Pediatricians like us have seen it over and over again in the last few months — kids who have put on 5, sometimes 10, at times even 20 pounds — since the onset of the pandemic. In a year filled with so much tragedy and suffering, it would be easy to dismiss a few extra
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The polar vortex, a low pressure system that swirls cold air at the Earth’s poles, may be on the move. That could mean bitter cold temperatures in the US over the next few weeks. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5
Continue Reading Happy birthday to the king of rock ‘n’ roll, Elvis Presley. Since we can’t gift him a nice pair of Blue Suede Shoes, we are honoring him with these fascinating facts you may not know. Here are eight things we were All Shook Up to learn about the legendary Hound Dog: 1. Elvis Presley was
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than 1,500 El Pasoans have now died of Covid-19 since the virus first reached the community last March. Health officials announced eight new coronavirus-related deaths Friday bringing the death toll to 1,506. There were still 564 deaths listed as under investigation. These are suspected Covid-19 fatalities that have yet
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Facebook extiende restricciones a la cuenta de Trump. ¿Puede Trump ser destituido? Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Aumentan los llamados en el Congreso de EE.UU. para destituir a Trump Un número creciente de legisladores piden la destitución del presidente Donald Trump, ya sea a través de
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Elon Musk edged past Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to grab the title of world’s richest person, according to Bloomberg. A 6% rise in Tesla shares early Thursday lifted the value of its CEO’s stock holdings and options by $10 billion, taking his net worth to about $191 billion. A more modest rise of less than
Continue Reading A player on the Philadelphia 76ers has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing the team to remain in New York City after playing the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night, a team source told CNN. The source said the team will follow league protocols for Covid-19. The player was not identified. A reporter for The Athletic and
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un agente de la policía del Capitolio de Estados Unidos murió el jueves por las heridas que sufrió luego de que una turba de partidarios del presidente Donald Trump irrumpiera en el Capitolio el miércoles. Otras cuatro personas murieron el miércoles durante el impactante ataque al corazón de la democracia estadounidense cuando integrantes
Continue Reading A player on the Philadelphia 76ers has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing the team to remain in New York City after playing the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night, a team source told CNN. The source said the team will follow league protocols for Covid-19. The player was not identified. A reporter for The Athletic and
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Este jueves, el Ministerio de Salud de Brasil informó a través de un comunicado la firma de un contrato con el Instituto Butantan que permite la incorporación de más de 100 millones de dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19 al Programa Nacional de Inmunizaciones. Estado de Amazonas, en Brasil, suspende actividades
Continue Reading Hyundai’s stock recorded its best day in at least two decades after the South Korean automaker was reported to be in early talks with Apple to develop self-driving electric cars. While nothing has been finalized, several media outlets reported Friday that Hyundai has confirmed that it is talking to Apple. The news was initially reported
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French striker Karim Benzema is set to face trial for his alleged involvement in a scheme to blackmail his former teammate Mathieu Valbuena in 2015, the prosecutor of the Versailles Tribunal confirmed to CNN. The case relates to the existence of a sex tape which features Valbuena. Benzema is accused of pressuring Valbuena, who played
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The US Capitol Police confirmed the death of one of their officers late Thursday from injuries suffered when a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol a day before. Capitol Police said in a statement that Officer Brian D. Sicknick died at approximately 9:30 p.m. ET Thursday “due to injuries sustained while on-duty.”
