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Month: August 2024

They vanished for weeks. Now Russia says it detained two Colombian men on suspicion of fighting for Ukraine

By Tara John, Stefano Pozzebon, Mariya Knight and Maija-Liisa Ehlinger, CNN (CNN) — Russian authorities say they have detained two Colombian men suspected of fighting for the Ukrainian military – a shocking twist in the weeks-long case of their disappearance since mid-July. The last time Cielo Imbachí heard from her husband was more than 40

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Trump pushes for lengthy pre-trial process in election subversion case as special counsel leaves schedule to judge

By Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith are at odds over how the election subversion case in Washington, DC, should move forward, according to a status report filed late Friday. However, neither side is rushing to get to trial before the November presidential election

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Fuerzas de EE.UU. y de seguridad iraquíes matan a 15 agentes de ISIS en una redada en Iraq, según el ejército estadounidense

Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Fuerzas de EE.UU. y de seguridad iraquíes mataron a más de una decena de agentes de ISIS en una redada en la madrugada del jueves en el oeste de Iraq, informó el ejército estadounidense. Los 15 agentes de ISIS que murieron estaban “armados con numerosas armas, granadas y cinturones explosivos

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El cohete Falcon 9 de SpaceX tiene autorización para volar nuevamente con dos misiones de alto perfil por delante

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El cohete más prolífico del mundo, el SpaceX Falcon 9, recibió autorización para volar nuevamente, anunciaron los reguladores federales este viernes por la noche, poniendo al vehículo de nuevo en camino para dos misiones espaciales de alto perfil. La Administración Federal de Aviación de Estados Unidos (FAA, por sus siglas

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7 US troops hurt in a raid with Iraqi forces that left 15 suspected militants dead

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States military and Iraq have launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants in the country’s western desert that killed at least 15 people and left seven American troops hurt. The U.S. military’s Central Command said Saturday that the militants were armed with

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Así se vivió una jornada de apagones en Venezuela

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Este viernes, la falta de electricidad afectó a todos los estados de Venezuela, de acuerdo con el ministro de Comunicación e Información, Freddy Ñañez, y equipo de CNN en el terreno. Según Ñañez, los apagones comenzaron a las 4:50 a.m., hora local, y el servicio eléctrico ha restablecido paulatinamente. Funcionarios

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Ministro de Defensa de Ucrania dice a CNN que presentó a funcionarios de EE.UU. una lista de objetivos dentro de Rusia

Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — El ministro de Defensa de Ucrania, Rustem Umerov, dijo a CNN que el gobierno de Estados Unidos todavía está considerando su solicitud de levantar las restricciones a que Ucrania use armas de largo alcance para atacar con mayor profundidad el territorio ruso y confirmó que presentó una lista de objetivos

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire 2 missiles at a container ship as an oil tanker burns

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have fired two missiles targeting a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden. The missiles splashed down Friday nearby without causing any damage. That’s according to the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center, which said the attack happened 150 miles east

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Storm Shanshan slowly moves across Japan as officials warn of torrential rains in major cities

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tropical Storm Shanshan is slowly making its way into central Japan, halting trains and leaving underground passages brimming with water as officials warned of torrential rains in major cities, including Osaka and Tokyo. The storm, packing winds of up to 40 miles per hour, had crawled over the southwestern island

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Judge rejects claims that generative AI tanked political conspiracy case against Fugees rapper Pras

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has rejected a push for a new trial in a multimillion-dollar political conspiracy case against rapper Pras Michel of the Fugees. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly found his defense attorney’s use of a generative AI program during closing arguments and other errors didn’t amount to a

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