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I perform autopsies for a living, on people who have died suddenly, violently, or unexpectedly. I often testify in criminal and civil cases, where I explain medical terminology to juries. The medical evidence in George Floyd’s death is complex — and likely key to whether Derek Chauvin, the former officer accused of killing Floyd, will
Continue ReadingIt’s been one week since the federal investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz burst into the public sphere, and almost all of Gaetz’s colleagues in the House Republican conference are keeping quiet. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he’d speak to Gaetz about the matter, though it’s not clear that’s happened. The Republicans Gaetz has attacked
Continue ReadingJustice Stephen Breyer, who may be nearing the end of his Supreme Court tenure, expressed concern on Tuesday about the standing of the high court and the possible erosion of public confidence in its decisions. In an expansive, two-hour lecture at Harvard Law School, Breyer bemoaned the common practice — by journalists, senators and others
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The 11th annual Patrick Warburton Celebrity Golf Tournament, known as The Warburton, will not be a golf tournament for the first time since it began a decade ago in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Warburton will instead feature its signature music events and popular auction online to raise awareness and support for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.
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(CNN Business) –– El paquete de estímulo de US$ 1,9 billones del presidente Joe Biden fortalecerá la economía de Estados Unidos e impulsará un crecimiento global más rápido este año, señaló el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) este martes. Sin embargo, el organismo advirtió que muchos países continúan sufriendo la pandemia y están en riesgo de
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The La Quinta City Council unanimously voted to issue a notice of default to to developer Robert Green Company over the SilverRock resort project. The SilverRock Golf Resort was set to have a two luxury hotels built on the property. More than 300 rooms were planned between both hotels, which was to be built on
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After a pet owner in Omaha, Nebraska, failed to pick up his dog, a PetSmart groomer noticed something was amiss and sprang to action. The owner was described as “a regular” at the pet supply store, and “his dog was well cared for,” Nebraska Humane Society (NHS) said on Twitter on Monday. The groomer “also
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Luego de una larga batalla contra el cáncer de páncreas, el legendario luchador dominicano Jack Veneno perdió la vida a los 79 años, según informó su hija, Paola Sánchez, a través de Instagram. “Hasta la muerte peleaste!!! Ganaste la faja de la eternidad. Hasta siempre padre,” escribió su hija. View this post
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Walking around my Brooklyn neighborhood as the country comes out of a long, Covid-depressed winter, I notice nearly everyone engaging in a curious pandemic ritual: as we stroll past brownstones, we all pull our masks up as soon as we see one another coming. “Science is real,” the yard signs on the block declare, and
Continue ReadingThe race to beat the coronavirus variants, and to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible has intensified a debate in the scientific community about what the best strategy is to end the pandemic. The question at the heart of the debate: would delaying a second dose of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19
Continue ReadingVice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will move in to the Naval Observatory residence Tuesday night after their move was delayed for more than two months because of “repairs to the home,” a White House official told CNN. Harris and Emhoff have been temporarily living at Blair House, the President’s guest quarters
Continue Reading Evacuation orders near a Tampa-area reservoir where there still is a breach have been lifted, officials said Tuesday. Acting Manatee County Administrator Scott Hopes said the situation at the former Piney Point phosphate plant is “very much under control now.” Water from the breach has been routed to an unused retention pond on site that
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Desert Mirage has been forced to forfeit the remainder of the season due to a lack of players. Rams head coach Gus Sandoval said, “12 players for 11 man football is not a good idea. This was done with safety in mind.” The Rams lost last week to Indio in what is now their only
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration has yet to name a point person for the $178 billion Provider Relief Fund, according to a senior administration official. Congress created the fund last year to help hospitals and other health care providers struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic. Under the previous administration, the role fell to a deputy secretary, but
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Less than one week after perhaps the most egregiously anti-transgender bill in modern US history passed the Arkansas legislature, it was vetoed in a surprise move by Governor Asa Hutchinson, a staunch Republican with a poor record on LGBTQ and civil rights. Less than one day later, the General Assembly voted Tuesday to override the
Continue ReadingThere has been a worrisome trend emerging in recent weeks: Cases among younger people are rising. In Michigan, hospitalizations among people in their 30s have climbed by over 600%, and those in their 40s by 800%. Average daily cases for children have also risen by over 200%. In Massachusetts, the largest increase in Covid-19 infections
Continue ReadingPromoting diversity in the arts has become a mainstream mantra in the entertainment industry since the first #OscarsSoWhite controversy in 2015, but it’s something Sheila Johnson has been doing her entire adult life. It’s been 41 years since the Salamander Hotels & Resorts owner and CEO co-founded the BET network with then-husband Robert Johnson, creating
Continue ReadingAtlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an executive order Tuesday that directs the city’s chief equity officer to implement “a series of actions to mitigate the impact” of Georgia’s new election law imposing a series of voting restrictions. The city of Atlanta does not have authority over state election law, so the administrative order cannot
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Arkansas became the first state in the US to prohibit physicians from providing gender-affirming treatment for trans people under age 18 after the state’s General Assembly voted Tuesday to override the governor’s veto of an anti-trans bill that he called a “vast government overreach.” The state’s Republican-controlled House voted 71-24 to override Republican Gov. Asa
Continue ReadingA crucial decision this week by the Senate’s parliamentarian could have sweeping ramifications for Joe Biden and future presidents to ram their agendas through the chamber along straight party-lines, putting Democrats on the cusp of pushing the rules further than they’ve gone before. After top Democratic aides privately strategized on a novel plan for weeks,
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