Two new variants of the coronavirus have emerged that seem to make the virus more easily transmitted. But will they stymie vaccination efforts? One, first identified in Britain, has popped up around the world. While researchers worried at first that it might have changed enough to evade the protection offered by coronavirus vaccines, the evidence
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union’s medicines agency has given the green light to Moderna Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine, a decision that gives the 27-nation bloc a second vaccine to use in the desperate battle to tame the virus rampaging across the continent. The approval recommendation by the European Medicines Agency’s human medicines committee,
Continue Reading The US reported its highest daily Covid-19 death count ever Tuesday — a grim milestone that comes as state leaders work urgently to combat a slow pace of vaccinations. More than 3,770 American deaths were reported in one day — more than two dozen above the country’s previous record, set less than a week ago.
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A Chinese court has sentenced the former chairman of a huge state-owned financial company to death after finding him guilty of bribery. It’s a rare use of the most severe punishment in a long-running crackdown by Beijing on corruption. Lai Xiaomin — who used to chair China Huarong Asset Management — was guilty of taking
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More than 1,000 people have died of Covid-19 in Los Angeles County over the past week as California grapples with surging cases and overwhelmed hospitals. “L.A. County reached the terrible milestone of more than 11,000 deaths due to Covid-19,” Los Angeles County DPH Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer said in a statement, as she urged all
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(CNN) — Albert Roux, el renombrado chef y restaurantero francés, quien vivía en el Reino Unido, murió el lunes a la edad de 85 años, anunció la familia el miércoles en la cuenta de Instagram de su restaurante. «A Albert, junto con su difunto hermano Michel Roux, se le atribuye el inicio de la revolución
Continue Reading It’s hard to imagine anyone has had a better year than Elon Musk did in 2020. His personal net worth soared like one of his SpaceX rockets, increasing by more than $100 billion. And his loudest critics, aka investors who shorted Tesla stock on the assumption the share price would go down, lost a record
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LONDON (AP) — A British judge has denied bail to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, who has been jailed in Britain since 2019 as he fights extradition to the United States. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser on Wednesday ordered Assange to remain in prison while the courts consider an appeal by U.S. authorities against a decision not
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported two new coronavirus-related deaths, more than 500 new cases, and a big increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations Wednesday. The two latest deaths involved a man in his 60s and another man in his 80s, as El Paso County’s death toll now stands at
Continue Reading Break out the king cakes! It’s Epiphany, also known as Twelfth Night or Three Kings’ Day, which marks the start of Carnival season. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily.
Continue Reading (CNN) — El esfuerzo desesperado del presidente Donald Trump por subvertir la democracia y robar las elecciones chocará con un muro de la verdad y las defensas constitucionales de Estados Unidos cuando el Congreso se reúna el miércoles para culminar la victoria del presidente electo Joe Biden. Pero un inútil intento de los republicanos radicalizados
Continue Reading 10 cosas que aprendimos en 2020 sobre vivir una buena vida. El mundo celebra la llegada de los Reyes Magos. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Los demócratas toman ventaja en Georgia El demócrata Raphael Warnock ganará la segunda vuelta especial del Senado contra la candidata republicana
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Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, was elected on Tuesday to be the first Black senator from Georgia, CNN projected early Wednesday morning, a repudiation of Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her adherence to President Donald Trump. The control of the US Senate now comes down to Republican David
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The family and supporters of Jacob Blake, who learned Tuesday that the officer who shot him seven times will not face charges, vowed to bring their protest to Washington, D.C. “Now our battle must go in front of the Congress, it must go in front of the Senate,” his father Jacob Blake Sr. said Tuesday.
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This year will be marked as a year of continued uncertainty, anxiety and — if you’re like many people — a lot of stress-related eating. There is no need to stress about stress eating, though. As most of us await the arrival of new vaccines and the hope for a more healthful way of living,
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Continue Reading (CNN) –– Los premios Grammy 2021 no se realizarán a finales de este mes como estaba planeado. La ceremonia, que celebra lo mejor de la música, se aplazó debido a la pandemia de coronavirus, según un comunicado conjunto de la Academia de la Grabación, CBS y productores. Ahora, los premios Grammy 2021 se llevarán a
Continue Reading (CNN) — La actriz Tanya Roberts murió el lunes por la noche, le dijo a CNN el martes su pareja, Lance O’Brien. Tenía 65 años. CNN y otros medios de comunicación, citando a su publicista de toda la vida, Mike Pingel, habían informado previamente que Roberts falleció el domingo por la noche. O’Brien le dijo
Continue Reading When a freezer that was used to store the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at a Northern California hospital broke, officials soon realized they only had about two hours to administer the more than 800 doses that were inside. And they took on the challenge. The executive team at Mendocino County’s Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Medical Center
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) dijo que China ha bloqueado la llegada de un equipo que investiga los orígenes de la pandemia de coronavirus, en una rara reprimenda de la agencia de la ONU al país asiático. El director general de la OMS, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, dijo que dos científicos del
Continue Reading The US reported its highest daily Covid-19 death count ever Tuesday — a grim milestone that comes as state leaders work urgently to combat a slow pace of vaccinations. More than 3,770 American deaths were reported in one day — more than two dozen above the country’s previous record, set less than a week ago.
Continue Reading Most Georgia voters in the runoff elections that will determine control of the US Senate say they are confident that the votes will be counted accurately, according to the early results of an exit poll conducted for CNN and other news networks by Edison Research. About three-quarters feel that way, a sharp contrast with the
Continue Reading Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, was elected on Tuesday to be the first black senator from Georgia, a repudiation of Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her adherence to President Donald Trump. The control of the US Senate now comes down to Republican David Perdue who is running to
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ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock has won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach. Warnock, a pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, defeated Republican incumbent Kelly
Continue Reading (CNN) — El rapero, productor y empresario Dr. Dre anunció el martes que se encuentra hospitalizado en Los Ángeles. «Gracias a mi familia, amigos y seguidores por su interés y buenos deseos. Estoy muy bien y estoy recibiendo una excelente atención de mi equipo médico. Saldré del hospital y regresaré a casa pronto», escribió Dr.
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EL PASO, Texas — The average age of residents at the Monte Vista nursing home in El Paso is between 85 and 90. Residents there thought they had a provider who would come down to the facility and vaccinate them against Covid-19. The problem is, the provider did not acquire the contract to become a vaccination
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have arrested about 50 former lawmakers and activists in the largest move against the city’s pro-democracy movement since a national security law was imposed last June. A top official said the arrests targeted people suspected “of overthrowing, or interfering” with the Hong Kong government in executing its duties.
Continue Reading Georgia Republican Senate candidates David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are neck and neck with Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock in two crucial elections that will determine which party controls the US chamber for the beginning of the Biden administration. Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, rallied supporters in a
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UPDATE, Jan. 12: The EPISD voted 4 to 3 on Tuesday to seek proposals from search firms to assist the board in hiring a new superintendent for El Paso’s largest school district. Those board trustees voting yes were Al Velarde, Daniel Call, Freddy Khlayel-Avalos and Bob Geske. Voting no were Diane Dye, Josh Acevedo and
Continue Reading (CNN) — Cualquiera que reciba la vacuna Moderna o Pfizer debe recibir dos dosis completas, dijeron el lunes dos altos funcionarios de la Administración Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA). También descartaron otras ideas para ampliar el suministro de vacunas y dijeron que las personas que especulan sobre la posibilidad de arreglárselas con una sola
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