House and Senate progressives split over next steps on minimum wage
House progressives are furious with the Senate parliamentarian’s decision to remove the $15 minimum wage provision from the Senate’s…
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Colorado man sentenced to almost 20 years in prison for plotting to bomb a historic synagogue
A Colorado man was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison on Friday for plotting to blow up the 119-year-old Temple Emanuel Synagogue in Pueblo,…
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Biden says ‘no time to waste’ for Senate to pass his Covid relief package
President Joe Biden called on the US Senate to take “quick action” in passing his $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, speaking just hours…
Continue Reading¿Qué es la listeria? Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre la bacteria que te puede enfermar
(CNN) — La listeria vuelve a estar en las noticias pues los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas…
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Biden administration plans to open another tent facility for migrants on the Texas border
The Biden administration is planning to open another facility in south Texas to expand processing capacity for children and families arriving at the…
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Ron Klain emerges as a force behind the scenes — and on Twitter
Unusually visible, involved in practically everything, and free in sharing his opinions on what has become the new administration’s must-follow…
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Massacre in the mountains
Abraham began burying the bodies in the morning and didn’t stop until nightfall. The corpses, some dressed in white church robes drenched in…
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A troop made up of homeless girls is on a mission to sell Girl Scout cookies in all 50 states
When one troop of Girl Scouts in Iowa was given the goal of selling more than 1,000 boxes of cookies, the girls put on their signature sashes and got…
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Ancient ceremonial chariot unearthed in Pompeii
Excavators have discovered a large four-wheel ceremonial chariot at a villa near Pompeii, an ancient city in southern Italy. Excavators found the…
Continue Reading New Haven, Connecticut, police secure arrest warrant for suspect in Yale student’s killing
Police in New Haven, Connecticut, say they have secured an arrest warrant charging MIT graduate student Qinxuan Pan with murder in the fatal shooting…
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What Australia’s new law might mean for the news you see in the future
Facebook has turned the news back on. In Australia, the websites that were previously blocked by Facebook are now accessible and sharable once again.…
Continue ReadingLos CDC advierten a las personas que no deben comer quesillo y requesón debido a la posible contaminación por listeria
(CNN) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) advierten a las personas con mayor…
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More than a dozen Republicans tell House they can’t attend votes due to ‘public health emergency.’ They’re slated to be at CPAC.
More than a dozen of former President Donald Trump’s closest Republican allies in the House skipped Friday’s votes and enlisted their…
Continue Reading NBA, Utah Jazz investigating team executive over alleged racially insensitive comments
The Utah Jazz are investigating a team executive for alleged racially insensitive comments made in 2015. On Wednesday, former Jazz player Elijah…
Continue ReadingUna tercera vacuna nos acercará un paso más a la normalidad: la vacuna de Johnson & Johnson, más cerca de ser aprobada
(CNN) — La noticia más objetivamente emocionante de la semana es que una tercera vacuna contra el covid-19 está un paso más cerca de la…
Continue Reading FDA approves new device to help protect athletes from traumatic brain injury
A new device that could help reduce the risk of traumatic brain injury during head impacts was given the green light by the Food and Drug…
Continue ReadingLa Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. aprueba el paquete de ayuda contra el covid-19 de US$ 1,9 billones de Joe Biden
(CNN en Español) — La Cámara de Representantes aprobó el paquete de ayuda contra la pandemia del covid-19 de US$ 1,9 billones del presidente…
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20 of the world’s best soups
If a steaming bowl of soup strikes you as the ultimate in old-fashioned comfort, you’ve got plenty of company. Soup is one of the world’s…
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New surveillance video shows the horrific attack on Lady Gaga’s dog walker
The Los Angeles Police Department is examining horrifying surveillance video showing two individuals attacking Lady Gaga’s dog walker, opening…
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Everything old is new again: Repurposing drugs to treat Covid-19
The practice of finding new uses for old medications — called repurposing or repositioning drugs — is not new. The most famous (or…
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