Rep. Matt Gaetz, facing a scandal that threatens to end his career, is privately telling his colleagues that he has been treated unfairly while at the same time saying he’s been cooperative with the Justice Department’s investigation as he remains on shaky ground. On Tuesday, Gaetz came to the Capitol for the first time since
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Police arrived “to a very chaotic scene, with victims and witnesses running everywhere” at a FedEx Ground facility near Indianapolis’ main airport late Thursday night, where a former employee shot and killed eight people and wounded others, an Indianapolis police official told CNN. Indianapolis police on Friday afternoon identified the gunman as 19-year-old Brandon Hole,
Continue ReadingAttorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday that the Justice Department is rescinding a Trump-era memo that limited the use of consent decrees that hold police departments accused of misconduct accountable. Garland’s decision to rescind the restrictive rules comes after years of civil unrest due to the police-involved killings of Black men and women across
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Nearly a year after the police killing of George Floyd, pressure is mounting on President Joe Biden and members of Congress to show they are committed to holding police officers accountable for misconduct, excessive force and negligence after yet another agonizing week that has demonstrated how Americans of color are continuing to lose their lives
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The suspect in the Indianapolis mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility was a former employee there and, according to law enforcement sources, known to federal and local authorities prior to the attack. “We can confirm that the perpetrator was a former employee at the facility,” company spokesperson Jim Masilak told CNN Friday, declining to
Continue Reading(CNN) — En un movimiento histórico, en un Congreso del Partido Comunista en Cuba, Raúl Castro confirmó el viernes que dejaba el cargo de primer secretario del único partido político permitido en Cuba. En declaraciones que fueron transmitidas por la televisión estatal cubana, Castro dijo que tenía fe en una nueva generación de funcionarios que
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Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — A Tulsa police officer pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to illegally buying a gun for her boyfriend, who was later arrested on state charges. Officer Latoya Dythe, who has been out of the police academy less than three years and was
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden hosted Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House on Friday for his first in-person meeting with a foreign leader as the US seeks to refocus its foreign policy in East Asia. Biden and Suga said they both aimed to tighten the relationship between the two countries during the daylong visit. “As
Continue ReadingProminent progressive lawmakers expressed outrage on Friday in response to the news that President Joe Biden will sign an emergency determination that keeps the Trump-era refugee cap of 15,000 — a significant reversal from his administration’s proposal earlier this year to lift the cap to 62,500. The declaration will bring back regional allocations, in effect
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LECLAIRE, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — A woman facing a murder charge in relation to the 2020 death of a 5-month-old girl in LeClaire allegedly told police shortly before the baby died that she dropped the child while carrying her. Angela Marxen, 55, of Davenport, is charged with first-degree
Continue ReadingJohnson & Johnson sought help from its three rival Covid-19 vaccine makers to look into reports of blood clots, but Pfizer and Moderna both declined, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the situation. Only AstraZeneca agreed, according to the WSJ. J&J also wanted to build an informal alliance with its
Continue ReadingThe stock market is soaring and bond yields have pulled back after a big spike earlier this year. But make no mistake: Investors still have plenty to fret about when it comes to the threat of inflation. The US economy is rebounding thanks to stimulus and Covid-19 vaccines. Retail sales went through the roof in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Epic Charter Schools has been hit with another big financial penalty by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. For the second year in a row, education officials say Epic’s own spending reports to the state reflect administrative costs well above statutory limits
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Scientists have developed a light-reflecting “ultra-white” paint, which they say could negate the need for air conditioning and even reduce carbon emissions, if used on a mass scale. The paint, developed by engineers at Purdue University in Indiana as part of a six-year project, is capable of reflecting up to 98.1% of sunlight and therefore
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden will sign a declaration on Friday to speed refugee admissions to the US but not raise the refugee cap, as he had committed to doing — a significant reversal from his administration’s proposal earlier this year to lift the cap to 62,500. Instead, Biden will sign an emergency determination that keeps the
Continue Reading(CNN) — Cuando Raúl Castro anunció hace tres años que renunciaría a su posición de jefe del partido comunista de Cuba en 2021, seguramente imaginó que la isla tendría una base económica más firme y una transición a una nueva generación de liderazgo casi completa. Las cosas no han salido exactamente según sus planes. La
Continue Reading(CNN) — La actriz británica Helen McCrory, conocida por sus apariciones en el exitoso programa de televisión Peaky Blinders y la serie de películas de Harry Potter, murió a los 52 años. Un comunicado publicado en Twitter por su esposo y compañero actor Damian Lewis el viernes dijo que «después de una batalla heroica contra
Continue ReadingNota del editor: hay pocas actividades sin riesgo durante la pandemia de Covid-19, pero hay formas de mitigar los riesgos. Las personas completamente vacunadas tienen, por supuesto, un riesgo mucho menor de contraer y propagar el coronavirus que las personas que no han sido vacunadas. La Dra. Leana Wen, analista médica de CNN, aconseja tomar
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Russia has sanctioned eight senior US administration officials, including FBI director Christopher Wray and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, barring them from entering the country in retaliation for President Joe Biden’s sweeping sanctions against the Kremlin on Thursday. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said the Kremlin has advised the US Ambassador to Russia, John
Continue Reading(CNN Business) — La fecundación in vitro ha transformado la vida de millones de personas ayudándolas a tener hijos. Pero dejar los óvulos y embriones congelados al cuidado de una clínica de fertilidad implica riesgos, así que no están libres de desastres. En 2018 se perdieron 4.000 óvulos y embriones en una clínica de fertilidad
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