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As trade war grinds on, Chinese authorities ready the populace for a long fight – The Washington Post
As trade war grinds on, Chinese authorities ready the populace for a long fight – The Washington Post

Anna Fifield

May 20 at 11:20 AM

BEIJING —  China’s government looks to be settling in for a long trade war with the United States, with President Xi Jinping invoking one of the Communist Party’s most epic — and ultimately successful — battles.

The Chinese leader, accompanied by his top trade negotiator, Vice Premier Liu He, on Monday placed a floral basket at a monument in Jiangxi province commemorating the start of the Long March in 1934. In the 4,000-mile, year-long trek, the Communists broke through Nationalist lines, eventually ousting them and installing Mao Zedong as leader of China.

Meanwhile, China’s main movie channel, CCTV-6, has scrapped its regular programming in favor of films about the Korean War, which ended in a draw after China intervened to fight back the Americans.

“We are echoing the present times using the art form of film,” the channel said, explaining its sudden schedule changes.

The planned coverage of the Asian Film Awards was ditched Friday for the classic war movie “Heroic Sons and Daughters,” the story of Chinese “volunteer troops” who helped North Korea fight the Americans in the 1950s.

Then, over the weekend, came three more movies about resisting the United States: “Battle on Shangganling Mountain” and “Surprise Attack.” Another classic, the 1960 film “Guards on the Railway Line,” about Chinese scouts rooting out spies who work for the Americans, was due to screen Monday night.

The trade war reminds many Chinese of the 1950-1953 Korean War, when the two sides talked about a cease-fire for two years while continuing to fight, Xu Hailin, a commentator for the provocative nationalist tabloid the Global Times, wrote in a column published Monday.

“The Chinese people’s memories of engaging in talks and fights at [the] same time remains fresh,” he wrote. “It [lets] Chinese people realize that the trade frictions between China and the U.S. will not end very soon.” 

[Are the U.S. and China heading for a deal — or a divorce? ]

Earlier this year, the state-run People’s Publishing House printed “Rereading On Protracted War,” an updated collection of speeches that Mao gave in 1938 amid a Japanese invasion that would take eight years for China to repel. It appeared to be a sign that authorities were preparing the people for a long and difficult trade war.

All this propaganda has a purpose, said Dali Yang, professor of political science at the University of Chicago. “The psychological aspect cannot be overestimated. The Chinese side wants to be seen as standing up to the U.S.,” he said. “They have to put on a strong face.”

Yang recalled that in the 1990s, CCTV-6 had been playing movies about its old ally, Yugoslavia, and that these had infused the social atmosphere. After the U.S. bombing of China’s embassy in Belgrade in 1999, “the students had been primed for action by these movies that had been playing,” he said, noting that it was entirely coincidental but nonetheless extremely effective.

Tens of thousands of Chinese, including students, took to the streets to protest the United States, pelting its embassy in Beijing with eggs and bricks, and even 20 years on, many Chinese say it was not an accident, as the United States and NATO insisted.

The Communist Party does, however, have to strike a careful balance. It apparently wants to unify the populace against the United States, but not so much that students pour back out onto the streets. It’s only two weeks until the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, and authorities have already clamped down on movement in Beijing and commentary online.

[Graphic: The first round of China tariffs already stifled U.S. exports ]

Still, over the past week, anti-American propaganda has intensified in Chinese state media. The slogan “Want to talk? Let’s talk. Want to fight? Let’s do it. Want to bully us? Dream on!” went viral on Chinese social media, according to What’s on Weibo, a website that monitors China’s answer to Twitter.

All of this is a sharp turnaround from the days after President Trump tweeted that he would raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods from 10 to 25 percent in response to China “reneging” on commitments made to seal a trade deal and end the year-long tariff war.

Then, the state media was slow to report on the U.S. tariffs, waiting more than 24 hours to mention the threats — and reporting them only once the Chinese authorities were ready to respond.

Now, the Chinese media is full of fighting talk.

When the news broke that Washington was hiking tariffs again, Chinese netizens overwhelmingly agreed with authorities: “If you want to talk, the door is open; if you want to fight, we will fight to the end,” Xinhua reported.

A former vice minister of commerce, Wei Jianguo, had previously said that China had not only the determination but also the willingness to fight a prolonged war. “China will not only act as a kung fu master in response to U.S. tricks, but also as an experienced boxer and can deliver a deadly punch at the end,” he told the South China Morning Post.

