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Washington, DC (CNN)Sen. Joe Manchin, a key vote in the effort to pass federal voting rights legislation, on Thursday said he and a group of Texas House Democrats, who have fled their state in an effort to block restrictive voting bills, have come to a “total agreement” on what they want, which is “basically to protect voting rights.”

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Media captionMar-a-Lago is a private members club as well as the Trump family’s winter getaway.

A woman carrying two Chinese passports and a device with computer malware allegedly lied to enter US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.

The woman, Yujing Zhang, 32, told security she was at the Florida club to go to the pool, according to a criminal complaint filed in US District Court.

“Due to a potential language barrier issue,” staff believed she was related to a club member and let her in.

Mr Trump was in Palm Beach at the time of the incident on Saturday 30 March.

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Mr Trump is known to make frequent trips to his Palm Beach property

Ms Zhang – who was described in the affidavit as an “Asian female” – is charged with making false statements to a federal officer and illegally entering a restricted area.

According to the court documents, upon entry to the club Ms Zhang changed her story, telling a front-desk receptionist she was there to attend a “United Nations Chinese American Association” event.

The receptionist, who knew that such event had been scheduled, became suspicious of Ms Zhang.

The suspect was transported off the property for further questioning.

She told agents she had been instructed by a friend, identified only as “Charles”, to travel from Shanghai, China, to Palm Beach to attend the purported United Nations event, but did not provide any more details, according to court documents.

She said “Charles” had encouraged her to attempt to speak to a member of the president’s family about Chinese-American economic relations, said the affidavit.

Secret service agent Samuel Ivanovich said Ms Zhang carried four mobile phones, a laptop, an external hard drive and a thumb drive containing a computer virus, but no swim suit.

In the court document, Mr Ivanovich notes that Ms Zhang “freely and without difficulty conversed” in English, becoming “verbally aggressive” with authorities as the investigation progressed.

Her lawyer has so far declined comment.

Ms Zhang will remain in custody until a hearing next week.

If convicted, she could face a maximum of five years in prison.

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The five employees of an Illinois manufacturing plant killed when a colleague who had been terminated opened fire included an intern on his first day on the job, a union chairman described as a “gentle giant,” and a grandfather of eight.

Gary Montez Martin, 45, killed the five people after being fired from his job at Henry Pratt in Aurora, and he was later fatally shot by police after apparently waiting for officers to arrive in a back machine shop, authorities said.

“My dad was faithful and said, even when he was sick: ‘Nope, I’ve got to go to work because I’ve got to do my job,'” Diana Juarez, the daughter of slain shipping and warehouse worker Vicente Juarez, told Telemundo on Saturday. He was a father of three and a grandfather of eight, the family said.

Killed in Friday’s rampage were Juarez, who joined the company in 2006; plant manager Josh Pinkard; Russell Beyer, an employee of more than 20 years and union chairman; human resources manager Clayton Parks; and Trevor Wehner, a student at Northern Illinois University who started as an intern in the HR department on Friday, according to police and the company.

Wehner was expected to graduate in May with a degree in human resources management, university president Lisa Freeman said in a statement.

Parks was an alumnus of Northern Illinois University who graduated from its college of business in 2014, she said.

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Thomas Wherner, Trevor’s younger brother, said, “He wanted to do some good to the people around him, help them out.”

“I always looked up to him just because he did have so many friends and he was so loved, and I just always wanted to be like him,” Thomas Wherner said in an interview with NBC News.

Beyer was “a gentle giant,” Mindy Hilliard, who is married to Beyer’s brother, said. “He always was laughing and joking and had a smile on his face. He loved his family.”

“He had a daughter and a son and was going to be 48 years old this upcoming Thursday,” she said.

Pinkard, 37, was an Alabama native and “a devoted husband and father to three kids,” a cousin, Zack Howard, said in a statement.

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President Donald Trump’s former fixer and personal attorney Michael Cohen testified in front of the House Oversight Committee Wednesday. Among the dozens of members who questioned Cohen over several hours, a small group of legislators asked pointed questions that helped bring new information to light.

While much of the hearing was rife with grandstanding and useless monologues from members of both parties, questions from Reps. Katie Hill (D-CA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) homed in on Cohen’s long history of lying for the president, threatening perceived enemies, and alleged tax fraud and campaign finance crimes. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) also asked Cohen about whether he had traveled to Prague, where he is alleged to have planned campaign collusion with Russian actors.

Here’s more information about what the lawmakers asked — and what we learned from their questions.

Rep. Katie Hill (D-CA)

Early on in the hours-long hearing, Hill, the committee’s vice chair, pressed Cohen over the payments he made to Stormy Daniels and other women with whom Trump allegedly had affairs in the run-up to the 2016 election.

“What did the president ask or suggest you to say about the reimbursements?” Hill asked Cohen.

“That he was not knowledgeable of these reimbursements and he was not knowledgeable of my action,” Cohen responded.

Hill clarified, asking whether the president had specifically asked Cohen to lie about Trump’s knowledge of the reimbursements. Cohen responded definitively, saying, “Yes ma’am.”

Hill then asked whether there is additional corroborating evidence that the president was involved in a criminal campaign-finance scheme (using his own money to make a large payment to influence the campaign would violate federal law). Cohen quickly responded, “There are 11 checks that I received for the year.” Those checks reimbursed Cohen for payments he made to silence women who claimed they had affairs with then-candidate Trump. Cohen added that he could get copies of the checks from his bank if needed.

Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)

During his time, Gomez also focused on questions about Trump’s finances. The president has repeatedly refused to release his taxes, saying he cannot release them while they are under audit. Gomez asked Cohen whether Trump is, in fact, under audit at all.

“I don’t know the answer,” Cohen said. “I asked for a copy of the audit so that I could use it in terms of my statements to the press, and I was never able to obtain one.”

Gomez also asked whether Cohen has any knowledge about what is in Trump’s taxes, and Cohen said he does not, before adding, “He has said to me… that what he didn’t want was to have an entire group of think tanks that are tax experts run through his tax return and start ripping it to pieces and then he’ll end up in an audit and he’ll ultimately have taxable consequences, penalties and so on.”

Gomez asked that if the president feared he could fall under audit, would that imply the president isn’t currently (and wasn’t then) under audit?

“I presume that he is not under audit,” Cohen said.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)

Ocasio-Cortez also focused on Trump’s finances and alleged fraud the president perpetrated.

“To your knowledge, did the president ever provide inflated assets to an insurance company?” she asked Cohen, who responded immediately, “Yes.”

Asked who else knows the president inflated assets, Cohen listed three Trump confidants, Allen Weisselberg, Ron Lieberman, and Matthew Calamari.

“Where would the committee find more information on this? Do you think we need to review his financial statements and tax returns in order to compare them?” Ocasio-Cortez asked.

“Yes,” Cohen said. “And you would find it at the Trump Org.”

She also asked whether Trump had artificially deflated his assets to dodge taxes (Cohen said the president had), and whether Trump had also deflated his parents’ assets to dodge taxes. Cohen said he believed he had.

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)

Krishnamoorthi, for his part, made some interesting — if vague — news when he asked Cohen when the last time he had communicated with Trump or someone representing Trump.

“What did he or his agent communicate to you?” Krishnamoorthi asked.

“Unfortunately,” Cohen responded, “this topic is actually something that’s being investigated right now by the Southern District of New York and I’ve been asked by them not to discuss and not to talk about these issues.”

“Is there any other wrongdoing or illegal act that you are aware of regarding Donald Trump that we haven’t yet discussed today?” Krishnamoorthi asked.

“Yes,” Cohen responded. “And again, those are part of the investigation that’s currently being looked at by the Southern District of New York.”

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA)

Speier pressed Cohen on how many times Trump asked Cohen to threaten people on his behalf. “And when you say threaten I’m talking with litigation or an argument with a nasty reporter that is writing an article,” Cohen said.

After a prolonged back and forth, Cohen settled on “probably” 500 times over the last 10 years.

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC)

While most of his Republican colleagues used their time to try and undermine Cohen’s credibility Wednesday, during his time, Norman asked one question that was on everyone’s mind: “Have you ever been to Prague?”

The question is a reference to the now-infamous dossier released in January 2017 which alleged — among other claims — that Cohen traveled to Prague to collude with Russians in an effort to elect Trump. Cohen denied Wednesday ever having been to the country.

“Never have?” Norman asked.

I’ve never been to the Czech Republic,” Cohen responded.


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Washington (CNN)Republican Florida Sen. Rick Scott said Sunday that President Donald Trump’s threat to place immigrants into so-called sanctuary cities might just be the President trying to “make everybody crazy.”

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Martes, 11 de Febrero 2014  |  7:45 pm

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Universitario decepcionó en el debut y cayó 1-0 ante Vélez Sarsfield en el Estadio Monumental. Héctor Canteros anotó el único gol.

Universitario perdió por la mínima (1-0) ante Vélez Sarsfield en la primera fecha del grupo 1 de la Copa Libertadores.

El duelo se desarrolló en el Estadio Monumental y nunca apareció el once de Comizzo, que sufrió ante el oficio de los de Liniers.

Sigue aquí las incidencias del encuentro, “minuto a minuto” como solo lo hace RPP Noticias.

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Donald Trump Jr. late Thursday laid into House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., after reports appeared to vindicate the younger Trump of Democratic suspicions that he made phone calls to President Trump around the time of the Trump Tower meeting with Russians in June 2016.

Senate investigators obtained phone records which appeared to show that Trump Jr. had actually spoken to two longtime Trump family friends – Brian France, the chief executive of Nascar, and the investor Howard Lorber, the New York Times reported, citing two people briefed on the matter.

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Trump Jr. responded to the reports on Twitter, knocking Schiff.

“Has anyone heard from Adam Schiff?” Trump Jr. tweeted. “I imagine he’s busy leaking other confidential info from the House Intelligence Committee to change the subject?!?”

Democrats have long suspected the calls were between Trump Jr. and his then-candidate father regarding a meeting with Russians offering dirt on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 campaign.

Schiff appeared on MSNBC Thursday night and said that Democrats were unable to confirm the reporting “because the Republicans wouldn’t let us get the phone records.”

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Trump Jr. said in a statement to the Times that, “After a year of hearing about this one ad nauseam, yet another left-wing narrative officially bites the dust.”

Sources told the paper that the report was seen by the White House as a victory. The findings marked an important development for Trump allies who’ve seen a challenging week that culminated with the arrest of longtime ally Roger Stone.

President Trump responded to the reports late Thursday, appearing to call out Democrats and the media.

“Just out: The big deal, very mysterious Don Jr telephone calls, after the innocent Trump Tower meeting, that the media & Dems said were made to his father (me), were just conclusively found NOT to be made to me,” Trump wrote. “They were made to friends & business associates of Don. Really sad!”

