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Police are searching for a driver who plowed into a 9-year-old girl in her front yard in Georgia, leaving her with serious injuries including multiple broken bones.

Laderihanna Holmes was playing with another young girl outside her home in Lithonia, Georgia, just outside of Atlanta, when a vehicle suddenly jumped the curb and smashed into her on Friday, authorities said.

A home security camera captured the terrifying scene, showing a black sedan blow past a stop sign and slam into the family’s home at full speed.

Watch the crash in the video player above. It has been edited, but may be difficult for some to watch.

The suspect slipped out through the passenger-side door as family members rushed to help the young girl. Security video showed him staggering a bit before he took off on foot, leaving behind the vehicle. The family said a second person also fled the scene.

The family shared the security footage with ABC News on Sunday hoping that the driver might come forward. The owner of the vehicle said she was at work at the time of the accident and had given the car to her boyfriend, police said.

Investigators have not released any information about a potential suspect.

“It’s hard, but I have to be strong for her,” Laderihanna’s mother, Charlette Bolton, told ABC News on Sunday. “I just want everybody to pray for Laderihanna. The community loves her, her school loves her, her friends love her and I just want the people involved to be caught.”

Bolton, who spoke to ABC News along with the girl’s father and older brother, issued a personal message to the people who fled the scene.

“You know what you did. You didn’t try to help my baby,” she said. “You almost killed my baby and I hope you do the right thing and turn yourself in.”

The family’s attorney, Chris Stewart, said two teenagers were seen running from the scene after the crash.

“Those were teenagers that were in that vehicle, so we have to learn what happened and how they got a hold of that car,” Stewart said.

He said it’s a miracle the that the young victim survived the head-on collision.

“If you didn’t believe in miracles, you should now,” Stewart said. “The video is really hard to watch but she survived somehow. You gotta believe in God after seeing this.”

“I was shocked,” he added. “I deal with wrongful death all the time, and I cannot believe she survived it. When I want to see her in the room, she does not have a mark on her face.”

The young girl’s family said she sustained several injuries, including multiple fractures to her skull and pelvis, but they’re confident that she’ll recover.

“She’s strong, and I know she’ll bounce back from this,” her mother said. “It’s just going to take a while.”

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An 8-year-old migrant boy from Guatemala apprehended by immigration authorities near the U.S.-Mexico border died on Christmas morning, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

Congressman Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, identified the child as Felipe Alonzo-Gomez in a statement Tuesday evening.

In a press release Tuesday afternoon, the agency said Felipe showed “signs of potential illness” on Christmas Eve and was transferred, along with his father, to Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The boy was initially diagnosed with a common cold and fever and was released after being prescribed antibiotics, authorities said. 

During the evening on December 24, however, officials said Felipe experienced nausea and vomiting, and was again transferred to the same hospital, where he died early the next day.

The medical center said it could not release any more information due to privacy regulations, but said, “Our thoughts and prayer are with this family during this very difficult time.”

Customs and Border Protection said the child’s official cause of death has not been determined. The agency added that the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Inspector General and the Guatemalan government had been notified, and that they were “engaging” with the boy’s father, as well with family members in Guatemala. The White House did not comment on the death and referred inquires to DHS. 

Guatemala’s Foreign Ministry said Felipe and his father entered the U.S. through El Paso on December 18 and were transferred by American immigration authorities to the Border Patrol station in Alamogordo on December 23. The Guatemalan consulate in Phoenix was briefed and dispatched an official to interview the child’s father, the office said. 

The Central American government pledged to help return the boy’s body to his family in Guatemala and to ask the Trump administration to conduct a “clear” investigation of the death. 

Lawmakers seized on the incident to criticize the administration’s policy and rhetoric on immigration.

“Thanks to the Trump Administration, this is Christmas at the border. Another tragedy and death of a child while in the custody of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection as the world watches,” Congressman Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, said in statement on Tuesday. 

Castro, chairman-elect of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, called on Congress to probe Felipe’s death when it reconvenes after Christmas. “The Administration’s policy of turning people away from legal ports of entry, otherwise known as metering, is putting families and children in great danger,” the Texas Democrat added. 

The boy’s death comes two weeks after another migrant child, Jakelin Caal Maquin, died after being detained by border agents. The 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died on December 8 after reportedly experiencing dehydration and high fever. Her death provoked scathing criticism of immigration authorities by Democrats, who said the death was a result of President Trump’s “cruel and inhumane” immigration agenda. 

DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Jakelin’s death was “a very sad example of the dangers of this journey.”

“This family chose to cross illegally,” she added. 

The DHS inspector general has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the girl’s death. 

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Trump y Putin hablarán por teléfono este sábado

El presidente Donald Trump hablará este sábado por teléfono el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin, anunció el portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov y luego fue confirmado por Sean Spicer, el vocero de la Casa Blanca.

Este será el primer contacto oficial por teléfono entre ambos mandatarios desde la toma de posesión de Trump, el 20 de enero.

Asimismo Spicer confirmó que este sábado Trump hablará con el presidente francés François Hollande y la canciller alemana Angela Merkel.

“Aprovechando al máximo la primera semana- mañana @POTUS (POTUS, cuenta oficial de Twitter del presidente de EEUU) hablará por teléfono con los líderes de Francia, Alemania y Rusia”, escribió Spicer en Twitter.

El mandatario ruso Vladimir Putin había felicitado a Trump por su victoria poco después de las elecciones del 8 de noviembre, pero el Kremlin señaló que ambos líderes no han hablado desde entonces, a pesar de las acusaciones de espionaje que involucraban a ambos líderes.

Trump y Peña Nieto dialogaron por teléfono sobre el muro fronterizo

El presidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump y su par mexicano Enrique Peña Nieto dialogaron telefónicamente por casi una hora este viernes. Así lo confirmó un funcionario de la Casa Blanca, según informó la cadena CNN.

Luego de que el presidente mexicano Enrique Peña Nieto cancelara la reunión con su par estadounidense Donald Trump, cuando este anunció la construcción de un muro en la frontera entre los dos países, diferentes analistas vaticinan un futuro incierto y no exento de conflictos en la relación bilateral. Sin embargo, quizás esta llamada telefónica apacigüe un poco las aguas entre ambas naciones.

Donald Trump, volvió a usar su cuenta de Twitter personal este jueves para expresar su posición sobre el país vecino:

“México se ha aprovechado por mucho tiempo de EE.UU… Grandes déficits comerciales y muy poca ayuda en la débil frontera deben cambiar, AHORA!”, tuiteó el mandatario.

Venezuela: la escasez de medicamentos alcanza el 85 por ciento

“Mantenemos un nivel de falla de un 85 por ciento… No hay una verdadera planificación de la producción porque, lamentablemente, las empresas ya no pueden dedicarse a programar y planificar su producción por la cantidad de problemas que tenemos”, indicó el presidente de la Federación Farmacéutica Venezolana (Fefarven), Freddy Ceballos, en entrevista con el canal Venevisión.

Aunque señaló que el desabastecimiento de medicinas es ocasionado por varios factores, subrayó que en 2016 se recibieron “menos de la mitad” de las remesas que fueron entregadas el año anterior, y pidió a las autoridades que “se den cuenta” de que el problema es de producción y no de distribución.

“Lamentablemente, todas las políticas que ha implementado el Estado han sido hacia la distribución… no, señores, acepten que es un problema de abastecimiento, que es un problema de producción”, agregó Ceballos, de acuerdo a lo reseñado por El Comercio.

Festejos del Año Nuevo chino 4715: curiosidades y costumbres

El Año Nuevo es la celebración más importante para el pueblo chino, porque es el momento que la familia se une para esperar un nuevo año con renovadas esperanzas. Es una fiesta cargada de significados que augura paz, prosperidad y buena fortuna.

El Año Nuevo Lunar comienza con el principio de la primavera y, según el calendario lunar, comienza con la segunda luna nueva después del solsticio de invierno. Este año cae el 28 de enero y corresponde al Año del Gallo número 4715.

La víspera de Año Nuevo es considerada el día más importante del año. Debido a que China está muy ligada a la agricultura, los quehaceres del campo como arar en primavera, deshierbar en verano y cosechar en otoño, no dejan mucho tiempo para el reposo, por eso cuando llega el invierno queda más tiempo libre, y la gente aprovecha para celebrar diversas ceremonias como venerar al cielo, ofrendar a los antepasados, agradecer a los dioses del cielo y de la tierra por su protección y abundante cosecha, orar por la paz, buena salud y fortuna para la familia en el año entrante.

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El 2017 es el Año del Gallo en el calendario chino.

