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Biden podría elegir a Julie Chávez Rodríguez para dirigir su campaña de reelección del 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

Se espera que el presidente Joe Biden contrate a Julie Chávez Rodríguez, asesora principal de la Casa Blanca, para dirigir su campaña de reelección, según dijeron el domingo dos personas familiarizadas sobre el asunto.Las personas hablaron bajo condición de anonimato porque el nombramiento de Rodríguez no se ha concretado y Biden aún no ha lanzado formalmente su campaña de reelección. CBS News fue la primera en informar de que Biden había decidido elegir a Rodríguez.Rodríguez, activista del Partido Demócrata desde hace mucho tiempo, también trabajó en la Casa Blanca durante el mandato del ex presidente Barack Obama. Es nieta del líder sindical César Chávez y de la activista sindical Helen Fabela Chávez.Mientras crecía en California participó activamente en campañas, eventos, marchas y reuniones sindicales.Ha sido directora de la Oficina de Asuntos Intergubernamentales de la Casa Blanca desde el inicio de la presidencia de Biden y se incorporó al puesto de asesora principal el pasado...

ANÁLISIS | ¿La primera ministra de Italia detendrá los barcos o los barcos la detendrán a ella?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

Roma (CNN) — La promesa clave de la campaña que llevó a Giorgia Meloni y su coalición de extrema derecha al poder en una victoria aplastante en las elecciones de septiembre pasado fue la de hacer lo que nadie más había hecho antes: impedir que los barcos de migrantes utilicen a Italia como puerta de entrada a Europa.“Blocco navale”, gritaban sus redes sociales (“¡Bloqueo naval ahora!), que se completaban con fotos de barcos de contrabandistas abarrotados.En la campaña electoral, prometió impedir que todos los barcos de migrantes desembarcaran en las costas italianas, sin importar quiénes estuvieran en ellos y qué los impulsara a arriesgar sus vidas.“Mussolini fue un buen político” y otros 4 episodios polémicos de Giorgia MeloniSus primeros cien días en el cargo se consideraron un éxito.No era tan de extrema derecha como algunos temían, y la política de carrera multilingüe se sentía cómoda con los líderes mundiales.Los líderes liberales europeos se beneficiarían de ...

Today in History: April 24, hostage rescue mission fails

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

Today in History Today is Monday, April 24, the 114th day of 2023. There are 251 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 24, 1962, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology achieved the first satellite relay of a television signal, between Camp Parks, California, and Westford, Massachusetts. On this date: In 1877, federal troops were ordered out of New Orleans, ending the North’s post-Civil War rule in the South. In 1915, in what’s considered the start of the Armenian genocide, the Ottoman Empire began rounding up Armenian political and cultural leaders in Constantinople. In 1960, rioting erupted in Biloxi, Mississippi, after Black protesters staging a “wade-in” at a whites-only beach were attacked by a crowd of hostile whites. In 1961, in the wake of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, the White House issued a statement saying that President John F. Kennedy “bears sole responsibility for the events of the past few days.” In 1967, Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir...

NBA sets schedule for Celtics’ potential second-round series vs. 76ers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

The Celtics still need to take care of business by winning one more game against the Hawks, but barring a complete disaster, they’ll face the rival 76ers in the second round.With their Game 4 victory in Atlanta on Sunday night, the C’s took a 3-1 series lead and they can close out the series in Game 5 on Tuesday night in Boston. The 76ers, who completed a sweep over the Nets on Saturday, are already waiting for them. If and when the Celtics clinch a berth in the second round, the NBA already has the schedule set for a Boston-Philadelphia series. There are two potential schedules, one for if the Celtics beat the Hawks in five games and one pending a series victory in six or seven games.Here are the schedules:If the Celtics beat the Hawks in five games:Game 1: 76ers at Celtics – Saturday, April 29Game 2: 76ers at Celtics – Monday, May 1Game 3: Celtics at 76ers – Friday, May 5Game 4: Celtics at 76ers – Sunday, May 7Game 5: 76ers at Celtics – Tuesday, May 9Game 6: Celtics at 76ers – Thu...

