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Man on life support after fight at Dodger Stadium – 10TV

A 47-year-old man was hospitalized after an argument turned violent outside Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, police said. Christel Reyna said her husband, Rafael Reyna, sustained a skull fracture and is on life support following the encounter in a parking lot Friday evening.

Police said a male suspect punched Rafael Reyna, who fell to the ground following the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Police are investigating the encounter as an assault. No arrests have been made.

The suspect may have driven off in a white SUV, possibly a Toyota 4Runner, according to investigators. The Dodgers released a statement saying the team was cooperating with police.

Christel Reyna said she was on the phone with her husband, a father of four, as he was leaving the stadium. She said she heard a woman and a man arguing with him.

“The next thing I heard was like a bat sound. Now I know that was him hitting the ground,” Reyna told CBS Los Angeles. “Why does everything have to turn to violence?”

In 2011, a fight at Dodger Stadium left a San Francisco Giants fan with permanent brain injuries. Two men pleaded guilty to the attack and were sentenced to federal prison. They were also ordered to pay a share of the $18 million judgment against the Dodgers. The attack drew national attention and led to increased security at the stadium.

Reyna questioned why the stadium is still unsafe after the 2011 attack. “We’re a huge Dodgers fan family. Is this how they treat their fans?”

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All the cadets pictured giving a Nazi salute will be fired, West Virginia governor says – CNN

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick blames spread of COVID-19 in Texas on Black people, Democrats – KPRC Click2Houston

HOUSTON – Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is under scrutiny Thursday after he blamed the rise of COVID-19 in Texas on Black people who are not vaccinated in the state and Democrats.

In an interview with host Laura Ingraham of Fox News show “The Ingraham Angle,” Patrick said this: “The COVID is spreading, particularly — most of the numbers are with the unvaccinated, and the Democrats like to blame Republicans on that.”

“Well, the biggest group in most states are African Americans who have not been vaccinated,” he continued. “The last time I checked over 90 percent of them vote for Democrats in their major cities and major counties, so it’s up to the Democrats to get, just as that it’s up to Republicans, to try to get as many people vaccinated.”

“But we respect the fact that if people don’t want to the vaccination, we’re not going to force it on them, that’s their individual right. But in terms of criticizing the Republicans for this, we’re encouraging those who want to take it to take it, but they’re doing nothing for the African American community that has a significant, high number of unvaccinated people, so they need to address that.”

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner personally signed a tweet in response to Patrick’s statement saying: “The Lt. Governor’s statements are offensive and should not be ignored. st”

The Lt. Governor’s statements are offensive and should not be ignored. st

— Sylvester Turner (@SylvesterTurner) August 20, 2021

The Texas Tribune reports there are an estimated 5.6 million white people who are eligible and unvaccinated, while the same figure is 1.9 million for Black people, who make up a far smaller part of the overall population. The figure is 4.9 million for Hispanic people, whose population is now nearly as large as the non-Hispanic white population in Texas.

The full vaccination rate among Black people in Texas is 29%, lower than the rates for Asian, Hispanic and white Texans.

Texas has reported race and ethnicity data for about 82% of people who are fully vaccinated.

The Tribune reported further: “Also despite Patrick’s claims, vaccine hesitancy is higher among Republicans than it is among Black people in Texas, according to a June poll from the Texas Tribune and the University of Texas at Austin. Thirty-eight percent of Republicans said they would not get a vaccine as soon as it is available to them, while 18% of Black people said the same.”

Dr. Jorge A. Caballero, a Stanford clinical clinical instructor in anesthesiology, perioperative and pain medicine, railed against Patrick on Twitter, using U.S. Census data, Kaiser Family Foundation statistics and Texas Department of State Health Services data.

Per the Census Bureau, 50% of unvaccinated adults in Texas are White (non-Hispanic)

There are 3 unvaccinated White adults for every 1 unvaccinated Black adult in Texas

1 in 3 #COVID19 cases in Texas have been among White individuals

Oh yeah, and Dan Patrick is a racist. https://t.co/CoLmAM3G9d

— Jorge A. Caballero, MD (@DataDrivenMD) August 20, 2021

Source Article from https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/08/20/lt-gov-dan-patrick-blames-spread-of-covid-19-in-texas-on-black-people-democrats/

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Beachwear seeks market with a new concept – Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)

São Paulo – The Brazilian beachwear industry will seek more market abroad with a new concept, “Fashion Beyond Summer”. The strategy was launched two weeks ago in Miami, United States, and the objective is to associate Brazilian-made bikinis, swimming trunks, swimming suits and the like not only with the Brazilian lifestyle of happiness, beautiful beaches and sceneries, but also with production quality.

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Beachwear had a temporary store in Miami

“The finishing, the technology used, the innovative cut, the prints, the sophisticated materials used, the colour palette,” says the project manager of Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil), Isabel Fontoura, about the attributes of the beachwear the initiative wants to advertise.

The Apex is backing the “Fashion Beyond Summer” alongside the Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association (Abit) and the Brazilian Designers Association (Abest).During the World Cup 2014, which took place in Brazil in June and July, the agency launched and advertised the “Brazil Beyond” concept, aimed at Brazilian production as a whole. The action in Miami, with a specific focus on beachwear, was the first carried out abroad after the Cup. Throughout this year, ten international events will highlight other segments of the Brazilian industry.

