National Guard members supporting US Capitol security in Washington, DC, ahead of Inauguration Day will be armed, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. The decision comes as law enforcement in the nation’s capital and around the country brace for more extremist violence after the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol last week. The first wave
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The 2021 Masters will allow a limited number of spectators in attendance, Fred Ridley — chairman of Augusta National Golf Club — announced Tuesday in a statement. “While we are disappointed that we will be unable to accommodate a full complement of patrons this year, we will continue our efforts to ensure that all who
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The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to $750 million — making it the secomd highest jackpot in the lottery game’s history. No ticket matched all six numbers Tuesday night, meaning the next chance for a lucky winner to score the prize is Friday, the lottery said. The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are
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The House is poised to make Donald Trump the first President in United States history to be impeached for a second time on Wednesday with a swift and bipartisan vote to condemn Trump’s role inciting the riots at the US Capitol. House Democrats and at least a handful of Republicans — including the House’s No.
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Faith in massive Covid-19 vaccination efforts has been a key reason stocks have kicked off 2021 by notching a string of record highs. But early evidence shows that the vaccination drive in many countries is stumbling out of the gate, posing a risk to market expectations that the economy — and therefore corporate earnings —
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Twitter’s decision to ban President Donald Trump from its platform on Friday sent shock waves through the political and tech worlds. But a different tech crackdown that began later that night and continued through the weekend arguably has the potential to shift how people think about the internet and the companies that power it. Citing
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(CNN) — Con el progreso en los esfuerzos de las vacunas contra el covid-19 y las predicciones de cuándo la mayor parte de la población las recibirá, parece haber una luz al final del largo y angustioso túnel pandémico. Sin embargo, dado que los riesgos físicos se manejan mejor con vacunas, lo que probablemente aún
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Eddie Lee Howard was wrongfully sentenced to death in 1994. Now, after decades of fighting, he has been exonerated. Howard, who is Black, was sentenced to death in 1994, after being wrongfully convicted for the murder and rape of 84-year-old Georgia Kemp, who is White, in Columbus, Mississippi, according to the Innocence Project, which represented
Continue Reading (CNN) — Sufrimos una experiencia desgarradora y, a continuación, tenemos una clara sensación en el estómago. Muchos de nosotros sentimos instintivamente la conexión entre nuestro intestino y nuestro cerebro. Esa conexión y la manera en que la variedad de bacterias que residen en nuestro tracto digestivo —nuestro microbioma— podrían ayudar a tratar las enfermedades mentales
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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says his team will do its best to keep within the new Covid-19 guidelines as the Premier League looks to clampdown on celebrations. In a document reportedly sent out to teams on Tuesday, made public on social media, organizers underlined that behaviors during training and matches must change, whilst
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In the run-up to the Consumer Electronics Show last year, Gina Muoio was pulling 60-to-80-hour weeks at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Muoio worked as an event coordinator for a third-party electrical vendor and carefully choreographed the power needs for exhibitors, presenters and attendees at trade shows held in the massive hall.
