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Presidential historian: Trump should not be happy with this

June 30, 2021 3:30 PM CNN

CNN presidential historian Tim Naftali analyzes a C-SPAN poll that ranks former President Donald Trump as the worst living President.

Starting Thursday, college athletes can profit from endorsements, social media and other sources of income

June 30, 2021 3:29 PM CNN Newsource

By David Close, CNN Starting Thursday, college athletes will have the opportunity to make money from their name, image and likeness (NIL) after the NCAA Board of Governors approved an interim policy that gives student-athletes in all three divisions the ability to profit from sponsorship opportunities for the first time. “This is an important day

College of the Desert approves athletics for 2021-2022 sports season

June 30, 2021 3:26 PM Blake Arthur, Taylor Begley

College of the Desert will participate in athletics after all. Despite previous uncertainty surrounding the upcoming season, COD will allow athletics to be played for the 2021-2022 season. The Board of Trustees voted to approve this on Thursday, June 24. 🚨BREAKING🚨College of the Desert’s Board of Trustees has approved the return of football, basketball, soccer

President Joe Biden speaks about infrastructure spending at the La Crosse Municipal Transit Authority on June 29 in La Crosse

Biden signs bill repealing Trump-era EPA rule on methane emissions

June 30, 2021 3:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a bill repealing a Trump-era rule that rolled back regulations on methane emissions — a particularly potent greenhouse gas believed to contribute significantly to the climate crisis — from the oil and gas industries. The President described the bill as an “important first step” to

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seal hangs on a fence at the agency's headquarters in Washington

DHS raises alarms over potential for summer violence pegged to August conspiracy theory

June 30, 2021 3:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen and Geneva Sands, CNN Department of Homeland Security officials are warning that the same sort of rhetoric and false narratives that fueled the January 6 attack on the US Capitol could lead to more violence this summer by right-wing extremists. A growing belief among some Donald Trump supporters that the former President

La Fundación Bill y Melinda Gates destinará US$ 2.000 millones a iniciativas de igualdad de género

June 30, 2021 2:59 PM CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — La Fundación Bill y Melinda Gates anunció este miércoles que destinará más de US$ 2.000 millones a iniciativas de igualdad de género, entre ellas el empoderamiento económico y la salud de la mujer. «El mundo lleva décadas luchando por la igualdad de género, pero los avances han sido lentos», dijo

Ben Shortreed had to have his left hand amputated last year after it was severely injured when a mortar exploded as he was lighting fireworks with friends outside of his town of Verona home. One of his two prostheses responds to sensors on his forearm to allow the hand to open

Man lost hand after fireworks accident

June 30, 2021 2:58 PM CNN Newsource

By David Wahlberg Click here for updates on this story VERONA, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — When Ben Shortreed and friends lit fireworks in his yard before the Fourth of July last year, a shell exploded in his left hand, causing damage so severe a surgeon had to amputate the hand that night. A neighbor

Serena Williams suffered her first opening-round defeat at Wimbledon after retiring through injury.

Wimbledon organizers ‘happy’ with court conditions as Serena Williams and Adrian Mannarino suffer slips

June 30, 2021 2:55 PM CNN Newsource

By George Ramsay, CNN A turf war is brewing at Wimbledon as organizers have defended the conditions of the grass following injuries to Serena Williams and Adrian Mannarino in back-to-back matches. World No. 60 Nick Kyrgios, meanwhile, complained that the courts are “too slow.” Mannarino was forced to retire against Roger Federer after slipping in

Suspect in Cathedral City shooting charged with murder

June 30, 2021 2:48 PM City News Service

A 28-year-old man accused in a fatal shooting over the weekend in Cathedral City is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. Jose Ernesto Martinez of Desert Hot Springs was arrested Saturday and remains held at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio on $1 million bail awaiting his arraignment at the Banning Justice Center. Martinez was

Aumento de la variante delta replantea la cuestión del uso de mascarillas, incluso para los totalmente vacunados

June 30, 2021 2:44 PM CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Casi todo el personal de la Escuela de Salud Pública Johns Hopkins Bloomberg está vacunado contra el covid-19. Sin embargo, todos siguen usando mascarillas para trabajar. Estos investigadores, que se encuentran entre los más versados en el manejo del coronavirus, no quieren correr riesgos. Y aconsejan al resto del país y

Estudiantes del este reciben computadoras gratis para continuar con sus estudios universitarios

June 30, 2021 2:32 PM Marco Revuelta

Para los alumnos, recibir este obsequio significa muchísimo para ellos.