Miami was not randomly chosen for the launch of “Fashion Beyond Summer”. The United States are currently the largest importers of Brazilian beachwear, according to Fontoura. The event in which the concept was introduced was held at the Soho Beach House hotel and gathered trendsetters, journalists, buyers, local and Brazilian companies. It showed Brazilian fashion among other kinds of art, such as music and gastronomy, with a cocktail and a show by the Brazilian band Saulo Duarte e a Unidade, among other performances.

As part of the initiative, Brazilian companies took part in two fairs in Miami soon after the event, the Cabana and the Miami Swim Week. The former is an exclusive trade show, featuring at most 80 brands from all over the world. The program also endorsed a parade by three Brazilian companies at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim. A temporary store was set at the Soho Beach House’s rooftop terrace for four days, so attendees could see Brazilian beachwear up close.

The “Fashion Beyond Summer” concept will go on being advertised, according to Fontoura. The Apex is starting to draft plans with the Abit and Abest for the Paris Fashion Week, which will be held in the second half of the year. In this case, however, the conception will be broader, as it will have not only beach products, but fashion in general.

All actions are designed to increase exports. The Apex project manager claims that Brazilian fashion is already internationally renowned, but there is room for improvement. “Positioning is key,” claims Fontoura. Last year, Brazil exported US$ 10 million in beachwear and the main markets were the United States, France and Portugal.

The Arab countries are not among the main destinations of the segment, but according to the Apex project manager, they have a lot of potential. She mentions some specific products which may find a market in the region, such as the kaftans and cover ups (a long loose tunic of light fabric) which may be worn over the bikini. Fontoura recalls that the Arab importers usually attend the Paris Fashion Week, which is visited by buyers from all over the world, and Brazil will also participate in it.

The two main destinations of Brazilian exports in the Arab world, according to the Apex-Brasil, are the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon. Last year the country exported US$ 216,000 to the Emirates and US$ 58,000 to Lebanon. Brands such as Blue Man, Desiree Nercessian, Despi, Feriado Nacional, Vix, Lenny, Salinas and Clube Bossa export to the region.

*Translated by Rodrigo Mendonça

Source Article from http://www2.anba.com.br/noticia/21864435/fashion-and-franchises/beachwear-seeks-market-with-a-new-concept/

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Steven Mnuchin Refuses to Release Trump’s Tax Returns to Congress – The New York Times

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department said on Monday that it would not release President Trump’s tax returns to Congress, defying a request from House Democrats and setting up a legal battle likely to be resolved by the Supreme Court.

Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, wrote in a letter to Representative Richard E. Neal, Democrat of Massachusetts and the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, that Mr. Neal’s request for the tax returns “lacks a legitimate legislative purpose” and that he was not authorized to disclose them. The decision came after weeks of delays as Mr. Mnuchin said that his department and the Justice Department needed to study the provision of the tax code that Democrats were using to seek six years’ worth of the president’s personal and business tax returns.

The request for Mr. Trump’s taxes is the latest instance of the Trump administration rebuffing congressional oversight efforts.

“As you have recognized, the committee’s request is unprecedented, and it presents serious constitutional questions, the resolution of which may have lasting consequences for all taxpayers,” Mr. Mnuchin wrote in the one-page letter.

Source Article from https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/us/politics/trump-tax-returns-mnuchin.html

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UPS Truck Hijacking Suspect Shot Dead Following Police Standoff in San Jose – CBS San Francisco

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — An armed suspect who held a UPS driver hostage Thursday after stealing his truck and leading police on a chase through San Jose was shot dead just yards from a KPIX crew.

The suspect, who was identified by police sources as Mark Morasky, was shot once by law enforcement in a parking lot as he ran from the UPS truck holding a firearm.

The standoff began as a car chase at Chynoweth and Pear Avenues just before 5:30 p.m. A Santa Clara County Sheriff’s spokesperson did not say why they were trying to pull over the suspect and his female passenger in the first place.

Investigators said the two suspects fired shots at deputies — hitting a patrol car — then ran out of the black SUV they in and carjacked a UPS truck, taking the driver hostage and speeding off through the streets of San Jose.

Deputies deployed spike strips at Highway 87 and Taylor but the truck continued to move for miles until it came to a stop at the busy intersection on Trimble and First. The area is surrounded by businesses and restaurants which were all put on lockdown as the standoff unfolded. VTA service was also affected.

“We were just told to hunker down until the time came,” said Marilyn Jansen, who works in the area, but was holed up inside a Starbucks across from where the UPS was parked.

Sakid Ahmed, who was working across the street from the incident, said officers told workers to stay indoors.

“They said there was a hostage situation, stay in the building, be safe,” he said.

For nearly 90 minutes, the suspect could be seen inside the UPS truck making hand signals, looking out the window and talking on the phone. He also could be seen holding a rifle and at times pointing it toward his head.

At one point the suspect drove the truck a couple feet forward but he was surrounded by a barricade of law enforcement who had their guns drawn.

The female suspect surrendered and was taken into custody and, soon afterward, the UPS driver was released. He appeared in good condition.

Morasky refused to surrender. KPIX has learned he was arrested in 2012 for an alleged carjacking and two armed robberies.

Moments before a KPIX live shot, Morasky jumped out of the truck with his rifle as law enforcement zeroed in on him with their vehicles. Morasky ran into an adjacent parking lot where he was shot dead.

“And then you could see him run out with he was carrying something ran across the street and then we heard a pop,” said witness Jacinto Laney.

“Shocking and very unfortunate,” Ahmed said.

Mike Glish, who works across the street from the incident, was among many who were not allowed to get to their cars when the standoff turned fatal.

