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☆ Solo travel is my secret to a healthy marriage. Spending time apart reminds me of why we got married.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Hollie Mclaughlin-Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Solo travel is my secret to a healthy marriage. Solo travel allows me to slow down and remove the power that life's demands can have. When I travel solo, I am forced to sit with myself and examine things that are boiling under the surface. It could also be said that we have both developed new love languages thanks to solo travel; it has created new ways for us to connect. Rather than fend off questions like my coworker's, I smile to myself because solo travel is my secret to a happy marriage.

Persons: —, I've, Matt, we'd, shouldn't, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, San Francisco's Mission, San Locations: Patagonia, Peru, Jaipur, India, Beijing, China, Francisco, Lexington, San Francisco's, Colombia, Japan, Guatemala, San Francisco

☆ How a Gen Z immigrant went from paycheck to paycheck to financial independence by turning her shoe collection hobby into a 7-figure business
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

So you would find these really, really high-end sneakers — like, $1,000 sneakers — on there for $150." Related stories"We started selling five or 10 sneakers a day, and then I just started doing basic math," said Zapata. She shadowed a friend who was also starting to do live Whatnot shows. Courtesy of Val ZapataThe majority of her sales now come from live Whatnot shows. After just one month on Whatnot, Zapata says she did enough in sales to quit her insurance job in September 2022.

Persons: —, Val Zapata, Zapata, couldn't, Val Zapata Zapata, didn't, We've, we're gunning Organizations: Service, Business, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, eBay, BI Locations: Houston, Texas, Colombia, New York, Nevada, Las Vegas, Vegas

☆ Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada: Mexican drug cartel leader set to be arraigned
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the powerful longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in New York on a 17-count indictment accusing him of narcotics trafficking and murder. Zambada later said in a letter that he was forcibly kidnapped in Mexico and brought to the US by Guzmán López, the son of the imprisoned Sinaloa co-founder Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. If convicted on all charges, Zambada, 76, faces a minimum sentence of life in prison and would be eligible for the death penalty. It remains unclear why Guzmán López surrendered to US authorities and brought Zambada with him. Guzmán López is now awaiting trial on a separate drug trafficking indictment in Chicago, where he has pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges in federal court.

Persons: New York CNN — Ismael “ El, New York CNN — Ismael “ El Mayo ” Zambada, Zambada, Joaquín Guzmán, Guzmán López, Joaquín “, ”, “, Gunfights, “ El, Guzmán Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York CNN — Ismael “ El Mayo ”, Schools Locations: New York, Sinaloa, El Paso, Mexico, Brooklyn, Colombia, Ecuador, Texas, Culiacan, Chicago

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☆ Bill Gates-backed startup says a global gold rush for buried hydrogen is picking up momentum
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Geologic hydrogen — sometimes known as white, gold or natural hydrogen — refers to hydrogen gas that is found in its natural form beneath Earth's surface. Pete Johnson, CEO and co-founder of Koloma, told CNBC that geologic hydrogen is fundamentally an exploration and production business. A primary energy source, such as coal, oil, wind or solar, refers to a natural energy source that has not been altered or converted. It's within this context that momentum has been growing over the potential of geologic hydrogen. Ellis said that just a small percentage of geologic hydrogen recovery might well be enough to supply all the projected demand for 200 years.

Persons: Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Pete Johnson, Koloma, Ray Dalio, Virgin Group's Richard Branson, Alibaba's Jack Ma, Koloma Koloma's Johnson, there's, Johnson, Alex Halada, Geoffrey Ellis, Ellis Organizations: Geological Agency of, Ministry of Energy, Mineral Resources, Nurphoto, Getty, CNBC, Khosla Ventures, Fund, United Airlines, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Bridgewater Associates, Rystad Energy, Afp, Energy Resources Program, . Geological Survey Locations: Pute Jaya, Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, U.S, Denver , Colorado, Canada, Australia, France, Spain, Colombia, South Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Germany

