Londres (CNN Business) — Desde Wall Street hasta la Casa Blanca, todos están viendo las acciones de GameStop. ¿Qué es lo que está pasando? Las acciones del minorista de videojuegos GameStop, que había sido dado por muerto, se dispararon un asombroso 135% a US$ 347,51 el miércoles, lo que dejó las ganancias desde principios de
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — El tablero de mensajes de Reddit que está rompiendo Internet al poner a Wall Street en un frenesí fue puesto en privado brevemente por sus moderadores el miércoles, agregando más confusión a un día salvaje. «Estamos experimentando dificultades técnicas basadas en una escala sin precedentes como resultado del nuevo interés», decía un
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US Capitol Police on Wednesday afternoon arrested a West Virginia man who was armed with a handgun and 20 rounds of ammunition outside the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, which is near the US Capitol, a spokesperson from the Metropolitan Police Department said. In court documents, authorities identify the man as 71-year-old Dennis Westover.
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If you’re having a hard time finding Grape-Nuts at your local supermarket, you are not alone. The pandemic has come for Grape-Nuts. Supply chain constraints and higher demand for cereal have led to shortages of the product, Kristin DeRock, Grape-Nuts Brand Manager, said in an emailed statement. Grape-Nuts should be “fully back” on shelves in
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Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — It’s been 40 years since Scranton School Board President Tommy Genova was killed in the parking lot of the district administration building. He was 44 years old and left behind a wife and four young children. All these years later, his murder remains a
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Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that four men convicted of kidnapping and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl should go free, a move described by the White House as an “affront to terrorism victims everywhere.” Pearl was working as the South Asia bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal in 2002 when he was kidnapped in
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — El frenesí de GameStop en Wall Street tiene a los inversores y a gran parte de internet embelesados, como una buena película de terror. Todo el mundo sabe que la perdición está a la vuelta de la esquina para algunos jugadores clave. Unos pocos afortunados saldrán fortalecidos y puede que el monstruo
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden reabrió el jueves la inscripción en los mercados de seguros de salud para la Ley del Cuidado de Salud Asequible como parte de una serie de acciones ejecutivas relacionadas con la atención médica, dando un paso para ayudar a los estadounidenses sin seguro médico que el expresidente Donald Trump
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EL PASO, Texas — A portion of the Lazy Cow Trail in the Franklin Mountains was cordoned off Thursday afternoon as an El Paso police bomb squad examined a possible explosive that turned out to be an old fuse. Authorities said park rangers made the discovery of the device around noon along the trail in
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South Carolina officials have announced the United States’ first two confirmed cases of a more contagious coronavirus strain first spotted in South Africa. There is no known travel history or connection between the cases, both adults, according to a release Thursday from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Both cases were originally
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Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida will rally the Trump faithful in Wyoming on Thursday, hoping to bring a MAGA backlash to GOP Rep. Liz Cheney’s backyard after she voted to impeach the former President for his role in inciting the riot at the Capitol. The Republican party is now grappling with its future post-Trump,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV ) — An English professor at Belmont University has a side hobby of finding and searching for lost treasures. Eric Hobson sat in his Nashville garage, which was overflowing with airline history. “Some of the items date back to 1918. It’s really a priceless collection,” Hobson
Continue Reading President Joe Biden has promised to make health care more affordable and available. His executive order Thursday takes one immediate step in that direction. As a result of his action, the Department of Health and Human Services is set to reopen enrollment on the federal Affordable Care Act exchange between February 15 and May 15.
