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Month: April 2024

New Hampshire man who brought decades-old youth center abuse scandal to light testifies at trial

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — The man whose allegations of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center sparked an unprecedented criminal investigation and more than a thousand lawsuits is finally taking the witness stand. David Meehan began testifying Wednesday, the sixth day of his lawsuit’s trial, describing his early years up

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Here’s why experts don’t think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai’s downpour

By SETH BORENSTEIN and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn’t really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab Emirates and paralyzed Dubai. Meteorologists say cloud seeding, although decades old, is still controversial in the weather community, mostly because it has been hard

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Investigan denuncia de violación de adolescente haitiana; su madre acusa a presunto funcionario migratorio dominicano

Belén Liotti (CNN Español) — Las autoridades dominicanas informaron el lunes que investigan la posible violación de una menor haitiana de 14 años, supuestamente cometida por un inspector de migraciones. La denuncia fue presentada por la madre, también haitiana, quien señaló que el hecho habría ocurrido el 5 de abril. Según un documento judicial al

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Noboa suspende las actividades laborales por dos días por la crisis eléctrica; denuncia a 22 presuntos saboteadores

Belén Liotti (CNN Español) — El presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, dispuso a través de un decreto ejecutivo la suspensión de las actividades laborales en los sectores público y privado para este jueves y viernes, debido a la emergencia declarada este martes en el sector energético y los cortes del servicio de luz eléctrica que

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Georgian police fire tear gas to break up protest against so-called ‘Russian law’

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in the capital of Georgia on Tuesday unleashed tear gas to break up a large demonstration outside the country’s parliament that was protesting a proposed law that would require media and non-commercial organizations to register as being under foreign influence if they receive more than 20% of their funding from

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