☆ Brazil and Argentina both lose World Cup qualifiers
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Brazil and Argentina both suffered defeats in their qualifying matches ahead of the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday. For the Seleção, the 1-0 defeat against Paraguay was particularly concerning as it marked the team’s fourth defeat in the past five qualifiers. The result leaves the five-time World Cup winner fifth in the standings with the top six sides automatically earning a spot in the 2026 tournament, which will be jointly hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico. It was otherwise a lackluster showing from Brazil, which enjoyed 71% of possession but produced only three shots on target. Argentina has six wins from its eight World Cup qualifying games and sits two points ahead of Colombia, still unbeaten with four wins and four draws, in the standings.

Persons: Diego Gómez, Gómez’s, Guilherme Arana’s, Júnior Alonso, Vinícius Jr, Gatito Fernández, Jorge Saenz, Dorival Júnior, “, Marquinhos, ” Albiceleste, James Rodríguez, Mosquera’s, Rodríguez, Ricardo Mazalan, González, Nicolás, Lionel Messi, Lionel Scaloni Organizations: CNN —, US, Copa, Ecuador, TV Globo, Reuters, Colombia, Argentina, Copa América Locations: CNN — Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Canada, Mexico, Asunción, Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia Argentina, Barranquilla, Colombia

☆ NFL's games in Brazil, Europe are key to more revenue growth, Goodell says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This season, the NFL will play five games abroad in Europe and South America. "The reality is, when we bring our brand of our regular season games here, it creates a whole new environment," Goodell said. Goodell said it has been a learning process playing games abroad, as the league sees how players handle long flights and different time zones. Some games are streaming exclusive, including Friday's matchup in Brazil, which will air on NBC's Peacock platform. Yet, Goodell said 85% of NFL games are still available on broadcast television.

Persons: Roger Goodell, CNBC's, Goodell, they'll Organizations: National Football League, NFL, Southern Hemisphere, Official NFL, Global, Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, CNBC, Fox, ESPN, ABC, CBS, YouTube, Netflix Locations: South America, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Europe, London, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, South Korea, Japan, Canada, Austria, Switzerland

☆ The world’s most remarkable tennis courts
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Yahya Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But to American photographer and journalist Nick Pachelli, a tennis court is the harmonious union of surface, sound, and spectators, complemented by the natural elements and the inherent intensity of tennis. “Tennis is our only sport where the canvas on which we play can change so dramatically,” Pachelli, a former top junior tennis player himself, told CNN, highlighting each court’s “unique persona,” as he describes in his new photobook, The Tennis Court. During more than 500 days of travel, Pachelli visited over a thousand courts (of the roughly 200 in the book), crisscrossing more than 250 cities and towns in his pursuit of spotlighting the world’s most aesthetic, esteemed, and even idiosyncratic tennis courts. Reached by a few hundred steps, the tennis court at Hotel Il San Pietro Di Positano in Italy is between the cliff face and the pebble beach. The Courts at Borrego Springs in California describe themselves as 'four tennis courts, a clubhouse and a pool in the middle of nowhere."

Persons: Nick Pachelli, ”, Pachelli, Pietro Di Positano, King Richard, “, ” Pachelli Organizations: CNN, Tennis, Hotel, Tennis Clube da Foz, Junior Tennis, Center, ATP, Association of Tennis Professionals, WTA, United States Tennis Association Locations: Italy, Swiss, Cali, Colombia, Yangpyeong, South Korea, Lommerrijk, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Berge, Porto, Portugal, Maryland, United States, Borrego Springs, California, Flushing Meadows , New York

☆ Want to work at Goldman Sachs? These are the traits the bank looks for, according to CEO David Solomon.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-19 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewGetting a job at Goldman Sachs is even harder than Havard, according to its CEO. In an episode of "The David Rubenstein Show," CEO David Solomon revealed that of over 300,000 applications last year for entry-level jobs out of undergraduate university, the bank hired around 2,500 people — less than 1%. AdvertisementWhile he listed off more classic desirable traits — people who are hardworking, smart, and "believe in excellence" — Solomon emphasized tenacity. In a letter to their 2024 summer internship cohort, Solomon advised them to "embrace your unique skills and experiences." AdvertisementThe investment bank received a record-breaking 315,126 applications for its 2024 internship program, admitting only 2,700 spots — slightly less than 0.9%.