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Two roads diverged in American politics, and the Republican Party chose the one traveled by disgraced ex-President Donald Trump and QAnon conspiracy theorists. While pundits ponder the GOP’s future — and traditionalists hope to change course out of the wreckage left by Trump’s insurrection — Washington’s power players and state activists have already made their
Continue Reading President Joe Biden signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday to reverse restrictions on abortion access domestically and abroad imposed and expanded by the Trump administration. The memorandum will “reverse my predecessor’s attack on women’s health access,” Biden told reporters during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office. He added that the measure “relates to protecting
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A Honolulu restaurant was issued a red “CLOSED” placard due to repeated instances of employees not wearing face masks while working. The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch received a complaint alleging that Doner Shack employees were not wearing masks on Jan. 20.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An audit of California’s unemployment benefits agency found the state has likely paid $10.4 billion in fraudulent benefits during the pandemic. California State Auditor Elaine Howle says that number is likely to grow in the coming months. Howle said the agency was slow to react to warnings of an increase in
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden reabrirá el jueves la inscripción en los mercados de seguros de salud para la Ley del Cuidado de Salud Asequible como parte de una serie de acciones ejecutivas relacionadas con la atención médica, dando un paso para ayudar a los estadounidenses sin seguro médico que el expresidente Donald Trump
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (HBJ) — The merger between Connecticut’s two largest food banks is moving forward. The boards of directors of Foodshare and the Connecticut Food Bank voted Wednesday to approve their combination, which will officially go into effect Jan. 30. The new organization will be governed by a
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Six people were killed and 10 were taken to a hospital after a liquid nitrogen leak at a food processing plant in Gainesville, Georgia, officials said. Fire crews from Hall County and Gainesville responded to a report of burns at Prime Pak Foods around 10:12 a.m. Thursday, said Zachary Brackett from Hall County Fire Services.
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The US federal government should spend more money, and fast, to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, rescue hard-hit families and help states, cities and small businesses. But it should also strive for a relief package built on some degree of bipartisan consensus. The first step to this package? Acknowledging that in this emergency there is nothing
Continue Reading Law enforcement officials on Thursday recaptured two inmates who escaped from a state prison in Florence, Arizona, over the weekend, thanks to tips from the public. John Charpiot and David Harmon were captured after two people called authorities and said they had seen individuals who they believed were the missing fugitives, according to a news
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WISN) — A Kenosha teacher said she is not returning to the classroom when the district resumes in-person learning because she remains too concerned about the spread of COVID-19. Jeanne Hoffman believes she contracted the virus while in the classroom. She thinks she gave COVID-19 to
Continue Reading President Joe Biden will reopen enrollment on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges on Thursday as part of a series of executive actions related to health care, taking a step to help uninsured Americans that former President Donald Trump rejected. It’s Biden’s first move toward delivering on his campaign promise to bolster the landmark health
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (KHBS/KHOG) — A bill to require Holocaust education to be taught in Arkansas public schools is intended to be introduced in the state Senate education committee next week. Currently, the Holocaust is not a required curriculum in Arkansas. The bill was filed last Wednesday but
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconson (WDJT) — Repealing the mask mandate could have devastating impacts on those who rely on food assistance programs. The Assembly is scheduled to take the final vote on a resolution Thursday to toss out Gov. Tony Evers emergency order, requiring Wisconsinites to wear masks. States who’ve
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The White House said Thursday it is their policy to not let businesses imply they have President Joe Biden’s support or endorsement, but declined to comment on the record about an advertisement in which Frank Biden touted his relationship to his brother. The ad for a Boca Raton law firm, for which Frank Biden is
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden acted Thursday to get more people health insurance in the middle of the raging coronavirus pandemic, a down payment on his pledge to push the U.S. toward coverage for all. At the White House, he signed an executive order reopening the HealthCare.gov insurance markets, something the Trump administration refused to do.
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Disney+ is taking a quack at bringing the world of “The Mighty Ducks” to live-action television for the first time. The new trailer for “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” was released by the streamer on Thursday, giving a first look at the new series, starring Lauren Graham and Emilio Estevez, who reprises his role as
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi (WAPT) — An Ocean Springs businessman is facing charges of defrauding the United States and other health care providers in a $1.8 million scheme related to acquiring and hoarding personal protective equipment as well as price gouging health care providers, including the Department of Veterans
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