In biblical terms of awfulness, 2020 ticked every box: There was war. There was famine. Above all, there was pestilence. And there were scary bugs. There were so, so many scary bugs. Weird worms, poisonous caterpillars and all sorts of invasive whatnots added a little spice to our quotidian pandemic anxieties. And of course, hovering
Continue Reading(CNN) — El Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería de Chile informó este miércoles que hay dos mineros atrapados en una mina de Tierra Amarilla (región de Atacama, en el norte del país) por un derrumbe. Señalaron que un equipo de Carabineros y bomberos fue desplazado al lugar. “Ampliaremos pronto con nueva información”, agregaron. ACCIDENTE
Continue Reading The United States’ first known case of the new Covid-19 variant was discovered in Colorado Tuesday, according to state health officials. The variant, called B.1.1.7, has been linked to the United Kingdom. The Colorado man who was infected is in his 20s, is isolating and appears to have no travel history, according to Gov. Jared
Continue Reading(CNN) — El secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Mike Pompeo, debe decidir si aprueba un plan de los funcionarios del Departamento de Estado para clasificar a Cuba como Estado patrocinador del terrorismo, informó el martes el diario The New York Times, citando a dos funcionarios estadounidenses. Estados Unidos eliminó oficialmente a Cuba de su lista
Continue ReadingMany of the ideas and metaphors in popular culture about how the human brain works don’t stand up to scrutiny. That’s a prevailing theme in Lisa Feldman Barrett’s new book “Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain,” released in November. Barrett is a university distinguished professor of psychology at Northeastern University in Boston, where
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Palm Springs reached a high temperature Tuesday of 66°. The average this time of year is 67°. By Wednesday afternoon, temperatures will warm a few degrees because of a ridging of high pressure from the west. A low pressure system will move southeast through California and Nevada overnight tonight into Thursday. This will cool temperatures
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Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins has posted a Twitter video celebrating 45 years of sobriety, sending an uplifting message to fans. Hopkins, 82, asked viewers to look forward to 2021 after “a tough year, full of grief and sadness for many, many, many people,” in the video posted Tuesday. “Forty-five years ago today, I had a
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Shipments of the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines continue to arrive in our state as more and more frontline and healthcare workers get vaccinated every day. Who will get the coronavirus vaccine next in California? News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay breaks it down. Many of the people expected to get the vaccine next are those
Continue Reading An Australian sailor has been rescued after being found clinging to a beacon in the Pacific Ocean. David Simpson, 64, was thrown from his boat when a strong wave hit the vessel near Caloundra, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, CNN affiliate 9News reported. He watched as his boat — with his dog on board — floated
Continue ReadingYes, 2020 was largely a dumpster fire. No one blames you for wanting to ring in the new year. But celebrating the wrong way could lead to months of misery due to Covid-19. “The problem is we have so much Covid-19 transmission going on in the US right now,” said Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — El coronavirus lleva ya un año con nosotros. Casi 40 millones en EE.UU. podrían verse afectados por una tormenta invernal. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Senado de Argentina aprueba proyecto de ley que legaliza el aborto El Senado de Argentina aprobó la madrugada
Continue Reading It was a fitting place for an industry in need of a miracle. In October, Air Belgium moved two planes to Lourdes, the Catholic sanctuary in France, to park up for the winter. The planes — both Airbus A340-300s, of which the airline only has four in total — have been parked at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees airport
Continue Reading(CNN) — Los funcionarios de salud en el condado de Elbert, Colorado, ahora están monitoreando al menos dos casos de la variante de covid-19, dijo un funcionario de salud esta mañana. El condado tiene un caso confirmado y ahora tiene un segundo caso que podría ser, dijo a CNN Dwayne Smith, director de salud pública
Continue ReadingSears has made it through another holiday shopping season. Just barely. Once the nation’s leading retailer up through the 1980s, the company that now owns the Sears and Kmart chains emerged from bankruptcy less than two years ago. It avoided another trip to bankruptcy court this year as the Covid-19 pandemic sent department store chains
Continue ReadingThe US labor market is at a pivotal point 10 months into the pandemic: Millions of people remain unemployed while infections keep rising, and the fledgling jobs recovery has stalled out. When President-elect Joe Biden moves into the White House next month, he will inherit a labor market on the ropes. In just two months,
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are poised to make a final push in Georgia ahead of the state’s high stakes Senate run-off elections next week. Biden will campaign in Atlanta on Monday just before the run-offs on January 5, and Harris will travel to Savannah on Sunday, per an advisory first shared
Continue Reading Model and TV personality Chrissy Teigen has told fans she is “4 weeks sober,” after posting an upbeat video on Instagram. The star posted a clip of herself dancing to “Good Morning” from the musical “Singin’ in the Rain,” under which a fan commented: “I need whatever drugs you’re on.” Teigen replied that she is
Continue ReadingA Colorado man has the variant of the coronavirus from the United Kingdom that health officials say is more transmissable than other strains of the virus, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. It is the first known case of the UK coronavirus variant in United States. The man, who is in his 20s and in isolation
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Southern California hospitalization numbers are not improving at all. Now, the stay at home order has been extended indefinitely. Local cities are hoping to help businesses struggling to pay the bills. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more on how they hope to help. “Its a little disheartening,” said Chad Gardner. Chad Gardner, owner of
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