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Month: September 2024

Haiti unveils new corruption cases against high-level officials even as impunity persists

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s anti-corruption agency is accusing high-ranking government officials of crimes ranging from illicit enrichment to abuse of office. It’s the latest crackdown on widespread corruption in the impoverished Caribbean country long known for its impunity. The newest cases involve food meant for public school students being diverted

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Donald Trump se declara inocente de los cargos que le imputa el fiscal especial por el caso del 6 de enero de 2021

Belén Liotti (CNN) –– El expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump se declaró inocente de los cargos establecidos en la acusación formal reformulada de subversión electoral presentada en su contra por el fiscal especial Jack Smith en un tribunal federal. La declaración se produjo en una presentación judicial este martes, en la que también indicó

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Maduro decrees Christmas will start in October as Venezuela cracks down on dissent

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Christmas will start next month in Venezuela, authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro has decreed – even as thousands of Venezuelans look set to pass the holidays behind bars amid his government’s crackdown on political unrest. “September smells like Christmas!” Maduro said in his weekly television show on Monday, to the

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Elton John dice que se está recuperando de una infección “severa” que lo dejó con “visión limitada en un ojo”

Belén Liotti (CNN) –– La leyenda del rock and roll Elton John está en proceso de recuperación. El cantante de “Rocket Man” compartió este martes en su página de Instagram que ha estado “lidiando con una infección ocular grave que lamentablemente me ha dejado con una visión limitada en un ojo”. “Me estoy recuperando, pero

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Afghan refugee pleads no contest to 2 murders in case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Afghan refugee convicted of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings in 2022 that shook Albuquerque’s Muslim community pleaded no contest Tuesday to two homicide charges stemming from the other killings. Prosecutors said Muhammad Syed, 53, entered the pleas to two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of

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Miembros de una organización juvenil nacionalista de Turquía son detenidos tras agredir a infantes de Marina estadounidenses

Belén Liotti (CNN) –– Más de una decena de miembros de una organización juvenil nacionalista de Turquía fueron detenidos en la ciudad turca de Esmirna después de que, según las autoridades locales, agredieran a dos infantes de Marina estadounidenses. Los infantes de Marina, asignados a la 24ª Unidad Expedicionaria de Marines, estaban en libertad en

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Afghan refugee pleads no contest to 2 murders in case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Afghan refugee convicted of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings in 2022 that shook Albuquerque’s Muslim community pleaded no contest Tuesday to two homicide charges stemming from the other killings. Prosecutors said Muhammad Syed, 53, entered the pleas to two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of

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Musk’s Starlink backtracks and says it will comply with judge’s order to block X in Brazil

Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet service provider Starlink has backtracked and announced it will comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice’s order to block the billionaire’s social media platform, X. Starlink said in a statement posted on X that it will heed Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ order despite him having

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