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Month: June 2024

Former CEO of Brazilian retail giant Americanas arrested amid allegations of billions in fraud

Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The former CEO of Brazilian retail giant Americanas, Miguel Gutierrez, was arrested Friday in Madrid, and stands accused of participating in a 25 billion reais ($4.5 billion) fraud scheme. Brazil’s Federal Police added his name to Interpol’s red notice list after determining the company falsified financial results to inflate

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Judge orders jury to keep deliberating after it fails to reach unanimous verdict in murder trial of Karen Read

By Artemis Moshtaghian, Jean Casarez, Eric Levenson and Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — The Massachusetts judge presiding over the Karen Read murder trial ordered the jury to continue deliberations after the jurors sent a note Friday saying they could not reach a unanimous verdict. The six-man and six-woman jury in the trial of Read, who

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Retired couple traveling across America to eat at different Texas Roadhouse restaurants

By Matthew Keck Click here for updates on this story     LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A retired Virginia couple is traveling across America to enjoy their golden years, but they’re also showing their love for a Louisville-based restaurant. Mike and Judy McNamara got their first taste of Texas Roadhouse while visiting family in Tennessee. Since 2003,

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Biden administration extends temporary legal status to 300,000 Haitians, drawing a contrast to Trump

Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Homeland Security Department says more than 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will be eligible for a major expansion of temporary legal status because conditions in the Caribbean nation are unsafe for return. The expansion of Temporary Protected Status applies to Haitians who were in the United

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Kansas City of MLS hires longtime New England general manager Mike Burns as its sporting director

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City has hired longtime New England Revolution general manager Mike Burns as its sporting director. He will oversee Sporting KC’s player recruitment, roster-building strategy and development of the club’s professional player pathway program. Friday’s move comes after the club parted ways Monday with Brian Bliss,

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Putin calls for resuming production of intermediate missiles after scrapping of treaty with US

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called for resuming production of intermediate-range missiles that were banned under a now-scrapped treaty with the United States. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, or INF, which banned ground-based nuclear and conventional missiles with a range of 500-5,500 kilometers (310-3,410 miles), was regarded as an arms control

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La periodista cubana Alondra Santiago abandona Ecuador tras revocatoria de su visa permanente

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — La periodista y actriz de nacionalidad cubana Alondra Santiago abandonó Ecuador, según dijo este viernes su abogado Carlos Soria a CNN, luego de que el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores confirmara el martes la revocación de su visa de residente permanente por supuestamente haber cometido actos en contra de la

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Padres de los 43 normalistas de Ayotzinapa reclaman falta de transparencia al Gobierno de México

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) —  La representación de los padres de los 43 normalistas desaparecidos en Ayotzinapa señaló el jueves que, si bien el Gobierno de México les ha entregado varios folios y expedientes de la investigación, no les ha sido compartida la totalidad de los documentos. En conferencia de prensa en Ciudad de México,

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