By Tierney Sneed, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defended its authority to issue a mask mandate for domestic travelers, in a brief filed Tuesday asking an appeals court to reverse a district court’s decision in April to strike down the mandate. “It is difficult to imagine a more direct way to
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SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council has unanimously approved a measure that pushes app-based companies like food delivery services to improve wages and other working conditions for gig workers. Among other things, the legislation approved Tuesday would ensure app-based workers are paid minimum wage plus expenses and tips. The rates for workers at companies
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By Laura Ly, CNN Among 233 reported attacks against Asian Americans in New York City in the first three quarters of 2021, only seven have so far led to hate crime convictions, according to a new report from the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY). AABANY analyzed NYPD data and records from the
Continue ReadingBy Swati Gupta and Ruba Alhenawi, CNN Indian singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, known by the stage name of KK, died Tuesday night in Kolkata, according to the city’s CMRI hospital. Just hours before his death on May 31, the acclaimed 53-year-old singer performed at a concert in Nazrul Mancha, a venue at the Sir Gurudas Mahavidyalaya
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By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations for African Americans will release a report Wednesday documenting in detail the harm perpetrated by the state and recommending steps to address those wrongs, including expanded voter registration, making it easier to hold violent police accountable and improving Black neighborhoods.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it is going to keep Boeing on a shorter leash when it comes to performing safety-related work on aircraft. The FAA said Tuesday that for three more years, it will still let some Boeing employees perform some safety analysis on planes, but not for the full five-year
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than half of substantiated California child abuse reports in recent years were not in the state’s database, which could result in child abusers being allowed to care for children, state auditors said Tuesday. The unreliability of the database “puts children at risk,” auditors said. The
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One of four men arrested for allegedly stealing more than $36,000 worth of golf carts in the Palm Desert area pleaded guilty to one felony count today. Daniel Vital, 34, of Thousand Palms, was arrested May 16 and subsequently charged with one felony count of purchasing/receiving a stolen vehicle, trailer or motorized vessel, with an
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El episodio 59 de la histórica rivalidad entre los grandes tenistas de todos los tiempos Novak Djokovic y Rafael Nadal fue otro emocionante partido, con Nadal ganando 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(4) para avanzar a las semifinales del Abierto de Francia. Federer y Djokovic felicitan rápidamente a Nadal por su récord en
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — El presidente Joe Biden se reunirá este martes con el presidente de la Reserva Federal, Jerome Powell, en una especie de política performativa que, casi con toda seguridad, no contribuirá en nada a que los estadounidenses puedan pagar con mayor facilidad los artículos de uso cotidiano. Y, seamos
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Andrew Wiggins hoisted his daughter Amyah into his arms and beamed as the Warriors were crowned Western Conference champions. Stephen Curry and Draymond Green each had hardware in their hands or they most certainly would have lifted Wiggins into the air to celebrate all he
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas chapels of love that use Elvis Presley’s likeness could find themselves becoming Heartbreak Hotels. The licensing company that controls the name and image of “The King” is ordering Sin City chapel operators to stop using Elvis in themed ceremonies, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported on Monday. Authentic Brands Group
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By Ben Church, CNN It’s approximately 3,000 kilometers from Severodonetsk to Glasgow. As Russian pressure increases in the strategically key eastern Ukraine city where two-thirds of properties have been reported as destroyed, an international football match in the Scottish city would seem somewhat irrelevant. Ukrainian Taras Berezovets, who worked as a political analyst before the
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — Comienza en Los Ángeles la Cumbre de las Américas y el mapa de presidentes participantes y ausentes —porque no los invitaron o porque decidieron no asistir— toma forma. La presencia de los mandatarios americanos en el encuentro organizado por el Gobierno del presidente Joe Biden está en el centro de
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By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN White House officials met Tuesday with travel industry leaders who pressed the Biden administration to end its requirements that vaccinated international travelers take a coronavirus test before flying to the United States. Airlines for America, representing major US air carriers, and the US Travel Association, representing the broad
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CNN, KOCO, WXYZ, KSBW, KTRK By René Marsh, CNN As heat ramps up ahead of what forecasters say will be a hotter than normal summer, electricity experts and officials are warning that states may not have enough power to meet demand in the coming months. And many of the nation’s grid operators are also not
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For Asian American / Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we are highlighting an Asian-owned business here in the desert. I present to you, the Desert Vision Center of Rancho Mirage owned by Dr. Keith Tokuhara, M.D. When you see his office, you have no idea the family history inside. A family who has overcome some tragedies
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least when it comes to its top announcing crews, the NFL’s free agency is over for this year. Fox Sports completed its lineup for the 2022 season on Tuesday by announcing Greg Olsen as its lead NFL analyst. During its upfront presentation for advertisers
Continue Reading By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations will release a report Wednesday documenting in detail the harms perpetuated by the state against Black people and recommending steps to address those wrongs, including expanded voter registration, making it easier to hold violent police accountable and improving Black neighborhoods.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Fumar tabaco es muy adictivo y puede tener efectos adversos para la salud a largo plazo. Pero hay esperanza para quienes quieren dejar de fumar gracias a innovadoras apps, líneas de ayuda y estrategias probadas. En 2019, más de 30,8 millones de estadounidenses fumaban, según los Centros para el Control y
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