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As the US continues to reassess its relationship to racism, offensive sports team and school names have changed. Up next? Bird names. Bird Names for Birds is a grassroots initiative aiming to change eponymous common names of birds, specifically in North America, arguing that many have been named after problematic people. Take the Hammond’s flycatcher,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A 29-year-old Milwaukee woman is accused of setting her husband on fire as he slept. Tuhonsty Marie Smith has been charged with the following: Arson of building Mayhem, domestic abuse assessments First degree recklessly endangering safety Officials were called to a home near Center Street
Continue ReadingThe Republican governors of Florida and Texas are headed toward showdowns with some of the world’s largest cruise lines, including Norwegian and Carnival, over whether passengers boarding ships leaving their states can be required to show proof they’ve been vaccinated. The entrenched positions Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have staked out
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(CNN) — El área cerca de donde han estado creciendo dos grandes incendios forestales durante días en el este de Arizona está tan seca que los bomberos que intentan controlar el incendio han provocado incendios provocados por sus propios equipos, dijeron las autoridades este martes. El incendio Telegraph ha quemado más de 30.756 hectáreas y
Continue Reading The hateful reaction to an LGBTQ Pride-inspired sugar cookie threatened to tank a bakery in Lufkin, Texas. But when cookie lovers from Lufkin and across the US caught a glimpse of the vibrant cookies (and the bakery’s disheartened response to canceled orders and cruel comments), they turned what could have been a potentially devastating week
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Thursday revoked a series of executive orders signed during the Trump administration targeting TikTok, WeChat and other Chinese apps, and replaced them with a new executive order addressing apps linked to foreign adversaries, including China. Thursday’s order is aimed at protecting Americans’ personal data, according to a White House news release,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Lo que no ha ocurrido en ningún país del mundo, sucedió en la Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador. El órgano legislativo del país centroamericano aprobó en la madrugada de este miércoles la ley que convierte al bitcoin en una moneda de uso legal, al igual que el dólar, en una decisión que
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Should we really be surprised by Bennifer 2.0 given that Jennifer Lopez’s 2002 album, “This Is Me…Then,” contained a heartfelt single titled, “Dear Ben?” As Lopez and Ben Affleck are appearing out and about together more often recently and heating up the headlines, let’s take a look back the duo’s history. December 2001 Lopez and
Continue Reading Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded with the public Tuesday to get vaccinated, saying the Delta coronavirus variant — the B.1.617.2 variant first identified in India — accounts for more than 6% of the sequenced viruses in the United States. The variant’s spread and dominance in the United Kingdom, which was first hit hard by the Alpha
Continue ReadingThe US is making significant strides in curbing the coronavirus pandemic as summer approaches, with average daily cases near a 14-month low and just over half of eligible Americans fully vaccinated. About 50.1% of people ages 12 and older in the US — the cohort eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine in the country —
Continue ReadingThe coming flu season may be a doozy. Even as coronavirus was devastating populations around the world, killing 3.7 million people globally, doctors and public health officials noticed something else was missing: There was almost no flu. One child died from flu this year in the US. In 2019-2020, there were 199 flu-related deaths in
Continue Reading At the end of April, both of Pallav Jha’s parents contracted Covid-19 in India. When his mom called to deliver the news of his dad’s declining health, Jha knew he had be with them, which meant leaving his pregnant wife and 4-year-old son behind in Arizona. “I am whatever I am today just because of
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — La lista de ataques de ransomware de alto perfil se hace más larga y alarmante cada semana, afectando todo, desde gasoductos y suministros de carne, hasta transbordadores. Las empresas y agencias que se ven afectadas deben luchar para proteger sus sistemas y tomar la difícil decisión de si deberían pagar a los
Continue ReadingBeech-Nut Nutrition voluntarily recalled an infant rice cereal Tuesday because the product exceeds a US Food and Drug Administration limit of 100 parts per billion of arsenic. The company also announced it would no longer sell baby rice cereal. Research has shown that even low levels of arsenic exposure can impact a baby’s neurodevelopment. The
Continue ReadingAn estimated $150 million in equity capital has been invested in Black-owned banks since George Floyd was murdered last year, according to the National Bankers Association, a trade group that represents 24 of the country’s minority-owned financial institutions. Those funds have put the nation’s Black banking community in a stronger position today than it was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A San Francisco store clerk will lose his left eye after a vicious attack. It happened last Wednesday in the Franklin Market on Franklin Street near Bush. 72-year-old Petros Yohannes, who customers call Peter, owns the Franklin Market in San Francisco. While he’s usually
Continue ReadingBest Buy will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, moving many of its Black Friday deals online and offering alternatives to in-store shopping. The decision marks the second straight year that Best Buy stores will be dark on the holiday. Last year, in the midst of the Covid crisis, the store encouraged customers instead to take
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The fiancée of Allen Waller describes his killing as senseless. The 29-year-old father was killed Sunday after a dispute erupted between him and his neighbor’s landscaper. Waller’s fiancée said they’ve been complaining to their neighbor for years about yard debris left behind by her
Continue ReadingMartin Winterkorn has agreed to pay Volkswagen nearly $14 million after an investigation found the former CEO failed to respond properly to signs that the company may have been using illegal diesel engine technology. He also failed to ensure that questions from US authorities about the German carmaker’s 2015 emissions scandal were answered “truthfully, completely
Continue ReadingLordstown Motors, the startup electric truck maker, warned Tuesday it is close to running out of cash and may be forced out of business in the next year. The news, which sent Lordstown shares down about 20% in midday trading Wednesday, is a blow to not only the company but also to the gritty industrial
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