CNNEE (CNN) — La Organización Mundial de la Salud declaró este miércoles que el nuevo brote de coronavirus es una pandemia. Hay 118.000 casos, más de 4,000 muertes, dijo la agencia, y el virus ha encontrado un punto de apoyo en todos los continentes, excepto en la Antártida. ¿Qué es una pandemia? “Nunca antes habÃamos
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Drug overdose death rates in the United States soared during the Covid-19 pandemic, and a new study suggests that Black and brown communities were hit hardest. Black people had the largest percentage increase in overdose death rates in 2020 — overtaking the rate among White people for the first time since
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By Katia Hetter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a new measure for determining Covid-19 community levels. According to these new metrics that now take into account hospitalizations and hospital capacity in addition to infection numbers, nearly 70% of the United States population resides in areas where masks are no
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee has fired coach Pat Baldwin one day after a first-round loss in the Horizon League Tournament concluded his fifth straight losing season. The Panthers went 57-92 overall and 34-59 in league play under Baldwin. Milwaukee finished 10-22 this season as former five-star recruit Patrick Baldwin played just 11 games while dealing
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer The Baylor women have gone from an 0-2 start in the Big 12 to winning their 12th consecutive conference title. The fifth-ranked Bears are 24-5 with a nine-game winning streak. Their 13th Big 12 title overall is their first without Kim Mulkey. New coach Nicki Collen says people thought
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jordyn Cambridge had the first triple-double in school history, Iyana Moore scored 14 of her 18 points in the first quarter and Vanderbilt beat Texas A&M 85-69 in the opening game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament, bringing the coaching career of Hall of Famer Gary Blair to an end. Brinae Alexander
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Las conversaciones entre Rusia y Ucrania iniciadas el lunes, cinco después de la invasión y el comienzo de la guerra, han abierto una puerta posible para la paz, aunque los combates persisten y este miércoles se reportaron nuevos bombardeos en Kyiv y Járkiv en medio de una brutal embestida rusa.
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By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A trade group that represents some of the biggest U.S. food companies has agreed to pay $9 million for violations of Washington campaign finance laws, after the state Supreme Court upheld a penalty twice that much. The Consumer Brands Association said in January it intended to appeal
Continue ReadingBy Alecia Reid Click here for updates on this story COATESVILLE, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Police are investigating what led to the shooting death of a child in Chester County. The 4-year-old was shot and killed in Coatesville on the 300 block of East Chestnut Street Monday. People that know the family say they are devastated.
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By David Close, CNN Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich announced Wednesday he plans to sell Chelsea Football Club, as it is “in the best interest of the Club, the fans, the employees, as well as the Club’s sponsors and partners.” No timetable was provided but Abramovich said the sale “will not be fast-tracked but will follow
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich has confirmed he is trying to sell the Premier League club he turned into an elite trophy-winning machine with his lavish investment. The speed of Abramovich’s looming exit from Chelsea is striking as he was trying to instigate a plan
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich has confirmed he is trying to sell the Premier League club he turned into an elite trophy-winning machine with his lavish investment. The speed of Abramovich’s looming exit from Chelsea is striking as he was trying to instigate a plan
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Marcus Watson had 18 points and 11 rebounds to carry North Carolina A&T to a 78-71 overtime win over Radford in the first round of the Big South Conference Tourney. Josiah Jeffers led the Highlanders on Wednesday with 18 points.
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Brown Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — When Officer Vanessa Washington thought about writing a children’s book, she didn’t have to look far to find the inspiration for her main character. She’s using her position as a community relations officer to inspire children and teach them valuable life lessons
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN New books are coming to the wide Dr. Seuss canon — and new creators are taking the reins from the late children’s author to write stories that reflect Seussian whimsy and the diversity of his readership. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, with Random House Children’s Books, will publish a line of books for
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By Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who held up popular bipartisan anti-lynching legislation in the Senate last Congress, announced Tuesday that he now supports and has signed on as a co-sponsor of a new version of the bill. The updated version of the legislation — known as the
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said he supports a traditional quarter-point increase in the Federal Reserve’s benchmark short-term interest rate when the Fed meets later this month, rather than a larger increase that some of its policymakers have proposed. But Powell did open the door to a bigger
Continue ReadingToday: Temperatures will hover in the upper ’70s Wednesday afternoon peaking near the record high of 78 degrees. Skies remain mostly clear with winds out of the southwest. Gust possible up to 25 mph. An elevated fire risk stands today due to the low relative humidity. Tonight: Temperatures slowly decrease to near 40 degrees with
Continue ReadingBy Ken MacLeod Click here for updates on this story LOWELL, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A father in Lowell father is watching the war in Ukraine with fear and hope that his two children will be safe in a nation under attack. His son and daughter are living with their mother in an area of Ukraine
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN There’s a new voice coming to the daytime talk show scene. Warner Bros. (which is owned by CNN’s parent company) announced Wednesday that Academy Award and Grammy-winning artist Jennifer Hudson will helm a talk show that will air on Fox television stations. “I have experienced so much in my life;
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