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We’re looking at a second impeachment of President Donald Trump. The process will be different this time, both for the lawmakers sitting in judgment of Trump and for the man himself. One thing we know: He’ll stay in office and likely finish out his term, because it takes a Senate conviction to remove him. Get
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As a fourth-year medical student at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Amanda Walker knows that vaccinations are both safe and essential. Getting one, however, is still an ordeal for Walker, who has needle phobia. “I’ll start to get really clammy, and then get cold sweats,” she said, describing her reaction to routine injections. “Then I
Continue Reading Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is about to be indicted on criminal charges by a special counsel for his role in the Flint water crisis, news outlets including CNN affiliate WXYZ report. Snyder and several other officials will face state criminal charges in connection with the crisis, the outlets report. Snyder’s attorney calls the reports
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The insurrection at the US Capitol has sparked a reckoning in the business world. Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Microsoft and other companies announced Monday they have suspended political donations. Airbnb, Amazon, Verizon and CNN owner AT&T vowed not to give money to the 147 Republicans who tried, unsuccessfully, to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, ha discutido la posibilidad de otorgar indultos para él y sus hijos con una nueva urgencia desde el ataque al Capitolio, dijeron a CNN varias fuentes familiarizadas con el asunto. Una fuente familiarizada con las conversaciones dice que existe la creencia de que un «indulto
Continue Reading (CNN) — El premio mayor de Mega Millions se ha disparado a US$625 millones, lo que lo convierte en el cuarto premio mayor más alto en la historia de esta lotería. Ningún boleto coincidió con los seis números el viernes pasado, lo que significa que la próxima oportunidad para que un afortunado ganador obtenga el
Continue Reading An Australian food company has officially renamed a famous snack brand after years of complaints that it shared its name with a racial slur. “Coon Cheese,” which has been sold in Australia for more than 80 years, will now be known as “Cheer Cheese,” its manufacturer said Wednesday. The new brand will roll out to
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Soccer star Megan Rapinoe has denounced last week’s riots in the US Capitol as “a huge stain on the country.” Rapinoe, who has returned to US Women’s National Team (USWNT) duty for the first time in nearly a year, spoke to reporters at length about the insurrection on January 6 that saw a pro-Trump mob
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Some United States health officials have voiced concern that some monoclonal antibody treatments are going unused nationwide. However, local health officials say it’s not a problem in El Paso. As of early January, health officials reported that more than 550 patients in the county had received a monoclonal antibody treatment.
Continue Reading Congress has made the Paycheck Protection Program more flexible and given priority to the smallest, hardest-hit businesses, but the long-awaited second round of loans will still serve as little more than a stopgap as the pandemic rages on. Retail businesses like Georgie Lou’s Retro Candy store in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, will likely receive the same amount
Continue Reading TVs seem to get bigger, slimmer and more connected each year. But now, in 2021, you can also see right through them. In a video shown during the all-digital CES 2021 consumer tech conference on Monday, LG unveiled a transparent TV with a screen you can see through when on or off. The clip shows
Continue Reading (CNN) — El fatídico momento en que la Cámara de Representantes vote el miércoles a favor de llevar a juicio político al presidente Donald Trump por segunda vez se ubicará entre los momentos decisivos de la historia de Estados Unidos mucho después de que los ciudadanos que sufren estos días trágicos y desgarradores hayan desaparecido.
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Users have flocked to encrypted messaging app Signal by the millions in recent days — bringing it to the No. 1 spot on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store’s top free apps lists this week. Signal had about 7.5 million installations globally from the App Store and Google Play between Thursday and Sunday,
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Amazon Web Services filed its response to Parler’s lawsuit on Tuesday, blaming the social media platform favored by the far-right for filing a “meritless claim” against the cloud computing giant and citing a liability shield often maligned by President Donald Trump: Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934. AWS’s legal brief argues that it
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department reported six new coronavirus-related deaths and 564 new cases Wednesday morning. All six of those victims had underlying health conditions and include: 1 man in his 40s1 man in his 50s1 woman in her 60s1 man in his 60s1 man in his 70s1 woman in
Continue Reading EE.UU. exigirá prueba negativa de covid-19 a pasajeros internacionales. Los planes de extremistas para la toma de posesión de Biden. Conoce los productos pandémicos presentes en el CES 2021. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Hoy la Cámara vota sobre el segundo juicio político a Trump Este
Continue Reading (CNN) — Ofrecen en la Florida una recompensa por información que ayude a encontrar y procesar a quien escribió la palabra «Trump» en el lomo de un manatí. El animal fue descubierto el domingo en el río Homosassa de la Florida con el nombre del presidente de EE.UU. escrito con letras mayúsculas en el lomo,
Continue Reading Cork, Irlanda (CNN) — Cuando Irlanda salió de un estricto confinamiento de seis semanas en diciembre, tenía uno de los niveles más bajos de casos de covid-19 en Europa. Desde entonces, la situación se ha desmoronado dramáticamente. El país registró la semana pasada la tasa de infección más alta del mundo, según Our World in
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The world’s largest carmakers are facing a critical shortage of semiconductors that threatens to hamstring production just as the industry tries to stage a comeback from a sales slump caused by the pandemic. Volkswagen, Ford, Fiat Chrysler and Nissan are among major automakers suffering from the global shortage of chips, which are used in a
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