“It’s terrible when somebody would do something like that,” he said.

Source Article from https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/02/14/suspect-standoff-san-jose-police-ups-truck/

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Student suspect in custody after 3 football players shot dead and 2 people wounded at the University of Virginia, police say – CNN

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Top Biden officials keep being MIA during crises – Fox News

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As the Biden administration has juggled crises in Afghanistan, the southern border and the national supply chain, key officials, including the president himself, have declined to make visibility a top priority.

The media wasn’t notified until two months later that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had taken a parental leave in mid-August to care for his newborn twins. Buttigieg’s office told Politico on Thursday that he was “mostly offline” for an entire month “except for major agency decisions” and that his activities had been ramping up in recent weeks.

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Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, best known for his 2020 run for the presidency, did not appoint an interim secretary during his leave, even while supply chain disruptions across the country have left shelves empty ahead of the crucial holiday shopping period. He told CNN on Sunday that the disruptions are expected to continue until next year.

“Pete Buttigieg was completely unqualified to serve as Secretary of Transportation,” Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., tweeted Monday. “Now, Pete is absent during a transportation crisis that is hurting working-class Americans.”

“PETE BUTTIGIEG has been MIA,” Politico declared Thursday.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended Buttigieg on Twitter after Democrats bristled at the “MIA” label.

“Also proud to work in an Administration that is fighting to make paid leave a reality for everyone, and with people like @SecretaryPete who are role models on the importance of paid leave for new parents,” Psaki tweeted Friday.

Buttigieg isn’t the only Cabinet member to face criticism for his absence.

Earlier this month, Vice President Kamala Harris flew to Palm Springs, a resort town about 107 miles east of Los Angeles, for a “private family matter,” officials said. Harris spent one night on Oct. 1 at an undisclosed location in Palm Springs and no other reason was given for the trip.

Since March, when Biden put her in charge of addressing the root causes of the border crisis, Harris has faced steady criticism from Republicans for not visiting the border region – save for a brief trip to El Paso, Texas, in June – despite her taking several trips to her home state of California. Days after her Palm Springs trip, Harris visited New Jersey instead of accompanying Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for high-level security talks in Mexico City.

On Sept. 17, the same day that U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, told reporters that an Aug. 29 drone strike targeting ISIS actually killed 10 civilians in Afghanistan, not terrorists, Biden and first lady Jill took a trip to Rehoboth, Delaware, for a quiet weekend of church service and bike rides.

The president was already under fire for his handling of the chaotic U.S. military evacuation from the country, during which a suicide bombing attack in Kabul left 13 U.S. service members dead. Biden has repeatedly defended his plan to withdraw troops from the country, while as many as a hundred U.S. citizens and tens of thousands of Afghan allies and Afghans vulnerable to Taliban reprisal remain stranded. The president largely avoided cameras during the initial drawdown, watching the Aug. 15 fall of Kabul unfold from the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken was vacationing in the Hamptons just before the fall of Kabul on Aug. 15, when Taliban insurgents completed their retaking of the country 20 years after their ouster.

According to a detailed timeline of the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul compiled by The Washington Post, the actions by U.S. officials in the days leading up to the Aug. 15 collapse suggested “no immediate cause for alarm,” with many of them “surrendering to the customary rhythms of Washington in August.”

Blinken, like other U.S. officials, had to be called back from his vacation once things started rapidly deteriorating in Afghanistan, the report said.

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White House press secretary Jen Psaki had an “out of the office” email message for one week starting the same day Kabul collapsed, but returned to the White House the next day.

Harris, who previously said she had a key role in Biden’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, also managed to stay relatively silent on the crisis, instead embarking on her first official visit to Southeast Asia in an unrelated trip.

Source Article from https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-biden-officials-mia-during-crises

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Crenshaw calls out Omar for describing 9/11 attacks as ‘some people did something’ – Fox News

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Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon says the rate at which Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar criticizes Israel is ‘pure anti-Semitism.’

Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar is facing backlash after her speech at a Muslim rights group’s event in which she described the September 11, 2001 terror attacks as “some people did something.”

Omar spoke at a Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) fundraiser last month, where she called upon other Muslim Americans to “make people uncomfortable” with their activism and presence in the society and criticized the Jewish state.

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But another part of the speech surfaced on social media earlier this week, in which Omar described the terror attacks perpetrated by al Qaeda.

“CAIR was founded after 9/11 because they recognized that some people did something, and that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberties,” Omar said at the event.

The comments from the Minnesota freshman Democrat, still reeling from a number of anti-Semitic controversies, prompted Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw to slam Omar for her description of the terror attacks.

“First Member of Congress to ever describe terrorists who killed thousands of Americans on 9/11 as ‘some people who did something,’” Crenshaw wrote in a tweet. “Unbelievable.”

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Others have also jumped on to criticize Omar’s language, urging Democrats to condemn her remarks about the largest terror attack on U.S. soil that left nearly 3,000 people dead.

“9/11 terrorists & the terror attacks they conducted are described as simply ‘some people did something’? Every Democrat should be asked by the media if they disavow @IlhanMN’s statements. Every one of them,” tweeted Andrew Pollack, father of a Parkland high school shooting victim.

“Ilhan Omar isn’t just anti-Semitic – she’s anti-American. Nearly 3,000 Americans lost their lives to Islamic terrorists on 9/11, yet Omar diminishes it as: ‘Some people did something.’ Democrat leaders need to condemn her brazen display of disrespect,” said GOP chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.