Supernova camaleón desafía a los científicos

De acuerdo con estudios de la NASA, la supernova SN 2014C, también conocida como la Supernova Camaleón, está desafiando los modelos de los astrónomos sobre cómo las estrellas que explotan distribuyen sus elementos, ya que cambió drásticamente de apariencia a lo largo de un año debido a que, al parecer, expulsó gran cantidad de material al final de su vida, informó la agencia en su sitio web.

Cuando las estrellas mueren ocurre una violenta explosión estelar llamada supernova, cuyos elementos recién formados escapan y se esparcen en el universo.

La NASA explica que los astrónomos clasifican las estrellas explosivas en base a la presencia de hidrógeno en el evento. Las supernovas Tipo I son aquellas en las que hay muy poco hidrógeno y las que lo tienen en abundancia son muy raras y se les denomina Tipo II. Para entender mejor, mientras en las estrellas jóvenes el hidrógeno está fundido en el helio, las estrellas grandes que se acercan a la muerte por una supernova se han quedado sin el combustible de hidrógeno.

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Al centro de la galaxia espiral NGC 7331, se observa la supernova SN 2014C. Créditos: Imágenes de rayos X: NASA / CXC / CIERA / R.Margutti et al

La Gran Época le recomienda el siguiente artículo: Actualización de la política legal de China contra Falun Gong muestra que la persecución continúa

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El conductor Félix Antonio Zepeda, quien supuestamente ocasionó la tragedia en el Valle de Amarateca en donde murieron cinco personas, se defendió este miércoles de quienes lo acusan manifestando que pretendió evadir una rastra. “Por no estrellarme en una rastra que estaba parada allí, por capiarme la rastra el carro se me apagó y más impulso agarró”, dijo Zepeda, mientras se recuperaba en una de las salas del Hospital Escuela Universitario (HEU). Lee sus declaraciones.

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A BuzzFeed News world editor faced backlash Sunday for taking a swipe at President Trump while tweeting an article about the attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter.

“Suspect we’d be hearing a lot more outrage from Trump and co. if the Christians killed in Sri Lanka were white,” Miriam Elder tweeted with a link to BuzzFeed News.

Elder’s tweet, as The Washington Examiner reported, received many more comments than likes or retweets. It had received nearly 3,000 replies, 70 retweets and 170 likes as of Sunday evening.

Many of the commenters asked why the BuzzFeed News world editor would politicize the terrorist attacks.

When contacted by Fox News, BuzzFeed News responded: “No comment from us.”

Trump on Easter morning offered condolences to the people of Sri Lanka. The president tweeted about the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, saying “we stand ready to help!”

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More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in eight bomb blasts that rocked churches and luxury hotels in or near Sri Lanka’s capital on Easter Sunday — the deadliest violence the South Asian island country has seen since a bloody civil war ended a decade ago.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks; Sri Lanka’s defense minister described the bombings as a terrorist attack by religious extremists.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Ashley Sawyer participou de episódio da segunda temporada de ‘Catfish’ (Foto: Reprodução/MTV)

A participante de um episódio da segunda temporada do programa “Catfish”, Ashley Sawyer, morreu aos 23 anos nos Estados Unidos. Segundo a MTV americana, responsável pela série, a causa da morte é desconhecida.

“A MTV está profundamente triste por saber que Ashley Sawyer morreu”, afirmou a emissora em nota. “Nossas condolências, pensamentos e orações vão à sua família e aos seus amigos.”

“Catfish” é uma série-documentário que investiga pessoas com relacionamentos pela internet e que mentem sobre sua identidade aos parceiros virtuais.

O episódio com a participação de Sawyer foi transmitido nos EUA em 2013. O capítulo mostrou que tanto ela quanto Michael Fortunato, com quem Sawyer tinha um relacionamento digital por sete anos, mentiam um para o outro.

Ele morreu um mês depois da transmissão aos 26 anos de idade por embolia pulmonar.

À MTV americana, a irmã de Sawyer, Jessica Ross, afirmou que Ashley havia completado um programa de reabilitação e morava no Alabama.

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NEW YORK, Jun 04, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) —
Today, Time Warner Cable News NY1 Noticias, New York City’s only 24-hour
Spanish language local news network, announced it will commemorate the
10-year anniversary of Pura Política, with a special documentary
with highlights from the past decade of the longest-running local
Spanish language political talk show in New York City, on Friday, June 5th
at 6 p.m. and 11p.m.

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The documentary special will feature guests including, Congresswoman,
Nydia Velazquez, State Senator, Adriano Espaillat, and City Council
Speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito,
who will explore the highs and lows
for Latinos during the past decade. The commemorative program will also
include an exclusive sit-down interview with New York City Mayor Bill
de Blasio
where he is asked to name one Latino politician he
believes would be a strong candidate for New York City Mayor in the near
future.

Pura Política first premiered as a weekly political talk show on
June 3, 2005, with then Mayor Michael Bloomberg as its first guest.
Bloomberg had just kicked off his re-election campaign with a
Spanish-language commercial.

“Since we aired our first program, Hispanic influence has grown
tremendously and the Spanish language has become ubiquitous in city
politics. Pura Política is a key platform for political leaders looking
to engage Latinos and talk about their issues. We look forward to many
more decades of great interviews and political analysis,” said program
host, Juan Manuel Benitez.

NY1 Noticias’
Pura Política’s 10th
Anniversary Special
will air Friday, June 5th at 6 p.m.
and 11p.m. on channel 95 and channel 831 on Time Warner Cable in New
York, and channel 194 on Cablevision in New York City.

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and Spanish language network TWC News NY1 Noticias in New York City. NY1
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The restaurant caught fire Saturday after protesters broke windows at the restaurant and threw fireworks inside.

Cortez Stafford, a spokesman for Atlanta fire, said the blaze grew because it wasn’t safe to get to the area near the restaurant when the fire began. He estimated there were 1,000 protesters near the Wendy’s.

“We’re now making our way in there to get a handle on the fire,” he said around 11 p.m.

Brooks had allegedly fallen asleep in his car and blocked the restaurant’s drive-through when Atlanta police were called. Brooks’ shooting led to the resignation, earlier today, of Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields.

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Police responded to the Wendy’s at 125 University Ave. about 10:30 p.m. Friday. Officers confronted Brooks, who authorities said failed a field sobriety test. A struggle broke out as police officers attempted to arrest Brooks.

Video posted on social media showed Brooks on the ground wrestling with two white Atlanta police officers in the parking lot. Officers attempted to use a Taser on Brooks, who was able to wrestle the stun gun away and flee as officers give chase. Shots are heard but not seen in the video.

Restaurant surveillance video released late Saturday by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation shows Brooks running away. He then turns and appears to fire the Taser at the pursuing officers before shots are heard.

The protests in response to Brooks’ death come as people across the country are protesting the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the treatment of black people by law enforcement. Both men are black. Floyd died after a police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. Chauvin has been charged in Floyd’s death.

In addition to the Wendy’s fire, protesters walked on to the highway earlier in the evening, stopping traffic. Troopers warned them that they were violating the law. The demonstrators locked arms.

“You have three minutes to disperse,” a trooper said. 

Organizers encouraged people to leave, but not many did. Some demonstrators were arrested on the interstate before one lane on the highway reopened shortly after 10 p.m.

Protesters continued on to the Atlanta Police Department’s Zone 3 precinct on Cherokee Avenue where they chanted.

