A Capitol Police officer is on life support Thursday night after a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol a day before, according to Capitol Police union chair Gus Papathanasiou. CNN reported Thursday evening, citing three sources, that the officer had died. One of CNN’s sources said that Capitol Police officers were
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EL PASO, Texas– As the dust settles at the U.S. Capitol many who were in attendance are now sharing their experiences. An Otero County commissioner who is with the group “Cowboys For Trump” looked back on the day of chaos. “It was surrounded by chants of: ‘This is our house. This is our land. This
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(CNN Business) — La victoria sorpresiva de los demócratas en Georgia debería allanar el camino para una recuperación económica de la pandemia más rápida, dice Goldman Sachs. El banco actualizó sus pronósticos de desempleo y PIB para 2021 el miércoles por la noche después de que CNN y otros medios de comunicación proyectaran que los
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Samsung predicts its profits rose nearly 26% last quarter. That suggests demand for many of its products has kept up during the coronavirus pandemic even as it faces tough competition in the smartphone market. The South Korean conglomerate said Friday that it expects to post operating profit of about 9 trillion Korean won ($8.2 billion)
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un puñado de estados y el Distrito de Columbia están movilizando a aproximadamente 6.200 miembros de la Guardia Nacional a Washington para brindar seguridad a la ciudad luego de los disturbios mortales del miércoles en el Capitolio, dijo a CNN un funcionario de Defensa de Estados Unidos. Los guardias serán activados desde la
Continue Reading (CNN Business) –– El bitcoin superó por primera vez los 19.000 dólares en diciembre de 2017, antes de desplomarse espectacularmente a cerca de los 3.200 dólares un año después. Pero los sólidos compradores a largo plazo y de retención de bitcoins, o HODLers como se les conoce en los círculos criptomonedas, se están riendo de
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Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said Thursday that if he were a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet he would support using the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to remove the President from office following a deadly riot at the US Capitol. “Yes, I would,” Kelly told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The
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EL PASO, Texas – The man arrested in connection with a drunken driving crash in 2019 that killed a Fabens High School teacher and injured two other people is going to jail. Jonathan Andrew Alvarez pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 23 years for intoxication manslaughter on Dec. 22, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
Continue Reading (CNN) — Al presidente Donald Trump solo le quedan dos semanas en el cargo, pero después de que fomentara un asalto de agitadores en el Capitolio de Estados Unidos, algunos republicanos están considerando destituirlo en estos últimos estertores de su administración. Un juicio político contra Trump podría ser el remedio apropiado y destituirlo de esa
Continue Reading Inquiries about invoking the 25th Amendment have been coming into Vice President Mike Pence’s advisers and those discussions have been under way, a source close to the vice president said Thursday, with several Cabinet secretaries informally discussing the matter. But it is “highly unlikely” that Pence would pursue that path at this point, the source
Continue Reading US Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund is resigning amid criticism over an apparent lack of preparedness to deal with Wednesday’s violent mob on Capitol Hill. Sund’s resignation is effective January 16, according to a Capitol Police official. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called for the resignation of the Sund and said the House Sergeant
Continue Reading President Donald Trump has been asking aides and lawyers, including White House counsel Pat Cipollone, about his self-pardon power, multiple sources told CNN. Some of those conversations have happened in recent weeks, one of the sources says. It is unclear if it has come up since Wednesday’s mayhem at the Capitol building fomented by the
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EL PASO, Texas – Allyson Little’s love for cross country came much later in her high school career. The Franklin senior played soccer for the Cougars, but this past season she decided to give cross country a try. Her hard work and accomplishments in the sport led to Little signing a scholarship with the University
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A judge in Baghdad’s investigative court has issued an arrest warrant for outgoing US President Donald Trump, over the killing of an Iraqi paramilitary leader during the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani last year. Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis — the Iraqi deputy head of the Iran-backed Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces — was killed along with
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente electo Joe Biden ha decidido postular al juez Merrick Garland como secretario de Justicia, dijeron a CNN personas familiarizadas con el asunto, una decisión largamente esperada que avanzó este miércoles cuando se hizo evidente que los demócratas estaban a punto de ganar el control del Senado. Se espera que el anuncio