CAIR has been infamously listed as an unindicted co-conspirator in funding of Hamas, stemming from the case against the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development which led to millions of charitable dollars getting funneled to the Palestinian terrorist organization.

Omar’s speech at CAIR in Southern California drew hundreds of protesters waving Israeli flags and denouncing the congresswoman’s comments about Israel that were perceived as anti-Semitic.

She first came under fire for tweeting in 2012 that “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.”

She then drew bipartisan uproar in February after she suggested politicians in the U.S. were bought by AIPAC, a non-partisan organization that seeks to foster the relationship between the U.S. and Israel.

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Omar then reignited the controversy, saying groups supportive of Israel were pushing members of Congress to have “allegiance to a foreign country,” echoing the anti-Semitic trope of dual loyalty.

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Tamoios Highway auction has over 30 potential bidders – Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)

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São Paulo – Over 30 companies have expressed interest in the auction for concession of Highway SP-099 (Tamoios Highway), in the state of São Paulo. The tender is scheduled to take place in July at the latest. According to the São Paulo State Transport Agency (Artesp), from Friday (Feb 28), when the call for tender for the public-private partnership (PPP) for the Nova Tamoios (New Tamoios) was made public, until Tuesday (1st), over 30 companies have collected the documentation to bid for the tender.

The winner will carry out duplication works in the highway’s mountain stretch, renovation in the flat stretch, and manage the highway for the next 30 years. Nearly R$ 4 billion (US$ 1.76 billion) should be invested during the period. In the first five years, R$ 2.9 billion (US$ 1.2 billion) will be invested. Brazilian and foreign companies, complementary social security companies and investment funds are eligible.

According to the Artesp special projects advisor Isadora Cohen, the strong demand for information on the auction was a “pleasant surprise,” however the Artesp was already anticipating much interest in the highway’s concession. “We had realized during our road shows that there was widespread interest from the market,” Cohen told ANBA this Wednesday (2nd).

Similar to other tenders floated in the state of São Paulo, foreign companies will be eligible for the “Nova Tamoios” auction. This was the case with the Anchieta-Imigrantes system auctions, which connects the city of São Paulo and the southern coast of the state; the Anhanguera-Bandeirantes system auctions, connecting the capital to the countryside, and the auctions of the Rodoanel ring road, around the Greater Metropolitan Area of São Paulo, among others.

“From our past experiences we have ascertained that the participation [of foreign enterprises] is not significant yet,” said Cohen. According to her, however, Tamoios has a strong potential for technology usage, and requires “robust” investment. “It may attract people from overseas,” he added.

The concession provides for duplication of the mountain portion comprehended between kilometres 60.48 and 82, and the operation, maintenance and conservation of the stretch between kilometres 11.5 an d 83.4, as well as roundabouts in Caraguatatuba and São Sebastião, northern coast cities to which the traffic from the capital and the Paraíba valley flows via the highway. Duplication of the mountain stretch will span approximately 21.5 kilometres, of which 12.7 will be tunnels. The road will include the longest tunnel in Brazil, at 3.675 kilometres. The flatland stretch between kilometres 11.5 and 60.48, has been duplicated and was delivered in January this year.

The concession scheme for this project is the sponsored concession. Under this scheme, the toll charged from users will not suffice to repay the investment made by the operator. Therefore, the state will have to make annual payments so the winning company does not incur losses, and so the toll is not too high. The government of São Paulo will transfer a maximum of R$ 156.8 million per year to the winning company. The bid that demands the lowest payment from the state government will win the auction.

There will be toll booth plazas at kilometres 15.7 and 56.6 of the flatland stretch, and another one in the Caraguatatuba roundabout. The toll will be R$ 0.077 per kilometre in single-lane stretches, and R$ 0.108 in double-lane portions. It will be charged starting on the contract’s second year. Interested parties are required to provide proof of former management and operation of highways with an average daily traffic of 8,000 vehicles per hour, among other requirements.

International companies willing to bid are not required to have a Brazilian partner, and may bid solo, as long as they have a legal representative in Brazil. If they decide on having a local partner or entering into a consortium, however, the venture’s leader must be the Brazilian partner.

As per the schedule, interested parties will have 45 days as of February 28 to peruse the call for tender. On May 14th, all bidders will be required to submit envelopes containing registration documents, bid bonds, licensing documents, construction work methods, commercial proposal, and business plan. They will also need to prove their capacity to make the investment and complete the works.

The bid envelopes will only be opened once the Artesp has reviewed the other envelopes, which should take place in June and July this year, after which the winner should be announced. The signing of the concession contract is scheduled for September, and works should start in the last two months of 2014.

For additional information go to: http://www.artesp.sp.gov.br/rodovias-ppp-nova-tamoios.html.

*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum

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La mala semana de Hillary Clinton – Univision (Comunicado de prensa)

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La intensa búsqueda de David Sweat en una zona boscosa – Univisión

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Joe Biden launches a big boy campaign – Washington Examiner

He needed more makeup to look less like Emperor Palpatine, and launching by video always feels like a cop out. But Joe Biden nailed the message he needed to cement his front-runner status in the 2020 primary: This isn’t a question of politics, but the battle for America’s soul.

Biden effectively capitalized on the #Resistance’s ire while also providing an implicit but key dichotomy to those on the Right. Do you stand with a president who equivocates around the evils of white supremacy, or do you, conservative policy and all, stand with decency? He doesn’t frame the Trump administration as an inevitability, a natural endpoint for the Republican Party, but rather a mistake, “and abhorrent moment in time.” Biden came out of the gate with the distinction Hillary Clinton failed to make until it was too late: The alt-right is a cancer on, not a feature of, conservatism and the country.