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“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” [cheering] They came from all 50 states out of some sense of patriotic duty … “It’s so much more than just rallying for President Trump. It’s really rallying for our way of life. The American dream, against fake news.” … to protest an election they believed had been stolen. “Stop the steal! Stop the steal!” “We’re here, patriots. We’re in Washington D.C. Capitol building dead in front of us.” Their day of action would be Jan. 6 … “The House comes to order.” … when Congress would count electoral ballots and ratify the 2020 election results. For some, it was just a rally for their president. For others, it was a call to arms. “We have the power in numbers. March on Congress directly after Trump’s speech.” In the weeks beforehand, there were over a million mentions on social media of storming the Capitol. Maps were shared of the building’s layout. There was talk of bringing weapons and ammunition, and discussion over which lawmakers should be targeted first. This anger was based on a lie. “This election was a fraud.” A lie that had grown more frenzied after the election. “President Trump won this election.” “They were flipping votes.” “Steal the election in Philadelphia.” “When you win in a landslide and they —” “Steal the election in Atlanta —” “And it’s rigged —” “Steal the election in Milwaukee —” “It’s not acceptable.” “This is outrageous.” A lie spread by the president and his closest allies. “Let’s call out cheating when we find it.” Some of whom stoked calls for violence. “All hell is going to break loose tomorrow.” “Everyone’s going to remember who actually stands in the breach and fights tomorrow. And who goes running off like a chicken.” “We bleed freedom.” “This will be their Waterloo.” “And we will sacrifice for freedom.” “This will be their destruction.” “U.S.A.! U.S.A.!” What happened next was chaos. “They broke the glass?” Insurrection. “Take it now!” “Treason! Treason!” Death. Then, there began a campaign to whitewash history, starting at the top. “It was a zero threat. Right from the start, it was zero threat.” And spreading throughout the Republican Party. “Even calling it an insurrection, It wasn’t. By and large, it was peaceful protest.” One lawmaker, who helped barricade the House doors, now suggests there was barely any threat. “If you didn’t know the TV footage was a video from January the 6th, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit.” A tourist visit this was not. And the proof is in the footage. As part of a six-month investigation, The New York Times has collected and forensically analyzed thousands of videos, most filmed by the rioters themselves. We obtained internal police radio traffic … … and went to court to unseal police body-cam footage. Our reconstruction shows the Capitol riot for what it was, a violent assault encouraged by the president on a seat of democracy that he vowed to protect. We’ll chart how police leaders failed to heed warnings of an impending attack, putting rank-and-file officers in danger. We’ll track key instigators in the mob taking advantage of weaknesses in the Capitol’s defenses to ignite a wave of violence that engulfed the building. We’ll show, for the first time, the many simultaneous points of attack, and the eight breaches of what appeared to be an impenetrable institution of government. We’ll show how the delay to secure Congress likely cost a rioter her life. And how for some, storming the Capitol was part of the plan, all along. “In fact, tomorrow, I don’t even like to say it because I’ll be arrested.” “Well, let’s not say it. We need to go — I’ll say it.” “All right.” “We need to go in to the Capitol.” “Let’s go!” It’s the morning of Jan. 6, and thousands are filling the National Mall in Washington. Trump will speak here at the Ellipse, a large park near the White House and a half-hour walk to the U.S. Capitol where the election will be certified. Who is actually in this crowd? Most are ordinary citizens who believe Trump’s lie that the election was stolen. “It’s going to be a great day. It’s going to be wild, as Trump says.” But we also see more extreme groups who’ve gained a following during Trump’s presidency. There are followers of the QAnon conspiracy … “Drinking their blood, eating our babies.” … who believe that Trump is facing down a cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles. Q posts often invoked notions of patriotism and predict a coming storm. And ahead of Jan. 6, some supporters call for violence. The Oath Keepers, a far-right paramilitary group, are also here. “We have men already stationed outside D.C. —” Their leader has said the group is ready to follow Trump’s orders and take members of what they call the “Deep State” into custody. They’re organized, staging their military-style equipment neatly on the ground. And later, they put on body armor, talk on radios, and chat with their supporters on a walkie-talkie app called Zello. “We have a good group. We got about 30, 40, of us who are sticking together and sticking to the plan. Y’all, we’re one block away from the Capitol, now. I’m probably going to go silent when I get there because I’m going to be a little busy.” Another group is the Proud Boys. They’re far-right nationalists who flashed white power signs throughout the day. “Check out all this testosterone.” They became a household name when Trump invoked them during a presidential debate. “Proud Boys, stand back and stand by.” And that’s what they did. They have a history of street violence and will be key instigators of the riot. We’ll return to them soon. Although the rally is billed as a political protest, some make calls to storm the Capitol even before Trump speaks. And later, when Trump does take the stage … “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol.” … some hear his words as a call to action. “I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building.” Two hours before this, the Proud Boys were already heading for the Capitol. They’re clearly spoiling for a fight with far-left agitators like antifa, who they believe are in D.C. But there are moments that suggest another motive. “Come on, tighten up.” “Come on, boys. They’re organized, too. Many are marked with orange tape or hats. They’re wearing body armor, carrying baseball bats and using radios. “That’s affirmative. Jesse, this is Tucker” Leading them is Ethan Nordean, who’s been entrusted with so-called war powers. He’s joined by other well-known Proud Boys like Joe Biggs, an organizer from Florida, Dominic Pezzola, a former Marine, and Billy Chrestman. They will be among the first rioters inside the Capitol building. “Proud Boys.” As Trump is speaking, some of his other supporters also head to the Capitol. Chanting: “Whose streets? Our streets! Whose streets? Our streets!” And the tone is becoming menacing. “And we’re going to storm the [expletive] Capitol. [expletive] you, [expletive].” “U.S.A.! U.S.A.!” Just ahead, officers guarding the building are understaffed and ill-equipped for what’s coming their way. “You going to stop us?” The building is more than two football fields in length. And barricades erected on the east side are defended by just a few dozen officers. The west side, facing Trump’s rally, is even lighter. The fencing has been extended and on the northwest approach, only five officers stand guard. Around five also defend the southwest approach, a few more dot the lawn and about a dozen officers are behind them. Plans to storm the Capitol were made in plain sight, but the F.B.I. and Department of Homeland Security did not deem those threats as credible. “We will take that building!” “U.S.A.! U.S.A.!” Capitol Police leaders and Washington’s mayor were warned at least three times of violent threats, but also didn’t take them seriously or circulate that information. And they declined offers of security personnel from federal and other agencies. They could have enlisted several hundred more Capitol police for duty on Jan. 6, but did not. And none of the officers on the barricades have protective gear or crowd-control equipment. As a result, the Capitol is sparsely defended. “Whose House? Our House! Whose House? Our House!” It’s 12:50 p.m. and a large group of Proud Boys is with other protesters right by the Capitol Police line. Joe Biggs is rallying them. When he’s approached by Ryan Samsel, a Trump supporter from Pennsylvania. They chat, we don’t know about what. But a minute later, Samsel is the first to approach the police line. And it’s now that the protest turns violent. “U.S.A.!” Without hesitation, the crowd overpowers the police. Nearby, a second group breaks through on another approach. Others jump fences. And now hundreds of rioters rush forward on several fronts. “D.C. is a [expletive] war zone.” Police retreat to the Capitol building where it’s becoming more threatening. “This is what we came for! Yeah!” A mob mentality begins to take hold. Police are so outnumbered, they’re forced to retreat again to more tightly defend access points to the Capitol. It’s now five minutes into the siege that the Capitol Police chief calls for backup from local law enforcement, known as the Metropolitan Police, and asks other Capitol leaders to mobilize the National Guard. “You took an oath! Does that not mean a damn thing to you, does it?” Metro Police will arrive within 15 minutes. But for reasons we’ll explain later, the National Guard won’t arrive for over four hours. “Back up! Back up!” Meanwhile, more Capitol Police come to reinforce the line. It’s the first time we see officers in riot gear. But most are missing their shields because they had not prepared to unlock the storage area where that equipment is kept. Proud Boys like Billy Chrestman keep rallying the mob. And again, they start brawling with the police. Minutes later, reinforcements from the Metro Police arrive. A high-ranking Metro officer immediately calls for more backup. They struggle to subdue rioters who respond with their own chemical spray. And within 30 minutes, the police already have casualties. [shouting] This first wave of rioters battling police has paved the way across Capitol grounds for others to follow. And after Trump finishes speaking, thousands more now fill the space. Meanwhile, inside the Capitol, Nancy Pelosi and Mike Pence have begun certifying the 2020 presidential election results. Certification will happen on both sides of the building, in the House and the Senate. And this is what the rioters want to stop. An hour into the assault, the mob is battling a police line here, along the west face of the Capitol. But that violence is now going to spread to multiple points of attack, as west side rioters stream around the Capitol and incite the crowd on the east. Here’s what that crowd looks like on the east. “Stop the steal! Stop the steal! Stop the steal!” They’re aware of the siege happening on the west side, and some are emboldened by it. But up until now, they’ve been kept behind the barricades. “U.S.A.! U.S.A.!” Then this group from the west storms around to the building and pushes right through the barriers. The police here barely put up a fight. And it’s now that protesters, all along the east barricades, surge forward. [cheering] Officers are overwhelmed from several directions, and retreat to guard Capitol entrances. But these rioters believe they’ve been deputized by their president to stop a crime. And now, they start trying to get into the building itself. [shouting] [glass breaking] [pounding on door] The Capitol is now surrounded. Rioters haven’t made it inside yet, but around the time that the mob on the east pushed forward, rioters on the west were making a pivotal move. This scaffolding was erected for the upcoming inauguration of Joe Biden. It covers a staircase that gives direct access to an upper level, and dozens of doors and windows. Three police lines guard that route. But at ground level, officers are so overwhelmed that just a few cover this crucial access point. Several Proud Boys see the weakness. Proud Boys start fighting the police, and with others in the mob, they push through the line. Over several minutes, it’s a brutal fight on these steps. At one point, the rioters are held back. [groaning] But they make a final push up the flight of stairs. [cheering] At the top, they scuffle again with a small group of officers … … who give in after barely a minute. The mob now has direct access to Capitol entrances. “I can’t believe this is reality. We accomplished this [expletive].” And hundreds more protesters below, surge forward. “Let’s go! The siege is ours.” It’s utter mayhem, and it’s about to get worse. This scene is being filmed from countless angles allowing us to piece together, moment by moment, what comes next. Proud Boy Dominic Pezzola uses a police shield he stole to bash in a window. And at 2:13 p.m., the Capitol is breached. Michael Sparks, a Trump supporter from Kentucky, is the first person inside. A police officer seems unsure of what to do and backs off. Sparks is followed by Proud Boys and other far-right extremists, one carrying a Confederate flag, another armed with a baseball bat. When rioters break open the locked doors, hundreds more rush in. [shouting] [glass breaking] This is a critical moment. Officers must now defend the outside and inside of the building, stretching them even further. Simultaneous events now happen that are critical to lawmakers’ safety. Rioters head straight for the Senate, and will be at its doors in two minutes. Above them, the Senate is called into recess. “We’ll pause.” Members will evacuate down these stairs. In this hallway, directly overhead the rioters, Officer Eugene Goodman is sprinting to overtake them. He passes Mitt Romney, who he warns to turn around. Reinforcements are following behind. Goodman overtakes the mob, goes downstairs and intercepts them. He holds them off while backup arrives upstairs. Behind these rioters, and just feet away, is an escape route where the lawmakers and Senate staff are now fleeing. Just one officer stands guard. Keeping his composure, Goodman draws the mob away from that escape route to where reinforcements are waiting. Goodman: “Second floor!” He glances toward the Senate, and realizes the door is unguarded. Goodman shoves the protester again, lures the mob away, and brings them into that line of fellow officers. Again, the rioters here are convinced it’s their duty to defend democracy. “We’re not [expletive] around! Because we are mad!” [shouting] The officers hold them off here, for now. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Capitol, a few political leaders are evacuated from the House of Representatives. But despite a lockdown alert, proceedings here will resume. “The House will be in order.” We’ll go there soon. First, we’ll go to the Crypt in the center of the Capitol below the Rotunda. The mob is already at its entrance. If they get through here, they will more easily fan out across the building. Rioters jostle with police here for six minutes, and then flood through. It’s now 2:24 p.m., some 90 minutes after the siege began, and the mob is about to overrun the building. “Stop the steal! Stop the steal!” As this is happening, and as thousands more swell outside, Trump composes a tweet. Not to calm his supporters, but to blame his vice president. He writes: At this very time, Pence and his family are being taken to safety, along with an aide who’s carrying the country’s nuclear launch equipment. “O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave?” At 2:25 p.m., there’s another major breach on the opposite side of the building, the east side. Rioters have been battling a handful of officers at these doors for almost half an hour. The tide turns when rioters who came through the Crypt, reach these doors and pull them open. Then an active-duty Marine Corps officer, Christopher Warnagiris, keeps that door open for the mob to flood in. Just as elsewhere, this crowd is a mix of die-hard Trump supporters, but also more organized groups like the Oath Keepers, who move in formation here toward that east side entrance. The Oath Keepers and their supporters continue to update each other on the Zello chat app. The group enters the Capitol together. Proud Boys are near them, including Joe Biggs, the organizer we saw earlier. He’s entering the building for a second time. The Oath Keepers fill the Rotunda along with hundreds of other rioters. “Took over the Capitol. Overran the Capitol.” “We’re in the [expletive] Capitol, bro.” Now the police inside the building are completely outnumbered and call for backup. “It’s our House!” “Whose House?” “Our House!” Throughout the Capitol, staffers have barricaded doors to keep the mob out. In Nancy Pelosi’s chambers, staffers rush inside a conference room and lock two doors behind them. Just 12 minutes later, rioters outside head straight for her offices. “Nancy! Nancy!” And pile in. Huddled together under a table, Pelosi’s staff record what’s happening. One rioter tries to break into that same room. Inside, staffers are silent as they record him pounding. [loud banging] He gets through the first door, but the second door keeps him out. It’s a scene that, again, shows just how compromised the U.S. government has become. “I think I like my new dining room.” By 2:30 p.m., the Senate evacuation is well underway. But even though a lockdown was called over 15 minutes ago, the House is still in session. “Do not accept Arizona’s electors as certified.” Representative Jim McGovern is chairing. He told us he wanted to finish hearing objections to the election results by Paul Gosar. House staff and security gave McGovern the all-clear to continue. It’s a delay that likely cost someone their life. Suddenly, staff are now pointing at the chamber’s doors. Just outside, a mob of 100 or more is baying to get into them. These rioters pay little heed to the thin line of police. “They’re going. Yeah, I would just stop — bro.” And in moments, are pushing against the doors into the House. “Stop the steal!” On the other side, Capitol Police erect a barricade and draw their guns. “You’re a traitor.” On the floor, lawmakers are evacuated to the rear of the chamber, where in a few minutes a rioter will be shot and killed. Part of the mob outside now peels off in that direction to find a different way in. Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran and QAnon supporter, is among the first to arrive at the rear of the House. “Open the door.” They see the lawmakers escaping. That lobby might have been clear had the House been evacuated sooner. But the rioters now become incensed. Zachary Alam, a Trump supporter from Pennsylvania, punches in the glass panels with his bare fists. [pounding on door] “Open the door.” Police are stretched extremely thin. Just three officers and a security staffer stand guard. None are wearing riot gear, and they keep their weapons holstered. “It’s going to get worse.” “Open the door.” When a team of heavily armed police now arrives, the three officers step aside. “Go! Let’s go! Get this.” This creates a crucial gap that allows rioters to smash in the glass. A warning — what happens next is graphic. It’s 2:44 p.m., and behind the door, a police officer draws his handgun. Babbitt vaults into the window and the officer shoots her once. [gunshot] “Oh! Oh!” It’s a fatal wound through the upper chest. Inside the chamber, the floor is clear, but lawmakers in the balcony are sheltering in place. [gunshot] “The [expletive]?” “Take your pins off.” “Pins off.” They now remove the breast pins that identify them as members of Congress. A group of rioters who almost made it to the balcony are held at gunpoint as it’s finally evacuated. Now Trump supporters have achieved their goal, stopping the election certification. And while the House is evacuated, at the other side of the building, the Senate is occupied. “Treason! Treason! Treason!” On the Senate floor, they leaf through lawmakers’ files. “There’s got to be something in here we can [expletive] use against these scumbags.” Mug for photos. “Jesus Christ —” Pray. “We invoke Your name. Amen!” “Amen!” And leave a message for Mike Pence. “It’s only a matter of time. Justice is coming.” As rioters inside have been rampaging throughout the Capitol, the crowd outside has grown. And that first battle has continued raging. [horn blowing] For almost two hours, officers face off with rioters who say they support the police … … but assault them, anyway. We’re going to show what happened here because it demonstrates, yet again, how failures by Capitol Police leaders to prepare put the safety of these officers at risk. “Leave him alone! Leave him alone!” Capitol Police had been ordered to withhold some of their stronger weapons. But as soon as Robert Glover, a Metro Police inspector arrives, he calls for his munitions team to help. When the building is breached, Glover knows he needs to retreat and seeks advice from Capitol leaders. [shouting] When Capitol don’t respond, he asks four times. “Push! Push! Push! Push!” Then, the police lose the line. “We the people, we are the storm!” Rioters knock an officer over, throw a fire extinguisher. “U.S.A.!” Glover issues a 10-33, the call of last resort. Crazed rioters hound the police even as they retreat to the upper level. Police now begin to guard this doorway, an iconic centerpiece of presidential inaugurations. But for another two hours, the same pattern will repeat. Rioters fill the terrace. Instigators trigger a frenzy. And tragically, someone will die. A brutal fight erupts in the doorway. The mob heaves in a coordinated scrum. [screaming] “Help!” When police finally push them out, they face even worse violence. They are tased, gassed and robbed of their equipment. They’re beaten with a crutch, a hockey stick and even an American flag. At least four officers are pulled into the crowd. One dragged by his own helmet, face down. And again, the frenzy turns fatal. Rosanne Boyland, a Trump supporter who has been swept up by QAnon conspiracies, is moving toward the door. But amid the scrum, she collapses and is lying unconscious beneath the mob. [crowd chants] “I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe!” As the crowd sarcastically chants a Black Lives Matter slogan, Boyland’s friend, Justin Winchell, tries to pull her to safety. He screams for help. But instead, fellow rioters trample over Boyland and charge at the police again. Boyland will be pronounced dead at a local hospital in the evening. By the end of the day, rioters have breached and entered the building in at least eight locations. There’s the first breach, which we’ve seen, when rioters smashed through two windows and a door. Beside that, a rioter with a crowbar smashes in a second door, and then opens it to hundreds of people. Others smash a window next to the Inauguration door and climb inside. “Patriots, we need people to stand up for our country and our Constitution.” At this entrance, police stand aside and allow rioters to stream in, unchallenged. On the north side of the building, police in riot gear yield and let the crowd in. Another three breaches are on the east side, two by the central doors into the Rotunda, and this southeast door leading to the House chamber. It’s the arrival of more Metropolitan Police and other agencies that finally turns the tide. When those officers enter the Rotunda, they clear it in just 20 minutes. As the mob is pushed back through the east doors, their rage turns to Mike Pence, who Trump attacked earlier. Metro officers also stop other rioters from entering on the west side, where the mob first broke in. But here, too, we see a crowd empowered by the belief that they’re carrying out some patriotic duty. Over the course of the day, 150 police officers are injured. After 4 p.m., Metro and Capitol Police regain control of the upper levels. The final parts of the interior are cleared by other law enforcement, including federal agencies. Tear gas and flash bangs disperse the crowd on the Inauguration terrace. The Virginia State Police and Arlington County Police help to reclaim that area. Then rioters are swiftly pushed off Capitol grounds by a reinforced police line. Only now, more than three hours after Capitol police first called them, do National Guard soldiers arrive. “You can just do and turn down, right now.” Troops were staging just 20 minutes away. But a recent procedural change meant the highest level of the Pentagon had to approve deployment. And Pentagon officials delayed the decision, partially in fear of bad optics, even as the Capitol was being overrun. As calm returns, the president tweets again. He repeats that the election had been stripped away, calls his supporters great patriots, and says: The aftermath of Jan. 6 has been as divisive as the lie that launched it. Even as one arm of government has indicted hundreds of rioters, Republican lawmakers continue efforts to normalize what happened with a mix of denials and conspiracy theories. “Some of the people who breached the Capitol today were not Trump supporters.” “I knew those are people that love this country, that truly respect law enforcement, would never do anything to break a law. And so I wasn’t concerned.” They include Paul Gosar, who’d been at the Trump rally. “The D.O.J. is harassing peaceful patriots across the country.” And Andrew Clyde, who we saw earlier, standing just a few feet from rioters. “There was no insurrection. And to call it an insurrection, in my opinion, is a bald-faced lie.” Republican leaders have blocked an independent investigation that could have brought new details to light. “I’ve made the decision to oppose the House Democrats’ slanted and unbalanced proposal for another commission to study the events of January the 6th.” And in May, a top Republican was ousted from the party’s leadership after blaming Trump for inspiring the riot. “And I think that the party is in a place that we’ve got to bring it back from.” None of what happened on Jan. 6 would have been possible without a huge mass of ordinary people who were proud of what they achieved. “We made it!” “Yeah! We stopped the vote!” Millions around the country still believe the violence was not only justified, but necessary. And the forces that brought them there have not gone away. “Yeah, the patriots are coming back, y’all. Hopefully, y’all will be on our side when that happens.”

