Month: September 2022
R. Kelly convicted of child porn, enticing girls for sex
By MICHAEL TARM and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury in Chicago convicted R. Kelly on Wednesday of producing child pornography and enticing girls for sex after a monthlong trial in his hometown. It’s another legal blow to a singer who was once one of the world’s biggest R&B stars. Prosecutors
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El final de la pandemia del covid-19 está cerca, dice el director general de la OMS, “así que aprovechemos esta oportunidad”
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El mundo nunca ha estado en una mejor posición para poner fin a la pandemia de covid-19, dijo Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), en una rueda de prensa en Ginebra este miércoles. “La semana pasada, el número de muertes semanales reportadas por covid-19
Continue ReadingFord: Gas cars are a growth business for us
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business When Ford chief executive Jim Farley split the company’s passenger vehicle business into two parts — one for electric cars, the other for gasoline-powered vehicles — Farley put himself in charge of the electric car business, a division called Model e. The assumption among a lot of
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Woman with toy gun grabs trapped savings from Beirut bank
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A woman accompanied by activists and brandishing what she said was a toy pistol broke into a Beirut bank branch on Wednesday, taking $13,000 from her trapped savings. Sali Hafez told the local Al-Jadeed TV that she needed the money to fund her sister’s cancer treatment. She
Continue Reading Arizona GOP candidates appeal ruling against hand counts
PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican candidates for Arizona governor and secretary of state on Wednesday appealed a federal judge’s ruling that threw out a lawsuit they filed seeking to require the hand-counting of ballots in November’s election. Lawyers representing governor candidate Kari Lake and secretary of state hopeful Mark Finchem filed a notice saying they
Continue Reading California, tribal leaders announce new tourism initiative
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/ Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a state with the second-most federally recognized Indigenous tribes in the country, California officials and tribal leaders announced an initiative Wednesday to drive up tourism in native communities. The initiative, Visit Native California, and its accompanying website are funded by a $1
Continue Reading Juez federal absuelve al exalcalde de Iguala por delitos relacionados con la desaparición de los 43 estudiantes de Ayotzinapa
Angel Nakamura (CNN Español) — Un juez federal con sede en el estado mexicano de Tamaulipas absolvió a José Luis Abarca, exalcalde del municipio de Iguala, de las causas penales de secuestro y delincuencia organizada relacionados con la desaparición de los 43 estudiantes de Ayotzinapa. Esta decisión ocurre a unas semanas de que se cumplan
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Niña de unos 3 años fue encontrada muerta dentro de un vehículo en Indio
La policia confirmó que un niña de unos 3 años de edad fue encontrado muerto dentro de un vehículo en indio. La policía fue llamada a la cuadra 46500 de la calle spruce alrededor de la 1:40 p.m. Allí ubicaron al pequeño ya inconciente , asi lo informó el portavoz de la policía de Indio, Ben Guitron, Las circunstancias
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All-star line-up announced for ‘Rock the Plaza’ fundraising concert in Palm Springs
An all-star line-up of musicians and their rockstar friends will take part in a fundraising concert at the historic Plaza Theatre in downtown Palm Springs. Organizers officially announced “the Palm Springs All Stars” concert, which will take place on Friday, November 11 at 8 p.m. Tickets and additional information may be found at savetheplazatheatreps.org. The Palm Springs All-Stars are headed by local residents
Continue ReadingOhio’s six-week abortion ban temporarily blocked
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN An Ohio judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a state law prohibiting abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, restoring abortion access in the state for now. Senate Bill 23 was passed in 2019 and took effect when the US Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June. The
Continue Reading Texas man gets life in prison without parole for killing cop
DALLAS (AP) — A man has drawn an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole after a jury convicted him of capital murder in the shooting death of a Dallas-area police officer. The Dallas County jury deliberated a little over an hour Wednesday before finding Jaime Jaramillo guilty in the shooting death last Dec.
Continue ReadingFord’s new Mustang sticks with pure gasoline
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ford unveiled an all-new version of the two-door Mustang coupe at an event in Detroit Wednesday night. It has a new body design and new engine options, but the one thing it won’t have is electric motors. The new Mustang will be offered only with pure gasoline power, at least
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Raiders confident target distribution will balance out
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas quarterback Derek Carr threw to wide receiver Davante Adams 17 times in the Raiders’ season-opening loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, tied for third-most toward one target during his career. In Sunday’s home opener against Arizona, Adams might be targeted twice. “I’m not thinking,
Continue Reading Raiders confident target distribution will balance out
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas quarterback Derek Carr threw to wide receiver Davante Adams 17 times in the Raiders’ season-opening loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, tied for third-most toward one target during his career. In Sunday’s home opener against Arizona, Adams might be targeted twice. “I’m not thinking,
Continue Reading Arizona GOP candidates appeal ruling against hand counts
PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican candidates for Arizona governor and secretary of state on Wednesday appealed a federal judge’s ruling that threw out a lawsuit they filed seeking to require the hand-counting of ballots in November’s election. Lawyers representing governor candidate Kari Lake and secretary of state hopeful Mark Finchem filed a notice saying they
Continue Reading 49ers RB Jeff Wilson looks to seize opportunity as starter
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers find themselves in a frustrating but familiar spot: a starting running back has gotten injured, forcing the team to scramble for a solution. Next man up after Elijah Mitchell went down with a knee injury that is expected to
Continue Reading Es más probable que los latinos hagan un maratón de TV cuando se ven representados en la pantalla, según un estudio de Nielsen
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los latinos son ávidos consumidores de contenido televisivo y el hecho de tener representación en la pantalla está llevando a muchos de ellos a pasar más tiempo en las plataformas de streaming y hacer maratones de programas, dice un nuevo informe de audiencia de Nielsen. El informe, que se publicó este
Continue ReadingA rail strike would do serious damage — and that’s exactly the point
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Unless we get a breakthrough soon in deadlocked negotiations, Friday will mark the beginning of the first national rail strike in 30 years (which we wrote about in Monday’s newsletter). ICYMI: Tens of thousands of train workers are ready to walk off the job just after midnight tomorrow night unless
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