Biden speaks a language nearly extinct in the Democratic Party: that America, even when we’ve failed to live up to them, is a nation of ideas. Just because the party leaders haven’t given a damn about American excellence doesn’t mean that the electorate at large will be any less receptive to it. As the New York Times studied earlier this month, the average Democrat is far more moderate or even conservative than loud people on the internet.

Hillary’s eleventh hour appeal to Republicans that they were separate from the alt-right failed on two fronts. First was the last-minute timing, and second, no one believed her. She could hardly hide her contempt for anyone who so much as considered voting for Trump, that even though her eventual plea to decency may have been true, it never rang as earnest.

Biden is believable. He’s a gaffe machine with two failed presidential bids behind him, and he’s a relic, not just in terms of his literal age — he’ll be days shy of 78 on Election Day — but also in terms of political tenor. With Democratic front-runners marching in lockstep to abolish private health insurance, nationalize one-fifth of the economy with “Medicare for all,” create a federal jobs guarantee with the Green New Deal, legalize abortion up until the point of birth, revive court packing, abandon Israel as a key ally, and ramp up wealth taxes, the Obama era looks positively moderate.

But Biden wisely framed his video around values, not policy. It remains to be seen how far left he will go, but in positioning himself as the one last Democrat who can save the country and his own party from the degradation of the Trump era, he granted himself the gravitas his polling merits. He didn’t break out his personal tragedies (including two dead children and one dead wife) or even his policy successes, such as unilaterally turning the Violence Against Women Act into law. Instead, he positioned himself as an arbiter of America, not just the Twitter Left.

He’s the front-runner, and he’s acting like it. Welcome back, Uncle Joe.

Source Article from https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/joe-biden-launches-a-big-boy-campaign

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Harris steps out on Israel as she navigates Biden and Netanyahu – CNN

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Últimas noticias del Ébola en África, hoy 3 de noviembre de 2014 – StarMedia

Quinto médico muere en Sierra Leona a consecuencia del Ébola. (Foto: AP)

El fallecimiento del doctor Godfrey George, supervisor médico del hospital gubernamental de Kambia, en el norte de Sierra Leona, asesta un revés a los esfuerzos para impedir los contagios entre el personal médico que tanta falta hace en un país azotado por el mortal virus.

El sistema de salud de Sierra Leona acusaba fragilidad antes de la epidemia del Ébola debido a un conflicto militar reciente y la falta de recursos.

El país tenía dos médicos por cada 100.000 personas en 2010, en comparación con 240 en Estados Unidos, según la Organización Mundial de la Salud.

La muerte fue anunciada por el doctor Brima Kargbo, director de Salud Pública de Sierra Leona. George fue trasladado a la capital, Freetown, después de informar que no se sentía bien.

Los médicos y las enfermeras han estado particularmente expuestos al ébola ya que la enfermedad se contagia mediante el contacto con fluidos corporales.

El brote en Sierra Leona ha registrado recientemente un cambio: las infecciones en la región este del país, las primeras afectadas, han bajado, mientras que los casos han aumentado dentro y en los alrededores de la capital.

El lunes, el gobierno informó de 51 casos nuevos confirmados en los dos distritos del oeste del país, entre los que figura Freetown, y sólo de uno en dos distritos del este que solían ser los más afectados.

Para combatir la enfermedad es necesario que la comunidad internacional aumente la asistencia, pero la gente también necesita cambiar su conducta, dijo Anthony Banbury, jefe de la misión de Naciones Unidas sobre el Ébola.

Las autoridades de salud han advertido reiteradamente que para frenar los contagios la gente no debe tocar a los enfermos ni a los muertos.

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La NBA sanciona con 24 partidos por violencia de género a Taylor – MARCA.com

En nba en las últimas 24 horas

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Dog the Bounty Hunter wades through waist-deep Florida swamp waters in the hunt for Brian Laundrie – Daily Mail

Dog The Bounty Hunter has shared a video of himself continuing to search for Brian Laundrie by wading through waist-deep swamp water in Florida.

In his most recent post on Instagram, shared on Sunday morning, Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman, shared a clip of him and his team wading through a swamp, as followers praised his commitment to finding Laundrie.

In the video, Chapman can be seen holding onto a boat before venturing into the swamp with waist-deep waters along with four other men.

‘The search has continued throughout the weekend on the islands off the west coast of Florida,’ Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman captioned a clip of him and his team wading through a Florida swamp searching for Laudnrie

Dog The Bounty Hunters vowed to find Laundrie and help bring justice to Gabby Petito’s death. He said he could empathize with Petito’s family pain because he lost a daughter of similar age to Petito’s

‘The search has continued throughout the weekend on the islands off the west coast of Florida,’ he captioned the video.

The former reality TV star joined the search for Laundrie last weekend, more than a week after law enforcement started their own manhunt for Laundrie, whose parents said was last seen on September 14.

Police was made aware that Laundrie whereabouts were unknown on September 17, and two days later Petito’s body was found near Grand Teton National Park.

Chapman has vowed to help bring justice to Petito’s death and find Laundrie. He said he could empathize with Petito’s family because he also lost one of his daughters when she was a similar age to Petito’s.

He said that he is receiving sighting tips like ‘crazy,’ with around 2,000 people calling the hotline he set up for tips on Laundrie on a daily basis.

