National Guard Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the National Guard, a reserve military force and the oldest component of the US armed forces. Facts The National Guard…
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Shirin Ebadi Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Shirin Ebadi, the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Personal Birth date: June 21, 1947 Birth place:…
Continue Reading Elon Musk Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX. Personal Birth date: June 28, 1971 Birth place:…
Continue ReadingInvestors and the Fed aren’t freaking out about inflation. Should they?
There is a gigantic disconnect between Main Street and Wall Street when it comes to inflation. Something’s got to give. The US government…
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Christian Eriksen sends message to Danish teammates from hospital after collapsing during Euros match
Christian Eriksen sent greetings to his Danish teammates from hospital where he is recovering after collapsing on the pitch during his team’s…
Continue Reading Heroes of laziness, a Hamas supporter and David Hasselhoff. The stars of Germany’s absurd Covid publicity campaign
Public awareness campaigns launched by governments are usually anodyne affairs. Not in Germany, where officials have managed to spark a number of…
Continue ReadingFact check: Breaking down Mitch McConnell’s spin on the John Lewis voting rights bill
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was asked Tuesday where he stands on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a Democratic bill that aims…
Continue Reading‘New York is back!’ The NYC Democratic mayoral primary captivates a reanimated city
When New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took the stage at a rally for New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley on Saturday night, the…
Continue Reading‘Asserting power when they don’t have any’: GOP governors move to ban mask mandates in schools
As a school year filled with challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic comes to a close, the focus is on summer school and planning for the fall, when…
Continue Reading Think science and religion don’t mix? Don’t tell that to Mars rover scientist Rev. Pamela Conrad
When Rev. Pamela Conrad looks into the heavens, she really looks into the heavens. By night, and at odd moments during the day, Conrad moonlights as…
Continue Reading At least 12 killed in huge gas explosion in central Chinese city
At least 12 people were killed in a huge gas explosion in central China on Sunday, state media reported. The blast took place at about 6:30 a.m.…
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Boleto para volar al espacio con Jeff Bezos fue subastado en US$ 28 millones
(CNN Business) — ¿Cuánto pagarÃas por un viaje al espacio suborbital de 11 minutos junto a Jeff Bezos? Según los postores en una subasta que…
Continue Reading Brasil reporta casi 80.000 infecciones y más de 2.000 muertes por covid-19 antes de la Copa América
(CNN) — Brasil registró casi 80.000 nuevas infecciones diarias por covid-19 y miles de muertes relacionadas con el virus el sábado, un dÃa antes…
Continue Reading Inmates at Oklahoma prisons begin receiving computer tablets
Inmates in the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) began receiving tablets this week as part of a plan to supply all state prisoners with…
Continue Reading Deadly attacks on Black trans women are going up. This grieving mom is fighting back
Dallas resident Stephanie Houston was driving from the store with her teenage son one day six years ago when he blurted out words that changed their…
Continue Reading Scientists say 90% of the world’s open-ocean sharks died off in mystery extinction event 19 million years ago
About 19 million years ago, roughly 90% of the world’s open-ocean sharks died off, and scientists don’t know why. The recent discovery…
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Less than half the adults in five US states have received their first Covid-19 vaccine dose
The US is reopening far and wide just in time for the summer, a sign that millions are ready to get their life back. But the loosening of…
Continue Reading At least 11 killed in huge gas explosion in central Chinese city
At least 11 people were killed in a huge gas explosion in central China on Sunday, state media reported. The blast took place at about 6:30 a.m.…
Continue Reading A suspect has been arrested in connection with 3 shootings in less than 24 hours in Georgia and Alabama
A 39-year-old man was arrested Saturday in connection with three separate shootings in less than 24 hours that wounded five people across the…
Continue Reading ‘Many’ people trapped after huge gas explosion in central Chinese city
A huge gas explosion in a residential community in central China has left “many” people trapped and injured, according to local…
Continue Reading ‘Many’ people trapped after huge gas explosion in residential area of central Chinese city
A huge gas explosion in a residential community in central China has left “many” people trapped and injured, according to local…
Continue ReadingBiden set to cap off first G7 summit with an audience with Queen Elizabeth II
When Joe Biden was preparing for his first audience with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as a young senator, his mother — an Irish American…
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Chicago shooting leaves one dead, nine wounded
Police are looking for two gunmen in a shooting in Chicago early Saturday that sent 10 people to the hospital, where one woman died. People were…
Continue ReadingMild, Seasonable Sunday
WEATHER STORYAs the weekend comes to a close, a trough over the Pacific will prevent the ridge from gaining too much strength but a stronger warming…
Continue Reading La Copa América va conociendo a sus protagonistas: estos son los planteles confirmados
(CNN Español) — La Copa América va tomando forma y las selecciones participantes están confirmando los planteles que participarán en una…
Continue Reading Fue a dejar un paquete a oficina postal y halló un caimán de más de 2 metros en el local
