Congress has approved trillions in relief funds for Americans suffering because of the pandemic recession, but President Joe Biden thinks the country needs even more. Last week, he unveiled a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus plan that he wants to push through Congress, and on Wednesday — his first day in office — he signed executive
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden is expected to sign two more executive orders on Friday — one focused on raising the minimum wage to $15 for the federal workforce and the other on expanding assistance for Americans in need — as he continues his swift efforts to overturn his predecessor’s policies. One is geared toward improving the
Continue ReadingReports of this summer’s Tokyo Olympic Games being canceled due to Covid-19 are “categorically untrue”, the International Olympic Committee said in a statement to CNN on Friday. The Japanese government also said on Friday that it is determined the Games will go ahead following an unconfirmed report that a cancellation might be imminent. On Friday,
Continue ReadingThe press got its first glimpse of President Joe Biden’s Oval Office on Wednesday, showing how in a matter of hours the office has visibly transformed in both dramatic and subtle ways to reflect the taste and politics of the officeholder. Most keep an eye on what’s happening inside the office — what agreements are
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Hand hygiene is an important way to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and, when soap and water isn’t available, alcohol-based hand sanitizer is the next best way to do this. Dispensers of hand sanitizer have popped up in malls, schools, workplaces and on public transportation to make it easier for people to disinfect their hands.
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not meet a goal to quickly ramp up surveillance for possibly dangerous coronavirus mutations, according to numbers from the federal agency. At the beginning of the year, a senior CDC official told CNN he hoped over the next two weeks that the agency would more than
Continue ReadingThe Senate will hold a confirmation vote on Friday for President Joe Biden’s defense secretary pick retired Gen. Lloyd Austin. Austin, who retired in 2016 and would be the first African American to run the department, had to be granted a waiver from a law requiring a defense secretary to wait seven years after active-duty
Continue Reading(CNN) — Se espera que el presidente Joe Biden firme dos decretos más el viernes, uno enfocado en aumentar el salario mínimo a US$ 15 para la fuerza laboral federal y el otro en expandir la asistencia para los estadounidenses que la necesitan, mientras continúa sus rápidos esfuerzos por revertir las políticas de su predecesor.
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British reality TV star Mick Norcross has been found dead at his home at the age of 57. Norcross, the former owner of the Sugar Hut nightclub in Brentwood that featured heavily in reality show “The Only Way Is Essex,” died Thursday. “So sad to hear the news today of the passing of Mr Sugarhut
Continue ReadingEl fatal primer aniversario del covid-19 en EE.UU. Biden quiere eliminar la palabra «extranjero» de las leyes de inmigración. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 El primer día completo de Biden en el cargo El presidente Biden firmó varios decretos destinados a abordar la pandemia de coronavirus,
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Twin suicide bombs rocked a busy market in central Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least 32 people and injuring 110 others, according to officials and state media. Security forces say they pursued the two attackers before they blew themselves up. It was the first suicide attack to strike Baghdad in nearly two years. The
Continue ReadingRising tennis star Paula Badosa announced on Thursday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 — the first known Australian Open player to contract the virus. The 23-year-old Spaniard is among dozens of players now quarantining in Melbourne ahead of the Grand Slam event next month. “I have some bad news. Today I received a
Continue ReadingNueva York (CNN Business) — «No Time to Die», la última película de la serie de James Bond y una de las películas más esperadas de 2021, ha retrasado nuevamente su fecha de estreno. La película, protagonizada por Daniel Craig como el elegante espía, estaba programada para estrenarse el 2 de abril. Pero MGM anunció
Continue ReadingThe Japanese government is determined that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, organizers said Friday, following an unconfirmed report that cancellation of the Games might be imminent. On Friday, the Times of London, citing an unnamed senior member of the ruling coalition, reported that Japanese authorities had privately concluded that the Olympics could not proceed
Continue ReadingAs President Joe Biden takes steps to try to ramp up vaccine production, experts say the biggest boon to his administration’s vaccine strategy could simply be good timing. The President on Thursday directed federal agencies to use “all available legal authorities, including the Defense Production Act” to boost vaccine supply, but experts tell CNN that
Continue Reading(CNN) –– El gobierno de Japón está decidido a continuar con los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio, señalaron los organizadores este viernes, hora local, tras un reporte no confirmado acerca de que la cancelación del evento podría ser inminente. El viernes, el diario Times of London, informó que las autoridades japonesas habían concluido en privado que
Continue Reading Residents of a Washington State town were told to flee Thursday night due to the threat of a potential explosion, but the order was lifted early Friday by officials. Local police and fire agencies responded to a commercial structure fire at Washington Potato Company in Warden, Washington, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. There
Continue Reading(CNN) — Ivanka Trump y Jared Kushner se mudaron de su casa en Washington y firmaron un contrato de arrendamiento por un año en un condominio de lujo en Miami, en The Arte, un costoso edificio residencial frente al mar, confirmó a CNN una fuente familiarizada con la mudanza de la pareja. El último de
Continue Reading A fire in a Washington State town has forced residents to flee the area due to the threat of a potential explosion. Local police and fire agencies are on the scene of a commercial structure fire at Washington Potato Company in Warden, Washington, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. There is a “risk of
Continue ReadingNueva Delhi, India (CNN) — Un incendio que estalló en un edificio del mayor fabricante de vacunas del mundo y dejó cinco muertos no afectaría la producción de vacunas, dijo el jueves el director de la compañía. El incendio en el Serum Institute of India (SII), en la ciudad occidental de Pune, fue controlado el
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