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Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is calling on US President Joe Biden to ensure vaccine equity, in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. Speaking from Sao Paulo, Brazil, da Silva said the US has a surplus of vaccines and suggested the excess could be donated to countries in need. “One suggestion
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Hate crimes, defined by the United States Department of Justice, are crimes motivated by bias. The Justice Department clarifies that “hate” doesn’t mean anger or dislike — but rather bias against people with specific characteristics like race, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion or disability. The “crime” part is often violent, like an assault or
Continue ReadingThe Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Wednesday released an unclassified summary of a joint assessment of the national security threat posed by domestic violent extremism, which was ordered by the White House in January.
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Within the space of a few days, the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has ground to a standstill in virtually all of western Europe. France, Spain, Germany, Italy and more than a dozen other countries have paused rollout of the shot, calling it a precautionary measure following concerns that it could be linked to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Asia and Nigel Taylor’s love story started back when they were just teenagers in high school. “From there we’ve been literally inseparable everyday together ever since,” said Asia Taylor. But soon after they got married–they had to face their first bump in the road.
Continue ReadingMortgage rates have been steadily rising this year, but that doesn’t seem to be slowing demand for housing — yet. According to Freddie Mac, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage is now 3.05%, up from the all-time low of 2.67% at the end of 2020. Rising long-term bond yields could lead to even higher
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Cardi B famously raps “Cardi don’t need more press,” but if that’s the case, she may want to chill on Twitter. The Grammy winner got into it on Twitter Tuesday with conservative pundit Candace Owens. It all stems from Owens appearance Monday on Tucker Carlson’s Fox show where she criticized Cardi B and Megan Thee
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A California condor at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation surprised keepers by laying a second egg just as her first one was hatching. The first fluffy chick of 2021 hatched on March 13 to condor parents No. 765 and No. 55.
Continue ReadingThe Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Wednesday released an unclassified summary of a joint assessment of the national security threat posed by domestic violent extremism as ordered by the White House in January. The threat assessment, produced by ODNI, the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security, was transmitted to the
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Whether you’re looking for your first job or a fun way to spend the summer, this week’s Now Hiring employer is for you. Idyllwild Pines Camp and Conference Center is looking to bring on seasonal employees for this summer. Camp officials say they are looking to fill 20 to 30 positions, including camp staff and
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(CNN) — Tras años de escepticismo, el bitcoin finalmente está ganando credibilidad de un público amplio. Tesla informó el mes pasado que prontó aceptará el bitcoin como forma de pago en la compra de sus vehículos, y reveló que compró US$ 1.500 millones en bitcoin como parte de sus existencias. Mientras tanto, Uber y Mastercard
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“I’m a Mac” actor Justin Long is now a PC guy. Nearly two decades ago, Long extolled the benefits of Mac computers while playing one opposite John Hodgman’s PC in Apple’s iconic “Get a Mac” commercials. Now, in a pointed jab at Apple, Long is featured in a new Intel ad where he appears much
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While many businesses struggled during the pandemic, Tamara Sullivan and Marisa Rivera from Palm Desert found the pandemic to be the perfect time to open their dream business, a SkinCeuticals SkinLab right in the heart of El Paseo. “Marisa and I are very driven,” Sullivan said. “We don’t like to take no for an answer.
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden hosted Taoiseach Micheál Martin of Ireland for a virtual bilateral meeting on Wednesday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and spoke about his own family’s Irish roots. “Everything between Ireland and the United States runs deep, Taoiseach, our joys, our sorrows, our passion, our drive and our unrelenting optimism and hope,” Biden said
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Another wave of students will be heading back to the classroom in just under 2 weeks. On Tuesday night the Desert Sands Unified School District Board voted to bring back middle and high school students in an approved in-person hybrid learning approach by March 29. Tuesday also marked a milestone for Riverside County as it
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Un testigo de la fiscalía de Nueva York en el caso contra el supuesto narcotraficante hondureño, Geovanny Fuentes, dijo este martes que presenció reuniones entre este último y el presidente de Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, en las que el mandatario aseguró que podían traficar droga por el territorio hondureño con el apoyo
Continue Reading The first observed interstellar object zipped through our solar system in October 2017 — and astronomers have been trying to understand it ever since. Scientists scrambled to observe the object before it disappeared, moving along at 196,000 miles per hour, and their observations caused more questions than answers about the “oddball,” as scientists dubbed it.
Continue ReadingFour years after Amazon bought Whole Foods, the e-commerce giant is making another major push to sell shoppers groceries. But this time, Whole Foods isn’t the focus of the strategy. Instead, Amazon is ramping up openings of Amazon Fresh grocery stores. Amazon has opened 11 Fresh locations around the United States over the past year.
Continue ReadingDr. Serena Liebengood, the widow of US Capitol Police Officer Howie Liebengood, who died by suicide after serving on the front lines during the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, is asking that his death be considered “in the line of duty.” In a letter obtained by CNN to Rep. Jennifer Wexton, a Democrat
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A 13-year-old boy got to live out a dream he became a firefighter for a day thanks to the Miami Children’s Initiative. Sherrod Scott’s 6-year-old sister, Chassidy Saunders, was killed in a drive-by shooting at a birthday party in Liberty City back in January. After
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