He followed up later Thursday with a second tweet, saying “This witch hunt must end!”

Trump Jr. has maintained that Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer he met with at Trump Tower, did not have any information to share and instead wanted to discuss the Magnitsky Act and other sanctions.

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The Trump Tower meeting has been under intense scrutiny from investigators seeking whether Trump colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential election. Investigators are also looking at the financial ties between some Trump associates and the Kremlin.

A special counsel, led by Robert Mueller, was appointed to investigate potential wrongdoing more than one year ago, and the team has already brought multiple charges against people associated with the presidential campaign.

Fox News’ Kaitlyn Schallhorn contributed to this report.

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Eduardo Glicerio Romero Naupay tenía una licencia de posesión de una pistola Bersa. | Fuente: RPP

Eduardo Glicerio Romero Naupay (32 años), el autor de la matanza en Independencia, tenía licencia para portar armas vencida desde el año pasado.

Así lo informó a RPP Noticias Rubén Rodríguez, titular de la Superintendencia Nacional de Control de Servicios de Seguridad, Armas, Municiones y Explosivos de Uso Civil (Sucamec), quien detalló que la licencia del asesino caducó el 10 de junio del 2016.

“Esta persona, al igual que 260 mil usuarios de armas de fuego que en la actualidad, no ha renovado su licencia. Este señor tenía una licencia de posesión de una pistola Bersa”, detalló el funcionario.

Rodríguez Rabanal reveló que Romero Naupay también sacó un carné de vigilante privado, que estuvo vigente hasta el 24 de octubre de 2010. “Después no tenemos otro registro de esta persona”.

Licencias vencidas. Sobre la preocupante cifra de 260 mil personas con licencia vencida para portar armas de fuego, el funcionario indicó que la ley les ha otorgado una suerte de amnistía para poder regularizar su situación, la cual vence recién el 3 de abril próximo.

Sin embargo, pese a la proximidad de la fecha límite, solo 10 mil personas han renovado su licencia. “El 3 de abril nosotros cancelamos las licencias, comunicamos a estas personas que tienen su licencias canceladas y, a la vez, a la Policía Nacional para que ubique a quienes están portando armas irregularmente”.

Rubén Rodríguez reafirmó que el Ministerio de Salud es el encargado de supervisar a los centros autorizados para expedir los certificados de salud que se solicitan para sacar o renovar la licencia para portar armas de fuego.

El asesino de Independencia también tenía un carné para brindar el servicio de vigilante privado. | Fuente: RPP

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NOTICIAS  TELEMUNDO  PRESENTS:

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

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

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

 

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

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

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El programa de entretenimiento de Teletica De boca en boca, experimenta una serie de cambios enfocados en la búsqueda de mayor interacción con el público.

“La idea de De boca en boca es producir un programa de contenido y con una franja de contenidos que estén relacionados con el ama de casa que es nuestro target”, Mario Vargas, productor de Teletica Formatos.

Año y medio después de su lanzamiento y tras la salida de Gabriela Solano –directora del espacio hasta el 28 de julio– De boca en boca pasó a formar parte de Teletica Formatos.

“La esencia (de De boca en boca) no se pierde; sin embargo, hay una gran cantidad de cosas nuevas que queremos implementar semana a semana. Posiblemente, algunas secciones vayan perdiendo presencia y se irán incorporando otras nuevas, y así vamos a estar, porque la idea del programa es que no caiga en la monotonía, sino que se vuelva esa opción en el que la audiencia puede descubrir cosas nuevas cada cierto tiempo. Estas variaciones se darán en promedio cada dos o tres meses”, explicó el nuevo productor del programa, Mario Vargas.

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En ese sentido, De boca en boca fortalecerá la idea de ser una magazine con contenido periodístico, juegos, concursos, invitados y música, que involucrarán la participación de los televidentes de una forma distinta.

“La idea de De boca en boca es producir un programa de contenido y con una franja de contenidos que estén relacionados con el ama de casa que es nuestro target. Buscamos contenido interactivo, en el que el televidente tenga la posibilidad de ser partícipe dentro del mismo programa”, comentó el productor.

Por ejemplo, un mes atrás la sección Karaoke era pregrabada; empero, en esta nueva etapa el segmento evolucionó a ser “en vivo” y a través de una llamada telefónica en pleno show. Así relanzaron esa sección el miércoles 9 de agosto y hubo satisfacción con los resultados.

Mauricio Hoffman, Víctor Carvajal y Bismarck Méndez integran el equipo de presentadores de ‘De boca en boca’. Lo completa Montserrat de Castillo (ausente en la imagen).

“No estamos hablando de un relanzamiento de De boca en boca, simplemente lo que queremos es implementar nuevas secciones cada cierto tiempo. De hecho, el programa está calendarizado a dos meses, así el equipo sabe qué va a realizar, qué van a salir a reportear y a qué lugares”, dijo Mario Vargas.

A pesar de ello, el espacio atenderá el carácter de actualidad de algunas informaciones.

Junto a las nuevas dinámicas y esquemas de trabajo, en estas últimas semanas la producción del programa optó por la naturalidad de los presentadores y eliminó los teleprompters del estudio.

“Queremos que los presentadores sean ellos, que se vean más naturales y no forzados a ser personajes que no son. Ya no leen un guion o encabezados, ahora todos nos reunimos, tratamos los temas y ellos saben qué van a decir con sus propias palabras”, afirmó Vargas en referencia al trabajo de conducción del espacio, a cargo de Víctor Carvajal, Montserrat del Castillo, Mauricio Hoffman y Bismarck Méndez.

