Some of America’s biggest companies are suspending donations to Republican Congress members who objected to the Electoral College’s votes. The growing list of those corporations, including American Express, BlueCross BlueShield, Commerce Bank, Dow and Marriott, comes after a pro-Trump mob breached the US Capitol last Wednesday to fight against the ceremonial counting of electoral votes
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(CNN) — Las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero de Estados Unidos se redujeron drásticamente en 2020, lo que ayudó al paÃs a cumplir uno de sus objetivos climáticos de larga data. Pero la caÃda tuvo un gran costo económico, y los expertos advierten que, a menos que la acción climática se convierta en una
Continue Reading (CNN) — Lady Whistledown probablemente estarÃa decepcionada. «Bridgerton» le ha regalado al mundo la belleza del duque de Hastings, Simon Basset, y Daphne Bridgerton. Pero no esperes que eso se repita en la vida real. Regé-Jean Page, quien interpreta al duque, puso fin a los rumores de que estaba saliendo con su coprotagonista, Phoebe Dynevor,
Continue ReadingVice President Mike Pence made clear Tuesday night that he has no plans to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office, in a new letter released just hours ahead of a House vote on a measure urging him to do so. The resolution, brought forward by Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump has discussed issuing pardons for himself and his children with new urgency since the attack on the US Capitol, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. One source familiar with the conversations says there is a belief that a Trump “pardon of family and kids, is more likely and more urgent
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– El gobierno de Panamá anunció este martes la reactivación gradual de actividades económicas tras una cuarentena total que comenzó el 4 de enero y concluye este jueves. Según el ministro de Salud, Luis Francisco Sucre, la medida logró disminuir en un 6% la positividad de las pruebas de covid-19. En un mensaje
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Tiny microfiber strands, washed into the ocean from laundering our clothes or from industrial wastewater, are polluting one of the most remote regions on Earth. While microplastics — those measuring up to 5 millimeters in diameter, or about the size of a sesame seed — have previously been found in Arctic sea ice, new research
Continue ReadingHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi named nine members of her caucus to be impeachment managers to argue the Democrats’ case in the Senate once the article of impeachment is sent to the chamber. The House is expected to vote on impeaching President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Pelosi’s announcement is available below: Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy
Continue Reading (CNN) — El vicepresidente Mike Pence se negó a apoyar los esfuerzos para invocar la Enmienda 25 para destituir al presidente Trump en una carta que le escribió a la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Nancy Pelosi. “Pero ahora, con sólo ocho dÃas para el final del mandato del presidente, usted y la bancada
Continue ReadingVice President Mike Pence wrote in a new letter Tuesday night that he has no plans to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office. Read the letter here:
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Before you settle down for a bowl of your favorite frozen treat, beware of mouthful of metal pieces. A recall has been issued for more than 11,000 containers of Weis Markets ice cream products that may be contaminated with metal equipment parts, according to the FDA. “The products may be contaminated with extraneous material, specifically
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Este martes, llegó al aeropuerto internacional de Ciudad de México el quinto cargamento de la vacuna contra el covid-19, desarrollada por Pfizer-BioNTech, con más de 439.000 dosis . «A partir de hoy, con este envÃo, se inicia una vacunación masiva que nos pone en el primer lugar de América Latina», dijo el
Continue ReadingVice President Mike Pence made clear in a new letter Tuesday night that he has no plans to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office, a statement released just hours ahead of a House vote on a measure urging him to do just that. The resolution, brought forward by Democratic Rep.
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden is on course to lag behind his recent predecessors who had Cabinet nominees confirmed on the day of inauguration, causing concern that Biden’s administration could be hampered in its early efforts to face immediate security, health and economic challenges. Biden’s transition team is beginning a new messaging push to urge Republican senators
Continue ReadingNumerous law enforcement officers stood guard at Texas’ Capitol building in Austin and about a dozen demonstrators gathered outside as the legislative session began Tuesday. The large police presence came as an FBI internal bulletin warned “armed protests” were being planned at all 50 state capitols and the US Capitol in Washington, DC, in the
Continue ReadingThe federal government’s about-face on vaccine policy may be too little, too late, local health officials told CNN Tuesday. City and county health departments are already running at a deficit, and will continue to struggle to get vaccines out to people, the National Association of County and City Health Officials said. The US Department of
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the Trump administration’s request to reinstate long-standing restrictions for patients seeking to obtain a drug used for abortions early in pregnancy — with the three liberals dissenting in a potential preview of a new chapter in the court’s rulings on the procedure. The order’s timing was a surprise, coming
Continue ReadingMembers of Congress and staffers will have to walk through metal detectors in order to get onto the floor of the US House of Representatives, a senior Democratic aide told CNN Tuesday. The development comes after multiple House Democrats told CNN they are worried about some of their Republican colleagues and that there have been
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Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the stay-at-home order has been lifted for the 13-county Greater Sacramento region amid improving conditions at hospitals. NEW: We’re seeing stabilization in ICUs & positivity rates. Greater Sacramento is coming out of the Regional Stay-at-Home & going back to purple tier effective today.We must continue to wear a mask &
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday on a measure calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office through the 25th Amendment in the wake of the violent siege of the US Capitol last week, though Vice President Mike Pence made clear that he has no plans to comply with the
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