Month: May 2021
Missouri governor nixes voter-approved Medicaid expansion plan
Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he will not expand Medicaid — a change approved by voters and scheduled to start July 1 — because lawmakers did not appropriate funding. “Although I was never in support of MO HealthNet expansion, I always said that I would uphold the ballot amendment if passed,” said
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El conflicto entre Israel y los palestinos: ¿Por qué ahora? ¿Qué ocurre en Jerusalén? ¿Qué dice la comunidad internacional?
(CNN) — El conflicto entre israelíes y palestinos estalló esta semana y se convirtió rápidamente en una de las peores olas de violencia entre las dos partes en los últimos años. Una situación ya tensa provocada por los movimientos para desalojar a las familias palestinas de sus hogares cerca de la Ciudad Vieja de Jerusalén
Continue ReadingBiden administration expands effort to identify vulnerable migrant families in Mexico for entry into US
The Biden administration plans to coordinate with nongovernmental organizations to identify vulnerable migrant families in Mexico and allow them to enter the United States, instead of turning them away under a Trump-era border policy, according to a source familiar with discussions. The administration has been facing fierce criticism for relying on a public health authority,
Continue ReadingWall Street Journal: Manhattan private school subpoenaed in connection with Trump Organization probe
The Wall Street Journal reports that prosecutors have subpoenaed a Manhattan private school for information related to Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg’s two grandchildren. The WSJ reported that the subpoena was served to Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, which Weisselberg’s grandchildren attend, and that Weisselberg’s former daughter-in-law Jennifer Weisselberg said she told Manhattan
Continue Reading Si la mayoría de protestas son pacíficas, ¿por qué la militarización? Iván Duque le responde a Amanpour
(CNN Español) — Mientras las protestas en Colombia continúan y el cuestionamiento sobre el uso de la fuerza por parte de la policía va en aumento, el presidente Iván Duque habló en exclusiva con CNN acerca de las manifestaciones que han captado la atención del mundo. En conversación con Christiane Amanpour, Duque sostuvo que siempre
Continue ReadingFear and mistrust loom large in the Capitol in the wake of January 6
The trauma lawmakers experienced on January 6 is rushing back as Democratic members say they are increasingly worried about a handful of Republican colleagues who have sought to downplay the events of that day or continue to tout lies about the election. After months of concerns about external security threats, the fears and mistrust among
Continue Reading Así se ve la desigualdad en la vacunación contra el covid-19
(CNN)– Estados Unidos puede estar cada vez más cerca de la inmunidad de rebaño, con 17 millones más de personas elegibles para recibir la vacuna contra el covid-19. Las farmacias CVS y algunos hospitales de Estados Unidos empezarán a administrar hoy las vacunas de Pfizer-BioNTech a los jóvenes de 12 a 15 años, siguiendo una
Continue Reading Científicos dan vida a casi 100 tiburones bebé a través de la inseminación artificial
(CNN) — Los científicos ya han hecho sonar las alarmas sobre el ritmo en el que están decayendo las poblaciones de tiburones. En este contexto, un grupo utilizó la inseminación artificial para dar vida a 97 tiburones bebé, según un nuevo estudio publicado en Scientific Reports. Un total de 16 de las 31 especies de
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Defense attorneys ask judge to allow Ahmaud Arbery’s past run-ins with the law into the trial
Attorneys representing the three White men accused of chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery want to be allowed to tell a jury about Arbery’s past run-ins with the law during the upcoming trial. Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, was fatally shot while on a jog in February 2020. Father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael and
Continue Reading Medina Spirit passes the first of three drug tests to race in the Preakness Stakes
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit underwent three rounds of blood-sample testing between May 6 and May 11 — and the first test showed the animal was clear of both prohibited and therapeutic substances, officials said Thursday. The Bob Baffert-trained horse still needs two more negative results to participate in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, the second leg
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Algunos en la comunidad continuarán usando su mascarilla a pesar del nuevo anuncio de los CDC
Es importante mencionar que los estados tendrán la última palabra ante este anuncio.
Continue Reading Israel warns of ‘more targets’ as clashes between Arabs and Jews rock Israeli cities
Gaza came under heavy artillery fire early Friday morning, amid reports — later conclusively denied — that the Israeli army had launched a possible ground invasion of the Strip. An army tweet, which said simply “IDF air and ground troops are currently attacking in the Gaza Strip” — which coincided with the start of a
Continue Reading Letter written by Einstein featuring his famous equation goes up for auction
A letter written by Albert Einstein that includes the world’s most famous equation is being auctioned with an estimated worth of $400,000. The letter, written by Einstein to the Polish-American physicist Ludwik Silberstein, was penned in 1946 and contains the only handwritten example of “E=mc2” in private possession, according to a news release from RR
Continue ReadingBiden touts new CDC mask guidance as ‘a great day for America’
President Joe Biden on Thursday touted new mask guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as “a great day for America” and an important milestone in the US coronavirus response. Appearing maskless during remarks in the White House Rose Garden, Biden said, “You have endured all this. When your country asked you
Continue Reading California AG will investigate deadly police shooting of Sean Monterrosa
The California Department of Justice will review the shooting death of 22-year-old Sean Monterrosa at the hands of officers at the Vallejo Police Department, the state’s attorney general said. “We will not be bringing him back, but the action today is critical,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Thursday. “We must have complete, thorough,
Continue Reading The repair of a vital Memphis bridge could take 2 months, chief engineer says. The impacts are already being felt
It could take up to two months to temporarily repair a crack that forced the closure of a vital highway bridge in Memphis, Tennessee, the state’s chief engineer told CNN, while dozens of ships with hundreds of barges wait to safely travel the busy waterway below. The Hernando de Soto Bridge on Interstate 40 —
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Biting gnats out in full force
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District says gnats are really bad in some parts of the south metro. The agency has been sweeping neighborhoods for gnats since last week, according to MMCD public affairs coordinator Alex Carlson. They then take them back to the lab to
Continue Reading Texas mother missing for weeks, found in pond
Click here for updates on this story PEARLAND, Texas (KTVT) — The body of a Texas mother who had been missing for weeks was found in an SUV in a pond on Tuesday, police confirmed. Police said Wednesday that the body was positively identified as Erica Hernandez after being recovered in Pearland. The single mother
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More accusers and more allegations of abuse against trusted hockey coach
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Following a CBS 2 investigation we first brought you Tuesday night at 10 p.m., more men are coming forward to accuse a well-known youth hockey coach of grooming them for sexual abuse when they were just teenagers. As CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini reported Wednesday
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