In a sign that nerves are running high, news websites appeared to accidentally resend a Xinhua alert from May 20 last year, declaring: “China-U. S. trade war ceasefire! The war has ended!” 

The official news agency said it condemned the distribution of “false news” and would investigate how it had happened.

Wang Yuan contributed to this report.

Read more:

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Venezuela crisis: President Maduro’s ‘days numbered’ – Mike Pompeo – BBC News
Venezuela crisis: President Maduro’s ‘days numbered’ – Mike Pompeo – BBC News

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Saturday saw deadly confrontations at border crossings as volunteers attempted to collect aid

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s “days are numbered” after deadly clashes over humanitarian aid.

“Picking exact days is difficult. I’m confident that the Venezuelan people will ensure that Maduro’s days are numbered,” Mr Pompeo told CNN.

Two people died in Saturday’s clashes between civilians and troops loyal to Mr Maduro, who blocked aid deliveries.

Self-declared interim President Juan Guaidó said Mr Maduro must resign.

Mr Guaidó, who has been recognised as interim leader by more than 50 countries, has called on other nations to consider “all measures” to oust Mr Maduro after opposition-led efforts to bring in aid descended into clashes.

He also said he would attend a meeting of mostly Latin American countries in Colombia on Monday, despite being under a travel ban imposed by Mr Maduro. US Vice-President Mike Pence will represent Washington at the talks in Bogota.

A senior White House official said on Sunday that Mr Pence was planning to announce “concrete steps” and “actions” in addressing the crisis at the talks on Monday, Reuters news agency reported.

Meanwhile, Colombia and Brazil said they would intensify pressure on Mr Maduro to relinquish power. US President Donald Trump has not ruled out an armed response to the Venezuela crisis.

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Venezuelan police prevented aid crossing the Simon Bolivar International Bridge

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Protesters at the Francisco de Paula Santander bridge on the border between Cucuta, Colombia, and Venezuela

Separately on Sunday, a boat carrying US aid from Puerto Rico to Venezuela was forced to dock on the small Dutch territory island of Curaçao after it was intercepted by the Venezuelan navy off the northern coast, AFP news agency reports.

The vessel was reportedly loaded with nine cargo containers filled with food and medicine.

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The supply ship that was forced to dock on the island of Curaçao

Mr Maduro, who says he is the legitimate president and is backed by key economic allies including Russia, Cuba and China, has warned that deliveries of foreign aid would open the way for US military intervention.

Mr Guaidó, who declared himself interim president last month, argues that alleged irregularities with the nation’s 2018 election render Mr Maduro’s leadership illegitimate.

What happened at the border on Saturday?

Venezuela’s opposition had intended to peacefully bring aid trucks over the borders with Brazil and Colombia.

Mr Guaidó had pledged that the aid would come into the country on Saturday. In response, Mr Maduro partly closed the country’s borders.

Venezuelans civilians attempted to cross in order to get to the stores of food and medicine, but the attempt quickly descended into bloody violence.

Soldiers opened fire against civilians, using a mixture of live ammunition and rubber bullets.

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A demonstrator runs into barbed wire strung across a street in Ureña

At least two people including a 14-year-old boy were killed, human rights groups said.

There were also reports that some aid stockpiled on the border had been burned. Mr Pompeo described the reports as “sickening”.

“Our deepest sympathies to the families of those who have died due to these criminal acts,” he wrote on Twitter. “We join their demand for justice.”

Media captionVenezuela-Colombia border turns violent

At least 60 soldiers had defected by late Saturday, according to Colombia’s migration service, but most of the military appeared to still be loyal to Mr Maduro.

Video footage showed Venezuelan soldiers crashing their armoured vehicles into the border with Colombia in order to defect.

Another video posted on social media appeared to show four soldiers publicly denouncing the president and announcing their support for Guaidó.

Media captionThe moment Venezuelan troops crashed through border into Colombia

Mr Guaidó promised the defectors amnesty if they joined the “right side of history”.

Late on Saturday, Colombia’s government estimated the number of injured at border crossings to be about 300.

Amnesty International described the use of live ammunition by Venezuelan troops as a crime under international law.

How has Maduro reacted?