Source Article from https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/us/jan-6-capitol-attack-takeaways.html

A major oil spill off the coast of Southern California has forced Huntington Beach and activities scheduled to take place in the region to shut down.

A leak from an offshore oil production facility leaked 3,000 barrels of oil, which is about 126,000 gallons, on Saturday, said Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr.

The U.S. Coast Guard was notified of the spill around 9 a.m. Saturday, Carr said. By early Sunday morning, the oil had reached the shore. It had entered the Talbert Marshlands and the Santa Ana River Trail, fanning out over an area of about 5.8 nautical miles, the city of Huntington Beach announced in a press release Sunday morning.

The size of the spill “demanded prompt and aggressive action,” officials said.

Skimming equipment and booms have been deployed to prevent the oil from flowing into the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve and Huntington Beach Wetlands, according to the city. It was not immediately clear what caused the spill.

The final day of the Pacific Airshow was canceled in order to facilitate cleanup operations, city officials announced Sunday morning. In addition, residents were advised not to swim, surf or exercise near the beach due to the potential health hazards, such as toxic fumes.

The oil spill is already affecting wildlife, with dead birds and fish already washing up on the beaches, and the damage to the Talbert Wetlands is “significant,” Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley tweeted.

Newport Beach Mayor Brad Avery reported to Foley that he saw dolphins swimming through the slick oil plumes as he headed back to shore from Catalina, Foley tweeted.

The California Department of Wildlife has set up a hotline to report wildlife impacted by the oil. Individuals are advised not to handle the wildlife but to report incidents to 877-823-6926.

ABC News’ Matthew Furhman, Ahmad Hemingway and Bonnie Mclean contributed to this report.

Source Article from https://abcnews.go.com/US/major-oil-spill-closes-californias-huntington-beach-airshow/story?id=80378732

“I think the best thing would for the country to heal would be for him to resign, the next best thing is the 25th Amendment,” Kinzinger told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos.

“That’s why I call on Vice President Pence to do it,” he added. “This is the thing that just gets us out of the debate in Congress, it doesn’t victimize Donald Trump, it makes him look as bad as he has been here.”

Kinzinger also said that he doesn’t think impeachment is “the smart move” right now.

“I think it victimizes Donald Trump again and I think there’s a moment that we’re in right now where Donald Trump, he’s looking really, really bad,” Kinzinger said. “I’ll vote the right way you know if I’m presented with that I just think it’s probably not the smartest move right now but I think that’s going to be out of my hands.”

Kinzinger did add that he felt impeachment would be the right move if “we had more than basically 10 days left of the administration.”

“Yeah he’ll be impeached a second time but also exonerated in theory a second time, depends on how that trial goes, if they can do it when he’s out of office, Kinzinger said. “I think there’s a lot of ideas with censure — with preventing him from being able to run again. You know the reality is we just don’t have a lot of time in this administration left which right now is a good thing.”

Ocasio-Cortez said she backs impeachment.

“We’re also talking about complete barring of the president — or rather of Donald Trump — from running for office ever again,” she added. “And in addition to that the potential ability to prevent pardoning himself from those charges that he was impeached for.”

Stephanopoulos pressed Ocasio-Cortez, bringing up a letter from House Republicans saying it would further divide the country.

“What happened on Wednesday, was insurrection against the United States. That is what Donald J. Trump engaged in and that is what those who stormed the Capitol engaged in,” she said. “And so when we talk about healing, the process of healing is separate and, in fact, requires accountability. And so if we allow insurrection against the United States with impunity, with no accountability, we are inviting it to happen again.”

She then criticized her colleagues for downplaying the severity of what happened at the Capitol.

“Perhaps my colleagues were not fully present for the events on Wednesday, but half of — we came close to half of the House nearly dying on Wednesday,” she said.

Kinzinger said that he agreed that the lives of members of Congress were at risk Wednesday.

“I think we were very close to actually having members of Congress killed,” he said. “We were blessed on the one hand to not lose any members of Congress, but we lost five people and it’s disgusting.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has asked members to be prepared to return to Washington this week in a letter, a signal that the House could take up and pass the impeachment article to the Senate after it is formally introduced on Monday. A draft article of impeachment circulating among House Democrats Friday would charge Trump with “incitement of insurrection.”

Stephanopoulos on Sunday pressed Ocasio-Cortez on the timing of impeachment, bringing up concerns that it could hold up legislation and confirmations at the beginning of President-elect Joe Biden’s administration. She said that addressing what happened takes precedence over the Senate acting on Biden’s nominees.

“I think we need to review what actually happened on Wednesday,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “The National Guard was requested by the D.C. Council, and was rejected. We are talking about and we are hearing about a complete and utter lack of preparation. The chief of the D.C. Capitol Police lied to House administration Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren about the preparations of what happened.”

“If we do not take corrective action right now, we are talking about those same potentially compromised element elements, being in charge of the president’s security, during the inauguration,” she added. “With profound respect, I believe that the president’s safety and the safety of the United States Congress and in the security of our country.”

“It takes precedent over the timing of nominations and the timing of potential confirmations,” she said. “This is an immediate danger right now.”

