The US Capitol Police has appointed a Black woman as its acting police chief after the former head resigned in the fallout from the agency’s inadequate response to pro-Trump rioters who staged an insurrection at the Capitol last week. Yogananda Pittman, who previously served as an assistant chief, will be the first woman and first
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Two US Capitol Police officers were suspended and up to 15 more are under investigation for their behavior during last week’s assault on the Capitol, and federal agents will look at whether current and former law enforcement officers played a role in the riot. One of the Capitol police officers took a selfie with someone
Continue ReadingDoctors are running a clinical trial to see if a popular anti-depressant might keep someone from becoming severely ill with Covid-19. The researchers at Washington University of St. Louis are recruiting 1,100 people in the beginning stages of Covid-19 to test out the drug fluvoxamine, also known as Luvox. While an anti-depressant may seem like
Continue Reading(CNN) — En un llamado a la unidad tras el asedio del miércoles al Capitolio de Estados Unidos, el exgobernador de California Arnold Schwarzenegger dijo que el presidente Donald Trump será recordado como el peor presidente de la historia de Estados Unidos e instó a los estadounidenses a ofrecer su apoyo al presidente electo Joe
Continue ReadingA disgruntled State Department employee appears to have been behind bizarre changes to the department website Monday that stated that President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence’s terms were over, two sources told CNN. A State Department source and another source familiar told CNN that the early stages of an investigation suggest the changes
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Viral social media posts have falsely claimed that President Donald Trump invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807 law to deploy American soldiers to police US streets. That didn’t happen. The unfounded posts have gained traction in the wake of the US Capitol breach on Wednesday that engulfed the nation’s capital in chaos and left five
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Slightly warmer than yesterday, this Monday afternoon has brought high temperatures in the mid 70s to the Coachella Valley. Palm Springs recorded a high of 74°. Average for the date is 69°. Clear skies persist through the evening as temperatures cool into the 50s by 8:00 p.m. Winds remain light and take on a northwest
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Vice President Mike Pence received a memento from his aides the other day: the engraved chair set aside for him in the White House Cabinet Room, hauled over-the-shoulder from the West Wing and delivered to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building for one of his final staff meetings. The gift, accompanied by a standing ovation, was
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said for the first time Sunday the House will move to impeach President Donald Trump if Vice President Mike Pence does not remove him. Pelosi said the House will attempt to pass a resolution by unanimous consent Monday morning calling for Pence and Trump’s Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment and
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El condado de Riverside informa 8.434 casos nuevos, 32 muertes, 25 hospitalizaciones más y 18 pacientes menos en la UCI desde el viernes. Nuevos casos durante el fin de semana El condado de Riverside informó 8.434 casos nuevos desde el viernes, lo que eleva el total de casos a 216.275. El condado de Riverside llegó
Continue Reading(CNN Business) — Parler, la plataforma alternativa de medios sociales favorecida por los conservadores, ahora se encuentra prácticamente sin hogar en Internet, ya que Amazon, Apple y Google la han eliminado de sus plataformas en un lapso de una poco más de 24 horas. Amazon dijo que eliminaría a Parler de su servicio de alojamiento
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The surge of Covid-19 in California has just gotten even worse, after at least two gorillas at the San Diego Zoo became infected with Covid-19, the zoo and Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. Three animals are currently showing symptoms of the virus, and it is suspected that they were infected by an asymptomatic staff member,
Continue Reading New Cases Over the Weekend Riverside County reported 8,434 new cases since Friday, bringing the total of cases up to 216,275. Riverside County reached 200,000 cases on Tuesday, doubling the number of cases in less than a month as the county reached 100,000 cases on Dec. 8. The Coachella Valley reported 1,159 new cases (37,087
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Alberto Carvalho has been able to do what hundreds of his fellow superintendents have not: fully open his district’s schools in the pandemic. The head of Miami-Dade County Public Schools said he’s been able to rely on the advice of scientific experts and follow through on a plan that has worked and gained trust. “We’ve
Continue Reading(CNN) — La aplicación Parler demandó a Amazon luego de ser ser retirada de la plataforma del gigante de tecnología con sede en Seattle. La demanda acusa a Amazon de violación antimonopolio, incumplimiento de contrato e interferencia en las relaciones comerciales de la compañía con los usuarios. Parler solicitó a un tribunal federal una orden
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As thousands of pro-Trump supporters streamed into Washington, DC, Wednesday headed first to the Ellipse to hear President Donald Trump speak, and then to the United States Capitol to lay siege to the epicenter of American democracy, first lady Melania Trump was doing a photo shoot at the White House. Professional lighting, the sort used
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White House counsel Pat Cipollone and former Attorney General Bill Barr have warned President Donald Trump that they do not believe he should pardon himself, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. Barr conveyed this position to Trump before resigning last month, sources say. Trump has in recent weeks raised the idea of pardoning
Continue Reading(CNN) –– Un parásito común, que las personas adquieren del agua contaminada y la carne poco cocida o medio cruda, podría estar relacionado con un extraño cáncer cerebral, según informaron investigadores este lunes. Los científicos hallaron evidencia de que las personas infectadas con Toxoplasma gondii, o T. gondii, tienen un mayor riesgo de desarrollar gliomas
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El asambleísta Chad Mayes (I-Yucca Valley) presentó una resolución el lunes por la tarde pidiendo la renuncia del presidente Donald Trump. “Las continuas afirmaciones infundadas y falsas del presidente de que las elecciones fueron manipuladas y robadas fraudulentamente fueron las chispas que encendieron el fuego que ahora ha envuelto a nuestra nación”, dijo Mayes en
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A gunman killed three people and wounded several others in a series of shootings in the Chicago area before being shot and killed by police, authorities said. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said at a news briefing the shootings started in Chicago at 1:50 p.m. (2:50 p.m. ET) Saturday when the suspect — identified by
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