(CNN) — En México, este miércoles comenzó el registro del primer grupo de 25 migrantes solicitantes de asilo del campamento que está asentado en Matamoros, Tamaulipas, para que puedan cruzar a Estados Unidos, así lo confirmó ACNUR, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados. El proceso de registro comprende la verificación de datos personales
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The two Italians killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday died in a gunbattle, and were not killed execution-style, prosecutor Alberto Pioletti told CNN on Thursday. Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio and Italian carabiniere, or paramilitary police officer, Vittorio Iacovacci, died on Monday after their car was attacked as they traveled in a UN
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After a windy start to this Thursday, calmer conditions will be experienced across the valley this evening. High temperatures peaked in the low 70s this afternoon, below the seasonal average. A short warm-up near 80° tomorrow followed by a return to the 70s this weekend. More wind is expected as the next trough of low
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We almost lost Tiger Woods in a gruesome car accident Tuesday along a Southern California highway during these final days of the month when America celebrates Black history. With apologies to late poet T. S. Eliot, such a horror would have made February the cruelest month, instead of April. Just four weeks ago, Hank Aaron
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A woman was attacked with pepper spray in Manhattan, the latest in a concerning string of assaults against Asian New Yorkers. “I felt helpless,” 30-year-old Yaeji Kim told CBS2’s Ali Bauman. Kim was walking home from work around 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 16 when
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Coachella Valley high school baseball needs your help. The Arabs had most of their equipment vandalized and/or stolen, leaving them with basically nothing. A GoFundMe account has been made by head coach Bobb Boetto. If you feel like making a financial contribution, you can make a donation there. We gotta be better as a community.
Continue ReadingTwitter is exploring a way to allow users to become paid subscribers to Twitter accounts they really like. The company teased the feature, which it’s calling Super Follows, during its Analyst Day presentation on Thursday. If implemented, users would have the ability to pay creators for additional content within their Twitter feeds, including exclusive announcements
Continue ReadingOpponents of affirmative action asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to use their case against Harvard to overrule precedent that has long allowed consideration of race in admissions and particularly enhanced opportunities for Black and Hispanic students. The challengers claim that as Harvard College favors certain minority students, it unlawfully discriminates against Asian Americans by
Continue ReadingActing US Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman warned Thursday that militia groups involved in the January 6 insurrection want to “blow up the Capitol” and “kill as many members as possible” when President Joe Biden addresses Congress. Pressed by House lawmakers to provide a timeline for removing the razorwire fencing and other enhanced security measures
Continue Reading(CNN Business) — Australia aprobó una nueva ley que obligará a las empresas de tecnología a pagar a los editores por el contenido de las noticias, lo que prepara el escenario para posibles acciones similares en otros países. El nuevo código, que el Parlamento australiano aprobó este jueves, «garantizará que las empresas de medios de
Continue ReadingLaid-off workers will be allowed to turn down jobs they think are too risky because of Covid and continue to collect unemployment benefits, under guidance issued by the US Department of Labor Thursday. The new rules, which stem from a directive signed by President Joe Biden last month, expand the conditions under which workers may
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Riverside County reported 225 new cases since Wednesday, bringing the total of cases up to 289,284. The Coachella Valley actually reported 8 less cases over the past 24 hours. We reached out to county officials to see what the issue was, this was their response: “There seems to be an issue with CalConnect overwriting fields
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President Joe Biden spoke with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on Thursday ahead of the release of a long-awaited US intelligence report on the killing of Saudi insider turned dissident Jamal Khashoggi. The congressionally mandated release of the report, which is expected to further implicate Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in
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A felon accused of killing a 65-year-old North Palm Springs woman with a machete pleaded not guilty today to murder and other charges. David Earl Williams Jr., 29, is charged with killing Robin Patricia Barr, whose body was recovered early Wednesday morning in the open desert northwest of Varner Road and Palm Drive. Williams was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EASTCHESTER, New York (WCBS) — It’s a new convenience for carnivores — meat from a vending machine. An upstate butcher is expanding its business to the northern suburbs with an automat selling beef, chicken and pork, CBS2’s Tony Aiello reported Wednesday. When the Carforas walked by and peeked
Continue Reading(CNN) — El cuerpo de John Geddert, quien fue entrenador del equipo estadounidense de gimnasia femenina en los Juegos Olímpicos 2012, fue encontrado esta tarde luego de que se quitara la vida, según confirmó la fiscal general de Michigan, Dana Nessel. «Es un trágico final para una historia trágica para todos», dijo Nessel en un
Continue Reading Throughout Watkins Memorial High School there is a hum — of teachers teaching, of students learning. Between lessons, the noise increases as teenagers switch classrooms — voices raised, laughter and hundreds of pairs of sneakers in hallways. For millions of families in the United States, this is a reminder of how things were a year
Continue ReadingOn Thursday, GameStop stock surged as much as 85% in early trading before being halted for volatility. Shares still ended the day up more than 18% at $108.73. The stock was up as much as 20% in after-hours trading. The day before, the gaming retailer’s stock closed nearly 104% higher. Investors gained interest in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man in a clown mask was caught stealing catalytic converters from a car dealership in Blaine Monday night, according to a criminal complaint. Matthew Jacoboski, 43, is charged with possession of burglary or theft tools and first-degree criminal damage to property. The complaint states
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — For John and Destiny Beatty, a retro burnt-orange Volkswagen camper van was a new adventure, and a way to expose their 10-month-old son to the great outdoors. “We’ve been dreaming about the van life for years,” John Beatty said. After a January day trip to
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