“En general, fue poquito lo que se le varió al formato, y al equipo, básicamente, lo que se hizo fue ordenar la forma de trabajo”, subrayó Mario Vargas.

De boca en boca se transmite de lunes a viernes a la 1:30 p. m. por canal 7.

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¿Y ‘Más que noticias’? El programa de noticias positivas, Más que noticias, también experimentará ajustes. El primero fue definir el equipo de periodistas y técnico que produciría ese contenido, pues meses atrás los periodistas de De boca en boca generaban notas para el vespertino y viceversa.

“Definir el equipo es crucial en la búsqueda de la identidad de cada programa. A ellos se les separó de oficina. En Más que noticias estamos trabajando enfocados en los cantones”, adelantó Mario Vargas, también encargado de ese programa que se emite de lunes a viernes, a las 6:30 p. m.

Bajo esa perspectiva, el programa dedicará una semana a cada cantón del país con el fin de rescatar sus costumbres, tradiciones e idiosincrasia y aquellos casos de emprendedores.

José Miguel Cruz es parte de los periodistas de ‘Más que noticias’.

También la nueva producción apuesta a recuperar la figura de presentador que el programa perdió a mediados de mayo pasado como parte del ajuste de las operaciones de la televisora.

“Nosotros estamos apostando a que el programa retome a los presentadores que serán los mismos periodistas que realizan las notas, porque nadie más que ellos conocen y pueden hablar con propiedad de sus notas. Ya hicimos una prueba con ellos el 1.° de agosto con la transmisión en vivo de la romería”, enfatizó Vargas.

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El productor de De boca en boca y Más que noticias destacó que esta nueva etapa de ambos programas se realiza de la mano con el personal que los integran.

“Lo que hacemos es escucharlos y ver la ruta que tomaremos. Las nuevas ideas provienen de las encerronas con ellos (el equipo)”, terminó Mario Vargas.

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Un arsenal y dudas sobre el motivo

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Una vigilia el lunes 2 de octubre por la noche en la iglesia Canyon Ridge de Las Vegas

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Los investigadores en Las Vegas intentan entender qué podría haber motivado a Stephen Paddock —un hombre blanco, acaudalado, de 64 años— a abrir fuego en contra de una multitud reunida para un festival de música country, un ataque que ha dejado 59 muertos y 520 heridos hasta el momento. El Estado Islámico reivindicó el atentado, pero los expertos indican que no parece haber validez detrás del reclamo pues no han hallado nada que vincule a Paddock con cualquier grupo extremista o terrorista. El padre de Paddock, eso sí, estuvo varios años en la lista de los más buscados del FBI por una serie de robos.

Hasta ahora, se sabe que Paddock disparó desde una habitación en el trigésimo segundo piso del hotel y casino Mandalay Bay, donde fueron encontradas 23 armas, que posiblemente fueron arregladas para disparar más rondas por minuto. El que haya podido ingresar tal armamento a un hotel ha despertado dudas sobre la seguridad de sitios como esos en Las Vegas y en otras partes.

Entre las víctimas que han sido identificadas están un hombre quien recibió un disparo tras intentar cubrir a su esposa en la huida, una maestra de educación especial que había viajado a Nevada desde Manhattan y un joven de 20 años.

El tiroteo —el más mortífero en la historia reciente de Estados Unidos— también ha revivido el debate sobre el control de armas. Hasta hace unos días, el peor tiroteo había sido el de un club nocturno en Orlando; el Comité Editorial de The New York Times hizo los cálculos: en los 477 días que transcurrieron de la matanza en el club Pulse a la del festival en las Vegas hubo otros 521 tiroteos masivos (es decir, hay más de cuatro personas asesinadas o heridas en un solo evento), pero el congreso estadounidense no tomó acción alguna en cuanto a medidas para, por ejemplo, prevenir que un hombre como Paddock pudiera obtener tantas armas. Un congresista recién retirado, el exrepresentante por Nueva York Steve Israel, no se muestra optimista en un artículo de opinión: dice que pese al derramamiento de sangre no pasará nada por tres razones, entre ellas, el poder del cabildeo de armas y nosotros mismos. “Ya estás inoculado. Leerás este ensayo y otros como este, y cambiarás de página o le darás clic a otro vínculo”, le dice Israel al lector. “Este evento horripilante terminará siendo parte de una memoria colectiva y nada más”.

El presidente Donald Trump tiene planeado visitar Las Vegas mañana.

Critica rey acciones en Cataluña

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El rey español Felipe VI dio hoy su primera locución televisada a la nación no vinculada a un acto navideño para pronunciarse sobre la crisis y tensiones que se viven en Madrid y Barcelona por un referéndum independentista en Cataluña. El monarca dijo que el gobierno catalán, que promovió el referéndum y lo celebró después de que las cortes españolas lo calificaran como inconstitucional, había caído en una “deslealtad inadmisible” y aseguró que la comunidad en Cataluña se encuentra fracturada y dividida. Añadió que como rey buscará la “unidad y permanencia de España”,.

Mientras, en partes de Cataluña seguían las protestas y un paro contra lo que acusan fue abuso policial durante el referéndum independentista del domingo. La Policía Nacional y la Guardia Civil española tenían la instrucción de evitar que se realizada la votación, declarada ilegal por el gobierno y las cortes de España, aunque varios catalanes denuncian que las fuerzas del orden recurrieron a golpear a personas con porras y disparar balas de goma, además de confiscar urnas.

