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☆ Sisters sue a luxury townhome community’s HOA in effort to save a historic Black cemetery
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Rafael Romo | Jaide Timm-Garcia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But at least we found it.”Headstones at the Piney Grove Cemetery are seen amid trees and overgrowth. Melissa BuggA hub for Black communitiesAt the beginning of the 20th century, Piney Grove Cemetery was part of a thriving African American community. Fallen trees and overgrowth at the Piney Grove Cemetery in Atlanta. The lawsuit seeks a declaration from the court that Piney Grove is a public cemetery and an injunction mandating the HOA maintain and provide access to the cemetery. No.”A broken headstone is seen at the Piney Grove Cemetery in Atlanta.

Persons: Audrey Collins, Collins, that’s, HOA, ” Collins, Rhonda Jackson, “, ” Jackson, Melissa Bugg, Jackson, CNN Collins, ” Kathryn Whitlock, Whitlock, ” John Wesley Wright, it’s, ”, Wright Mitchell, “ That’s, ” Mitchell, Bagley, ‘, ’ Organizations: Atlanta CNN, Georgia Trust, Historic Preservation, Piney Grove Baptist, Lenox Homeowners Association, Piney Grove Baptist Church, Atlanta City Council, CNN, HOA, Atlanta . Georgia Trust, Historic Locations: Piney Grove, Buckhead, Atlanta, Piney Grove Baptist Church, Georgia, HOA, ”, Piney, Atlanta ., Lynwood, Johnsontown

☆ Sex trafficking victim says Sen. Katie Britt telling her story during SOTU rebuttal is ‘not fair’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Rafael Romo | Melissa Alonso | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

They only want a photo — and that to me is not fair,” Karla Jacinto told CNN on Sunday. Jacinto told CNN that Mexican politicians took advantage of her by using her story for political purposes and that it’s happened again in the United States. People who are really trafficked and abused, as she [Britt] mentioned. And I think she [Britt] should first take into account what really happens before telling a story of that magnitude,” Jacinto said. She had been sex trafficked by the cartels starting at age 12,” before saying, “President Biden’s border crisis is a disgrace.

Persons: Alabama Sen, Katie Britt, Joe Biden’s, ” Karla Jacinto, Jacinto, it’s, “, Britt, ” Jacinto, George W, Bush, Biden, Sean Ross, Fox News ’ Shannon Bream, ”, ” Britt, Sam Fossum Organizations: CNN, Union, Del, Washington Post, Fox News Locations: Alabama, United States, Biden’s State, Del Rio, Texas, Biden’s

CNN —A man set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on Sunday, according to a statement from the Washington Metropolitan Police Department. The adult male was transported by DC Fire and EMS to a local hospital and remains in critical condition, MPD said. By the time firefighters were dispatched to the scene, the fire had already been extinguished by US Secret Service, according to Vito Maggiolo, a public information officer from DC Fire. MPD is working with the Secret Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to investigate the incident. CNN’s Rafael Romo, Jaide Timm-Garcia and Shawn Nottingham contributed to this report.

Persons: Vito Maggiolo, ”, CNN’s Rafael Romo, Jaide Timm, Garcia, Shawn Nottingham Organizations: CNN, Embassy, Washington Metropolitan Police Department, Metropolitan Police Department, United States Secret Service, DC Fire, US, DC, US Secret, Secret Service, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, Consulate Locations: Washington ,, Atlanta

☆ Analysis: Maduro’s immigration card could influence America’s election, not just Venezuela’s
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Rafael Romo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Let’s get united,” Maduro said. Banning Machado from running for president amounts to a repudiation of the agreement, both the opposition and the United States have claimed. “In response to anti-democratic actions by Maduro representatives, the United States has revoked sanctions relief for Venezuela’s gold sector. Venezuela has recently been cooperating with the United States to reduce illegal immigration by allowing removal flights. It’s also immigration and oil during an election year in the United States.

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☆ Person set themselves on fire outside Israeli consulate in Atlanta in ‘extreme act of political protest,’ police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Rafael Romo | Shawn Nottingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A person was in critical condition Friday after setting themselves on fire outside the Israeli consulate in what Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said was “likely an extreme act of political protest.”The incident happened around noon outside the Consulate General of Israel, according to police. A Palestinian flag that was part of the protest was recovered at the scene, and gasoline was used as an accelerant, the officials said. The chief said staff inside the Israeli consulate were safe and did not appear to be in danger during the incident. The incident was contained to outside the building, and the chief said he was not aware of any effort to enter the building. “The community is safe,” Schierbaum said.

Persons: Darin Schierbaum, Schierbaum, didn’t, ” Schierbaum Organizations: CNN, Atlanta Police Locations: Atlanta

☆ In the country of ‘machismo,’ a woman will be the next president
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Rafael Romo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Sheinbaum, a 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor and longtime political ally of Lopez Obrador, hit all the right notes in thanking him. Lopez Obrador promises to ‘retire completely’Schettino believes the immensely popularly Lopez Obrador views Sheinbaum as his extension in power. In 2012, Lopez Obrador created Morena as a political party. “President López Obrador, a dinosaur who not only is a dinosaur, but also has the vocation of a tyrant. Earlier this year, Lopez Obrador denied he had any favorites among his party’s hopefuls or that he was pushing for one candidate or another behind the scenes.

