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President Trump took a moment during his visit to Japan to slam Democrats and pass along remarks from Japanese officials.

 “Great fun and meeting with Prime Minister @AbeShinzo,” Trump tweeted Saturday. “Numerous Japanese officials told me that the Democrats would rather see the United States fail than see me or the Republican Party succeed – Death Wish!”

The remark follows increasing tensions between the president and Democrats over the investigations launched against him.

“I think the Democrats are obstructionists,” Trump said in his remarks to reporters on Friday. “They’re hurting our country very, very badly.”




“They’re very unhappy with the Mueller report,” Trump continued. “No collusion, no obstruction. No nothing. They’re very unhappy. They’re angry about it. They have to get over their anger.”

“They want to do a redo,” Trump added. “Like even the fact that they’re asking Bob Mueller to come and testify. He just gave them a 434-page report, which says no collusion, which leads to absolutely no obstruction. He just gave that report. Why does he have to testify? It’s ridiculous.”

 

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La AFIP detectó irregularidades entre los valores FOB totales de las Declaraciones Juradas Anticipadas (DJAI) y destinaciones de importación asociadas a la DJAI, al tiempo que comprobó que la compañía multinacional reutilizó DJAI para las mismas operaciones.

El proceso de análisis se focalizó sobre un total de 2608 operaciones de importación de maquinas de afeitar, pañales y artículos higiénicos, principalmente, precisó el organismo a través de un comunicado en el que su titular, Ricardo Echegaray, sentenció: “Hay que terminar con estas trampas de las empresas globales”.

“Los productos importados que se ‘sobrefacturaron’ corresponderían a la excusa de incluir en el precio ‘royalties’ y demás ‘gastos intercompanies’ de publicidad y administración”, detalló la AFIP.

Por estas maniobras, la AFIP suspendió preventivamente la CUIT de P&G y su inscripción en el registro de importadores y exportadores como así también la posibilidad de que la empresa opere en el mercado de cambio de divisas.

Echegaray agregó que “las compañías globales no pueden gestionar sus ganancias engañando al Estado, evadiendo impuestos y fugando divisas ya que esta conducta irregular impide el desarrollo de la Nación, privando a sus ciudadanos de recursos para los servicios públicos, salud, educación, justicia, transporte, jubilación y demás inversiones sociales”.

Además, Echegaray remitió una nota a la Comisión Nacional de Valores de EE.UU (SEC) a través de la Embajada de los Estados Unidos en el país donde se detallan las irregularidades de la multinacional, cursó un pedido de intercambio de información a Suiza y Brasil e informó al Banco Central de la Argentina de las irregularidades a la Ley Penal Cambiaria detectadas.

“Nuestro objetivo principal es que P&G reintegre al Banco Central las divisas fugadas y que pague las sanciones aduaneras y el impuesto a las ganancias evadido por la manipulación de los precios de transferencia”, destacó el administrador federal.

La multinacional deberá regularizar las operaciones de comercio exterior y cancelar las multas respectivas ante la Aduana, a cargo del contador Carlos Sánchez. Además, deberá pagar el Impuesto a las Ganancias evadido por los ajustes de precios de transferencia a la DGI, a cargo del contador Rubén Toninelli.

Asimismo, la AFIP presentó dos denuncias en la Fiscalía Nacional en lo Penal Económico Nº 2, a cargo del Dr. Emilio Guerberoff.

La primera la efectuó el 10 de octubre pasado a través del subdirector general de Técnico Legal Aduanera, Rubén Pave y la segunda fue presentada el 15 de octubre a través del subdirector General de Operaciones Aduaneras Metropolitanas, Daniel Santanna.

También AFIP solicitó a la Justicia que impida la salida del país de los directivos de la filial local hasta tanto se resuelva la situación de la multinacional.

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On Thursday, Ethiopia’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) released its preliminary report on the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302, which killed all 157 passengers and crew. The crash, which took place on March 10, marked the second fatal crash of a nearly brand-new Boeing 737 Max airliner since October and precipitated the grounding of the global 737 Max fleet.

The AIB’s initial findings present data from the crashed plane’s flight-data recorder (FDR), which shows that faulty readings from a malfunctioning angle-of-attack (AOA) sensor triggered the 737 Max’s Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) that is designed to automatically push the nose of the plane downward.

“Shortly after liftoff, the value of the left angle of attack sensor deviated from the right one and reached 74.5 degrees while the right angle of attack sensor value was 15.3 degrees,” the report said.

In a statement, Boeing confirmed that the AOA sensor triggered MCAS just like it had done on Lion Air Flight JT610, which crashed on October 28 off the coast of Indonesia.

“The preliminary report contains flight data recorder information indicating the airplane had an erroneous angle of attack sensor input that activated the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) function during the flight, as it had during the Lion Air 610 flight,” Boeing said.

Data from the FDR and recordings from the cockpit seemingly confirm that the Ethiopian pilots followed Boeing’s procedures on how to defeat an erroneously triggered MCAS.