Persons: —, Goldman Sachs, Havard, David Rubenstein, David Solomon, Solomon, — Solomon, Rubenstein, Goldman, Robbie Stankard Organizations: Service, Business, Colombia University

☆ U.S., Western nations take measured stance on Venezuela’s disputed vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Three officials from different countries said the measured response comes as they are mindful of what happened after Maduro’s 2018 reelection. Then, the vote was quickly condemned as a sham and led to the most severe sanctions yet on the OPEC nation. In Washington, which under Republican President Donald Trump blocked Venezuela’s critical oil exports, there seems little appetite for more severe sanctions. The European Union last week said there was not enough evidence to support Maduro’s victory as announced by the CNE. Countries including China, Russia, Nicaragua and Cuba have recognized Maduro’s victory and offered him support.

Persons: Nicolás Maduro, Edmundo González, Jose Manuel Albares, Maduro’s, Donald Trump, Biden, Maria Corina Machado, Gonzalez, ”, Vedant Patel, Maduro, Elvis Amoroso, Kamala Harris, “, ’, Machado Organizations: Electoral Council, Maduro, United Nations, EU, Republican, Democratic U.S, Venezuela’s, U.S ., . State Department, . Washington, U.S, U.S . Treasury Department, State Department, Reuters, American States, Electoral, International, European Union, CNE, NBC Locations: U.S, Brazil, Venezuela, Spanish, Spain, OPEC, Maduro, Washington, ., reneging, Elvis Amoroso ., Mexico, Colombia, Canada, Panama, China, Russia, Nicaragua, Cuba

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — International Criminal Court prosecutors said Monday that they are “actively monitoring” events in Venezuela, where security forces have launched a crackdown on the opposition in the aftermath of the nation’s disputed presidential election. Maduro has called on Venezuelans to denounce election doubters via a government-run app originally created to report power outages. He also said the government was refurbishing two gang-dominated prisons to accommodate an expected surge in jailing of opponents. The ICC has an ongoing investigation into violence that followed Venezuela’s 2017 election but has so far not sought any arrest warrants. His office said Monday that “those investigations are continuing with focus.” It highlighted an online portal where potential evidence can be filed.

Persons: Nicolás Maduro, Karim Khan, ”, Maduro, ” Maduro, Venezuela’s, Khan, “ Organizations: Criminal, Forces, ICC, Government Locations: HAGUE, Netherlands, Venezuela, Rome, Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru

☆ These Latino athletes took home the gold at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Isabel Yip | Isabel Yip Is An Intern For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

At this year’s Olympic games, Latino fans cheered on athletes from their home countries as well as those representing Team USA. As the Paris Games come to an end, thirteen Latinos are returning home with gold medals. Beatriz Sousa brought Brazil, Latin America's gold medal leader, its first Paris gold medal in the 78kg+ judo final. Latino medal countdown, by country:Brazil took home the most medals of any Latin American country at the Olympic Games, including three gold medals. Latino athletes on Team USA were part of team events that earned the U.S. two gold medals and one silver medal at the Games.