Chapman’s daughter, Lisa Chapman, said that she is in charge of the logistics of the search online and is actively receiving and thoroughly following leads.

Chapman said he is receiving sighting tips like ‘crazy,’ with around 2,000 people calling the hotline he set up for tips on Laundrie on a daily basis

Chapman joined the search for Brian Laundrie last weekend. He said today that he is searching on islands off Florida’s West Coast

‘Update: Dads is physically following up on leads today, and I am digitally following up on leads. Keep the info coming !! Persistence is key to getting #justiceforgabbypetito & #BrainLaundrie behind bars,’ she tweeted.

Social media has been a pivotal tool in the investigation into Petito’s disappearance and the finding of her body, as it becomes evident that it will also be fundamental in the search for Laundrie.

Chapman’s social media updates come a day after Petito’s mother, Nichole Schmidt, also took social media to demand Laundrie turn himself in.

‘Mama bear is getting angry!’ Schmidt posted on Twitter using her account for the first time. ‘Turn yourself in! @josephpetito agrees.#justiceforgabby #americasdaughter.’

Within the first two hours, the tweet gathered 7.4K likes and 1.1K retweets.

She then retweeted a photo of Gabby and her stepmother, Tara Petito, shared by Joseph Petito, Gabby’s father, and a photo of Gabby as a child shared by Jim Schmidt, Gabby’s stepfather.

Gabby Petito’s family revealed last week that they got new tattoos in her honor, including one she had on her forearm saying ‘Let it be’

Laundrie’s parents called 911 on Chapman last week, after he showed up knocking on their door and asking for information about their son’s whereabouts.

Chapman has said that it is ‘a shame,’ the Laundries are not cooperating to find their son.

‘The police said we were welcome to knock on the door so we did,’ he told FOX. ‘I wanted to tell the Laundries that our goal is to find Brian and bring him in alive.’

Chapman has focused his attention on the coastline and creeks surrounding Fort De Soto Park. The TV reality star used boats and K9 units top search the area last Wednesday.

Chapman believes it is probable that Laundrie is hiding somewhere in the 1,136 acre Fort De Soto Park area — which is made up of five interconnected islands.

During Wednesday’s search, the team did not find solid evidence suggesting that Laundrie is in the woods on Egmont Key

A map shows the Fort de Soto Park campsite’s location, the Laundrie family home and the Carlton Reserve where authorities have focused their search and Laundrie’s parents say he was headed

‘This would be and could be a perfect spot for him to hide, not too many people out here, but there’s a lot of environmental things that we’re gonna fight,’ he said in a video posted to Twitter.

Both police and Chapman are fighting against time to find Laundrie, as chances to collect evidence in order to build a case against him decrease by the hour.

Meanwhile, the investigation was thrown a curveball by an alleged sighting in North Carolina on Saturday.

A hiker in the Appalachian Trail said ‘there is no doubt in [his] mind’ that he had a nighttime encounter with Brian Laundrie on Saturday morning after Lisa Chapman sent him an audio recording of Laundrie’s voice and he recognized the voice as that of the man who asked him for help.

Dennis Davis said he encountered Petito’s boyfriend on a deserted road close to the trail close to the Tennessee border – 700 miles away from where the 23-year-old was last seen near his home in North Port, Florida.

Dennis Davis, pictured, says he say Brian Laundrie on a deserted trail along the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina on Saturday

A hiker near the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina claims he had a nighttime encounter with Brian Laundrie on Saturday morning, weeks after the fugitive boyfriend of slain Gabby Petito was last seen in Florida

Gabrielle Petito, 22, from her Instagram page, is seen with boyfriend Brian Laundrie, now the sole person of interest in her murder

Davis, 53, who is an engineer from Florida, says he spoke to a man who waved down his car on Waterville Road, near the Appalachian Trail and close to the border of North Carolina and Tennessee.

He says the man pulled up alongside Davis and made a bizarre request for help as he asked for directions in order to drive west to California using only back roads.

Davis, a dad-of-four, suggested he simply take Interstate 40 which runs east to west across the country from North Carolina all the way to California.

‘There is no doubt in my mind I spoke to Brian Laundrie — none whatsoever,’ Davis told the New York Post.

‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’s daughter sent me an audio file of Brian’s voice and the voice was the same I heard.’

Davis was hiking the Appalachian Trail himself and noted the man he believed to be Laundrie acted nervously.

‘He said ‘Man, I’m lost.’ I said ‘What are you trying to find?’ and he said ‘Me and my girlfriend got in a fight but she called me, told me she loves me, and I have to get to California to see her.”

‘I said ‘Well, I-40 is right there and you could take it west to California’ and he said, ‘I’m just going to take this road into California’.

‘He was worried and not making sense,’ Davis added.

He did not immediately recognize him as Laundrie but is certain it was him.

Despite lighting being poor because of the night, he believes there was enough lighting from the car’s headlights to make a positive identification.

Davis told Laundrie his best way to head to California would be to take Interstate 40 which runs for more than 2,500 miles from North Carolina

Brian Laundrie, 23, who was reported missing last week, remains a person of interest in the disappearance and death of fiancée Gabby Petito

Petito and Laundrie had been travelling on a cross-country trip together since July 2, when they left New York. Petito was reported missing on September 11

The man he believed to be Laundrie was driving a light-colored pickup and was wearing a bandana on his head.

