Governor Gavin Newsom and other local officials visited a vaccination clinic in east Coachella Valley Wednesday morning. The governor praised the county’s efforts to vaccinate farmworkers in the east valley through mobile clinics. “What this county has done no other county in the state had done, you were first to advance the cause of rhetorical
Continue ReadingThe Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City has been demolished, ending a nearly 40-year run at the New Jersey shore. Trump Plaza opened in 1984 and was once a key aspect of former President Donald Trump’s sprawling real estate portfolio. The casino was shuttered in 2014, and the building has since fallen into
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A major disparity in Riverside County is coming to light with who is getting access to Covid-19 vaccinations. Public health officials say the number of white people getting vaccinated in the county is nearly 4 times that of the Latinx population. “I can tell you that it’s not great right now,” said Dr. Kim Saruwatari, director
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Click here for updates on this story Jackson County, North Carolina (WLOS) — A woman who crashed while driving impaired in 2017, resulting in the death of the vehicle’s passenger, has been given a specific sentence. On Monday, Feb. 15, Jackson County Superior Court Judge Athena Brooks ordered Mary Harper, 41, to spend three days
Continue Reading At least 27 students were abducted Wednesday when armed men raided a state-run school in Niger State, north-west Nigeria, a government official told CNN. The gunmen, wearing military fatigues according to witnesses, stormed the Government Science Secondary School Kagara at around 2am on Wednesday morning. One student was killed during the abduction, a resident told
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Click here for updates on this story Sugar Land, Texas (KTRK) — A Sugar Land mom is trying to figure out her next move after the ceiling in her home fell on her and her 6-month-old daughter when her pipes burst. Pamela Butler told Eyewitness News she woke up to take a phone call on
Continue ReadingWendy’s is heating up the fried chicken sandwich wars — quite literally this time. The newest entrant into the poultry clash is a Jalapeño Popper Sandwich, a spicy spin on the classic. The $5.99 sandwich, which was released Wednesday, is covered in jalapeños including in a flavored cream cheese spread plus six slices of the
Continue Reading At least 27 students were abducted Wednesday when armed men raided a state-run school in Niger State, north-west Nigeria, a government official told CNN. The gunmen, wearing military fatigues according to witnesses, stormed the Government Science Secondary School Kagara at around 2am on Wednesday morning. One student was killed during the abduction, a resident told
Continue ReadingInvestors are dumping shares in Chinese drone maker EHang, after a short-seller accused the US-listed company of fraud. Shares of the Nasdaq-listed firm plummeted nearly 63% in New York on Tuesday after Wolfpack Research released a scathing, detailed report questioning EHang’s business. EHang has slammed the report as “deceptive.” In a statement Tuesday, the company
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Click here for updates on this story Houston (KTRK) — Some families could be going into their third night without power in freezing temperatures. But it’s important to be careful about what steps you’re taking to heat your house. Jesus Garcia has made a lot of trips to the gas pump to run his family’s
Continue ReadingApplebee’s is launching a new online-only brand. The main menu item? Cheeto-flavored wings. Customers can start ordering from Cosmic Wings, which is available through Uber Eats, on Wednesday. On the menu: wings with two exclusive Cheetos sauces, original and Flamin’ Hot, plus cheese bites, chicken tender dippers, waffle fries and onion rings. The brand will
Continue ReadingAmericans are spending less on their credit cards since the pandemic started. But, unlike other economic data points that are inching towards recovery, such as retail sales or the unemployment rate, credit card spending remains in decline. Consumer spending is the backbone of the US economy and accounts for some two-thirds of economic activity. So
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Nota del editor: David Bittan Obadia es abogado, escritor, analista de temas polÃticos e internacionales, columnista del diario El Universal de Venezuela y colaborador en otros medios de comunicación. Como conferencista, participó en el Congreso JudÃo Mundial y fue presidente de la comunidad judÃa de Venezuela. Su cuenta de Twitter es @davidbittano. Las opiniones expresadas
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As he gently told a traumatized 8-year-old girl, “Don’t be scared, honey. Don’t be scared,” Joe Biden showed that the days of presidential pandemic denial and indifference to America’s suffering are over. His reassuring words to second grader Layla Salas came during a CNN town hall in Wisconsin on Tuesday night when he also tried
Continue Reading Los Angeles schools are reorganizing the police agency responsible for school safety to combat systemic racism against Black students. The Board of Education overseeing the Los Angeles Unified School District voted Tuesday to slash $25 million from the Los Angeles School Police Department and cut 133 jobs, a spokesperson told CNN. Money will go from
Continue Reading An American family visiting Gaza say they were left “stranded in a hellish situation” for months due to the coronavirus pandemic and a blockade surrounding the Palestinian territory. Hani Almadhoun and his wife, Roa Alhelou, traveled in November with their two daughters, ages 6 and 4, to say goodbye to Almadhoun’s dying grandfather. They had
Continue Reading Blanca Estela Rodriguez looked at her husband of almost 50 years as he lay sedated. Juan had a tube coming from his mouth and a machine was breathing for him. As they each battled the effects of Covid-19, Blanca wanted Juan to know she still found him to be handsome. What would have been a
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The less you know about “Behind Her Eyes” going in the better, and while the Netflix drama feels slow-going at first, patience has its rewards. By the time it’s over, this sci-fi-tinged limited series becomes a buzzworthy binge, one that will likely have you thinking back to clues you might have missed along the way.
Continue ReadingThe world’s first Covid-19 human challenge study will begin within a month in the UK, deliberately exposing up to 90 healthy young people to the coronavirus. The study received ethics approval this week, the country’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said Wednesday in a statement. During the trial, up to 90 volunteers
Continue ReadingRetail sales increased sharply last month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday, beating economists’ expectations and marking their first increase since September. Sales grew 5.3% in January from the prior month on a seasonally adjusted basis. That’s the largest monthly increase since June, when the sector was rebounding from the spring’s pandemic lockdown. America’s economy runs
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