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☆ Louisiana parishioners confront teen who entered church with a gun during children’s mass, police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Chris Boyette | Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A mass celebrating a group of children’s first communion at a church in southern Louisiana was interrupted Saturday when a 16-year-old boy armed with a gun walked in, the church and police said. The incident happened in Abbeville at the St. Mary Magdalen Church when a “suspicious person” opened the back door of the church while mass was underway, the church said in a statement. Parishioners immediately confronted the person, took him outside and called the police, the church said in a message to its community. Some parishioners in the front pews appeared concerned and were turning around to look toward the back of the church, the video shows. CNN also reached out to St. Mary Magdalen Church for more information.

Persons: Mary Magdalen, ”, Father Nicholas DuPré, DuPré, Go, He’s, Mike Hardy, “, “ Grant, Grant, Mary Magdalen Parish, CNN’s Rafael Romo, Yan Kaner Organizations: CNN, Mary Magdalen Church, Authorities, Abbeville Police Department, Mary Magdalen Catholic, Abbeville Police, FBI, Facebook, National Register of Historic Places Locations: Louisiana, Abbeville, St, ” St, Vermilion Parish, Lafayette

☆ I paid just $135,000 for my house when homes in the area are going for twice that. Here's how.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The couple paid less than usual for the area by going through a community land trust, or CLT. Community land trusts allow low-income homebuyers to purchase homes at a reduced price in exchange for the trust's retaining ownership of the property's land. Community land trusts were an unfamiliar conceptI learned about community land trusts while driving through a neighborhood. It's a community housing organization that offers homebuyer education and also sells affordable homes through a community land trust program. Our lives are much betterWhen buying a land trust home, not only do you have to qualify for the land trust program, but you also have to qualify for a mortgage at the bank.

Persons: Melisa Gomez, Romo, —, It's, Gomez, we're Organizations: Service, Romo, Land Trust Locations: Duluth , Minnesota, Minnesotans, Duluth, Fayetteville , Arkansas, . Duluth, El Salvador, Mexican

☆ 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

☆ On social-media, Black women's content is monetized and appropriated without paying tribute to the creators
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Kara Alaimo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In the influencer world, Black female creators see their work co-opted without credit or apology. Kylie Jarrett, Ph.D., a scholar of media studies, refers to women content creators as "digital housewives," which is fitting because they often earn the same salary as stay-at-home moms: $0. Some of the most exploited people of all are Black women and girls who create content, then watch it get appropriated and monetized by others. They were eventually invited on the show via Zoom — but only after, you guessed it, social media outcry . The experience is so common among Black creators that in the summer of 2021, they went on strike to protest the practice of appropriating their work .

Persons: Kara Alaimo, —, Brittany Ashley, Ashley, cheekily, waitressing, BuzzFeed, Andrea Romo, Snapchat, Katie Feeney, Instagram, Kylie Jarrett, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuck, Jalaiah Harmon, Charli D'Amelio, Kourtney Kardashian, Jalaiah, influencers, TikTokers, Jalaiah wasn't, Jimmy Fallon, Addison Rae, Cardi, Mya Nicole, Chris Cotter, Rae, Mya, Elle, Chris, could've, Cornell, Brooke Erin Duffy Organizations: Women, Service, Globe, West Hollywood, YouTube, Facebook, Influencer, New York Times, NBA Locations: Eveleigh, West, Lowe's, Maryland, United States, Georgia

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

The first two Super Bowls that Jim Nantz and Tony Romo worked together for CBS lacked drama. “What a thrill to be able to say that we witnessed an overtime Super Bowl game and what will go down in history as one of the greatest games of all time and the longest Super Bowl game of all time. They had New England’s 13-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in 2019 and Tampa Bay’s 31-9 rout of Kansas City two years later. This was CBS’ ninth Super Bowl with McManus in charge. “Jim and Tony up at the booth deserved an exciting Super Bowl.

