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Month: November 2023

Trump visita la frontera entre EE.UU. y México mientras intensifica su retórica antiinmigración

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump tiene previsto dar un discurso este domingo en Texas, cerca de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, mientras intensifica su retórica antiinmigrante y hace campaña con propuestas de duras políticas de inmigración. El favorito para la designación presidencial republicana en 2024 aparecerá junto con el gobernador

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Family and supporters of the estimated 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza complete the final leg of a five-day solidarity rally calling for their return

Negotiations to free hostages held by Hamas are closer than ‘perhaps any point,’ White House official says

By Priscilla Alvarez and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Negotiations to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas are close and the disagreements among parties have narrowed amid intensive talks, deputy national security adviser Jon Finer said Sunday. “We think that we are closer than we have been perhaps at any point since these negotiations began

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K-12 schools improve protection against online attacks, but many are vulnerable to ransomware gangs

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some K-12 public schools are racing to improve protection against the threat of online attacks. But lax cybersecurity means thousands of others are vulnerable to ransomware gangs that can steal confidential data and disrupt operations. Since a White House conference in August on ransomware threats, dozens

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Dissent over US policy in the Israel-Hamas war stirs unusual public protests from federal employees

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal government workers from the State Department to NASA are circulating open letters demanding that President Joe Biden pursue a cease-fire in Israel’s war against Hamas. Congressional staffers are picking up microphones in front of the Capitol, speaking out to condemn what they say is the

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Bangladesh’s top court upholds decision barring largest Islamist party from elections

By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s highest court has dismissed an appeal by the country’s largest Islamist party seeking to overturn a 2013 ruling that barred it from participating in elections for violating the constitutional provision of secularism Bangladesh is set to hold its next national elections on Jan. 7. The

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Tens of thousands of religious party supporters rally in Pakistan against Israel’s bombing in Gaza

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s main religious political party have rallied in the eastern city of Lahore against Israel’s bombing of Palestinians in Gaza and what it says is the world’s failure to protect Gazans. Earlier this month Jamaat-e-Islami also held massive rallies in the port city of Karachi

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Trump picks up the endorsement of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a visit to a US-Mexico border town

By JILL COLVIN, PAUL J. WEBER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Donald Trump picked up the Texas governor’s endorsement Sunday during a visit to a U.S.-Mexico border town and promised that his hard-line immigration policies in a second presidential term would make Greg Abbott’s “job much easier.” “You’ll be able

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Voters back abortion rights, but some foes won’t relent. Is the commitment to democracy in question?

By JULIE CARR SMYTH and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The statewide battles over abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to abortion have exposed another fault line: the commitment to democracy. As voters in state after state affirm their support for abortion rights, opponents are acting with

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Voters back abortion rights, but some foes won’t relent. Is the commitment to democracy in question?

By JULIE CARR SMYTH and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The statewide battles over abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to abortion have exposed another fault line: the commitment to democracy. As voters in state after state affirm their support for abortion rights, opponents are acting with

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Russian drones target Kyiv as UK Defense Ministry says little chance of front-line change

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones targeted the Ukrainian capital Sunday as the British Defense Ministry said there were “few immediate prospects” for change along the Ukrainian front line as the war enters its second winter. Russia launched 20 Iranian-made Shahed drones overnight, 15 of which were shot down by Ukrainian forces, according to Kyiv’s

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