There is no evidence that race played a role in the US Capitol Police’s failure to bolster security before the January 6 insurrection, the department’s top official told Congress on Thursday, as lawmakers sound the alarm over the threat posed by White supremacy and domestic terrorism. Appearing before a House appropriations subcommittee, acting US Capitol
Continue ReadingThe growing number of migrant children arriving alone at the US-Mexico border is raising alarm among officials scrambling to find enough space to shelter kids until they’re relocated with parents or relatives in the United States. On Thursday, a senior Health and Human Services Department official briefed Capitol Hill staff about the capacity challenges facing
Continue ReadingThe deadly January 6 insurrection in the Capitol may have caused many voters to recoil at former President Donald Trump’s election lies. But on Capitol Hill, it’s a different story. In interviews with more than two dozen House and Senate Republicans this week, a wide variety of GOP lawmakers refused to debunk Trump’s lie that
Continue ReadingA little known but powerful Senate official has ruled against including the increase in the minimum wage in the Covid relief bill, sources tell CNN. Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough made her ruling Thursday evening, after being thrust into the spotlight this week as Democrats were eager to see whether an increase to the federal minimum
Continue Reading(CNN) –– La mayor prioridad del presidente Joe Biden y del Congreso es aprobar un nuevo paquete de estímulo por coronavirus de US$ 1,9 billones. Y la meta es lograrlo antes de que caduquen la ronda de subsidios de desempleo y otras ayudas aprobadas en diciembre, que dejarían nuevamente a millones de estadounidenses sin ayuda.
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Lady Gaga’s dog walker was shot and her two French bulldogs, Koji and Gustav, were stolen Wednesday night in Hollywood, a source close to the singer tells CNN. The source said the singer “is offering half-a-million dollars to anyone who has her two dogs, no questions asked. Anyone who has the dogs can use this
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El Centro Galilee en La Meca está ampliando su horario de funcionamiento para ayudar a los residentes que necesitan agua, duchas, instalaciones de lavandería y refugio. El Centro Galilee está ubicado en La Meca, 66-101 Hammond Rd., Y se puede llamar al 760-396-9100. El Centro Galilea está abierto hasta las 8 p.m. esta noche Para
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Two dorms at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will now bear the names of two Black civil rights leaders in the state “whose fight for equity and social justice transformed the state’s higher education system and the university,” according to a news release from the school. The dorms will be named after Rita Sanders Geier,
Continue Reading(CNN) — Utilizar mascarillas y mantener otras precauciones de seguridad es clave para detener la propagación del coronavirus cuando se hace ejercicio grupal en lugares cerrados como gimnasios, según dos nuevos informes publicados por los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). Los dos
Continue ReadingSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he would “absolutely” support former President Donald Trump if he became the GOP presidential nominee in 2024, a notable commitment following his recent blistering critiques of the former President. While McConnell maintained that the 2024 presidential election cycle would be a “wide-open race,” when pressed by Fox News’
Continue Reading A longstanding dispute over who can be considered a citizen of the Cherokee Nation finally came to a conclusion this week. The Cherokee Nation Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the tribal nation remove the phrase “by blood” from its constitution and other tribal laws. That change formally acknowledges that the descendants of Black people
Continue Reading(CNN) — El gobernador de Nueva York, Andrew Cuomo, niega las acusaciones de acoso sexual por parte de una exasistente, que incluyen haberle dado un beso sin su consentimiento, hechas en una publicación en Medium el miércoles. Lindsey Boylan alegó que en 2018 el gobernador demócrata la besó en los labios luego de una sesión
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats have included a minimum wage hike in their latest Covid relief bill, although a ruling from the Senate parliamentarian means it can’t be included in the final package. Improving worker pay is unrelated to pandemic relief in that raising the minimum wage has long been a Democratic priority. It is completely related in
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https://twitter.com/IIDatWork/status/1365528668353748994?s=20 UPDATE: Electricity was restored Friday night for more than 900 Imperial Irrigation District customers in the unincorporated community of North Shore near the Salton Sea, after gusty winds damaged infrastructure in theregion. The announcement that power had been restored came via Twitter about9:30 p.m. from the Imperial Irrigation District. If customers were still in
Continue ReadingNUEVA YORK – La abogada de Emma Coronel, Mariel Colón, dijo a Telemundo que no hará comentarios referente a lo que varios medios de comunicación están reportando sobre la supuesta entrega a las autoridades de la esposa de “El Chapo” Guzmán. Sin embargo, medios reportaron este jueves que Emma Coronel, la esposa de “El Chapo”
Continue Reading A Wisconsin firefighter remains in critical condition after a loaded firearm inside a burning building discharged and struck him, according to the fire department. Justin Fredrickson, a firefighter with the Cornell Area Fire Department, was operating on a hose line outside of a fire in the Township of Willard last week when a loaded firearm
Continue ReadingThe US military struck a site in Syria on Thursday used by two Iranian-backed militia groups following rocket attacks on American forces in the region in the past two weeks, according to a US official. The strikes mark the military’s first known action under President Joe Biden. The site was not specifically tied to the
Continue Reading State Senate leaders in Utah say a bill to rename Dixie State University will get a debate this session, after a group of students rallied at the Capitol in favor of removing “Dixie” from the school’s name. About 50 students made the 300-mile bus trip from St. George, in the southwestern corner of the state,
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Policía y condado investigan la desaparición de varios viales de vacunas COVID. Las autoridades están llevando a cabo una investigación sobre la desaparición de varios viales de la vacuna contra el coronavirus que se espera sean entregados en una clínica de Indio. Los funcionarios de salud del condado de Riverside dijeron que faltaban tres viales
Continue ReadingAs Democrats begin their march toward reinstating earmarks, Republicans are grappling with how their party will handle bringing back directed congressional spending. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested in a Fox News interview Thursday evening that Republicans won’t be asking for earmarks, which would have huge implications for spending legislation going forward and give Democrats
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