President Joe Biden has signed a flurry of executive orders, actions and memorandums aimed at rapidly addressing the coronavirus pandemic and dismantling many of President Donald Trump’s policies. The 30 executive actions Biden has taken in the first days of his administration include halting funding for the construction of Trump’s border wall, reversing Trump’s travel
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Dakota Johnson’s latest role in the poignant film “Our Friend” taught her life lessons she plans to carry with her. Johnson plays Nicole Teague in the film, based on a true story about a woman’s arduous battle with cancer and the emotional toll it took on her family and friends. Based off of an essay
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Late-night TV has always featured politics. Johnny Carson spent decades lampooning leaders of both parties on “The Tonight Show,” and impersonating a president on “Saturday Night Live” is considered a badge of honor. Jon Stewart became one of the biggest names in TV comedy by speaking truth to those in power on “The Daily Show.”
Continue Reading Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Sunday that Kamala Harris’ historic role as the nation’s first female, Black and South Asian vice president signals “women are one step closer” to getting top jobs as the country continues to grapple with gender equality in politics. “Look, it’s — it’s tough out there. But I am so happy
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Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — New figures from UNESCO shows that two-thirds of an academic year has been lost on average worldwide due to COVID-19 closures. Data released from UNESCO’s interactive monitoring map shows that one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 800 million students still face
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Don’t forget to check your Mega Millions lottery ticket, especially if you bought it in the state of Michigan. One ticket that matched the six numbers for the $1 billion prize was sold in the state, according to a Mega Millions news release on Saturday. The winning numbers were 4-26-42-50-60 and a Mega Ball number
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Imagine suffering a serious accident and calling 911 but not getting an ambulance immediately. Or having a severe asthma attack and fighting for every breath but having to wait an extra minute or two for help. The winter Covid-19 surge has been the worst surge of this pandemic in the US. And it’s impacting patients
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Here is a look at the life of Oprah Winfrey, who hosted the award-winning “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Personal Birth date: January 29, 1954 Birth place: Kosciusko, Mississippi Birth name: Oprah Gail Winfrey Father: Vernon Winfrey, a barber Mother: Vernita Lee, a maid (parents never married) Education: Tennessee State University, B.A., Speech and Performing Arts,
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El Paso, Texas- Our first of two storm systems will move in later this afternoon. The first one will bring gusty west winds will be the hot topic later this afternoon with the potential of seeing an isolated rain shower across Borderland locations. National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory from 1 P.M. this
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of Emmy award-winning news anchor Tom Brokaw. Personal Birth date: February 6, 1940 Birth place: Webster, South Dakota Birth name: Thomas John Brokaw Father: Anthony Orville “Red” Brokaw, construction foreman Mother: Eugenia “Jean” (Conley) Brokaw, post office clerk Marriage: Meredith (Auld) Brokaw (August 17, 1962-present) Children: Sarah, 1970; Andrea,
Continue Reading YouTube star JoJo Siwa appeared to share her sexual orientation to her fans when she posted a photo of a shirt her cousin gave on her on Twitter that said, “Best. Gay. Cousin Ever.” Siwa, 17, posted the image on her account Friday and her fans quickly rallied behind her. “Personally, I have never ever
Continue Reading Rapper Eminem’s newest music video for his song “Higher” from his new album “Music to be Murdered By–Side B” had his fans thinking he was getting into a martial arts competition. A clip from the video appeared during the ESPN pre-show on Friday for Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier’s Saturday night match in Abu Dhabi.
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Robert Saleh, the new head coach for the New York Jets, is making history as the first Muslim American to lead a team in the National Football League. Saleh is also the third Arab American NFL head coach — joining Abe Gibron and Rich Kotite — according to the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC). The Lebanese
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Organizers of the Australian Open have scheduled a new warm-up tournament for players who have been unable to train during quarantine. The additional women’s event, which will be held at Melbourne Park from February 3-7, has been scheduled alongside two other WTA tournaments and three men’s tournaments before the grand slam itself gets underway on
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EL PASO, Texas — A suspect was taken into custody by El Paso police early Sunday morning during a search that followed the reported kidnapping of a child. That child was located, apparently unharmed, around 4 a.m. along with the suspect after being abducted overnight from the area of Mauer Drive and N. Yarbrough Drive.
