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Year: 2024

‘It’s the First Amendment, stupid’: Federal judge blasts DeSantis administration for threats against TV stations

By Liam Reilly and Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — “To keep it simple for the State of Florida: it’s the First Amendment, stupid.” That’s what a federal judge wrote Thursday as he sided with local TV stations in an extraordinary dispute over a pro-abortion rights television ad. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker of the Northern

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Tras bloqueos de grupos afines a Evo Morales, Arce dice que no cederán ante quienes “quieren incendiar el país” para protegerse

Mauricio Torres (CNN Español) — El presidente de Bolivia, Luis Arce, dijo este jueves que no cederán ante quienes “quieren incendiar el país para protegerse de acusaciones personales”. La declaración, en la que Arce no mencionó explícitamente a nadie, ocurre tras varios días de bloqueos de vialidades encabezados por grupos afines al expresidente Evo Morales,

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Man accused in Trump assassination attempt asks Judge Aileen Cannon to recuse herself from his case

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of perching behind a chain-linked fence bordering Donald Trump’s Florida golf course with a rifle, allegedly waiting for a clear shot at the former president, is asking the judge overseeing the case to recuse herself. Judge Aileen Cannon, who also presided over Trump’s classified documents case

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Three Americans among latest to be detained in Venezuela over alleged anti-government plot

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela has detained five more foreigners, including three U.S. citizens, for their alleged connection to a plot to destabilize the South American country. Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced the arrests Thursday, marking the latest round of arrests authorities have carried out for what they have characterized as anti-government activities following the

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Federal judge rejects Trump’s bid to delay release of special counsel documents in 2020 election subversion case

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has rejected Donald Trump’s request to pause the public release of documents from the Justice Department in the 2020 election subversion case against him, saying that withholding it could be seen as election interference. The former president’s attorneys asked the judge, Tanya Chutkan, to hold off on releasing the

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La Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela acusa a Juan Carlos Delpino de “traición a la patria” y lo destituye como rector principal del CNE

Mauricio Torres (CNN Español) — La Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, de mayoría oficialista, destituyó este jueves a Juan Carlos Delpino como rector principal del Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), tras considerar que cometió “traición a la patria” y otros delitos. Delpino rechaza las acusaciones. El Poder Legislativo aprobó la destitución pues, a su juicio, Delpino violó

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Elon Musk holds his first solo event in support of Trump in the Philadelphia suburbs

Associated Press FOLSOM, Pa. (AP) — Elon Musk has brought his support for Republican Donald Trump to the Philadelphia suburbs for a town hall and encouraged Pennsylvania voters to register to cast their ballots and vote early. Some attendees shouted back, “Why?” reflecting the possibility that Republicans are still persuading their supporters to embrace early

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King Charles III’s visit rekindles Australia’s debate on ending ties to the British monarchy

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived in Sydney on Friday for the first Australian visit by a reigning monarch in more than a decade, a trip that has rekindled debate about the nation’s constitutional links to Britain. The Sydney Opera House’s iconic sails were illuminated with images of

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USC researcher shatters long-held beliefs about fault line behavior

By Pooja Mamnoor Click here for updates on this story     10/18/24 (LAPost.com) — A new study by a University of Southern California researcher has upended decades-old assumptions about earthquake fault friction, potentially reshaping our understanding of seismic activity. Associate Professor Sylvain Barbot of USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences published his findings in

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Tennessee judges say doctors can’t be disciplined for providing emergency abortions

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A three-judge panel has ruled that Tennessee cannot discipline doctors who provide emergency abortions to protect the life of the mother while a lawsuit challenging the state’s sweeping abortion ban continues.  The Thursday ruling also outlined specific pregnancy-related conditions that would now qualify as “medical necessity exceptions” under the

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Las autoridades federales descubrieron fraudes por valor de US$ 1.000 millones en un año gracias a la inteligencia artificial

Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — La apuesta del gobierno federal por el uso de la inteligencia artificial para luchar contra la delincuencia financiera parece estar dando frutos. La inteligencia artificial de aprendizaje automático ayudó al Departamento del Tesoro de EE.UU. a examinar cantidades masivas de datos y descubrir fraudes con cheques por valor de US$

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Aznar critica la reforma judicial en México y reacciona sobre la carta de disculpas solicitada al rey de España

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — José María Aznar, expresidente del Gobierno español (1996-2004), dijo en una entrevista con CNN que la reforma judicial en México mina el Estado de Derecho. “Jueces propuestos por el Gobierno, aprobados por un congreso que controla el Gobierno y votados por un censo a favor del Gobierno. Eso… eso es

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