(CNN) — The House of Representatives voted early Saturday morning to approve President Joe Biden’s $1. 9 trillion pandemic aid package, a major step toward enacting the first legislative priority of the new administration as the devastating fallout from the spread of Covid-19 has left Americans in dire need of further relief. The final vote
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The $1.9 trillion coronavirus package passed by the House of Representatives contains a wide range of proposals to help Americans still struggling with the economic fallout of the pandemic. The legislation, which largely mirrors the relief proposal outlined in January by President Joe Biden, provides another round of direct payments, as well as additional assistance
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The major order of business for President Joe Biden and Congress is to pass a $1.9 trillion Covid relief package before the round of unemployment benefits and other aid approved in December lapse, again leaving millions of Americans short of help. What’s riding on this negotiation is the $1,400 stimulus checks proposed by Biden even
Continue ReadingEven with a third vaccine nearing authorization and a rise in vaccination rates, officials say another devastating Covid-19 spike could be on the horizon depending on what the United States does next. “The question that hangs in the balance right now is, will we have a fourth surge?” Dr. Tom Frieden, the former director of
Continue ReadingHow many more weeks of winter? Sounds like it’s the right time for a bowl — no, make that a cauldron — of soup. “People get so excited about soup,” said Caroline Wright, author of the forthcoming cookbook “Soup Club” and founder of a Seattle-based weekly community soup club. “Soup is more than a food,
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The stabbing of a 36-year-old man on Thursday is the latest in a number of attacks in New York City against people of Asian descent, a surge that has sparked a call for action from advocacy groups. Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that the city’s Office for Preventing Hate Crimes and other agencies are
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Los atletas locales compiten de nuevo; las escuelas secundarias se preparan para que regresen más deportes. A medida que nos acercamos a un año desde que los deportes de la escuela secundaria locales cerraron debido a la pandemia de coronavirus, la luz al final del túnel comienza a aparecer. Esta tarde, La Quinta y Xavier
Continue Reading A restaurant owner in Texas is offering free meals to people in need, no questions asked. It is the second time the restaurant has made this offering during the pandemic. Vira Chudasma, owner of Italian restaurant La Riv in Temple, Texas, said that when people started hoarding groceries at the start of the pandemic, she
Continue Reading A man accused of stabbing a 36-year-old Asian man Thursday evening outside the federal courthouse in Chinatown, New York City, will be charged with attempted murder in the second degree as a hate crime, according to NYPD Detective Arlene Muniz. Police say the Asian man was walking on the sidewalk at around 6:20 p.m. when
Continue Reading“Quiero asegurarme de que todos puedan vacunarse y de que estén protegidos de COVID, sin que ICE ni nadie más interfiera”, dijo Biden. “No deberían ser arrestados por presentarse para poder recibir una vacuna”. WASHINGTON – El presidente Joe Biden dijo durante una entrevista el viernes que los inmigrantes indocumentados deberían poder tener acceso a
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Eisenhower Health President and CEO Aubrey Serfling got one final surprise ahead of his retirement. Serfling announced his retirement last year after 20 years leading Eisenhower Health. A surprise ceremony was held on Friday to honor his time with the hospital. During the ceremony, the hospital unveiled a street sign with his name on it.
Continue Reading(CNN) — A pesar de haber prometido castigar a los principales líderes saudíes durante la campaña electoral, el presidente Joe Biden se negó a aplicar sanciones a quien la comunidad de inteligencia estadounidense determinó que es responsable de la muerte del periodista Jamal Khashoggi: el príncipe heredero Mohammed bin Salman. La decisión de no castigar
Continue Reading(CNN) — A pesar de haber prometido castigar a los principales líderes saudíes durante la campaña electoral, el presidente Joe Biden se negó a aplicar sanciones a quien la comunidad de inteligencia estadounidense determinó que es responsable de la muerte del periodista Jamal Khashoggi: el príncipe heredero Mohammed bin Salman. La decisión de no castigar
Continue Reading When a delivery driver’s car began sliding down on an icy Texas driveway, the driver closed her eyes, praying she wouldn’t hit the client’s home. She didn’t hit the house but Chelsea Timmons’ car crushed a flower bed outside an Austin, Texas, home as a snowstorm paralyzed the state last Sunday. She didn’t know it
Continue Reading A New Jersey plumber who wanted to help Texans dealing with burst pipes and other damage after last week’s winter storms drove to Houston with a truck full of tools and got to work. Andrew Mitchell and his wife, Kisha Pinnock, decided to make the 22-hour drive from Morristown with their 2-year-old son Blake after
Continue Reading(CNN) — El informe de inteligencia de Estados Unidos sobre el asesinato del periodista Jamal Khashoggi dice que el responsable de la operación fue el príncipe heredero de Arabia Saudita, Mohammad bin Salman, y dijo que él mismo la aprobó para capturar o matar a Khashoggi. “Evaluamos que el príncipe heredero de Arabia Saudita Muhammad
Continue Reading(CNN) –– Los perros bulldog franceses de la cantante Lady Gaga, robados tras un brutal ataque al paseador de perros de la artista en Hollywood este miércoles, fueron encontrados el viernes, según Stacy Spell, capitán del Departamento de Policía de Los Ángeles. Los animales fueron devueltos ilesos a las 6 p.m., hora del Pacífico, a
Continue ReadingThe health director in Tennessee’s largest county resigned Friday after the state health department found that 2,500 Covid-19 vaccine were either wasted or expired and two children were “inappropriately vaccinated” at a county vaccination site. A total of 2,500 doses were either expired or wasted in Shelby County over a 20-day period from February 3
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Las antiguas norteamericanas bautizaron así a la luna llena de febrero, que en este 2021 podrá observarse durante la noche del próximo sábado, día 27. Si miramos al cielo durante la noche del próximo sábado, 27 de febrero, podremos observar la brillante Luna de Nieve, que se hará visible cuando nuestro satélite se ilumine por completo y se
Continue Reading(CNN) –– A un año de vivir bajo el peso de la pandemia de covid-19, parece que por fin las tendencias han cambiado a una dirección positiva. Los casos nuevos, las hospitalizaciones y las muertes disminuyen rápidamente, mientras aumenta el suministro de vacunas disponibles. Estados Unidos podría ir bien encaminado hacia la inmunidad de rebaño.
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