Read more: FAA expects Boeing to come up with new software to fix the grounded 737 Max in a matter of weeks.

Unfortunately, the pilots also reported issues with portions of the manual flight controls after MCAS was turned off.

More specifically, the first officer complained approximately three minutes into the flight that his controls to manually trim the aircraft stabilizers were not working.

The preliminary report did not assign causation for the crash, and a final report is expected at a later date.

Boeing is working on a software update for the 737 Max’s control system that will dial back the intrusiveness of MCAS.

“To ensure unintended MCAS activation will not occur again, Boeing has developed and is planning to release a software update to MCAS and an associated comprehensive pilot training and supplementary education program for the 737 Max,” Boeing’s statement said.

“As previously announced, the update adds additional layers of protection and will prevent erroneous data from causing MCAS activation,” Boeing added. “Flight crews will always have the ability to override MCAS and manually control the airplane.”

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing is expected to submit its package of potential fixes for regulatory approval in the coming weeks.

Source Article from https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-ethiopian-investigators-confirm-bad-sensor-triggered-faulty-software-before-crash-2019-4

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.

Source Article from https://www.telemundo.com/noticias/2016/07/26/noticias-telemundo-y-la-opinion-se-alian-para-servir-la-comunidad-hispana

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.

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“I am voting for Poroshenko because he has already demonstrated his ability to do things, not just words,” said Nataliia Pavlik, 72, after she voted in Kiev on Sunday. She also named the ability to travel to Europe visa-free, church autonomy and the army as important considerations.

“He raised it from the ashes. I want him to anchor all of this for the next five years,” she added.

Ms. Tymoshenko, 58, has adopted populist positions like plans to cut gas prices in half and to raise wages without being specific about how to pay for them. Subsidized gas prices were raised at the insistence of the International Monetary Fund, whose support is critical to Ukraine’s recovery.

She also sells herself as being able to bargain with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia because she had dealt with him as prime minister. But she earned her own fortune through gas deals with Russia, a common source of wealth for the Ukrainian elite, earning the nickname “the gas princess.”

Ms. Tymoshenko was also prosecuted and imprisoned by the Russian-aligned former government. Paul Manafort, Mr. Trump’s onetime campaign manager who has been sentenced to prison in the United States over undeclared income from Ukraine, among other things, had orchestrated a long, expensive, smear campaign against her.

Anatoly S. Hrytsenko, a former defense minister, is fourth in the polls and a possible dark-horse candidate given his military background.

Source Article from https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/31/world/europe/ukraine-election-comedian.html


Maradona intentó frenar la salida de NOTICIAS

Mediante una cautelar se quiso evitar la publicación de una nota a Rocío Oliva en la que muestra fotos de golpes que le atribuye al futbolista

POLÉMICA. Oliva mostró a NOTICIAS varias fotos en las que sale golpeada y denuncia que habrían sido de su ex pareja, Diego Maradona. [ Ver fotogalería ]


La jueza Mónica Liliana Preisz dio lugar a una medida cautelar presentada por los abogados de Diego Maradona mediante la cual se prohíbe a NOTICIAS publicar declaraciones de Rocío Oliva sobre la vida privada del ex jugador.

En el último número de la revista, que se distribuye hoy de manera anticipada por el feriado, Oliva muestra, en exclusiva, las fotos que, según ella, prueban que Maradona la golpeaba.

Sin embargo, la decisión del Juzgado Civil y Comercial Nº12 de Morón llegó a NOTICIAS en horas de la tarde del jueves 19,cuando la edición de la misma ya estaba impresa y en proceso de distribución.

La jueza argumentó en su escrito que cuando alguien siente afectado su derecho a la intimidad “está habilitado para solicitar el dictado de medidas precautorias suficientes que dispongan el cese de los actos que el actor considere lesivos, siempre y cuando se acredite la verosimilitud de derecho y el peligro en la demora, presupuestos básicos de toda medida cautelar”.

Este impedimento de publicar dichos de la ex de Maradona no solo alcanza a NOTICIAS, sino también a todos los medios de información, sean estos televisivos, radiales, impresos o digitales.

También le niega a Oliva la posibilidad de hacer declaraciones públicas alusivas “a la situación personal, aspectos subjetivos, dignidad, salud psíquica, honorabilidad y demás cuestiones atinentes a la vida privada del Sr. Diego Armando Maradona”.

En la nota, la ex del ídolo cuenta las intimidades de su convivencia en Dubai con el futbolista. Y también se reproduce la desmentida de Maradona, a través de sus abogados, de los hechos de violencia que le adjudica Oliva.


 




Source Article from http://noticias.perfil.com/2014-06-19-49593-maradona-intento-frenar-la-salida-de-noticias/

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

Illinois State Police Trooper Brooke Jones-Story had her police family, her CrossFit family, the farm animals she rescued — roles in many communities that are already missing her, according to her relatives.

