By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told a gathering of America’s mayors the Biden administration’s coronavirus relief bill is “like a vaccine” preventing catastrophic economic damage. Yellen said Wednesday at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 90th winter meeting in Washington that President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told a gathering of America’s mayors the Biden administration’s coronavirus relief bill is “like a vaccine” preventing catastrophic economic damage. Yellen said Wednesday at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 90th winter meeting in Washington that President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue
Continue ReadingNick Remsen, CNN Pharrell Williams has announced a new lifestyle and design-forward project with Miami-based hospitality and nightlife entrepreneur David Grutman: Somewhere Else, a new resort that will be part of Atlantis Paradise Island, the world-famous Bahamas destination known for its coral-pink towers and marine attractions. Slated to open in January of 2024, Somewhere Else
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Agentes del Instituto Nacional de Inmigración de México encontraron el cuerpo de una niña extranjera en el cauce del Río Bravo en el municipio de Acuña, en el estado de Coahuila, frontera con Estados Unidos, informó el martes el gobierno mexicano en un comunicado. La menor procedía de Venezuela y murió
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — A medida que los casos de covid-19 vuelven a aumentar en las residencias de ancianos, algunos estados empezaron a exigir a los visitantes que presenten pruebas de que no están infectados antes de entrar en las instalaciones, lo que ha avivado la frustración y la consternación entre los familiares. Las autoridades de
Continue ReadingBy PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America CRAIG, Colorado (AP) — Craig, a small town in northwest Colorado is losing its coal plant, and residents fear it is the beginning of the end for their community. The same scenario is playing out in other small towns across the U.S. After decades of relying on coal
Continue ReadingBy PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America CRAIG, Colorado (AP) — Craig, a small town in northwest Colorado is losing its coal plant, and residents fear it is the beginning of the end for their community. The same scenario is playing out in other small towns across the U.S. After decades of relying on coal
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN Peggy Matthews-Forney cannot believe that, unlike private insurers, Medicare is not reimbursing senior citizens for the home Covid-19 tests they buy at retailers. “As a Medicare enrollee, I am enraged,” said the retired industry strategist from Denver, noting that more than three-quarters of Covid-19 deaths in the US are among the
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Some things your dad probably isn’t meant to see. During a recent appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” Steve Harvey said he was “uncomfortable” looking at a photo of his daughter, Lori Harvey, sitting on the lap of her boyfriend, actor Michael B. Jordan. The couple is known for their
Continue ReadingBy Chris Liakos and Richard Quest, CNN The president of Emirates tells CNN that the airline was not aware of some of the potential 5G rollout issues until yesterday morning, calling the situation “one of the most delinquent, utterly irresponsible” he has seen in his aviation career. Major international airlines are scrambling to modify or
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Investment bank Morgan Stanley says its fourth-quarter profits rose 9% from a year ago, helped by a big jump in fee revenue from its growing asset and wealth management business. The investment banking division also boosted results, as deal-making on Wall Street continued at a
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business The next-generation of wireless technology is now even faster for 5G users in some parts of the country. Telecom companies have rolled out 5G networks to various locations across the United States over the last few years, delivering an experience that’s arguably only a notch above what 4G offers.
Continue ReadingLILLE, France (AP) — Former France international Hatem Ben Arfa has signed a six-month deal with French league champion Lille. Ben Arfa is 34 and will be playing for a 10th different club. He was out of contract and joined on a free transfer after leaving Bordeaux in May. Ben Arfa scored 42 goals and
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have acquired veteran wing player Bryn Forbes from San Antonio as part of a three-team trade that also included Boston. The Nuggets traded injured players Bol Bol and P.J. Dozier to Boston and the Celtics sent Juancho Hernangomez to San Antonio. The move
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Decades ago, Mexican activists drove women into the United States to terminate their pregnancies at clinics. Now it’s women in the U.S. who are facing more challenges to accessing abortion services and once again Mexican activists are stepping up to offer support. The changing dynamic has
Continue ReadingBy ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story OXFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Someone shot a red-tailed hawk in Oxford with more than just an arrow, and environmental officials are trying to track down whoever did it. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said the hawk was found impaled near Thorson Road and
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — La Cámara Primera de lo Penal de San Salvador ordenó este martes la detención de Norman Quijano, actual diputado del Parlamento Centroamericano (Parlacen), por presuntamente cometer los delitos de agrupaciones ilícitas y fraude electoral. Según la Fiscalía General de El Salvador, una investigación reveló posibles vínculos de Quijano con
Continue ReadingBy CATHERINE CATOURA Click here for updates on this story NORCROSS, Georgia (WGCL) — A Norcross police officer is in hot water after a November investigation revealed he was allegedly pandering for sex with a prostitute while on duty. Norcross Police were informed of the misconduct after the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office obtained information that
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has returned to London and is undergoing medical tests as Arsenal looks for clarity after he was diagnosed with heart lesions during his recovery from the coronavirus at the African Cup of Nations. Aubameyang was released by Gabon’s national team after being diagnosed with “cardiac lesions” in tests conducted by
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says face masks will no longer be mandatory in public places and schools in England and COVID-19 passports will be dropped for large events, as infections level off in large parts of the country. Johnson told lawmakers that the restrictions were being
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