Bob Dole, the longtime US senator from Kansas and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, announced Thursday that he has an advanced form of lung cancer and will undergo treatment. “Recently, I was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. My first treatment will begin Monday,” Dole, 97, wrote on Twitter. “While I certainly have some hurdles ahead,
Continue Reading(CNN Español)– El presidente de Perú, Francisco Sagasti, habló en entrevista en Conclusiones de CNN en Español sobre el reciente escándalo de vacunación en el país. MIRA LA ENTREVISTA COMPLETA AQUÍ ‘Desmiento y niego tajantemente’ Cuando Fernando del Rincón le preguntó al presidente si él había recibido una dosis de la vacuna experimental de Sinopharm
Continue ReadingGoogle is making changes to the leadership of its responsible artificial intelligence efforts months after the contentious departure of prominent Black artificial intelligence researcher Timnit Gebru rattled the company. The tech giant said in a blog post Thursday that Marian Croak, a Black woman who has been a vice president at the company for six
Continue Reading(CNN) — Han pasado solo tres meses desde que el expresidente de Perú, Martín Vizcarra, fue acusado por el Congreso de su país y destituido de su cargo por acusaciones de corrupción que él ha negado repetidamente. Sin embargo, apareció nuevamente este lunes, haciendo una declaración pública culpando a «una clase política que solo está
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — El senador Ted Cruz y su familia viajaron a Cancún, México, según confirmó el propio legislador a CNN, en medio de un desastre invernal en Texas que ha dejado a millones de personas sin electricidad y sin agua. Cruz, senador republicano, dijo en el comunicado a CNN que viajó por una noche
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Charles Venable resigned Wednesday as head of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields after a racially insensitive job listing sought an art director who would maintain the museum’s “traditional, core, white art audience.” “We are ashamed of Newfields’ leadership and of ourselves. We have ignored, excluded, and disappointed members of our community and staff.
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden will unveil a $2 billion US contribution to a global coronavirus vaccine initiative when he speaks with the leaders of the world’s leading market economies on Friday, according to senior administration officials, boosting efforts to distribute shots to low- and middle-income countries as wealthier nations snap up the limited supply. The announcement,
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The remains of a 73-year-old woman who went missing in July 2020 were found in Mountain Center, officials announced. On July 7, 2020 Rosario Garcia, 73, left her home in Hemet to possibly travel to a family member’s home in Hesperia. Garcia never arrived and police were notified. Garcia’s vehicle was found abandoned two days
Continue ReadingThe extreme weather in parts of the country, including a hard-hit Texas, is causing delays in Covid-19 vaccine shipments and deliveries, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday. The White House is working to move up scheduled deliveries, surge shipment operations and potentially extend hours at vaccination sites, she said. “The CDC and federal
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Thursday signed a bill prohibiting an abortion if a fetal heartbeat is detected during an ultrasound with very few exceptions, becoming the latest Republican to sign a so-called heartbeat bill. “This is a great day. It’s a happy day,” the Republican said during a packed event at the state
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NASA’s Perseverance rover has safely landed on Mars after its 292.5 million-mile journey from Earth, the agency confirmed. The rover sent back its first images of the landing site immediately after landing. The rover has been on a nearly 300 million-mile journey since it left Earth more than 6 months ago. Humanity’s love affair with
Continue ReadingMembers of the Maine Republican Party state committee are condemning “in the strongest possible terms” Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ vote to convict former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial this month — another sign of the backlash against lawmakers who bucked Trump, but one that may not have immediate impact given that Collins just
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Albany, Georgia (Albany Herald) — A Dougherty County couple arrested this week in a child-abuse case are accused of holding a 12-year-old boy in what police described as “inhumane” conditions and could face additional charges. Gwendolyn Warren and Gary Thomas Warren were each charged Wednesday with one count
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Davenport, Iowa (WQAD) — Davenport police arrested three teenagers early Thursday morning after they reportedly drove a stolen vehicle from Rock Island across Centennial Bridge, crashed into a squad car and ran from officers. Just before 3:20 a.m. Feb. 17, 2021, the Davenport Police Department was alerted of
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The widespread power outages in Texas improved overnight even as they caused serious, cascading issues with the state’s supply of heating, water, food and medicine. Power was still down for about 390,000 Texas customers as of Thursday afternoon — well below the over 3 million outages a day earlier, according to Poweroutage.us. The Electric Reliability
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Madison, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — State superintendent candidate Deborah Kerr deleted her Twitter account Wednesday and apologized for a racially insensitive tweet in which she responded to a post asking people generally to recall the first time they were called the N-word. In a response to a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Snellville, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Gwinnett County police said 17-year-old Damia Mitchell of Snellville, who was wanted on felony murder charges, has turned herself in. Mitchell was wanted for charges of felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a person under 18 in the
Continue Reading A court in Belarus sentenced two journalists with the independent Belsat TV channel to two years in prison for live-streaming a demonstration, their employer and Belarussian Association of Journalists said in statements following the court hearing Thursday. Journalists Darya Chultsova, 23, and Yekaterina Andreyeva, 27, were detained in November while covering a demonstration in memory
Continue ReadingUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement is rolling out new guidelines that would curtail enforcement measures, focusing more narrowly on immigrants who pose a national security, border security or public safety risk, the agency announced Thursday. The new guidance was prompted by an executive order signed by President Joe Biden shortly after taking office and marks
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WATCH COMPLETE COVERAGE BELOW: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on Mars. Touchdown confirmed. The #CountdownToMars is complete, but the mission
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