Jones-Story, 34, was killed while conducting a traffic stop Thursday in Freeport, west of Rockford on U.S. Highway 20 near Illinois Route 75, state police said.

She had pulled over a truck and was outside her car about 12:20 p.m., inspecting the truck on the shoulder of the road, when another semitractor-trailer hit her, along with her squad car and the truck she’d stopped, state police said. Both trucks erupted in flames. The driver of the truck that hit Jones-Story was ticketed and taken into custody, and no one else was injured, authorities said.

Two days after her death, Jones-Story’s family released a statement through the state police agency where she worked for 12 years — and where met her husband, Master Sgt. Robert Story, whom she married in 2012 in Galena, Ill. The family described Jones-Story as a strong, service-driven woman who loved her family and friends and was passionate about her work as a trooper.

Source Article from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-isp-trooper-family-statement-20190330-story.html

Following the second night of debates for the second round of 2020 Democratic hopefuls, Hollywood stars once again took to social media to voice both their positive and negative feelings about the candidates’ performance.

The 10 candidates taking the stage to battle it out this time were Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Andrew Yang, Tulsi Gabbard, Jay Inslee, Bill de Blasio, Julian Castro, Kirsten Gillibrand and Michael Bennet. However, after the first night of debates left show business’ most outspoken political voices feeling let down by the messy drama, they seemed to zero in on the former vice president and Harris going into night 2.

While Biden was jabbed far and wide for being out of touch and invoking former President Obama too often, Harris was taken to task for her record.

CNN’S DEMOCRATIC DEBATE MOCKED BY SOME LIBERAL STARS, WHILE OTHERS PICK THEIR WINNERS

“Avengers: Endgame” star Don Cheadle got the ball rolling when he responded to a tweet criticizing Biden for refusing to apologize for his past words.

“he sees it as weakness. almost all politicians do. it’s extremely unfortunate …” Cheadle wrote.

“Ol’ Man Biden just said “malarkey” on the talking radio!” wrote comedian Michael Ian Black.

Comedian Sarah Silverman noted that Obama may not endorse his former VP in the election.

“DYING to know who Obama will endorse. Could be AWKWAAARD #DemDebate2,” she wrote.

“Biden turns & faces you like a battle rapper waiting his turn. #DemDebates,” wrote actor Roy Wood Jr. over a video of Booker tearing into Biden.

Michael Rapaport shared a similar video of Harris’ record being torn down by Gabbard, writing: “And they haven’t even mentioned Willie Brown yet. #KamalaHarrisDestroyed.”

DEMS GEAR UP FOR DEBATE NIGHT TWO

The line is a reference to a past relationship Harris allegedly had with the former San Francisco mayor.

Actress Jackee Harry posted a Harris gif to mock her treatment of Biden at the debate.

“Dana: Senator Harris, would you like to respond to Senator Gillibrand?
Kamala: Nah, let me get back to this Biden fella. #DemDebate,” she wrote.

“Strong close by @KamalaHarris,” wrote actor Bradley Whitford.

Meanwhile, others just discussed the debate in more general terms. Many were quick to deride the candidates for the general tone that the debate struck.

“For a party who’s biggest star, savior and hero is Obama they sure were quick to dump Obamacare,” wrote comedian Bill Maher.

“Watching this debate without Marianne Williamson is like watching #GameOfThrones without Melisandre. #DemDebate2,” wrote Jimmy Kimmel.

“I think after a moderator has said for the third time “your time is up” the Oscar music they play when a speech has gone on too far should be played,” wrote actor Josh Charles.

“Who is ready to hear Warren and Sanders on the same stage as Biden and Harris? With e.g. Booker, Castro and Buttigieg there to keep us focused on our better natures? Let’s watch that,” a bored George Takei noted.

“If you support Trump

-using taxpayer $ to build a wall he promised Mexico would pay for

-bailing out farmers hurt by tariffs w/28 bil of taxpayer $

-$885 mill in family biz tax breaks

-millions of taxpayer $ for 7/4 parade

…don’t call anyone at  #DemDebate2 ‘Socialist,'” John Fugelsang tweeted.

“#demdebate so inspirational to have leaders who care about us, care about the environment, care about the rule of law, care about human rights, care about lgbtq, care about people of color and women’s equal pay, care about health care and taxing the rich!!” John Leguizamo noted.

“I don’t think the old guard politicians are capable of the work that is going to be necessary if 
YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN TO LIVE …” David Crosby wrote.

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“These debates really are Twitter: Too many voices, limited space to communicate, and moderators who’ve been thrust into a regulatory position they’re ill-equipped to manage,” said “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane.

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BOSTON/CHICAGO, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Hundreds of students in Boston and Chicago walked out of classes on Friday in protests demanding a switch to remote learning as a surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the Omicron variant disrupted efforts at returning to in-person education around the United States.

In Chicago, the nation’s third-largest school district, the walkout came two days after in-classroom instruction resumed for 340,000 students who were idled during a five-day work stoppage by unionized teachers pressing for tougher COVID-19 safeguards.

