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☆ Puerto Rico's power is back on — but outages are still happening. Business owners say it's a struggle to recover.
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-03 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Still, the island's power company warned that there could be more electricity outages. Local business owners in San Juan told BI about their struggles to recover. Small business owners and workers in Puerto Rico say they're struggling to recover from a massive power outage earlier this week that left the entire island without electricity. Though some businesses and residences had their power restored by Tuesday afternoon or evening, others had to wait longer. ADThe island's power system has been an issue for a long timePuerto Rico has for years dealt with a sometimes rickety power system, highlighted in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017 and Hurricane Fiona in 2022 .

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☆ We’re in a ‘My Wife Did It’ Moment - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Gail Collins | Bret Stephens | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Bret Stephens: If President Biden gets through the debate without committing a gaffe, he’ll surpass expectations. If Donald Trump gets through it without committing a felony, he’ll surpass expectations. Or hey, even the dead worm in Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s brain. As for Biden, will he give people confidence that he can go the distance for another four years? Or will he stumble and refer to his close working relationships with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau of Canada or President José López Portillo of Mexico?

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☆ ‘They Never Came Home’: Bridge Collapse Casts a Pall Over Baltimore’s Hispanic Community
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Eduardo Medina | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Jose López was one of the first in his family to leave Guatemala for a new life in the United States. So in the early 2000s he found his way to Baltimore, a city where strivers have long found a home and where Mr. López made one for himself and his family. The couple had two children, and Jose López often picked them up from school. About two years ago, he took a new job, working late nights for a contractor repairing roads on Maryland bridges. He didn’t mind the arduous hours because he viewed his purpose in life as providing food and shelter for his family, Mr. López’s older brother said.

Persons: Jose López, López, Jovani Locations: Guatemala, United States, Baltimore, Maryland

☆ ‘He Was My Baby Brother’: Relatives Mourn a Victim of the Bridge Collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Eduardo Medina | More About Eduardo Medina | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Jose López, a father of two, had worked in road and bridge repairs for two years and didn’t mind the difficult overnight shifts, his brother Jovani López said. They helped with what Jovani López said his little brother saw as his purpose in life: providing food and shelter for his family. Jovani López said his brother was one of six construction workers who died after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was struck by a ship and collapsed, plunging Mr. López and several other workers into the Patapsco River. “He was a great father,” Jovani López, 53, said of his younger sibling, who was in his 30s. He paused, wiped tears from his eyes, and said: “He was my baby brother.”

Persons: Jose López, Jovani López, Francis Scott Key, López, ” Jovani, ” Locations: Baltimore, Patapsco

☆ Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández convicted, sentenced in $1B fraud case
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina— Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office for a fraud scheme that embezzled $1 billion through public works projects during her presidency. It was the first time an Argentine vice president has been convicted of a crime while in office. Argentina’s dominant leader this century, she was accused of improperly granting public works contracts to a construction magnate closely tied to her family. The panel also sentenced Báez and her public works secretary, José López, to six years. Fernández remains the singular leader of the leftist faction of the Peronist movement.

☆ Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: Argentina's vice president sentenced to six years in prison for corruption, will not run for office
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Sahar Akbarzai Emilia Delfino | Sahar Akbarzai | Emilia Delfino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A court in Argentina on Tuesday sentenced the country’s vice president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, to six years in prison and disqualified her from holding public office again after finding her guilty of corruption during her earlier terms as President. Fernández de Kirchner has temporary immunity due to her current role so will not immediately go to jail, and can appeal. The former President awarded “80% of the national public road works in Santa Cruz in favor of Báez companies between 2003 and 2015,” according to Telam, Argentina’s state-run news agency. Baez was also sentenced to six years in prison, as were former secretary of public works, José López, and the former director of national roads, Néstor Periotti, for their involvement in the alleged scheme. Lopez and Periotti have also been disqualified from holding public office again, Telam reported.

☆ Argentina’s VP Fernández guilty in $1B fraud, gets 6 years
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A three-judge panel found the Peronist leader guilty of fraud, but rejected a charge of running a criminal organization, for which the sentence could have been 12 years in prison. It was the first time an Argentine vice president has been convicted of a crime while in office. Fernández lashed out at the verdict, describing herself as the victim of a "judicial mafia." Argentina's dominant leader this century, she was accused of improperly granting public works contracts to a construction magnate closely tied to her family. The panel also sentenced Báez and her public works secretary, José López, to six years.

☆ El Chapo's hometown in Mexico considers drug-trafficking museum
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The home town of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is considering housing a drug trafficking museum, the mayor was quoted as saying on Thursday, in the hope of attracting tourists to the area. Badiraguato's mayor, Jose Lopez, is reported to have earmarked close to $1 million for the project, according to Reforma. "We can't deny our history... it's possible we'll have a museum dedicated to drug trafficking," Lopez said told Milenio, adding the local government's priority was to encourage economic development in the region. Avigail Lopez, assistant to the municipal presidency, told Reuters that a museum is under construction, though its content and subject matter has not yet been finalised. Reporting by Isabel Woodford and Raul Cortes Editing by Alistair BellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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