President Maduro has ignored international calls to hold new elections. He has accused Mr Guaidó of being an “American pawn” and an “imperialist beggar”.

As protests got under way at Venezuela’s borders, Mr Maduro staged a rally in Caracas.

“Take your hands off Venezuela, Donald Trump,” he told a cheering crowd.

The US is leading the international effort to pressure Mr Maduro, and has implemented a raft of financial sanctions against his government.

How did we get to this point?

The humanitarian aid stockpiled in Colombia and Brazil is at the centre of a stand-off between Mr Maduro and Mr Guaidó that goes back to Mr Maduro’s disputed re-election in 2018.

For several years Venezuela has been in the grip of a political and economic crisis.

An out-of-control inflation rate has seen prices soar, leaving many Venezuelans struggling to afford basic items.

More than three million people have fled Venezuela in recent years, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR.

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What to know about the electrical grid failure that plunged Cuba into darkness – The Associated Press
What to know about the electrical grid failure that plunged Cuba into darkness – The Associated Press
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Noticias de la cultura: de sorpresa en sorpresa – Clarín.com
Noticias de la cultura: de sorpresa en sorpresa – Clarín.com

Es una vieja máxima del periodismo: si un perro muerde a un hombre no es noticia; hace falta que el hombre muerda al perro para que lo sea. Si es algo normal, no es noticia. Si es lo de siempre, no.

¿Pero qué pasa si miramos los títulos de los diarios, de la tele y resulta que el perro mordió al tipo y ahí está el dato? ¿Qué ha pasado? ¿Cuánto tiempo hacía que el perro no mordía al señor para que llamara la atención el tarascón?

En los últimos días, nos asombramos de que en la presentación del gabinete del ministro de Cultura hubiera gente cercana al gobierno anterior. Que aplaudieran, saludaran, quién sabe si hasta no acercaron un proyectito. El perro muerde, qué raro.

Después, otra dentellada: Cultura anuncia que llamará a concurso para los cargos de directores de museos. Cuando un director no es concursado su contrato se renueva (o no) cada seis meses. Cuando lo es, su puesto dura cinco años y no es afectado por las simpatías de los ministros. Es más independiente y, por eso, más valioso. Si el mecanismo se pone en marcha ya, los nuevos directores asumirán en un año. Mientras tanto, en algunos puestos trabajarán quienes ya están en las instituciones, los que llevan años en el tema. Es noticia. Incluso hay una alta funcionaria de la cultura K -Liliana Piñeiro, ex Casa del Bicentenario, ex CCK- que sigue y con un cargo más alto aún. Notición.

Como el sapo que se va calentando en la olla sin darse cuenta hasta que muere hervido, nos acostumbramos a que el Estado estuviera tomado por un grupo y a que quienes no militaban con ellos –por derecha y por izquierda– fueran desplazados, ninguneados, archivados. A que un funcionario hablara sin ponerse colorado de contratos y obras públicas pagadas por universidades del conurbano porque así se eludía la burocracia -los controles- del Estado. Va de nuevo: que el Estado eludía los controles del Estado.

Nadie sabe si esta gestión hará las cosas bien, si las hará para muchos o para pocos, si va a echar ñoquis o en el envión tratará de llevarse puestos a trabajadores que llevan años precarizados. No sabemos cómo usará la plata:está todo por verse. Pero quizás dejemos de titular con perros que garronean talones.

Source Article from http://www.clarin.com/opinion/Ministerio_de_Cultura-Directores_de_museos-Concursos-Controles_estatales_0_1496850375.html

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‘Your child will wait for another child to die.’ Amid Covid-19 surge, Dallas County has no pediatric ICU beds left, county judge says – CNN
‘Your child will wait for another child to die.’ Amid Covid-19 surge, Dallas County has no pediatric ICU beds left, county judge says – CNN

By Carma Hassan and Christina Maxouris, CNN

Updated 6:40 PM ET, Fri August 13, 2021

Source Article from https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/13/us/dallas-county-no-pediatric-icu-beds-left/index.html

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17 former Watergate prosecutors: impeach Trump – Vox.com
17 former Watergate prosecutors: impeach Trump – Vox.com

Seventeen former special prosecutors who investigated the Watergate scandal have weighed in on the unspooling Ukraine saga, and they believe that President Donald Trump should be impeached.

