House Democrats plan to send the article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday, triggering the start of the Senate’s trial of former President Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday. Unless senators strike an agreement to delay the trial, it would begin on Tuesday at 1 p.m.
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(CNN) — Mientras los investigadores de todo el mundo compiten para ver si las nuevas variantes del coronavirus plantearán un problema para las vacunas, un segundo estudio en dos días dice que una variante de Sudáfrica podría provocar precisamente eso. La variante se detectó por primera vez en Sudáfrica en octubre y ahora se ha
Continue Reading (CNN) — La administración de Donald Trump tenía como objetivo vacunar a 20 millones de estadounidenses contra el covid-19 para finales de 2020, pero no alcanzó ese objetivo ni siquiera al final de su mandato. Ahora, se pondrá a prueba la promesa del presidente Biden de administrar 100 millones de inyecciones en sus primeros 100
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden ha cumplido su palabra de «manejar el infierno» de la pandemia, impulsado por la urgencia de revivir una nación enferma y en apuros y la certeza de que toda su presidencia se basa en erradicar el covid-19. Hasta ahora, ha sido fácil para el nuevo presidente criticar la respuesta
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Zinedine Zidane tiene covid-19. Así lo dio a conocer el club español Real Madrid en un breve comunicado en el que no ofrecieron más detalles sobre la condición del entrenador. Comunicado Oficial: Zidane#RealMadrid — Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) January 22, 2021 Zidane estuvo presente en la línea de banda cuando el Real
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Tribune held interviews Friday with three new members of the Texas Senate: César Blanco, D-El Paso; Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio; and Drew Springer, R-Muenster. Tribune politics reporter Alex Samuels moderated the discussion. The new state senators — all former members of the Texas House — discussed their priorities as they head to the Texas state
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Americans want more diversity on TV, and they’re increasingly finding more of it on streaming platforms such as Netflix and Disney+ than on cable, according to a new Nielsen study. In the ratings company’s first-ever TV diversity and inclusion report, Nielsen examined the 2019 on-screen cast demographics for the 100 most popular, first-run shows in
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Dan Morain es un periodista de California y autor de una nueva biografía de Kamala Harris, «Kamala’s Way, An American Life». Las opiniones expresadas aquí son las del autor. Mira más artículos de opinión en cnne.com/opinion. (CNN) – El miércoles, Kamala Harris se convirtió en la vicepresidenta número 49 de Estados Unidos,
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A Senate stalled. That’s how we start the day and end the week. The talks of bipartisanship are quickly getting ensnared by must-move Senate business, not the least of which is getting an agreement on how the Senate will be run over the next two years. It seems simple, but it’s a big deal and
Continue Reading A Tallahassee man in his nineties begs for his 70-year-old caretaker to be bumped up in the vaccination queue. A woman over 75 in Raleigh asks what number to call to make an appointment. The daughter of a nursing home resident in San Jose wants to know why her mom has not received the Covid-19
Continue Reading BENTONVILLE, Arkansas — Walmart is rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine in more states as the Biden administration tries to accelerate distribution. The company has been administering vaccines in recent weeks in some of its locations in New Mexico and Arkansas. Now, Walmart, the largest retailer in the nation, will roll out the vaccine to select
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A new feature on the relaunched White House website contact form allows people to choose their own pronouns, reflecting the new administration’s commitment to diversity. The change did not go unnoticed — it was shared widely on Twitter, including by LGBTQ civil rights organization Equality California which wrote, “In this @WhiteHouse we respect pronouns.” GLAAD,
Continue Reading It had once been a transatlantic art scandal — or at least various actors of questionable intent would have you believe it was. Overheated, confusing and laden in the end with blatant racism, the case of the White House bust of Winston Churchill still persists. President Joe Biden has removed it from the Oval Office
Continue Reading A futuristic project by Google’s parent company Alphabet to provide internet from high flying balloons has burst. Loon, the Alphabet subsidiary that used giant balloons to beam internet to people in remote areas around the world, has announced that it is winding down its operations. It was formerly part of X, Alphabet’s innovative “moonshot” factory.
