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Month: October 2023

Álvaro Prieto habría muerto electrocutado, según el delegado del Gobierno español en Andalucía

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Álvaro Prieto, desaparecido en Sevilla desde el 12 de octubre y hallado muerto este lunes cerca de la estación de tren Santa Justa, habría muerto electrocutado, informó este martes el delegado del Gobierno español en Andalucía, Pedro Fernández, en declaraciones a la emisora Canal Sur Radio. Según Fernández, con base en

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Aurora police officer’s actions had ‘cataclysmic effect’ on Elijah McClain, prosecutor says as manslaughter trial opens

By Eric Levenson and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — Aurora, Colorado, police officer Nathan Woodyard’s actions on the day Elijah McClain was restrained and injected with ketamine in 2019 had a “cataclysmic effect” on the young man, a prosecutor said Tuesday during opening statements in the officer’s manslaughter trial. Nathan Woodyard, 34, has pleaded not

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Wisconsin Republicans withhold university pay raises in fight over school diversity funding

By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature are withholding pay raises for Universities of Wisconsin employees amid a fight over the school system’s diversity, equity and inclusion spending. The Legislature’s employment relations committee voted to approve raises for other state employees but did not take

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College athlete shoe deals in NIL era get stepped on by lucrative school contracts with big brands

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A volleyball shoe startup is bringing attention to colleges’ multi-million-dollar contracts with athletic apparel companies and terms that prevent athletes from wearing other brands. Nebraska volleyball player Harper Murray is an ambassador for Avoli. She said she would prefer to wear Avoli shoes in practices

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Judge rules in Citibank’s favor in case against analyst it sacked for claiming his partner’s meals on expenses and lying about it

By Anna Cooban London (CNN) — Citibank has won an employment tribunal case brought by an analyst it sacked for claiming expenses for meals he shared with his partner, and then lying about it. Szabolcs Fekete, a senior analyst, sued the bank for unfair dismissal after he submitted expenses for two sandwiches, two coffees, a

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A Thai construction magnate convicted of poaching protected animals gets early release from prison

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai construction magnate whose conviction on poaching charges became a rare example of the rich and influential facing justice in the country was freed on parole, two months before his prison term ends. Premchai Karnasuta, chairman of Italian-Thai Development Plc, one of Thailand’s top construction firms,

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Ukraine uses US-provided long-range ATACMS missiles against Russian forces for the first time

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that the United States quietly delivered a small number of the long-range ballistic missiles Ukraine said it urgently needed, and Ukraine has started using them on the battlefield against Russia. Zelenskyy on Tuesday said they were used effectively. He had

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ANÁLISIS | Ya van 14 días sin presidente. Esto es lo que debería pasar en la Cámara de Representantes

Aleja Páez (CNN) — Han pasado 14 días desde que ocho republicanos lograron derrocar al expresidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Kevin McCarthy, de la posición más alta en el Congreso y así poner en pausa todos los asuntos legislativos en el Capitolio. Con McCarthy y su número dos, el representante Steve Scalise de Louisiana

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Lawsuit over death of autistic man in a Pittsburgh jail alleges negligence, systemic discrimination

By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press Eleven days after 57-year-old Anthony Talotta arrived at a Pittsburgh jail, he died from what his family says was a treatable and preventable infection from a foot wound. Talotta, who had autism and developmental disabilities, was brought to the Allegheny County Jail after a fight with a staff member at

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