After years of debate, California finally adopts ethnic studies model curriculum
After years of debate and thousands of public comments, California finally approved an ethnic studies model curriculum for its K-12 students last…
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Newsom gives timeline for all Californians 16 and older to receive vaccine
Gov. Gavin Newsom has laid out a timeline for when he expects all Californians aged 16 and older could be eligible for a COVID-19…
Continue ReadingPutting ‘cologne on Jim Crow’: Georgia GOP lawmakers drive toward new voting restrictions
Republican lawmakers in Georgia are racing to pass sweeping bills that would clamp down on ballot access and give state officials more powers over…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats face backlash on both sides for investigating Iowa House race won by a Republican
House Democrats are facing political backlash from all sides for opening an investigation into a state certified election in Iowa that Republicans…
Continue ReadingTop Fox producer dies from coronavirus
Eric Spinato, the head booker and senior story editor for the Fox Business Network, died over the weekend, the network said Monday. Spinato’s…
Continue Reading Hasbro wants your help in updating Monopoly’s Community Chest cards
Hasbro is turning to fans for help modernizing its classic board game Monopoly. The toy company announced last week that it is changing all 16 of the…
Continue Reading Boulder police warn of ‘active shooter at the King Soopers’ supermarket
Police in Boulder, Colorado, have alerted that there is an “Active Shooter at the King Soopers on Table Mesa. AVOID THE AREA” on their…
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Matthew McConaughey hosts ‘We’re Texas’ virtual concert for storm recovery
Matthew McConaughey hosted a “We’re Texas” virtual concert to help Texans impacted by devastating winter storms. Through the…
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Fox News anchor wrongly reports DHS secretary had resigned during Trump interview
Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner made a serious and bizarre error on Monday, interrupting a live phone interview with former President Donald Trump to…
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OPINIÓN | ¡Ay, qué pena cuando el amor se rompe o se desgasta! El caso de JLo y ARod
Nota del editor: Mari RodrÃguez Ichaso ha sido colaboradora de la revista Vanidades durante varias décadas. Es especialista en moda, viajes,…
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San Diego Convention Center to be used to house migrant children
The San Diego Convention Center, best known for hosting the annual Comic-Con International convention, will soon…
Continue ReadingCongressional Democrats push for DC statehood at key House committee hearing
Democrats expressed urgency as Congress prepares to once again consider giving statehood to Washington DC, vowing that legislation on the issue would…
Continue ReadingBillionaire Leon Black is leaving Apollo following scrutiny over ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Leon Black is completely stepping away from running private equity firm Apollo Global Management amid scrutiny over the billionaire’s ties to…
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Teen accused of shooting at home in King City
The King City Police Department said a 15-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of shooting at an inhabited…
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Elgin Baylor, former Lakers star, dies at 86
Basketball Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor died from natural causes Monday, according to the Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Spa shootings could be first test of Georgia’s new hate crime law
The shooting spree across the Atlanta area last week that left eight people dead at three spas could be the first test of the hate crime law passed…
Continue Reading Maduro anuncia dos semanas de cuarentena radical en Venezuela, incluida la Semana Santa
(CNN Español) — El cuestionado presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, anunció que este lunes se iniciarán dos semanas continuas de cuarentena…
Continue ReadingComputer chip shortage starting to hit automakers where it hurts
The computer chip shortage is starting to hit automakers where it really hurts, delaying deliveries of full-size pickups and SUVs. Since the chip…
Continue Reading Donald Trump creará su propia red social y la pondrÃa a funcionar en unos meses
(CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump regresará a las redes sociales, pero esta vez con su propia red, le comentó un portavoz de Trump a Fox News…
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Supreme Court hears case pitting unions against strawberry grower and agricultural businesses
Several Supreme Court justices seemed sympathetic on Monday to the arguments of a California strawberry grower who is challenging…
Continue ReadingMan accused of carrying bear spray used in assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick to stay in jail
A man accused of carrying the bear spray used in the assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick during the January 6 insurrection will stay in…
Continue ReadingWhite House aides prep $3 trillion jobs package for Biden
White House advisers are expected to present a two-part, $3 trillion jobs and infrastructure proposal to President Joe Biden as soon as…
Continue ReadingTop Fox News producer dies from coronavirus
Eric Spinato, the head booker and senior story editor for the Fox Business Network, died over the weekend, the network said Monday. Spinato’s…
Continue Reading Officers handcuffed the husband of one of the spa shooting victims for hours after the attacks
Mario González and his wife Delaina Yaun ventured to Youngs Asian Massage near Acworth, Georgia, last week for a relaxing couples activity. Yaun had…