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Click here for updates on this story SPRINGDALE, Arkansas (KFSM) — A family in Springdale is searching for answers two weeks after their father was hit by a vehicle walking to work. The driver of that vehicle took off. The family of Jose Flores says he survived but is fighting for his life. Flores’ family
Continue Reading In a new financial document released just hours after he left the White House, former President Donald Trump disclosed Apple CEO Tim Cook once gave him a $5,999 Mac Pro computer. The documents, made public on Wednesday, list the item as “the first created at the Flex Factory in Austin, Texas.” Apple did not respond
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DUNMORE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — When Amanda Teague started her new job at Creative Lil’ Minds Childcare in Dunmore last year, she had no idea what challenges were about to come before her. “When I first started, everything was totally normal, and then, March 17th was the day we
Continue Reading (CNN) — El famoso jugador de béisbol de las Grandes Ligas Henry L. «Hank» Aaron falleció, según el exequipo de Aaron, los Atlanta Braves. Aaron tenía 86 años. Aaron fue incluido en el Salón de la Fama del Béisbol en 1982 luego de una ilustre carrera en la MLB que se destacó por sus 755
Continue Reading President Joe Biden delivered a factually accurate Thursday speech about the coronavirus pandemic. But then, after he signed a series of executive actions intended to address the crisis, he was asked by a reporter whether the vaccination goal he announced in December — 100 million doses administered in 100 days — is sufficiently ambitious. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Advocates are calling for the state and counties to prioritize people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. The Arizona Center for Disability Law sent a letter to the Arizona Department of Health Services offering recommendations for the state’s distribution plan. “Many people within our community are
Continue Reading (CNN) — El Senado de EE.UU. votó sobre una base abrumadoramente bipartidista para confirmar al secretario de Defensa del presidente Joe Biden, el general retirado Lloyd Austin. La votación fue 93-2. Austin, quien se jubiló en 2016, será el primer hombre negro en dirigir el Departamento. Tuvo que recibir una exención de una ley que
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — As violent crime in the city of Atlanta continues to increase, the number of officers on the police force does not. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms addressed the troubling trend during a news conference on Thursday. “It’s where we are as a city. We
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Sophia Garcia just might be the most popular 8-year-old around. Her phone rings constantly! But it’s not friends. It’s strangers wanting information about the COVID-19 vaccine in Arizona. “Every five minutes my phone keeps ringing,” said Sophia. Sophia, who lives in Missouri, calls it an
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There has been an overwhelming drop in the number of wild bee species that are reported in public records over the past 30 years, according to a new study. Researchers looked at bee records in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, an online biodiversity data collector, and found there were about 25% less bee species reported
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DOVER, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A York County man is facing aggravated assault and other charges after allegedly attacking a woman during a domestic incident in Dover earlier this month. The victim was able to summon help by calling Walt Disney World under the pretense that she was booking
Continue Reading Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the House’s article of impeachment will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, triggering the start of the Senate’s impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. “I have spoken to Speaker Pelosi who informed me that the articles will be delivered to the Senate on Monday,” Schumer said
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ATLANTA, Georgia — Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Friday. He was 86 The Atlanta Braves said Aaron died peacefully in his sleep. No cause of death was given. Aaron
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WASHINGTON, DC — Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army’s elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation Friday to become the nation’s first Black secretary of defense. The 93-2 vote gave President Joe Biden his second Cabinet member; Avril Haines was confirmed on Wednesday as
Continue Reading “No Time to Die,” the latest film in the James Bond series and one of the most anticipated movies of 2021, has been delayed again. The film, which stars Daniel Craig as the stylish spy, was set to open on April 2. But MGM announced on Thursday that it would push the action film to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Governor Brian Kemp responded on Twitter to claims by Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene that Georgia National Guard troops in D.C. had been “forced to sleep in the parking garage last night.” Rep. Greene cited House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “abusive leadership” in her post
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