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Month: November 2023

Stuart Seldowitz is seen in this screengrab from a video showing him berating a street food vendor with hate-filled comments.

Former Obama administration official arrested after video shows Islamophobic language spewed at food vendor

CNN By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A former Obama-era National Security Council official was arrested Wednesday after a series of videos shared widely on social media showed him using hate-laden, Islamophobic language against an employee working inside a New York City food cart, police said. Stuart Seldowitz, 64, pleaded not guilty Thursday to two

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Taiwan’s main opposition party announces vice presidential candidate as hopes for alliance fracture

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s main opposition party Nationalist Party has announced a veteran politician as its vice presidential candidate as hopes for a cross-party alliance to challenge the ruling Democratic Progressive Party have fractured. Hou Yu-ih said former legislator and Cabinet member Chao Shao-kang would be his running mate

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The founding editor of The Washington Monthly magazine, Charles Peters, has died at 96

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The founding editor of The Washington Monthly magazine and its editor-in-chief for three decades, Charles Peters, has died. He was 96. In confirming Peters’ death, the journal reported that he had been in declining health for several years, mainly from congestive heart failure. A native of Charleston, West Virginia, Peters

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Opinion: Why Biden won’t do more to restrain Netanyahu

Opinion by Aaron David Miller (CNN) — After six weeks of the deadliest violence in an already blood-soaked history of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, I’ve been asked repeatedly why President Joe Biden remains so staunchly pro-Israel. Why hasn’t the president done more to restrain the Netanyahu government and address the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza? Israel and the

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¿Qué está pasando con las protestas tras apuñalamientos en Dublín, Irlanda? Esto sabemos

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La policía irlandesa informó que arrestó a 34 personas implicadas en los enfrentamientos violentos ocurridos el jueves entre la policía y manifestantes en el centro de Dublín, Irlanda, tras un ataque con cuchillo que dejó tres niños y dos adultos heridos. En una conferencia de prensa este viernes, el comisario de

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Thousands led by Cuba’s president march in Havana in solidarity with Palestinian people

HAVANA (AP) — Thousands of people led by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel have marched along Havana’s iconic boardwalk in solidarity with the Palestinian people and demanding an end to the war between Israel and Hamas. Díaz-Canel was accompanied Thursday by Cuba’s main leaders, including Prime Minister Manuel Marrero and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez. The marchers

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Drought in Missouri leads to extra work to maintain Christmas trees; tree prices expected to increase

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the U.S. drought monitor, the majority of Missouri is currently experiencing drought conditions. Gov. Mike Parson recently signed an executive order to extend the drought alert in the state until May 1, 2024. The drought alert was initially created with an executive order on May 31 in response to severe drought conditions.

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Un misterioso rayo cósmico que se observó en Utah vino de más allá de nuestra galaxia, dicen científicos

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Los científicos espaciales que intentan comprender los orígenes enigmáticos de los poderosos rayos cósmicos detectaron una partícula extremadamente rara y de energía muy alta que creen que viajó a la Tierra desde más allá de la Vía Láctea. La energía de esta partícula subatómica, invisible a simple vista, equivale a dejar

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EE.UU. busca una “extradición veloz” de Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, presunto jefe de seguridad de Los Chapitos

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos solicitará a México la “extradición veloz” de Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, “Nini”, presunto jefe de seguridad del grupo delictivo Los Chapitos detenido este miércoles en Sinaloa, informó este jueves el secretario de Justicia, Merrick Garland. El funcionario dijo en un comunicado que Pérez Salas debe

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Advocates push for more permanent legal change after 1-year window closes for new suits under New York’s Adult Survivors Act

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Sexual assault survivor advocates are pushing for an extension or a more permanent way to seek legal accountability for abusers after more than 2,500 lawsuits were filed under the New York Adult Survivors Act before its one-year window to sue closed Thursday. The law, which Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul

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Sean “Diddy” Combs enfrenta una nueva demanda, ahora lo acusan de agresión sexual y “porno de venganza”

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs recibió una segunda demanda en pocas semanas. En este caso se le acusa de drogar y agredir sexualmente a una mujer que afirma que, además, fue víctima de presuntas acciones de “porno de venganza” por parte del artista. La demanda civil, presentada bajo la Ley de

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Violent clashes erupt in Dublin after stabbing of 5 people, as police blame ‘far-right ideology’

By Niamh Kennedy, Amy Cassidy and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Violent clashes broke out between police and “far-right” protesters in the central part of Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday after a knife attack in the capital city earlier in the day left three children and two adults injured. Irish police said they arrested 34 people after the riots. Speaking

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