Protesting students said they were dissatisfied with the additional health protocols the teachers union agreed to earlier this week, ending its standoff with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district and Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

“I think CPS is listening, but I’m not sure they’ll make a change,” said Jaden Horten, a junior at Jones College Prep High School, during a rally at district headquarters that drew around a thousand students.

The demonstration followed student walkouts at various schools around the city.

About 600 young people from 11 Boston schools participated in student walkouts there, according to the school district, which serves nearly 52,000 pupils. Many protesting students returned to classrooms later, while others went home after taking part in peaceful demonstrations.

An online petition started by a Boston high school senior branding schools a “COVID-19 breeding ground” and calling for a remote learning option had collected more than 8,000 signatures as of Friday morning.

The Boston Student Advisory Council, which organized the walkout, posted a series of demands on Twitter, including two weeks of online instruction and more stringent COVID-19 testing for teachers and students.

The latest wave of infections has renewed the debate over whether to keep schools open, as officials seek to balance fears about the highly contagious Omicron variant with concerns that children could fall further behind academically after two years of stop-and-start instruction. The result has been a patchwork of COVID-19 policies around the country that has left parents feeling exhausted and bewildered.

Ash O’Brien, a 10th-grade student at Boston Latin School who left the building with about a dozen others on Friday, said he didn’t feel safe staying in school.

“I live with two grandparents who are immune-compromised,” he said. “So I don’t want to go to school, risk getting sick and come home to them.”

In a statement, Boston Public Schools said it supports students advocating for their beliefs and vowed to listen to their concerns.

Earlier this week, students at several New York City schools staged a walkout to protest what they said were inadequate safety measures. Mayor Eric Adams said on Thursday his administration was considering a temporary remote learning option for a significant number of students who were staying home.

Nearly 5,000 public schools across the country have closed for at least one day this week due to the pandemic, according to Burbio, a website that tracks school disruptions.

The Omicron surge appears to be slowing in areas of the country that were hit first. In the last week, the average daily tally of new cases has risen only 5% in Northeastern and Southern states compared with the prior seven-day period, according to a Reuters analysis. In Western states, by contrast, the average number of infections documented every day has climbed 89% in the past week compared with the previous week.

Overall, the United States is still tallying nearly 800,000 new infections a day amid record numbers of hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

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Alejado del medio artístico desde noviembre por una promesa a su familia (acompañar a su hijo Noah en el tratamiento para el cáncer de hígado), Michael Bublé decidió volver al trabajo. Ya más tranquilo ante el buen estado de salud del pequeño de tres años, el canadiense puso fecha a su regreso: 28 de junio.

En una elegante ceremonia, el Gobernador de Canadá le otorgará el Premio del Centro de Artes de ese país. Y al día siguiente Bublé tendrá un concierto en ese recinto, que será trasmitido en vivo por la televisión canadiense.

Noah Bublé, el hijo de Luisana Lopilato y Michael Bublé, tiene cáncer noah buble Luisana Lopilato y Michael Buble el hijo de Lopilato y Buble tiene cancer cancer infantil

Las señales de recuperación de Noah son claras. Semanas atrás, Luisana Lopilato la esposa del cantante, volvió al rodaje de la película que protagoniza y que se había suspendido (Los que aman odian). “Gracias a Dios, mi hijo está bien. Gracias por el respeto. Quiero agradecer a la gente por el apoyo, por las cadenas de oraciones que hicieron, por el amor. Y quiero que sepan, transmitirles, que todo llegó, que nos ayudó muchísimo para salir adelante”, dijo en conferencia de prensa.

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Luisana Lopilato y Michael Bublé brindaron por la mejoría de Noah

“Estamos muy agradecidos de informar que nuestro hijo ha estado progresando bien durante su tratamiento y los médicos son muy optimistas sobre el futuro. Noah fue valiente durante todo el proceso y seguimos inspirados por su coraje. Damos gracias a Dios por la fuerza que nos ha dado a todos. Nuestra gratitud a los doctores y personal de salud no puede ser puesta en palabras”, escribió en febrero Bublé en redes sociales.

Nacido en Burnaby, el cantante de 41 años, hijo de un pescador, ganó cuatro Grammy. En 2008 conoció a Luisana y se comprometió con ella un año después. Coescribió el sencillo Haven’t Met You Yet e invitó a la rubia a protagonizar el videoclip. En 2011 se casaron y enseguida el público argentino lo adoptó.

FILE – In this June 29, 2012, file photo, singer Michael Buble and his wife, Argentine TV actress Luisana Lopilato, pose at the Nordoff Robbins 02 Silver Clef Awards at London Hilton, in London. Lopilato says her and Bubles son Noah is doing “well” following successful cancer treatment. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP, File) londres inglaterra Michael Buble Luisana Lopilato matrimonio pareja actriz argentina cantante canadiense foto de archivo

En enero de 2016 nació el segundo hijo de la pareja, Elías. Cuando todo parecía color de rosa (familia constituida, millones, fama cada vez mayor) llegó la noticia que paralizó a Michael. Todo se fue acomodando y Bublé ya vuelve a sonreír.