(CNN Español) — Una persona que llegó hasta una oficina del Servicio Postal de Estados Unidos para dejar un paquete se encontró a un caimán de…
Continue Reading A father is suing an Illinois police department for opening an urn containing the ashes of his daughter
A Springfield, Illinois, man is suing the city and six of its police officers for opening a small urn containing his daughter’s ashes and…
Continue ReadingFormer Deputy AG Rosenstein has said he was not aware of subpoena for lawmakers’ data, source says
Ex-top Trump Justice Department official Rod Rosenstein has told people in recent days he was not aware of a subpoena that targeted the data of…
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Teen boy sends deputies on bike chase
A teenage boy is facing a variety of charges after sending deputies with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office on a chase…
Continue ReadingTwitter needs India and Nigeria to grow. It’s running into trouble in both
Twitter is under siege in two countries that are critical for its global growth plans. The social media giant has been ensnared in a battle with the…
Continue Reading Cinco años después de la masacre, la dueña del club nocturno Pulse lamenta que las cosas no hayan cambiado mucho
(CNN) — Barbara Poma, propietaria del antiguo club nocturno Pulse, se despertó en el quinto aniversario de uno de los peores tiroteos masivos en…
Continue Reading Hallan en estado de hacinamiento a 33 hondureños que viajaban en una vagoneta en México
(CNN Español) — El gobierno de México informó este sábado que hallaron dentro de una vagoneta en la vÃa federal Monterrey-Reynosa a 33…
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1 killed, 7 others wounded in a shooting in Savannah, police say
A 20-year-old man was killed and seven others wounded in a Friday night shooting in Savannah, Georgia, according to police. In a news conference…
Continue Reading Violence in Texas, Georgia and Illinois brings number of US mass shootings to 267 so far this year
As the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, it has a staggering and grim new…
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One arrest made in Austin, Texas, mass shooting that injured 14 people
Authorities have arrested one person in connection with the mass shooting overnight in downtown Austin, Texas, that left 14 people injured, Mayor…
Continue ReadingYouTube suspends Sen. Ron Johnson’s account for posting video about dubious Covid-19 treatments
YouTube suspended GOP Sen. Ron Johnson’s account on Friday after he posted comments regarding dubious treatments for Covid-19. “We…
Continue Reading Violence in Texas, Georgia and Illinois bring number of US mass shootings to 267 so far this year
As the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, it has a staggering and grim new…
Continue Reading Five years after massacre, Pulse nightclub owner laments that not much has changed
Barbara Poma, owner of the former Pulse nightclub, woke up on the five-year anniversary one of the worst mass shootings in US history to news of more…
Continue Reading 1 killed, 7 others wounded after a shooting in Savannah, police say
A shooting in Savannah, Georgia, Friday night killed a 20-year-old man and left seven others wounded, according to local police. In a news conference…
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David Archuleta comes out as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community
Singer-songwriter and former “American Idol” contestant David Archuleta says he is a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. But he says that…
Continue Reading Reacciones al quinto aniversario del tiroteo en el club nocturno Pulse
(CNN) — Funcionarios locales, estatales y nacionales reaccionan al quinto aniversario de la masacre de junio de 2016 en el club nocturno Pulse de…
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Rapper Polo G arrested in Miami, jail records show
The rapper Polo G was arrested Saturday morning on multiple charges in Miami, Florida, Miami-Dade County Corrections records show. The 22-year-old,…
Continue Reading‘I’m a partner on this journey’: Jill Biden on how she sees her role as first lady during debut foreign trip
On her third full day in the United Kingdom to accompany President Joe Biden on his first G7 Summit, Jill Biden peeled off from her husband, and the…
Continue Reading Fire restrictions are tightened on federally controlled land in Arizona due to ongoing wildfire danger
Campfires and other activities were banned Friday on Arizona federal land as crews battle two massive wildfires that have charred more than 150,000…
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Christian Eriksen in stable condition after collapsing during Denmark’s Euro 2020 match against Finland
Denmark star Christian Eriksen was reported to be in a stable condition after collapsing during the first half of Denmark’s opening Euro 2020…
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Delta passengers and crew subdue off-duty flight attendant on Atlanta-bound flight
An off-duty Delta Air Lines flight attendant apparently commandeered the intercom on an Atlanta-bound flight Friday night, leading to a scuffle that…
Continue Reading At least 13 people were injured in a mass shooting in downtown Austin, Texas
At least 13 people were injured early Saturday in a mass shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, officials said. Two of the people injured were in…
Continue Reading Boxing, influencers and NFTs share the stage as YouTubers and TikTokers fight in Battle of the Platforms
While YouTubers and TikTokers are usually in a fight for followers, this Saturday night, the battle gets physical. LiveXLive Media, a global platform…
Continue Reading Jugador de Dinamarca se desploma en la cancha en partido de la Eurocopa
(CNN) — El futbolista danés Christian Eriksen recibió atención médica de emergencia en la cancha después de colapsar durante un partido de la…
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Wildfire preparedness boot camp held in Carmel Valley
The Carmel Valley Robles Firewise Group is holding workshops intended to make sure that community members are ready for wildfire season…
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