Before December 20, there had not been any cases of Covid-19 among the nuns living at the Motherhouse campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters in Adrian, Michigan. Now, nine are dead of the disease after an outbreak with 48 of the campus’ 217 residents testing positive. Thirteen active Covid-19 cases remain and 26 are recovering,
Continue ReadingWith a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier, who were expected to be two of the lead attorneys, are no longer on the team. A source familiar with the changes said it was a mutual decision
Continue ReadingWith a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier, who were expected to be two of the lead attorneys, are no longer on the team. A source familiar said it was a mutual decision for both to
Continue ReadingThe South Carolina Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure Rep. Tom Rice for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in the latest example of an official GOP apparatus punishing Republicans who have dared to buck the former President. “We made our disappointment clear the night of the impeachment vote. Trying to impeach
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It was a beautiful day across the Coachella Valley! Temperatures are a bit cooler than normal with clear skies and dry conditions. It’ll be a cool evening with temperatures dropping into the low 50s by 8 p.m. Good news, temperatures will be warming back into the 70s by the start of the week. There’s a
Continue Reading A Covid-19 vaccination site in a Latino neighborhood in New York City hard hit by the pandemic saw an overwhelming number of White people from outside the community show up to get the shot this month, city leaders say, laying bare a national disparity that shows people of color are being vaccinated at dramatically lower
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — Palmeiras ganó su segunda Copa Libertadores tras el título conseguido en 1999 ante el Deportivo Cali de Colombia. En esta ocasión, el rival fue un equipo brasileño y con tradición: el Santos FC. Una final de partido único, una final sin espectadores en uno de los estadios más grandes del mundo. Palmeiras se
Continue ReadingRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Saturday she had spoken with former President Donald Trump amid calls for her expulsion from Congress, saying she’ll “never apologize” as she faces backlash over controversial actions and recently resurfaced comments. In a series of tweets, the Georgia Republican said she was “so grateful for (Trump’s) support and more importantly
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — Más de un centenar de bomberos trabajan en este momento en apagar un incendio en el Hospital San Borja en Santiago de Chile, según informaron en la cuenta de oficial de Twitter de Bomberos Chile. [AHORA] 37 unidades y más de un centenar de Bomberos trabajan en 4° alarma de incendio en
Continue ReadingThe 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump are facing a wave of anger at home, with Republican officials, donors and voters condemning their votes and primary challengers launching their campaigns early. The backlash has turned their 2022 primaries into tests of how long Trump can hold the stage in Republican
Continue ReadingJaydyn Carr was a GameStop shareholder long before the buying frenzy that sent share prices skyrocketing, and now the 10-year-old investor has cashed in, making almost $3,200. His mother, Nina Carr, told CNN that she bought Jaydyn 10 shares of the company’s stock in 2019 as a Kwanzaa present, because she wanted to teach him
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Travelers flying through Oakland International Airport can pick up a Covid-19 test at newly installed vending machines. Priced at $149, the At-Home Saliva RT-PCT tests are being sold at contactless kiosks in both of the airport’s terminals, airport officials said. It is the first US airport to offer Covid-19 tests in vending machines, according to
Continue ReadingAt least four new variants of the coronavirus are keeping scientists awake at night. One, first identified in southeast England, has now shown up in at least 50 countries and appears to be spreading more efficiently than older variations of the virus. Its appearance has frightened political leaders, who have closed borders and imposed travel
Continue Reading Singer Kelly Rowland has some good news to cheer us up — she recently had a second baby, a boy. “On the 21st day, of the 21st year, of the 21st Century, Noah Jon Weatherspoon Greeted us!,” Rowland posted on Instagram. Noah was a healthy 7 pounds and 8 ounces and was 19 inches long
Continue ReadingAn earlier plan to give Guantanamo Bay detainees the Covid-19 vaccine has been paused as of Saturday, according to a US Pentagon official. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a Saturday afternoon tweet that no Guantanamo Bay detainees have been given a Covid-19 vaccine and announced that the Department of Defense is “pausing the
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It seems nowadays that major event cancellations have become normal as the country struggles to gain control of the pandemic. On Friday Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser issued an order cancelling the 2021 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach. The festivals were scheduled to be held on April 2021. Both
Continue Reading A California sheriff’s deputy was arrested and charged on Friday with felony vandalism and falsely reporting a crime for allegedly staging a “shocking ambush,” according to the Santa Clara County district attorney’s office. A year ago, on January 31, 2020, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sukhdeep Gill reported that “he was shot from a
Continue Reading How fast could you eat a hot pepper? What about three of the world’s hottest peppers? Mike Jack of London, Ontario, ate three Carolina Reaper chili peppers is 9.72 seconds, setting the Guinness World for fastest time to eat three of those peppers, which Guinness says are the world’s hottest. The video of Jack achieving
Continue ReadingIf you’re pregnant during the pandemic, major medical groups in the United States have a clear message for you — please consider being vaccinated against Covid-19. “US regulatory bodies and medical experts have clearly stated that all eligible pregnant individuals should have the choice to receive the vaccine,” said Dr. Christopher Zahn, vice president of
Continue Reading A Virginia dad, frustrated with the lack of options to send his children to school during the coronavirus pandemic, stood before a county school board delivering a passionate speech. “You’re a bunch of cowards hiding behind our children as an excuse to keep our schools closed,” Brandon Michon said at a Loudoun County School Board
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