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Ante unos 1.600 invitados, Lenín Moreno Garcés juró esta mañana el cargo como nuevo presidente de Ecuador. Su saludo previo de bienvenida a los mandatarios y delegaciones invitadas a la ceremonia lo dio la secretaria de la Asamblea.

“Todos somos hechos del mismo Ecuador, compartimos el aire… de a poco nos convertimos el uno en el otro… todos somos hechos del mismo barro”, dijo en la introducción de su discurso, para luego reiterar el saludo a los mandatarios y delegaciones internacionales presentes, así como los invitados nacionales e internacionales, y de manera especial a su esposa, hijas, hijos políticos, nietos, a quienes agradeció el apoyo, a toda su familia y al vicepresidente Jorge Glas.

En su discurso, que duró una hora con 16 minutos, habló de sus compromisos con el Estado, con los ecuatorianos, pero también de los compromisos de los ciudadanos, de los empresarios, de los estudiantes, de los productores para con el país.

Alrededor de las 09:50, Lenín Moreno ingresó a la Asamblea para el cambio de mando.

Señaló que en su gobierno, que inicia hoy, todos formarán parte de un profundo diálogo nacional. “Ha concluido una etapa que, como todas, no está libre de errores… desde hoy el futuro; soy el presidente de todos, me debo a todos”.

Rafael Correa llegó en un vehículo militar para entregar el cargo presidencial.

Además, se refirió a sus propuestas expresadas durante la campaña presidencial y detalló su gestión a realizar, en la que dijo están incluidas la niñez, los adolescentes, las personas de la tercera edad, las personas con discapacidad. A esta último grupo le reiteró su propuesta de darles un bono de hasta 150 dólares mensuales.

Señaló que su trabajo con los jóvenes estará dividido por etapas. La segunda de ellas denominada ‘impulso al joven’ será para enseñarles a los jóvenes a controlar la naturaleza en beneficio del ser humano y de la propia naturaleza, que aprenda a contextualizar, que responda con elocuencia, que desarrolle metodologías propuestas y que se incline por la investigación, no negarle que estudie la carrera de su sueños pero a la vez atendiendo la calidad y la excelencia que requieren la educación universitaria para formar profesionales útiles a la sociedad.

Rafael Correa saludó a sus simpatizantes que lo ovacionaron al llegar al salón Nela Martínez de la Asamblea Nacional.

Además, señaló que no puede haber diálogo sin libertad de expresión. Es el alma del pueblo, dijo. “La relación con los medios será fresca, fluida, dialogante”, precisó. Indicó que la libertad de prensa debe tener calidad, altura. “Espero que sean portadores del anhelo ciudadano… no haré enlace semanal, pero como ordena la Constitución mantendré informada a la ciudadanía”, agregó.

También se refirió a los ciudadanos, de quienes dijo también tienen su compromiso con el país. Enfatizó que “es hora de dejar de actuar como víctimas, es hora de cambiar… Estamos diseñados para cambiar y qué mejor que cambiar un espíritu para formar un todo”.

Destacó la necesidad del compromiso del productor para entregar lo mejor de su producto al consumidor, con la misma calidad pero a menor precio; el compromiso del empresario a tratar mejor al empleado. Agregó que es necesario que los empresarios comprendan que es mejor pensar en los otros que en sí mismo.

“Nos estamos haciendo el harakiri nosotros mismos… hay que hablar bien del país y nosotros como gobierno nos vamos a encargar de ello… queremos ciudadanos que sean responsables, puntuales al momento de cumplir con sus obligaciones tributarias”, dijo.

Toma de mando

El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional, José Serrano, tomó el juramento de Lenín Moreno a las 11:01, posesionándolo como el presidente de los ecuatorianos. La banda presidencial le fue colocada por el presidente saliente, Rafael Correa.

Asimismo, el titular de la Asamblea tomó el juramento como vicepresidente a Jorge Glas.

Quince minutos después, a las 11:16 Correa salió de la sala plenaria Nela Martínez sin discurso alguno, previo a despedirse de las diferentes delegaciones que se encontraban en el palacio legislativo. Antes de su salida hubo cantos en su honor, momentos en que a Correa se lo vio con lágrimas.

Los presidentes entrante Moreno (i) y saliente Correa (d) saludan en la mes principal de la Asamblea donde se cumple el traspaso de mando.

Al inicio de la ceremonia, Serrano dio la bienvenida a la sede legislativa a los mandatarios entrante y saliente e invitados, alabó la gestión de su coideario Correa e hizo un recuento del país antes de los 10 años de la administración presidencial que hoy culmina.

