olivertapia (CNN) — China podría ser capaz de montar una invasión “a gran escala” de Taiwán para 2025, dijo el miércoles el ministro de defensa de la isla, días después de que un número récord de aviones de guerra chinos volaron hacia la zona de defensa aérea de Taiwán. “Con respecto a organizar un ataque
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By Ben Church, CNN Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan has criticized but ultimately stood by Urban Meyer after lewd videos of the NFL team’s head coach were shared widely online. Footage of Meyer sitting on a stool at a bar in Columbus, Ohio, as a woman danced close to his lap went viral at the
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BERLIN (AP) — German police have carried out large-scale raids in 25 cities in connection with a suspected money-laundering network alleged to have funneled more than $162 million in ill-gotten gains abroad. Some of the money made its way to Islamic militant groups. Duesseldorf police said Wednesday’s raids involved more than 1,000 officers and took
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BERLIN (AP) — German police have carried out large-scale raids in 25 cities in connection with a suspected money-laundering network alleged to have funneled more than $162 million in ill-gotten gains abroad. Some of the money made its way to Islamic militant groups. Duesseldorf police said Wednesday’s raids involved more than 1,000 officers and took
Continue Reading By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — As South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 90, recent racist graffiti on a portrait of the Nobel winner highlights the continuing relevance of his work for equality. Often hailed as the conscience of South Africa, Tutu was a key campaigner against South
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Britain is experiencing empty gas pumps, worker shortages and unavailable items on store shelves. But Prime Minister Boris Johnson has played to an adoring crowd during his Conservative Party’s annual conference. Johnson ends the four-day conference Wednesday with a speech promising that Britain will emerge from
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Business) — La exempleada de Facebook cuyas filtraciones provocaron uno de los escrutinios más intensos en la historia de la compañía reveló su identidad el domingo por la noche. Frances Haugen, ex gerente de productos de Facebook que también ha trabajado en varias otras grandes empresas de tecnología, apareció en público en el
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By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Business Facebook’s week is off to a tumultuous start. On Monday, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram went down for about six hours. On Tuesday, Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower, testified before a Senate subcommittee, following the release of thousands of pages of internal research and documents. Haugen, the 37-year-old former Facebook (FB)
Continue Readingolivertapia Washington (CNN Business) — La semana de Facebook tuvo un comienzo tumultuoso. El lunes, Facebook, WhatsApp e Instagram cayeron durante unas seis horas. El martes, Frances Haugen, la denunciante de Facebook, testificó ante una subcomisión del Senado, luego de la publicación de miles de páginas de investigaciones y documentos internos. Haugen, la exgerente de
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By Walé Azeez, CNN Business The United Kingdom is suffering from fuel shortages, gaps on supermarket shelves, rising inflation and slowing economic growth. Prime Minister Boris Johnson insists he isn’t worried — but should he be? Johnson has in recent days brushed aside concerns about snarled supply chains and price hikes, saying they are consistent
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By Walé Azeez, CNN Business The United Kingdom is suffering from fuel shortages, gaps on supermarket shelves, rising inflation and slowing economic growth. Prime Minister Boris Johnson insists he isn’t worried — but should he be? Johnson has in recent days brushed aside concerns about snarled supply chains and price hikes, saying they are consistent
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A court has agreed to lift a shroud of secrecy from the trial of a spy’s lawyer that could potentially confirm that Australia bugged East Timor’s government during multibillion-dollar oil and gas negotiations. The Australian government has refused to comment on allegations that the spy, known
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — ¿Cómo no quedar paralizado si WhatsApp, Facebook e Instagram fallan? Aquí, una guía de siete consejos que puedes aplicar ahora mismo para que un apagón masivo de las aplicaciones no te agarre desprevenido y te deje incomunicado. 1 – Descarga una aplicación de mensajería alternativa de antemano Aplicaciones de
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — The Libyan Red Crescent says at least 17 bodies, likely of Europe-bound migrants, have washed ashore in western Libya. They were found near the western Libyan town of Zawiya on Tuesday evening. That’s according to the Red Crescent’s branch in the town. The bodies were
Continue Reading VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has expressed “shame” for himself and the Roman Catholic Church for the scale of child sexual abuse within the church in France. The pope spoke during his Wednesday regular audience at the Vatican about a report released a day earlier that estimated some 330,000 French children were abused by
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s environmentalist Greens say they want to hold negotiations on a new governing coalition under the leadership of outgoing Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left Social Democrats which narrowly won the country’s election. The Sept. 26 election left two parties as likely kingmakers. They are the Greens who finished third and the business-friendly
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s environmentalist Greens say they want to hold negotiations on a new governing coalition under the leadership of outgoing Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left Social Democrats which narrowly won the country’s election. The Sept. 26 election left two parties as likely kingmakers. They are the Greens who finished third and the business-friendly
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Es hora de que los demócratas elijan. Si la agenda multimillonaria de reforma social, clima e infraestructura del presidente Joe Biden va a sobrevivir, su partido dividido debe tomar decisiones desagradables sobre qué programas financiar y cuáles abandonar para llegar a un acuerdo de compromiso. Mientras buscan preservar el ambicioso esfuerzo
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By The Associated Press A capsule look at the best-of-five National League Division Series between the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers.
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WEDNESDAY: Showers will be off and on throughout the day with an isolated rumble of thunder possible. Plenty of cloud cover will keep highs close to 70 this afternoon. TONIGHT: Showers will dwindle tonight a few hours after sunset. Some dense fog will be possible getting closer to sunrise, however, with lows around 60. EXTENDED:
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