SAO PAULO (AP) — Simpatizantes del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro acudieron el domingo a un enorme mitin en la ciudad más poblada de Brasil para defenderlo de problemas judiciales por los que podría ir a la cárcel. El mandatario de extrema derecha manifestó en un discurso que busca que la “pacificación borre el pasado”, empleando un tono más conciliador que cuando …
Read More »Former NFL star Richard Sherman’s bail set at $5,000 following arrest for suspicion of DUI
SEATTLE (AP) — Bail was set at $5,000 on Monday for former NFL star Richard Sherman following his weekend arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence. Sherman was pulled over just before 2 a.m. Saturday for driving 79 mph (127 kmh) in a 60 mph (97 kmh) zone on Interstate 405 south of Seattle, Washington State Patrol Trooper Jordan …
Read More »Mohegan tribe to end management of Atlantic City’s Resorts casino at year’s end
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The Mohegan tribe will end its management of Atlantic City’s Resorts casino at the end of this year, both parties said Monday. The move will conclude an agreement the tribe’s gambling arm, Mohegan Gaming Advisors, made with Resorts in 2012 six months after the casino’s co-owner, veteran gambling executive Dennis Gomes, died. Gomes’ death left …
Read More »UN member states are meeting to plan how to tackle the world’s environmental crises
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The world’s top decision-making body on the environment is meeting in Kenya’s capital this week to discuss how countries can work together to tackle environmental crises like climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity. The meeting in Nairobi is the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, and governments, civil society groups, scientists and the …
Read More »‘Burn Book’ torches tech titans in veteran reporter’s tale of love and loathing in Silicon Valley
Technology is so pervasive and invasive that it’s polarizing people, producing feelings of love and loathing for its devices, online services and the would-be visionaries behind them, according to a longtime Silicon Valley reporter. Kara Swisher unwraps how we got to this point in her incendiary memoir, “Burn Book,” coming out Tuesday, an exposé that also seeks to avert technological …
Read More »American women’s cycling team punished for deception attempt to enter race in Belgium
AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — American women’s cycling team Cynisca was punished by the sport’s governing body Monday for trying to enter an international race by deceiving organizers. The International Cycling Union said a team official told a mechanic “to wear a rider’s clothes and a face mask” and pretend to be feeling ill so the team could have the mandatory …
Read More »FX reaches back over 400 years for its next ambitious series, adapting the hit novel ‘Shogun’
NEW YORK (AP) — When FX sent screenwriter Justin Marks a copy of James Clavell’s hit 1975 novel “Shogun” with the idea of turning it into a series, he initially couldn’t put it down. That’s because he was reluctant to pick it up. The book about a British navigator shipwrecked in feudal Japan was massive — over 1,000 pages. And …
Read More »Críticas a Cristiano Ronaldo en Arabia Saudí por gesto obsceno tras gritos de ‘Messi, Messi’
RIAD, Arabia Saudí (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo ha recibido duras críticas tras haber realizado un gesto obsceno luego del partido que Al Nassr, su club en la liga de Arabia Saudí, le ganó el domingo por 3-2 a Al Shabab. Imágenes divulgadas en las redes sociales muestran al cinco veces ganador del Balón de Oro poniéndose la mano en su …
Read More »Boeing’s safety culture falls short despite the company’s efforts to fix it, according to experts
When it comes to safety culture at Boeing, there is a “disconnect” between senior management and workers, and employees responsible for checking the company’s planes question whether they can raise issues without fear of retaliation, according to a panel of outside experts. The aviation-industry and government experts also said safety training and procedures at Boeing are constantly changing, leading to …
Read More »Babar and Yaqoob lead Peshawar to sensational win over Islamabad in PSL
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Peshawar Zalmi rode Babar Azam’s century and leg-spinner Arif Yaqoob’s four-wicket over to beat Islamabad United by eight runs in the Pakistan Super League on Monday. Babar smashed 111 not out off 63 balls with 14 fours and two sixes and anchored Peshawar to 201-5. Islamabad was on course to upstage Babar’s masterful 11th Twenty20 century …
Read More »Seoul gives young doctors 4 days to end walkouts, threatening suspended licenses and prosecutions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Junior doctors in South Korea have four days to end their walkouts or they will have their medical licenses suspended and face prosecution, the government said Monday. About 9,000 medical interns and residents have stayed off the job since early last week to protest a government plan to increase medical school admissions by about 65%. …
Read More »Recta final de la campaña para elecciones municipales y del PARLACEN en El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Con un amplio favoritismo por el partido Nuevas Ideas del presidente Nayib Bukele, las agrupaciones políticas salvadoreñas entraron el lunes en la recta final de su campaña para las elecciones municipales y del Parlamento Centroamericano (PARLACEN) que se celebrarán el domingo 3 de marzo. Con 84,6% de los votos válidos, el joven empresario ganó las presidenciales …
Read More »Biden y Trump visitarán la frontera de EEUU con México el jueves
WASHINGTON (AP) — El presidente, Joe Biden, y el expresidente Donald Trump visitarán la frontera sur de Estados Unidos el jueves, pues ambos precandidatos tratan de sacar provecho político del maltrecho sistema de inmigración del país de cara a su previsible revancha en las elecciones de este año. Biden viajará a Brownsville, Texas, en Rio Grande Valley, una zona que …
Read More »A smuggling arrest is made, 2 years after family froze to death on the Canadian border
A man accused of recruiting the driver in a human smuggling operation has been arrested, more than two years after a family of four from India froze to death trying to enter the U.S. from Canada, authorities said. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 28, was arrested Wednesday in Chicago on human smuggling charges stemming from a warrant issued in September. Patel allegedly …
Read More »2024 CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup
All Times EST Group A W L T GF GA Pts United States 2 0 0 9 0 6 Mexico 1 0 1 8 0 4 Argentina 0 1 1 0 4 1 Dominican Republic 0 2 0 0 13 0 Tuesday, Feb.. 20 At Carson, Calif. Mexico 0, Argentina 0 United States 5, Dominican Republic, 0 Friday, Feb. 23 …
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