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Reacciones locales y regionales a la Asamblea Constituyente de Maduro – Diario El País
Reacciones locales y regionales a la Asamblea Constituyente de Maduro – Diario El País

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UK Labour Party wants a general election — but a second referendum is more likely, MP says – CNBC
UK Labour Party wants a general election — but a second referendum is more likely, MP says – CNBC

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As the world awaits U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s next move after her Brexit deal failed to obtain parliamentary approval, some politicians from the country’s biggest opposition party believe a second referendum is now increasingly likely.

“The critical issue is now that she’s been defeated in the House of Commons, what does Theresa May do and I think, there’s only one way she can really go now — and that’s towards a referendum to give the people a chance to sort out this crisis,” Andrew Adonis, a Labour member of parliament who previously served as U.K. transport minister and education minister, told CNBC on Wednesday.

Labour officially want to push Brexit through despite swathes of the party considering themselves to be pro-EU. It tabled a no confidence vote against May, who is the head of the ruling Conservative Party, on Tuesday after her proposed Withdrawal Agreement lost by 230 votes. The deal details how Britain should exit the European bloc by end-March.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is hoping May will lose the leadership vote, which will pave the way for a general election that Labour is likely to win. But many political analysts and some Labour politicians believe May will survive the no-confidence motion, unless Conservative lawmakers vote against their own party leader.

Despite her defeat in the House of Commons, the U.K.’s lower house of parliament, “there is no immediate threat to May’s position,” Mujtaba Rahman, Europe managing director for political consultancy Eurasia Group, wrote in a note. May is expected to remain in power as the Democratic Unionist Party (another opposition group) and the Conservatives who voted against her Brexit deal will support her, Rahman said.

If May survives Corbyn’s no-confidence vote, she will have to put forward an alternative Brexit strategy next week, which will be subject to further debate in Parliament. But because there is no form of Brexit that will be supported by both Conservative and Labour, Corbyn will likely support the idea of a second vote on whether Britain should give up its E.U. membership, according to Adonis.

Another referendum is the “most likely course,” Adonis said. Given how divided parliament is, a referendum is the most realistic option for lawmakers to agree on, as opposed to another Brexit agreement, he continued.

Assuming May wins the no-confidence vote, the big question is whether Corbyn will move forward on a referendum next week or wait until the end of March, Adonis said. He believes the results of a second referendum will overwhelmingly see the U.K. remain in the E.U.

— Correction: This story has been updated to accurately reflect the Labour party’s stance on Brexit.

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Source Article from https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/16/brexit-labour-party-wants-general-election-but-2nd-referendum-likely.html

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Michelle Wu makes history as the first woman and first person of color elected mayor of Boston – CNBC
Michelle Wu makes history as the first woman and first person of color elected mayor of Boston – CNBC

Wu, the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, broke Boston’s 200-year pattern of only electing white men for the job. Boston’s acting mayor, Kim Janey, became Boston’s first black female mayor in March after Marty Walsh resigned to serve as President Joe Biden’s labor secretary. 

Throughout the campaign Wu proposed policies designed to tackle the city’s racial wealth gap and climate change including rent stabilization, free public transit and a “city-level Green New Deal agenda” that would invest in clean energy sources and plant more trees, among other initiatives. 

Wu is familiar with breaking glass ceilings. In 2013, when she was first elected to Boston’s city council, she was the first Asian-American woman to serve as city councilman and from 2016 to January 2018 she served as the council’s first woman of color president.

The Chicago native told CNBC Make It in an interview last year that she never thought she would have a career in politics growing up. “I’m the daughter of immigrants and my parents came to this country with nothing in their pockets and not speaking English and all of us kids were supposed to grow up and just get a stable job that kept us out of trouble,” she said. “So, that was what I was always aiming for.”

That all changed, however, when she was working her first job as a consultant in Boston after graduating from Harvard. 

“I had just graduated [college] and I was working downtown in Boston and I got a call from my sister one day that said I had to go home right then and there and that something was very wrong and they needed help at home,” she recalled. 

Wu explained that her mother was struggling with a very serious mental illness at that time. “In the depths of her mental health crisis, I was 22 or 23 years old and had to start raising my sisters and become the caregiver for my mom as well,” Wu said, adding that her two sisters are six and 12 years younger than her. “So, in that moment, I went from being someone who had been actively pushed away from ever thinking about politics and government to then having to deal with the structures and systems of the government over and over again in our daily lives and in our struggles against it— whether it was trying to care for my sisters and get them into the right school placements or get my mom health care for her situation.”

Wu, who eventually moved her mom and sisters with her to Boston, attended Harvard Law School. She was introduced to the world of politics when her then-law school professor Elizabeth Warren ran for Senate in 2012. “By my third year of law school, [Warren] was running for the United States Senate,” Wu said. “And, I just showed up to office hours and asked how I could help. I was put to work knocking on doors and making phone calls and organizing in Boston.”

Warren called Wu “family” and congratulated the mother of two young boys on her historic win in a statement on Twitter. “From teaching her in law school, to working together on my first Senate run, to supporting her campaigns, I’ve seen her positive energy, her good heart, and her ability to make big change for Boston,” Warren wrote. “She will be a terrific mayor.” 

Government leaders throughout Massachusetts including Sen. Ed Markey, Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Gov. Charlie Baker also sent Wu celebratory messages. 

George, Wu’s contender in the race, applauded Wu’ historic win in her concession speech Tuesday night. “She is the first woman, first person of color, and as an Asian American, the first elected to be mayor of Boston,” she said. “I know this is no small feat.”

In her victory speech, Wu mentioned that one of her sons asked her if “sons can be elected mayor of Boston.” “They have been, and they will someday again, but not tonight,” she said. “On this day, Boston elected your mom because from every corner of our city, Boston has spoken.”

She continued: “I want to be clear — it wasn’t my vision on the ballot. It was ours, together … Although we’ve put in a lot of work to get to this day, our movement does not end here. We have a lot of work to do, so let’s dig in.”

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Source Article from https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/03/michelle-wu-makes-history-as-first-woman-elected-mayor-of-boston.html

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Cuomo violated federal, state laws as he sexually harassed multiple women, NY attorney general says – CNBC
Cuomo violated federal, state laws as he sexually harassed multiple women, NY attorney general says – CNBC

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed at least 11 women and then retaliated against a former employee who complained publicly about his conduct, according to a bombshell report released Tuesday by state Attorney General Letitia James.

The monthslong probe concluded that Cuomo “sexually harassed multiple women, and in doing so violated federal and state law,” James said at a press conference. Her office noted, however, that there were no specific penalties tied to the report.

The 165-page report, which comprises interviews with 179 witnesses and a review of tens of thousands of documents, also said that Cuomo’s office was riddled with fear and intimidation, and was a hostile work environment for many staffers.

Cuomo harassed members of his own staff, members of the public and other state employees, one of whom was a state trooper, the report alleges.

The findings reveal “a deeply disturbing, yet clear, picture,” James said, describing Cuomo’s office as “a toxic workplace.”

Cuomo’s office did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on the attorney general’s report.

The announcement came about two weeks after Cuomo was interviewed by investigators retained by James’ office for the probe. Cuomo was reportedly questioned for 11 hours.

The probe into numerous women’s allegations of sexual harassment by Cuomo began in March, after the state’s executive chamber granted James’ request to investigate.

Later that same month, dozens of Democratic state lawmakers — including New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, with whom Cuomo has long had a fraught relationship — urged the governor to resign.

New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, also a Democrat, in mid-March authorized a panel to launch an impeachment investigation into the harassment claims and other allegations of wrongdoing by Cuomo, including whether his staff tried to hide or alter data on coronavirus deaths in New York nursing homes.

Cuomo has defended himself against all the allegations and has repeatedly rebuffed calls for his resignation, though he has apologized for making some women feel uncomfortable.