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EL PASO, Texas- El Pasoans are clearly frustrated about how to find out about the Covid-19 vaccines and then line up an appointment to get one. Three members of the ABC-7 crew tried calling 43 different numbers to providers that the city gave to us. Out of all those numbers, none of those clinics or
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball program has reached a major milestone this season. Its 100th season of men’s basketball. As Conference USA play continues over the next two months, UTEP will celebrate all of the great players, coaches and moments of the storied program. The Miners won the historic 1966 national championship,
Continue Reading A Texas company that makes pricy, brightly colored mahjong tiles is apologizing after critics called its redesign of the popular Chinese game culturally insensitive. The Mahjong Line started selling its limited-edition versions of the game — with names like “The Minimal Line,” “The Botanical Line” and “The Cheeky Line” — in November for between $325
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The United States reported 3,865 Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday, the highest number of deaths reported in a single day since the pandemic began. The nation’s death toll as of Thursday stands at more than 364,600, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, while the number of people who have been infected has topped more than
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One woman was fatally shot by police and three people died of apparent medical emergencies Wednesday when a mob of President Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol. The four people died during a stunning attack at the heart of American democracy as members of the mob vandalized the building and assaulted police officers. At least
Continue Reading 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. “A new administration will be inaugurated on January 20,” Trump said in a pre-recorded video taped at the White House. “My
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EL Paso, Texas – An El Paso man has been arrested in connection with two fires that hit a West Side home within weeks in late 2019. Adeoluwa Temitope Okunade, age 30, was arrested in connection with the two fires after an extensive multi-agency investigation. Okunade has been charged with two counts of arson of
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Temps will warm to the mid 60’s Friday and Saturday then a cold front arrives Saturday night to drop out temps for early next week. The frontal passage will increase our winds late Saturday to 35 mph gusts from the NW/N. Temps for Sunday and Monday will be in the upper 40’s. I do not
Continue Reading A person dies from Covid-19 in Los Angeles County every eight minutes, the county said Thursday, underscoring how grim the situation has become in the nation’s most populous county. More than 11,000 Los Angeles County residents have died of Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, according to data from the LA County Department of
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Chad Wolf, secretario interino de Seguridad Nacional, instó este jueves al presidente Donald Trump y a todos los funcionarios electos a condenar la violencia en el Capitolio. Lo hizo en una declaración incisiva, en la que también prometió permanecer en su cargo hasta que el presidente electo Joe Biden asuma el puesto. «Lo
Continue Reading As America’s allies issued strong condemnations of rioters who stormed the US Capitol building in Washington on Wednesday, the nation’s geopolitical foes used last night’s events to question the efficacy of democracy. The violence erupted after US President Donald Trump spoke to protesters to repeat his false claim that he won the US election in
Continue Reading A US Capitol Police officer has died from events stemming from Wednesday’s riot at the Capitol, three sources confirm to CNN, in which a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the building to stop the counting of electoral votes that affirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s win. The police officer is now the fifth person to
Continue Reading pic.twitter.com/csX07ZVWGe— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 8, 2021 WASHINGTON — President Trump is conceding to President-elect Joe Biden and condemning the violent supporters who stormed the nation’s Capitol Wednesday. In a new video message, Trump says that now that Congress has certified the results, the “new administration will be inaugurated on January 20” and his
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Veterinarios del Zoológico Nacional de Nicaragua cuidan a la primera tigresa blanca nacida en cautiverio en América Central. Esto, luego de que su madre la rechazara y no lograra producir leche, debido a los rigurosos tratamientos para concebir a la que se sometió. Eduardo Sacasa, de 72 años, veterinario y director del
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Health officials in New Mexico announcing Thursday 118 new cases and one new death in Dona Ana County. The latest fatality was a woman in her 70s who had been hospitalized and had underlying conditions. She was one of 39 new deaths reported across the state. The state has now
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