De acuerdo con la BBC, el presidente catalán Carles Puigdemont dijo en una entrevista que la Generalidad “actuaría a finales de esta semana o principios de la siguiente” en torno a una declaración de independencia y que si el gobierno español invocara el artículo 155 de la constitución para asumir las funciones de la región, como sugirió podría suceder el ministro de Justicia Rafael Catalá, eso “sería un error que cambiaría todo”.

El cisma entre las autoridades catalanas y españolas parece solo haberse profundizado en los últimos días y aunque Puigdemont primero pidió que haya una mediación por parte de líderes europeos, nuestro corresponsal diplomático cree que es poco probable que se involucren debido al temor de promover otros esfuerzos separatistas dentro de la Unión Europea.

El Comité Editorial de The New York Times, por su parte, urge tanto a Puigdemont como a Mariano Rajoy a dejar de ser tan intransigentes para evitar ahondar el caos.

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La embajada de Estados Unidos en La Habana. Los expertos sospechan que hubo un ataque sónico contra diplomáticos en las residencias, provistas por el gobierno cubano.

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Estados Unidos ordenó la semana pasada a integrantes de su personal diplomático en Cuba retirarse de La Habana debido a un misterioso ataque sónico que ha dejado a varios con afectaciones que van desde la pérdida temporal del oído hasta cuestiones cerebrales más graves.

Ahora, la Casa Blanca decidió también expulsar a quince integrantes de la legación cubana en Washington con la aparente intención de que esta opere en una situación de emergencia similar a la de la embajada estadounidense hasta que las autoridades isleñas puedan asegurar que los ataques no continuarían.

Los ataques acústicos parecen deberse a aparatos de la época de la Guerra Fría que habrían sido encendidos en las residencias de los diplomáticos, sin que se sepa quién lo hizo.

El canciller cubano Bruno Rodríguez respondió en una conferencia de prensa que la decisión estadounidense es “irreflexiva” y que hace falta que los peritos o médicos cubanos revisen a las personas afectadas para también intentar dilucidar qué sucedió.

Las tensiones al respecto se suman a las acciones emprendidas por el gobierno de Donald Trump para revertir buena parte de las medidas del deshielo acordadas por Raúl Castro y Barack Obama. Por ejemplo, se aconsejó a los estadounidenses no viajar a Cuba por el momento, lo que podría afectar seriamente su sector turístico y operar con un personal mínimo en la embajada en La Habana, que ha significado, entre otras cosas, que servicios consulares como los trámites de visas han sido interrumpidos y los isleños se quedan frustrados.

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Un grupo de vecinos en Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, que se juntó para limpiar sus casas dañadas por el huracán María, el 30 de septiembre.

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El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump se encuentra de visita en Puerto Rico, dos semanas después de que la isla fuera devastada por el huracán María y causara la muerte de 16 personas. Es un saldo que el mandatario dijo debería enorgullecer al liderazgo puertorriqueño por ser menor que el de “una catástrofe real como el huracán Katrina” que mató a miles en 2005.

Trump ha causado malestar entre los boricuas al indicar que la recuperación va viento en popa pese a que casi toda la isla sigue sin tener electricidad, comida, agua potable o diésel para que los hospitales, por ejemplo, puedan funcionar. El presidente también criticó a la alcaldesa de San Juan después de que ella lanzara un pedido de ayuda para que no hubiera más muertos, pues Trump aseguró que toda la ayuda necesaria ya estaba en camino.

De hecho, sí ha llegado bastante apoyo –no necesariamente del gobierno estadounidense–, pero la logística de cómo repartirlo ha sido problemática. Han surgido esfuerzos para mapear todos los daños con tal de poder identificar los casos con mayor urgencia.

El crimen no se ha disparado en Puerto Rico y el tejido social sigue relativamente intacto, pero eso podría cambiar, de acuerdo con uno de los reporteros de The New York Times.

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Jorge Glas, quien fuera separado de sus funciones como vicepresidente de Ecuador, llegó el lunes a una prisión en Quito después de que se pidiera prisión preventiva para él.

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• El vicepresidente ecuatoriano, Jorge Glas, fue ingresado hoy por la madrugada a la cárcel número 4 de Quito después de que un juez avalara una solicitud de prisión preventiva en su contra ayer por la tarde. Glas, quien fue destituido de sus funciones pero no del cargo por el presidente Lenín Moreno debido a varios señalamientos por corrupción, está acusado de asociación ilícita y cohecho junto con su tío, Ricardo Rivera. La fiscalía cree que cuando era ministro de Sectores Estratégicos estuvo involucrado en el esquema de sobornos que la constructora brasileña Odebrecht tejió por toda la región.

Glas acusa que todo se trata de una persecución con fines políticos, argumento que respalda el expresidente Rafael Correa con quien Glas se desempeñó también como vicepresidente. Correa, exiliado en Bélgica por el momento, tuiteó: “Un hombre honesto ha perdido su libertad. ¡Que tiemble el mundo!”.

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El presidente Michel Temer durante una visita a las oficinas de la policía militar de Río de Janeiro, el 30 de mayo

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• El presidente brasileño Michel Temer citó hoy a 42 diputados de varios partidos para cabildear y sondear respecto a una votación que determinará si los cargos de corrupción que pesan en su contra –fue señalado de ser parte de una organización criminal para desviar fondos públicos– pueden proceder a juicio ante el Supremo Tribunal Federal, el único órgano que podría juzgarlo debido a su inmunidad política.