“I never harassed anyone, I never assaulted anyone, I never abused anyone,” Cuomo said in March. “I’m not going to resign.”

President Joe Biden has previously said that Cuomo should resign if the allegations against him are confirmed the investigation. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Cuomo still had the backing of multiple New York business leaders going into the release of the report. His reelection campaign raised over $2 million on the backs of the executives, including big donations from real estate executive Stephen Ross and Laurance Rockefeller Jr., a member of the ultrawealthy Rockefeller family.

It’s unclear if those executives will still support him going forward.

Cuomo has previously suggested that the probe was not being conducted in an independent manner, and his staff have noted that James could be a potential future gubernatorial candidate in New York. James at the presser said she was offended by the efforts to undercut and discredit the investigation.

This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.

Source Article from https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/03/ny-gov-andrew-cuomo-sexual-harassment-report.html

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Noticias Telemundo Presents ‘Muriendo Por Cruzar’ This Sunday August 3 at 6PM – TVbytheNumbers
Noticias Telemundo Presents ‘Muriendo Por Cruzar’ This Sunday August 3 at 6PM – TVbytheNumbers

via press release:

NOTICIAS  TELEMUNDO  PRESENTS:

“MURIENDO POR CRUZAR,” AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCREASING NUMBER OF IMMIGRANT DEATHS ALONG THE BORDER, THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 AT 6 P.M./5 C

Carmen Dominicci and Neida Sandoval present the Telemundo and The Weather Channel co-production

Miami – July 31, 2014 – Telemundo presents “Muriendo por Cruzar”, a documentary that investigates why increasing numbers of immigrants are dying while trying to cross the US-Mexican border near the city of Falfurrias, Texas, this Sunday, August 3 at 6PM/5 C.  The Telemundo and The Weather Channel co-production, presented by Noticias Telemundo journalists Carmen Dominicci and Neida Sandoval, reveals the obstacles immigrants face once they cross into US territory, including extreme weather conditions, as they try to evade the border patrol.  “Muriendo por Cruzar” is part of Noticias Telemundo’s special coverage of the crisis on the border and immigration reform.

 

“‘Muriendo por Cruzar’” dares to ask questions that reveal the actual conditions undocumented immigrants face as they try to start a new life in the United States,” said Alina Falcón, Telemundo’s Executive Vice President for News and Alternative Programming.  “Our collaboration with The Weather Channel was very productive. They have a unique expertise in covering the impact of weather on people’s lives, as we do in covering immigration reform and the border crisis. The result is a compelling documentary that exposes a harrowing reality.”

“Muriendo por Cruzar” is the first co-production by Telemundo and The Weather Channel.  Both networks are part of NBCUniversal.

Source Article from http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/31/noticias-telemundo-presents-muriendo-por-cruzar-this-sunday-august-3-at-6pm/289119/

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EU Observation Mission Accuses TVM and ‘Noticias’ of Bias – AllAfrica.com
EU Observation Mission Accuses TVM and ‘Noticias’ of Bias – AllAfrica.com

Maputo — The European Union election observation mission, which observed the 16 October general elections in Mozambique, has accused the publicly owned television channel TVM, and the pro-government daily “Noticias” of serious bias in their coverage.

The final report from the EU mission carries an analysis of press coverage of the election campaign, concluding that TVM’s reporting on the campaign was “clearly tendentious” in favour of the presidential candidate of the ruling Frelimo Party, Filipe Nyusi. 64 per cent of TVM’s presidential campaign coverage was devoted to Nyusi, 19 per cent to Daviz Simango, candidate of the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), and 17 per cent to Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the former rebel movement Renamo.

The TVM coverage of the political parties was also unbalanced – 56 per cent of the time went to Frelimo, 22 per cent to Renamo, 17 per cent to the MDM and five per cent to minor parties.

The imbalance was truly startling when it came to TVM panel discussions – overwhelmingly the guests TVM chose to invite were pro-Frelimo, and hostile to both opposition parties. The EU Mission report divided the tone used in these talk shows into positive, negative and neutral. It found that all the mentions of Nyusi were positive, while nothing positive was said about the other two candidates.

80 per cent of the mentions of Dhlakama in these programmes were negative and 20 per cent neutral. For Simango, the TVM panels were unrelentingly hostile, with 100 per cent negative mentions.

As for “Noticias”, the EU report found that 60 per cent of its presidential coverage went to Nyusi, 23 per cent to Dhlakama and 17 per cent to Simango. For the parties, 60 per cent of the coverage went to Frelimo, 14 per cent to the MDM, 12 per cent to Renamo and an astounding 14 per cent to the gaggle of 27 minor parties most of whom ran no campaign at all.

The report found Radio Mozambique and the main independent media group, SOICO, much fairer in their coverage. Thus in the presidential campaign, 39 per cent of the Radio’s coverage went to Nyusi, 33 per cent to Dhlakama and 28 per cent to Simango. But Nyusi was always the first candidate mentioned in the radio newscasts.

The EU mission thought that the radio’s coverage of the parties was also “reasonably balanced” – although Frelimo took 47 per cent of the time, compared with 23 per cent each for Renamo and the MDM and seven per cent for others.

The SOICO television channel, STV, was clearly making a serious attempt at balance.

The Report found that 41 per cent of its presidential campaign coverage went to Nyusi, 32 per cent to Simango and 27 per cent to Dhlakama. As for the parties, STV gave 37 per cent of the time to Frelimo, 33 per cent to Renamo, 28 per cent to the MDM and two per cent to the minor parties.

The coverage by the SOICO daily paper, “O Pais”, came close to equality between the three presidential candidates: Simango received somewhat more coverage than either of his opponents, with 37 per cent, compared to 33 per cent for Nyusi and 30 per cent for Dhlakama.

As for the parties, “O Pais” gave 39 per cent to Renamo, 38 per cent to Frelimo, 16 per cent to the MDM, and seven per cent to the most serious of the minor parties, the PDD (Party for Peace, Democracy and Development).

Source Article from http://allafrica.com/stories/201502190175.html

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Two adults and boy killed as small plane crashes into SUV on Florida street – The Guardian
Two adults and boy killed as small plane crashes into SUV on Florida street – The Guardian

A boy riding in an SUV with his mother died when a small plane struggling to return to a south Florida airport crashed into them on a residential street, officials said.

Two people on the plane died in the crash on Monday afternoon, which was recorded by a neighbor’s security camera. The boy’s mother was injured but authorities said she was released from the hospital later on Monday, the Pembroke Pines fire chief, Marcel Rodriguez, said.

The Beechcraft Bonanza plane had just taken off from North Perry airport in Pembroke Pines and was returning just before 3pm, the fire chief said. He said it may have experienced mechanical issues.

“The car literally looks like it’s just in half,” neighbor Salah Elshaer, who called 911, told WSVN.

“We heard like a bomb, like a tremendous noise, and we went outside, and everything was on fire,” another neighbor, Annabel Fernandez, told the TV station.

The boy’s mother was able to get out of the vehicle and was trying to free her son. Firefighters eventually freed the trapped child and they were taken to the hospital, where the boy died.

A neighbor’s door camera recorded the crash, showing the plane nose-diving into the SUV as the woman was driving down a street. The plane’s wreckage then hurtles along the pavement, leaving a line of flames in its wake. The plane also took out a power line when it crashed, officials said.

The names of the victims were not released. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board was investigating the crash.

Source Article from https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/16/florida-boy-mother-suv-crash-small-plane

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Cuando las malas noticias llegan vía Twitter – TeleCinco.es
Cuando las malas noticias llegan vía Twitter – TeleCinco.es

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Hueco y mal estado de la vía, grandes responsables de muerte de Martín Elías: Policía – Noticias Caracol
Hueco y mal estado de la vía, grandes responsables de muerte de Martín Elías: Policía – Noticias Caracol

El vehículo se movilizaba a una velocidad de 120 km/h y al parecer el conductor no tuvo pericia para tomar el bache, según primeros resultados de esta investigación.

