96-year-old accused of being Nazi camp guard is deemed ‘unfit’ for trial
A 96-year-old man accused of being an SS guard at the Stutthof camp in Nazi-occupied Poland has been deemed “unfit to stand trial.” The…
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Incoming Teen Vogue editor Alexi McCammond apologizes again for anti-Asian tweets
Teen Vogue’s newly appointed editor in chief isn’t slated to start until March 24, but she has already issued two apologies this week and…
Continue Reading Oregon utility sued over damage from the devastating wildfire that burned 470 homes and left 8 people dead
Two lawsuits have been filed against the local power company, blaming the utility for the extent of the damage caused last year by Oregon’s…
Continue ReadingECB will buy bonds at a faster pace to keep the recovery on track
The European Central Bank plans to pick up the pace of its bond buying in the coming months to bolster the region’s lackluster recovery from…
Continue ReadingCVS expands Covid-19 vaccine to 12 more states
CVS has added 12 new states to its Covid-19 vaccine rollout as more supply becomes available. In the last week, CVS has started administering the…
Continue Reading Famine Fast Facts
Here is a look at famine, a severe and prolonged hunger in a significant portion of a region or country’s population that results in…
Continue ReadingMerrick Garland arrives at Justice Department and delivers an implicit rebuke to Trump era
Attorney General Merrick Garland arrived at the Justice Department Thursday for his first day at work and spoke about the need to “adhere to…
Continue ReadingCool Temps and Scattered Showers
Air Quality (as of 8AM):Good for all reporting stations.Weather Story: An area of low pressure is moving south of the Central Coast. Today,…
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Grandmother grateful to police officers who helped saved family from burning home
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Body-cam video shows a Phoenix police officer crashing…
Continue ReadingSenior members of military call out Tucker Carlson for mocking women serving in armed forces: His words ‘don’t reflect our values’
Senior members of the US military took to Twitter late Wednesday and Thursday to call out Fox News host Tucker Carlson for a sexist segment in which…
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Niecy Nash talks about falling for ‘hersband’ Jessica Betts
Niecy Nash knows that people were surprised when she married Jessica Betts last August. “The Claws” star said on Ellen DeGeneres talk…
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Síntomas que indican que ya tuviste covid-19: lo que sabemos hasta ahora
(CNN Español) –– Sí, el nuevo coronavirus lleva más de un año propagándose por el mundo y cobrando millones de vidas, pero aún hay muchos…
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Dinamarca suspende el uso de la vacuna de AstraZeneca ante informes de coágulos en pacientes
(CNN) — Dinamarca suspendió el uso de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Oxford-AstraZeneca durante 14 días mientras investiga informes de algunos…
Continue Reading ANÁLISIS | Biden busca trazar un camino para salir de la pandemia en un discurso en horario de máxima audiencia
(CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden puede informar en su primer discurso en horario estelar el jueves que una campaña de vacunación que ahora llega a…
Continue Reading Brasil se sumerge en crisis por el covid-19: una segunda ola y una nueva variante mortal abruman los hospitales
(CNN) — Una segunda ola de covid-19 está arrasando a Brasil, empujando a los hospitales y a las unidades de cuidados intensivos (UCI) al colapso y…
Continue ReadingAlleged Oath Keeper charged in Capitol attack insults Capitol police over failure to plan for January 6 riot
An alleged member of an extremist group charged in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol insulted the US Capitol Police in a court filing Thursday,…
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La vacuna de Pfizer previene el covid-19 asintomático y la muerte, según muestran datos del mundo real de Israel
(CNN) — Las compañías farmacéuticas Pfizer y BioNTech anunciaron este jueves que la evidencia del mundo real del Ministerio de Salud de Israel…
Continue Reading Este 11 de marzo se cumple un año de pandemia: cronología del covid-19
(CNN) — Este jueves 11 de marzo se cumple un año de que la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) declarara que la propagación desenfrenada del…
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Encuentran a cientos de migrantes indocumentados en diversos puntos de México
(CNN Español) — Al menos 360 migrantes indocumentados, en su mayoría provenientes de países de Centroamérica, fueron encontrados por…
Continue ReadingHow one employee’s exit shook Google and the AI industry
In September, Timnit Gebru, then co-leader of the ethical AI team at Google, sent a private message on Twitter to Emily Bender, a computational…
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Accidente en Nuevo León, México, deja al menos 11 muertos
(CNN Español) — Al menos 11 personas murieron y 5 más resultaron heridas este jueves luego de una colisión entre un autobús y un camión de…
Continue Reading Israel vaccination ‘green pass’ may offer a glimpse of a post-Covid future
At a cafe in downtown Jerusalem, a group of women chat while eating inside, masks pulled to the side. The hair salon a few shops over has two…
Continue ReadingMassive hack disrupts Molson Coors brewing operations
Molson Coors, the brewer behind the Miller and Coors brands, revealed a “cybersecurity incident” at the company that has disrupted its…
Continue Reading ‘Bridgerton’ fans can watch Regé-Jean Page read a bedtime story
Regé-Jean Page, the British star of the lavish regency-era romance series “Bridgerton,” will read a bedtime story on the BBC…
