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 …
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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 »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 »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 »‘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 »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 »Majority of countries argue Israel violated international law in last historic hearing at UN court
THE HAGUE (AP) — The United Nations’ highest court on Monday wrapped up historic proceedings into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought by Palestinians for a future state, with most voices at the hearing arguing against the Israeli government. Over six days, the International Court of Justice heard from an unprecedented number of countries and the majority …
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 »‘Oppenheimer’ keeps devouring awards with top prize at Producers Guild, with Oscars up next
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — With two weeks to go before the Oscars, “Oppenheimer” looks unstoppable. Director and producer Christopher Nolan’s tale of the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the birth of the atomic age won the top prize Sunday at the 35th Producers Guild of America Awards — a frequent predictor of Oscar best picture winners — the …
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 …
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