Además, autoridades están mirando si cabe responsabilidad al conductor por homicidio culposo.

Al respecto, Armando ‘Nando’ Quintero había asegurado en Noticias Caracol que esquivó a unos motociclistas y que un bache en el piso los hizo volcar. “No puede andar uno en 220 km/h”, añadió. Vea su entrevista completa.

“En esa carretera no se puede andar a 200 km/h, íbamos a 120”: habla…

También se confirmó que Martín Elías no portaba el cinturón de seguridad cuando ocurrió el fatal accidente.

Vea, además: El aparatoso accidente de tránsito que le costó la vida a Martín Elías

El accidente

El hijo de Diomedes Díaz fue trasladado con vida a la clínica Santa María de Sincelejo, pero falleció después de tener hasta cinco paros respiratorios.

Martín Elías, reconocido por canciones como ‘El terremoto’, ‘Ábrete’, ‘Acabaste con mi vida’ y ‘Aquí estoy yo’, murió a sus 26 años producto de las heridas ocasionadas en un accidente de tránsito cuando se dirigía a Valledupar.

Martín Elías fue homenajeado por varios representantes del género vallenato y su cuerpo estuvo en cámara ardiente por tres días en el Parque de la Leyenda Vallenata. Luego fanáticos del artista lo acompañaron en una caravana hasta al cementerio, allí fue enterrado junto a su papá, Diomedez Díaz.

Relacionado: Así fue el homenaje a Martín Elías en el Parque de la Leyenda Vallenata de Valledupar

Noticia en desarrollo… 

Source Article from http://noticias.caracoltv.com/colombia/hueco-y-mal-estado-de-la-grandes-responsables-de-muerte-de-martin-elias-policia

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Hurricane Dorian heads for the US: Live updates – CNN
Hurricane Dorian heads for the US: Live updates – CNN

Hurricane Dorian is no small threat.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency, urging residents to stockpile enough supplies for a week. The Bahamas Prime Minister has warned residents they may pay with their life if they choose not to evacuate.

And President Donald Trump said the storm Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds looks like it “can be an absolute monster.”

Here’s what to expect in the coming days:

Saturday:

Dorian is barreling toward the US at 140 mph with even higher wind gusts, moving over the Atlantic well north of the Bahamas. As it spins northwestward it is expected to get stronger, possibly up to 150 mph. Category 5 winds are from 157 mph and higher.

A hurricane warning was issued for the northwestern Bahamas excluding Andros Island, where a hurricane watch remained in effect.

“A warning is typically issued 36 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or dangerous,” the National Hurricane Center says.

Sunday:

The storm will be near or over the northwestern part of the Bahamas.

The islands will feel the effects of the hurricane Sunday evening, with wind speeds of up to 145 mph — equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane.

The hurricane could weaken slightly at its interaction with the Bahamas, CNN Meteorologist Robert Shackelford said.

“Although fluctuations in intensity are possible early next week, Dorian is expected to remain a powerful hurricane during the next few days,” the hurricane center said.

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Source Article from https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-saturday/index.html

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Eric Miller, Trump nominee for 9th Circuit Court, confirmed by Senate – Washington Times
Eric Miller, Trump nominee for 9th Circuit Court, confirmed by Senate – Washington Times

WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to be a judge on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a party-line vote.

The Seattle attorney, Eric Miller, was confirmed 53-46, as the Republican-led Senate focuses on reshaping the federal judiciary in the Trump era.

The appeals court oversees the Western states and is often a target of Trump’s complaints about the judicial branch.

Miller was nominated last year but faced opposition from Democrats, in part over his views on issues of tribal sovereignty.

Among those objecting were Washington state’s two Democratic senators. Aides say Miller’s confirmation marks the first time the Senate has strayed from tradition and confirmed a judicial nominee over the dissent of both home-state senators.

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Source Article from https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/26/eric-miller-trump-nominee-9th-circuit-court-confir/

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Live updates: Trump returns to the campaign trail as another poll shows support for his ouster is growing – The Washington Post
Live updates: Trump returns to the campaign trail as another poll shows support for his ouster is growing – The Washington Post

According to the indictment, Parnas, Fruman and other defendants “conspired to circumvent the federal laws against foreign influence by engaging in a scheme to funnel foreign money to candidates for federal and state office so that the defendants could buy potential influence with the candidates, campaigns, and the candidates’ governments.”

Source Article from https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry-live-updates/2019/10/10/e46ddd94-eace-11e9-9c6d-436a0df4f31d_story.html

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After Chauvin’s conviction for Floyd murder, DOJ weighs charging him for 2017 incident involving Black teen – KSTP
After Chauvin’s conviction for Floyd murder, DOJ weighs charging him for 2017 incident involving Black teen – KSTP

Two months ago, federal prosecutors in Minneapolis brought witnesses before a federal grand jury to provide testimony related to the incident, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported at the time. And this week, a source informed of the probe told ABC News that the investigation is still underway, with the Justice Department still weighing whether to bring federal charges against Chauvin for both the 2017 incident and George Floyd’s death.


Officials at the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) were recently briefed on the federal government’s interest in the 2017 incident, a move that came before the Justice Department this week launched a sweeping investigation of MPD’s policing practices, ABC News was told.


“We will assist the DOJ with anything that they need, and the chief has pledged full cooperation with any investigating agency,” MPD spokesman John Elder said, speaking generally of any requests made related to police conduct.


Months before the start of the trial against Chauvin, which culminated in Tuesday’s conviction, state prosecutors wanted to describe the 2017 incident to the jury to show a pattern in Chauvin’s conduct, but the judge presiding over the case refused to let prosecutors bring it up.


Nevertheless, in court documents filed before the judge’s final ruling on the matter, Frank said videos of the incident captured by body-worn cameras “show Chauvin’s use of unreasonable force towards this child and complete disdain for his well-being.”


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According to Frank’s account of the incident, Chauvin and another Minneapolis police officer were dispatched to a home where a woman claimed she had been attacked by her 14-year-old son and young daughter.


After officers entered the home and spoke to the woman, they ordered the son to lie on the ground, but he refused. Within seconds, Chauvin hit the teenager with his flashlight, grabbed the teenager’s throat, hit him again with the flashlight, and then “applied a neck restraint, causing the child to lose consciousness and go to the ground,” according to Frank’s account of the videos, detailed in a filing seeking permission to raise the incident during trial.


“Chauvin and (the other officer) placed (the teenager) in the prone position and handcuffed him behind his back while the teenager’s mother pleaded with them not to kill her son and told her son to stop resisting,” Frank wrote, noting that at one point the teenager’s ear began bleeding. “About a minute after going to the ground, the child began repeatedly telling the officers that he could not breathe, and his mother told Chauvin to take his knee off her son.”


About eight minutes in, Chauvin moved his knee to the teenager’s upper back and left it there for nine more minutes, according to Frank.


Eventually, Chauvin told the teenager he was under arrest for domestic assault and obstruction with force. The two officers then helped the teenager to an ambulance, which took him to a hospital to receive stitches, Frank wrote.


In his court filing, Frank said Chauvin’s handling of the 14-year-old boy mirrored Chauvin’s actions with Floyd, when Chauvin pinned Floyd’s neck under his knee for more than eight minutes after responding to a call at a convenience store where Floyd allegedly used a counterfeit $20 bill.


“As was true with the conduct with George Floyd, Chauvin rapidly escalated his use of force for a relatively minor offense,” Frank wrote. “Just like with Floyd, Chauvin used an unreasonable amount of force without regard for the need for that level of force or the victim’s well-being. Just like with Floyd, when the child was slow to comply with Chauvin and (the other officer’s) instructions, Chauvin grabbed the child by the throat, forced him to the ground in the prone position, and placed his knee on the child’s neck with so much force that the child began to cry out in pain and tell Chauvin he could not breathe.”