It wasn’t until later, with Davis having looked up photos of the man on his cellphone that he realized whom he had just spoken with.

Davis claims to have made several calls to the FBI and to 911 in the hours after the encounter but frustratingly nobody has yet called him back.

‘Law enforcement is probably getting millions of leads on this guy, but I am not some goofball out there doing drugs in the middle of the night, I am a highly educated professional. ‘And I know that was the guy. There is no doubt about it.

‘We have this lead but no one’s doing anything, not even a phone call.

‘Obviously, as a father with a daughter, I want to do whatever I can to help the family find closure and get this guy off the streets,’ Davis said.

Laundrie’s whereabouts are unknown since September 14, when his parents said he left the family home in North Port, Florida. The Laundries said that their son was heading to a nearby nature reserve and only had his backpack.

Petito and Laundrie went on a cross-country trip in their van in August, but Petito never returned home.

The pair drew national attention after Petito was reported missing on September 11, ten days after Laundrie returned to Florida on their van without Petito and refused to answer her parents about what had happened to her.

Petito’s body was found in Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton National Forest and her death was declared a homicide.

Timeline of missing Gabby Petito’s case

July 1: Gabby Petito and her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie left Blue Point, New York for a cross-country road trip

August 12: Police in Moab, Utah respond to a domestic incident involving the couple

Aug. 21: Petito’s father, Joseph Petito, has his last FaceTime video call with his daughter who was in Salt Lake City, Utah

Aug. 24: Petito is last seen at a hotel in Salt Lake City with Laundrie

Aug. 25: Petito makes final call to her mother, Nicole Schmidt, saying she was in Grand Teton National Park

Aug. 25 or 26: The couple chats with the owner of a shop called ‘Rustic Row’ in Victor, Utah for about 20 minutes

Aug. 27: Video of Petito’s van was taken by blogger Jenn Bethune, of Red White & Bethune, around 6.30 pm at the Spread Creek Campground

Aug. 29: The day that Wisconsin TikToker Miranda Baker claimed that she and her boyfriend were approached by Laundrie at Grand Teton National Park and asked them for a ride at 5.30pm; Schmidt says she is not entertaining this claim and believes it possibly factual

Aug. 30: Schmidt receives the last text from Petito: ‘No service in Yosemite’

Sept. 1: Laundrie returns to his parents’ home in North Port, Florida in a van without Petito

Sept. 6-7: Laundrie and his parents visit Fort De Soto campsite in Florida

Sept. 11: Schmidt reports Petito missing to authorities in New York; Petito and Laundrie’s van was impounded by police in Florida that same day

Sept. 12: Grand Teton National Park rangers search for Petito

Sept. 14: Laundrie issues a statement about Petito’s disappearance through his lawyer; Also on this day, Laundrie allegedly left his parents’ home for a hike

Sept. 15: Laundrie is officially named a person of interest in Petito’s case

Sept. 17: Laundrie family attorney confirms his whereabouts are unknown

Sept. 18: North Port police and the FBI start searching the Carlton Reserve in Sarasota County for missing Brian Laundrie

Sept. 19: Bethune realizes she has video of Petito’s van around 12am and submits the FBI with the footage 10 minutes later; Officials announce a body was found near Grand Teton National Park that matched Petito’s description in the afternoon

Sept. 21: Coroner confirms remains found in Grand Tetons belong to Petito. Her death is ruled a homicide but her cause of death is still under invesetigation

Sept. 20 – 22: FBI and North Port police continue search for Laundrie in Carton Reserve

Sept. 22: Neighbors say they saw the Laudrie family pack up their detached camper on the day Gabby was reported missing. DailyMail.com photos show the camper was back in the driveway two days later, on September 13

Sept. 23: FBI issues an arrest warrant for Laundrie for ‘use of unauthorized access device’ for fraudulently using a Capitol One Bank debit card that was not his between August 30 and September 1 to spend $1,000; A probe is launched into the police handling of the Utah police incident on Aug. 12; Laundrie’s parents visit their attorney in Orlando

Sept. 25: Dog the Bounty Hunter joins the search for Laundrie

Sept. 26: A funeral is held for Petito in Holbrook, New York, and her family launch a charity to help parents find missing children

Sept. 27: Manhunt for Laundrie in the Carlton Reserve is scaled back after 10 day search doesn’t find him. Dog the Bounty Hunter says Laundrie and his parents stayed at Fort De Soto Park from September 1-3 and September 6-8 – and that on the latter visit only the parents left

Sept. 28: Laundrie’s mom is accused of using a burner phone to contact her son Sept. 29: Documents reveal Laundrie’s mom canceled a reservation for the Fort De Soto Park campsite for two from September 1 to 3 and booked for three from September 6 to 8; FBI seizes surveillance footage from site; FBI investigates lead Laundrie bought a burner phone on September 14; Dog the Bounty Hunter searches the area near Fort De Soto finding a recently drunk can of Monster Energy at a makeshift campsite deep in the woods

Sept. 30: Bodycam footage from a second officer at the August 12 incident is released showing a distressed Petito admitting Laundrie hit her; FBI agents collect more evidence from the Laundrie home

Oct. 1: It emerges Laundrie’s sister had contact with him after she said she did

Source Article from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10054611/Dog-Bounty-Hunter-wades-waist-deep-Florida-swamp-waters-hunt-Brian-Laundrie.html

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4th shot gives only limited defense against omicron, Israeli test finds – OregonLive

JERUSALEM — An Israeli hospital on Monday said preliminary research indicates a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine provides only limited defense against the omicron variant that is raging around the world.