Durante su intervención, que duró aproximadamente unos 30 minutos, indicó que el balance de estos 10 años no puede determinarse con números y estadísticas, ni con índices ni cifras. “Cómo cuantificar un presente de dignidad para las grandes mayorías del país”, dijo.

Señaló que se va a “ciudadanizar el ejercicio legislativo”, y continuarán con el trabajo de la Asamblea para que esas normas que responden a la consulta popular sea a favor de la población. Además, se profundizará el trabajo de fiscalización de la Asamblea invitando a la ciudadanía para que sea parte del proceso.

En el salón principal de la Asamblea, también se mostraron letreros de apoyo a los venezolanos y en rechazo a Nicolás Maduro.

Moreno, de 64 años, es licenciado en administración de empresas y fue vicepresidente del saliente Rafael Correa entre 2007 y 2013, cuando se alejó del gobierno para asumir como enviado especial de las Naciones Unidas para las personas con discapacidad.

Su vicepresidente Jorge Glas, también recibió aplausos al llegar para asumir el segundo mando en el país.

Previamente, en un vehículo militar, el presidente que ejerció el cargo durante diez años, Rafael Correa Delgado, recibió el saludo de simpatizantes a lo largo de su recorrido, momentos antes Moreno había hecho su arribo a la sala plenaria.

Asambleístas, autoridades locales, delegaciones internacionales y jefes de Estado de al menos once naciones como Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Guatemala, Paraguay, Colombia, entre otros mandatarios, asistieron al interior de la sede de la Asamblea Nacional a la ceremonia en que el presidente electo en las pasadas elecciones del 2 de abril, Lenín Moreno, asumió la primera magistratura. (I)

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The attorney for Adam Toledo’s family said the 13-year-old did not have a gun in his hand when he was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer.

The family was not present for a press conference late Thursday afternoon in La Grange Park. The attorney said the family is going through a lot of pain after seeing the body cam video of the shooting, which was released to the public by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Thursday.

“(It was) especially moving, saddening, distressful to see a 13 year old boy shot at the hands of the officer,” she said. “For those of you with children you can relate to some of the pain that the Toledos’ are feeling today.”

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The body camera video that shows the shooting begins with about 1 minute and 45 seconds of the officer driving to the scene in the Little Village neighborhood before exiting his vehicle and running down an alley.

“Police, stop! Stop right f***ing now,” the officer can be heard yelling as Adam appears to pause near a fence bordering a parking lot at the end of the alley. Toledo is then seen turning toward the officer with his hands up.

The officer can be heard yelling, “Hey show me your f***ing hands, drop it, drop it,” firing one shot as Adam turns and puts his hands up, just under 20 seconds after the officer exited his vehicle.

As Adam turns and raises his hands, he’s illuminated by a flashing light and the body camera footage appears to show that both of the boy’s hands are empty.

“Those videos speak for themselves,” she said. “Adam during his last second of life did not have a gun in his hand.”

A surveillance video from across the parking lot, though recorded from a distance, appears to show Adam make a tossing motion with his right hand behind the fence before turning to face the approaching officer. It was at that time that the officer fired.

“This is why I want to be especially clear right now that that child comply at the officer’s request, dropped the gun, turned around, the officer’s saw his hands were up and pulled the trigger,” he said.

The Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney said Toledo had a gun in his right hand when he was shot by police during a bond hearing for 21 year old Ruben Roman over the weekend.

A spokesperson for the SAO walked those comments back on Thursday.

“An attorney who works in this office failed to fully inform himself before speaking in court,” a spokesperson for the office said in a statement in response to questions over whether or not the teen was in fact holding a gun at the time of the shooting. “Errors like that cannot happen and this has been addressed with the individual involved. The video speaks for itself.”

Speaking on behalf of Toledo’s family, attorney Adeena Weiss Ortiz said the body cam video was hard for the family to watch.

Surveillance video from Farragut High School provides a different angle of the shooting. The family’s attorney believes Toledo tossed the gun behind the fence before turning to face the officer.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office are conducting investigations of the shooting. The attorney said right now the family just wants justice for Adam.

“I don’t know if the officer had enough time or not all I know is that the officer’s trained to not shoot an unharmed individual not shoot an unharmed child,” she said.

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Following Saturday’s meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Japan, it is clear that Trump’s strategic use of tariffs to end China’s rampant illegal trade cheating and intellectual property theft is putting pressure on the Chinese to negotiate a more balanced trade agreement.

It’s about time we had a president willing to stand firm and bargain hard with China to serve our national interest. 

Trump’s tough stand and refusal to turn a blind eye to China’s misconduct has the potential to open the door to trade that is genuinely free and fair between the world’s two largest economies. This could lead to a sweeping trade agreement that would be one of the most important economic compacts in world history and benefit both nations for decades to come.

TRUMP, XI REACH PLAN TO RESUME TRADE TALKS, TARIFFS ON HOLD FOR NOW

In an important vindication of Trump’s refusal to surrender to Chinese pressure, he and Xi agreed to resume stalled U.S.-China trade negotiations. Xi appears to have finally realized that unlike past American presidents, Trump is a master negotiator who will not surrender to Chinese pressure tactics. As Trump has pointed out before, a bad deal is worse than no deal.

