Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Con 104 votos a favor y 18 en contra, el pleno de la Asamblea de Ecuador votó a favor del informe elaborado por una comisión legislativa ocasional que recomienda el juicio político contra el presidente Guillermo Lasso. Al mandatario se le imputan presuntos actos de corrupción en empresas
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China has expanded its defense budget by 7.2%, up slightly from last year’s 7.1% rate of increase. That marks the eighth consecutive year of single-digit percentage increases in what is now is now the world’s second-largest military budget. The 2023 figure was given as 1.55 trillion yuan ($224 billion). Along with the world’s biggest standing
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Al menos 16 personas, incluidos 10 civiles y seis miembros de las fuerzas armadas peruanas, resultaron heridas luego de los enfrentamientos entre manifestantes y policías en la ciudad peruana de Juli el sábado, según la Defensoría del Pueblo de Perú. Entre los heridos se encontraba un menor de 13
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — About 20 cars of a Norfolk Southern cargo train derailed near Springfield Saturday evening, the second derailment of the company’s trains in Ohio in a month, officials said. But unlike the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, a company spokesperson said there were no hazardous materials aboard the train, The
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian, Samantha Beech and Rebekah Riess, CNN Crews found no signs of a spill after a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in west central Ohio Saturday afternoon, prompting a temporary shelter-in-place order for nearby residents — just one month after the company’s toxic train wreck on the other side of the state in
Continue Reading China has expanded its defense budget by 7.2%, just .1% higher than last year. That marks the eighth consecutive year of single-digit percentage increases in what is now is now the world’s second-largest military budget. The 2023 figure was given as 1.55 trillion yuan ($224 billion). Along with the world’s biggest standing army, China has
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Este sábado, cuando los conservadores estadounidenses acudan en masa a la Conferencia de Acción Política Conservadora en Maryland, probarán hasta qué punto se han extendido sus propias ideas. El expresidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, habló desde el mismo escenario donde el exlíder estadounidense Donald Trump pronunciará las palabras de clausura del
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Kellyanne Conway, a senior presidential adviser in the Trump White House, and her husband, attorney George Conway, a prominent critic of the former president, say they are divorcing. The Conways posted a joint statement on their Twitter accounts Saturday, which said in part that “we are in the final stages of an
Continue Reading By AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When his 17-year-old son and friend headed off for a 10-day trek in the Southern California mountains, Cesar Ramirez said he wasn’t too worried. The teens were avid hikers with ample foods in their backpacks, a tent and snowshoes, plus extensive training and aspirations to join
Continue Reading By TATAN SYUFLANA and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers and firefighters are searching for three people who are still missing after a large fire spread from a fuel depot and killed at least 19 people. The Plumpang fuel storage station, operated by state-run oil and gas company Pertamina, is near
Continue Reading By JILL COLVIN, MICHELLE L. PRICE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump cast himself Saturday as the only Republican candidate who can build on his White House legacy but shied away from directly critiquing his potential rivals, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Trump, giving the headlining address
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, Simone McCarthy and Wayne Chang, CNN China has set an official economic growth target of “around 5%” for 2023, as it seeks to revive the world’s second-largest economy after a year of tepid growth because of pandemic measures. It will also expand its defense budget 7.2%, marking a slight increase over growth
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s government announced plans for a consumer-led revival of the struggling economy as its legislature opened a session Sunday that will tighten President Xi Jinping’s control over business and society. Premier Li Keqiang, the top economic official, set this year’s growth target at “around 5%” following the
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Koenig and Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN Former Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway and husband George Conway announced Saturday that they are “in the final stages of an amicable divorce.” “We appreciate the many family members, friends and colleagues who know us, care for us, and support us,” the statement reads. “We remain united as
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Everything Everywhere All At Once” continued its awards sweep at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on its path to the Oscars next weekend. The multiverse-hopping adventure collected awards for best picture, directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, actors Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Hsu, screenplay and editing.
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By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Though the box-and-one defense Maryland sent at Caitlin Clark was effective enough to limit the Iowa superstar to 7-of-18 shooting, there was a costly consequence for the Terrapins. Gabbie Marshall and the rest of the Hawkeyes just kept making them pay — serving as a warning
Continue Reading The Associated Press Prosecutors and attorneys for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried are requesting the disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur be allowed a flip-phone or another device that’s not a smartphone while on bail. The proposal was submitted Friday to the judge overseeing the case. Prosecutors alleged last month that Bankman-Fried used electronic devices in ways that can’t
Continue Reading MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored 21 points and No. 12 Texas smothered Kansas State 80-52 to win a share of the Big 12 Conference championship for the first time since 2004 as the regular season came to an end. The Longhorns share the title with Oklahoma, but the defending tournament champions take the
Continue Reading By JILL COLVIN, MICHELLE L. PRICE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he would continue his third presidential campaign even if indicted. Speaking to reporters ahead of a gathering of conservative supporters on Saturday, Trump says, “Absolutely, I wouldn’t even think about leaving.” The former president
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN The postcard image of Hong Kong is one of glitzy skyscrapers against lush mountains, dim sum restaurants and investment bankers in suits. But in recent weeks, the international financial hub has again been in the headlines for something darker: the death of model and influencer Abby Choi, whose dismembered body parts
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