Persons: Rebeca Andrade, Simone Biles, Andrade, Beatriz Sousa, Marileidy Paulino, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Mijain López Núñez, López Núñez, Adriana Ruano, Cuba’s Erislandy Alvarez, Brazil’s Ana Patrícia, Duda Lisboa, Francisca Crovetto Chadid, Chile’s, Paris Games —, Jose Torres Gil, “, ” Torres Gil, Brian Pintado, Hezly Rivera, Rivera, Ángel, Shinnosuke Oka, Oka, Daniella Ramirez, Anita Alvarez, Sebastian Rivera Organizations: Team USA, Paris Games, Paris, USA’s, Olympic, Cuba, Canada, American, Argentina, Associated Press, Ecuador —, Dominican, U.S, Games, Paris Olympics, Ángel Barajas, Barajas, USA, Olympics, Puerto Rico, Rutgers, NBC Locations: Brazil, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Paris, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuelan American, New Jersey, Puerto

☆ 21-year-old left the U.S. for Australia on a working holiday visa—why she says her life is better now
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Bella Robben has been living in Australia for almost a year. Bella RobbenRobben's original plan was to visit Australia for just one week, but right before the trip she decided to apply for the country's working holiday visa. Bella RobbenIn Australia, Robben says she is able to earn enough to have a life and to save. Now, approaching one year in Australia, Robben says she isn't the same person she was when she first arrived in the country. Bella Robben

Persons: Bella Robben, Robben, Louis, I've, Bella Robben Robben, Port Douglas, that's, it's, she's, I'm Organizations: CNBC, Tourism Board, Student Locations: Australia, St, Louis , Missouri, Peru, Colombia, Europe, Barcelona, London, Lisbon, Melbourne, U.S, Australia's Northern Territory, Robben, Port, Australian, Queensland, Far North Queensland, America, Southeast Asia

Although their population is small compared to other states, Latinos in Minnesota said Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris' pick for running mate, has not overlooked them as governor. About 38% of Minnesota Latinos who voted in 2020 backed Donald Trump, according to NBC News’ exit poll. And state residents without legal status can enroll in Minnesota Care this November and begin getting those health benefits in 2025, she said. Peréz-Vega said she worked with Walz to help get that cap extended to those without legal immigration status who pay federal taxes. He has been a present governor for many Latinos,” Gonzalez said.

Persons: Tim Walz, Kamala Harris, Walz’s, Paul, Donald Trump, Emilia Gonzalez Avalos, Biden, Walz, Gonzalez, ” Gonzalez, don’t, María Isa Peréz, Vega, ”, John Pacheco, Carlos Odio, Odio, Trump, J.D, Vance, Pacheco, ” Pacheco, he's, Rick Aguilar, “, Aguilar, UnidosMN Organizations: Democratic, Midwest, Minnesota, NBC, Unidos, Hub, Minnesota Office, Higher Education, Democrat, Mankato ., Chamber, Commerce of, Equis Research, Hispanic Republican, of, Walmart, Independence, Mercado Central Locations: Minnesota, St, Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Puerto Rican, Mankato, Mankato . Mankato, U.S, Commerce of Minnesota, of Minnesota, Minneapolis

☆ I got laid off at 65 and couldn't afford my Bay Area mortgage. Now, I work for myself while traveling the world.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Tony Woodall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewI began my career in the financial services industry in 1985 in the warehouse at Fannie Mae Software Systems. I moved to the Bay Area and began my subsequent career in financial services. We couldn't recover before the Federal Reserve took us into receivership, making us the second-largest bank failure in history. The biggest problem was my homeWithout a full-time job, I could no longer afford the mortgage on my home in the Bay Area. Tony WoodallAfter Portugal, I joined friends in Medellín, Colombia, an inexpensive haven for digital nomads.

Persons: —, Tony Woodall, Woodall, you'll, I'm, I've Organizations: Service, Fannie Mae Software Systems, Business, realtors, Bank, LinkedIn, Bay Area, First Republic, Federal Reserve, Social Security Locations: Fannie, Atlanta, San Francisco, Bay, Silicon, California, Camino de Santiago, Spain, Portugal, Portuguese, Colombia, Medellín, Germany

The Pan American Health Organization has issued an epidemiological alert as Latin America experiences a rise in cases of the Oropouche virus, a little-known disease spread by midges and mosquitoes. At least 8,078 confirmed Oropouche cases, including two fatal cases, have been reported in the Americas. That’s 90% of all confirmed Oropouche cases in the Americas and a significant jump from the 832 cases Brazil reported last year. Brazilian health officials who were conducting a study on four newborns with microcephaly found the babies already had antibodies against Oropouche virus. Oropouche virus symptoms are similar to those of dengue, according to the CDC.

