21-01-2021 04:44
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Biden’s bill will allocate $4 billion to help improve living conditions in Central American countries. Aside from developing more processing centers and additional protection for migrants seeking asylum in the U.S., Biden promised he would do away with the Migrant Protection Protocols established by the Trump Administration.
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Small Business Owners Looking Forward to Re-Opening of Bridges
14-10-2021 18:39
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With just a few hours of announcing the possible re-opening of the international bridges, many small businesses of the region are hoping this will benefit local commerce.Diana Tapia, owner of a small boutique located just a few blocks from Brownsville-Matamoros International Bridge, states that the 19 months of closure between the U.S. and Mexico negatively impacted her source of income. Diana is one of many small entrepreneurs who rely on the business of Mexican nationals.“Our sales dropp
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Re-Opening of Bridges Will Be In Phases, Starting November
14-10-2021 18:27
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The re-opening of the bridges will be in phases. The first will take effect in November.
DHS says next month they will allow fully vaccinated travelers from Canada and Mexico to enter the U.S. for non-essential purposes.
“Which means the families or tourists or people that come shop, they can come into the United States with proof of vaccines. Proof under the United States or WHO,” stated Henry Cuellar, U.S. Congressman District 28.
In January the U.S. will require essential workers
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Edinburg Family Left With Nothing After Fire Consumes Their Home
13-10-2021 17:50
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An Edinburg family has been left with nothing after a fire consumed their entire home.
Yesterday at around 3:30 pm the authorities received a call concerning a structural fire in the Montecristo area. Although there was no casualties the family is now asking the community for help. Now more than ever since all their belongings turned to ash. The family says that the fire spread quickly due to the mattress and toys left outside.
“We think that it was because of some light switches, because
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Pfizer Pending FDA Approval For Children
13-10-2021 00:50
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It’s anticipated this month the vaccine will be authorized for children ages 5 to 11. Mothers say they are ready to vaccinate their children.
Pfizer says studies show the vaccine is effective for minors. All they are pending is the approval from the FDA.
“Yes, we’re ready for the vaccine to come out. We have a 5-year old and a 13-year old. The 13-year old is already vaccinated, so we are waiting for the 5-year old to get vaccinated,” shared Lauren Cavazos.
“We decid
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Body of 30-Year Old Inmate Found Unresponsive
12-10-2021 00:46
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The incident was reported Saturday. The Webb County Sheriff’s Office says the body of a 30-year old inmate was found unresponsive.
The body of 30-year old Ashley Nicole Castro was found at 5:26 a.m. She was pronounced deceased by the medical examiner 13 minutes later.
Castro was arrested on October 3rd for possession of a controlled substance. During her detention, she allegedly refused drug detox treatment offered to her by jail personnel.
In a statement, Sheriff Martin Cuellar says they
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The Price On Basic Need Items Has Increased WorldWide Due To The Pandemic
09-10-2021 03:37
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Since the beginning of the pandemic we have seen an increase in prices only reflected in basic need items, but in the general economy worldwide.
According to economists, the price increase is due in part to the difficulties that the Coronavirus has brought to the production process and the changes to the government’s budgets, including multiple payments sent out to Americans so stimulate the economy.
Experts say that since August there has been a price increase up to 4.9 percent in basic p
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LISD Offers Virtual Instruction To Students Who Qualify
09-10-2021 03:22
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The questions stem from Senate Bill 15, which gives school districts the option to offer virtual instruction.
When Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 15 into law, this gave school districts the opportunity to formalize a plan to offer virtual instruction, but only to a percentage of the district’s population.
“When you offer it it has to be to students who had 90 percent of attendance last year, passed all their state exams and all the classes and they are limiting it to 10 perc
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Local Gym Helps Raise Breast Cancer Awareness With Upcoming Event
09-10-2021 03:07
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As many of us already know, October is breast cancer awareness month.
According to studies by the Cancer Foundation, each year 1 out of 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, in the United States. According to previous studies, 43,000 women are expected to lose their lives due to this disease.
The Breast Cancer Foundation coordinates in collaboration with community members to organize fundraising events for patients with this disease.
Fox Rio Grande Valley’s Kim Meza spoke with a va
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Police Officers Suggest Safe Tips to Prevent Credit Card Fraud
09-10-2021 02:27
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Online shopping has become very popular and Laredo police say it’s important to keep your credit card information private.
According to police, a victim lost her phone that contained photos of her credit card.