Last year, as Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck, Floyd repeatedly pleaded, “I can’t breathe.”


But Chauvin’s defense attorney Eric Nelson disputed such comparisons, insisting, “there is no marked similarity between (the 2017 incident) and the George Floyd incident.” 



In his own court filing objecting to the prosecution team’s efforts, Nelson insisted that during the 2017 incident Chauvin acted according to MPD policy by using a neck restraint against someone “actively resisting” arrest, which MPD policy at the time allowed officers to do, Nelson wrote.


In addition, Nelson noted, “a mother had been physically assaulted by her children,” and when Chauvin’s use of force was reported to supervisors, it was “cleared.”


“It was reasonable and authorized under the law as well as MPD policy,” Nelson said.


The judge presiding over the case agreed with Nelson that the jury should not hear about the 2017 incident, so prosecutors were blocked from bringing it up during Chauvin’s trial.


Three other officers who were with Chauvin at the scene last year when Floyd died have been charged with aiding and abetting Chauvin’s fatal actions. They are scheduled to stand trial in August.


A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment when contacted by ABC News.


On Wednesday, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Justice Department was launching a civil investigation — not a criminal probe — to determine if the Minneapolis Police Department “engages in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlawful policing,” including whether Minneapolis police routinely use excessive force and engage in discriminatory conduct.


The wide-ranging civil investigation “is separate from and independent of the federal criminal investigation into the death of George Floyd that the Justice Department has previously announced,” Garland said.


Nelson did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment from ABC News.

Source Article from https://kstp.com/news/after-chauvins-conviction-for-floyd-murder-doj-weighs-charging-him-for-2017-incident-involving-black-teen/6084716/

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Noticias Telemundo y La Opinión se alían para servir a la comunidad hispana – Telemundo
Noticias Telemundo y La Opinión se alían para servir a la comunidad hispana – Telemundo

Miami, FL.- La comunidad hispana en Estados Unidos tendrá desde hoy un mayor acceso a la información y a las noticias que les afectan gracias a la alianza formada por Noticias Telemundo y el diario La Opinión.

 

Como resultado de este acuerdo, Noticias Telemundo ofrecerá primicias y adelantos de las series noticiosas que trabajará en conjunto con La Opinión y, a su vez, compartirá sus videos en los sitios del diario.

 

La Opinión y Telemundo se unen para informar a la comunidad

 

“Estamos muy contentos, ya que asociarse con el periódico en español más importante del país no es algo que sucede todos los días”, dijo Luis Fernández, Vicepresidente Ejecutivo de Noticias Telemundo. “Nuestras estructuras se complementan de una manera ideal para producir historias de interés para la comunidad hispana”, dijo Fernández.

 

Por su parte, Damián Mazzotta, Gerente General de la zona oeste de Impremedia, la empresa que agrupa a La Opinión y otros medios hispanos en todo el país, aseguró que la organización está muy emocionada de unir fuerzas con el equipo de Telemundo. 

 

“Durante 90 años de servicio La Opinión se ha dedicado a abogar por la comunidad latina. Creemos que esta alianza tendrá un impacto duradero al generar contenido relevante que refleja el presente y futuro de nuestra cultura”, indicó Mazzotta.

 

Eduardo Suñol, vicepresidente de Noticias Telemundo Digital, resaltó que esta alianza unificará las voces hispanas de costa a costa ya que muchas veces las historias locales de la comunidad se quedan en las calles, en los supermercados, en los lugares de trabajo y se pierden por falta de difusión.

 

“Nosotros queremos contar esas historias locales para que no se pierdan y que por el contrario, resuenen en todo el país. Que lo que pase en Los Angeles, se sepa en Miami o en Nueva York y que nuestra comunidad no esté limitada”, dijo Suñol.

 

El acuerdo se produce a pocos meses de  las elecciones presidenciales, un momento en el que la comunidad necesita estar más informada para tomar las decisiones que afectarán a sus vidas.

 

“Este es un tiempo decisivo para los hispanos. Quien quiera ser presidente no puede ignorar o dejar de considerar la voz de nuestra comunidad”, indicó Fernández. “Esta alianza nos permitirá incrementar recursos y multiplicar plataformas para que la gente esté más enterada”.

 

De igual manera, Gabriel Lerner, editor en jefe de La Opinión, aseguró que gracias a esta alianza los hispanos tendrán la oportunidad de recibir información de gran importancia para la comunidad en esta época en la que se aproximan las elecciones.

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Book recounts Arabian horse history in Brazil – Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)
Book recounts Arabian horse history in Brazil – Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)

São Paulo – The first Arabian horse specimens arrived in Brazil in the 19th century, but there used to be no comprehensive records of their origins, use, and dissemination across the country. Now there are. Released in late 2014, the book O Cavalo Árabe no Brasil (The Arabian horse in Brazil) recounts the history of the animal in the country and features photo essays portraying the ways in which it is used throughout the Brazilian territory. The book features texts by Mario Braga, photos by Marco Terranova and editing from Andrea Jakobsson.

Marco Terranova

The Arabian horse is bred all over Brazil

According to Braga, the book was one of the actions designed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Brazilian Association of Arabian Horse Breeders (ABCCA), in 2014. “We had no accounts available of the history of the animal in these parts, and Brazil is a landmark when it comes to breeding Arabian horses. We raise and export the animal,” Braga said. In a bid to retrieve the race’s history in the country, the author resorted to foreign publications, research works, and old newspapers.

Braga claims the earliest documentation of the animal’s arrival in Brazil date from 1860, but there is little information regarding importation and utilization from that time. The first official Arabian horse breeder was Guilherme Echenique Filho, who imported seven specimens in the 1920s from a stud farm in Argentina to Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state.

The race was only bred in the South, with a few specimens in other regions, until ABCCA was founded in 1964 by banker Aloysio Faria, one of the owners of Banco Real, which has since been incorporated into Santander. The association was established in Belo Horizonte and then implemented in São Paulo. Echenique joined Faria and then the Arabian horse started being used in the entire Brazilian territory.

The photos in the book show the Arabian horse in the pampas (lowlands) area of Rio Grande do Sul, among buffalo herds in Marajó, Pará, in Midwestern cattle farms, and even in the Northeastern caatinga (savannah). These pictures are testimony to one of the animal’s main features: its resistance.

“It is the oldest horse there is, the father to all races. The thoroughbred, the quarter horse, the Andalusian and the domestic horse all derive from the Arabian horse,” said Braga. According to information from ABCCA, the earliest records of the animal’s existence were found in Egyptian bas reliefs from the 16th century BC, and the race originated in the desert.

Arabian horses are bred in many countries, among them Argentina, United States, Egypt and Poland. Arab countries Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates invest in breeding and hold contests. In addition to racing, Arabian horses are used in genetic improvement.

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Book O cavalo árabe no Brasil (The Arabian Horse in Brazil)
Authors: Mario Braga and Marco Terranova
Price: R$ 140.00 (roughly US$ 44)
Information: www.abcca.com.br or (+55 11) 3674-1744

*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum

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Dems ready aggressive response to Trump emergency order, as GOP splinters | TheHill – The Hill
Dems ready aggressive response to Trump emergency order, as GOP splinters | TheHill – The Hill

House Democrats are vowing an aggressive response to President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump nominates ambassador to Turkey Trump heads to Mar-a-Lago after signing bill to avert shutdown CNN, MSNBC to air ad turned down by Fox over Nazi imagery MORE‘s emergency declaration at the southwest border, mulling ways to block his go-it-alone approach with legislation, legal action, or both.