Ocasio-Cortez also said she did not think impeachment is the only remedy.

“We are looking towards multiple avenues. And I don’t — I do not believe that those avenues are mutually exclusive,” she said referencing the 25th and 14th Amendments.

“I don’t believe any of these avenues are competitive with one another. They all — they all frankly provide their own form of relief and their own forms of accountability and so I do not believe that this is a question of deciding or debating between which of these avenues we should pursue. I believe we should take an all-of-the-above approach,” she added.

On Sunday, Stephanopoulos pressed Kinzinger on why so few Republicans had spoken out against the president.

“I think a lot of it is fear,” he said. “You know there’s fear that infects so many sides of the debate right now.”

“We got Vice President Pence, one of the most faithful guys to Donald Trump, is now public enemy number one in Trump world,” he added. “I think that’s what it comes down to, but if you’re going to be fearful — just my humble opinion — if you’re going to be fearful in this job. It may not be the right job for you at this moment in time.”

Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey told Fox News on Saturday that he thought the president had “committed impeachable offenses.”

And later on “This Week,” Trump ally and former Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he thought the president committed impeachable offenses.

“If inciting to insurrection isn’t, then I don’t really know what is,” the ABC News contributor said.

Source Article from https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-represents-clear-present-danger-congress-country-ocasio/story?id=75152926

The country’s efforts to control the spread, included limiting the movements of 700 million people. In Hubei Province, where the epidemic erupted and where the overwhelming majority of cases have been identified, 2,410 patients were released from hospitals and emergency clinics.

Experts, however, cautioned that the real test will be when China lifts its lockdown orders and millions of people return to work.

But clusters outside of China showed troubling signs of growing. In South Korea, site of the second-largest outbreak, the number rose on Monday to more than 4,800, nearly double the caseload on Friday. The rate of increase was even faster in Europe, where officials warned residents to prepare for large outbreaks.

And in Iran, the scale of the largest outbreak in the Middle East remained unclear, with the government confirming 1,501 cases and public health experts expressing concern that the official numbers were unreliable.

The worldwide death toll topped 3,000, and the number of cases passed 90,000 in about 70 countries.

Asian markets followed Wall Street’s surge, though at a more modest pace, with stocks in Tokyo and Hong Kong up less than 1 percent by midday on Tuesday. Investors were betting that world leaders and central banks would unveil some sort of coordinated action to prevent the coronavirus from plunging the world into recession.

Source Article from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/03/world/coronavirus-news.html


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En las noticias más leídas del día, un vuelo de Interjet que iba desde Tuxtla Gutiérrez a la CDMX fue cancelado luego de varias horas de demora por motivos climatológicos, por lo que la aerolínea podría no pagar por las molestias causadas a los usuarios. SDP Noticias se posiciona como el líder del tráfico entre los medios mexicanos nacidos en internet en cualquier categoría: móvil, tableta y escritorio. En mayo impuso un récord histórico en la captación de lectores desde móviles.

1. Interjet los deja varados por 13 horas, pero no les resarcirá daños

Usuarios del vuelo de Interjet que viajaba de Tuxtla Gutiérrez a la Ciudad de México quedaron varados más de 13 horas en el aeropuerto de esa ciudad chiapaneca desde la noche del jueves, luego que la aerolínea suspendió el vuelo con el argumento de mal clima.

El vuelo 2606 de Interjet estaba programado para partir a las 2:45 horas del jueves, pero a las nueve horas del viernes los viajeros aún se encontraban en tierra.

Trabajadores de Interjet anunciaron a los usuarios que el vuelo se encontraba demorado por 20 minutos, que luego se convirtieron en varias horas de demora y finalmente la aerolínea decidió cambiar de vuelo a los viajeros, a un vuelo que también tardó en llegar.

2. SDP Noticias supera por más de 50% al segundo del ranking, Uno TV

Este mes SDP Noticias registró 8.3 millones de visitantes únicos desde smartphones, 56 por ciento más que Uno TV, que ocupó el segundo lugar y registró 5.2 millones de visitantes.

Ambos medios informativos pelearon por conservar la corona desde la creación del ranking, pero desde diciembre del año pasado SDP Noticias se ha mantenido en el primer lugar, algo que afianzó la compra de la mitad de su capital por Grupo Televisa en marzo del 2017.

La estrategia de contenido noticioso, viral, de estilo de vida, los videos, sus 4 millones de seguidores en Facebook y la asociación con la televisora más grande de México, hicieron que SDP Noticias tomara distancia de los otros integrantes del Ranking de Medios Nativos Digitales

3. La Alianza del Pacifico madura con más integración

No todo lo que se discute y promueve dentro de la Alianza del Pacifico gira en torno a la facilidad de realizar negocios. Colombia, México, Perú y Chile trabajan para incrementar el grado de su integración.

Esta unión cumple seis años y realiza su XII Asamblea Anual en Cali, Colombia, involucra otros aspectos como la investigación en materia de cambio climático, facilitar la movilidad estudiantil y académica, el tránsito migratorio y la promoción turística.

4. No, no estamos para ser de élite

La Selección Mexicana perdió su noveno partido decisivo en una competencia oficial fuera de la Concacaf.
Las derrotas de los mundiales (2002, 2006, 2010 y 2014), Copa América (2004, 2007, 2016) y Copa Confederaciones (2005 y 2017) en duelos de eliminación directa dejan claro que México ya está fuera de la élite futbolística.

Alemania superó 4-1 a México en las semifinales de la Copa Confederaciones Rusia 2017, lo que significa la tercera derrota en la gestión de Juan Carlos Osorio, el técnico que tampoco ha llevado a ganar al combinado nacional en una cita trascendente. El domingo disputará el juego por el tercer lugar del torneo ante Portugal.

5. Extradición a Impunilandia

Un cartón de Perujo.

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La sonrisa de Franco Guzmán delataba travesura. Mientras escribía en una hoja en blanco iba riéndose en silencio, disfrutándose el momento de la creación. Sus expresivos ojos claros revelaban emoción, esa que surge cuando llega una gran idea.

“A ver déjame ver que habéis escrito”, le dijo el maestro español Pedro Zuazua. Franco le estrechó la hoja al maestro, a quien se le dibujó una sonrisa tan pronto comenzó a leer lo escrito. “Está muy bien”, le comentó al estudiante.

El niño, de 12 años, tenía que crear una noticia. La que escogió no pudo haber sido más inverosímil, pero estaba repleta de creatividad. “Hoy en las calles de Washington D.C. una mujer vio a Michael Jackson vivo, caminando y bailando ‘Thriller’”, decía el texto.

Al igual que Franco, otros niños y niñas de la clase de español de séptimo y octavo grado de la escuela José Julián Acosta, de San Juan, dejaron volar su imaginación durante uno de tres talleres de periodismo que ofreció este sábado personal del diario español El País, en colaboración con la Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico (Asppro).

La sonrisa de Franco Guzmán delataba travesura.
(Vanessa Serra Diaz)

La actividad se llevó a cabo en el espacio Beta-Local, en el Viejo San Juan, con la participación de una decena de niños y niñas entre los 8 a los 14 años de edad, quienes tuvieron la oportunidad de armar sus noticias. Los alumnos escribieron sus historias y montaron sus propias portadas, cortando y pegando fotografías en una hoja, que simulaba la primera plana del diario español.

El periodista Pedro Zuazua, director de comunicaciones de Prisa Noticia, en compañía de sus colegas españolas Lucía Díez y Naiara Fuentes, llevaron a cabo el taller en el que le hablaron a los alumnos de la noticia y los géneros periodísticos y les enseñaron cómo redactar una historia noticiosa con las preguntas básicas: qué, cómo, cuándo, dónde y por qué.

“El propósito del taller es que los niños aprendan jugando a lo que es la noticia, a hacer una noticia, a  distinguir una entrevista de un reportaje, de un artículo de opinión. Básicamente que se diviertan aprendiendo algo”, explicó Zuazua, quien aterrizó en la Isla el pasado domingo para participar de las actividades relacionadas al VII Congreso Internacional de la Lengua Española (CILE) y, de paso, celebrar los 40 años del periódico El País.

Destacó que en esta semana que lleva en Puerto Rico ha ofrecido talleres en diversas escuelas públicas y privadas en colaboración con el grupo Santillana, impactando a un total de mil estudiantes. Zuazua dijo que la respuesta de los participantes al proyecto ha sido increíble y que todos se han mostrado participativos.

“Al principio se les ve tímidos, pero al final hablan y hablan y terminan haciendo tres o cuatro noticias. Son muy simpáticos, bien educados y muy agradecidos”, opinó.