37-year old Yosvany Benitez Lozada is accused of stealing the information from her mobile device.
“Benitez Lozada was able to gain entry and recovered these photos from the cell phone and he was able to get the credit card number in the photos. He made several transactions thro
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Congressman Gonzalez and U.S. Secretary of Education Tour PSJA High School, Discuss Funding
08-10-2021 19:53
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Congressman Vicente Gonzalez visited PSJA Early College High School with the Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, who was in the region to promote President Biden’s plan to propose more accessible higher education and up to two years free, in some community schools.
The PSJA district received around 130 million in federal funds for education programs. The district is known for the support that they give their students to be able to pursue their career while being in high school.
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Edcouch Commissioner Lorenzo Cabrera Turns Himself In For Theft
07-10-2021 19:56
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Edcouch Commissioner Lorenzo Cabrera has turned himself in to the authorities for charges of alleged theft.
After authorities found fraudulent activities involving Cabrera, he surrendered himself to the city of Edcouch police department. He is now facing up to one year in jail and a bond of up to $4,000 dollars.
The administrator reiterates the city of Edcouch was late to conduct the annual audits. That is why this alleged crime came to light until now.
Since it was presumably committed in 2019,
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Lost Migrant Shares an Important Message and the Dangers of Human Smuggling
07-10-2021 01:05
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The migrant in the video was lost in a ranch Northeast of Laredo. He’s now sending a message to those that may be thinking of achieving the American Dream, illegally.
“I would tell them, that life is worth more than a dream.” he stated.
The same message Border Patrol is sending. Agents say just last year they reported over 7,000 rescues in the Laredo sector.
“So we’ve seen a lot of it. Everything from people being locked inside of a tanker car and a railroad car, al
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Coves of Winfield Project Awaiting Approval in North Laredo
06-10-2021 07:15
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If approved, this project will consist of residential and commercial projects North of Laredo.
The future of the project is pending approval from another board entity. If approved, this gives the green light for the Coves of Winfield Project to move forward.
“It’s about approximately 1,000 acres on loop 20 and Shiloh area on the north side of Laredo. In the project we are looking at doing apporoximately 1,800 homes” stated Cliff Killam, President and CEO of Killam Development.T
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Social Media Outage Causes An Impact On Our Community
06-10-2021 06:26
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Even though the social media outage only lasted a couple of hours, it had a big impact on our community.
Yesterdays social media blackout left millions of users without access to WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram. Many internet based businesses saw a radical decrease in sales.
Dania Guzman, owner of DG House of Fashion explains that she heavily relies on social media to connect with customers.
“As a small business, we do depend a lot on social media. I feel like social media is our biggest
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McAllen Proclaims October 5th as Teachers’ Day
05-10-2021 16:38
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The city of McAllen will be honoring educators in a special way.
In honor of World Teachers’ Day, McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos and the city of McAllen’s Commission issued an official proclamation showing their appreciation for the city’s teachers by announcing October 5th as McAllen’s official Teachers’ Day.
This was made possible with the partnership of Raise You Hand Texas and Teachers Can movements. The community is also being encouraged to personally express
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Enter the Peña CODE WORD for a chance to WIN TICKETS to the Dallas vs. Carolina game!
20-09-2021 17:16
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Enter the Peña CODE WORD for a chance to WIN TICKETS to a Dallas game!
20-09-2021 17:16
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31-08-2021 10:00
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23-06-2021 00:50
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Brad Pitt awarded temporary joint custody of his six children, sources say
28-05-2021 04:46
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Originally Published: 27 MAY 21 17:31 ET
Updated: 27 MAY 21 22:10 ET
By Chloe Melas, CNN
(CNN) — Brad Pitt has been awarded temporary joint custody of the six children he shares with Angelina Jolie, two sources with knowledge of the case told CNN.
The decision was made a few weeks ago and Jolie’s legal team has already appealed the judge’s decision, the sources said.
CNN has reached out to representatives for Pitt and lawyers for Jolie declined to comment.
“The recent dec
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Study finds majority of severe Covid-19 cases had longterm symptoms, as officials race to vaccinate
28-05-2021 04:44
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Originally Published: 27 MAY 21 03:45 ET
Updated: 27 MAY 21 22:22 ET
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN
(CNN) — Mask mandates are being lifted across the US.Coronavirus casesand hospitalizations are dropping. People are getting vaccinated.
All these promising signs suggest the summer of 2021 could be very different from a year ago.