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☆ American man stolen as a baby in Chile meets mother at 42
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Rafael Romo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“There were three or four different accounts of a story that were just so divergent that they could not all be true,” Thyden told CNN. Another provided the name of a biological mother and her address. Chilean officials say the number of stolen babies could be in the thousands, but the country’s investigation into the controversial adoptions has languished. He’s happy to finally know his true origins but sad about what his biological mother went through. After three agonizing months, he was finally able to travel to Chile to give his biological mother the hug that had to wait for 42 years.

Persons: Jimmy Lippert Thyden, “, ” Thyden, Thyden, Scott Lieberman, Lieberman, General Augusto Pinochet, Constanza del, Río, Angélica, ” del Río, Del Río, González, Pinochet, we’ve, ”, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, US Marines, Authorities Locations: United States, Chile, Virginia, Afghanistan, Thyden, San Francisco, Chilean, Valdivia

☆ Ecuador election: political violence and insecurity loom large as Ecuadorians get ready to vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Rafael Romo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

It has also brought international attention to the powerful criminal organizations driving the violence that has plagued Ecuador. “By the very fact that we’re not controlling our borders, we’re getting an influx of money that is literally corrupting the country,” Topic added. Topic told CNN that while he admires Bukele, he would be more careful when it comes to respecting human rights. Andrea González Náder – who was Villavicencio’s running mate – told CNN that the fight against criminal gangs and corruption was Villavicencio’s main objective when he was alive. Those aims have not changed, she told CNN from a secret location in Ecuador, which police asked CNN not to reveal for her protection.

Persons: Ecuador CNN — Gissella Cecibel Molina doesn’t, Fernando Villavicencio, Fernando, ” Molina, ‘ Fernando Villavicencio, ’, ”, Molina, “, Villavicencio, Juan Zapata, Fernando Villavicencio's assasination, Karen Toro, Pedro Briones, Agustin Intriago, Walker Vera, Pity Guzman, Rodrigo Buendia, Bukele, doesn’t, Andrea González Náder –, –, Martin Bernetti, Luisa González, Rafael Correa, “ I’ve, Gustavo Petro Organizations: Ecuador CNN, National Assembly, CNN, “, Reuters, Manta, Ecuadorian National Police, United Nations Office, Drug, Getty, French Foreign Legion, Electoral Council, Citizen Revolution Movement, European, Colombian, Zetas Locations: Quito, Ecuador, Ecuador’s, “, Esmeraldas province, Muisne, South America, United States, Europe, Colombia, Mexico, Balkans, AFP, Ecuadorian, European Union

☆ Villavicencio assassination a ‘disturbing moment’ for Ecuador democracy, former running mate says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Rafael Romo Abel Alvarado Juan Carlos Paz Eyad Kourdi Marlon Sorto Alex Stambaugh Heather Chen | Rafael Romo | Abel Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Quito, Ecuador CNN —The assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio marks a “disturbing moment” for the region and democracy, his successor and former running mate Andrea González Náder has told CNN in an exclusive interview. “This is a disturbing moment for the whole region and for the world’s democracy,” she said. Karen Toro/ReutersVillavicencio, 59, an anti-corruption campaigner and lawmaker, was outspoken about violence caused by drug trafficking in Ecuador. Karen Toro/ReutersVillavicencio’s assassination prompted an outpouring of condemnation from inside Ecuador and around the world. Macías as well as his gang members have not yet publicly commented on the assassination.

Persons: Fernando Villavicencio, Andrea González Náder, “, ” Náder, CNN’s Rafael Romo, ”, Náder, “ Náder, Andrea Gonzalez, Karen Toro, Reuters Villavicencio, Veronica Sarauz, ” Sarauz, –, José Adolfo Macías Villamar, “ Fito ”, Villavicencio –, Guillermo Lasso, Macías Organizations: Ecuador CNN, CNN, Villavicencio’s Movimiento, Movimiento, Reuters, Ecuadorian Army Command, Ecuadorian, La Locations: Quito, Ecuador, Guayas, La Roca

☆ Is Mexico doing the US’s ‘dirty work’ when it comes to migration?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Rafael Romo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But the enforcement has been chaotic, sporadic and, in the words of a former top Mexican official, “inefficient.”Tonatiuh Guillén was commissioner of Mexico’s National Migration Institute until 2019. Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/NurPhoto/AP“Mexico became a control territory, [a place of] a severe migration policy, detentions, deterrence, and expulsions. ‘This is not about doing the United States’ dirty work’Mexican President Obrador denies Mexico is doing the US’s bidding when it comes to migration. Two months later, another 47 migrants were found alive crammed inside a truck in Matehuala (San Luis Potosí state), Mexico. Viangly, a Venezuelan migrant, reacts outside an ambulance while firefighters remove injured migrants, mostly Venezuelans, from a National Migration Institute building during a fire in Ciudad Juarez on March 27, 2023.

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