Persons: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, ” Nantz, “ I’m, Jim Rikhoff, San Francisco, Jake Moody, Patrick Mahomes, Mecole Hardman, San, Nantz, “, Mahomes, Romo, Francisco, Lombardi, you’re, ” Rikhoff, Mike Arnold, Dre Greenlaw, Jauan Jennings, Christian McCaffrey, Travis Kelce’s, San Francisco George Kittle, Sean McManus, McManus, McManus ’, ” McManus, “ Jim, Tony, ”, ___ Organizations: CBS, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Super, San, Kansas City, Chiefs, Romo, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay’s, Buffalo - Kansas City AFC divisional, Bills, 49ers, San Francisco, CBS Sports, Fox, Nielsen, Kansas City ’, Philadelphia Locations: San Francisco, New England, Kansas, Buffalo

☆ Call them Chiefties? Meet the uber-fandom created when Taylor Swift entered her Travis Kelce era
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Jessica Simpson wears Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo's jersey number at a 2007 Eagles-Cowboys football game in Texas. LM Otero/APA swift understandingSwift first appeared at a Chiefs game in September before the now-couple confirmed their romance. Fans display signs in support of Taylor Swift during a Raiders-Chiefs football game in Kansas City in December. Amid the chaos of every day life – she has four kids – Swift’s music provides an escape. Taylor Swift celebrates with fans at the Dolphins-Chiefs football game in Kansas City in January.

Persons: Jessica Simpson, Tony Romo, Romo, Simpson, Todd Chance, Taylor, Travis Kelce, “, ” Chance, Chance, Swift, They’re Chiefties, Tony Romo's, LM Otero, Chance’s, Harold, Todd, ’ ”, ”, Taylor Swift, Jamie Squire, Megan Jennings, Jennings, –, ” Jennings, “ She’s, Danielle Griffith, Taylor immerses, ” Griffith, Neilson, Donna Kelce, Travis, Jason, “ I’ve, CNN’s Lisa Respers, ” Kelce, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs Kingdom, NFL, Chiefs, Swift, Eagles, “ Wolfpack, Super Bowl, Bowl, Raiders, Kansas City, Dolphins, Facebook Locations: Chiefs Kingdom, Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Kansas City, Swiftie, CNN’s Lisa Respers France

☆ 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.

Persons: Voters don’t, Nicolás Maduro, Joe Biden, Biden, Hugo Chávez, Maduro, ” , Let’s, ” Maduro, María Corina Machado, Machado, Maria Corina Machado, Gaby Oraa, ”, ” Machado, Leopoldo López, Maduro’s, Brian Winter, there’s, “, ” Winter, John Moore, Banning Machado, Matthew Miller, Delcy Rodríguez, “ Maduro, It’s Organizations: CNN, Venezuelan, Voters, Socialist United Party of Venezuela, American, US, Venezuela’s, Justice, National Assembly, Bloomberg, Getty, Americas Quarterly, Immigrants, Border Patrol, Biden, US State Department, Twitter, State Department Locations: Venezuela, United States, Caracas, Madrid, Spain, Rio Grande, Eagle Pass , Texas, Barbados, Maduro, Mexico

☆ Opinion: Taylor Swift is making this the most expensive Super Bowl in history
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Opinion Danielle Campoamor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Tickets to this year’s Super Bowl are now the most expensive in NFL history, according to SeatGeek and CBS reporting: the cheapest available at $9,858. But for an organization with a nefarious history when it comes to violence against women, does the NFL really deserve Taylor Swift? Since 2000, over 1,000 NFL players have been arrested. What’s worse, when accusations are levied against professional football players rarely if ever are they held accountable or faced with real, substantial consequences. Since her first stadium appearance, she has been wildly and falsely accused of ruining professional football for deigning to express joy publicly.

Persons: Danielle Campoamor, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Andy Reid, Tony Romo —, Swift, Danielle Campoamor Ashley Batz It’s, Taylor, Jim Nantz, Isiah Pacheco, ”, didn’t, ” Daniel Sailofsky, Ray Rice, fiancé Janay Palmer, Rice, ” Rice, “, Kelce, Jason Kelce, Leonardo DiCaprio, famer, —, Tennessee Sen, Marsha Blackburn, Trump, DJ David “ Jackson ” Mueller, groping Organizations: NBC, CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, AFC Championship, CBS Sports ’, NFL Football, Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, CBS, NFL, Super Bowl, Chicago Bears, Nielsen, Apex Marketing Group, Front, Swift, Tayvis, New York Times, Baltimore Ravens, Ravens, “, Pfizer, Philadelphia Eagles, deigning, Soros, Tennessee, VAWA Locations: Colorado

The Inter Miami star, World Cup champion and global soccer icon will headline a Super Bowl ad for Michelob Ultra, the brand announced Thursday. It’ll be Messi’s first Super Bowl commercial and adds to his massive advertising reach in the U.S. and globally. The Super Bowl spot is part of the beer’s sizable investment in soccer. It’s also expected that Ultra will partner with the men's World Cup when it comes to the U.S., Canada and Mexico in 2026 — when Messi and Argentina will aim to defend their title. He scored twice in the most recent World Cup final in 2022 that Argentina won against France on penalty kicks.