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Un experto del Servicio Sismológico Nacional de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México señala un cuadro que muestra datos del terremoto de magnitud 8,1 que azotó Ciudad de México el 19 de septiembre de 1985.


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A casi un mes de un sismo de magnitud 8,2 que afectó al sur de México y a dos semanas del terremoto de 7,1 que devastó la zona central, el país intenta avanzar en cuestiones como la ayuda a los damnificados y los pasos iniciales para la reconstrucción. Para ello, varias ONG y organismos como la oficina local de Transparencia Internacional formó la campaña #Epicentro, con la cual pretenden monitorear que todas las donaciones que han llegado al país y que han dado los mexicanos sean utilizadas de manera correcta y no aprovechadas para fines políticos de cara a las elecciones presidenciales del próximo año.

Por su parte, varios científicos intentan rescatar el proyecto con el que se establecerían nuevos sensores sísmicos que puedan recabar información de un terremoto o un tsunami con mayor antelación para reducir el impacto en las personas. Su proyecto enfrenta serios obstáculos, empezando por el presupuesto público dedicado a este tipo de tareas preventivas.

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La teoría de la relatividad de Albert Einstein, postulada en 1916, sugiere que la materia y la energía pueden llegar a deformar el tiempo y el espacio, lo cual produce la gravedad, de modo que la colisión de objetos masivos como hoyos negros crean ondas gravitacionales. En febrero de 2016, un grupo de científicos anunció que había podido registrar datos que mostraban justamente la existencia de esas ondas por medio de un interferómetro llamado LIGO, que comenzó a ser desarrollado desde los años setenta.

Ahora esos científicos, Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne y Barry Barish, se hicieron acreedores del Premio Nobel de Física por lo que la academia sueca que otorga la presea calificó como “un descubrimiento que cimbró al mundo”.

Desde el primer registro, los científicos de LIGO y otro detector ubicado en Europa, Virgo, han detectado otras cuatro colisiones de hoyos negros a millones de años luz de distancia.

Mañana será anunciado el Premio Nobel de Química, seguido por el de Literatura, el jueves, y el de Paz, el viernes. El reconocimiento por logros en materia económica será otorgado el lunes.

En memoria

Tom Petty, aquella estrella de rock con canciones tan inolvidables como “American Girl” y “Freefallin’”, falleció ayer a los 66 años después de complicaciones cardiacas, de acuerdo con su agente.

Lee el obituario de Petty, quien también fue amigo de y hasta formó un grupo con otras grandes estrellas como George Harrison y Bob Dylan, y, en honor a su partida, disfruta de algunas de sus mejores canciones. Aquí una de nuestras favoritas, con su frecuente colaboradora y amiga Stevie Nicks:

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Killer ex-cop Derek Chauvin is close to reaching a plea deal on his federal civil rights charges that would allow him to escape life in prison for George Floyd’s murder, according to a report.

Multiple sources told WCCO that the former Minneapolis officer is close to the deal that would see him serving his sentence in federal prison, but at the same time as the 22½ years he already got on his state conviction for murdering Floyd in May last year.

It would include the 45-year-old former cop having to finally explain exactly what he did to Floyd and why he did it, WCCO said.

The deal would likely involve a 20- to 25-year sentence that he would serve at the same time as his state sentence, WCCO’s sources said. Without it, Chauvin faces life in prison on the charges, the outlet noted.

The negotiations with prosecutors could be what Chauvin was referring to when he told his sentencing hearing last week that he could not give a full statement because of “legal matters.”

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“There’s gonna be some other information in the future that will be of interest and I hope these will give you some peace of mind,” Chauvin had said, which WCCO suggested was the plea deal.

Former Hennepin County Chief Public Defender Mary Moriarty told the outlet that Chauvin’s swift guilty verdict in the state case is undoubtedly a motivating factor in seeking a deal.

“In federal court, there would be a substantial difference between what he would receive if he went to trial and was convicted versus what he would get if he pled guilty, and as they say, take responsibility for his actions,” Moriarty said.

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WCCO said the US Attorney’s Office declined to comment, and Ben Crump, the Floyd family attorney, and Eric Nelson, the attorney for Chauvin, did not respond.

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The Trump administration is set to inform five nations that they will no longer be exempt from U.S. sanctions if they continue to import oil from Iran, reports said Sunday.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to announce the policy move on Monday, which would no longer renew sanctions waivers for allies Japan, South Korea, and Turkey. The other countries no longer exempt are China and India.

The waivers for sanctions will expire on May 2. The Washington Post first reported on the move, and three sources confirmed the report to the Associated Press.

President Trump finalized the measure on Friday, according to the Post, in an effort to apply “maximum economic pressure” by cutting off its oil exports and reducing its main revenue source to zero.

In reaction to the administration’s move and expectations of tightening supply, early trading on Monday indicated Benchmark Brent crude oil futures rose by as much as 3.2 percent to $74.31 a barrel, the highest since Nov. 1, Reuters reports.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Arizona Republicans are examining whether there is bamboo fiber in ballots that were used in the 2020 election, an activist assisting with the ongoing audit of the ballots told reporters this week. The latest claim underscores how rightwing conspiracy theories continue to fuel doubt about the results of the results.

“There’s accusation that 40,000 ballots were flown in to Arizona and it was stuffed into the box and it came from the south-east part of the world, Asia, and what they’re doing is to find out whether there’s bamboo in the paper,” John Brakey, a longtime election audit advocate, told reporters.