Persons: PAHO, Oropouche, microcephaly Organizations: Pan American Health Organization, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, CDC, NBC Locations: America, Americas, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Peru, Brazil, Oropouche

☆ Voices across the globe express concern over increasing arrests in Venezuela after disputed election
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Voices across the globe expressed concern Sunday over the growing number of arrests in Venezuela following last weekend’s disputed elections. The AP processed almost 24,000 images of tally sheets, representing the results from 79% of voting machines. According to the calculations, the González received 6.89 million votes, nearly half a million more than the government says Maduro won. The tabulations also show Maduro received 3.13 million votes from the tally sheets released. On Thursday, the governments of the three countries issued a joint statement calling on Venezuela’s electoral authorities “to move forward expeditiously and publicly release” detailed voting data.

Persons: Pope Francis, Nicolás Maduro, Maduro, Jon, Biden, “, Edmundo González, María Corina Machado —, Machado braved, ” Machado, González, Nicolas Maduro, Matias Delacroix, ” Maduro, ”, —, Venezuela’s, Gonzalez, Elvis Amoroso Organizations: Deputy National, CBS, ” Authorities, Associated Press, Maduro, Saturday, Electoral Council, AP, Electoral Locations: Venezuela, Venezuelan, Caracas, U.S, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, ”, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico

☆ Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it’s happening earlier than expected
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

In several rivers in the southwestern Amazon, water levels are the lowest on record for this time of year. Boats sit on the bank of the Acre River, the main water source for the city of Rio Branco, which is facing water shortages in Acre state, Brazil on Friday. The next day, Acre state declared an emergency amid an impending water shortage in its main city. Boats in the community of Polo Benfinca sit on the bank of the Acre River in Brazil on Friday. Marcos Vicentti / APIn Acre, the drought has already caused water supply shortages in several areas of its capital, Rio Branco.

Persons: Brazil — Holder, ”, Marcos Vicentti, It’s, ” Julie Messias Organizations: Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, Farmers, Associated Press Locations: BRASILIA, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, Acre, Rio Branco, Acre state, Madeira, Purus, Mexico, Amazonas, Porto Velho, Envira, Polo

☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Sha’Carri Richardson, Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky — and so much more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

ET, 5:16 p.m. in Paris (men’s pommel horse)TV: NBC and PeacockWhat to watch: Biles continues her gold medal aspirations when she competes in the individual vault competition. Biles enters the vault competition as the leader from qualifying after posting a 15.3. The Canadiens, reigning gold medal winners, needed to win all three matches to get through — and they did. GO DEEPER Ledecky becomes most decorated U.S. female OlympianCanadian Summer McIntosh eyes her third Olympic gold at just 17 years old. With a win Saturday, Crouser would be the first male shot putter to win three Olympic gold medals.

Persons: We’ve, Sha’Carri Richardson, Simone Biles, Stephen Nedoroscik, Katie Ledecky’s, —, Nedoroscik, Biles, Jade Carey, Rebeca Andrade, Nedoroscik —, Ireland’s Rhys McClenaghan, Peter Vidmar, It’s, Richardson, Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, Jamaica’s Shelly, Ann Fraser, Pryce, Sha'Carri Richardson, Mallory Swanson, Alex Livesey, Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman dazzled, Emma Hayes ’, Hayes, Davidson, Shaw, Ledecky, American Paige Madden, Ariarne, McIntosh, American Kate Douglas, Douglass, Crouser, Ryan Crouser, American Joe Kovacs, Germany’s Leo Neugebauer, Michael Steele, Damian Warner, Kevin Mayer of, Pierre LePage, Leo Neugebauer, Ayden Owens, Sander Skotheim, Franz Wagner, Orlando, Wagner, Andrej Isakovic Organizations: Paris Olympics, NBC, U.S, USA, Stade de France, Getty, United, Olympic, Canada, FIFA, New Zealand, Canadiens, Spain, Canada Soccer, La Defense, Ledecky, Kevin Mayer of France, Puerto Rico Locations: Paris, American, Sha'Carri, USWNT, Canada, women’s, United States, Japan, Germany, U.S, Colombia, France, Brazil, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Puerto, Norway, AFP