Persons: — Lionel Messi, He’ll, Messi, Michelob, It’s, —, ”, Serena Williams, Tony Romo, Jimmy Butler, Rickie Fowler, Alex Morgan, Canelo Alvarez, ___ Organizations: MIAMI, Inter Miami, Anheuser, Busch, Copa America, Messi, Adidas, Gatorade, International, Royal, Apple, Super, advertising's, Bushwood Country, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Heat, Argentina, France, League Locations: football’s, U.S, Las Vegas, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Royal Caribbean, “

☆ Celebrities are having full-blown golf complexes built in their gardens. Here’s how they’re doing it
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-09 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

From putting greens and par-three holes to full-blown course replicas, the sport is increasingly taking up residence in gardens and backyards as golf enthusiasts of all levels look to shorten their travel time to the tee. California in particular is especially prone to drought, with state officials encouraging its citizens to cut their water usage. Yet “the number one” factor that can hike prices for larger greens, Nappi explains, is — ironically — drainage. Though they don’t require watering, greens sculpted in areas susceptible to heavy rain — such as Florida or Georgia — invite the threat of standing water, which can lead to mold and ruin the playing experience. “You can make it look pretty and beautiful and they love it, but it better play right,” Nappi said.

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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

☆ Tiger Woods' new golf league delays start of season by a year after venue collapse
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's indoor golf league, TGL, has postponed its inaugural season by a year until the start of 2025, the organization said Monday. But TGL delayed the season, which was expected to start in January, after speaking to key partners. "This decision came after reviewing short-term solutions, potential construction timelines, player schedules, and the primetime sports television calendar," the league said in a statement. TGL, which counts the PGA Tour as a partner, was founded by McIlroy, Woods and former NBC executive Mike McCarthy. The trio wants to create a primetime indoor golf league to attract new fans to the sport at as the emergence of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf, and then its proposed merger with the PGA Tour, left golf at a crossroads.

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☆ In 1916, the US began forcing Mexicans crossing the southern border to take kerosene baths. That tactic was later studied by the Nazis.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Dearbea Walker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

In 1916, the US began forcing Mexicans that crossed the border to bathe in a mix of kerosene and vinegar. A US immigration officer talks to Mexicans in El Paso, Texas, 1916. El Paso was considered to have the ideal dry, warm climate to combat tuberculosis, and so, multiple sanatoriums were built in the city. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs a result, Mexicans and Mexican Americans who lived along the border developed a deep fear of the baths, Levya said. In total, the government is thought to have bathed 127,123 Mexicans at the bridge between Juárez and El Paso.

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☆ 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.

Persons: Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Claudia Sheinbaum, Lopez Obrador, Morena, Sheinbaum, ”, –, Xochitl Gálvez, It’s, Lopez, Xochitl Galvez, wasn’t, Gálvez, López Obrador, Vicente Fox, Gálvez unapologetically, Macario, she’s, don’t, ” Schettino, “, let’s, it’s, ” Sheinbaum, ‘, Schettino, hew Organizations: CNN, Mexico City, Broad Front, PAN, PRI, PRD, Front, Mexican Congress, Social, Institutional Revolutionary Party, Party of Democratic Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, Monterrey, Mexican, Mexico’s

☆ Three Californians got $40,000 to build tiny homes in their backyards. They share how it's made their lives better and easier.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Some California residents got $40,000 in grant money to build tiny homes on their properties. AdvertisementAdvertisementThousands of California homeowners got a $40,000 check from the state to build a tiny home in their backyard last year. California is reviving the ADU grant program again, but details are being worked out. Altogether, we paid $124,000 out of pocket, got the $40,000 from the state, and a forgivable loan of $67,500. I paid for the majority of the project with my savings, and the rest with the $40,000 California ADU grant.

