Some Social Security recipients are still waiting for their stimulus checks
The Internal Revenue Service has sent roughly 127 million stimulus payments out in the past two weeks, but some of the lowest-income Social Security…
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Tornadoes roll across 5 southern states causing at least 5 deaths and heavy destruction
A wave of tornadoes rolled across five southern states on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and inflicting heavy damage in its wake,…
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Boulder shooting suspect was moved from county jail after receiving threats
The man charged with killing 10 people in a Boulder grocery store has been moved out of county jail after officers became aware of “threats…
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Suspect in Boulder massacre will stay in jail as his attorney gets time to assess what she says is his mental illness
A defense attorney for the man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado grocery store asked a judge Thursday to delay the case’s next…
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El Salvador aprueba proyecto para combatir el tráfico ilegal de personas
(CNN Español) — La Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador aprobó este jueves, con 58 de 84 votos, la llamada Ley Especial contra el Tráfico Ilegal…
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Chinese Ambassador to the US: China’s goal is not to replace United States
China’s goal is not to replace the United States as the world’s leading country, the Chinese Ambassador to the US said Thursday.…
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Tornadoes roll across 5 southern states causing at least 5 deaths and lots of destruction in their wake
A wave of tornadoes rolled across five southern states on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and inflicting heavy damage in its wake,…
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Santa Cruz Police: Two suspects arrested after a string of armed robberies
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) Two suspects have been arrested in a string of robberies, according to the Santa Cruz Police Department. Police say it all…
Continue ReadingBiden says US faces battle to ‘prove democracy works’
President Joe Biden cast challenges to the US from China, Russia and global shifts in stark terms Thursday, describing “a battle between the…
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The CDC is tracking a recent uptick in Covid-19 cases. Its chief says spring breakers and eased restrictions concern her
Top US health officials say they’re encouraged by the accelerating Covid-19 vaccinations. But not enough Americans are fully vaccinated yet to…
Continue Reading Farmers across India have been protesting for months. Here’s why
Angry Indian farmers have abandoned their fields to stage one of the country’s biggest ever protests. Since November, tens of thousands of…
Continue Reading Funcionario de hospital renuncia después de la distribución indebida de vacunas contra el covid-19 en la Torre Trump de Chicago
Chicago (CNN) — La Junta de Fideicomisarios del Hospital Loretto aceptó la renuncia de su director de operaciones y director financiero, el Dr.…
Continue Reading Toque de queda, pico y cédula y otras medidas para Semana Santa en Colombia
(CNN Español) –– El presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, anunció este martes varias medidas de prevención contra el covid-19, como toque de…
Continue Reading Grieving family of young girl shot dead by Myanmar’s military forced into hiding
The family of a young girl killed in her home by Myanmar’s security forces say they have gone into hiding and dare not return for fear of being…
Continue Reading Suez Canal authorities need to remove 706,000 cubic feet of sand to free the Ever Given
Up to 20,000 cubic meters (706,000 cubic feet) of sand in the Suez Canal need to be removed to free the gigantic container ship that has been stuck…
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US government stops distribution of Eli Lilly Covid-19 antibody treatment due to spread of coronavirus variants
The US government in coordination with Eli Lilly said it will no longer distribute the Covid-19 monoclonal antibody therapy bamlanivimab for use on…
Continue Reading Suez Canal authorities need to remove 20,000 cubic meters of sand to free the Ever Given
Up to 20,000 cubic meters of sand in the Suez Canal need to be removed to free the gigantic container ship that has been stuck there since Tuesday,…
Continue Reading A college player dies in a car crash, three days after playing in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament
Just days after playing in the NCAA tournament, Oscar Frayer, a forward on the men’s basketball team at Grand Canyon University, died Tuesday…
Continue Reading Fedecámaras presenta plan de vacunación en Venezuela para parte de la población
(CNN Español) –– Fedecámaras, organización que agrupa la empresa privada en Venezuela, planteó este jueves en rueda de prensa un plan de…
Continue Reading Jay Leno se disculpa por bromear sobre los asiáticos, según un grupo de defensa
(CNN) — Jay Leno, expresentador de «Tonight Show», se disculpó por hacer chistes sobre los asiáticos, de acuerdo a un grupo de defensa de los…
Continue ReadingSenate panel deadlocks on Gupta nomination, but she’s still on track for confirmation with Democratic support
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday deadlocked in a party-line vote on the nomination of Vanita Gupta to be associate attorney general, but…
Continue ReadingDEA agent says he was wrongly fired and is now under investigation for being at Capitol during insurrection
A US Drug Enforcement Administration agent suspended for being at the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection said Tuesday that he has since…
Continue Reading The Colorado suspect allegedly used an AR-15-style pistol. Here’s how it differs from an AR-15-style rifle
The 21-year-old suspect in Monday’s massacre at a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket allegedly used a Ruger AR-556 pistol — what one expert…
Continue Reading What happened to two small South Dakota towns after Biden revoked the Keystone pipeline permit
Small town America had big dreams in the shape of the Keystone XL Pipeline. After a decade of stop-and-go progress, the project spearheaded by…
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One man thought he was going to die and the owner of a gym saw the roof lifted off by an Alabama tornado
As Alabama residents continue sheltering in place from disastrous storms, residents who spoke to CNN described scenes of terror, devastation and…
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Biden’s filibuster flip-flop is outrageous
Watching President Joe Biden’s first press conference today, all I could think was that his performance showed there’s little chance he…
Continue Reading Preocupa la situación humanitaria por enfrentamientos en la frontera entre Colombia y Venezuela
(CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Colombia manifestó su preocupación por los “graves efectos humanitarios” que los…
Continue ReadingH&M and Nike are facing a boycott in China
H&M, Nike and other big Western apparel brands are facing a boycott in China because of the stand they’ve taken against the alleged use of…
Continue ReadingUS poverty is still high, but stimulus is stopping it from getting worse
Poverty has soared during the coronavirus pandemic, but it would have been even worse without successive federal relief packages last year. The $600…
Continue ReadingFake CPA hit with criminal charges for Covid-19 loan fraud
An Arizona businessman who secured more than $1 million in Covid-19 relief funding and then purchased a Porsche and a new home is now facing federal…
Continue ReadingKinzinger on political fundraising: ‘We have fed a steady diet of fear’
Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a vocal critic of Donald Trump who wants to save his party from the former President, thinks politicians have learned…
Continue Reading ¿Por qué los nómadas digitales escogen Costa Rica para trabajar?