Morgan Wallen cancels Ole Miss show after losing his voice

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Thousands of country music fans were awaiting singer Morgan Wallen when he suddenly canceled his performance Sunday night at Vaught Hemingway Stadium.WTVA-TV reported video boards inside the Ole Miss football stadium showed a message saying the “Thought You Should Know” singer had lost his voice and was unable to perform, adding that people would be refunded their money where they bought the tickets.Some people expressed anger on social media because the announcement of the cancellation came after the opening acts had performed.While Wallen is one of country music’s biggest stars, he’s no stranger to controversy. He was caught on camera in 2021 outside a home in Nashville, Tennessee, yelling profanities and a racial slur. He apologized at the time but was suspended indefinitely from his label and his music was pulled by radio stations and streaming services.The year before, Wallen was arrested for public intoxication and disorderly conduct after gett...

Trial to begin in 2018 killing of 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jury selection will begin Monday in the federal death penalty trial of a truck driver accused of shooting to death 11 Jewish worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.Robert G. Bowers, who is from the Pittsburgh suburb of Baldwin, faces 63 counts in the Oct. 27, 2018, attack at the Tree of Life synagogue while members of three Jewish congregations were holding Sabbath activities in the building. The charges include 11 counts of obstruction of free exercise of religion resulting in death and 11 counts of hate crimes resulting in death. If convicted, Bowers, 50, could get the death sentence. He offered to plead guilty in return for a life sentence, but federal prosecutors turned him down. His lawyers also recently said he has schizophrenia and structural and functional brain impairments.During the trial, prosecutors are expected to tell jurors about incriminatory statements he allegedly made to investigators, an online ...

Florida gov in Japan ahead of expected US presidential bid

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Japan on Monday to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other officials as part of his four-nation trade mission seen as an attempt by the expected Republican presidential candidate to improve his diplomatic profile.During their meeting Monday at the Prime Minister’s Office, Kishida told DeSantis that reinforcement of Japan-U.S. ties is key to ensuring the peace, stability and prosperity of the international society, and the two exchanged views on regional issues, according to a Japanese Foreign Ministry statement.DeSantis is considered the biggest challenger to former President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election. He is expected to announce his candidacy in early May. He has already been meeting with Republican officials and aggressively touring battleground states in the U.S.DeSantis’ trip, announced Thursday, also includes South Korea, Israel and the United Kingdom. ...

Ed Sheeran hit, Marvin Gaye classic soul of copyright trial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection and opening statements are set to begin Monday in a trial that mashes up Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” with Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” The heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer of the 1973 soul classic, sued Sheeran, alleging the English pop star’s hit 2014 tune has “striking similarities” to “Let’s Get It On” and “overt common elements” that violate their copyright.The lawsuit filed in 2017 has finally made it to a trial that is expected to last a week in the Manhattan federal courtroom of 95-year-old Judge Louis L. Stanton.Sheeran, 32, is among the witnesses expected to testify.“Let’s Get It On” is the quintessential, sexy slow jam that’s been heard in countless films and commercials and garnered hundreds of millions of streams, spins and radio plays over the past 50 years. “Thinking Out Loud,” which won a Grammy for song of the year, is a much more marital take on love and sex.While the jury ...

Westlake Community gathers to help victims of fatal collision that left teen dead, 3 others injured 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

Hundreds of people in the Westlake community came together for a fundraiser on Sunday to support the families impacted by the tragic collision that claimed the life of Westlake High School freshman Wesley Welling and injured three others.The benefit featured a silent auction, live music, and activities to help support and raise funds for the families struggling after the devastating crash. All the proceeds from the event will go to the affected students’ families. “It has warmed my heart to know how many people know about this event and how many people are planning on attending because we are small,“ said Alissa Morton, the fundraiser organizer. “Westlake is a small community, but we are resilient and we are compassionate and tonight is proof of that.” The fundraiser came in response to the fatal car collision outside of Westlake High School Last Tuesday, when 24-year-old Austin Eis plowed into a group of teens in what officials believe was an intentional act.Wesley Wellin...

Woman facing kidnapping charges after stealing van in Sherman Oaks with 93-year-old man inside

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

A 38-year-old woman was arrested and is facing charges of kidnapping after stealing a vehicle with a 93-year-old man inside, authorities announced Thursday.  The incident unfolded on April 20, just after 9 a.m., when a driver for a medical transportation company parked the van near the 15000 block of La Maida Street in Sherman Oaks with the 93-year-old passenger seated inside the vehicle and then exited the van to pick up another passenger, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.  That’s when police say the suspect, now identified as Lindsey Gordonellyson, got in the driver’s seat of the van and drove away with the elderly male occupant.  Officers with the Van Nuys Patrol Division were able to locate the vehicle with the help of LAPD’s Air Support Unit.  “The officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle; however, the suspect failed to stop, and a pursuit was initiated,” the news release stated. “During the pursuit, the suspec...