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Month: September 2024

Crisis climática y conflictos en Medio Oriente y Ucrania: los puntos que destacó Lula da Silva en su discurso ante la Asamblea General de la ONU

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) —  El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, el primer líder de Estado en hablar este martes durante la Asamblea General de la ONU, hizo un llamado a la acción climática multilateral, destacando los efectos provocados por desastres naturales como inundaciones e incendios en su país. “En el sur

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GOP congressman gave jobs to his lover and to his fiancée’s daughter, New York Times says

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — New York Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, one of the GOP’s most endangered House incumbents, reportedly gave both his lover and his fiancée’s daughter part-time jobs in his district office on Long Island, a potential violation of House ethics rules. D’Esposito hired the pair shortly after taking office in 2023, according

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Tom Watson, longtime Associated Press broadcast editor in Kentucky, has died at age 85

Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tom Watson, a hall of fame broadcast reporter whose career included decades as a broadcast editor for The Associated Press in Kentucky, has died. He was 85. Watson’s baritone voice and sharp wit were fixtures in the AP’s Louisville bureau. He wrote broadcast reports and cultivated connections with reporters

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Wyden, Chu introduce bill to boost access to capital for small businesses owned by women and people of color

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Representative Judy Chu, D-Calif., introduced legislation Tuesday called the PROGRESS Act that would improve access to capital for small businesses owned by women and people of color. Short for Providing Real Opportunities for Growth to Rising Entrepreneurs for Sustained Success, the PROGRESS Act would create two new tax

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John Leguizamo reaches back in time to reclaim Latin American history for a PBS documentary series

AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you think Latin American history starts with Christopher Columbus, John Leguizamo would like to have a word. He points out there were great empires and civilizations during the thousands of years before 1492 — the mighty Incas, Aztecs and Maya, whose great strides in medicine, engineering and

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Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. Favre made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi. Favre, who does not face criminal charges, has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded

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