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Month: August 2023

Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

No hay una “solución milagrosa”: Ucrania enfrenta muchos desafíos para lograr que los aviones F-16 entren en combate

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Después de meses de intenso lobby, el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, está entusiasmado con la próxima transferencia de aviones de combate F-16 holandeses, noruegos y daneses a la fuerza aérea ucraniana. En muchos sentidos, el F-16 fabricado en Estados Unidos es la plataforma ideal para los ucranianos. Tiene múltiples

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Germany presents plans for a German-Polish House to commemorate Polish victims of World War II

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has presented plans for a “German-Polish House” in Berlin to serve as a memorial to Polish victims of World War II and detail Germany’s brutal occupation of its neighbor between 1939 and 1945. The documentation center is intended to inform visitors about the past,

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Vatican seeks to tamp down outrage over pope’s words of praise for Russian imperial past

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is seeking to tamp down an uproar that erupted after Pope Francis praised Russia’s imperialist past. The Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, said Francis merely wanted to praise the positive aspects of Russia’s spiritual and cultural history when he praised Russia’s imperial rulers Peter and Catherine

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Eminem asks Ramaswamy to stop using his music after ‘Lose Yourself’ performance

By Aaron Pellish and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN (CNN) — After performing his rendition of Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” at the Iowa State Fair, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has been asked by the Real Slim Shady to stand down. BMI, a performing rights organization, has informed Ramaswamy’s campaign at Eminem’s request that it will no longer

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Massive wildfire in northeastern Greece persists for 11th day despite European firefighting efforts

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A massive wildfire is burning unabated in northeastern Greece for the 11th day despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and a fleet of water-dropping aircraft. After burning across vast tracts of land, the blaze in the Alexandroupolis and Evros region is mainly concentrated deep in

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Nigerian army rescues children among dozens who were abducted by Islamic rebels in the northeast

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian army says its troops have rescued dozens of captives mostly women and children held by Islamic extremist rebels in the country’s northeastern region where jihadi violence has raged for years. The army says the 25 hostages were rescued during clearance operations in Borno state’s

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Advertising is missing Black women. This photographer is on a quest to change that, both in front of and behind the lens

By Kaito Au, CNN (CNN) — Whether she’s shooting an advertising campaign for Nike or a photo spread for Vogue, photographer Bassie Maluleka’s images will likely have a common theme. That’s by design. By highlighting Black women, she seeks to bring an often-underrepresented demographic to the forefront. “I feel like Black people are always shown

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Idalia strengthens to a hurricane, dangerous storm surges are forecast for Florida’s Gulf Coast

By LAURA BARGFELD Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Idalia became a hurricane on Tuesday as it intensified on a path toward Florida’s Gulf coast, with the National Hurricane Center warning of an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and dangerous hurricane-force winds in Florida in the next two days. It’s projected to have sustained

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

OPINIÓN | Por qué la defensa de Trump por el caso del 6 de enero es peor de lo que parece

Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor:  Steven Lubet es profesor emérito del Williams Memorial en la Facultad de Derecho Pritzker de la Universidad Northwestern. Es coautor de “Modern Trial Advocacy” y ha escrito muchos otros libros y artículos sobre ética legal y práctica jurídica. Las opiniones presentadas en este artículo le pertenecen exclusivamente a su autor.

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