By Burt Levine Click here for updates on this story May 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a night marked by triumph and progress, Vivian King and Lauren Ashley Simmons emerged victorious in their respective races, heralding a new era of leadership for the city. These wins are a testament to their unwavering dedication
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La Plataforma Unitaria Democrática (PUD) de Venezuela, encabezada por el candidato presidencial opositor Edmundo González Urrutia, rechazó este miércoles la decisión de las autoridades electorales venezolanas de revocar la invitación a observadores de la Unión Europea (UE) para las próximas elecciones del 28 de julio. “Esta decisión no evitará lo
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Después de meses de ignorar o burlarse del juicio penal del expresidente Donald Trump, la campaña de Biden decidió el martes por primera vez organizar una conferencia de prensa sobre el historial de Trump fuera del tribunal donde se estaban llevando a cabo los alegatos finales. El evento, que contó con
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are stepping up their reelection pitch to Black voters, a key part of their 2020 winning coalition that has shown signs of fraying. They’ll launch a new Black voter outreach effort during a visit to the battleground state of
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — El CEO de OpenAI Sam Altman y su esposo se convirtieron en los multimillonarios más recientes en firmar con Giving Pledge, una organización benéfica que alienta a los ultrarricos a donar su riqueza a causas filantrópicas. En su carta publicada este martes, Altman y su esposo, Oliver Mulherin, atribuyeron “el trabajo
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Melinda French Gates dice que después de la decisión de la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. en 2022 que dejó a los estados individuales decidir sobre el derecho al aborto, la filántropa se sintió obligada a ofrecer a los estadounidenses apoyo financiero para sus libertades reproductivas, apoyo que dice que
Continue ReadingBy DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed, ending a legal saga that began with images of the world’s top golfer being arrested and handcuffed in Louisville during the PGA Championship. Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell asked a judge Wednesday afternoon to drop the four charges
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A criminal court in Argentina has postponed to Oct. 1 the start of a trial in a criminal negligence case brought against eight people allegedly involved in the death of soccer star Diego Maradona. The 1986 World Cup winner died at age 60 on Nov. 25, 2020 due
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball said Tuesday that it has incorporated records for more than 2,300 Negro Leagues players following a three-year research project. Players like Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston and Satchel Paige now hold significant standing on MLB’s career and season leaderboards. Here’s a look at some of the stats most affected.
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After nearly two dozen witnesses, 16 days of testimony and hours of lawyers’ closing arguments, it’s time for jurors to have their say in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. The
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY, MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans voted Wednesday at schools, community centers, and in large white tents set up in open fields in an election seen as their country’s most important since apartheid ended 30 years ago. It could put the young democracy into unknown territory.
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Israel must decide if its military campaign in Gaza is worth the cost in civilian lives. Coming just days after an Israeli strike killed dozens of displaced Palestinians in Rafah, Blinken said Israel should ask itself whether “incremental gains” against Hamas “stack up against” the “unintended horrific”
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Yale University has named its 24th president. Maurie McInnis will take over on July 1 and succeed Peter Salovey, who is retiring to take a faculty position after leading the New Haven, Connecticut, school for the past decade. McInnis is the first woman to be appointed permanently as Yale’s president.
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior U.S. Treasury official has meet with Ukrainian officials in Kyiv to discuss U.S. financial support, enforcing sanctions on Russia and using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s benefit in the war with Moscow. The visit by Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo came as Russia
Continue ReadingBy DINO HAZELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Months after the nation’s capital bid an emotional farewell to its giant pandas, the National Zoo is expecting a renewed surge in panda-mania with the announcement that two more of the furry black-and-white icons will be coming to Washington. The zoo announced Wednesday that a fresh agreement
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore are assessing the country’s bridges after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The team includes students and faculty. They hope to determine whether other structures are similarly vulnerable. University officials say they hope policymakers will use the findings
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jury deliberations began Wednesday in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, placing the outcome of the history-making case in the hands of a dozen New Yorkers who have vowed to be fair and impartial in the face of
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge overseeing a challenge brought by unions trying to undo Wisconsin’s law that bans nearly all collective bargaining for public workers appears to have signed a petition in 2011 to recall then-Gov. Scott Walker from office because of anger over that law. Dane County Circuit
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As corporations increasingly weave artificial intelligence technologies into the daily lives of Americans, California lawmakers want to build public trust, fight algorithmic discrimination and outlaw deepfakes that involve elections or pornography. The efforts in California — home to many of the world’s biggest AI companies —
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As corporations increasingly weave artificial intelligence technologies into the daily lives of Americans, California lawmakers want to build public trust, fight algorithmic discrimination and outlaw deepfakes that involve elections or pornography. The efforts in California — home to many of the world’s biggest AI companies —
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