By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Ambar Leáñez grows quiet when she thinks of a future beyond this weekend. A staunch supporter of Venezuela’s opposition movement, she’s buoyant about her coalition’s chances to win this Sunday’s presidential election. The thought of another six years under the incumbent – Venezuela’s entrenched authoritarian president Nicolás Maduro – would drive her
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris prometió “no callarse” ante el sufrimiento en Gaza en medio de la guerra entre Israel y Hamas, y afirmó que expresó su “seria preocupación” al primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, este jueves, al tiempo que le dijo que es hora de cerrar un acuerdo de alto el
Continue ReadingCNN By Emma Tucker, Polo Sandoval, Evan Perez and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The arrest of two leaders of the Sinaloa cartel in the United States on Thursday was organized by one of the two men arrested, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of infamous cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Guzman Lopez organized his
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Former film mogul Harvey Weinstein has been transferred from a New York City jail to a hospital to undergo treatment for a variety of health problems including COVID-19 and pneumonia in both lungs, his representatives said Thursday. Weinstein, who is awaiting trial in New York on rape and sexual assault charges,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by dozens of Catholic priests, nuns and others, and the man who now leads the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, is among the accused. Five separate lawsuits seeking unspecified damages were filed this week in
Continue ReadingCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government and opposition closed the official presidential campaign season Thursday with demonstrations that drew thousands of people to the streets of the capital. The events three days before the highly anticipated election on Sunday encapsulated the massive disparities between the top contenders, including their resources. President Nicolás Maduro, who is
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El Comité Olímpico Internacional (COI) decidió en octumbre de 2023 suspender la participación en los Juegos Olímpicos de París que están a punto de comenzar al Comité Olímpico Ruso, lo que implicó la pérdida de financiamiento y el hecho de que el COI se reserva el derecho de decidir sobre la
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Chatterton, CNN (CNN) — A man dances on the top-deck of his private yacht, swigging champagne from the bottle, surrounded by bikini-clad women. He’s heavily fake-tanned, his dark hair is coiffed. But this isn’t a man — it’s Taylor Swift. Back in February 2020, Swift had not yet announced her Eras Tour (now
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Esta edición de la Leagues Cup, que reúne a 47 clubes de Canadá, México y Estados Unidos en un torneo entre el 26 de julio y el 25 de agosto, tendrá un sistema de clasificación por puntos que se basa en el rendimiento combinado de los clubes en los últimos
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Asegúrate de tener suficientes páginas libres en tu pasaporte, porque TIME acaba de publicar su lista de los 100 mejores lugares del mundo para visitar en 2024. Desde Costa Rica hasta Koh Samui y la República del Congo, el equipo de editores de la revista de noticias con sede en Nueva
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer PARIS (AP) — If given the chance, Pharrell Williams would reintroduce arts competition into the Olympics, reviving a tradition that’s been missing for nearly 80 years. Williams is aiming to reinstate arts competitions back on the world’s biggest sports stage, believing he can start raising awareness through his star-studded Louis Vuitton event
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — After 80 years, a World War II sergeant killed in Germany has returned home to California. On Thursday, community members lined the roads to honor U.S. Army Air Force Tech. Sgt. Donald V. Banta as he was brought from Ontario International Airport to a burial home in Riverside, California. Banta, 21,
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Bev Priestman was suspended by Canada Soccer from her duties as head coach of the Canadian women’s Olympic soccer team.
Continue Reading Bev Priestman was suspended by Canada Soccer from her duties as head coach of the Canadian women’s Olympic soccer team.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas on Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department said. A leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel for decades alongside Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska’s northernmost city is alert and “sassy” as she receives care at a nonprofit wildlife response center hundreds of miles away following her recent rescue, a center spokesperson said Thursday. Alaska SeaLife Center spokesperson Kaiti Grant said the nearly
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —A Deschutes County sex offender with a prior felony conviction for encouraging child sex abuse was sentenced to a 20-year federal prison Thursday after he requested a sexually explicit image online from an individual he thought was a 14-year-old girl. Roger Clint Lee Vanwormer, 30, was sentenced to 20 years in federal
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — La última década ha sido muy lucrativa para los superricos del mundo, lo que ha alimentado el impulso de algunos defensores de imponerles más impuetos. Según un nuevo análisis de Oxfam Internacional, publicado en vísperas de la reunión de ministros de finanzas y gobernadores de bancos centrales del G20 en Brasil,
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Un equipo de deportistas refugiados competirá en los Juegos Olímpicos de Paris 2024 y, aunque no representarán a sus países, sí lo harán en nombre de los millones de desplazados en el mundo. El Equipo Olímpico de Refugiados está conformado por 36 atletas de 11 países, en su mayoría de
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) – Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada se encuentra bajo custodia de Estados Unidos desde el 25 de julio pasado, cuando fue detenido junto a un hijo de “El Chapo” Guzmán, y este viernes comparecerá nuevamente ante una corte de Nueva York. Está detenido sin fianza por siete cargos penales y es acusado por
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