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Month: August 2024

“Las cucarachas de la fábrica”: Trabajadores describen un panorama de caos y disfunción en Boeing

Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — Los trabajadores del Boeing 737 Max que perdió un tapón de la puerta en un vuelo de enero dijeron a los investigadores federales de seguridad que se sentían presionados para hacer su trabajo demasiado rápido como para evitar errores, según el testimonio publicado el martes al comienzo de una audiencia

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Pakistani man with ties to Iran is charged in plot to carry out political assassinations on US soil

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pakistani man alleged to have ties to Iran has been charged in a plot to carry out political assassinations on U.S. soil, including potentially of former President Donald Trump. The case disclosed by the Justice Department on Tuesday comes two years after officials disrupted a separate scheme that they

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Hezbollah leader says group will respond but keeping Israelis waiting is part of ‘punishment’

By Tamara Qiblawi, Sarah El Sirgany, Ben Wedeman and Mostafa Salem, CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said his group will respond to Israel “regardless of the consequences” to avenge the assassination of the group’s top commander a week ago, but keeping Israelis waiting is “part of the punishment.” “Their government, their

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UK government calls on Elon Musk to act responsibly amid provocative posts as unrest grips country

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has called on Elon Musk to act responsibly after the tech billionaire used his social media platform X to unleash a barrage of posts that risk inflaming the violent unrest gripping the country. Justice Minister Heidi Alexander made the comments Tuesday morning after Musk posted a comment

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Pakistani national with ties to Iran charged in connection to a foiled assassination plot potentially targeting Trump

By Evan Perez and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has charged a Pakistani man who has alleged ties to the Iranian government with seeking to carry out political assassinations, a case that prompted the US government to increase security for former President Donald Trump and other officials, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday. FBI investigators believe

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US imposes sanctions on Paraguayan cigarette producer for allegedly enriching the former president

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The Biden administration has imposed sanctions on a Paraguayan tobacco company for allegedly financing the country’s controversial former president. The cigarette tycoon Horacio Cartes was sanctioned by the White House last year for corruption. The U.S. Treasury Department says it is targeting cigarette producer Tabacalera del Este over its links to

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Work underway to eliminate offensive street names in Northern California as deadline looms

By James Taylor, Hunter Sowards Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — From changing offensive names on streets to revising lessons taught at historical sites, work is underway to acknowledge past mistreatment of Native Americans. Tribal members from across California are participating in this year’s celebration of Native American culture at

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What happens to your brain when you drink with friends? UTEP study shows how social drinking boosts euphoria

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — By using fruit flies, a team of UTEP faculty and students researched the neurobiological process behind social drinking and how it boosts feelings of euphoria. The study identifies the region of the brain that is stimulated by social drinking. The study says that tipsy fruit flies aren’t that different from

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‘Going to a very bad place’: Israeli reservists who refuse to return to Gaza cite military’s destructive approach

CNN By Zeena Saifi and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Every day for two months, Michael Ofer Ziv spent hours watching grainy, black-and-white footage of the Gaza Strip from a tiny room across the border. As an operations commander, he was tracking Israeli forces inside Gaza and approving airstrikes. Every day, he said, his unit had a certain

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