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Month: July 2024

Mosquito samples test positive for West Nile Virus

By Raquel Ciampi Click here for updates on this story     ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — Mosquito samples collected in Allegheny County continue to test positive for the West Nile Virus, officials confirmed Monday morning. Due to the continued tests, the Allegheny County Health Department will treat the following communities with Zenivex E20: Baldwin Borough, Beltzhoover/Knoxville

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Hurricane Beryl destroys crops in Jamaica, leaves islanders facing food shortages

Associated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica faces food shortages after Hurricane Beryl destroyed over $6.4 million in food crops and infrastructure. On Monday, Floyd Green, Jamaica’s agriculture minister, reported significant damage to vegetables, tubers, and fruits. He said livestock and fishers were also impacted significantly by the record-breaking storm that unleashed tumultuous winds and

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Louisiana plaintiffs ask court to temporarily block law that requires public schools to display Ten Commandments

By Dianne Gallagher and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN (CNN) — The plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public classrooms filed a motion for a preliminary injunction Monday, asking the court to block the law from going into effect while legal proceedings play out. The filing seeks an order from the

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

ANÁLISIS | La apuesta de Macron mantiene a la extrema derecha fuera del poder, pero ha sumido a Francia en el caos

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — “Les tiré mi granada real a los pies”. Así es como el presidente de Francia Emmanuel Macron habría considerado su convocatoria de elecciones anticipadas tras la contundente victoria de la extrema derecha en las elecciones europeas de junio. Fue una apuesta explosiva y los resultados finales cogieron al país por

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LinkedIn billionaire bankrolls voting firm Smartmatic as it fights Fox News in 2020 election defamation case

By Matt Egan and Marshall Cohen, CNN New York (CNN) — LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is providing significant financial firepower to Smartmatic as the voting technology company fights Fox News and Newsmax over the right-wing networks’ repeated airing of 2020 election lies. Hoffman, a billionaire venture capitalist and prominent Democratic donor, framed his multimillion-dollar investment

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