☆ AP review of Venezuela opposition-provided vote tallies casts doubt on government’s election results
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Protesters demonstrate against the National Election Council certification of President Nicolas Maduro's reelection in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. The AP processed almost 24,000 images of tally sheets, representing the results from 79% of voting machines. National Electoral Council President Elvis Amoroso attributed the delay in updating results to "massive attacks" on the "technological infrastructure." The AP could not independently verify the authenticity of the 24,532 tally sheets provided by the opposition. The tally sheets, known in Spanish as "actas," are lengthy printouts that resemble shopping receipts.

Persons: Nicolas Maduro's, Venezuela's, Nicolás Maduro, Edmundo González, Maduro, Gonzalez, Elvis Amoroso, María Corina Machado, Machado, Biden, González, Edmundo González Urrutia, Antony Blinken, Vyacheslav Volodin, —, Cynthia Arnson, Caryslia Rodríguez, Jorge Rodriguez Organizations: National, AP, Electoral Council, Electoral, Wilson, United Socialist Party of Locations: Caracas, Venezuela, U.S, United States, Venezuela's, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Russian, Washington, United Socialist Party of Venezuela

☆ U.S. recognizes opposition candidate González as winner of Venezuela’s presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, center left, and Opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González, center right, greet supporters at a protest against the result of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday. On Monday, after the National Electoral Council declared Maduro the winner of the election, thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets. The presidents of Colombia and Brazil — both close allies of the Venezuelan government — have urged Maduro to release detailed vote counts. He added that Mexico expects “that the evidence, the electoral results records, be presented.”Pressure has been building on the president since the election. But Machado, the opposition leader, has said vote tallies show González received roughly 6.2 million votes compared with 2.7 million for Maduro.

Persons: Nicolás Maduro, Edmundo González, Edmundo González Urrutia, Antony Blinken, Maduro, Maria Corina Machado, Jesus Vargas, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Gustavo Petro of, “, ”, Freddy Superlano, Maria Corina Machado —, —, González, Jorge Rodriguez, Machado, Machado’s, ” Machado, Venezuela’s, López Obrador Organizations: U.S . Department of, Electoral Council, México, Getty Images, Brazilian, Electoral, Foro Penal, National Assembly, Street, AP, Justice, Maduro, Brazil —, Venezuelan, Maduro’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela Locations: CARACAS, Venezuela, United States, Venezuela’s, ” U.S, U.S, Brazil, Caracas, Colombia, Mexico, Gustavo Petro of Colombia, “

Venezuela's opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia thanked the U.S. on Friday for recognizing him as the official winner of Sunday's controversial presidential election, in which both González Urrutia and President Nicolás Maduro claimed victory. "Those tally sheets indicate that Edmundo González Urrutia received the most votes in this election by an insurmountable margin," Blinken said in a statement Thursday. "Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to the United States and, most importantly, to the Venezuelan people that Edmundo González Urrutia won." Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, center left, and opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González, center right, greet supporters at a protest against the result of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday. The controversy over the election results is fueling fears of increased protests and violence amid the international debate and lack of consensus.