Yet party leaders are in no immediate rush to show their hand, instead hoping to keep the focus on growing GOP divisions while pressuring more Republicans to oppose the president’s unilateral power play.

Heading into the week-long President’s Day recess, the office of Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy Patricia D’Alesandro PelosiConstitutional conservatives need to oppose the national emergency House Judiciary Dems seek answers over Trump’s national emergency declaration Why don’t we build a wall with Canada? MORE (D-Calif.) is distributing a spreadsheet to members logging a host of wide-ranging local projects potentially threatened by Trump’s effort to shift funds from military construction coffers to the border wall.

The list — nearly 400-projects long — features a number of ventures in GOP districts. It includes maintenance facilities for F-35 stealth fighters at Eielson Air Force Base outside Fairbanks, Alaska; the operation of a middle school at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and funds to replace a training maze at Fort Bragg, N.C.

“We have to smoke out as many Republicans as possible by making the case that projects in their backyard are in jeopardy and will likely be raided to help pay for Trump’s ineffective and politically motivated wall,” said a senior Democratic aide.

Key congressional Republicans, meanwhile, don’t need any nudge from Democrats. They’re already tearing themselves apart over Trump’s declaration.

“Congress has granted the executive branch certain spending authorities. I strongly object to any president acting outside of those explicit authorities to spend money that Congress has not appropriated for specific initiatives,” said Rep. Greg WaldenGregory (Greg) Paul WaldenFormer Ryan aide moves to K street Overnight Health Care — Presented by PCMA — Lawmakers pay tribute to John Dingell’s legacy on health care | White House denies officials are sabotaging ObamaCare | FDA wants meeting with Juul, Altria execs on youth vaping House members hint at bipartisan net neutrality bill MORE, the House GOP’s former top campaigns chief and the only Republican in the Oregon delegation.

Centrist Rep. Tom ReedThomas (Tom) W. ReedDems hit GOP on pre-existing conditions at panel’s first policy hearing A rare display of real political courage Overnight Health Care: Dems hit GOP with ObamaCare lawsuit vote | GOP seeks health care reboot after 2018 losses | House Dems aim for early victories on drug pricing | CDC declares lettuce e-coli outbreak over MORE (R-N.Y.), a leader of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, also is urging Trump to abandon his unilateral action.

“We recognize the president has the authority to declare a national emergency but believe this sets a bad precedent and lets Congress off the hook from doing its job,” Reed said. “We encourage the president to use other means to move around unused money to build off of the down payment on border security Congress is delivering with this funding bill.”

Across the Capitol, GOP criticism of Trump’s executive move was even more scathing.

Sen. Lamar AlexanderAndrew (Lamar) Lamar AlexanderCongress must move forward on measure dealing with fentanyl GOP advances rules change to speed up confirmation of Trump nominees Key doctors group faces political risks on guns MORE (R-Tenn.), a former member of leadership and senior appropriator, lambasted Trump’s emergency declaration as “unnecessary, unwise and inconsistent with the U.S. Constitution.”

Sen. Thom TillisThomas (Thom) Roland TillisBusiness, conservative groups slam Trump’s national emergency declaration GOP senator dedicates heart photo to wife from Senate floor for Valentine’s Day A year since Parkland: we have a solution MORE (R-N.C.), a member of the Judiciary and Armed Services committees, warned that Trump was setting a horrible precedent that the next Democratic president could use to ram through “left-wing” policies.

A President Bernie SandersBernard (Bernie) SandersNewsom endorses Kamala Harris for president Business, conservative groups slam Trump’s national emergency declaration Poll: Sanders, Biden seen as most popular second choices in Dem primary MORE, Tillis said, would declare a national emergency to implement the “radical Green New Deal,” while a President Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerNewsom endorses Kamala Harris for president Trump tweets video mocking Dems not cheering during State of the Union Former Virginia Gov McAuliffe writes book about confronting white nationalism MORE would declare an emergency on gun violence and end Second Amendment rights.

Sen. Booker (D-N.J.) is running for president, while Sen. Sanders (I-Vt.) is expected by many to enter the race.

“It doesn’t matter who the President is or what party they belong to: I strongly believe in the separation of powers and curbing the kind of executive overreach that Congress has allowed to fester for the better part of the last century, including during the Obama Administration,” Tillis said in a statement.

Those GOP concerns aren’t necessarily unfounded. On Friday, Rep. Ilhan OmarIlhan OmarBusiness, conservative groups slam Trump’s national emergency declaration Trump tweets video mocking Dems not cheering during State of the Union Omar: Next president should declare national emergency on climate change ‘on day 1’ MORE (D-Minn.), a progressive freshman rabble rouser, tweeted that the next president “should declare a #NationalEmergency on day 1 to address the existential threat to all life on the planet posed by Climate Change.”

Rep. Earl BlumenauerEarl BlumenauerBusinesses need bank accounts — marijuana shops included Dem senator introduces S. 420 bill that would legalize marijuana Dems downplay divisions over Green New Deal MORE (D-Ore.) went a step further, announcing Friday that he’ll soon introduce a congressional emergency declaration on climate change. And Pelosi on Thursday warned Republicans that backing Trump’s unilateral action would haunt them, potentially liberating the next Democratic president to launch a similar gambit to restrict guns.

“I’m not advocating for any president doing an end-run around Congress,” she said. “I’m just saying that the Republicans should have some dismay about the door that they are opening.”

The bipartisan pushback arrived within hours after Trump, speaking from the White House Rose Garden, declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border. The president argued that waves of migrants streaming north from Central America pose a direct threat to national security, leaving him no choice but to sidestep Congress and direct $8 billion from other projects to build the wall he’d promised during his 2016 campaign.

“It’s a great thing to do because we have an invasion of drugs, invasion of gangs, invasion of people,” Trump said.

A day earlier, Congress had passed a sweeping federal spending bill, providing funds to roughly a quarter of the government — including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) — and preventing another partial shutdown.

Trump agreed to sign the package, but only reluctantly, since Democrats had successfully blocked the $5.7 billion in border wall funds he’d requested within it. The emergency declaration, endorsed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGreen New Deal Resolution invites big picture governing ‘Contingency’ spending in 3B budget deal comes under fire Coulter defends Paul Ryan: This is 100 percent Trump’s fault MORE (R-Ky.), was the president’s way to claim victory in defeat. With it, Trump is asserting the power to fund the wall by transferring funds from other projects, under DHS and beyond, including some Congress had approved for the Defense Department.

Pelosi, along with Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerHouse Judiciary Dems seek answers over Trump’s national emergency declaration Mandatory E-Verify: The other border wall Trump says he ‘didn’t need to’ declare emergency but wanted ‘faster’ action MORE (D-N.Y.), quickly issued a statement vowing to fight the maneuver using “every remedy available” — without naming specifics.

Democrats, however, won’t sit idle long in launching their formal response. Reps. Joaquin CastroJoaquin CastroOcasio-Cortez, Castro plan to introduce bill to block national emergency O’Rourke, Schumer huddle on possible 2020 bid: report Political world mourns Dingell, longest-serving member of Congress MORE (D-Texas), the chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezDem lawmaker rips opposition to Amazon going into New York: ‘Now we’re protesting jobs’ Reporter says majority appears to favor progressive tax plans Trump tweets video mocking Dems not cheering during State of the Union MORE (D-N.Y.) are already drafting a resolution to block the declaration from taking effect. That proposal could arrive as early as next week, according to a second Democratic aide.

“We’ve got people flooding in to support this, which is great,” the aide said.

Among the early supporters is Rep. Steve CohenStephen (Steve) Ira CohenDemocrat vows to move forward with impeachment, dividing his party Five takeaways from acting AG’s fiery House hearing Whitaker takes grilling from House lawmakers MORE (D-Tenn.), chairman of the Judiciary Committee’s subpanel on the Constitution. It’s unclear, however, if Democrats will rally around the Castro resolution or another proposal, or if they’ll move it through committees or bring it straight to the floor.