Detienen a la mujer que supuestamente provocó el accidente del Tour de Francia

June 30, 2021 2:17 PM CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La mujer que presuntamente sostuvo un cartel que provocó el choque de decenas de ciclistas durante la primera etapa del Tour de Francia el pasado sábado fue identificada y está siendo sometida a un interrogatorio policial, informó la fiscalía de Brest a CNN.El accidente se produjo a 45 kilómetros de la

States are so flush with funds, many are cutting taxes

June 30, 2021 2:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN While states feared the coronavirus pandemic would wreak havoc on their budgets and force them to slash services, it turns out that many are doing far better than they predicted. So instead of cutting spending in the wake of the pandemic, many states are cutting taxes. Nine states have passed legislation

Affordable housing project in Palm Springs awarded $6.4 mil in state funds, on track to break ground in 2022

June 30, 2021 2:14 PM Jesus Reyes

The California Department of Housing and Community Development’s No Place Like Home Program (NPLH) awarded $6.4 million to an affordable housing project in Palm Springs, developer West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation (WHCHC) announced on Wednesday. The project, which will be named Aloe Palm Canyon, is a two-story, 71-unit affordable housing project for seniors located on

Loki and Bart Simpson -- what could go wrong?

‘The Simpsons’ will team up with Loki for a new short

June 30, 2021 2:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Yay, synergy! Building on the buzz created from its “Simpsons”-“Star Wars” team-up, Disney+ announced on Wednesday its next short will bring the beloved Loki into the animated world of “The Simpsons.” The Marvel-themed short will premiere on Disney+ on July 7. “The Good, the Bart and the Loki” will find the

Phylicia Rashad and Bill Cosby on "The Cosby Show." Rashad posted a tweet celebrating Wednesday's ruling overturning Cosby's conviction.

Phylicia Rashad celebrates Bill Cosby’s sentence being overturned

June 30, 2021 2:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Phylicia Rashad has long been one of Bill Cosby’s staunchest supporters and on Wednesday she shared her reaction to his sentence being overturned. “FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is being righted- a miscarriage of justice is corrected!” Rashad tweeted, along with a photo of Cosby. Cosby was released from a Pennsylvania

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney criticized Republican leaders ahead of a vote Wednesday to create a select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the US Capitol

Cheney calls select committee ‘our only remaining option’ and attacks GOP leaders for appeasing Trump

June 30, 2021 2:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Jamie Gangel and Alex Rogers, CNN Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney sharply criticized Republican leaders on Wednesday before voting to create a select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. It was the latest attempt by the high-profile Republican to hold former President Donald Trump accountable for his actions before, during and

Record heat wave to break for Northeast

June 30, 2021 2:06 PM CNN

Severe storms usher in cooler/drier air for the Northeast. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast and what to expect with the extreme heat out West.

This is what happens to your body during extreme heat

June 30, 2021 2:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Christina Maxouris, CNN The unprecedented heat wave that’s scorching parts of Northern America isn’t letting up just yet. More than 50 million people are under heat alerts Wednesday across the West and Northeast US, while high temperatures are also continuing to bake parts of western Canada. Lytton, British Columbia, hit 121 degrees Fahrenheit on

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld gestures during a joint press conference with Russia's Minister of Defense at the Pentagon on January 11

Donald Rumsfeld, former secretary of defense, dies at 88

June 30, 2021 1:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Donald Rumsfeld, a former US secretary of defense who served under two presidents and brought a hardline approach to US foreign policy as he oversaw the global war on terror, died at the age of 88, his family said in a statement Wednesday. Rumsfeld died at his home in Taos, New

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