While the talks proceed and as a show of good will, Trump said he would not impose tariffs on an additional $300 billion in Chinese imports, as he had planned to do.

However, the U.S. president wisely said he will maintain tariffs he imposed earlier on $250 billion in Chinese products to keep the pressure on China to reach a fair trade deal with the U.S.  China imposed tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. products in response to Trump’s earlier tariffs.

“We discussed a lot of things, and we’re right back on track,” Trump said after he and Xi concluded their talks. “We had a very, very good meeting with China.” Trump said the talks went “even better than expected.”

Trump also said that Xi agreed that China will buy a “tremendous amount” of U.S. agricultural products. That’s great news for America’s farmers.

In return for China’s agreement to buy more from our farmers, Trump agreed to allow

American companies to sell products to Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies. That’s a plus for the U.S. because it brings money from China into our country and supports jobs for American workers.

You would think even Trump critics would acknowledge that the president has made great progress in getting China to the negotiating table and open to reaching a final agreement. But sadly, the days when Democrats would support a Republican president negotiating with a global competitor seem to be a distant memory.

Trump’s tough stand and refusal to turn a blind eye to China’s misconduct has the potential to open the door to trade that is genuinely free and fair between the world’s two largest economies.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., made the point Saturday following the president’s obviously successful trip to Japan. Schumer criticized Trump for supposedly giving up “one of few potent levers we have to make China play fair on trade” by agreeing that American companies can sell products to Huawei.

Of course, China isn’t going to enter into an agreement where it gets nothing in return. In any negotiation, you have to give something to get something.

So what exactly did Trump give?  As stated by the president: “U.S. companies can sell their equipment to Huawei” but only “equipment where there’s no great national security problem with it.” 

Trump neither conceded nor suggested that he was backing off plans to prohibit the import of Huawei equipment for U.S. 5G telecommunications networks. That issue is the main concern of America’s intelligence community.  

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There is nothing wrong with American companies generating more revenue to support American jobs by selling non-secure products to a large Chinese company. If that’s the best criticism Schumer and his allies have got, you have to feel pretty good about the way the negotiations are going for the Trump administration – and for America.

There will certainly be hard bargaining ahead to make long-overdue repairs to our trading relationship with China. We won’t know for certain if a deal will be reached until the talks conclude. But both parties are at the table and, importantly, all Americans can have confidence that President Trump will drive a hard bargain that prevents China from continuing to take advantage of our country with unfair and illegal practices.

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Republican Sen. Susan Collins criticized Democrats in the Senate as well as GOP Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for predetermining their votes on the pending impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

“It is inappropriate, in my judgment, for senators on either side of the aisle to prejudge the evidence before they have heard what is presented to us, because the each of us will take an oath, an oath that I take very seriously to render impartial justice,” Collins said in an interview with Maine Public Radio on Monday.

The Maine lawmaker’s comments came after fellow moderate Republican from Alaska, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, voiced her own reservations about McConnell’s declaration that he was in lockstep with the White House to set the trial procedures. Murkowski said she was “disturbed,” and that it “further confused the process.”

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Yukiya Amano had been expected to step down in March due to illness

The head of the global nuclear watchdog, Yukiya Amano, has died at the age of 72, the agency announced.

He has led the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) since 2009, and was due to step down in March because of an unspecified illness.

During his tenure he had overseen a period of tense negotiations regarding Iran’s nuclear programme.

It is not yet clear who will succeed him, though discussions over his replacement began last week.

The Japanese national had taken over from Mohamed ElBaradei a decade ago and his third term was due to run until November 2021.

However, Amano appeared increasingly frail after undergoing an unspecified medical procedure in September.

“The Secretariat of the International Atomic Energy Agency regrets to inform with deepest sadness of the passing away of Director General Yukiya Amano,” the IAEA statement said.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini spoke of her sadness at Amano’s passing.

“A man of extraordinary dedication & professionalism, always at the service of the global community in the most impartial way. I’ll never forget the work done together. It has been for me a great pleasure & privilege working with him,” she tweeted.

The agency said the flag over its head office in Vienna had been lowered to half-mast.

Who was Yukiya Amano?

Amano was regarded as more reserved and technocratic than his outspoken predecessor, who regularly clashed with US officials over its policies on Iran.

Some diplomats expressed frustration behind closed doors over the lack of sensitive confidential information Amano would share in comparison to Mr ElBaradei.

Amano joined the Japanese foreign ministry in 1972 and held increasingly senior positions, notably as director of the science division and director of the nuclear energy division.

Media captionIAEA director general Yukiya Amano called on Iran to honour its safeguard agreements back in 2010

He served as chairman of the IAEA’s policy-making board of governors in 2005-06 when the agency and Mr ElBaradei were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Amano was narrowly elected as the agency’s head in 2009, backed by Western powers, in an election race that highlighted a deep divide between industrialised and developing nations on the IAEA’s board.

