Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (Hartford Business Journal) — The Connecticut Restaurant Association (CRA) announced Thursday that it has partnered with the DoorDash delivery app to launch a fund to help struggling food businesses. San Francisco-based DoorDash will contribute $500,000 to get the fund started, according to the CRA, part of
Continue ReadingVolkswagen CEO Herbert Diess is new to Twitter, but he made a splash with his very first tweet — going after master troll and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. “Hello @Twitter! I’m here to make an impact with @VWGroup, especially on political issues,” Diess tweeted on Wednesday. “And, of course, to get some of your market
Continue ReadingA Pennsylvania woman who is accused of being involved in the theft of a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Capitol riot was released from federal custody to home confinement on Thursday. Riley Williams, 22, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has been charged with violent entry or disorderly conduct, entering the restricted space of
Continue ReadingDonald Trump’s future on Facebook and Instagram is now up in the air. Facebook has referred its previous decision to suspend former President Donald Trump’s posting privileges to its independent Oversight Board for review, the company said in a blog post Thursday. Facebook said it wants the Oversight Board’s binding ruling on the matter given
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — El alcalde de Río de Janeiro Eduardo Paes anunció este jueves que cancela el desfile del carnaval más famoso de Brasil, que había sido pospuesto de febrero a julio de este año por la pandemia de coronavirus. “Nunca he ocultado mi pasión por el carnaval y la clara visión que tengo de
Continue ReadingTransportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg said Thursday that the Biden administration will look at “all relevant authorities” at its disposal toward a federal mask mandate on all forms of transportation, part of his confirmation hearing that could put the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor on the path to becoming the first Senate-confirmed LGBTQ Cabinet secretary.
Continue Reading
While scrolling through the slew of photos of the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday morning, one jumped out to me as emblematic of the truly historic nature of what happened Wednesday in Washington. Here’s the photo: Taken by photojournalist Joshua Roberts, the picture shows Harris and her husband,
Continue Reading
When the golf course is your backyard, life is good. That’s the case for many homeowners at PGA West in La Quinta this weekend. The American Express announced in November that there would be no ticketed spectators at this year’s tournament due to state and county health guidelines regarding the coronavirus. That means the only
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s first full day in office Thursday will focus on getting the Covid-19 pandemic under control, rolling out his national strategy that includes several executive actions related to vaccinations and testing in hopes of moving the federal response in a different direction. The day after being sworn-in, Biden plans to sign at least
Continue ReadingThe culmination of Joe Biden’s journey to the Oval Office was seen far beyond Washington DC on Thursday, with images of his inauguration splashed across the front pages of newspapers around the world. Papers in most countries marked the dawn of the Biden era with pictures of the new US President taking the oath of
Continue ReadingThe United States could face as many as 100,000 more Covid-19 deaths in less than a month, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The nation reported more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths Wednesday, only the third day ever to cross that threshold, bringing the death toll to at least 406,001 people, according
Continue ReadingIt’s just one small part of the sweeping immigration overhaul President Biden is pushing. But the symbolic significance is huge. Biden’s proposed bill, if passed, would remove the word “alien” from US immigration laws, replacing it with the term “noncitizen.” It’s a deliberate step intended to recognize America as “a nation of immigrants,” according to
Continue ReadingFormer Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett broadly supports President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue package as a way to keep the coronavirus-ravaged economy afloat. “They’ve thrown a lot of stimulus at it,” Hassett told CNN Business on Thursday, “but I think we need to be risk averse.” The former Trump administration official fears that without
Continue Reading(CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden asumió el cargo con la intención de sanar a un país profundamente fracturado y revertir el legado divisivo del expresidente Donald Trump. «Un grito de supervivencia viene del propio planeta. Un grito que no puede ser más desesperado ni más claro, y ahora surgen el extremismo político, el supremacismo
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREEN BAY, WI (WDJT) — Former Green Bay Packers General Manager Ted Thompson passed away Wednesday, Jan. 21. He was 68 years old. Thompson led the Packers from 2005 to 2017, one of his first decisions as general manager was to pick quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the 2005
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, AR (KFSM) — The Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) is asking for help from the public to identify the two individuals seen in the image. They were captured on home surveillance footage stealing patio furniture from a house in the Meadow Lane area. If you have
Continue Reading
With local school campuses closed to in-person learning for nearly a year, most parents we spoke with support the idea of students returning to campus. “I’m up for it because the kids need the social interaction,” said parent Sarah Blumschein. But one teacher we spoke with questions whether classrooms will be safe within one hundred
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — A bipartisan package of bills unveiled Wednesday aims to ban the use of chokeholds by Wisconsin police officers and increase transparency on other uses of force. Several of the bills, presented for co-sponsorship Wednesday, are similar to legislation called for last summer
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Three endangered bat babies were recently born at the Oregon Zoo. The new Rodrigues flying foxes – also known as Rodrigues fruit bats – add to the growing population of a species once considered the most imperiled on Earth, according to zoo officials. The
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — El coordinador del coronavirus de la Casa Blanca, Jeff Zients, dijo que cree que el suministro de vacunas será adecuado para cumplir con el objetivo de la administración Biden de administrar 100 millones de inyecciones en 100 días. «En términos de proyecciones específicas de los fabricantes, sabemos que hay suficiente suministro para
Continue Reading