Get school supplies, clothes sales tax-free during Texas holiday
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ sales tax-free holiday weekend is upon us once again, so you’ll want to know what qualifies and how that can impact your…
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Once-gloomy scientist says future UK lockdowns unlikely
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British scientist who gained prominence for issuing dire warnings about the spread of COVID-19…
Continue Reading Warm waters further threaten depleted Maine shrimp fishery
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s long-shuttered shrimp fishing business has a chance to reopen in the coming…
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Olympics schedule and events to watch Saturday
Alyssa Kraus, CNN The Olympics are winding down this weekend, with the closing ceremony on Sunday. However, several events are still in full swing,…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Olympic photos from far above — and underwater
By The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The amazing shots from way above Olympians and from underwater in the pool aren’t easy to get. They…
Continue Reading Target will cover 100% of college tuition for its workers
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Target has announced that it will begin paying the college tuition and textbook expenses for its US-based part-time and…
Continue Reading Amid lawsuit, China’s Tencent to review kids’ use of WeChat
BEIJING (AP) — China’s biggest gaming company, Tencent, says it will review whether it adequately limits children’s access to live streaming…
Continue Reading Officials split on masking children in schools as pediatric hospitals fill up with Covid-19 patients
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The polarization surrounding mask mandates is deepening as some state and local officials spar on how to approach face…
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Marte’s game-winning HR in 11th pushes A’s past Rangers 4-1
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Starling Marte hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning, lifting the…
Continue Reading Senate Dems rallying behind Biden’s $3.5T budget vision
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats from across the party’s political spectrum seem near the unanimity they’ll…
Continue Reading Donaldson’s RBI single in 11th lifts Twins over Astros 5-4
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Mitch Garver homered early and Josh Donaldson’s RBI single in the 11th inning lifted the…
Continue Reading Two men arrested in US over alleged plot to kill Myanmar’s UN ambassador
By Helen Regan and Jamie Crawford, CNN Two Myanmar citizens have been charged in New York with allegedly plotting to kill or injure Myanmar’s…
Continue Reading China’s July exports, imports rise, but growth slows
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s trade rose by double digits in July but growth slowed, as global efforts to control the…
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3 arrested in man’s murder at east El Paso house party
UPDATE, Aug. 6: Detectives on Friday announced the arrests of three men in connection with a murder that took place late last month outside a house…
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Socorro owner of severely malnourished dog is arrested
UPDATE: Socorro Police said they arrested the owner of a severely malnourished dog on animal cruelty charges following a meeting Friday with an…
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El Paso at 70% vaccination rate, but expert says that’s no longer herd immunity
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso hit an important vaccination milestone on Friday with the number originally linked to herd immunity. 70% of the eligible El…
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Police say El Paso man had 1,000 images of infant sex assaults
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man is jailed after police said they found “over 1,000 images of children and infants being sexually assaulted” during…
Continue Reading Texas won’t require schools to notify parents of Covid cases
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas school districts will not be required to conduct contact tracing this year if a student contracts Covid-19, according to new…
Continue Reading Michigan hospital ends relationship with Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins over his vaccine stance
By Dave Alsup and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Holland Hospital in western Michigan said it is ending its relationship with Minnesota Vikings quarterback…
Continue Reading Florida reporta un alto número de casos nuevos de covid-19 esta semana
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Este viernes Florida reportó 134.506 nuevos casos de covid-19 durante la última semana, más casos que en…
Continue Reading Un hombre que no se vacunó graba sus días de arrepentimiento en el hospital y hace un pedido desgarrador para la boda de su hija en caso de que muera
Ángela Reyes (CNN) — En medio de respiraciones difíciles con oxígeno suplementario, Travis Campbell lucha por transmitir un mensaje sobre su…
Continue Reading Consejo Supremo Electoral suspende personería jurídica a tercer partido político opositor en Nicaragua
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — El Consejo Supremo Electoral de Nicaragua retiró este viernes la personería jurídica al opositor…
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NMSU to now require Covid-19 vaccinations for students & staff
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University is following in the footsteps of some other universities around the country and requiring that…
Continue Reading Jennifer Aniston defiende alejarse de personas no vacunadas contra el covid-19
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Jennifer Aniston agitó algunos ánimos cuando dijo recientemente que ha “perdido a unas cuantas personas en mi…
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Texas GOP leaders find funding for 2nd special session of legislature
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republican leaders said Friday they were extending “an additional month of funding” for the Legislature as a deadline to…
Continue Reading Una circulación oceánica crucial muestra signos de inestabilidad. Su colapso tendría repercusiones graves en el clima
Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Un sistema crucial de corrientes en el océano Atlántico que ayuda a controlar las temperaturas en el hemisferio norte y…
Continue Reading A Trump-era policy that shut out top Chinese students could be hurting America more than Beijing
By Julia Hollingsworth, Yong Xiong and David Culver, CNN When Dennis Hu came home to China for the 2020 Lunar New Year, he thought it would be a…
Continue Reading US is flying Central Americans to Mexico to deter crossings
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and GISELA SALOMON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two U.S. officials say the Biden administration has begun flying some Central…
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El Paso Catholic diocese ordains 17 new deacons
EL PASO, Texas — Bishop Mark Seitz ordained 17 men as permanent deacons for the Diocese of El Paso on Friday evening at St. Mark Catholic…
Continue Reading Zion Clark, el atleta que nació sin piernas y sin excusas
jasserakle (CNN Español) — El atleta Zion Clark nació sin piernas debido a una condición llamada síndrome de regresión caudal, que…
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