Passage by the House would create an enormous headache for McConnell. Although the Kentucky Republican said he supports Trump’s declaration, the National Emergencies Act requires that such a resolution is deemed privileged, guaranteeing a vote on the Senate floor, and highlighting GOP divisions with Trump.

Democrats are also eyeing a legal challenge to Trump’s declaration, with House Majority Leader Steny HoyerSteny Hamilton HoyerWinners and losers in the border security deal Overnight Defense: Trump to sign funding deal, declare national emergency | Shanahan says allies will be consulted on Afghanistan | Dem demands Khashoggi documents On The Money: Trump to sign border deal, declare emergency to build wall | Senate passes funding bill, House to follow | Dems promise challenge to emergency declaration MORE (D-Md.) predicting this week that Democrats “would test it in the courts.”

Democrats could file such a suit themselves, or piggyback onto other legal challenges sure to come from states, landowners and other stakeholders affected by new wall construction. California, for instance, announced Friday that it will file such a suit. And others are eager to join.

“This affects everyone in Congress, affects governors,” New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan GrishamMichelle Lynn Lujan GrishamDems ready aggressive response to Trump emergency order, as GOP splinters New Mexico House speaker rejects impeachment push against governor over border troop decision California governor to pull back troops from border: report MORE (D) said Thursday in an interview with MSNBC. “And we will join whatever legal action and related efforts to make sure that we keep the executive branch in check.”

 

 

Source Article from https://thehill.com/homenews/house/430292-dems-ready-aggressive-response-to-trump-emergency-order-as-gop-splinters

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Lo que gana Rusia al perdonar la deuda cubana – BBC Mundo
Lo que gana Rusia al perdonar la deuda cubana – BBC Mundo

Putin ha intentado relanzar sus relaciones con Cuba, un aliado de vieja data.

El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, aterrizó este viernes en La Habana, Cuba, pocos días después de que el parlamento de su país, la Duma, anunciara una decisión que según el mandatario no tiene “precedentes”: condonar el 90% de la deuda cubana con Moscú.

El total de la deuda, procedente en su mayoría de préstamos contraídos en la época soviética, asciende a US$35.000 millones. El país caribeño, por tanto, sólo deberá encargarse de los restantes US$3.500 millones, que según Moscú serán invertidos en proyectos conjuntos de inversión en la isla.

Putin explicó, en una entrevista que dio antes de su viaje a las agencias Itar-Tass y Prensa Latina, que la decisión es una prueba de la “naturaleza estratégica” de la relación bilateral, que está fundamentada en “una larga tradición de amistad fuerte, así como una experiencia rica y en muchos casos única de cooperación fructífera”.

Esa cooperación entre dos países que fueron aliados clave durante la Guerra Fría se manifestará en la visita de Putin a través de una serie de acuerdos comerciales en áreas como la exploración petrolífera.

Pero al condonar la deuda, Putin también está enviando un mensaje político sobre su alianza con La Habana, en una época en que Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea han tratado de aislar a Moscú por cuenta de su anexión de la península de Crimea y su política en Ucrania.

Pocos meses antes de este viaje, el canciller ruso Sergei Lavrov había viajado a la isla, donde agradeció el “firme apoyo” del gobierno cubano, que rechazó las sanciones impuestas por Occidente a Moscú.

“La visita de Putin a Cuba se inscribe en una política rusa más activa hacia América Latina, una política motivada por la búsqueda de nuevos balances en el equilibrio de poderes, ante los problemas que Rusia está experimentando en su vecindad”, le dijo a BBC Mundo Arturo López Levy, un analista cubano de la Facultad de Estudios Internacionales Joseph Korbel, en la Universidad de Denver.

Después de La Habana, Putin viajará a Argentina y Brasil, donde participará en una cumbre del grupo BRICS, que reúne a Brasil, China, India, Rusia y Sudáfrica.

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Lea también: En plena crisis con Ucrania, ¿qué busca el canciller ruso en América Latina?

Asegurar mercados

Una de las razones por las que Rusia condonó la deuda cubana es para afianzar los lazos comerciales con la isla.

Putin explicó en su entrevista que el principal objetivo de la agenda bilateral es expandir las relaciones económicas, que se vieron afectadas tras el colapso de la Unión Soviética en los años 90.

El mandatario habló de “recuperar el terreno perdido” con Cuba y de llevar la cooperación “totalmente a un nuevo nivel” de la mano de proyectos económicos conjuntos. Esto se enmarca en la decisión de perdonarle a Cuba su deuda millonaria.

“Putin está tratando de asegurar mercados”, le dice a BBC Mundo Otto Raúl Tielemans, investigador del Consejo de Asuntos Hemisféricos (COHA, por sus siglas en inglés), un centro de estudios con sede en Washington.

Después de La Habana, Putin viajará a Brasil y Argentina.

“Al condonar el 90% de esa deuda, la administración cubana indudablemente será más amable con las empresas rusas”, agrega.

A corto plazo, Rusia está buscando explorar petróleo en las costas cubanas con acuerdos entre las empresas estatales rusas Rosneft y Zarubezhneft con la cubana Cupet.

Cuba calcula que tiene hasta 20.000 millones de barriles de petróleo en su lecho marino, si bien el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos dice que serían más bien unos 4.600 millones, de acuerdo con la información publicada por la agencia de noticias Reuters.

Otros proyectos conjuntos, según explicó Putin, son la construcción de equipos de energía eléctrica rusos o el interés de empresas basadas en Moscú que se especializan en la producción de plástico, autopartes y maquinaria pesada para la industria ferroviaria.

Política

El otro lado de la moneda es que Moscú quiere señalar, al perdonar la deuda, que le interesa relanzar su relación con Cuba, como dice López Levy.

El analista explica que así como durante la Guerra Fría Cuba fue un “país bisagra” entre la Unión Soviética y los países del llamado Tercer Mundo, ahora, en un contexto diferente, puede servir de bisagra entre Rusia y algunos países en la región.

Los vínculos entre La Habana y Moscú son históricos, como evidencia esta foto de Fidel Castro y Nikita Jrushchov.

En particular, López Levy se refiere a los miembros de la Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América (ALBA), que a su vez son importantes en la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (Celac), que fue fundada en 2010 como “alternativa” a la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) coordinada desde Washington.

El mismo Putin alabó, antes de llegar a La Habana, el interés de la Celac de buscar relaciones con Rusia y resaltó cómo esa entidad regional quiere convertirse en un foro relevante sin la “interferencia agresiva de fuerzas externas”.

Este interés ruso en Cuba, y de ahí a buena parte de América Latina, se enmarca en el contexto internacional creado por la crisis ucraniana de principios de año, que llevó a Washington y Bruselas a tratar de aislar política y económicamente a Moscú.

“De manera simbólica, si Rusia quiere tener un mayor peso en América Latina, empezará con los países que tienen relaciones pobres con Estados Unidos y que están algo aislados por cuenta de eso”, le dice a BBC Mundo Adam Isacson, analista de seguridad regional de la Oficina en Washington para América Latina (WOLA, por sus siglas en inglés), una organización no gubernamental basada en la capital estadounidense.

En ese contexto, agrega, “Cuba es el sine qua non“.

Por tanto, en la decisión rusa de perdonar la mayoría de la deuda cubana se juntan dos razones: un interés de fortalecer los lazos comerciales y una búsqueda de alianzas políticas renovadas.

En abril, el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Rusia, Sergei Lavrov, se reunió con su contraparte cubana, Bruno Rodríguez.

