President Joe Biden is slated to deliver remarks and participate in a candle-lighting ceremony Monday evening to mark the grim milestone of 500,000 American lives lost to coronavirus. Biden is scheduled deliver remarks at 6:00 p.m. ET before he participates in a moment of silence and the ceremony, where he will be joined by first
Continue ReadingVirginia state lawmakers on Monday approved legislation that would abolish the death penalty in the state, moving the Old Dominion one step closer to becoming the first southern state to outlaw the practice. The bill — HB 2263 — now heads to Gov. Ralph Northam’s desk for final approval. The Democratic governor has previously signaled
Continue Reading(CNN) — Estados Unidos registró su incomprensible muerte número 500.000 por covid-19, paradójicamente, en un momento de inusual esperanza durante la pandemia. Sin embargo, el trágico hito ocurrirá con una Casa Blanca reacia a predecir cuándo se aliviará la crisis, mientras pone en la balanza riesgos políticos y epidemiológicos críticos. Una advertencia del Dr. Anthony
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The Aurora, Colorado, police officers involved in the fatal confrontation with Elijah McClain in August 2019 did not have a legal basis to stop him, frisk him or physically restrain him, according to an independent investigative report released Monday. The report also questions the officers’ statements about McClain’s “superior strength,” criticizes emergency medical responders’ rash
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Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, vowing to preserve the integrity of the Justice Department and to fully prosecute the “heinous” crimes committed during the attack on the US Capitol last month. The chief judge of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LADERA RANCH, California (KCAL/KCBS) — Every night, neighbors take shifts protecting a local family that has been harassed in what appears to be anti-Asian American attacks. Home security video shows teens running up to Haijun Si’s home in Ladera Ranch, pounding on the door and at times flashing
Continue Reading(CNN) — Las autoridades de Israel están tratando de localizar la fuente de un presunto derrame de petróleo que ha sido descrito como uno de los desastres ecológicos más graves que ha azotado el país y que amenaza la vida silvestre, ha obligado a las playas a cerrar y provocado una operación de limpieza masiva.
Continue Reading During its harrowing descent to the surface of Mars last Thursday, NASA’s Perseverance rover captured video that the agency is calling “How to Land on Mars.” The video, along with other newly released footage, gives earthlings back home a better sense of the sights and sounds on the red planet. Cameras on “Percy,” as the
Continue ReadingNew Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed bills to legalize and regulate marijuana use for those 21 and older, decriminalize possession of limited amounts of marijuana and clarify marijuana and cannabis use and possession penalties for those younger than 21. “This legislation will establish an industry that brings equity and economic opportunity to our
Continue Reading(CNN) — Cuando se fue la luz en la casa de Loan Le en el suburbio de Sugar Land, Texas, en Houston, el lunes, se dirigió a la casa de su hija a unos 8 kms de distancia. Jackie Pham Nguyen y sus tres hijos, Olivia, de 11 años, Edison, de 8, y Colette, de
Continue ReadingNearly 30,000 Macs worldwide have been infected with mysterious malware, according to researchers at security firm Red Canary. The issue was somewhat confounding to Red Canary researchers, who said it’s not clear what the malware’s goal is. In a blog post, the firm said it did not observe the malware delivering “malicious payloads” — essentially,
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A nightmare of this magnitude seemed unfathomable just a year ago. Half a million US lives have been lost to Covid-19. That’s more than the number of Americans killed in World War II. The victims of this silent enemy were young and old, spanning all backgrounds and corners of the country. And the pandemic is
Continue Reading(CNN Business) — United Airlines retiró todos sus aviones Boeing 777 actualmente en servicio que funcionan con motores de la serie 4000 de Pratt & Whitney después de que la Administración Federal de Aviación (FAA, por sus siglas en inglés) ordenara inspecciones más intensas. La aerolínea anunció el domingo que retiraría inmediatamente los aviones «por
Continue ReadingLate last year it seemed Boeing was finally on the verge of moving past some of the biggest challenges in its history. US regulators lifted the 20-month grounding of the 737 Max, and Covid-19 vaccine approvals raised hopes for back-to-normal demand for air travel and aircraft purchases. But now Boeing faces perhaps a more serious
Continue ReadingThe House Budget Committee voted Monday to advance President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package, setting up the legislation aimed at fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic fallout to go to the House floor for a vote later this week. The package includes direct aid to small businesses, $1,400 direct checks to Americans making
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out a four-step roadmap to take England out of its Covid-19 lockdown, declaring Monday that the nation was on a “one-way road to freedom.” The country has been in full national lockdown since January 4, after a new, more transmissible variant of coronavirus was discovered in southeast England.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LIBERTY, NY (WABC) — A Sullivan County man was killed and his brother injured when a gender reveal device they were building exploded. It happened just before noon Sunday, with state police responding to a report of an explosion. Authorities say the investigation revealed that 28-year-old Christopher Pekny
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On the campaign trail, President Joe Biden promised to cancel at least $10,000 of federal student loans for all borrowers in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Over 60 lawmakers and 17 state attorneys general have called on him to go further and cancel up to $50,000 administratively. When Biden was asked if he would cancel
Continue Reading(CNN) — Un minúsculo mensaje escondido en la famosa pintura de Edvard Munch «El Grito» («The Scream», en inglés) fue escrito por el propio artista, según encontró una nueva investigación de la obra, finalmente resolviendo uno de los misterios más perdurables del arte moderno. El mensaje «Sólo pudo haber sido pintado por un loco», garabateado
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration has issued updated guidance for companies that plan to adapt their Covid-19 medical products — including vaccines, tests and therapeutics — to address the emergence of coronavirus variants. The agency said in an announcement on Monday that it expects that “manufacturing information will remain generally the same” for authorized
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