Brakey told reporters he didn’t personally believe auditors would find bamboo fibers.

“I do think it’s somewhat of a waste of time, but it will help unhinge people,” Brakey said on Wednesday. “They’re not gonna find bamboo … If they do, I think we need to know, don’t you?”

The search for bamboo fibers illustrates how the latest GOP audit of all 2.1m ballots cast in Maricopa county, home to a majority of Arizona voters, is elevating absurd claims about the 2020 election. After election day, rightwing activists falsely claimed that China had imported ballots to tip the election for Biden and that those ballots could be identified because there was bamboo in the paper. Earlier, workers were using UV lights to examine ballots; while the purpose of doing so was never clear, there was a conspiracy theory after the election that Trump had watermarked ballots (the UV examinations have stopped).

There are about a dozen tables on the audit floor at Veterans Memorial Coliseum where auditors are taking pictures of ballots and then running them under microscopic cameras that are supposed to provide high-quality images of the ballots. Those images are supposed to help auditors verify the authenticity of the ballots by allowing them to examine fibers, as well as folds in the paper and ink marks on ballots.

Experts have expressed concern about whether this method is a reliable way of identifying fraud.

Ken Bennett, the liaison between the auditors and the Arizona senate, said in an interview he wasn’t sure if auditors were looking for bamboo fibers specifically.

“I think that’s more of a euphemism for saying ‘we’re looking for everything related to the paper so that we can verify that the ballots are authentic,’” he told the Guardian. “They’re looking for folds in the paper. They’re looking for where the ovals are marked, is there a little bit of an indentation or was the mark made by a Xerox machine? It’s just kind of a general expression for ‘we’re checking the paper and the folds and everything to make sure that these are authentic ballots.’”

The comment came amid increasing scrutiny of the audit, which many experts say is not credible and will only further undermine confidence in the 2020 race. The justice department sent a letter to the Arizona senate president, Karen Fann, on Wednesday expressing concern that the audit may be running afoul of federal laws regarding ballot custody and voter intimidation (during a separate part of the audit, workers will reportedly knock on voters’ door to confirm their 2020 vote).

Katie Hobbs, Arizona’s top election official, sent a letter to Bennett on Wednesday expressing concern over how the audit is being run. She claimed that auditors did not have a clear process for tallying ballots, left laptops unattended, and clear procedures were not in place to hire unbiased counters. “Either do it right, or don’t do it at all,” she wrote.

One of the people who spread the lie about China dumping ballots, according to Slate, was Javon Pulitzer, a treasure hunter and inventor, who is reportedly assisting with the Maricopa county audit. Though it’s not clear in what capacity Pulitzer is assisting, Brakey told reporters on Tuesday that the machines capturing the microscopic images of the ballots were linked to Pulitzer. “This guy is nuts,” he said. “He’s a fraudster … It’s ridiculous that we’re doing some of this.”

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Authorities have not yet identified the 911 caller who alerted Columbus, Ohio police that someone was “trying to stab us” before the fatal officer-involved shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant, but the recording raises new questions that could “change everything,” Fox Nation host Nancy Grace said Thursday.

Police released new information about the shooting on Wednesday, including two 911 calls, body camera footage from three officers who responded to the call and the identity of the officer who pulled the trigger when he found Bryant attempting to attack two other females with a knife on Tuesday.

The first 911 call came in at 4:32 p.m. The caller, who has not been identified by police, said amid a commotion in the background, “[indistinguishable]…trying to fight us, trying to stab us, trying to put their hands on our grandma. Get here now.” 

Ma’Khia Bryant’s mother Paula told 10TV that her daughter called 911 because people were threatening her. The Columbus Police Department did not identify the caller and deferred to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, who told Fox News they cannot share that information right now.

While the public continues to demand answers, identifying the 911 caller could be the first clue to understanding what transpired prior to the shooting, Grace said in Thursday’s episode of Fox Nation’s “Crime Stories.”

“If the girl Ma’Khia Bryant is the one that made that 911 call, that changes everything because that tells me that at some point she was afraid of a knife attack if in fact, that was her making the call … where she’s begging an officer to come to the scene because someone has a knife and is attacking her and others,” the former prosecutor explained.

“That really changes everything because that takes her away from being the original aggressor,” Grace emphasized.

Ashley Willcott, a judge and trial attorney who joined Grace for the segment, agreed.

“Absolutely that changes everything because she’s not the original aggressor,” Willcott said. “She, therefore, was initially the victim and there’s a very good argument then [that she was] defending herself.”

That said, Grace underscored that whether or not Bryant feared for her safety and made the 911 call to police, she would still legally be considered “the aggressor because that girl [who she appeared to attack] was unarmed.”

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump shake hands prior to their meeting in Singapore in June 2018.

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President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have agreed to a second meeting following their initial summit last year.

“President Donald J. Trump met with Kim Yong Chol for an hour and half, to discuss denuclearization and a second summit, which will take place near the end of February. The President looks forward to meeting with Chairman Kim at a place to be announced at a later date,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced after Trump met Friday in the Oval Office with the North Korean envoy.

Trump first met with Kim in June 2018 in Singapore, and the two appeared to form an unlikely bond after Trump had previously criticized Kim on Twitter, slamming him as “Little Rocket Man.”

But at the summit, Trump touted securing a commitment from Kim for North Korea to move toward denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula. However, reports since then have suggested the country has continued to develop nuclear weapons and missile technology.

