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Month: March 2021

The race between variants and vaccines in US will be a close call, expert warns, and eased restrictions aren’t helping

Experts say there’s a tough race between Covid-19 vaccinations and a contagious variant that’s rapidly spreading across the US, threatening another dangerous surge — and the eased restrictions only further complicate things. “It’s going to be a close call,” Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health told CNN on Tuesday.

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OPINIÓN | Pronto habrá un exceso de vacunas en Estados Unidos: ¿quién debería recibirla primero?

Nota del editor: Michael C. Camuñez, director ejecutivo de Monarch Global Strategies, es exsecretario adjunto de Comercio de Estados Unidos para Comercio Internacional y presidente de la Iniciativa México del Pacific Council on International Policy. Las opiniones expresadas aquí son suyas. Lee más columnas en cnne.com/opinion. (CNN) — Estados Unidos pronto tendrá más vacunas contra

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There have been at least 10 suspected hate crimes against Asians this year in New York City, police say

At least 10 suspected anti-Asian hate crimes have been committed in New York City between January 1 and March 14 this year, according to statistics from the New York Police Department’s Hate Crime Task Force. The information highlights the recent spate of anti-Asian incidents felt in cities nationwide, coinciding with the Covid-19 pandemic that began

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There have been at least 10 suspected hate crimes against Asians in 2021 in New York City, police say

At least 10 suspected anti-Asian hate crimes have been committed in New York City between January 1 and March 14 this year, according to statistics from the New York Police Department’s Hate Crime Task Force. The information highlights the recent spate of anti-Asian incidents felt in cities nationwide, coinciding with the Covid-19 pandemic that began

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OPINIÓN | TPS para venezolanos no es suficiente

Nota del editor: David Bittan Obadia es abogado, escritor, analista de temas políticos e internacionales, columnista del diario El Universal, de Venezuela, y colaborador en otros medios de comunicación. Como conferencista, participó en el Congreso Judío Mundial y fue presidente de la comunidad judía de Venezuela. Su cuenta de Twitter es @davidbittano. Las opiniones expresadas

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China’s ambassador to US says he doesn’t have ‘high expectations’ for Alaska summit with Biden officials

Beijing does not have “high expectations” for upcoming talks with the United States in Alaska, China’s ambassador to the US told reporters Wednesday, in what will be the first meeting of senior officials from both countries since US President Joe Biden took office. China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi and State Councilor Wang Yi will meet

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Hija de Jeanine Áñez denuncia que su madre necesita atención médica y no pudo ser trasladada al hospital

(CNN) — La expresidenta interina de Bolivia Jeanine Áñez no pudo ser trasladada de la cárcel al hospital como en un principio había confirmado la oficina de prensa de la exmandataria, informó su hija Carolina Ribera. La oficina de prensa de Áñez había informado que esta ya había sido trasladada el hospital tras sufrir un problema

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Covid-19 reinfections are rare, but more common in people 65 and older, study finds

Coronavirus reinfections are relatively rare, but it’s more common for people 65 and older to get infected more than once, according to a study published Wednesday in the Lancet medical journal. A team of scientists, including some from Denmark’s Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, noted that most people who have had Covid-19 seemed

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Black US Capitol Police officer recounts January 6: ‘They showed that they hated us and they hated our skin color’

A Black US Capitol Police officer said he and his fellow Black officers are still grappling with their harrowing experience on January 6, when they endured insurrectionists hurling racial slurs at them during a physical assault on the iconic building. “The Black officer struggle was different as in, like I said, we fought against not

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Texas and Montana lead coalition of states suing Biden administration over Keystone pipeline

Twenty-one states, led by Texas and Montana, filed suit on Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s decision to revoke the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline — an effort by Republican state attorneys general to combat the new administration’s efforts to address climate change. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen argued

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Intelligence report contradicts claims by Trump and his team on China election interference

The US intelligence report released Tuesday detailing foreign election interference in the 2020 election contradicts repeated statements from former President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration that China — and not Russia — was the top foreign threat to the integrity of the election. The report also raises questions about the effort from

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