A bit like cats meowing and dogs barking their way across the Internet, 2020 was a bumper year for animals in sport. Back in September, a blue macaw decided to join in on Brazil’s women’s team scrimmage, landing on defender Bruna Benites’ head at the start of the second half. The parrot is known as
Continue ReadingThe high number of holiday travelers during the pandemic has the nation’s top infectious disease expert worried. “I know everyone wants to get back to the time when Christmas was a situation where you could have many, many guests indoors, congregating, having fun together,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the long-time director of the National Institute of
Continue ReadingThe Trump administration is considering granting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman legal immunity from a federal lawsuit alleging that he ordered an assassination squad to kill a former top Saudi intelligence official who shared information with the US, according to sources familiar with the situation. Saad Aljabri alleges in his lawsuit in DC District
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(CNN) — El telepredicador Pat Robertson, un destacado partidario conservador de Donald Trump, dijo el lunes que el presidente vive en una «realidad alternativa» y deberÃa «seguir adelante» con su derrota electoral de 2020. «Con todo su talento y la capacidad de recaudar dinero y atraer grandes multitudes, el presidente todavÃa vive en una realidad
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Continue Reading (CNN) — El paquete legislativo aprobado por el Congreso el lunes por la noche también da luz verde a la creación de dos museos Smithsonian largamente esperados en la capital del paÃs: uno centrado en los latinos estadounidenses y otro dedicado a la historia de las mujeres estadounidenses. Aunque conceptualizar, encomendar y construir los museos
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President Donald Trump told lawmakers to amend the latest COVID-19 relief bill, 24 hours after congress passed it. Trump called the covid relief bill a ‘disgrace,’ in a video posted on his Twitter Tuesday night. He added that the bill delivered too much money to foreign countries, but not enough to Americans. Read: Trump tells
Continue Reading (CNN) — Algunos miembros de la familia real británica fueron fotografiados aparentemente contraviniendo las regulaciones por coronavirus del Reino Unido durante una excursión a un parque en Sandringham, Inglaterra. Los integrantes de la realeza, incluidos el duque y la duquesa de Cambridge y sus hijos, fueron fotografiados mientras se encontraban muy cerca de otros miembros
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At no point in the pandemic has it been more challenging for staff at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage than right now. The hospital is trying to deal with the rising surge in patients. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with Eisenhower Health’s, chief medical officer Dr. Alan Williamson on how they’re managing. Peter: What
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente Donald Trump dijo el martes que solicitó cambios en el proyecto de ley de alivio del coronavirus aprobado por el Congreso, dejando en duda el futuro del estÃmulo de US$ 900.000 millones. «Le pido al Congreso que enmiende este proyecto de ley y aumente los ridÃculamente bajos US$ 600 a US$
Continue ReadingThe pandemic’s silver linings have been few and far between — reduced work commutes for some, no racist uncle at Thanksgiving and now socially distant Santa. For all of you tearing out your hair over not being able to take pictures of your child on some stranger’s lap at the mall, hear me out. My
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Sen. Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, said today she will introduce legislation targeting drug dealers who sell fentanyl to youths, contributing to a surge in drug-related deaths statewide. “As the mother of five children, I can’t imagine what it would be like to lose a child to drug poisoning,” Melendez said. “The pandemic and the governor’s
Continue Reading The Georgia college student who broke Covid-19 quarantine rules in the Cayman Islands to visit her boyfriend has received reduced jail time after initially being sentenced to four months in prison. The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal reduced the prison sentence of Skylar Mack, 18, and her boyfriend, Vanjae Ramgeet, 24, to two months on
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The city council authorized a repurposing of city funds to create the Unite Palm Desert Emergency Business Relief loan program. The move makes an additional $500,000 available to its local businesses affected by recent COVID-related closures. “We just hustle every day.” said Greg Rangel. “Every day is a struggle, we look forward to tomorrow and
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News Channel 3 and General Air Conditioning and Plumbing are teaming up with Santa Claus to help deliver gifts this year. We’re making 25 Coachella Valley families’ wishes come true this holiday season. On Tuesday, a bike and some other gifts were delivered to Jessica Briana and her family. Briana is a special education student
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago (WBBM) — A Chicago woman is part of the most fragile population: mostly stuck inside with a compromised immune system. Her Christmas tree was stuck in the mail. CBS 2 reported on her story and people responded with offers to help. CBS 2’s Jeremy Ross reports on
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Los dueños de negocios de la ciudad de Coachella pasaron a recoger equipo de protección personal gratuito donado como parte del “Millones de máscaras regalo” organizado por la organización sin fines de lucro Coachella Valley Economic Partnership.El evento en marcha comenzó el martes por la mañana en el Coachella Corporate Yard en Enterprise Way.”Sabemos que
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El Condado de Riverside reportó 1.291 nuvos casos de corornavirus desde el lunes, con lo que el total ascendió a 151.713El condado ocupa el lugar número dos con el más alto numero de casos de COVID-19 en el estado por dÃa. Esta semana, el condado tiene 120.4 nuevos casos por dÃa por 100K, en vez
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Two weeks ago, Francisco Borrero, 40, of Thermal and Isaac Borrero, 39, of Desert Hot Springs were buried together. The brothers died within days of each other after spending several days in the ICU with coronavirus. Francisco (Left) and Isaac (Right) – Courtesy of family The Borrero family was left shocked and shaken by tragic
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