President Joe Biden is cracking down on the oil-and-gas industry, but he is not taking the extreme steps the Trump campaign claimed he would last fall. Last week, the Biden administration imposed a 60-day suspension of new oil and gas leasing and drilling permits on federal lands unless the Interior Department’s leaders approved them. Biden
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s pandemic death toll increased to 1,661 Wednesday morning after the local health department reported 10 new coronavirus-related deaths. The latest victims included: 2 men in their 40s1 woman in her 50s2 women in their 60s1 man in his 60s1 woman in her 70s1 man in his 70s2 men
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(CNN) — Elliot Page y Emma Portner se van a divorciar. La pareja anunció la decisión en un comunicado a CNN el martes. «Después de pensarlo mucho y considerarlo cuidadosamente, hemos tomado la difícil decisión de divorciarnos después de nuestra separación el verano pasado. Nos tenemos el mayor respeto el uno al otro y seguimos
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As more students return to classrooms after months of remote learning, some might be facing new anxieties about being back on campus. It’s been nearly a year since many students were physically back on campus and learning through screens has become the norm. A local psychologist said it’s normal for
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Tests on two different variants of the coronavirus show that one of the two monoclonal antibodies in Regeneron’s cocktail therapy can neutralize both, despite the mutations, researchers reported Wednesday. The tests also confirm what other teams of researchers have found: vaccines are likely to protect people against both the variant first seen in Britain and
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The national reckoning over where and how schoolchildren should be educated as the pandemic drags on is finally here — or at least it should be. So far this week, major districts in Chicago and New Jersey have shelved plans to physically return to the classroom at the last minute in the face of opposition
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President Joe Biden is expected to sign several executive actions related to climate on Wednesday, including issuing a moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal lands, according to a person familiar with his plans. The moratorium on new leases would fulfill a campaign promise by Biden. When issued, the halt on new leases
Continue Reading President Joe Biden’s nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations plans to voice her support for the country’s re-engagement in the multilateral institution in order to counter Chinese influence during a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, according to excerpts of her testimony obtained by CNN. “When America shows up — when we are consistent
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A letter from a descendent of Italy’s wartime King, apologizing for his ancestor’s role in enabling Mussolini’s fascist policies during World War II, has been criticized by historians and Jewish groups after several decades of silence from members of the disbanded royal family. Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, the great-grandson of King Victor Emmanuel III, wrote
Continue Reading AstraZeneca is pushing back strongly against criticism from EU officials over delayed deliveries of its Covid-19 vaccine. In an interview with Italian newspaper la Repubblica on Tuesday, AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot said the company had agreed to make its “best effort” to deliver the doses EU countries had ordered but was not contractually committed to
Continue Reading The internet is buzzing over a new technology created by Microsoft developers that could make it possible to have a virtual conversation with a deceased loved one (well, kind of). A patent granted to Microsoft last month details a method for creating a conversational chatbot modeled after a specific person — a “past or present
Continue Reading (CNN) — La sociedad educada considera que maldecir es un signo vulgar de poca inteligencia y educación, porque ¿por qué uno se apoyaría en un lenguaje grosero cuando está bendecido con un vocabulario rico? Resulta que esa percepción está llena de, eh… tonterías. De hecho, decir palabrotas puede ser un signo de superioridad verbal, según
Continue Reading (CNN) — Belma Requejo, de 80 años, del condado de Los Ángeles, está atrapada en su casa con su esposo de 83 años y otros dos parientes ancianos. Están esperando una vacuna contra el coronavirus. Todos los días durante una semana, su hija María, que vive en el mismo hogar con sus dos hijos, ha
Continue Reading Walmart plans to build automated mini-warehouses in dozens of its stores to speed up customers’ online delivery and curbside pickup orders in a race against Amazon. Walmart announced Wednesday that it will add dozens of 20,000 square-foot to 30,000 square-foot automated fulfillment centers in the coming years, either in the backrooms of its stores or
Continue Reading (CNN) — La promesa del presidente Joe Biden de que habrá suficientes vacunas para 300 millones de estadounidenses a finales del verano representa una respuesta audaz y políticamente arriesgada a las críticas de que su plan ante la pandemia carece de ambición. En efecto, el presidente está poniendo una fecha para el regreso de una
