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Month: August 2024

Nicaragua’s Ortega offers to send ‘fighters’ to Venezuela after disputed election

By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Nicaragua’s strongman President Daniel Ortega has offered to send “Sandinista fighters” to Venezuela in support of his embattled fellow authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro, in case there is an attempt at an “armed counterrevolution” following July’s disputed presidential election. Maduro has been under some pressure since his declaration of victory

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Con el recuerdo fresco de la pandemia, el toque de queda voluntario de un pueblo para evitar la propagación de un virus letal despierta protestas

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La idea de poner fin a las actividades al aire libre cerca del atardecer para proteger a la gente de un virus mortal transmitido por mosquitos no es nueva. La protesta del público de este año sobre la medida sí lo es. En 2005, 2012 y 2019, ciudades de Massachusetts y

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Detienen a Perkins Rocha, aliado de María Corina Machado y representante del Comando con Venezuela

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El abogado Perkins Rocha, aliado de la líder opositora venezolana María Corina Machado, coordinador jurídico y representante del Comando con Venezuela ante el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), fue detenido este martes, según denunciaron Machado y el movimiento Vente Venezuela en sus cuentas de X. Vente Venezuela dijo que

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US Navy shipbuilder Austal USA agrees to pay $24 million to settle accounting fraud probe

Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A shipbuilder for the U.S. Navy has agreed to admit wrongdoing and pay $24 million to settle an accounting fraud investigation. The U.S. Department of Justice says that from 2013 through July 2016, Austal USA conspired to mislead shareholders and investors about its financial condition. The company pleaded guilty to

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Harris y Walz darán a CNN su primera entrevista conjunta exclusiva desde que comenzó la campaña

Belén Liotti Washington (CNN) –– La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris y el gobernador de Minnesota, Tim Walz, se sentarán con CNN para dar su primera entrevista conjunta este jueves mientras los demócratas trabajan para ampliar el entusiasmo de su electorado tras la Convención Nacional Demócrata de la semana pasada. La entrevista, realizada por la corresponsal en

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California lawmakers pass protections for pregnant women in prisons and ban on legacy admissions

Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could expand protections for pregnant people who are incarcerated, ban legacy admissions at private colleges and set new requirements for colleges to address gender discrimination on campuses under proposals passed by state lawmakers Tuesday. The California Legislature, which is dominated by Democrats, is voting on hundreds

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California lawmakers pass protections for pregnant women in prisons and ban on legacy admissions

Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could expand protections for pregnant people who are incarcerated, ban legacy admissions at private colleges and set new requirements for colleges to address gender discrimination on campuses under proposals passed by state lawmakers Tuesday. The California Legislature, which is dominated by Democrats, is voting on hundreds

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US appeals court revives a lawsuit against TikTok over 10-year-old’s ‘blackout challenge’ death

Legal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit filed by the mother of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died attempting a viral blackout challenge that the family says she watched on TikTok. Federal law generally protects online publishers from liability for content posted by others. But the court says

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El telescopio Webb localizó seis planetas interestelares dentro de una nube cósmica brillante

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los astrónomos detectaron seis planetas interestelares, u objetos cósmicos que no orbitan alrededor de las estrellas, gracias al telescopio espacial James Webb. Los cuerpos celestes son ligeramente mayores que Júpiter, y las observaciones arrojan luz sobre cómo se forman las estrellas y los planetas en todo el universo. El telescopio Webb se

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