(CNN Español) — La vida de Raúl Reeves dio un giro con la pandemia del covid-19. Ahora su lugar de trabajo está a 100 metros de la playa y a…
Continue ReadingMore than half of all migrants at US-Mexico border expelled under health order in recent weeks
The Biden administration expelled more than half of the migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border in recent weeks under a Trump-era health order that…
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Chinese hackers targeted Uyghurs living in US, Facebook security team finds
Chinese hackers targeted Uyghur activists and journalists living in the United States in an attempt to spy on them, an investigation by security…
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Migrant Education Program continues supporting students during pandemic
San Benito High School is adding more teachers to a program that helps migrant students throughout the school year and during the…
Continue Reading Fiscalía de Venezuela abre investigación contra Juan Guaidó y sus colaboradores por «secuestrar» activos en el exterior
(CNN Español) –– El fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, anunció este jueves el inicio de una investigación penal contra el líder…
Continue Reading Rutgers to require Covid-19 vaccine for students this fall
Rutgers University is requiring students attending classes in person this fall to be vaccinated against Covid-19. It is among the first US…
Continue Reading Un guía turístico se desnuda junto a un volcán en erupción en Islandia
(CNN) — Quitarse algunas capas de ropa cuando la temperatura sube puede ser lo más natural del mundo. Sin embargo, pocos de nosotros lo…
Continue ReadingKey House chairs request wide range of documents on US Capitol riot
House committee chairs are requesting documents and communications from before, during and after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol from a wide…
Continue Reading When will kids and teens be vaccinated against Covid-19?
With more than 44 million people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in the United States, many adults are hopeful that a more normal life is on the…
Continue Reading USC will pay $1.1 billion to settle scores of sexual abuse cases involving former campus gynecologist
The University of Southern California will pay a record-setting $1.1 billion to settle scores of lawsuits over the sexual abuse allegations against…
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Fact-checking Biden’s first news conference as president
President Joe Biden held the first formal news conference of his presidency on Thursday, taking questions in the East Room of the White House on…
Continue Reading A young grocery store manager killed in Boulder massacre ‘lived life on her own terms.’ Mass shooting victims, including heroic officer, are remembered
They are 10 people who went to the King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday and never returned. Now they are victims of yet another…
Continue ReadingJill Biden cancels trip to Alabama with Jennifer Garner in wake of deadly tornadoes
A scheduled trip to Alabama by first lady Jill Biden on Friday was canceled Thursday evening after deadly tornadoes swept through the state. Biden…
Continue Reading Las solicitudes de subsidio por desempleo cayeron a un mínimo de la pandemia. Pero todavía hay una crisis laboral en EE.UU.
(CNN Business) — Esta es la mejor de las peores noticias que escucharás en toda la semana: las solicitudes de subsidio por desempleo cayeron a un…
Continue Reading A printout of George Floyd’s toxicology report was found on a Black History display at Duke University, insinuating that he deserved to die
A flier insinuating that George Floyd’s death was because of drugs appeared on a Black History Month display at Duke University, causing a…
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La costa central está de luto por la muerte de un veterano; escuchamos de familiares
SALINAS, Calif. (KMUV) El Condado de Monterey está de luto, tras la muerte de un veterano quien falleció, el lunes, en un accidente de mootocicleta…
Continue Reading At least 111 people died from the winter storm that hit Texas in February
The number of people reported dead in the aftermath of winter storms that pummeled Texas in February now stands at 111, according to the Texas…
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Two King City men plead guilty to attempted murder on behalf of gang
Two King City residents pleaded guilty to attempted murder for the benefit of a…
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