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Month: September 2024

Audacy completes its financial restructuring and now plans to go private

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Radio network Audacy on Monday shared that it completed its financial restructuring, successfully reducing its approximately $1.9 billion of funded debt by 80%, to $350 million. The Philadelphia-based company has seen bottom-line growth, which it said has been accomplished via gains in revenue shares, increased digital revenue growth, audience

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OPINION | Eduardo Suárez, de La Habana a Times Square

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio Jorge Dávila Miguel es licenciado en Periodismo desde 1973 y ha mantenido una carrera continuada en su profesión hasta la fecha. Ostenta posgrados en Ciencias de la Información Social y Medios de Comunicación Sociales, así como estudios superiores posuniversitarios en Relaciones Internacionales, Economía Política e Historia Latinoamericana. Es de nacionalidad cubana y

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Man convicted of murdering his romantic partner, burning his body in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, DA says

By Jessica MacAulay Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A 23-year-old man was convicted of murdering his romantic partner in February 2022 in what the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office is calling a hate crime. Kylen Pratt, 23, received a mandatory life sentence in state incarceration without the possibility of parole followed

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Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis

Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has sued YouTube and its parent company Alphabet, saying the video-sharing platform is deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth. Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office filed the lawsuit Monday in state court. The lawsuit accuses the companies of violating the state’s deceptive trade practices

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New Florida law bans those struggling with homelessness from sleeping outdoors

By Peter D’Oench Click here for updates on this story     MIAMI (WFOR) — A new law taking effect Tuesday will impact thousands of people struggling with homelessness across Florida. House Bill 1365 prohibits camping on streets, sidewalks, and in parks. Cities and counties are required to provide temporary shelter, where individuals experiencing homelessness will receive

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Gavin Creel, Broadway star known for ‘Hello, Dolly!’ and ‘Waitress,’ dead at 48

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Gavin Creel, a Tony-winning Broadway veteran known for his work in productions of “Hello, Dolly!” “Waitress” and “The Book of Mormon,” has died, according to his representative. He was 48. Matt Polk, a representative for Creel, told CNN that the actor’s passing was confirmed by Creel’s partner Alex Temple

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Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say

Associated Press Federal prosecutors say a network of illegal drug sellers packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised as common prescription drugs and sold millions of them through fake online drugstores. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Monday that at least nine people died of narcotics poisoning between August 2023 and June 2024 after

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Fiscalía de Venezuela pide el arresto de más funcionarios argentinos, aunque no puedan ser detenidos fuera del territorio venezolano

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El Ministerio Público de Venezuela pidió ampliar este lunes una orden de aprehensión a varios ministros, jueces, fiscales y diputados argentinos por haber retenido un avión de la estatal venezolana Emtrasur y haber ordenado la captura del presidente Nicolás Maduro y el ministro de Interior, Diosdado Cabello, en

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Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote in his order that the law violates Georgia’s Constitution, finding that “liberty in Georgia includes in

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