Leahy will routinely slip into his senator role for votes, including on whether
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Melbourne, Australia (CNN) — Miles de fanáticos del tenis acudieron este lunes al Melbourne Park para ver a estrellas como Naomi Osaka y Serena Williams en el comienzo del Abierto de Australia, luego de un aplazamiento de tres semanas y un gran drama por la cuarentena de jugadores. Los espectadores llegaron con fuerza en una
Continue Reading FBI Special Agent Daniel Alfin will be remembered for the lives he changed and for “all the children who are safe today, and have a chance at a better life,” because of what he did to protect them, FBI Director Christopher Wray said during a Sunday memorial service for the agent in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Continue Reading In a momentous week, America confronts a new reckoning with the negligent, destructive legacy of Donald Trump. The ex-President faces an unprecedented second impeachment trial over a historic insurrection against Congress and an attempt to steal an election that profoundly wounded US democracy. His successor, President Joe Biden, is meanwhile intensifying his national rescue effort
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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman on Monday officially kicked off his campaign for the US Senate seat that’s coming open with Republican Sen. Pat Toomey’s decision not to seek reelection in 2022. Fetterman, a Democrat, was elected to his current position in 2018, on a ticket with Gov. Tom Wolf, after a failed Senate primary
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Interstate 10 westbound near Vinton reopened about an hour after a semi-trailer fire led to a complete closure of the interstate. The fire broke out just before 5 a.m. and emergency crews had closed off both lanes. It led to major delays for drivers, but the backup quickly cleared up.
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Two days. Two back-to-back lottery wins. Both in the six figures. It must feel great to be Orlene Peterson right about now. The Idaho woman won a $300,000 lottery prize — and then the very next day, snagged $200,000 in another win. What are the odds? Well, officials at the Idaho Lottery crunched the numbers.
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The Williams sisters rolled back the years on Monday as both stormed to straight-set victories in the Australian Open first round. Serena, 39, thrashed Laura Siegemund 6-1 6-1 shortly after her older sister Venus, 40, powered past Kirsten Flipkens 7-5 6-2. It was a statement win for Serena who is bidding for a record-equaling 24th
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported 13 coronavirus-related deaths and 374 new cases Monday morning. The latest fatality victims included: 1 man in his 40s2 men in their 50s 1 man in his 60s4 men in their 70s 1 woman in her 70s2 men in their 80s1 woman in her
Continue Reading Despite a year of pandemic-driven social isolation and pain, in which we lost hundreds of thousands of lives, there are encouraging signs on the horizon. The United States is starting to ramp up vaccinations, with the pace increasing about 5% from last week, while there was a 15% decrease in new cases. And there are
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Bruce Springsteen issued a call for common ground, unity and political centrism in a 2-minute long ad for Jeep set to run during the Super Bowl on Sunday. The ad, featuring wide-shot vistas of the American countryside, open roads and slow-motion shots of “The Boss,” centers on a tiny chapel in Lebanon, Kansas, that purportedly
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The US airline industry just closed the books on the worst year in its history, losing a combined $32 billion excluding special items. Yet it still ended 2020 awash in an ocean of cash. The nation’s four largest airlines — American, Delta, United and Southwest — among them had $31.5 billion in cash on their
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The January 6 invasion of the US Capitol laid bare many uncomfortable truths about American society. Consider law enforcement’s differential treatment of armed insurrectionists compared with demonstrators calling for racial equity and the end of police brutality. Take note of the race and class divisions at the heart of the rioters’ discontent. The unchecked violence,
Continue Reading Fox News’ official reason for canceling Lou Dobbs’ show — a post-election programing adjustment — doesn’t quite add up. Dobbs was the highest-rated host on Fox Business. He often doubled his lead-in’s ratings. Although Fox isn’t saying, the timing of Dobbs’ cancellation Friday appears to be no coincidence: It took place 24 hours after Dobbs
Continue Reading Barcelona says it “categorically denies” responsibility for the publication of Lionel Messi’s $672 million contract, which was reported by Spanish newspaper El Mundo. The contract would make Messi the highest paid athlete in sports history. The club also said it will take legal action against the newspaper “for any damage that may be caused as
Continue Reading Despite a year of pandemic-driven social isolation and pain, in which we lost hundreds of thousands of lives, there are encouraging signs on the horizon. The United States is starting to ramp up vaccinations, with the pace increasing about 5% from last week, while there was a 15% decrease in new cases. And there are
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — En una semana, el mundo sumó unos tres millones de casos nuevos y alrededor de 100.000 muertes más por covid-19. Mientras las vacunaciones avanzan en el mundo, todavía la pandemia no da tregua. Así comienza la semana del 8 de febrero de 2021 en los diez países latinoamericanos con el mayor número de
Continue Reading Months after the Democratic Republic of the Congo triumphed over its latest Ebola outbreak, another case has reared its ugly head. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up
Continue Reading Conoce los detalles de la jornada electoral en Ecuador. Comienza el segundo juicio político de Donald Trump. Llegó cargamento de vacunas contra el covid-19 a Perú. Además: Tom Brady hace historia, ahora con los Buccaneers. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Elecciones en Ecuador En las elecciones
Continue Reading Zlatan Ibrahimovic continues to defy the aging process as the 39-year-old striker scored the 500th and 501st goals of his club career in AC Milan’s Serie A win over Crotone on Sunday. The evergreen Swede — along with the likes of Tom Brady, 43, and Serena Williams, also 39, this weekend — is proving that
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Fully ensconced in the depths of the coronavirus crisis, the Biden administration says it is seeing the first signs of improvement — though officials say they’re far from celebrating. President Joe Biden is beginning his third full week in office with the pace of vaccinations accelerating, the rate of new coronavirus cases dropping and mass
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HOUSTON, Texas — Houston leaders unveiled a two-block mural over the weekend, dedicated to George Floyd and located directly in front of his alma mater, Jack Yates High School. “We come to celebrate the life and legacy of our hometown hero, Mr. George Floyd,” Carl Davis, chairman for the Houston Society for Change, said during
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UPDATE, Feb. 18: Detectives said Thursday they believe video may exist of a deadly shooting earlier this month outside of a bar at closing time in El Paso’s Cincinnati Entertainment District in which a Fort Bliss man has been charged in what police call a murder. Police asked that anyone with video of the shooting
Continue Reading Even before Andrew Simbota arrived at the small, rural Mulanje district hospital on Saturday afternoon, doctors here wondered how they would treat him. They were down to two oxygen tanks for their entire Covid-19 ward. A serious patient like Simbota can use up to three canisters of high-flow oxygen a day. When the ambulance driver
Continue Reading (CNN) — El segundo juicio político del expresidente Donald Trump en el Senado comenzará el martes, en lo que será una semana (o dos) tanto histórica como divisoria. El resultado del juicio realmente no está en duda. Trump está listo para ser absuelto por el Senado, donde se necesitarían dos tercios de los votos para
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Lawrence Wetsit misses the days when his people would gather by the hundreds and sing the songs that all Assiniboine children are expected to learn by age 15. “We can’t have ceremony without memorizing all of the songs, songs galore,” he said. “We’re not supposed to record them: We have to be there. And when
Continue Reading People have been living in a storm of stress during the ongoing pandemic and political turmoil, which has had a negative impact on our well-being. A little bit of stress is good, and essential for survival, but severe or prolonged stress can increase the risk for stress-related diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, depression, Alzheimer’s disease,
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