In a joint op-ed published in the Washington Post on Thursday afternoon, the lawyers — including former federal attorneys and previous head of the Washington, DC, bar — note that Richard Nixon had three articles of impeachment filed against him: one of obstruction of justice, another for abuse of power, and one for contempt of Congress. That fits Trump to a tee, the 17 former special prosecutors say.

“In our considered view, the same three articles of impeachment could be specified against Trump, as he has demonstrated serious and persistent abuses of power that, in our view, satisfy the constitutional standard of ‘high crimes and misdemeanors,’” they wrote.

They outline five main reasons for impeachment:

  1. Trump’s own public statements. They specifically mention those calling for China and Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a top 2020 political rival for the president. It’s these comments that mainly led House Democrats to open an impeachment query against the president.
  2. What former special counsel Robert Mueller found in his Trump-Russia probe. Mueller outlined 10 episodes that may have amounted to obstruction of justice. The former special counsel didn’t say Trump broke the law, but he didn’t clear him, either.
  3. The White House’s partial transcript of Trump’s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In the transcript, Trump asks for a “favor” right after his counterpart requests military aid. That has led many to believe the president wanted a quid pro quo: Look into the Bidens before the US delivers the long-promised support.
  4. Trump’s refusal to cooperate with the House-led impeachment inquiry. On Tuesday, the White House sent a scathing letter to Democrats saying they considered the investigation to be a political hit job and wouldn’t work with the probe in any way.
  5. New evidence showing that US government employees were in on the aid-for-probe scheme. Text messages that just-resigned special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker gave to the House last week showed that he, US ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland, and US ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor all coordinated to pass the message on to Ukraine’s leadership.

This is a big deal. These are nearly 20 people who looked into Nixon’s impeachable conduct and determined that Trump’s actions meet the same standard. (Nixon resigned from office before he could actually be impeached.)

Of course, the op-ed is unlikely to change any Republican minds, and those who want to see Trump gone will likely be disappointed by a future vote to convict the president in the GOP-led Senate. But what these lawyers have done is asked one all-important question necessary to pose to all Republicans: Why do they think they know better than those most familiar with Watergate?

Source Article from https://www.vox.com/2019/10/11/20909690/trump-ukraine-nixon-watergate-17-prosecutors-wapo

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5 found dead in two Tennessee homes; suspect in custody – NBC News
5 found dead in two Tennessee homes; suspect in custody – NBC News

A suspect was in custody early Sunday after five people were found dead at two homes in Tennessee, authorities said.

Michael Cummins, 25, was detained in what authorities believe to be related homicides, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Source Article from https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/5-found-dead-two-tennessee-homes-n999221

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Investigan la muerte de dos mujeres en Maldonado – Diario El País
Investigan la muerte de dos mujeres en Maldonado – Diario El País

Seis personas fueron citadas a declarar esta tarde ante la jueza Rossana Martínez por el asesinato de la joven de 27 años en Maldonado. El cuerpo de Lucía Díaz fue encontrado sin vida en la tarde del viernes con un pañuelo en el cuello y una herida punzante.

Entre los detenidos se encuentran el exmarido de la mujer, su expareja y las personas que encontraron el cuerpo. Lucía Díaz fue hallada debajo de unos arbustos junto al helipuerto del sanatorio Mautone de Maldonado, a solo tres cuadras de su domicilio. La familia de la joven había denunciado su desaparición el jueves pasado. Según la denuncia que presentaron, Lucía había salido hacia las inmediaciones del sanatorio para utilizar la red wifi y comunicarse con su padre, que reside en España.

La Justicia espera los resultados de la autopsia y de las pericias realizadas en el lugar. Las cámaras de seguridad del sanatorio no detectaron movimientos extraños. 

Otro homicidio

Este mediodía fue encontrada sin vida una mujer de 64 años en el barrio Scalone en el departamento. Había sido golpeada fuertemente en la cabeza. 

El hijo de la mujer había denunciado que no veía a su madre desde hace dos días. La Policía ingresó a la casa y la encontró muerta. Estaba en su dormitorio y la puerta de entrada de la casa estaba rota.El hijo vivía en los fondos de la vivienda, frente a un conocido prostíbulo de Maldonado. Según el parte policial, la dueña de casa sufría del síndrome de diógenes.

