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Month: August 2021

As Senate takes up infrastructure, Schumer says ‘The longer it takes to finish the bill, the longer we’ll be here’

By Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN The Senate is gearing up for a fight over amendments to the newly finalized bipartisan infrastructure bill in what could turn into a long and drawn-out process ahead of an anticipated final vote. Amendment votes got underway Monday evening. Senators took up and passed two bipartisan amendments that

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Biden to extend Trump-era expulsion policy as ‘record numbers’ of migrants cross border

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration will extend a Trump-era border policy that allows for the swift expulsion of migrants encountered at the US-Mexico border indefinitely, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday, as tens of thousands of migrants continue to cross into the United States monthly. The public health authority,

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A Black man feared the vaccine because of the Tuskegee experiment. After Covid-19 devastated his family, he changed his mind

By Neelam Bohra and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Timothy Moore grew up wary of medical treatments in his hometown of Tuskegee, Alabama. His parents had seen what happened to Black people who participated in the unethical Tuskegee syphilis study, where researchers let syphilis progress in Black men without treating them to justify treatment programs for them

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Man drowns trying to help son

By WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story     LAKE GENEVA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The body of a 31-year-old Illinois man was pulled from Geneva Lake Monday morning, Aug. 2. Officials say Antonio Delasancha Jr. was trying to help his son who was struggling in the water when he drowned. According to Geneva Lake

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Florida judge orders destruction of suppressed video evidence in Robert Kraft case

By Rebekah Riess, Gregory Lemos and Amir Vera, CNN A Palm Beach County, Florida, judge ordered the destruction of video evidence previously suppressed in the case against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, according to court documents. Judge Leonard Hanser on Friday ordered that the “state shall destroy the suppressed evidence forthwith and submit documentation

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Justice Department sues Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over executive order restricting travel of undocumented migrants

By KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story     WASHINGTON (KTVT) — The U.S. Department Justice Department sued Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday, July 30, over Abbott’s executive order restricting transportation of undocumented migrants. Gov. Abbott’s order, issued Wednesday, July 28, prohibits anyone from providing ground transportation to migrants detained by U.S.

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O’Hare International Airport opens display honoring aviation achievements of Bessie Coleman

By WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago is honoring the achievements of one historic woman whose dreams took flight more than 100 years ago. Friday, a new display commemorating aviator Bessie Coleman was unveiled at O’Hare International Airport. Coleman was the first African American, Native American woman to

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Hackers block Italian Covid-19 vaccination booking system in ‘most serious cyberattack ever’

By Livia Borghese and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Hackers have attacked and blocked an Italian Covid-19 vaccination booking system, a source from Italy’s cybercrime police told CNN on Monday, marking the worst cyberattack the country’s health service has ever seen. An investigation has been opened into the “very serious” attack on the IT system of the

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‘I just want my baby back’: Day 3 of recovery efforts for teen who drowned trying to save brother in Sacramento River

By Marissa Perlman Click here for updates on this story     KNIGHTS LANDING, CA (KOVR) — The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office turned to underwater robots to find the body of 18-year-old Ahmir Watson, who went missing in the Sacramento River this week while saving his younger brother. “That’s my baby, I just want my baby back,”

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Vigil held for 18-year-Ood Rylee Goodrich, 1 of 2 teen victims shot and killed in Corona movie theater

By CBSLA Staff Click here for updates on this story     CORONA, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — With news of 19-year-old Anthony Barajas’s passing Saturday morning, friends, family and mourners gathered outside the Corona movie theater where he and 18-year-old Rylee Goodrich were shot and killed Monday by 20-year-old Joseph Jimenez. “I want people to know that

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A vital Memphis bridge shut down since May due to a structural crack has fully reopened

By Tina Burnside, CNN A major bridge connecting Memphis, Tennessee, to Arkansas reopened to traffic in both directions on Monday afternoon, nearly three months after a crack forced its closure, the Arkansas Department of Transportation announced in a tweet. The Hernando DeSoto Bridge, which carries Interstate 40 over the Mississippi River, was shut down for

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Florida A&M becomes the latest HBCU to forgive student debt, totaling over $16M, for the 2020-21 graduating class