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Pet of the Week: Meet Indie
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) Indie is a 2-year old Chihuahua mix. Tony with South County Animal Rescue says Indie is a lap dog and enjoys being with…
Continue ReadingVeteran charged in Capitol attack worked in Marine One unit
One of the veterans charged in the Capitol insurrection worked in the Marine Corps unit responsible for transporting the president and operating his…
Continue Reading Kenneth Branagh to direct Bee Gees movie
Kenneth Branagh is set to direct a movie based on the lives of the Bee Gees. The as-yet-untitled biopic will tell the story of how three brothers,…
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Prince William says royals are ‘very much not a racist family’ in first remarks since explosive interview
Prince William has denied the royal family is racist in his first public remarks since his brother Prince Harry, and his wife Meghan, made explosive…
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Voting-rights fight underway in Arizona as Republican lawmakers advance restrictive measures
Months after former President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress attempted to overturn Arizona’s election results, Republicans in the…
Continue ReadingTrump pressured Georgia investigator to find ‘the right answer’ in baseless fraud push
In a phone call to the Georgia secretary of state’s office in December, then-President Donald Trump urged a top investigator to find fraud in…
Continue ReadingLinkedIn suspends new sign-ups in China
LinkedIn — one of the few Western social media networks available in China — has suspended new sign-ups in the country, but said the decision has…
Continue ReadingFortress DC: Frustration mounts as lawmakers wrestle with unending Capitol security
Lawmakers in both parties are expressing frustration over the extended fortification of Capitol Hill as tension between the need to address security…
Continue Reading He clung to a tree for hours to escape death in Japan’s worst natural disaster. Ten years on, he’s still rebuilding his life
Kenichi Kurosawa clung precariously to a tree as the water rose around him, entirely flooding the roads below. For almost six minutes on March 11,…
Continue Reading Bowe Bergdahl Fast Facts
Here are some facts about Bowe Bergdahl, a former American prisoner of war. Personal Birth date: March 28, 1986 Birth place: Sun Valley, Idaho Birth…
Continue ReadingJon Huntsman Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Jon Huntsman, former Utah Governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: March 26, 1960…
Continue Reading Denmark suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine as ‘precautionary measure’
Denmark is suspending the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for two weeks as it investigates reports of some patients developing blood clots…
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EU regulator recommends authorization for Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The European Union’s (EU) medicines regulator has recommended authorizing Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine. The…
Continue ReadingThe Ikea catalog is now a podcast
Everyone has a podcast — even Ikea. The Swedish retailer has transformed its annual bible-sized catalog into an audio version as a “handy and…
Continue Reading Taliban Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Taliban, a Sunni Islamist organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Facts Reclusive leader Mullah…
Continue Reading Italy unveils ‘covid-free’ trains to tourist destinations
We’ve had pre-travel testing, quarantine on arrival and “covid-free” flights. Now comes something new in the travel…
Continue Reading El príncipe William rompe el silencio sobre la entrevista de Harry y Meghan: La familia real «no es una familia racista»
(CNN) — En sus primeros comentarios públicos sobre la entrevista que dio su hermano el príncipe Harry, y su esposa Meghan, el príncipe William…
Continue ReadingThe spotlight is on 3 people at a delicate moment for markets
Investors are starting to push away anxiety about a spike in prices later this year. But continued calm may hinge on what three people have to say in…
Continue Reading Meet Gen C, the Covid generation
Natalie Sanchez heard it in her children’s voices when their birthday parties were canceled and saw it on their faces when they couldn’t…
Continue ReadingLawmakers call Biden’s Yemen policy a ‘historic shift’ in US foreign relations
When President Joe Biden announced the US will end support for Saudi Arabia’s offensive operations in Yemen, Rep. Ro Khanna felt the decision…
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Frisbee and oval ball star Cat Phillips fired up by fight for gender equality
For someone who describes herself as a “pretty quiet person,” Cat Phillips has shown herself to be utterly unafraid of speaking out. A…
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Pfizer vaccine provides less protection in cancer patients after a single dose, study finds
The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine provides less protection in cancer patients than healthy individuals following a single dose, a new real-world…
Continue Reading OPINIÓN | La encantadora compañía de un libro…
Nota del editor: Mari Rodríguez Ichaso ha sido colaboradora de la revista Vanidades durante varias décadas. Es especialista en moda, viajes,…
Continue Reading The latest Dictionary.com words include several from African American Vernacular English and phrases related to race and identity
Adding a word to the dictionary has long been a sign of mainstream legitimacy. And in the latest batch added to Dictionary.com, the online dictionary…
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