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The US reported more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths Thursday — the most virus-related deaths the country has reported in one day since the pandemic’s start. It’s the third day in a row of record daily deaths from the disease, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, while the number of people who have been infected
Continue Reading (CNN) — En todo Estados Unidos, millones vieron con horror el miércoles cómo se desarrollaban escenas de caos sin precedentes en el Capitolio. El Congreso certifica la victoria de Biden tras insurrección: minuto a minuto FOTOS | Manifestantes pro Trump rompen barreras e ingresan al Capitolio Los partidarios del presidente Donald Trump violaron el edificio,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Guanajuato informó este jueves la muerte de nueve personas por arma de fuego y una persona herida en la colonia Arboledas de San Rafael en Celaya, Guanajuato. Las autoridades llegaron al lugar tras llamadas al 911 que alertaban sobre disparos en la zona, según un comunicado. Al entrar a
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Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler, the Republican incumbent, conceded her Senate runoff to Democratic Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock on Thursday — two days after Election Day and CNN and after several other news organizations projected Warnock the winner. Loeffler thanked her supporters in a video and said she had called Warnock to offer her congratulations. She also
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It was too little, too late, and may fail to save a presidency imploding at staggering speed under the weight of Donald Trump’s tragic flaws. Late in the final act of his tumultuous administration, the President finally admitted the reality of his political demise Thursday, suddenly surrounded by threats of a historic second impeachment, calls
Continue Reading Two of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet secretaries — Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos — are resigning over the riot Wednesday at the US Capitol. The secretaries were among a number of administration officials who announced they were leaving in the wake of a mob of pro-Trump supporters breaching the US Capitol.
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Marion Ramsey, the actress best known for her role as Officer Laverne Hooks in the film franchise “Police Academy,” died Thursday in Los Angeles at the age of 73, according to a statement to CNN from manager Roger Paul. No cause of death was given. “Marion carried with her a kindness and permeating light that
Continue Reading Federal investigators are looking at everyone involved in the unrest at the US Capitol on Wednesday, including the role President Donald Trump played in inciting the crowd, the acting US attorney in Washington, DC, said Thursday. Asked directly by a reporter on a press call if investigators were looking at the role Trump played at
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EL PASO, Texas – Rodney Terry has the utmost trust in Jamal Bieniemy to run the UTEP Offense. It’s why he recruited the Oklahoma transfer this past offseason. “He’s made shots at Oklahoma. I think he had a game where he made four or five threes against West Virginia.” Terry says of Bienemy, who played
Continue Reading Marion Ramsey, the actress best known for her role as Officer Laverne Hooks in the film franchise “Police Academy,” died Thursday in Los Angeles at the age of 73, according to a statement to CNN from manager Roger Paul. No cause of death was given. “Marion carried with her a kindness and permeating light that
Continue Reading Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has submitted her resignation, saying President Donald Trump’s role in spurring the mob that breached the US Capitol on Wednesday was “the inflection point,” making her the second Cabinet member to resign over the incident. In her resignation letter to Trump dated Thursday, which CNN obtained a copy of, DeVos called
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Asesores del vicepresidente Mike Pence han recibido consultas para invocar la Enmienda 25 contra el presidente Donald Trump, y esas discusiones están en curso, según dijo este jueves una fuente cercana a Pence. La persona añadió que varios secretarios del gabinete discuten informalmente el asunto. Pero, es «muy poco probable» que Pence tome
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President Donald Trump conceded publicly for the first time Thursday that he will not serve a second term, stopping short of congratulating President-elect Joe Biden but acknowledging a transfer of power is now underway. It appeared to end, for now, Trump’s false and corrosive attempt to overthrow the election results, which culminated in a violent
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They came to Washington to protest an election they think has been stolen, and when violence began at the US Capitol, mob logic took over. CNN spoke to people who stormed the building. They said they felt like they were doing something good. “What are we supposed to do? OK?” a man who’d been maced
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Despite weeks of planning between federal and local police agencies ahead of Wednesday’s Trump rally—including tracking social media—officials said that going into Wednesday they had no intelligence indicating there was a threat the US Capitol could be overrun. It would turn out to be a catastrophic failure after an angry mob overwhelmed police and stormed
Continue Reading Hyundai’s stock is on pace for its best day in at least two decades on reports that the South Korean automaker is in early talks with Apple to develop self-driving electric cars. While nothing has been finalized, several media outlets reported Friday that Hyundai has confirmed that it is talking to Apple. The news was
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