Continue Reading Hate is haunting Asian Americans. Their fear underscores a racial reckoning that is far from over
People laid flowers and prayed outside three spas in the Atlanta area while crowds across the country held signs declaring “Stop Asian…
Continue ReadingHere come the pickup truck and SUV delays
The computer chip shortage is starting to hit automakers where it really hurts, delaying deliveries of full-size pickups and SUVs. Since the chip…
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Farm Bureau: 25% of Monterey County farmworkers receive COVID-19 vaccine
The Monterey County Farm Bureau and the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California announced that…
Continue Reading ¿Es la melatonina segura para ayudar a que los niños concilien el sueño? Esto es lo que dicen los expertos
(CNN) — La melatonina es una popular ayuda para dormir de venta libre, promocionada como una forma natural para que los adultos se duerman y…
Continue ReadingNikes are getting harder to find at stores. Here’s why
Struggling to find Nike sneakers at your neighborhood shoe store? That’s by design. Nike wants customers to buy more of its shoes, clothing and…
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Next batch of stimulus payments ramps up paper checks and debit cards
A fresh batch of Covid stimulus payments will be issued this week, the Biden administration announced Monday, including paper checks and…
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Spring break begins for Central Coast university
Spring has sprung, and that means college students around the country are preparing for spring…
Continue ReadingWhy Biden won’t be able to totally undo Trump’s tax cuts
President Joe Biden got almost everything he wanted with his $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan. Goldman Sachs thinks Biden will face far more…
Continue Reading Demi Lovato feels ‘more joy’ in her life, two years after her overdose
Demi Lovato says her life is so much better since she had to “essentially die” from a 2018 overdose in order to “wake up.”…
Continue Reading Two hikers found dead in Acadia National Park in Maine after cliffside fall
Two people were found dead in Acadia National Park in Maine on Saturday after a fatal fall during a hike, according to the National Park Service. The…
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Krispy Kreme is making vaccinations extra sweet with a free doughnut a day for the rest of the year
Krispy Kreme has come up with a way to make getting the Covid-19 vaccine extra…
Continue ReadingGoldman Sachs CEO responds to analyst survey describing ‘inhumane’ workplace
Goldman Sachs’ CEO says the bank will strengthen enforcement of its “Saturday rule” and speed up hiring of junior bankers after a…
Continue ReadingGoldman Sachs: Biden’s tax hikes won’t be as big as he wants
President Joe Biden got almost everything he wanted with his $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan. Goldman Sachs thinks Biden will face far more…
Continue ReadingWhite House hones in on campaign strategy to reflect growing concern over conservatives’ vaccination reluctance
Reluctance among conservatives to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has caused growing concern inside the White House, according to people familiar…
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Monterey Sports Center reopens as county moves to red tier
Gyms open at 10 percent capacity with Monterey County now moved to the less restrictive red tier.…
Continue ReadingSocial media star David Dobrik steps down from his buzzy app Dispo amid controversy
One of the buzziest apps of the moment is now in disarray, with its social media star cofounder stepping down amid a controversy that sparked a…
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Santa Cruz police look to hire crossing guards
The Santa Cruz Police Department is looking to hire crossing guards to keep kids safe on their way to and from…
Continue ReadingTesla’s stock will rise 350% by 2025, analyst predicts
Tesla shares have slumped in recent weeks, losing 26% of their value between a record high in late January and its closing price Friday. But at least…
Continue Reading Xiaojie Tan owned 2 spas and planned to retire soon. Then she became one of the Atlanta gunman’s first victims
Jami Webb was planning to celebrate her mother’s 50th birthday last week. But Xiaojie Tan, the owner of Youngs Asian Massage in Acworth,…
Continue ReadingUS and allies sanction Myanmar’s military for violent repression of protesters
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new sanctions against members of Myanmar’s military on Monday for the ongoing crackdown on…
Continue Reading ‘Practically this has been a genocide’
Hamdayet, Sudan — More evidence of sexual violence being used as a deliberate weapon of war is emerging from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading Massive fire destroys homes of thousands in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camps
A fire has swept through a sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, destroying shelters and endangering the lives of tens of…
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Supreme Court agrees to review Boston Marathon bomber’s death penalty case
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a lower court opinion that wiped away the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the brothers…
Continue ReadingUS and allies announce sanctions against Chinese officials for ‘serious human rights abuses’ against Uyghurs
The US announced sanctions Monday against two Chinese officials for “serious human rights abuses” against Uyghur Muslims, a…
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AstraZeneca: US data shows vaccine effective for all adults
AstraZeneca reported Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection among all adults in a long-anticipated U.S.…
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