Who will be next IAEA chief?

No decisions have been made yet, but the race started last week as it became clear Amano would be stepping down.

Names being touted include Argentina’s ambassador to the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, and diplomats say the agency’s chief coordinator, Cornel Feruta of Romania, is likely to put himself forward.

Whoever takes the role, no major policy shifts are expected regarding the most pressing issues including Iran and the possibility of returning to North Korea, which removed IAEA inspectors ten years ago.

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— El principal agregador de noticias descubre cómo seguimos, compartimos y usamos las noticias.  

SAN FRANCISCO, 17 de julio de 2014 /PRNewswire/ — News Republic, [http://www.news-republic.com/] una aplicación de noticias que agrega noticias globales para smartphones, tabletas y dispositivos portátiles, ha anunciado hoy los resultados de una encuesta global anual sobre cómo y por qué las personas consumen noticias. News Republic recogió casi 14.000 respuestas de personas en países como EE. UU., Francia, Alemania, Reino Unido, Italia y España.

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“La prensa parece ser el tejido conector de la humanidad”, dijo Gilles Raymond,consejero delegado y fundador de News Republic. “En cada país encuestado, ‘Sentirse conectado con el mundo’ es el principal motive para seguir las noticias”.

El análisis de la encuesta aporta luz sobre las similitudes y diferencias de cómo las nacionalidades se implican con las noticias. Además, los resultados ofrecen perspectivas interesantes sobre el papel del género en la implicación con las noticias.

Similitudes en el consumo de noticias globalmente

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    —  1 de cada 2 lectores en cada país encuestado comparte las noticias para
        mostrar apoyo por un tema.
    —  Aunque las noticias nacionales son las más importantes para cada lector
        en cada país, la mayoría de los lectores (60 %) también está
        interesado en las noticias internacionales. Y todo el mundo está más
        interesado en las noticias tecnológicas que en las empresariales.
    —  7 de cada 10 altos ejecutivos en los países encuestados revisan las
        noticias en aplicaciones móviles cada día. 1 de cada 3 le dedican
        entre 30 y 60 minutos al día.
    —  Los resultados son similares para estudiantes de todos los países: el
        70 % de ellos utilizan una aplicación de noticias móvil cada día. Y
        el 30 % de ellos dedican casi una hora a la prensa cada día.
    —  Los franceses, alemanes y estadounidenses están de acuerdo en una cosa:
        7 de cada 10 en estos tres países están de acuerdo en que seguir las
        noticias les ayuda a tener conversaciones más interesantes.
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Y algunas diferencias

[TAB]
    —  1 de cada 2 estadounidenses que lee noticias se siente más inteligente
        frente a 1 de cada 50 españoles.
    —  Más de 3 de cada 4 lectores franceses y británicos no están
        interesados en las noticias económicas. Los alemanes, estadunidenses e
        italianos, sí.
    —  6 de cada 10 americanos dicen que seguir las noticias les ayuda a tomar
        mejores decisiones frente a 2 de cada 10 españoles.
    —  Los franceses (43 %) son los más propensos a compartir las noticias
        para mostrar desprecio por un tema, los británicos (40 %) para
        divertirse y los estadounidenses (33 %) para inspirarse.
    —  El mundo se divide en utilizar dispositivos portátiles para seguir las
        noticias. La mitad, a favor. La mitad, en contra. Los sentimientos más
        fuertes están en España y Francia: 7 de cada 10 españoles dijo:
        “Sí”, pero 7 de cada 10 franceses fijo: “No”.
[FTAB]

Además, la encuesta explora cómo y por qué los lectores consumen y comparten noticias:

[TAB]
    —  4 de cada 5 altos ejecutivos utilizan agregadores de noticias para
        revisar las noticias y los altos ejecutivos son dos veces más propensos
        que los estudiantes a compartir noticias para inspirarse.
    —  Los estadounidenses son tan propensos como los franceses, españoles e
        italianos a compartir noticias para inspirar a otros.
    —  1/3 de los trabajadores del sector privado en seis naciones encuestados
        son grandes usuarios de agregadores de noticias.
    —  3 de cada 10 estudiantes y altos ejecutivos dicen que dedican entre 30 y
        60 minutos a revisar noticias en el móvil cada día.
[FTAB]

Hombres frente a mujeres

[TAB]
    —  Los hombres son un 30 % más propensos que las mujeres a compartir
        noticias para ayudar o asesorar a un amigo o ser querido.
    —  Los hombres son un 40 % más propensos que las mujeres a seguir las
        noticias para evitar el aburrimiento.
    —  Las mujeres y hombres son igualmente propensos a utilizar un dispositivo
        móvil para seguir las noticias. En todos los países, la mitad dijo:
        “Sí” y la mitad dijo: “No”.
[FTAB]

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