This is the ultimate snack food — and it’s better for you than you think
By Casey Barber, CNN When you’re snacking for dinner, popcorn can’t be beat. It’s an ideal “main course” because…
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Hong Kong plans to cull 2,000 hamsters over Covid fears. Pet owners are outraged
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong will euthanize about 2,000 hamsters and other small animals after a pet store worker and several rodents tested…
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COVID-19 resources for UTEP community as school enters spring semester
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP spring semester began Tuesday, but students returned to the classroom at a time when Covid-19 cases continue to rise in…
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El Paso ISD approves mask requirements with opt-out provision
El Paso, Texas – After a split vote, the El Paso Independent School District board on Tuesday directed its new superintendent to implement a mask…
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Gadsden ISD shifts some schools to remote learning due to Covid-19 levels
DOÑA ANA, NM — Some schools in the Gadsden district will shift to remote learning as they deal with higher levels of Covid-19 cases. According to a…
Continue Reading Your eyes hold the key to your true biological age, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The eyes may offer a “window into the soul,” as poets say, but they also have a lot to say about your health. Dry…
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El Paso Covid-19 testing lines grow longer; some say results are taking days to arrive
EL PASO, Texas – With the lines at El Paso testing sites growing longer, some ABC-7 viewers say the result times are taking days to arrive, and one…
Continue Reading ‘Kids very rarely do better than their parents are doing.’ Here’s what to do
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Every day, when Phyllis Fagell goes into work as a school counselor, she brings a duffel bag big enough to pack up her…
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White House soft-launches COVID-19 test request website
By ZEKE MILLER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has quietly launched its website for Americans to…
Continue Reading ‘Kids very rarely do better than their parents are doing.’ Here’s what to do
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Every day, when Phyllis Fagell goes into work as a school counselor, she brings a duffel bag big enough to pack up her…
Continue Reading Oklahoma City hospitals are at breaking point, health care system leaders say
By Ed Lavandera and Chris Boyette, CNN Oklahoma City hospitals are short of staff and overwhelmed, with no ICU or inpatient beds available as the…
Continue Reading Why therapists ARE talking about Bruno — and all the other ‘Encanto’ characters
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Kadesha Adelakun bought toys from “Encanto” before she even had a chance to see the movie. She knew…
Continue Reading Omicron might mark the end of Covid-19’s pandemic phase — unless a certain scenario happens, Fauci says
By Travis Caldwell and Holly Yan, CNN It’s still too early to predict whether Omicron’s rapid spread will help push coronavirus from the…
Continue Reading Omicron might mark the end of Covid-19’s pandemic phase — unless a certain scenario happens, Fauci says
By Travis Caldwell and Holly Yan, CNN It’s still too early to predict whether Omicron’s rapid spread will help push coronavirus from the…
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Majority of new Covid-19 deaths in El Paso remain among those not fully vaccinated
EL PASO, Texas – Covid-19 deaths in El Paso continue to impact patients who are not fully unvaccinated. There were 41 deaths reported for the…
Continue Reading Fourth vaccine dose boosts antibodies, researchers say, but likely not enough to prevent Omicron breakthrough infections
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Early data out of Israel suggests that a fourth dose of either the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna coronavirus vaccine can bring…
Continue Reading Tonga volcano eruption likely not large enough to affect global climate, experts say
By Rachel Ramirez and Brandon Miller, CNN Though massive volcanoes have the potential to affect global temperatures and weather, the eruption near…
Continue Reading CDC’s suggestion to cancel football, band in nearly every US school called ‘unrealistic’
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent If the scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had their way, to curb…
Continue Reading CDC’s suggestion to cancel football, band in nearly every US school called ‘unrealistic’
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent If the scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had their way, to curb…
Continue Reading BBB of El Paso: Fraudulent Covid-19 tests ‘flared up’ due to omicron surge
EL PASO, Texas — With the omicron variant surging, more people are trying to get a Covid-19 test. Several agencies nationwide, including the Better…
Continue Reading The Omicron surge hasn’t peaked nationwide, and ‘the next few weeks will be tough,’ US surgeon general says
By Travis Caldwell and Holly Yan, CNN Areas that were among the first to get hit hard by the Omicron variant are starting to see their Covid-19…
Continue Reading The Omicron surge hasn’t peaked nationwide, and ‘the next few weeks will be tough,’ US surgeon general says
By Travis Caldwell and Holly Yan, CNN Areas that were among the first to get hit hard by the Omicron variant are starting to see their Covid-19…
Continue Reading After the Omicron wave, here’s what experts say could come next in 2022
By Jen Christensen, CNN Picture a not-too-distant future when you can book that summer trip to Italy or you don’t have to remember to take off…
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Free at-home rapid Covid-19 tests to start shipping out this week
EL PASO, Texas — Americans will be able to start ordering at-home Covid-19 rapid tests from the federal government beginning this week. The new…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Borderland nursing shortage
EL PASO, Texas — If you’ve walked into a hospital and believe you are seeing fewer nurses or hospital staff, you’re not alone. Those same nurses are…
Continue Reading With Omicron, parents of kids under 5 are even more stressed
By Matt Villano, CNN Birthdays are usually joyous occasions for Bonnie Wiener-Bambara, with daylong parties that involve pampering, dinner and…
Continue Reading Forget New Year’s resolutions. It’s time to commit to stop doing things that don’t work for you
By Allison Hope, CNN Refreshed. Renewed. Ready for 2022. NOT. In past years, returning from the holidays came replete with new energy to start the…
Continue Reading The CDC updated its mask guidelines. What to know about ‘the highest level of protection’
By Kristen Rogers, Parija Kavilanz and Amanda Sealy, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its mask guidelines to…
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CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have updated their mask guidance, encouraging more Americans to wear N95 or…
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Marines OK first religious exemptions for COVID-19 vaccine
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps has approved its first two COVID-19 vaccine exemptions based on…
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