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Florida A&M University students got a welcome surprise when the university announced it would be paying off student financial balances for the 2020-2021 school year. President Larry Robinson broke the news at the commencement for 2020 graduates Saturday. “This is an indication of our commitment to student success and our

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FBI used ‘provocative photos’ of female office staff to catch sexual predators, watchdog says

By Marshall Cohen FBI agents posted provocative photos of female coworkers online without formal authorization as part of sting operations against sex trafficking, according to a new watchdog report. The Justice Department’s inspector general said in a report released Monday that some FBI agents “sometimes used photographs of young female support staff employees to pose

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Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard becomes first ​out transgender woman to compete at the Olympics, fails to register a lift

By Aleks Klosok and George Ramsay, CNN New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard became the first ​out transgender woman to compete in the 125-year history of the Olympics on Monday as she failed to register a lift in the women’s super-heavyweight +87kg category. Hubbard’s three failed attempts in the snatch — one at 120kg and two

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A Long Island county’s legislature will vote on bill that would allow police to sue protesters and seek damages up to $50,000

By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN The Nassau County, New York, legislature will vote on a bill Monday that would allow anyone who harasses or injures a first responder, including police officers, to be fined up to $50,000 as well as give first responders the ability to sue the person directly. If the bill passes, first responders

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Estas son las medidas contra el covid-19 en algunos destinos turísticos de playa en México

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Debido al crecimiento acelerado de contagios de covid-19 en México en plena temporada vacacional del verano boreal, algunos de los principales destinos de playa en México reforzaron medidas para evitar que continúe la rápida propagación del nuevo coronavirus. Jalisco cerrará bares para controlar casos de covid-19 3:20 Las

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Y después de la consulta popular sobre exfuncionarios en México, ¿qué es lo que sigue? Esto dice un experto

urielblanco (CNN Español) — Faltan dos días para que se lleve a cabo un ejercicio democrático sin precedentes en México: la consulta popular que preguntará a los mexicanos si están de acuerdo o no en que se lleven a cabo investigaciones contra todos aquellos actores políticos (incluidos los expresidentes) por decisiones tomadas en el pasado.

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Expungement clinic coming to Saginaw Aug. 5

By STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story     Saginaw, MI (WNEM) — An expungement clinic is coming to Saginaw to help eligible residents clear their past offenses. Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! will be working with the Legal Services of Eastern Michigan, Saginaw County Clerk Vanessa Gurra, and Saginaw County Sheriff William Federspiel

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¡Nunca es demasiada calabacita! Así puedes aprovechar esta hortaliza de verano al máximo

Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Casey Barber es escritora, ilustradora y fotógrafa especializada en alimentos, y autora de “Pierogi Love: New Takes on an Old-World Comfort Food” y “Classic Snacks Made from Scratch: 70 Homemade Versions of Your Favorite Brand-Name Treats”; y editor del sitio web Good. Food. Stories. (CNN) — Todos los veranos, los

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Demonstrators call for end to systemic racism, new Police Commissioner in Springfield

By Lexi Oliver, Olivia Hickey Click here for updates on this story     SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WGGB, WSHM-LD) — Springfield community and faith leaders gathered Saturday to call for the dismissal of Police Commissioner Cheryl Clapprood and to address what they call systemic racism in the city. Hundreds of demonstrators met at Adams Park and marched down

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Lawsuit filed against Huntsville School District, School Board

By Jamie Weiss Click here for updates on this story     HUNTSVILLE, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — Fort Smith Attorney Joey McCutchen filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Huntsville School District and Huntsville Public Schools Board of Education for allegedly violating Arkansas’ Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). According to the lawsuit, the Huntsville Public Schools Board

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El distrito escolar más grande de Florida está preocupado por la financiación después de que el gobernador prohibiera los mandatos de uso de mascarillas en las escuelas

Mariana Toro (CNN) — El distrito escolar más grande de Florida dijo que le preocupa la financiación si no sigue el decreto del gobernador Ron DeSantis que impide la implementación de mandatos de usar mascarillas en las escuelas. Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Miami-Dade dijeron anteriormente que planeaban revisar su política de máscara opcional

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