El periodista comentó que le ha llamado la atención los temas escogidos por los niños y niñas a los que les ha dado el taller. “Es bien curioso porque les preocupa temas como el terrorismo -el acto terrorista en París, por ejemplo, lo tienen en la cabeza-, los tsunamis, luego el deporte. También me han contado no sé qué de una miss de belleza y les preocupa el estado de las playas. Están muy bien informados”, señaló el periodista, a quien los participantes le han preguntado por los reyes de España y por el fútbol.

“Saben mucho los estudiantes de Puerto Rico porque le poníamos fotografías de diversas personalidades globales y las conocían casi todas eh. Da gusto ver eso. Hay talleres que no da gusto, pero estos han estado fenomenal y los niños superbién”, abundó Zuazua, mientras los niños y niñas trabajaban por grupos en diferentes mesas.

La maestra de español de la escuela José Julián Acosta, Agnes Vera, quien acompañó esta mañana a los estudiantes, destacó que este taller es una oportunidad única para ellos porque les abre una nueva ventana de conocimiento.

“El periodismo es español, el periodismo es lengua. En la escuela hay una unidad en noveno grado que es periodismo y este taller puede ir preparándolos para ese curso. Además, vi el taller como una oportunidad para que de aquí se pueda desarrollar un periódico escolar”, comentó la maestra.

La estudiantes Shu’lien Ortiz, de 14 años y estudiante de octavo grado, por su parte, comentó que le parecía interesante y entretenido el taller, a la vez que se percató que montar una noticia no era sencillo. La jovencita montó su propia portada con dos noticias fascinantes. La primera trataba sobre un maestro que había permitido a los estudiantes tomar un examen con la libreta abierta, mientras la segunda era sobre uno de los “beneficios” de ir a la playa. Su titular leía: “Científicos demuestran que bañarse en la playa quita el estrés”.

Layla Torres, de 13 años, y también estudiante de octavo grado, prefirió hablar sobre las competencias nacionales de natación en Ponce, mientras que Cecilia Feliciano optó por resaltar el concierto de salsa que se celebró ayer en la Plaza del V Centenario como parte del cierre del CILE 2016.

A la vez que todos seguían creando sus noticias, se asomó nuevamente la sonrisa traviesa en el rostro de Franco Guzmán, quien armaba su segundo titular. La historia, que tenía su marca humorística, no pudo haber sido más pertinente para estos días: “Hoy el Rey (de España) insulta a un periodista y se ríe de su chiste”, leía.

El taller que ofreció el diario El País forma parte del compromiso social de la empresa española con la comunidad. El programa ha impactado a niños y niñas en España, México y ahora, en Puerto Rico. 

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Connecticut’s highest court has cleared the way for families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to sue over the marketing of the semiautomatic rifle Adam Lanza used to kill.

The families argued that the manufacturer, distributor and seller of the weapon negligently entrusted to civilian consumers an assault rifle that is suitable for use only by military and law enforcement personnel and violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA) through the sale or wrongful marketing of the rifle.

The lawsuit, which lists Bushmaster Firearms International as the defendant, has already overcome years worth of legal hurdles after first being filed more than four years ago, more than two years after the shooting at the Connecticut school left 26 people dead.

The families released a statement saying that they are “grateful that our state’s Supreme Court has rejected the gun industry’s bid for complete immunity, not only from the consequences of their reckless conduct but also from the truth-seeking discovery process,” said attorney Josh Koskoff of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder.

“The families’ goal has always been to shed light on Remington’s calculated and profit-driven strategy to expand the AR-15 market and court high-risk users, all at the expense of Americans’ safety. Today’s decision is a critical step toward achieving that goal,” Koskoff said in the statement, referencing Remington Outdoor Company which owns Bushmaster.

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A Connecticut State Police officer holds up a Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle, the same make and model of gun used by Adam Lanza in the Sandy Hook School shooting at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn., Jan. 28, 2013.

The lawsuit, which was filed in 2015, was dismissed in 2016 by a lower court, ruling that gunmakers have broad immunity from liability under a federal law known as PLCAA, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. The case was then moved up to the state’s highest court, and the decision to move forward was issued Thursday.

At a November 2017 hearing, Koskoff argued that the company targeted people like the Sandy Hook shooter with their marketing, using “images of soldiers in combat” and referring to “missions” where the guns could be used.

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AR-15 rifles are displayed for sale at the Guntoberfest gun show in Oaks, Pa., Oct. 6, 2017.

“Remington may never have known Adam Lanza but they had been courting him for years,” Koskoff said in that 2017 hearing.

Defense attorney James Vogts conceded at that same hearing that “what happened in the school that morning was horrific.”

But, Vogts quickly added, “the law needs to be applied dispassionately. The manufacturer and the sellers of the firearm used that day are not legally responsible for his crimes and harms that he caused.”

ABC News’ Meghan Keneally and Emily Shapiro contributed to this report.

Source Article from https://abcnews.go.com/US/court-rules-sandy-hook-families-sue-gunmaker-rifle/story?id=61682953

Amy Cooper, the white woman who called 911 over an encounter with a Black man while walking her dog in Central Park last year, has sued her former employer for alleged racial and gender discrimination.

The footage of the incident went viral on social media and sparked outrage. The following day, Amy Cooper was fired from her job at the Franklin Templeton investment firm. In a statement, the company said it terminated Amy Cooper immediately following an “internal review” of the incident and that “we do not tolerate racism of any kind.”

The lawsuit alleged that Amy Cooper was “characterized as a privileged white female ‘Karen'” due to the company’s public statements and alleges that the company did not perform an investigation into the incident, as publicly stated, and did not speak with Christian Cooper or obtain the full 911 calls.

“Even a perfunctory investigation would have shown that Plaintiff did not shout at Christian Cooper or call the police from Central Park on May 25, 2020 because she was a racist — she did these things because she was alone in the park and frightened to death after being selected as the next target of Christian Cooper, an overzealous birdwatcher engaged in Central Park’s ongoing feud between birdwatchers and dog owners,” the complaint stated.

The dispute occurred after Christian Cooper asked Amy Cooper to leash her dog, which was off-leash in a part of the park known as the Ramble where that is not allowed.

The lawsuit alleges that Franklin Templeton “perpetuated and legitimized the story of ‘Karen’ vs. an innocent African American to its perceived advantage, with reckless disregard for the destruction of Plaintiff’s life in the process” and charges that the company would not have fired her if she were a different race and gender.

It also claims the company’s actions caused Amy Cooper to suffer “severe emotional distress” and that she was suicidal.

The lawsuit is seeking damages for loss of wages, bonus and unvested funds as well as emotional distress damages for alleged racial and gender discrimination, defamation and negligence, among other counts, in an amount to be determined at trial.

Franklin Templeton defended its actions in a statement to ABC News.

“We believe the circumstances of the situation speak for themselves and that the Company responded appropriately,” a spokesperson said. “We will defend against these baseless claims.”

A day after the confrontation, Amy Cooper issued a public apology in an interview with CNN.

“It was unacceptable, and I humbly and fully apologize to everyone who’s seen that video, everyone that’s been offended … everyone who thinks of me in a lower light. And I understand why they do,” she said.

“I’m not a racist. I did not mean to harm that man in any way,” she added. “I think I was just scared. When you’re alone in the Ramble, you don’t know what’s happening. It’s not excusable, it’s not defensible.”

Christian Cooper accepted her apology in an interview with “The View” but said the incident was part of a much deeper problem of racism in the United States that must be addressed.

In July, Amy Cooper was charged with falsely reporting an incident in the third degree. The charge was ultimately dismissed earlier this year after she completed a counseling program intended to educate her on the harm of her actions.

Source Article from https://abcnews.go.com/US/amy-cooper-sues-employer-racial-discrimination-viral-central/story?id=77923805

President Donald Trump is scheduled to leave the White House on Friday for the first time in a month to travel to Camp David, the day after the expiration of federal social distancing guidelines.

As many states move toward reopening after a horrific April that saw nearly 60,000 deaths because of the coronavirus, one California county isn’t waiting for permission. Sparsely populated Modoc County, in the Golden State’s far northeastern corner, plans to reopen on Friday despite a statewide stay-at-home order.

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Here are the most important developments Friday on the coronavirus pandemic. Scroll down for the latest updates. 

