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Month: August 2023

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Dos turistas estadounidenses ebrios se quedaron “atrapados” en la Torre Eiffel durante una noche

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo París (CNN) — Dos hombres estadounidenses fueron hallados dentro de la Torre Eiffel este lunes, luego de que pasaran la noche allí, informaron este miércoles las directivas del monumento a CNN. Los dos hombres, que tenían entradas para la famosa torre de hierro de París en la noche del domingo, quedaron “supuestamente atrapados

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State-of-the-art upgrade: Indio approves funding for dispatch center in new public safety campus

The city of Indio is making significant strides towards enhancing its public safety infrastructure with the upcoming completion of the new Public Safety Campus. Officials have announced that the project is not only moving ahead of schedule but is also set to bring a major transformation to the city’s emergency response capabilities. The current police

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Haiti gang leader vows to fight any foreign armed force if it commits abuses

By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An ex-police officer considered by many to be Haiti’s most powerful gang leader warned Wednesday that he would fight any international armed force deployed to the Caribbean country if it committed any abuses. Jimmy Chérizier, best known as “Barbecue,” also urged Haitians to mobilize against the

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North Carolina House completes 1st half of veto override on gender-affirming care ban for minors

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A GOP supermajority in the North Carolina House has voted to override the Democratic governor’s veto of legislation banning gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth. It also voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill banning transgender girls from girls’ sports teams participation

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Frank LaRose, GOP Senate candidate in Ohio, fires a top staffer for tweets critical of Donald Trump

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The most prominent Republican in the race to unseat Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown next year has fired a top aide after social media posts surfaced in which the staffer criticized Donald Trump. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office confirmed press secretary Rob Nichols’ departure

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Dominican investigation of Rays’ Wander Franco is being led by gender violence and minors division

By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A prosecutor in the Dominican Republic says the investigation into Tampa Bay Rays All-Star shortstop Wander Franco’s alleged relationship with a minor is being handled by a division specializing in minors and gender violence in the province of Peravia.Ángel Darío Tejeda Fabal, a

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Maui wildfires areas include $1.3 billion in residential reconstruction values, according to a preliminary estimate

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The early estimate of the areas encompassed by the devastating Maui wildfires includes about $1.3 billion of residencies, according to a recent preliminary estimate from CoreLogic. That figure tallies the “combined reconstruction value,” or how much it would cost to rebuild the structures in those preliminary areas.

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Eight churches set ablaze in Pakistan’s Punjab province after accusations of blasphemy

By Sophia Saifi and Azaz Syed, CNN (CNN) — A crowd vandalized eight churches and several homes following accusations of blasphemy against Islam in Pakistan’s most populated province of Punjab on Wednesday, according to government authorities and residents, stoking tensions between local Muslim and minority Christian communities. The National Commission for Human Rights said the

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Hochul criticizes NYC’s asylum seeker response as migrants fill newest relief center in Queens

By WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story     QUEENS VILLAGE, New York City (WABC) — Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration criticized New York City’s response to the migrant crisis on Wednesday morning. In a letter, a lawyer for Hochul criticized Mayor Eric Adams’ administration’s management of asylum seekers in response to a list of

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