Source Article from http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/noticias/2014/07/140711_rusia_cuba_visita_deuda_tsb.shtml

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EE.UU. informó que fue un misil tierra-aire el que derribó el avión – Diario El País
EE.UU. informó que fue un misil tierra-aire el que derribó el avión – Diario El País

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El avión de Malaysia Airlines que se estrelló hoy en el este de Ucrania recibió el impacto de un misil tierra-aire, confirmaron fuentes de los servicios de inteligencia de EE.UU. citadas por la cadena CNN y el diario The Washington Post.

Las fuentes no han podido determinar, no obstante, el origen del proyectil que derribó al avión, un Boeing 777 procedente de Amsterdam y que se dirigía a Kuala Lumpur, con 295 personas a bordo.

El aparato, un Boeing 777 de Malaysia Airlines que efectuaba un vuelo entre Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur, desapareció de los radares cuando volaba a 10.000 metros de altitud, y se estrelló cerca de la aldea de Grabove, en la región de Donetsk, indicó la administración regional.

La zona del accidente. Foto: Reuters

Periodistas de la AFP comprobaron la magnitud del desastre, sin hallar señales de que hubiera sobrevivientes, en coincidencia con testigos presenciales.

Cadáveres mutilados, maletas y pedazos del fuselaje destrozado estaban desperdigados en una vasta zona.

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Soldados de las fuerzas rebeldes prorrusas y bomberos estaban presentes en el lugar.

Los dirigentes separatistas anunciaron su intención de transportar los cuerpos de las víctimas a Donetsk y de enviar las “cajas negras” (que registran las incidencias de un vuelo) a Moscú, para que sean examinadas allí.

La tripulación no había informado de problema alguno durante el vuelo, indicó el jefe de la agencia de control del tráfico aéreo de Ucrania.

Cruce de acusaciones

El presidente ucraniano, Petro Poroshenko, atribuyó la tragedia a un atentado “terrorista”, un término que las actividades de Kiev emplean para referirse a los separatistas.

“Poroshenko sobre el avión derribado: este incidente no es una catástrofe. Es un acto terrorista”, escribió en su cuenta Twitter oficial Svyatoslav Tsegolko, portavoz del mandatario.

Poroshenko aseguró además que las fuerzas armadas ucranianas no habían realizado “disparos que hubiesen podido alcanzar objetivos en el aire”.

Un asesor del ministerio ucraniano del Interior, Anton Gueraschenko, aseguró que el avión fue abatido por un misil Buk, “graciosamente ofrecido a los terroristas por [el presidente ruso Vladimir] Putin”.

Los misiles tierra-aire Buk tienen un radio de 42 km y pueden alcanzar blancos a 25 km de altura. Un portavos militar ucraniano, Andrey Lysenko, había afirmado pocas horas de la caída del avión que los separatistas habían recibido ese tipo de armamento.

Los rebeldes prorrusos, en cambio, afirmaron en su página internet que el Boeing había sido “atacado por un caza ucraniano” y que se trataba de “una provocación deliberada”.

Un comandante separatista señaló en su página Facebook que los insurgentes habían derribado un avión de transporte militar ucraniano An-26 prácticamente a la misma hora de la caída del avión malasio.

“Acabamos de derribar un A-26 cerca de Snijné, escribió a las 13H37 GMT el comandante Igor Strelkov, “ministro de Defensa” de la “República Popular de Donetsk”, junto a un video que muestra una espesa humareda negra en el presunto lugar del incidente. Las imágenes de ese video tienen un gran parecido con otras de Youtube presentadas como las del avión de pasajeros malasio.

Snijné se halla cerca del lugar donde cayó el avión malasio, que desapareció de los radares a las 13H20 GMT.

Los incidentes aéreos se multiplicaron en los últimos días y agravaron la tensión entre Rusia y Ucrania, una exrepública soviética.

Kiev acusó directamente a Rusia de haber derribado el lunes un An-26 y el miércoles un avión de combate Sukhoi Su-25, aunque Moscú rechazó formalmente cualquier responsabilidad en esos hechos.

Malasia abrió una investigación para tratar de aclarar lo ocurrido.

Esta es la segunda catástrofe que golpea este año a Malaysia Airlines, después de la misteriosa desaparición en marzo del vuelo MH370 Kuala Lumpur-Pekín con 239 personas a bordo, del que no se carecen de noticias hasta ahora.

El primer ministro de Holanda, Mark Rutte, se dijo “profundamente conmocionado” por la tragedia en Ucrania y agregó que “las circunstancias del accidente no son claras”.

El presidente estadounidense Barack Obama calificó de “terrible tragedia” lo ocurrido.

Y el vicepresidente Joe Biden llamó a Poroshenko para indicarle que Estados Unidos estaba listo para ayudar a investigar las causas de la caída del avión.

Comunicado

En tanto la aerolínea confirmó que perdió contacto con el vuelo MH17 desde Amsterdam sobre el territorio Ucraniano:

De acuerdo con un corresponsal de la agencia Reuters en el lugar, hay restos de pasajeros del avión malasio que están esparcidos a varios kilómetros alrededor del lugar donde cayó.

El avión comenzó a perder altura 50 kilómetros antes de entrar en el espacio aéreo ruso y cayó en territorio ucraniano, informó la prensa local.

La región en la cual cayó el avión es la de Shiaktiorsk, 40 kilómetros al este de Donetsk, una zona de combates en el este del país.

La ruta que llegó a concretar el avión derribado.

Source Article from http://www.elpais.com.uy/mundo/se-estrello-avion-malaysia-airlines.html

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Attorney general ‘appalled’ over Epstein’s death, announces investigation – CNN
Attorney general ‘appalled’ over Epstein’s death, announces investigation – CNN

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Últimas noticias de México hoy: Ruiz Massieu visitó EEUU para hablar de migrantes y del TLCAN – lagranepoca
Últimas noticias de México hoy: Ruiz Massieu visitó EEUU para hablar de migrantes y del TLCAN – lagranepoca

La Gran Época le presenta un resumen de las últimas noticias mexicanas. En primer lugar, la secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores viajó al país vecino y diálogo con referentes como Paul Ryan y Ben Cardin, uno de los temas destacados fue el de los “dreamers”. Por otro lado, el efecto post-Trump llegó ahora a las tarjetas de crédito, ya que las entidades bancarias están restringiendo los montos disponibles.La economía de México podría entrar en recesión si Trump cumple sus amenazas al llegar a la presidencia de Estados Unidos, señaló Alicia Bárcenas. El Departamento de Transporte de Estados Unidos aprobó el acuerdo entre Delta y Aeroméxico y -por último- desde el primer día de enero de 2017 la gasolina aumentará 15%.

Ruiz Massieu visitó Estados Unidos para hablar de migrantes y del TLCAN

Claudia Ruiz Massieu, Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE), visitó Estados Unidos para sostener diversos encuentros con líderes del Congreso y de organismos influyentes en la política de EEUU.  “En gira de trabajo por Washington, DC, tuve la oportunidad de reunirme con líderes del Congreso de #EUA, como Paul Ryan, vocero de la Cámara de Representantes. Este encuentro buscó estrechar relaciones y refrendar el compromiso de bienestar con la comunidad mexicana que habita en #EUA”, informó la Secretaria, acompañada del Embajador Carlos Sada y  de Paulo Carreño, Subsecretario para América del Norte.

“Durante mi encuentro con Ben Cardin, conversamos sobre política exterior regional y destacamos también la importancia del TLCAN para ambos países”, escribió la titular de la SRE en su página de Facebook, quien también se reunió con miembros de The Heritage Foundation, señalando “la importancia que tiene la relación entre México y EUA en temas de competitividad y desarrollo económico”, precisó Ruiz Massieu.

La titular de la SRE escuchó testimonios e historias de vida de #DreamersWithoutBorders -quienes visitaron México- mencionando que “estos jóvenes son un orgullo de nuestro país”.  Y firmó la Declaración #TRICAMEX, mecanismo para “acompañar, atender y defender los derechos de nuestros paisanos en #EUA”.

