(CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden se está preparando para declarar la masacre de aproximadamente un millón o más de armenios bajo el Imperio Otomano como un «genocidio» esta semana, con el riesgo de una posible ruptura de relaciones con Turquía, pero cumpliendo una promesa de campaña de utilizar finalmente la palabra como presidente para
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Ellen Sciales on Tuesday joined a group of Democratic legislators outside the US Capitol as they reintroduced the Green New Deal, the sweeping progressive climate proposal first brought to Congress in 2019. Sciales, a 24-year-old press secretary for the youth-led climate activist group Sunrise Movement, presented her vision for bold climate action, which she believes
Continue ReadingDessert-loving New Yorkers know all about Levain, a bakery famous for its large, decadent cookies with gooey centers. Before the pandemic, passers-by could often see a line snaking out of the bakery’s tiny Upper West Side flagship store. Now, people across the country can bake the indulgent cookies at home. Last week, Whole Foods stores
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An employee at a hospital in southern Italy received 15 years’ worth of pay despite never showing up for work, police said. Salvatore Scumace has been under investigation for forgery, aggravated extortion and abuse of office, Italy’s financial police, the Guardia di Finanza, said in a press release. Police allege that Scumace was a “serial
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Jonah Tamoni Dewayan Bessard went to work on Jan. 5 as a Brink’s armored truck driver, stopped at a gas station on his route and then got held up at gunpoint by two men. Only, it was a ruse, Bessard admitted Thursday. Bessard, 25,
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Scottish singer Les McKeown, who achieved global superstardom in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of tartan-garbed pop titans the Bay City Rollers, has died, his family confirmed Thursday. He was 65. McKeown fronted the Bay City Rollers during their dizzying heyday in the mid-1970s, when their hits “Shang-A-Lang,” “Bye, Bye, Baby,” and “Give a
Continue Reading(CNN) — Las vacunas de ARNm contra el covid-19 fabricadas por Pfizer / BioNTech y Moderna no parecen representar ningún riesgo grave durante el embarazo, según nuevos datos publicados el miércoles en el New England Journal of Medicine. Las mujeres embarazadas con covid-19 tienen un mayor riesgo de enfermedad grave y pueden tener un mayor
Continue ReadingTaco Bell is testing a new meat alternative taco ahead of an expected launch of new offerings featuring Beyond Meat. It’s called the Cravetarian Taco, a temporary menu item that includes a “boldly seasoned plant-based protein” made from peas and chickpeas. It’s loaded with cheddar cheese, lettuce, diced tomatoes, reduced-fat sour cream and served on
Continue ReadingAn investigation into the Trump administration’s delayed hurricane relief aid for Puerto Rico was stymied by a series of roadblocks in obtaining information and testimony, according to findings by a federal watchdog released Thursday. In a new report, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General explained that its review into the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Interstate 41 reopened Wednesday evening, April 21, after white-out conditions and freezing temperatures caused 20 crashes, including a 48 car pileup. Six people were hurt in that crash, and one Tennessee woman was killed. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says the largest crash
Continue ReadingFour astronauts from three countries are preparing to leave Earth this week aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, marking the third-ever crewed flight for Elon Musk’s company, and the first from SpaceX to make use of a previously flown rocket booster and spacecraft. Friday’s SpaceX launch will make use of the same rocket booster that
Continue ReadingAfter years of skepticism, bitcoin is finally gaining mainstream credibility. Tesla is now accepting bitcoin as payment, and disclosed it had purchased $1.5 billion in the cryptocurrency as part of its cash holdings. Payment processors including PayPal, Mastercard and Visa are trying to streamline crypto payments on their networks. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs will reportedly soon
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Investigators looking into the 1996 disappearance and killing of California college student Kristin Smart believe they have found evidence that her body was buried underneath a deck at the home of Ruben Flores, father of murder suspect Paul Flores, and “recently” moved, according to new documents filed in the case. The court documents — bail
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MANSFIELD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Imagine raising money to help others and learn that you owe the government some money? A Mansfield Center man found himself with a staggering IRS bill for more than $16,000. Louis Goffinet spent his time during the pandemic helping families make ends meet. “We’d
Continue ReadingBitcoin and its many peers have surged to new levels of popularity over the past year, but they’re still a mystery to many investors. With new “coins” cropping up all the time, it’s hard to keep track of what’s worth paying attention to and what might not be here to stay. Meanwhile, major companies are
Continue Reading(CNN Español) – El insomnio, es decir la falta de sueño, se ha convertido en un problema sanitario en el último año debido al coronavirus. En este episodio, el doctor Elmer Huerta analiza una encuesta de la Academia Estadounidense de Medicina del Sueño sobre el covid-somnio, el trastorno del sueño estimulado por la pandemia. Puedes
Continue Reading The Ingenuity helicopter successfully completed a second flight on Mars Thursday, and it was even more challenging than the first. Ingenuity autonomously flew for almost 52 seconds this time, climbing 16 feet (4.9 meters) up through the Martian atmosphere. After a brief hover, it tilted at a 5-degree angle and moved sideways for 7 feet
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KNOXVILLE, Tennesee (WSMV) — The district attorney general in Knox County announced Wednesday that a Knoxville Police officer acted in self defense when he shot a teen inside the restroom at a Knoxville high school last week. District Attorney General Charme Allen said it was a justified shooting
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It isn’t the end. It’s just the beginning. This isn’t about Derek Chauvin. It’s about George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Jacob Blake, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, Tony Robinson, Philando Castile, Alton Sterling and so many others — too many more Black people being killed on a regular basis by police officers for whom those
Continue Reading The US Justice Department announced Wednesday it is launching a federal civil probe into policing practices in Minneapolis. The broad federal investigation follows the murder convictions of former officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, something experts say is very rare in law enforcement. The announcement also follows — and will run in
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