La policía incautó las cámaras de seguridad del lugar para intentar aclarar el caso. Hay tres personas detenidas que están siendo interrogadas por efectivos policiales. 

Source Article from http://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/cinco-personas-declaran-homicidio-joven.html

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Últimas noticias de España hoy: Cristiano Ronaldo gana el Balón de Oro 2016 – lagranepoca
Últimas noticias de España hoy: Cristiano Ronaldo gana el Balón de Oro 2016 – lagranepoca

La Gran Época le presenta las últimas noticias de España. En primer lugar, el Balón de Oro fue para el delantero del Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo, quien se alzó con el trofeo por cuarta vez en su carrera. Por otro lado, la justicia española investiga la paternidad del padre de Nadia -la niña que posee una extraña enfermedad-, de quien se sospecha que pudo haber estafado a contribuyentes que colaboraron en un supuesto tratamiento de la pequeña. En tercer lugar, se ha filtrado un documento que expone que en España se multiplicado fuertemente el consumo de fentalino, el opioide por el que murió el cantante Prince en abril de este año. Por último, la vicepresidenta Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría niega que haya posibilidad de que se celebre un referéndum independentista en Cataluña.

El Balón de Oro fue para Cristiano Ronaldo

Hoy se entregó el premio Balón de Oro al mejor futbolista de 2016. El ganador fue el portugués Cristiano Ronaldo, delantero estrella del Real Madrid, quien se alzó con la estatuilla por cuarta vez en su carrera.

La revista France Football, responsable del galardón, fue la encargada de anunciarlo a las 20 (hora local).

El podio lo completaron Lionel Messi (Barcelona FC) y Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid). Por su parte, Luis Suárez y Neymar se posicionaron en el 4° y 5° lugar, respectivamente.

En esta ocasión se generó procedimiento nuevo para conocer al ganador, con una programación especial de la web de la revista y del canal L’Equipe 21, que comenzó a las 17:30 y donde se fueron descubriendo los votos del jurado (Alfredo Relaño, director de AS, fue el elegido para dar el voto español). Fueron apareciendo en el top 30 en orden inverso, todos los nominados.

Este año hubo cambios en la votación, ya que desde hace 6 años lo elegía la revista France Football junto a la FIFA. Pero ahora solo lo hizo la revista, volviendo a sus orígenes, como lo fue hasta el año 2010, y es por esto que ya no votarán los capitanes de los equipos nacionales ni los seleccionadores.

En el 6° lugar quedó Gareth Bale del Real Madrid; la 7° posición fue para Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City FC); el 8° puesto fue para Jamie Vardy; en el puest fue para Pepe del Real Madrid y el top ten lo completó Gianluigi Bufón de la Juventus de Italia.

Debido a que se filtró una tapa de la revista France Football donde se lo muestra a Cristiano Ronaldo como el ganador del Balón de Oro de este año, ya se sospechaba con anticipación que efectivamente Ronaldo sería el ganador.

Caso Nadia: Juez investiga la paternidad y el historial médico de la niña

El juez que investiga el caso de Nadia Nerea, la niña con tricotiodistrofia (una enfermedad rara) cuyos padres están siendo investigados por estafa en la recaudación de fondos para su tratamiento médico, ha solicitado al Registro Civil de Palma de Mallorca, el certificado del nacimiento de la menor. El magistrado también exigió el testimonio del cuestionario de declaración de nacimiento, el informe del médico que la atendió y un informe del médico forense sobre su salud.

Hace unos días el magistrado dictó prisión provisional comunicada y sin fianza para el padre, Fernando Blanco, y decidió dejar a la madre, Marga Garau, en libertad provisional con suspensión de la custodia de la niña. En su auto, el juez considera que Nadia podría haber alcanzado la condición de víctima, al haber podido sufrir lesiones psíquicas e incluso físicas si no recibió el tratamiento pertinente. Por este motivo dictaminó la custodia de la niña a una tía materna con residencia en Mallorca, con un régimen de visitas de fines de semana de viernes a domingo en presencia familiar materna.

Marga Garau (der.) en compañía de su hija, Nadia. (Facebook)

Entre los requerimientos de información que ha hecho el juez, también investiga la relación de los alojamientos en Francia donde se hospedaron los padres de Nadia durante los últimos cinco años. Precisamente, el padre de Nadia fue detenido después de que intentara eludir un control policial en la comarca de la Cerdanya, que limita con Francia. El juez sospecha de un intento de fuga con su mujer después de que se destapara la supuesta estafa.

