Americans have spent more than a year without live access to the performing arts, so maybe we can all be forgiven for engaging in a bit of theater. It’s everywhere. Too much hygiene. First, let’s consider that some theater can be harmful, which is why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than a
Continue ReadingThe United States is sending “airborne assets” to help search for the Indonesian submarine that went missing with 53 crew members on board, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Thursday. “We are deeply saddened by the news of Indonesia’s lost submarine, and our thoughts are with the Indonesian sailors and their families,” Kirby tweeted. “At
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Russia ordered its top military brass to return troops to their permanent bases starting Friday, saying it had concluded a “snap inspection” of its forces in the country’s east and west, near the Ukrainian border. A buildup of Russian troops along the border in recent weeks has reignited tensions in eastern Ukraine, where government forces
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — El gobierno de Panamá dijo que está dispuesto a que la empresa privada importe vacunas contra el covid-19 siempre y cuando cumplan con una serie de requisitos, entre ellos, tener el registro y aprobación de la Dirección de Farmacias y Drogas del país, informó el ministro de Salud, Luis Francisco Sucre. El
Continue Reading The families of George Floyd and Philando Castile joined mourners in Minneapolis on Thursday to bid farewell to Daunte Wright, a Black man whose death this month at the hands of a police officer prompted renewed cries for justice and accountability. In his eulogy for Wright, whom he called the “Prince of Brooklyn Center,” the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — For 50 years, the landfill in the middle of Houston’s Sunnyside community has sat empty and closed off to the public. “You could smell it,” said longtime Sunnyside resident Deatrice Cloud. Ms. Cloud is 100 years old and moved to the Sunnyside area in 1951
Continue ReadingThe senior US general responsible for US troops in the Middle East made clear Thursday that the US intends to maintain military influence and the ability to carry out air strikes in Afghanistan after American and NATO troops are withdrawn from the country later this year. With just more than a week until the withdrawal
Continue ReadingGlenn Close is up for an Oscar this Sunday for her role in the film “Hillbilly Elegy.” But in real life, the Academy Award nominee and Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe winner is busy shining the spotlight on mental health awareness. And for Close, it’s personal. “Most families are dealing with some aspect of mental
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Cal State y UC anuncian que solo el personal completamente vacunado y los estudiantes pueden regresar para el aprendizaje en el campus. Los sistemas de la Universidad Estatal de California y la Universidad de California anunciaron conjuntamente hoy que ambos requerirán que todos los estudiantes y el personal que regresen para las clases y actividades
Continue ReadingRupert Murdoch’s New York Post tabloid newspaper makes a very clear statement on Thursday: “GET VAXXED!” It is a laudable message — or at least it would be if the Post hadn’t been spending so much energy recently fear-mongering on the Covid-19 vaccines. The front page features those words next to a newly-vaccinated resident’s arm
Continue Reading LeBron James tweeted, then deleted, a post about the killing of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant at the hands of Columbus police. The Ohio teen was killed Tuesday, about 30 minutes before the verdict was delivered in the killing of George Floyd. On Wednesday, James, an Ohio native, tweeted a photo of a Columbus police officer who
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Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — Two Dougherty County Jail employees have been fired after their arrests on charges related to providing contraband to inmates, and the investigation could lead to additional arrests. Detention officers Lisa Grant and Lamar Snells violated Georgia law prohibiting providing or conspiring to pass
Continue Reading(CNN) — Este jueves, el helicóptero Ingenuity completó con éxito un segundo vuelo en Marte, y fue aún más desafiante que el primero. En esta ocasión, el Ingenuity voló de forma autónoma por casi 52 segundos y se elevó 4,9 metros en la atmósfera marciana. Después de un breve vuelo estacionario, se inclinó en un ángulo
Continue Reading A New York woman who was attacked in her driveway is hoping for answers, as police try to hunt down the man who threw a cup of acid in her face. Nafiah Ikram, 21, was in the driveway of her Elmont home on March 17, when a man approached her from behind and threw a
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Las declaraciones de emergencia por sequía del gobernador Newsom plantean preguntas e inquietudes a los usuarios de agua de Coachella Valley. Algunos usuarios de agua de Coachella Valley están planteando preguntas y preocupaciones después de que el gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, declarara emergencias por sequía el miércoles en 2 condados del norte de California.
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Cher and a four-year elephant rescue mission she led is the focus of a new documentary, “Cher & the Loneliest Elephant.” Now streaming on Paramount+ in honor of Earth Day, the film takes audiences through the singer’s journey to save and protect a 36-year-old elephant named Kaavan from captivity in Pakistan last November. Kaavan was
Continue ReadingRepublican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver the GOP response following President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress next Wednesday. The decision will give Scott, the lone Black Republican senator and the lead Republican negotiator on Congress’ policing reform efforts, a prominent national platform from which to speak to the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — A federal grand jury indicted four more members of a Davenport-based street gang on 37 counts of alleged racketeering, according to a Wednesday news release from the Iowa Department of Justice. Fifteen members of the Lowrider Street Gang have now been charged. The
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