Sheba Hospital last month began administering a fourth vaccine to more than 270 medical workers — 154 who received a Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine and 120 others who received Moderna’s. All had previously been vaccinated three times with the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine.

The clinical trial found that both groups showed increases in antibodies “slightly higher” than following the third vaccine last year. But it said the increased antibodies did not prevent the spread of omicron.

“Despite increased antibody levels, the fourth vaccine only offers a partial defense against the virus,” said Dr. Gili Regev-Yochay, director of the hospital’s infection disease unit. “The vaccines, which were more effective against previous variants, offer less protection versus omicron.”

The preliminary results raised questions about Israel’s decision to offer a second booster shot — and fourth overall — to its over-60 population. The government says over 500,000 people have received the second booster in recent weeks.

Dr. Nahman Ash, director of Israel’s Health Ministry, said the research did not mean the fourth vaccine effort was a mistake. “It returns the level of antibodies to what it was at the beginning of the third booster. That has great importance, especially among the older population,” he told Channel 13 TV.

But he said the research would be taken into account as authorities debate whether to expand the additional booster campaign to the broader population.

Israel was one of the first countries last year to widely vaccinate its population and last summer became the first to offer a booster shot. The latest booster campaign for older Israelis also is believed to be the first of its kind in the world.

Israel’s aggressive vaccination efforts have not been able to stop an omicron outbreak in recent weeks. The variant has caused record-setting infection levels and sent a growing number of people to the hospital, though the numbers of seriously ill remain below previous waves.

It has also forced large numbers of Israelis into quarantine, straining schools and businesses.

Omicron is already dominant in many countries and can also infect those who have been vaccinated or had previously been infected by prior versions of the virus. Early studies, however, show it is less likely to cause severe illness than the previous delta variant. Vaccination and a booster still offer strong protection from serious illness, hospitalization and death.

On Tuesday, the Israeli government said it was shortening the mandatory quarantine period from seven days to five days in order to help keep the economy running.

“This decision will enable us to continue safeguarding public health on the one hand and to keep the economy going at this time on the other, even though it is difficult, so that we can get through this wave safely,” said Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

Source Article from https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2022/01/4th-shot-gives-only-limited-defense-against-omicron-israeli-test-finds.html

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Villagers ‘scared to death’ by New Mexico wildfires – BBC.com

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¿Los indocumentados en California dan más de lo que reciben? – Univisión

¿A cuántos indocumentados ayudará Obama?

Source Article from http://noticias.univision.com/article/2080921/2014-09-04/inmigracion/noticias/los-indocumentados-en-california-dan-mas-de-lo-que-reciben

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Juez dictó el embargo e inhibición de bienes para Cristina Fernández – Diario El País

El juez Claudio Bonadio dictó la inhibición de bienes de la expresidenta argentina Cristina Fernández tras la audiencia en la que debía notificarse del procesamiento y el embargo dictados en su contra, en el marco de la causa que investiga las operatorias de dólar a futuro.

La audiencia fue realizada en el despacho de Bonadio, en el cuarto piso de los Tribunales Federales de Comodoro Py y finalizó poco después de las 13:15 horas, según informaron a La Nación fuentes judiciales.

Después de la notificación, la exmandataria subió al quinto piso, donde funciona la fiscalía de Gerardo Pollicita, que entiende en el caso Hotesur. Aunque no está confirmado, se cree que Fernández se presentó ante el fiscal para responder a las acusaciones de la diputada Margarita Stolbizer en su contra.

Stolbizer se presentó el martes ante el fiscal y denunció que en los últimos meses hubo “extraños movimientos bancarios en las cuentas de diferentes empresas de la familia Kirchner” y que “existirían cajas de seguridad a nombre de la familia Kirchner y/o sus empresas que atesoran millonarias cifras en dólares”. La causa Hotesur investiga el supuesto lavado de dinero a través de los hoteles de los Kirchner.

El trámite que Fernández hizo en el juzgado de Bonadio este miércoles es formal, notificatorio y personal. La exmandataria llegó a los tribunales antes de las 13. Entró al edificio sonriente, mientras saludaba a los simpatizantes que la esperaban. Cuando los medios le consultaron si estaba nerviosa por la situación, hizo “montoncito” con la mano y siguió caminando.

En declaraciones a la prensa recogidas por Todo Noticias, la expresidenta dijo que Stolbizer “además de mala es burra y es un principal problema porque si a la maldad se le suma la ignorancia hay un cóctel peligroso”.

El mismo día del cumpleaños de su hija Florencia, la exjefa de Estado pidió que se postergara la audiencia, prevista en un primer momento para las 10, porque debía ir al médico. En ese horario estaba prevista la presentación a indagatoria del otrora empresario cercano al kirchnerismo, Lázaro Báez, quien finalmente se negó a declarar y presentó un escrito.

Esta mañana había un importante despliegue de fuerzas de seguridad en los alrededores del los tribunales y se dispuso un doble vallado en el edificio. Respecto del operativo, la ministra de Seguridad argentina, Patricia Bullrich, confirmó que el kirchnerismo quería custodiar a la expresidenta cuando llegó el sábado al Aeroparque Metropolitano, pero aclaró que tanto en esa ocasión, como en esta en Comodoro Py, es una tarea “que corresponde al Estado y no a una agrupación política”.

Source Article from http://www.elpais.com.uy/mundo/juez-dicta-embargo-inhibicion-bienes.html

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