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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order and created a federal rule aimed at better securing the nation’s ports from potential cyberattacks. The administration is outlining a set of cybersecurity regulations that port operators must comply with across the country, not unlike standardized safety regulations that seek to prevent injury or damage to people and …

BOSTON (AP) — Appeals Court Associate Justice Gabrielle R. Wolohojian, a former romantic partner of Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, testified Wednesday before the Governor’s Council on her nomination to the state’s highest court. Healey has said her past relationship with Wolohojian shouldn’t deny the state the benefit of having her serve on the state Supreme Judicial Court. The panel didn’t …

VARSOVIA (AP) — El presidente ucraniano Volodymyr Zelenskyy invitó el miércoles a líderes polacos a reunirse con él en la frontera entre ambos países para resolver el bloqueo de agricultores polacos que protestan contra las importaciones de alimentos ucranianos, al tiempo que las autoridades polacas expresaron su preocupación por las consignas que aparecieron en las protestas, en las que se …

QUITO (AP) — Las intensas lluvias, los deslizamientos y otros eventos provocados por el impacto del fenómeno de El Niño han dejado hasta el momento seis personas fallecidas y 209 damnificadas en Ecuador, según el balance oficial, mientras el desbordamiento de un río en el suroeste del país derrumbó dos viviendas y se analiza la declaración de emergencia. Desde el …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah State Board of Education member who is facing pressure from top state leaders to resign after lawmakers say she bullied a student on social media has instead announced that she is running for reelection this fall. Conservative board member Natalie Cline has faced widespread backlash from both Republicans and Democrats after her social …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Republican-controlled House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to allow teachers and other school staff who undergo training to carry guns in K-12 public schools. The bill, which now heads to the Senate, would allow teachers, administrators and support personnel with concealed carry permits to volunteer to bring a firearm into school with the intention …

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia announced on Wednesday a defense deal with Turkey that includes support for the Horn of Africa nation’s sea assets and appears aimed at deterring Ethiopia’s efforts to secure access to the sea by way of the breakaway region of Somaliland. Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding with Somaliland on Jan. 1. The document has rattled …

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Activists want stricter regulations of short-term rentals in Puerto Rico as the U.S. territory sees a growing number of displaced renters and a spike in housing costs, the Hispanic Federation said in a report Wednesday. The number of units operating as short-term rentals in Puerto Rico jumped to more than 25,000 in 2023 from …

VILNA, Lituania (AP) — Lituania decidió el miércoles cerrar otros dos de sus seis puntos de control con Bielorrusia a partir del mes próximo, en medio de las crecientes tensiones con su vecino oriental, que es aliado de Rusia. Con esto, son cuatro los cruces fronterizos cerrados entre los dos países. Los puntos de control de Lavoriskes y Raigardas dejaran …

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A vote in Hungary’s parliament on ratifying Sweden’s bid to join NATO could come as early as Monday, according to a senior member of the country’s governing Fidesz party. It would bring an end to more than 18 months of delays by the nationalist government that have frustrated Hungary’s allies. In a letter on Tuesday to …