Elección de Trump impacta a tarjetas bancarias

Los bancos están limitando montos de tarjetas de crédito ante la presión del entorno económico derivado del efecto Trump. Después del período de ampliación y crecimiento del crédito bancario, las más importantes instituciones en el país monitorean y limitan la expedición de tarjetas de crédito, informa la agencia Reuters.

BBVA Bancomer anunció la semana pasada la reducción de límites crediticios de tarjetas bancarias, así como el monitorio de ciertas cuentas; INBURSA declaró a Reuters que redujo un 8% la aprobación de tarjetas bancarias respecto de junio pasado; BANORTE estaría pensando tomar medidas precautorias para el consumo crediticio con sus instrumentos bancarios.

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Recesión del país en 2017 si Trump cumple amenazas: CEPAL

La economía de México podría entrar en recesión si Trump cumple sus amenazas al llegar a la presidencia de Estados Unidos, señaló Alicia Bárcenas, secretaria general de la CEPAL, al presentar el Balance preliminar de las economías de América Latina y El Caribe 2016 en la conferencia de prensa en Santiago de Chile el día de ayer. Estimaciones previas indicaban que México crecería al 2%, pero la situación actual hace prever que será de un 1.9%, expresó Bárcenas.

Las economías de Centroamérica y México (como grupo) pasaron de registrar una inflación (acumulada a 12 meses) de 2,5% en septiembre de 2015 a 3,4% en septiembre de 2016. “América Latina y el Caribe retomará tenue crecimiento en 2017 en medio de incertidumbres sobre la economía mundial. Tras dos años seguidos de caídas, la región crecerá 1,3% el próximo año en un complejo escenario internacional”, indican las nuevas proyecciones de la CEPAL.

Si hay continuidad en la política monetaria expansiva del Banco Central Europeo y del Banco Central de Japón hasta fines de 2017,”la normalización de las tasas de interés en Estados Unidos puede conllevar un reacomodo de los precios de los activos financieros, volatilidad financiera y aumentos en los costos de financiamiento para la región”.

La CEPAL recomienda a los países“seguir fomentando la inversión mediante políticas económicas contracíclicas, con aumentos de productividad además de medidas fiscales activas y ajustes inteligentes… reducir la evasión y elusión –que llega al 6,7% del PIB regional-, cautelar el gasto público, revisar la estructura de subsidios (especialmente a los combustibles) e incentivos y reorientar hacia la promoción de inversiones y gasto social esencial”.

Estados Unidos aprueba alianza Delta-Aeroméxico

El Departamento de Transporte de Estados Unidos aprobó el acuerdo entre Delta y Aeroméxico que permitirá a las aerolíneas operar el más importante mercado de viajes aéreos en Estados Unidos y en México. La pre-aprobación del USDT del 4 de noviembre condicionaba a las aerolíneas a contar con slots suficientes para atender 24 nuevos vuelos diarios del Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México (AICM) al aeropuerto John F. Kennedy en Nueva York.

El 26 de abril de 2016 el Senado ratificó el Acuerdo sobre Transporte Aéreo entre México y EEUU, eliminando las limitaciones al “número de aerolíneas que pueden volar en cada ruta entre los dos países”; la Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica ratificó el 29 de abril el acuerdo de colaboración conjunta entre ambas empresas condicionado a cesión de 8 pares de slots (horarios de aterrizaje y despegue), informó Aeroméxico.

Delta&Aeroméxico operan anualmente +400 vuelos entre México y EEUU con más de cinco millones de pasajeros. AeroMéxico, tiene +600 salidas diarias a +80 destinos en América, Europa y Asia, con servicio anual a +15 millones de pasajeros.  Los vuelos a México proceden de +15 destinos en EEUU, con conexiones mundiales en aeropuertos de Ciudad de México (MEX), Monterrey (MTY), Guadalajara (GDL) y Hermosillo (HMO).

Gasolina subirá 15% al iniciar 2017

Desde el primer día de enero de 2017 la gasolina aumentará 15% por el aumento de los precios de referencia del petróleo y las variaciones en el tipo de cambio del peso, entre otros factores, anunció Roberto Díaz de León, consejero de la Organización Nacional de Expendedores de Petróleo (ONEXPO).

La ONEXPO explica que “los precios de los combustibles tendrán que ir asociados a la cotización del crudo en los mercados internacionales, el tipo de cambio y costos asociados al transporte y almacenamiento, que en realidad nunca los conocíamos y un tema de margen que cada estación de servicio estará incorporando en el precio”.

La ONEXPO también anunció que la gasolina tendrá dos precios, y que se liberalizará primero en el norte del país. La Comisión Reguladora de Energía tiene hasta el 31 de diciembre para definir los plazos de la apertura en el resto de las regiones del país. Entrevistado por Ciro Gómez Leyva, Díaz de León comentó que con la liberalización del precio de las gasolinas, el mercado irá madurando, lo que a futuro podrá reflejarse en la disminución de precios de gasolinas, proceso que tomará tiempo, porque “la tendencia internacional esta al alza”.

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Dem presidential hopeful Delaney says Warren, Sanders making ‘fairy tale’ promises that won’t ever happen – Fox News
Dem presidential hopeful Delaney says Warren, Sanders making ‘fairy tale’ promises that won’t ever happen – Fox News
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John Delaney takes shots at Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders during round two of the 2020 Democratic debates

John Delaney reacts to round two of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary debates.

Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney doubled down on his attack against progressive candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, saying their impossible “fairy tale” promises will never happen.

The former Maryland congressman, who took on Warren specifically on the Democratic debate stage on Tuesday, appeared on “Fox & Friends” Wednesday morning reiterating his message of being a moderate Democrat standing against the rising tide of far-left policies in the primary.

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“Either vote for someone who wants to solve problems and has ideas that are workable … or do we nominate someone who’s got a bunch of fairy tale economics or impossible promises, none of which will ever happen,” Delaney said. ‘As I said, they’ll turn off the independent voters and get the president reelected, in my opinion.”

“Either vote for someone who wants to solve problems and has ideas that are workable … or do we nominate someone who’s got a bunch of fairy tale economics or impossible promises, none of which will ever happen.”

— John Delaney

Delaney, who’s polling at just a fraction of Warren and has an uphill battle to ensure he qualifies for later debates, said Warren isn’t the only one proposing impossible solutions.

“It’s not just Elizabeth Warren, it’s Bernie Sanders. If you take what they’re saying to an extreme, what’s next?” he asked. “Free vacations, free housing, free everything. I mean, at some point we do have to pay for these things.”

During the debate, Delaney drew the ire of progressives after saying “Democrats win when we run on real solutions, not impossible promises. When we run on things that are workable, not fairy tale economics.”

Warren attracted applause after firing back, saying “I don’t understand why anybody goes to all the trouble of running for president of the United States just to talk about what we really can’t do and shouldn’t fight for. I don’t get it.”

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But Delaney said Warren’s response was a “dishonest, kind of lazy” statement that shows “the problem with the extreme left of the party.”

“When you point out obvious flaws in the things they’re talking about, they say, well, that’s a Republican talking point,” he said. “And I’m like, no, it’s actually a fact that you should be able to defend.”

“I think the same thing with Elizabeth Warren. When I point out that the things she’s proposing are fairy tale economics, she says, oh, you’re not being ambitious enough.”

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He added: “if you actually look at the things I’m proposing, which is to actually create universal health care where every American has health care as a basic right, but we allow people to have choices, that doesn’t sound like a plan that’s not ambitious, that actually sounds like a plan that I’ll have to work incredibly hard and use every ounce of political capital to potentially get done.

“So I think it’s just kind of lazy and a dishonest response to people who don’t feel comfortable defending these kind of crazy proposals.”

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