Continue Reading Apple is urging iPhone and iPad users to promptly update their operating systems to fix security bugs that may have already been exploited by hackers. On its support webpage, the company said three security flaws “may have been actively exploited.” It did not reveal too many specifics about the bugs, noting “Apple does not disclose,
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca sparred Wednesday over a delay in coronavirus vaccine deliveries as the deepening dispute raises concerns about the increasing competition for limited supplies of shots needed to end the pandemic. AstraZeneca Chief Executive Pascal Soriot addressed the dispute for the first time, rejecting the EU’s assertion that
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The US is awash in rough weather: California may see record-breaking rain and snow this week, and an EF-3 tornado blew through Alabama, killing one, injuring dozens and leaving untold destruction. 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
Continue Reading Former President Donald Trump has expanded his impeachment legal team by tapping a former prosecutor-turned-criminal defense lawyer, an addition that comes as Trump and his allies scramble to prepare a defense with less than two weeks until the Senate trial. The addition of Deborah Barbier, a lawyer with a reputation for tackling high-profile, controversial clients,
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The Senate tabled an effort by Sen. Rand Paul Tuesday to force a vote on the constitutionality of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, but the vote offered an indicator for how Republican senators — who overwhelmingly voted for Paul’s measure — feel about the trial. Paul’s motion was killed on a 55-45 vote, with
Continue Reading Confiscan cada vez más armas en aeropuertos de EE.UU. ¿Cuál es el futuro del Partido Republicano tras Trump? Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Biden busca la equidad racial El presidente de EE.UU., Joe Biden, firmó una serie de decretos y acciones ejecutivas que giran en torno
Continue Reading (CNN) — El Papa Francisco dijo que recordar el Holocausto es una señal de humanidad. Opinión | Mi abuela sobrevivió al Holocausto. 75 años después, el coronavirus despierta sus temores de incertidumbre y soledad Durante su audiencia general del miércoles, el papa dijo: “Hoy es el aniversario de la liberación del campo de exterminio de
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HOUSTON, Texas — A total of 12 officers have now been indicted in connection with a 2019 botched raid that left two people dead in Houston. Six officers were indicted last year, including Gerald Goines, who is accused of lying to obtain a warrant, and Steven Bryant, who is accused of tampering with government records.
Continue Reading TikTok has been forced to lay off some of its workers in India as the country doubles down on what was already a monthslong ban on the app in the country. The popular short video app announced Wednesday that it will cut workers in India after it had “not been given a clear direction on
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s dispute with AstraZeneca has intensified with the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker denying the EU’s assertion that it had pulled out of talks on vaccine supplies. AstraZeneca says it still plans to meet with EU officials in Brussels later in the day. The talks will be the third in as many days. AstraZeneca
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Talk about a busy evening. Zlatan Ibrahimović generated plenty of headlines on Tuesday in the Milan derby — and then some. From scoring to getting into a spat with a former teammate and then being sent off, the Swedish superstar did it all in AC Milan’s dramatic Coppa Italia defeat to cross-city rivals Inter Milan.
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers have quickly approved the extension of the last remaining nuclear Russia-U.S. arms control, a fast-track action that comes just days before it’s due to expire. Both houses of parliament voted unanimously Wednesday to extend the New START treaty for five years a day after a phone call between U.S. President
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The stay-at-home order in California has ended, but a top Los Angeles health official worries that another spike could be on the horizon as Covid-19 variants spread and the supply of vaccines struggles to meet the demand. State officials in California, a recent epicenter of the pandemic in the US, lifted the regional stay at
Continue Reading The investigation into the house fire that led to former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s death is now concluded, the New London, Connecticut, Police Department announced Tuesday. Police said they found “no criminal violations and/or aspects in association with” the November 18 fire. Hsieh’s death was announced in late November by a spokesperson for DTP Companies,
Continue Reading (CNN) –– El mundo superó ya los 100 millones de casos confirmados de coronavirus. Es una cifra que parecía casi inimaginable hace 12 meses, cuando el primer contagio acababa de confirmarse en EE.UU. Un año después, la pandemia muestra pocas señales de disminuir su dominio sobre miles de millones de personas en la vida cotidiana.
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