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As President Joe Biden pursues a bipartisan Covid-19 relief deal, Senate Democrats are laying the groundwork for passing relief without any Republican votes using a procedural shortcut known as budget reconciliation. Reconciliation could allow Democrats to fast track key aspects of Biden’s agenda, from Covid-19 relief to infrastructure, but the process comes with a strict
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For nearly a decade, Chris Young was told the only way he’d ever leave federal prison is with his death certificate. Handed two life sentences without the possibility of parole after his conviction in a federal drug conspiracy case, Young’s only real shot at freedom would have to be a rare presidential pardon. That rare
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(CNN) – El delantero del Manchester United Marcus Rashford es el más reciente jugador del fútbol inglés en recibir insultos racistas en redes sociales y describió el incidente como «la humanidad y las redes sociales en su peor momento». El joven de 23 años, que recientemente recibió la Orden del Imperio Británcio (MBE por sus
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — Thousands of pieces of snow removal equipment are ready as a powerful nor’easter moves into Massachusetts. Gov. Charlie Baker said the state would activate the Massachusetts Emergency Management as officials prepare for the worst of the storm to hit. “The snowfall is predicted to be
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Instituto Nacional de Salud de Colombia (INS) informó este domingo que confirmó en la tarde del sábado 2 casos de covid-19 con la variante detectada en Brasil, P1. Ambos son ciudadanos colombianos. En primer lugar, se trata de una mujer de 39 años que reside en Leticia, capital del departamento Amazonas,
Continue Reading (CNN) — El movimiento Black Lives Matter ha sido nominado para el Premio Nobel de la Paz 2021. El parlamentario noruego Petter Eide nominó al movimiento global «por su lucha contra el racismo y la violencia por motivos raciales», escribió en sus documentos oficiales de nominación, que fueron obtenidos por CNN. «El llamado de BLM
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Police are searching for a suspect caught on video burglarizing a synagogue in Brooklyn. It happened around 1 a.m. last Wednesday inside the Congregation Beth El of Flatbush on East 3rd Street. Surveillance video shows the suspect walking around the synagogue and placing several
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — The state lost billions of dollars because of a lack of tourism during the pandemic. Small businesses are struggling to stay afloat. The state is now working to turn things around by investing millions into the tourism industry. Historic Old Town Albuquerque is
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — If you’ve received medical care, odds are you’ve been surprised at the mailbox too, with a bill asking you to cover some of the costs, even if you have insurance. Rod Kammrad experienced this surprise bill after he fell into a fire pit, leaving
Continue ReadingUS President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been friends, allies and partners in a relationship that has spanned nearly four decades. When they first met, Biden was a junior senator in his early 40s; Netanyahu was a fledgling diplomat nearly a decade younger. Now with their first phone call expected imminently,
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of former US Attorney General Eric Holder. Personal Birth date: January 21, 1951 Birth place: Bronx, New York Birth name: Eric Himpton Holder Jr. Father: Eric Himpton Holder, realtor Mother: Miriam (Yearwood) Holder Marriage: Sharon (Malone) Holder (1990-present) Children: Maya, Brooke and Eric Education: Columbia College, B.A., 1973;
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A Miami-Dade community activist is speaking out about the rise in gun violence, calling for more to be done as innocent children keep getting caught in the crossfire. Just this weekend, there was a shooting at a northwest Miami-Dade 7-Eleven that injured two men and
Continue Reading The son of two former slaves, Garrett Morgan (1877-1963) had little more than a grade-school education. But that didn’t stop the Ohio man from becoming an inventor with a rare gift for designing machines that saved people’s lives – including an early version of the traffic light. As a teenager Morgan got a job repairing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Public works employees in Baltimore say they haven’t been paid a proper paycheck so far this year. “When I first looked at it, I thought they were playing a joke. I thought I was on TV, or let’s make a joke,” Trent Cunningham, a DPW
Continue Reading (CNN) — La iniciativa del presidente de Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, de crear una Secretaría Nacional para Asuntos del Espacio Ultraterrestre, la Luna y otros Cuerpos Celestes, despertó el debate y generó algunas críticas en el país. Jorge Huete, biólogo molecular y miembro de la Junta Directiva de la Academia de Ciencias de Nicaragua, dijo a
Continue Reading Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine has filed a petition seeking to nullify the reelection of longtime President Yoweri Museveni. Wine told Journalists on Monday, as his National Unity Platform (NUP) party legal team filed the petition with the Supreme Court, that it can show fraud resulted in Museveni’s victory last month. WIne is supported by
Continue ReadingA panel of House representatives is launching an investigation into how major meat processors and OSHA handled coronavirus outbreaks at meatpacking facilities. The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by Representative James Clyburn, said Monday that it has sent out letters to Tyson, Smithfield and JBS USA, along with the Occupational Safety and
Continue Reading A few dozen protesters carrying anti-vaccination signs briefly shut down Los Angeles’ largest Covid-19 vaccination site over the weekend. The Los Angeles Fire Department temporarily closed the entrance to the Dodger Stadium vaccination site Saturday for 55 minutes, Andrea Garcia, a spokeswoman for Mayor Eric Garcetti, told CNN on Monday. Hundreds of cars were waiting
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YOSEMITE VALLEY, California (KCRA) — Yosemite National Park will reopen its gates Monday after a series of winter storms caused damage and forced the closure of the park two weeks ago. For the first week of February, visitors can show up at the park without a reservation. Between
Continue ReadingOne person was dumped before finals week after a four-year relationship. Another broke off a relationship with their boyfriend because he had fallen in love with someone else. These two brutal breakups seem to have nothing in common, and yet both users’ Reddit posts hinted at a breakup months in advance. An analysis of over
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