Half of the adult population is fully vaccinated, according to data published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the past week,
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Louisiana lawmakers send anti-trans sports ban to governor, who is likely to issue a veto
28-05-2021 04:41
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Originally Published: 27 MAY 21 22:24 ET
By Devan Cole, CNN
(CNN) — Lawmakers in Louisiana sent a bill that wouldprohibit transgender girls and womenin the state from competing on girls’ and womens’ public elementary, secondary and college sports teams to the state’s Democratic governor on Thursday, who will likely issue a veto of the measure, which he previously called “unnecessary and discriminatory.”
The state’s Republican-led House passed
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Man charged with threatening to kill Biden and others in bizarre texts
27-05-2021 05:18
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Originally Published: 26 MAY 21 21:09 ET
By Caroline Kelly and Andy Rose, CNN
(CNN) — A New Mexico man is facing a federal charge for allegedly threatening to killPresident Joe Bidenand others in text messages he sent to people in two states.
John Benjamin Thornton is charged with using interstate commerce communications to send a threat to injure another person. The rambling texts allegedly from Thornton provided as evidence in a criminal complaint include statements that he w
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Obama says ‘institutional role’ constrained his comments on Ferguson and Trayvon Martin cases while President
27-05-2021 05:16
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Originally Published: 26 MAY 21 21:35 ET
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN
(CNN) — Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday reflected on the frustration he had felt in office when his “institutional role” limited his ability to comment on federal investigations into the shooting deaths ofTrayvon MartinandMichael Brown.
“I went as far as I could just commenting on cases like Trayvon Martin or what was happening in Ferguson because as we discovered, not every preside
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Mother of fallen Capitol Police officer wants to meet with GOP senators ahead of commission vote
27-05-2021 05:13
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Originally Published: 26 MAY 21 13:33 ET
Updated: 26 MAY 21 21:48 ET
By Jamie Gangel, CNN
(CNN) — The mother of fallen US Capitol Police OfficerBrian Sicknick, who had asked to meet with GOP senators, will meet with at least 15 of them Thursday ahead of an expected voteon the January 6 commissionthat so far is short of the 10 Republican votes needed to pass.
Thirteen Republican senators have declined to meet with her, according to a source with knowledge.
In a statement o
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Gunman who killed eight co-workers at California transit facility knew victims well, mayor says
27-05-2021 05:11
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Originally Published: 26 MAY 21 10:41 ET
Updated: 26 MAY 21 22:58 ET
By Eric Levenson, Stella Chan, Cheri Mossburg and Paul P. Murphy, CNN
(CNN) — A gunman opened fire Wednesday morning at a public transit rail yard inSan Jose, California, killing at least eight co-workers and wounding others, Deputy Russell Davis of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said.
The gunman, an employee of the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), is dead, Davis said. He has been identified as
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When to see the total lunar eclipse and ‘flower’ supermoon
26-05-2021 05:34
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Originally Published: 25 MAY 21 10:34 ET
Updated: 25 MAY 21 22:56 ET
By Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN
(CNN) — The moon is about to put on a bit of a show.
The full moon on Wednesday, May 26, will be the first total lunar eclipse since January 2019, according to EarthSky. It will take the moon just under three hours to cross through the Earth’s shadow, but the actual lunar eclipse will last for about 15 minutes.
A lunar eclipse happens when the sun, Earth and full moon alig
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House Republican leaders condemn Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Holocaust comparison after 5 days and a wave of outrage
26-05-2021 05:16
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Originally Published: 25 MAY 21 10:38 ET
Updated: 25 MAY 21 22:15 ET
By Ryan Nobles, CNN
(CNN) — House Republican leaders have condemned incendiary remarks from GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene five days aftershe first publicly comparedCapitol Hill mask rules to the Holocaust, amid a wave of criticism from Republican and conservative critics as well as Jewish groups aimed at the Georgia congresswoman and the party leaders’ silence.
“Marjorie is wrong, and her intenti
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Biden indicated he could support $1 trillion infrastructure plan, Republicans say, as GOP group prepares new offer
26-05-2021 05:12
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(CNN) — GOP senators say that President Joe Biden has informed them he’d be willing to accept an infrastructure package of around $1 trillion, significantly lower thanthe White House’s public offer last week.
Two key GOP negotiators — Sens. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia and Roger Wicker of Mississippi — both indicated on Tuesday that Biden has signaled openness to that price tag, a reason why they plan to make a counteroffer around that amount on Thurs
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