Watch now: MLB and MLBPA agree to start the season (11:43) Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) announced Tuesday that the two sides agreed to the security terms and testing protocols. As a result, Commissioner Rob Manfred has established a 60-game season that will see …
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AOC wins Democratic primary against Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, CNN projects
The district, which includes parts of the Bronx and Queens, is highly Democratic and is considered a trusted blue seat. It was previously held for years by veteran Democrat Joe Crowley, whom Ocasio-Cortez defeated in a big surprise in the 2018 midterm elections. Ocasio-Cortez, who in his first term became …
Read More »Valley sets another record with 380 new coronavirus cases
EDINBURGH – Hidalgo County reported 248 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, another maximum was set in a single day, and two additional deaths from virus-related complications. Cameron County reported 111 new cases Tuesday and the coronavirus-related death of a 21-year-old Indian Lake woman, the youngest coronavirus fatality in the …
Read More »Study Suggests Mutation May Make Coronavirus More Infectious
Researchers in Florida say they believe they have shown that the new coronavirus has mutated in a way that makes it easier to infect human cells. They say more research is needed to show whether the change has altered the course of the pandemic, but at least one researcher who …
Read More »Jamaal Bowman has an early lead over veteran rep Eliot Engel
The insurgent Jamaal Bowman almost declared victory over veteran representative Eliot Engel in a fiery victory speech Tuesday night. Bowman led Engel by nearly 4,000 votes in the first returns in the Democratic primary for the 16th Congressional District spanning parts of the Bronx and Westchester. But tens of thousands …
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