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La pandemia provoca conflictos entre la ciudad y el estado

April 16, 2021 at 11:43 a.m.

A finales del año pasado, los comisionados del Condado Athens-Clarke, Georgia, propusieron recortar la financiación de la policía a la mitad durante la próxima década y redirigir el dinero a...

La senadora de Nevada, Pat Spearman, demócrata por North Las Vegas, durante el Día 1 de la Convención Nacional Demócrata en el Wells Fargo Center, en Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, el 25 de julio de 2016.

Las mujeres logran un poder récord en las legislaturas estatales

February 26, 2021 at 11:07 a.m.

La senadora estatal de Nevada Pat Spearman, demócrata y líder de la mayoría, impulsó con éxito en 2020 una legislación que exige a los farmacéuticos surtir las recetas médicas de...

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 file photo, a droplet falls from a syringe after a health care worker was injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, R.I. The Vatican has declared it "morally acceptable" for Roman Catholics to receive COVID-19 vaccines based on research that used fetal tissue from abortions. The Vatican's watchdog office for doctrinal orthodoxy said Monday that it addressed the question after receiving requests for guidance. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Estafadores aprovechan la frustración y el caos del lanzamiento de la vacuna

February 18, 2021 at 12:04 p.m.

La nota en el tablón de anuncios en línea de un edificio de apartamentos de Washington, D.C., parecía tentadora: "¿Alguien quiere una vacuna contra COVID? Tengo una extra de Pfizer....

Un grupo de trabajadores de la salud de Alaska se prepara para abordar un avión que entrega vacunas COVID-19 en áreas remotas del estado.

Estos estados logran el éxito en la vacunación contra el COVID-19

February 5, 2021 at 12:17 p.m.

El hercúleo esfuerzo de distribución de vacunas de Alaska evoca la histórica "carrera de sueros" de hace casi 100 años que salvó a la ciudad de Nome de una epidemia...

‘Sin taxes’ could help states in pandemic budget slump — at least a little bit

June 29, 2020 at 4:23 p.m.

WASHINGTON - Gas tax revenue plummeted this spring, income taxes won't rebound anytime soon and some states are offering a property tax holiday because people can't pay during the pandemic....

Two Tesla EVs charge at the City of Palo Alto EV charging station in a public garage in Palo Alto, Calif.

Electric vehicle sales are up, but in some states charging stations are hard to find

January 6, 2020 at 10:59 a.m.

Electric vehicle owners — nearly 1.2 million of them on United States roads today — share the thrills of being energy-efficient and progressive. But they also have one big worry...

The gig-economy model for pet care has disrupted a standing industry in somewhat the same way that ride-hailing services upended the taxi industry.

The Uber and Lyft of dog walking fight state oversight

December 17, 2019 at 12:20 p.m.

All Connecticut state Rep. Kim Rose wanted was to make sure home-based "doggie day cares" followed the same health and safety rules as commercial kennels. It sounded deceptively simple. But...

FAMILY KNEW PILOT IN EMOTIONAL TANGLE

August 9, 2021 at 9:01 a.m.

About a year ago, Frank Corder was musing with his brother, John, about the notoriety of a West German teenager who flew a Cessna single-engine airplane into Moscow's Red Square....

CLINTON PUSHES HEALTH CARE ON THE HILL

August 9, 2021 at 11:33 a.m.

With his health plan facing rough times and the likely loss of Rep. Dan Rostenkowski's leadership, President Clinton on Wednesday urged Democratic members of Congress to fight for his proposal....

PENTAGON GETS AN OLD HAND

August 9, 2021 at 9:02 p.m.

Bobby Ray Inman, nominated Thursday to replace Les Aspin as defense secretary, is so bright he was once called America's "smartest spy." People who have dealt with the retired Navy...

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