Persons: —, Los Angeles —, Dan Romo, Daniel Romo, Kristin Romo, Dan, Kristin, Jakota Rivas, Eric Santucci, Rivas, shutdowns, wasn't, it's, we're, Rosario Organizations: Service, Housing, HPP, California ADU Locations: California, Orange County, Napa, Los Angeles, Whittier , California, New Hampshire, Napa , California, Northern California, Napa County, Rosario, Los Angeles , California

"Social media is the new way of doing politics," said Eugenia Rolon, an 21-year-old influencer who describes herself as anti-feminist and fighter of a "cultural battle" against progressive ideas. Cerimedo said social media support for Milei was organic, and played down previous comments he made to local media that he had used AI-powered trolls. "Many people said Javier was going to do poorly because what happened on social media was my trolls," Cerimedo said. Agustin Romo, 27, a legislative candidate for Buenos Aires province with Milei's Libertad Avanza party, informally coordinates the social media team. "These are people who are contributing their grain of sand where they can, so that Argentina changes and Javier Milei becomes president," Romo said.

Persons: Javier Milei, Karina Milei, Agustin Marcarian, Elon Musk, Eugenia Rolon, Donald Trump, Jair, Milei, That's, Sergio Massa, Patricia Bullrich, Tucker Carlson, Bolsonaro, Diego Corbalan, Bullrich, Jeremias Madrazo, Madrazo, Massa, Inaki Gutierrez, Argentine, Fernando Cerimedo, Cerimedo, Javier, Carlson, Musk, overspending, Agustin Romo, Romo, Anna, Catherine Brigida, Adam Jourdan, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Argentine, La Libertad, REUTERS, Elon, YouTube, Reuters, Peronist, Buenos, Milei's Libertad, Thomson Locations: La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, BUENOS AIRES, Massa, Milei's Libertad Avanza, Candelaria

☆ 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

☆ California gave us $40,000 to turn our garage into a tiny home. There was a lot of paperwork, but it lets us live next to our grandkids.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Daniel Romo, 61, and his wife Kristin, 63, got a $40,000 grant from California to build an ADU. Dan: We live in Whittier in Southern California and we just transformed our garage into an accessory dwelling unit. At that time, the only way you could get the grant was you had to go through a state-approved vendor. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, our middle daughter and son-in-law and grandson moved in — my daughter's second child was due any day. They were determined that they were going to bring their daughter home to the ADU, not to our house.

Persons: Daniel Romo, Kristin, Dan, Kristin Romo, Kristin Romo Kristin, YouTube — Ryan O'Connell's, Ryan, Kristin Romo Dan Organizations: Service, YouTube, HPP Locations: California, Wall, Silicon, Whittier , California, Whittier, Southern California, New Hampshire, —

☆ 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.

☆ Southwest CEO Jordan finds himself in eye of storm after airline's holiday debacle
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Rajesh Kumar Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

CHICAGO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Bob Jordan, Southwest Airlines Co's (LUV.N) CEO, faces the biggest challenge yet in his 35-year career at the airline that has built a customer-friendly reputation. Southwest's struggles reached a notable low on Jan. 28 when comedy sketch TV show "Saturday Night Live" lampooned the Dallas-based airline's technology and service. The carrier will now answer to U.S. Congress on Thursday when Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee. In October, Jordan, who started his career at Southwest in 1988 as a computer programmer, put Watterson in charge of the airline's operations. Last week, Jordan also named a chief information officer who will help manage the airline's technology investments, upgrades and system maintenance.

☆ Tennis Channel will air Major League Pickleball tournament matches, deepening broadcast partnership
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Anna Bright of the Ranchers returns a shot during a group play Major League Pickleball match against Mad Drops Pickleball Club at Pickle & Chill on October 15, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. Major League Pickleball announced Thursday the cable channel will broadcast the league's premier level tournament semifinals and finals in Mesa, Arizona, and will make all matches of the tournament available for streaming. The longtime Tennis Channel executive said pickleball has already seen a very natural overlap with existing tennis sponsors. He noted that during MLP professional matches, the ball is in action about 40% of the time, compared with professional tennis matches at 16%. Adding pickleball matches to its streaming offerings means beefing up content at a time when linear television is stagnant, at best.

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