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Most House Republicans silent over violent Marjorie Taylor Greene comments as Democrats condemn them

Most House Republicans were silent on Wednesday after CNN’s KFile reported that Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene repeatedly indicated support for executing prominent Democratic politicians in 2018 and 2019 before being elected to Congress. “These comments are deeply disturbing, and Leader McCarthy plans to have a conversation with the Congresswoman about them,” Mark Bednar, a

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Biden apunta a un enfoque integral sobre el clima mientras detiene los nuevos arrendamientos para la extracción de petróleo y gas en terrenos federales

(CNN) — El presidente de EE.UU. Joe Biden firmó varias acciones ejecutivas vinculadas con la crisis del clima este miércoles. Entre ellas hay una que ordena al secretario del Interior que haga una pausa en la firma de nuevos arrendamientos para la extracción de petróleo y gas natural en tierras públicas o aguas marinas. Biden

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CFO of House GOP campaign committee resigned after lawmakers objected to Electoral College results

A top official at the National Republican Congressional Committee abruptly decided to resign earlier this month after House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and nearly 150 GOP lawmakers voted against certifying the Electoral College results, CNN has learned, in the latest sign of the civil war brewing inside the Republican Party as it seeks to rebuild

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CFO of House GOP campaign committee resigned after lawmakers object to Electoral College results

A top official at the National Republican Congressional Committee abruptly decided to resign earlier this month after House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and nearly 150 GOP lawmakers voted against certifying the Electoral College results, CNN has learned, in the latest sign of the civil war brewing inside the Republican Party as it seeks to rebuild

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World Health Organization team emerges from 14-day quarantine in Wuhan, China, to start search for origins of Covid-19

WUHAN, China — A World Health Organization team has emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan to start field work in a fact-finding mission on the origins of the virus that caused the Covid-19 pandemic. The researchers could be seen leaving their hotel and boarding a bus on Thursday afternoon. It wasn’t immediately

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FDA pone bajo «alerta de importación» todos los desinfectantes de manos a base de alcohol de México

(CNN) — La Administración de Medicamentos y Alimentos de Estados Unidos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) puso bajo «alerta de importación» nacional a todos los desinfectantes de manos a base de alcohol provenientes de México hasta que pueda revisar la seguridad de los productos, dijo la agencia. Los desinfectantes para manos a base de

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Biden quiere retornar a las clases presenciales, pero EE.UU. debe «hacer las inversiones» necesarias para regresar de manera segura, dice secretario general de la Casa Blanca

(CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, quiere que las escuelas vuelvan a abrir, pero cree que el Congreso debe hacer las inversiones necesarias para volver de manera segura al aprendizaje en persona, dijo el martes el secretario general de la Casa Blanca, Ron Klain, luego de las reaperturas canceladas de última hora

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Texas pediatrician fatally shoots another doctor and himself during hostage situation in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas pediatrician diagnosed with terminal cancer killed another pediatrician during a hostage situation before turning the gun on himself, according to an Austin Police Department news release. Dispatchers received a call on Tuesday saying a man walked into the offices of Children’s Medical Group with a gun and was holding hostages

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January 27 coronavirus news

What you need to know More than 100 million people worldwide have been infected by Covid-19, according to Johns Hopkins University.It will “be months” before all Americans who want a Covid-19 vaccine can get one, the White House’s senior Covid-19 adviser said. A team of WHO investigators is in Wuhan, China to begin a long-delayed investigation into the origins of the pandemic after

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Gremios de empresarios e industrias de Venezuela se reúnen con el Parlamento de Maduro

(CNN Español) –– El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, se reunió este miércoles con los directivos de los gremios de empresarios e industriales más importantes del país. Esto, en el marco de la llamada Comisión para el Diálogo, la Reconciliación y la Paz. Rodríguez y los empresarios discutieron sobre la estrategia

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Diputados oficialistas en Nicaragua proponen reformas procesales para permitir detenciones hasta por 90 días por investigación

(CNN Español) –– En Nicaragua, la mayoría oficialista de la Asamblea Nacional presentó este miércoles una iniciativa que propone reformar el Código Procesal Penal para extender hasta 90 días el plazo de detención de las personas investigadas por supuestos delitos. La medida se contrapone al término de 48 horas que rige actualmente. El artículo propuesto

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Millions in vaccine research funds went instead for unrelated office expenses, HHS inspector general says

Millions of dollars in federal funds earmarked for vaccine development and other public health matters were wrongly used for the removal of office furniture, news subscriptions and other administrative expenses by an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, according to an investigation launched by its inspector general into a whistleblower complaint. The

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Democratic House staffers draft letter to senators on impeachment: Convict Trump ‘for our sake, and the sake of the country’

A group of Democratic House staffers are drafting what they hope will be a bipartisan message to the Senate about the upcoming impeachment trial, urging senators to take the trauma their aides experienced during the violent insurrection in the Capitol on January 6 seriously, a staffer tells CNN. “We are staff who work for members

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¿Puede ser la colchicina el primer medicamento que cambie drásticamente el tratamiento de covid-19?

(CNN Español) – La colchicina ganó atención mundial luego que el Instituto del Corazón de Montreal informara que el medicamento podría reducir las complicaciones asociadas al coronavirus. Se desconocen detalles del estudio, el cual se publicó en una revista científica. Hasta ahora, no se ha encontrado una cura contra el coronavirus. El doctor Huerta explica

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República Dominicana no reconoce a Guaidó como presidente interino de Venezuela, tampoco a la actual Asamblea Nacional

(CNN Español) –– República Dominicana dejó de reconocer a Juan Guaidó, líder opositor de Venezuela, como presidente interino de ese país. Así lo confirmó a CNN el canciller dominicano Roberto Álvarez. Ese desconocimiento, indicó Álvarez, cesó el 5 de enero cuando concluyó el mandato de Guaidó como presidente de la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela. Álvarez

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Georgia election official says he hates ‘being right’ about Trump’s capacity to incite violence with fraud claims

Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling said Wednesday night that he hates “being right” about then-President Donald Trump’s capacity to incite violence, following the US Capitol insurrection earlier this month. Sterling, a Republican who’s the voting systems implementation manager for the Georgia secretary of state’s office, had pleaded with Trump during a December 1 news conference

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Bernie Sanders raises $1.8 million for charity with inauguration meme-inspired merchandise

Sen. Bernie Sanders has raised $1.8 million for charity through the sale of merchandise inspired by the viral photo of him and his mittens on Inauguration Day. The Vermont senator’s team began selling sweatshirts and T-shirts featuring the photo, which inspired countless memes, on his campaign store last Thursday. The $45 black crewneck sweatshirt seems

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