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Month: May 2021

¿Cómo salir de la crisis en Colombia?

(CNN Español) — Hay crisis en Colombia: tras más de una semana de protestas, bloqueos, represión y caos el panorama no parece mejorar. Las manifestaciones que comenzaron el 28 de abril en contra de la reforma tributaria del presidente Iván Duque –que luego retiró– se han transformado en un estallido social, un llamamiento contra la

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Preliminary Louisville PD report suggested officers violated their firearms training by opening fire during Breonna Taylor raid

A preliminary Louisville Metro Police Department internal report prepared on the botched raid that led to Breonna Taylor’s death suggested that officers violated department rules by opening fire, even after an officer was hit. The report, included in documents released by the LMPD and first reported by the Louisville Courier-Journal, was prepared by an investigator

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Man who claimed ‘Foxitis’ prompted him to rush Capitol says he believed ‘America was being robbed of a president’

A US Capitol riot defendant whose lawyer says he was hooked on Fox News and developed “Foxitis” said Monday evening that he had “believed that America was being robbed of a President” when he participated in the insurrection. Anthony Antonio, who is charged with five federal crimes related to the riot, told CNN’s Chris Cuomo

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India’s Covid-19 catastrophe could make global shortages even worse

A terrifying and record-breaking wave of Covid-19 in India threatens to stall the country’s economic recovery and send shockwaves through several important global industries. Asia’s third largest economy has been struggling for weeks to control the devastating surge. Hundreds of thousands of new cases are reported every day, and economists are rethinking their forecasts for

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Businessman Glenn Youngkin captures GOP nomination for Virginia governor

Businessman Glenn Youngkin earned the Republican nomination for Virginia governor after his final opponent conceded the race while ballots were still being tabulated Monday night. A former executive at The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm, Youngkin pitched himself as a businessman and an outsider. He defeated six other nominees through ranked-choice ballots, which were

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Here’s what’s next after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test

Additional testing is planned after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test, throwing the horse’s victory at Churchill Downs earlier this month into doubt. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert revealed the test results Sunday, saying the 3-year-old colt tested positive for elevated levels of betamethasone, which is an anti-inflammatory corticosteroid and

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Caitlyn Jenner seeks a tenuous political middle ground in new CNN interview

Caitlyn Jenner is attempting to defy ideological definition as she runs to unseat Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in California’s all-but-certain recall election, staking out more progressive positions on issues like homelessness and immigration, while simultaneously trying to establish a connection with base Republican voters who supported former President Donald Trump. The tenuous balance that Jenner

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