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Month: November 2024

North Carolina GOP bill would weaken next Democratic governor and attorney general

Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans have advanced legislation that would weaken the powers of the incoming governor, attorney general and schools superintendent. All those are Democrats who were elected two weeks ago. The final measure was made public Tuesday shortly before the GOP-controlled House started debate during a lame-duck General Assembly

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¿Qué está en juego para el clima si gana Trump? “Un resultado catastrófico”

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En la primera semana de un nuevo Gobierno de Trump, las victorias climáticas del presidente Joe Biden terminarían en la basura. Las primeras en desaparecer podrían ser los decretos, incluyendo el que protege 5,2 millones de hectáreas en Alaska de la explotación petrolera y otro que pretende aumentar drásticamente el número

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Being aerobically fit in middle age may reduce Alzheimer’s and dementia risk, study says

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Doing more aerobic exercise in middle age and old age may reduce the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, a new study found. “Our study underscores the critical role of cardiovascular fitness in reducing dementia risk, even for those genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease,” said Weili Xu, a professor

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Policía de Brasil arresta a cinco personas por supuesto complot golpista para asesinar al presidente Lula en 2022

Andrea Gomez (CNN) — La policía de Brasil arrestó a cinco personas, incluido un exasesor del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro, por un supuesto complot para asesinar al presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva en 2022, dijeron las autoridades. El complot golpista se concibió a fines de 2022, antes de que Lula asumiera el cargo, según la

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Trump interviewing candidates for FBI chief, Vance says in later-deleted social media post

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is interviewing candidates for the role of FBI director in the clearest indication yet that the incoming administration is looking to replace Christopher Wray in the position. That’s according to incoming Vice President JD Vance. In a social media post that was later deleted, Vance defended his

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Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan adds Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize to his trophy shelf

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Australian writer Richard Flanagan has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize, a decade after being awarded the Booker Prize for fiction. Flanagan was awarded the $63,000 Baillie Gifford Prize on Tuesday for his genre-bending memoir “Question 7.” He won the Booker Prize in 2014 for his novel “The Narrow Road

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Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt wins AL Manager of the Year, Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy takes home NL honor

AP Baseball Writer Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy and Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt had the unenviable task of taking over for successful and well-liked predecessors when they were named managers of their respective teams during the offseason. Both proved to be naturals. Murphy won National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday after a stellar debut season with

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