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — Green Bay running back Aaron Jones left Sunday’s NFC championship game early in the third quarter with a chest injury suffered when he was tackled and fumbled going to the ground on a hit by Tampa Bay safety Jordan Whitehead. Jones’ fumble set up Tom Brady’s third touchdown of the day,
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police on Friday announced an arrest in last month’s stabbing attack that they said took place outside the Rockin’ Cigar Bar & Grill in the city’s Cincinnati Entertainment District on the west side. 21–year-old Yaanan Uriel Evans of El Paso was being held in the downtown jail on $500,000
Continue Reading Arsenal’s FA Cup title defense came to an end with a 1-0 defeat by Southampton in the fourth round. After a poor start to the season, the Gunners appeared to have turned a corner ahead of Saturday’s game, having gone six matches without defeat and five without conceding. But a first-half own goal from defender
Continue Reading The chief of police in Killeen, Texas, is defending an officer who shot and killed a Black man during a mental health check earlier this month. Officer Reynaldo Contreras arrived at the home of Patrick Warren on January 10 after Warren’s family called for psychiatric help. The police department said in a statement that, upon
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The US is again quickly approaching another grim milestone: 25 million Covid-19 cases in a little more than a year since the country reported its first infection. The devastating number is more than double the number of infections reported in India, which has the second-highest number of cases after the US, according to Johns Hopkins
Continue Reading Scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are speaking with UK health officials to learn more about British data that suggests a new coronavirus variant could be more deadly. “The CDC has reached out to UK officials and is reviewing their new mortality data associated with variant B.1.1.7,” a CDC official told
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers in northern China have brought 11 workers safely to the surface two weeks after they were trapped by an explosion in a gold mine. State broadcaster CCTV showed workers being hauled up in baskets on Sunday afternoon, their eyes shielded to protect them after so many days in darkness. One worker
Continue Reading Within hours of taking office, US President Joe Biden set to work signing a blizzard of executive orders, memorandums and directives to agencies, ranging from steps to combat the coronavirus to beginning the process of rejoining the Paris climate accord. To the outside world, the powers of a US president to make sweeping changes with
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Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina said Saturday that he accepts Joe Biden as president and that the 2020 election was not conducted fraudulently. The freshman congressman made the comments to CNN’s Pamela Brown when pressed about his lingering views on the November election results. Cawthorn was one of more than 120 House GOP
Continue Reading As the US set a new daily record for Covid-19 inoculations and states clamored for more vaccine supplies, Pfizer and the FDA said pharmacists and health practitioners can in some cases extract an additional dose from each vial. Originally, each vial of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine was designed to contain five doses, but some pharmacists reported
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Head Coach Kevin Baker has stated all along his goal is to crack the top four of the Conference USA standings. His goal appears to be right on track, as UTEP’s 74-67 Saturday victory over Louisiana Tech and subsequent weekend sweep firmly establish the Miners above the competitive Lady Techsters.
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EL PASO, Texas – One night after leading Louisiana Tech for 40 minutes, UTEP trailed the Bulldogs for the same span in a 73-55 loss Saturday night at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners (7-7, 3-5 C-USA) were simply outmuscled down low by Louisiana Tech, as UTEP was rebounded 41-29 and saw starting forward Bryson
Continue Reading The chief of police in Killeen, Texas, is defending an officer who shot and killed a Black man during a mental health check earlier this month. Officer Reynaldo Contreras arrived at the home of Patrick Warren on January 10 after Warren’s family called for psychiatric help. The police department said in a statement that, upon
Continue Reading The Justice Department has unveiled new criminal charges against two alleged Capitol rioters. Kevin Strong of California was charged with three crimes related to the attack, including knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building without lawful authority, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. He confessed to breaching the Capitol in an
Continue Reading House Democrats are working on legislation proposed by President Joe Biden to expand the existing child tax credit, directing the IRS to send recurring monthly payments to American families, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN. In one draft of the proposal, the IRS would deposit checks worth $300 every month per child
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