La polémica ha llegado hasta el Gobierno español, cuyo portavoz y ministro de Educación, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, se mostró decepcionado y agregó que no hay que “dejar que este asunto contamine a todas las demás muestras de solidaridad que hay”.

Aumentó en España el consumo de fentanilo, un calmante 50 veces más poderoso que la heroína

La etiqueta dice: “PELIGRO: contiene fentanilo (altamente tóxico, puede ser mortal)”. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Según reveló hoy el periódico español 20 minutos, el consumo del potente calmante opioide llamado fentanilo, creció un 248% en España entre 2004 y 2014.

El fentalino es un analgésico sumamente poderoso -50 veces más fuerte que la heroína- que si bien se vende bajo receta, ha generado miles de muertes en el mundo -sobretodo en Norteamérica- a causa de su consumo sin autorización médica. En abril de este año, el popular cantante Prince murió por sobredosis de este medicamento.

El portal español obtuvo acceso a los datos que envía anualmente la Agencia Española del Medicamento -que depende del Ministerio de Sanidad- a la Organización Mundial de la Salud y que exponen que el consumo per capita en pasó de 0,65 miligramos a 2,20 miligramos en solo 10 años (2004-2014).

Con estos índices, España se posiciona en el quinto lugar de consumo per capita recetado de esta droga, detrás de Alemania, Canadá, Austria y Bélgica.

Santamaría niega que haya posibilidad de referendum de Cataluña

La vicepresidenta del gobierno español, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, ha solicitado a los partidos independentistas catalanes que reflexionen sobre la posibilidad de convocar a una nueva consulta a la ciudadanía de Cataluña.

En una entrevista para el programa ‘Herrera en COPE‘, Sáenz de Santamaria cuestionó la cubre convocada por los independentistas para el próximo 23 de diciembre. A su vez, afirmó que el gobierno nacional está dispuesto a dialogar y buscar un acuerdo.

La vicepresidenta del Gobierno de España, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría. (Foto: DESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images)

“Creo que hay un cierto cansancio en la sociedad catalana. No sé de lo que servirá esa cumbre, pero podrían hacer un ejercicio de reflexión de hacia dónde van y qué se obtiene volviendo a repetir lo que fue un fracaso”, agregó.

“El Gobierno es muy dialogante dentro de la ley, pero el Gobierno va a hacer que se cumpla la ley”, afirmó y aclaró que hay diversos instrumentos para evitar la consulta que pretenden los independentistas.

Source Article from http://www.lagranepoca.com/ultimas-noticias/104087-ultimas-noticias-de-espana-hoy-cristiano-ronaldo-balon-de-oro-2016.html

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Three Patients Transported to Hospital, Not Directly Hit by Vehicle that Crashed Inside Woodfield Mall – arlingtoncardinal.com
Three Patients Transported to Hospital, Not Directly Hit by Vehicle that Crashed Inside Woodfield Mall – arlingtoncardinal.com

Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics were dispatched to Woodfield Mall today at 2:21 p.m., in response to multiple 911 calls reporting a vehicle driving into the mall. The suspect’s car, a black, SUV-type vehicle, drove through the mall entrance near a north entrance near Sears. The vehicle travelled through the mall common area, coming to a final stop in the mall center court.

The sole occupant of the vehicle has been identified as a 22-year-old male who was detained by mall patrons pending arrival of police. The subject was taken into custody by police without further incident. He was treated on scene and refused medical transport.

There is no evidence of any gunshots or active shooter situation at Woodfield Mall. Police and Fire remain on the scene and the investigation is ongoing. At this time, this appears to be an isolated incident.

A total of three patients were transported to the hospital by firefighter/paramedics for non-life-threatening medical issues. The injuries were not a result of the vehicle hitting anyone. Schaumburg firefight/paramedics and firefighter/paramedics from assisting agencies treated on scene an additional four patients o — all of whom refused transport to the hospital.

No Police, Fire or Woodfield Security Officers were injured during this incident.

