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Month: August 2024

South Africa is investigating alleged $7B corruption at state-owned companies

Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has active investigations into alleged corruption totaling more than $7 billion at some of its top state-owned companies. The details are contained in a report submitted to a parliamentary committee Tuesday by the national anti-graft unit. Nearly 40 other investigations are ongoing into alleged corruption

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US Postal Service is abandoning a plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento

Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is abandoning a plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento. The plan had created an uproar among northern Nevadans concerned it could delay local deliveries and jeopardize on-time arrival of mail-in election ballots. The Postal Service announced Tuesday it has identified “enhanced efficiencies” that

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¿Cuánto dura la suspensión del programa para ciertos familiares indocumentados de ciudadanos de EE.UU. y qué pasa con las solicitudes?

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El programa impulsado por el Gobierno de Joe Biden “Keeping Families Together”, que beneficia a cónyuges e hijastros indocumentados de ciudadanos estadounidenses, quedó temporalmente bloqueado por decisión de un juez federal de Texas, luego de que 16 estados presentaran una demanda contra la medida. Aquí, la respuesta a 4

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Planned Parenthood files lawsuit against state over new health care bill

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In a press release Monday, Missouri’s two Planned Parenthood affiliates, Great Plains and Great Rivers, announced they filed complaints in the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission after being removed from the Missouri Medicaid Program. Introduced by state Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage) on Feb. 5, Missouri House Bill 2634 prevents government funds from going

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Nicaragua’s Ortega offers to send ‘fighters’ to Venezuela after disputed election

By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Nicaragua’s strongman President Daniel Ortega has offered to send “Sandinista fighters” to Venezuela in support of his embattled fellow authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro, in case there is an attempt at an “armed counterrevolution” following July’s disputed presidential election. Maduro has been under some pressure since his declaration of victory

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US Navy shipbuilder Austal USA agrees to pay $24 million to settle accounting fraud probe

Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A shipbuilder for the U.S. Navy has agreed to admit wrongdoing and pay $24 million to settle an accounting fraud investigation. The U.S. Department of Justice says that from 2013 through July 2016, Austal USA conspired to mislead shareholders and investors about its financial condition. The company pleaded guilty to

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Harris y Walz darán a CNN su primera entrevista conjunta exclusiva desde que comenzó la campaña

Belén Liotti Washington (CNN) –– La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris y el gobernador de Minnesota, Tim Walz, se sentarán con CNN para dar su primera entrevista conjunta este jueves mientras los demócratas trabajan para ampliar el entusiasmo de su electorado tras la Convención Nacional Demócrata de la semana pasada. La entrevista, realizada por la corresponsal en

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California lawmakers pass protections for pregnant women in prisons and ban on legacy admissions

Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature is passing hundreds of bills during its last week in session for the year. Lawmakers approved proposals Tuesday to expand protections for pregnant people in prisons, ban legacy admissions at private colleges and address gender discrimination on college campuses. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has

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US appeals court revives a lawsuit against TikTok over 10-year-old’s ‘blackout challenge’ death

Legal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit filed by the mother of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died attempting a viral blackout challenge that the family says she watched on TikTok. Federal law generally protects online publishers from liability for content posted by others. But the court says

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El telescopio Webb localizó seis planetas interestelares dentro de una nube cósmica brillante

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los astrónomos detectaron seis planetas interestelares, u objetos cósmicos que no orbitan alrededor de las estrellas, gracias al telescopio espacial James Webb. Los cuerpos celestes son ligeramente mayores que Júpiter, y las observaciones arrojan luz sobre cómo se forman las estrellas y los planetas en todo el universo. El telescopio Webb se

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