Five months after the presidential election, the Supreme Court said on Monday that it won’t take up a case from several Republicans challenging changes to election rules in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. The unsigned ruling sends yet another message that the court’s majority has no interest in relitigating the last election. Before Monday, the
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Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — As more of the new Ontario restrictions come into effect this morning, experts are registering their dismay over how the new rules fail to address actual issues raised persistently by health-care workers — such as the need for paid sick days. Dr. Naheed
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden is keeping a watchful eye on this week’s closing arguments in the Minneapolis trial of Derek Chauvin, fearful that a controversial verdict could inflame new racial tensions and further escalate a deepening crisis in confidence with the nation’s police forces. The President voiced his concern about potential fallout from the trial during
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study at the University of Oxford will see patients who have already had COVID-19 re-exposed to the virus that causes it, in order to gauge their immune response and determine how to best protect against reinfection. The “human challenge trial”, which
Continue Reading The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta says its Asian small-clawed otters tested positive for the virus that causes Covid-19. The aquarium announced on Sunday that it tested the otters after they showed “mild respiratory symptoms including sneezing, runny noses, mild lethargy, and coughing.” The seven creatures are being cared for off-exhibit. Despite being geriatric, they are
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — An arrest was made in the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy in Hartford. Police identified the suspect as 19-year-old Jaziah Smith. They charged Smith with murdering Randel Jones. The shooting happened on April 10 around 2:25 p.m. on Nelson Street. Randel and his
Continue Reading A suspected poacher was trampled to death by a herd of elephants in South Africa’s Kruger National Park on Saturday, according to a statement by South African National Parks published Sunday. Three suspected poachers were attempting to flee Kruger National Park rangers when they ran into a breeding herd of elephants, the statement said. Once
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregom (KPTV) — Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect thief using a “bait trailer” in Aloha on Saturday. Deputies responded to a theft in progress at Southwest 156th Avenue and Southwest Greensboro Way just after 4:00 a.m. When they arrived, they found 55-year-old Frank L.
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Football fan groups have reacted angrily to the prospect of the European Super League, calling it the “ultimate betrayal” and “cynical greed.” The breakaway league, which has been announced by 12 of Europe’s most prominent clubs, would involve 15 founding clubs and five other teams who would qualify each year based on achievements from the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A person died early Monday morning after a crash in north Portland, and their death appeared to happen during a street racing event, police said. According to the Portland Police Bureau, officers responded around 12:21 a.m. to a crash in the 6200 block of
Continue ReadingThe White House on Monday backtracked after President Joe Biden over the weekend described the influx of migrant children on the country’s southern border as a “crisis,” in what appeared to be a notable shift in language. The President’s use of the “crisis” label doesn’t represent the administration’s official position, the White House said Monday
Continue ReadingWhen the coronavirus took hold in the United States, ride-hail drivers watched their income evaporate. With people largely staying at home, there were drastically fewer people to transport. Now facing renewed demand from passengers, Uber has announced a $250 million “stimulus” that will fund incentives to entice drivers back onto the road. But some fear
Continue Reading(CNN) — El helicóptero Ingenuity ha completado con éxito su histórico vuelo en Marte y aterrizó de forma segura en la superficie marciana, según la NASA. ¿Por qué los humanos exploramos Marte? 4:13 El primer vuelo controlado y propulsado en otro planeta tuvo lugar a las 3:30 a.m., hora de Miami. A diferencia de cuando
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Salud de Brasil recomienda posponer el embarazo debido al aumento de casos de covid-19. La variante identificada en el Reino Unido es predominante en Quito. Habrá clases presenciales en Buenos Aires este lunes. Así comienza la semana del 19 de abril en algunos de los países más golpeados por
Continue Reading(CNN) — Más de la mitad de todos los adultos en Estados Unidos han recibido al menos una dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19, según datos de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). Pero a algunos expertos les preocupa que ahora venga la parte
Continue ReadingA growing number of CEOs are speaking out on voting rights. LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is urging business leaders to back up their verbal support with concrete action that will send a message to politicians. “Protecting voter rights and making voting more accessible is both pro-business, and more importantly, pro-American,” Hoffman told CNN Business in
Continue Reading The 19-year-old who killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis late Thursday night purchased the two assault rifles used in the attack legally months after being investigated by the FBI due to his potential for violence, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms traced the two
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Hair-raising footage released Monday shows the moment an Indian railroad employee rushed to save the life of a child who had fallen onto the tracks. The CCTV video, posted to Twitter by India’s Ministry of Railways, showed a station worker at Vangani Station in Mumbai sprinting to rescue a child as an oncoming train sped
Continue ReadingEmployees at Insider, the 13-year-old site formerly known as Business Insider, announced on Monday their intention to unionize with the NewsGuild. Insider was one of the few remaining digital-native media outlets that had yet to see a unionization effort springing from the movement that started with Gawker in 2015 and spread to HuffPost, Vox Media,
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration on Monday will allocate $150 million from the American Rescue Plan to community-based health care providers across the nation to help boost their coronavirus response for underserved communities and vulnerable populations, senior White House Covid-19 response adviser Andy Slavitt said Monday. “To get resources to health care providers serving at-risk populations and
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