Woodfield Mall is closed at this time as police continue to investigate and ensure the mall is safe to re-open. The public is advised to avoid the area if possible. Notification will be provided when Woodfield Mall re-opens.
Anyone who is unable to reach a Woodfield Mall employee or family member may call the Village of Schaumburg Customer Service Center by dialing (311) if you are within the village limits or 847-895-4500 if you are outside the village.

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JD Vance introduces himself as Trump’s running mate and makes direct appeal to his native Rust Belt – The Associated Press
JD Vance introduces himself as Trump’s running mate and makes direct appeal to his native Rust Belt – The Associated Press
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The Political Lives of Clarence and Ginni Thomas – The New York Times
The Political Lives of Clarence and Ginni Thomas – The New York Times

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China’s Covid cases hit record as dissent grows over tough restrictions – CNN
China’s Covid cases hit record as dissent grows over tough restrictions – CNN
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Israel-Gaza: Hopes as Gaza ceasefire comes into effect – BBC
Israel-Gaza: Hopes as Gaza ceasefire comes into effect – BBC

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Perspective | The U.S. militarized its southern border once before. It didn’t work. – Washington Post
Perspective | The U.S. militarized its southern border once before. It didn’t work. – Washington Post

U.S. military members install concertina wire along the banks of the Rio Grande near the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge at the border in Laredo, Tex. (Eric Gay/AP)

Perhaps not surprisingly for someone who craves the limelight, President Trump has made publicity stunts central to his immigration agenda, including his deployment of 5,000 troops to the border, his border visit during the shutdown and his recent threats to declare a national emergency. But such public-facing feints at border militarization draw upon a very real historical act, one of the most unfortunate episodes of modern U.S. history: the deportation of 1.3 million Mexicans during the derisively named “Operation Wetback.”

That action was the result of the Eisenhower administration’s decision to redefine the long-standing demand for immigrant labor in the United States as a security crisis. The result of this fabricated crisis: the use of military means to fortify the border and scare the region’s residents of Mexican descent, racial coding of Mexican immigrants as enemies and mass deportation campaigns along the border (and in the interior). The Trump administration now seeks to reenact that same process of dehumanizing people of Latin American descent, turning them from productive residents into faceless threats.

In 1954, Immigration and Naturalization Service leadership declared there was a crisis of illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border. Attorney General Herbert Brownell sought a career military man to deploy militarized tactics and technologies along the border in a mass deportation program accompanied by a well-orchestrated public relations campaign.

Joseph Swing, a former Army general who headed the INS, took the lead to militarize the border region. He created a mobile task force of law enforcement agents to round up undocumented Mexican immigrants and force them south of the border. Deploying the military terminology of “sweeps” and “operations,” several hundred agents would quite literally encircle communities, forcing people across the border via bus, boat, train and airlifts. The use of military means to remove “wetbacks” (mojados) — a racially divisive and pejorative term — was a way to cast doubt on all Mexican migrants’ rights to be in the United States.

All of this was done with careful attention to public relations. Swing and his agents controlled media coverage, creating news releases to tout the successes of deportations and crafting media relations in a manner conducive to INS interests. Such media strategy was necessary because the sweeps could be violent, even deadly. As historian Mae M. Ngai noted in her book, “Impossible Subjects,” “Some eighty-eight braceros died of sunstroke as a result of a round-up that had taken place in 112-degree heat, and [labor official Milton Plumb] argued that more would have died had Red Cross not intervened.”

The U.S. operation was deployed at the height of the Bracero Program, a temporary worker initiative with Mexico that had been designed as a wartime labor relief measure but continued at the behest of the U.S. agriculture industry from 1942 to 1964. The program actively recruited over 309,000 Mexican laborers in 1954 to temporarily work on U.S. farms to, in the words of legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow, “harvest the food for the best-fed nation in the world.” But the demand for labor exceeded the federal contracts issued for workers, creating a demand for more undocumented migrants.

And so in 1954, the INS began repatriating these undocumented workers with Swing’s tactics. Now recognized as a Low Intensity Conflict doctrine, Swing’s approach was similar to that used on the battlefield in response to the guerrilla tactics deployed first by Korean and later Vietnamese soldiers. In short, undocumented immigrants were treated as “enemies.”