  • The White House released a three-phase plan on reopening the U.S. economy. President Donald Trump said he has no plans on extending social distancing guidelines, which quietly expired Thursday. But Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, suggested that social distancing would exist in some form through the summer. 
  • Trump said Thursday he’s seen evidence suggesting the new virus originated in a Chinese virology lab. The president didn’t provide the evidence, but his top national intelligence official said the virus was not man-made or genetically modified, as scientists have concluded. The intelligence community “will continue to rigorously examine” the virus’ origin, the national intelligence director’s office said.
  • Layoffs amount to 1 in 6 American workers and encompass more people than the entire population of Texas. Some economists say the U.S. unemployment rate for April may be as high as 20% – a figure not seen since the Depression of the 1930s, when joblessness peaked at 25%.
  • Amid all the reopening talk this week, Dr. Tom Inglesby, a leading expert on pandemics, reminded us: We will not have complete “normal” – no masks, fully social – until we have a vaccine. Read more in The Back Story.

What we’re talking about: A Kentucky woman went grocery shopping while dressed in a vast hoop skirt and donning a begoggled beak. She was an instant hit on social media. Here’s why she did it and check out photos below. 

Source Article from https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/05/01/coronavirus-live-updates-trump-camp-david-social-distancing-may-1/3057754001/

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, who faces calls to resign over a 1984 yearbook photo of two men in blackface and a Ku Klux Klan outfit, had a questionable nickname that may have been a racial slur, according to a separate 1981 yearbook photo.

Northam apologized Friday for the 1984 picture, first surfaced by Big League Politics, and called it “racist and offensive” but did not specify whether he was the figure seen in blackface, or the one in KKK hood and cloak.

In a news conference on Saturday, he shifted gears, though, saying he was not in the picture at all. He also reiterated that he wouldn’t resign..

NORTHAM SAYS HE IS NOT IN RACIST YEARBOOK PHOTO AND WON’T RESIGN, VIRGINIA DEM SAYS

CBS News first reported that another picture from Northam’s 1981 yearbook page shows that he was given the nickname “Coonman” – a possible racial slur. He was also known as “Goose.”

Fox News obtained a copy of 1984 yearbook page from the Eastern Virginia Medical School library in Norfolk.

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At the press conference Saturday, he said that his nickname in 1981 was “Goose” and that only two people had called him the other nickname — but didn’t know their motive for calling him that.

Earlier Saturday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Northam to “do the right thing” and called the 1984 photo “racist and contrary to fundamental American values.”

“The situation that he has put himself and the Commonwealth of Virginia in is untenable. It’s time for Ralph to step down, and for the Commonwealth to move forward,” Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said, calling the photo “racist, unacceptable and inexcusable at any age and at any time.”

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The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus said in a statement on Friday that the yearbook photos “rip the scabs of an excruciatingly painful history and are a piercing reminder of this nation’s sins. Those who would excuse the pictures are just as culpable.”

The caucus was not impressed by Northam’s press conference, and amplified its calls for him to resign.

“In light of his public admission and apology for his decision to appear in the photo, he has irrevocably lost the faith and trust of the people he was elected to serve. Changing his public story today now casts further doubt on his ability to regain that trust,” a statement Saturday afternoon said.

Fox News’ Alexandria Pamias contributed to this report.

Source Article from https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gov-ralph-northam-had-questionable-nickname-in-1981-yearbook

JUPITER, Fla. – At least five people have died in the Abaco Islands in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Monday evening. 

Hurricane Dorian continues to pound the region as a Category 4 storm.

Minnis said that there are also people in Great Bahama island in serious distress. Rescue crews will respond to calls for help as soon as weather conditions allow.

“We are in the midst of a historic tragedy,” Minnis said.

Historic Hurricane Dorian stalled over the northern Bahamas on Monday, pounding the islands with heavy rains, storm surge and howling winds before the storm directs its rage toward the U.S. coast.

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As of 5 p.m. EDT, Dorian’s advance westward along the archipelago slowed to a crawl while top sustained winds eased slightly to 145 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center, causing Dorian to slip from a Category 5 to Category 4 – still a brutal storm.

The hurricane will continue its assault on Grand Bahama Island into the night, the center said. Some areas could see up to 2 feet of rain, and storm surge could reach 23 feet, forecasters warned. Heavy rains capable of creating life-threatening flash floods over the northern part of the Bahamas are expected through Friday. 

Everyone there should remain sheltered and not venture into the eye, the center said Monday evening. 

Dramatic video: Hurricane Dorian’s devastating force in the Abaco Islands, Bahamas

Emergency responders were already overwhelmed.An estimated 13,000 homes have been destroyed, according to the Salvation Army, which has volunteers stationed in the group of islands.

Power and communications outages made damage assessment difficult. The few videos that have emerged from the Abaco Islands show destroyed homes, flooded roads and residents pleading for help and prayers. 

Florida and the U.S. East Coast remained a target. The storm will move “dangerously close” to the Florida east coast late Monday through Wednesday night, the center said. Dorian is forecast to turn toward the northwest, roaring parallel to Florida about 30 to 40 miles offshore, before continuing north along the East Coast deep into the week.

Dangerous surge and hurricane winds are expected on parts of Florida’s east coast and the coastal South Carolina and Georgia, the center said Monday evening. The risk of life-threatening surge in North Carolina continues to increase. 

Heavy rains that could cause flooding are expected in the lower mid-Atlantic and the coastal southeast of the United States through Friday as well.

That gap remains right on the edge of delivering the worst of Dorian to the Florida coastline. Center Director Ken Graham stressed that the state’s east coast will be dealing with wind, rain and storm surge as high as 7 feet through Wednesday.

“No matter the track, no matter the characteristics of the storm, the water’s coming, so please just everyone listen to the local officials,” Graham said. “Remember water can rise a lot earlier before the storm gets there. This is life and death.”

Weather concerns brought havoc to air travel on the busy Labor Day holiday as airlines canceled more than 1,100 Monday flights within, into or out of the United States, according to flight tracker FlightAware.

President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency and was being briefed regularly about what he called a “monstrous” storm.

“I spoke with President Trump. He’s fully engaged in this,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a news conference Monday. “He just reiterated that he’s going to provide any resources we need to weather Dorian.”

DeSantis said all coastal counties have issued evacuation orders, and 72 nursing homes have been evacuated. More than 4,000 members of the state National Guard have been called up, and power companies are prepared to dispatch 17,000 personnel to combat outages.

The hurricane center said wind gusts exceeded 220 mph when the storm made landfall in the Bahamas on Sunday afternoon. The winds matched the records set by the Labor Day hurricane of 1935, which tore through the Florida Keys, killing more than 400 people in the days before hurricanes were given names.

“This is probably the saddest and worst day for me to address the Bahamian people,” Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Sunday. “We are facing a hurricane that we have never seen in the Bahamas. Please pray for us.”

The only recorded storm that was more powerful was Hurricane Allen in 1980, with 190 mph winds, though it did not make landfall at that strength.

Dorian made landfall in Elbow Cay in the Abaco Islands in the northern Bahamas around noon Sunday, then made a second landfall near Marsh Harbor on Great Abaco at 2 p.m. The raging winds wrought destruction and terrified islanders who sought shelter in schools, churches and other facilities.

“It’s devastating,” said Joy Jibrilu, director general of the Bahamas’ Ministry of Tourism and Aviation. “There has been huge damage to property and infrastructure.”

Florida, Georgia, Carolina coasts

The storm was about 110 east of West Palm Beach, Florida. In Jupiter, 20 miles to the north, rain pelted Michael Schrimsher’s bright yellow slicker. Dorian-driven waves crashed into the Jupiter Beach Park jetty under grey skies.

“I think everybody’s a little worried,” Schrimsher said. “We have a concrete house. But this one’s a little scary.”

After rolling up along the Florida coast, the hurricane was forecast to track near the Georgia and Carolina coasts late this week.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster ordered mandatory evacuation of his state’s entire coast effective Monday. The order covers about 830,000 people, and state troopers planned to make all lanes on major coastal highways one-way heading inland.

“We can’t make everybody happy, but we believe we can keep everyone alive,” McMaster said.

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A few hours later, Georgia’s governor, Brian Kemp, ordered evacuations for that state’s Atlantic coast, also starting at midday Monday.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper warned his state that it could see heavy rain, winds and floods later in the week. Mandatory evacuations of visitors to North Carolina’s Outer Banks will begin Tuesday morning, according to government officials from Hyde and Dare counties. 

“The time to prepare is now,” Coooper warned. “North Carolina must take this seriously.”

Rodriguez and Bacon reported from McLean, Va.

Contributing: Morgan Hines, Dawn Gilbertson and Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY; Janine Zeitlin, Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press; Amber Roberson, Tallahassee Democrat; Dan DeLuca, Treasure Coast Newspapers; the Associated Press

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