Persons: Edmundo González Urrutia, González Urrutia, Nicolás Maduro, Antony Blinken, Maduro, Blinken, González, Maduro's, María Corina Machado, Machado, Maria Corina Machado, Edmundo González, Jesus Vargas, “, Venezuela’s, it's, Freddy Superlano Organizations: United, NBC, Electoral Council, Associated Press, Venezuelan, Pro Locations: U.S, United States, Venezuela, Argentina, Peru, Vente Venezuela, Caracas Saturday, Caracas, Maduro, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuelan

☆ Venezuela’s opposition secured over 80% of crucial vote tally sheets. Here’s how they did it
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

On Sunday, officials attempted to block opposition volunteers from voting centers, and in some places, they succeeded. The QR code scans gave a team of campaign workers immediate access to voting results, which they tabulated Sunday night and Monday. The National Electoral Council has not yet shared the tallies on its website, which has been down since Monday. While it is not obligated to post images of the tally sheets, it has previously shared each sheet’s totals. The campaign needed to get them all fully scanned using equipment especially designed to copy the tally sheets.

Persons: Maria Corina Machado, Nicolás Maduro, Maduro, ” Machado, “, chorizo, Machado, Edmundo González, Elvis Amoroso, Gonzalez, Enrique Márquez, …, ”, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Gustavo Petro of, González, Jorge Rodriguez, Antony Blinken Organizations: Electoral, Electoral Council, United Socialist Party of, “, Maduro’s, National, International, Regional Locations: Venezuela, Caracas, United Socialist Party of Venezuela, Brazil, Gustavo Petro of Colombia, U.S

☆ Canada reach Olympic women’s soccer quarterfinals despite spying scandal points deduction
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Nnamdi Onyeagwara | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Canada have qualified for the quarterfinals of the Olympic women’s soccer competition — despite the defending champions being deducted six points for spying on opponents earlier in the group stage. Canada were deducted six points by FIFA for flying a drone over opponents New Zealand’s training sessions ahead of the Games, and a wider spying scandal subsequently emerged. The points deduction was handed down ahead of the second group fixture against France, leaving Canada on minus three points in Group A and on the cusp of elimination. Canada arrived at the 2024 Games as the defending champions after winning a surprise gold in Tokyo. GO DEEPER Canada Olympic spying scandal: The unanswered questions and possible punishments(Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

Persons: Lyon, Vanessa Gilles, Jessie Fleming’s, Andy Spence’s, Bev Priestman, Joseph Lombardi —, Jasmine Mander, Priestman, Spence, Gilles, Marc Atkins Organizations: Olympic, Colombia, Marseille, Canada, FIFA, New, Sport, New Zealand, France Locations: Canada, Nice, Germany, Tokyo, Japan, Sweden

☆ Ex-Green Beret Who Planned Failed 2020 Venezuela Coup Is Arrested by U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Orlando Mayorquín | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A former U.S. Green Beret who orchestrated a disastrous failed coup attempt against the authoritarian president Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela in 2020 was arrested Tuesday in New York on federal arms smuggling charges. The federal authorities accused Jordan G. Goudreau, 48, and a co-conspirator, Yacsy Alexandra Alvarez, of exporting military-style rifles, night vision devices, lasers, silencers and other military equipment without a license to Colombia beginning in November 2019 for use in carrying out “activities in Venezuela,” the Justice Department said in a news release on Wednesday. The charges appear to refer to the botched cross-border raid carried out in May 2020 by dozens of armed, self-declared freedom fighters, including former Venezuelan soldiers and former American Special Forces operators, who aimed to topple Mr. Maduro. Mr. Goudreau, of Melbourne, Fla., who did not participate in the raid, publicly took credit for the failed incursion known as Operation Gideon, which he said he had planned with disaffected Venezuelan officials. The audacious rebellion left observers around the world wondering why a decorated former U.S. Special Forces soldier who had served several tours in Iraq and Afghanistan was leading a foreign insurrection.

Persons: Nicolás Maduro, Jordan G, Yacsy Alexandra Alvarez, Mr, Maduro, Goudreau, Gideon Organizations: U.S . Green Beret, Justice Department, American Special Forces, U.S . Special Forces Locations: U.S, Venezuela, New York, Colombia, Melbourne, Fla, Iraq, Afghanistan

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