The military-style deportation campaign used sweeps, mop-up operations, military equipment and principles from low-intensity conflict spatial containment). Historian Juan Ramon García notes Attorney General Brownell gave a speech on the border where he stated that the best way to repel migrants from Mexico “would be to allow the border patrol to shoot some of them.” Swing, the first administration official to suggest a chain-link fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, was hired because he had a long history of policing the border stemming from his role in the Punitive Expedition against Pancho Villa and his forces during the Mexican revolution.

Sweeps began June 9 in California, then spread eastward through Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, with operations spreading to the Midwest by Sept. 18. Deportees were then airlifted from Chicago, Saint Louis, Kansas City, Memphis and Dallas. Others were shipped by sea to Veracruz in conditions human rights observers likened to slave ships.

In the end, Swing’s operation resulted in the eventual mass deportation of an INS-estimated 1.3 million people (mostly undocumented Mexican migrants, but also legal temporary migrants and Mexicans of U.S. descent). This strategy induced fear and dehumanized immigrants, but it did little to curb the demand for Mexican workers from American businesses. It was not until 1986 that the United States took an active stance against undocumented migration by enforcing sanctions on employers who hire undocumented laborers.

Rather than learning from such mistakes, the U.S. government has replicated them. The use of aircraft to survey the region in subsequent “mop-up operations,” military vehicles to hunt down and capture suspected undocumented immigrants and joint “roundups” by the Border Patrol and local police, all deployed by Swing and other officials, are the modus operandi of today’s U.S. Border Patrol.

Today, we find ourselves as a nation with the commander in chief recently deploying himself at the U.S.-Mexico border to concoct his own border crisis. Trump’s visit to McAllen, Tex., earlier this month was clearly a public-relations stunt, during which he conflated drugs, crime and undocumented migrants to unabashedly promote a border crisis that would allow him to declare a national emergency, which would theoretically allow the military to build his wall.

But such militaristic efforts did not work 60 years ago, and they are not working today. They do, however, create higher costs and escalate deaths and humanitarian abuses. The question remains as to how the American people will respond in 2019. There’s no question the Trump administration would like to see the exact same result from their public-relations “crisis.” Giving Trump his wall will only embolden the administration in its ongoing efforts at immigration restriction and mass deportations.

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Wife of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny detained as police clamp down on rallies – CNN
Wife of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny detained as police clamp down on rallies – CNN

Moscow (CNN)The wife of opposition leader Alexey Navalny was detained Sunday in Moscow, according to the Navalny team, as she joined protesters across the country in rallying in her husband’s name.

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    “My initial reaction is it would be a stretch,” Falcon said.

    A lawyer for Trump’s golf course on Thursday said he had spoken to Falcon and there was “no basis for canceling the lease.” The lawyer asked not to be identified by name.

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    Trump International Golf Club is Trump’s go-to spot when he stays at Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach estate. He also hosts his annual Super Bowl parties at the course and has golfed at the club with foreign dignitaries, members of Congress and administration officials. He also played the course with conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh and golf legends Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, and celebrities such as Kid Rock.

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    CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolas Maduro said in an AP interview Thursday that his foreign minister recently held secret talks in New York with the U.S. special envoy to Venezuela, even as the Trump administration was publicly backing an effort to unseat the Venezuelan president.

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    Maduro said that while in New York, his foreign minister invited the Washington, D.C.-based envoy, Elliott Abrams, to come to Venezuela “privately, publicly or secretly.”

    “If he wants to meet, just tell me when, where and how and I’ll be there,” Maduro said without providing more details. He said both New York meetings lasted several hours.

    A senior administration official in Washington who was not authorized to speak publicly said U.S. officials were willing to meet with “former Venezuela officials, including Maduro himself, to discuss their exit plans.”

    Venezuela is plunging deeper into a political chaos triggered by the U.S. demand that Maduro step down a month into a second term that the U.S. and its allies in Latin America consider illegitimate. His opponent, the 35-year-old Guaido, burst onto the political stage in January in the first viable challenge in years to Maduro’s hold on power.

    As head of the Congress, Guaido declared himself interim president on Jan. 23, saying he had a constitutional right to assume presidential powers from the “tyrant” Maduro. He has since garnered broad support, calling massive street protests and winning recognition from the U.S. and dozens of nations in Latin America and Europe who share his goal of removing Maduro.

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    Source Article from https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/15/nicolas-maduro-venezuela-us-envoy-1170987

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