Samantha Power on Wednesday was confirmed by the Senate as the new head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in a 68-26 vote. Power is scheduled to be ceremonially sworn-in to the role of administrator on Monday, according to USAID acting spokesperson Pooja Jhunjhunwala, who said the agency looks forward to “the vast
Continue ReadingMicrosoft is changing its default font for the first time in nearly 15 years, and it wants your help selecting the new one. And no, you can’t vote for the goofy options like Comic Sans, Windings or — heaven forbid — Papyrus. The company has commissioned five new custom typefaces to replace Calibri, a workhorse
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A Texas man arrested for storming the US Capitol and assaulting police officers on January 6 also serves as a Republican Party precinct chair and has been an election poll worker in north Texas. Mark Middleton, 52, was appointed as the chair of Precinct 14 in Cooke County in December, just a month after the
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(CNN) — Por primera vez, los científicos han podido trazar con precisión la trayectoria de vuelo de un asteroide que aterrizó en la Tierra y rastrearlo hasta su punto de origen. El viaje del fragmento del tamaño de una roca hacia nuestro planeta comenzó hace 22 millones de años, según una nueva investigación. El asteroide,
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Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH (KTVT) — The Irving brother of two girls murdered by their father has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for helping his father evade capture for more than a decade. Islam Yaser-Abdel Said, the 32-year-old son of FBI “10 Most Wanted” suspect Yaser Said,
Continue Reading Three men were indicted on hate crime and attempted kidnapping charges by a federal grand jury in Southern Georgia in connection with the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was out for a jog near Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, 2020, when he was chased down
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NEW CASES Riverside County reported just 3 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total up to 298,262 cases. County spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr told News Channel 3 that the county had some duplicates in the reporting . “Basically there are about 100 new cases, but 97 were eliminated because a review
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Now to a consumer warning from a CBS 2 viewer who contacted us about a suspicious email that almost cost her big time. Morning Insider Tim McNicholas shows us the red flags so you can stay scam-free. “It scared me that I fell for it
Continue Reading The comedy film “Ice Age” humorously depicted a saber-toothed cat and a mammoth as misfit friends, but in prehistoric times the feline carnivore was a formidable predator that preyed on the young of the large mammal. The scimitar-toothed cat, or Homotherium serum, hunted 2-year-old mammoths, new research published mid-April in the journal Current Biology has
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Este miércoles, la Corte Constitucional de Ecuador debatirá las demandas de inconstitucionalidad presentadas por grupos de mujeres a uno de los artículos del Código Penal que establece que el aborto por violación no se penaliza solo en mujeres con “discapacidad mental”. Son siete demandas interpuestas por organizaciones feministas, de derechos humanos y
Continue ReadingThe Senate voted Wednesday to restore an Obama-era rule that cracked down on methane emissions from oil and gas industries as the Biden administration looks to combat climate change. The vote was 52-42. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Rob Portman of Ohio voted with the Democrats to approve
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The practice of judging a presidency during its first 100 days began almost a century ago during the first term of President Franklin Roosevelt as he attempted to pull the country out of the depths of the Great Depression. Facing a crisis of his own, before taking office President Joe Biden made some big promises
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Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver the GOP rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening, spotlighting a unique voice in the party whose profile is on the rise as he leads congressional Republicans’ negotiations on police reform. Scott, the only Black Republican in the
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President Joe Biden has moved fast since his January 20 swearing-in, signing a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill into law less than two months into his term and issuing more executive orders so far than his three predecessors. Those efforts have paid off, with the administration reaching the milestones of 200 million coronavirus shots delivered
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La oficina de la fiscalía presentó los cargos este miércoles.
Continue ReadingFord posted a much better first quarter than Wall Street was expecting. But it warned that the computer chip shortage that has dogged automakers will get worse before it gets better. The chip shortage will likely reduce Ford’s 2021 production by about 1.1 million vehicles and cut its profit by about $2.5 billion, the upper
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Are you one of the growing numbers of Americans who are fully vaccinated? If so, you can now get more of your pre-Covid life back, according to new guidelines released Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Remember: You’re not considered “fully vaccinated” until two weeks after you got a single-dose of
Continue ReadingFive years have passed since Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City last met in the Champions League, but both teams’ quests for European silverware endures. That’s despite abundant success in their domestic leagues and the continued backing of wealthy owners — PSG’s from Qatar and City’s from the United Arab Emirates. The investment into both clubs
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Apple’s steady stream of hardware upgrades and new services launched throughout the pandemic has held the company in good stead going into 2021. The company on Wednesday reported revenues of $89.6 billion and a profit of $23.6 billion for the three months ending March 27, blowing past analyst forecasts. Apple shares surged more than 3%
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La aplicación se llena por teléfono y las líneas están abiertas de lunes a viernes de las 9 de la mañana a las 5 de la tarde.
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