Sanders told reporters after the 90-minute meeting, which Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also attended, that sanctions would remain on North Korea until the White House sees the country achieve full denuclearization. However, she said the administration had seen “good steps and good faith moves” from North Korea, including releasing three American hostages just before the first summit.

The prospect of a second summit has long been talked about. South Korean President Moon Jae-in returned from a meeting last fall with Kim saying the North Korean leader wanted to meet with Trump again.

Kim reiterated his wish for another meeting with Trump during a New Year’s address, however he also warned he might ramp up the country’s nuclear weapons production if the U.S. does not end its economic sanctions against North Korea.

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Scott Morrison, Australia’s conservative prime minister, pulled off a shock defeat in Australia’s national election Saturday, defying scores of polls that predicted a victory

“I have always believed in miracles,” Mr. Morrison said at his victory party. “Tonight is about every single Australian who depends on their government to put them first. And that is exactly what we are going to do.”

The final result of the election may not be known until late Saturday, Morrison’s coalition won more than 70% of the 74 seats of the 76 needed for a majority, with Labor on just 66 seats.

However, the win by Morrison, who has been friendly with President Donald Trump, signals a swell of populist voters that mirrors similar rises in the UK and America.

A significant block of voter support for Morrison came from outer suburban seats with demographics that closely resemble America’s Rust Belt, according to Reuters. Taking office in August, Morrison became the became Australia’s fifth prime minister in five years, and the latest figure at the front of the country’s tense politics.

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison with wife Jenny, children Abbey and Lily after winning the 2019 Federal Election, at the Federal Liberal Reception at the Sofitel-Wentworth hotel in Sydney, Australia, May 18, 2019.
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Both parties have called for stability amid turbulent national politics

The country’s conservative party has been at the center of swelling tensions in national politics with its hawkish stances on immigration and atmosphere of sexism that has alienated women, who have fled in droves from the party.

Despite the recent controversies, Morrison’s victory secures a continuing foothold for conservative politicians on the national stage.

Morrison pushed the party’s economic and immigration policies while seeking re-election, while his opponent, the Labor Party’s Bill Shorten, presented a vision that included addressing climate change and developing federal interventions into the economy.

These proposals were painted by Morrison as costly and threatening to the country’s economic success, comments that came just over a year after he brought a lump of coal to Parliament to voice his support for industry and rail against what he called “coal-o-phobia.”

Though the country saw carbon emissions fall while the economy grew under a carbon tax passed in 2011, Liberals repealed the tax in 2014 and haven’t offered a comprehensive legislative solution for the environment since.

Shorten also voiced suspicions of Trump and the US that were pushed aside by Morrison’s lively and often combative campaign that drew marked similarities to Trump’s campaign for the 2016 US presidential election.

Morrison’s victory speech had a similarly strong call for support for working-class Australians “who have worked hard every day, they have their dreams, they have their aspirations, to get a job, to get an apprenticeship, to start a business, to meet someone amazing.”

Emphasizing industry, Morrison championed his mission to support Australians’ potential “To start a family, to buy a home, to work hard and provide the best you can for your kids. To save for your retirement.”

He continued, calling his supporters “the quiet Australians.”

Some have pointed to Saturday’s surprise results as another part of the populist wave sweeping international politics.

“I think people have become afraid after a very negative campaign,” Labor supporter Julie Nelson told Reuters at the party’s Melbourne election night function. “They [the Liberals] managed to convince people they should be afraid of change.”

Susan Harris-Rimmer, a law professor at Griffith University in Queensland, told the New York Times that politics had reached a new, “absurd” normal.

“It just seems like it’s been a long time since politics was normal anywhere,” Harris-Rimmer said.

Morrison’s unexpected victory doesn’t exactly spell a certain future for conservative control of the country, as it’s still unclear if politicians close to Morrison can pass policy with an outright majority or will need to court independents for support.

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(CBS4)– The FBI Denver office is involved in the case of a missing woman who was last said to be in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. Gabby Petito traveled with her boyfriend Brian Laundrie from Florida to the West this summer when she seemingly disappeared.

Petito’s mother reported her missing on Sept. 11 after last receiving texts from her on Aug. 30, although it’s not confirmed whether the texts were from Petito. Police say that Laundrie returned home to Florida on Sept. 1 in Petito’s van but without Petito. He is considered a person of interest in the missing persons case, has retained a lawyer and has not been cooperating with investigators.

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Florida police say they haven’t begun a physical search for the 22-year-old woman because they don’t know where to begin.

“We have resources and law enforcement partners that are out in the field following up tips and leads but as far as a grid search right now, we’re still trying to narrow down geographic areas,” said North Port Police Chief Todd Garrison.

Police video from Moab, Utah, shows Petito argued with Laundrie on Aug. 12 near Arches National Park. Officers tried to help them work it out after an emotional fight.

Petito was last seen on Aug. 24 checking out of a Salt Lake City hotel with Laundrie. She is last believed to have been in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Police have seized the 2012 Ford Transit van that the couple was traveling in.

All tips with information on Petito’s disappearance can be reported to 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).

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Una de las personas presenta quemaduras de segundo grado y fractura. Un vehículo cargado con materia prima para icopor habría expandido las llamas.

Cuarenta bomberos fueron necesarios para apagar el incendio, del cual aún no se conoce la causa.

“Se prendió una mula que traía material para icopor, materia prima para icopor. Cuando la abrieron fue que salió el fogonazo y se prendió primero el carro y ahí si cogió para adentro”, declaró un empleado de la empresa.

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