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Month: January 2024

Fijan fecha del juicio a Hunter Biden por cargos fiscales en caso federal de evasión de impuestos

macamilarincon (CNN) –– Un juez fijó la fecha para el juicio a Hunter Biden, hijo del presidente Joe Biden, en un caso federal en California por supuestamente no pagar más de un millón de dólares en impuestos. Después de que Hunter Biden se declarara inocente de los cargos fiscales que enfrenta, el juez estableció que el

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Mayor says Texas closed park without permission in border city where migrant crossings had climbed

By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The mayor of a Texas border city at the center of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s aggressive measures to curb migrant crossings says state troopers have closed a large public park along the Rio Grande. Eagle Pass Mayor Rolando Salinas said Texas closed access to Shelby Park

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Tennessee House Republicans defend requiring tickets for more than half of the public gallery seats

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee House Republican leaders went on the defensive after surprising people who showed up to watch their lawmakers kick off this year’s work by asking some of them if they had a ticket to get in. It’s a new, previously unpublicized requirement, and it’s fueling criticism

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Greek government’s plans to legalize same-sex marriage win key opposition backing

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The center-right Greek government’s plans to legalize same-sex civil marriage has received a major boost after the left-wing opposition leader pledged his party’s support. Syriza leader Stefanos Kasselakis says he will instruct his lawmakers to vote for the proposal when it comes to parliament, even though he cautioned Thursday that it

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The US failed to track more than $1 billion in military gear given Ukraine, Pentagon watchdog says

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortfalls in monitoring by American officials mean the U.S. cannot account for more than $1 billion in weapons and military equipment provided to Ukraine to fight invading Russian forces. That’s according to a Pentagon audit released Thursday. The findings mean that 59% of $1.7 billion in defense

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‘Nothing short of grave robbery’: 2 families allege bodies of Alabama prison inmates were returned missing organs

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Two families have claimed that when the Alabama Department of Corrections returned the bodies of their loved ones who died in prison, they were found to be missing one or more internal organs, court documents show. When Charles Edward Singleton died at age 74, he was incarcerated at the Hamilton

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Sporting KC hires Gavin Wilkinson, ex-Portland boss named in misconduct investigation

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City has hired Gavin Wilkinson for its front office. The MLS club is giving the former Portland Thorns president another opportunity following his 2022 firing after separate investigations into the club’s handling of player and coach misconduct. Longtime Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes will add the title of

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Hertz está vendiendo 20.000 vehículos eléctricos para comprar autos de gasolina

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Hertz, que le apostó fuertemente a los vehículos eléctricos en los últimos años, decidió que es hora de recortar gastos. La empresa venderá un tercio de su flota eléctrica, que suma unos 20.000 vehículos, y utilizará ese dinero para comprar más autos de gasolina. Los vehículos eléctricos han perjudicado las finanzas

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FCC chair asks automakers about plans to stop abusers from using car electronics to stalk partners

DETROIT (AP) — The top U.S. telecommunications regulator is asking automakers how they plan to protect people from being stalked or harassed by partners who have access to vehicle location and other data. In a letter sent Thursday to nine large automakers, Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel asks for details about connected car systems

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Philanthropic group gifts United Negro College Fund $100 million grant to help boost HBCU endowments

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The United Negro College Fund has been awarded a $100 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support a capital campaign that was created in part to boost endowments for historically Black colleges and universities. The award, which was announced Thursday by the UNCF, marks the largest unrestricted private grant the

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Michigan commission asks Supreme Court to let it use Detroit-area legislative maps deemed unconstitutional

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Michigan’s citizen-led redistricting commission asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to let it use 13 state legislative district maps that a federal court said were drawn in violation of the US Constitution. The commission asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh to pause an order issued last month by a three-judge federal

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