Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) tweeted that US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was participating in “embarrassing Covid theater” by wearing a mask and face shield on his trip to the Philippines, where masks and face shields are government mandated.
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand The recent change of mask guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created some confusion and also ample opportunity for political attacks against President Joe Biden’s administration, some of which rely on misinterpretations from partisan sources. Late Thursday evening for example, one of the Republican National Committee’s Twitter
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los veranos de Japón son calurosos, húmedos y pueden ser mortales. Si se están batiendo récords durante las pruebas de los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020 también podría salir una marca que quizás no hubiera querido. Antes de la pandemia, la insolación era el mayor riesgo para los atletas de los
Continue ReadingBy Tim Pulliam Click here for updates on this story DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) — Sherard Johnson, a former teacher at Neal Middle School, is making sure underprivileged children in Durham are ready to put their best foot forward. “Each year on the first day of school, I would see behavioral issues from different students
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — El último trimestre de Amazon con Jeff Bezos como CEO resultó ser una decepción para Wall Street. El gigante del comercio electrónico registró este jueves ingresos por valor de US$ 113.100 millones durante los tres meses que terminaron el 30 de junio, un aumento del 27% respecto al
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story LONG ISLAND, NY (WABC) — Shark sightings continue off the coast of Long Island Thursday, but authorities say none have been spotted close enough to the shore to garner any concern. Swimming has been halted multiple times at various beaches this week after sharks were
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Los terremotos se miden utilizando sismógrafos, que monitorean las ondas sísmicas que viajan a través de la Tierra después de un terremoto. Los científicos utilizaron la Escala de Richter durante muchos años, pero ahora siguen en gran medida la “escala de magnitud de momento”, que según el Servicio Geológico de Estados
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Manu Raju, CNN The Senate took the next step on Friday to bring up a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal that will fulfill key priorities in President Joe Biden’s agenda. Senators voted 66-28 on a motion to proceed, a vote that will open up the legislative package to potential
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story QUEENS, New York (WABC) — Police have arrested the suspect in a disturbing attack on an 11-year-old girl in Queens. Jonathan Perez, 34, is accused of grabbing the girl by the neck and dragging her into an alleyway on Sunday, where he threatened to sexually
Continue ReadingFrancesca Street, CNN A prehistoric solar observatory in the middle of a desert. A decades-old railway that bisects two soaring mountain ranges. Striking art etched into rocks that dates back 7,000 years. These are just some of the spectacular destinations newly inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. After several days of online deliberations, the
Continue ReadingCNN Francesca Street, CNN A prehistoric solar observatory in the middle of a desert. A decades-old railway that bisects two soaring mountain ranges. Striking art etched into rocks that dates back 7,000 years. These are just some of the spectacular destinations newly inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. After several days of online deliberations,
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Entre los millones de adolescentes que han recibido la vacuna contra el coronavirus de Pfizer/BioNTech, nuevos datos muestran que la mayoría de los que han informado de efectos adversos experimentaron problemas leves, y la afección cardíaca miocarditis figuraba entre el 4,3% de todos los informes. Los datos publicados el viernes por
Continue ReadingBy Dion Lim Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KGO) — Dramatic video and a press conference Thursday are highlighting how the community of Oakland is coming together in the wake of high-profile attacks. In the video, you can see Good Samaritans, who patrol in Oakland, spring into action to help a
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee said she was arrested on Thursday by Capitol Police during a protest on voting rights, becoming the third lawmaker to be arrested in recent weeks while participating in a pro-voting rights demonstration in Washington. “Yes, I engaged in civil disobedience in front of the Hart (Senate
Continue ReadingBy Michael Nedelman, CNN A new study shows the Delta Covid-19 variant produced similar amounts of virus in vaccinated and unvaccinated people if they get infected — illustrating a key motivation behind the federal guidance that now recommends most fully vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors. Experts say that vaccination makes it less likely that you’ll
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By Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN See Saturn shine brightly for this once-a-year nighttime spectacle. On August 1 and 2, Saturn will be at opposition, meaning the Earth will be located between the ringed planet and the sun. This is when the outer planet will be at its most luminous, making for a brilliant
Continue ReadingBy Barbara Barr Click here for updates on this story WEST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — The West Lampeter Township Police Department in Lancaster County is creating a surveillance camera registry. “The registry is a way for us just to be aware and alerted of what surveillance camera – private surveillance cameras – are out
Continue ReadingBy WBAL Staff Click here for updates on this story ESSEX, Maryland (WBAL) — Baltimore County police officers discovered the bodies of two deceased children Wednesday night during a traffic stop in Essex. County police said officers conducted a traffic stop just after 11 p.m. Wednesday on Eastern Boulevard near Wagners Lane. During the stop,
Continue ReadingBy KOCO Staff Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KOCO) — The Tulsa Zoo announced the birth of a female Malayan tiger cub on this International Tiger Day. The cub was born on July 11 to mother Ava and father Tahan through Tulsa Zoo’s ongoing participation in the Association of Zoos &
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