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☆ Tocoron: Venezuela regains control of prison where inmates built swimming pool, restaurants
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Stefano Pozzebon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Venezuelan government invited journalists to tour the Tocoron Penitentiary Center in Aragua state on Saturday – days after security forces reclaimed control of a prison that has spent many years under the control of gangs. On Wednesday, Venezuelan security forces including the Army and National Guard conducted a special operation with more than 11,000 personnel to regain control of the prison grounds. Venezuela Minister of the Interior and Justice, Admiral Remigio Ceballos, speaks during a press conference in the Tocoron prison in Aragua State, Venezuela, on September 23. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty ImagesJournalists, including a CNNe team, were shown where inmates had built a swimming pool and several restaurants inside the prison walls in recent years. “I haven’t heard anything since this whole thing started on Wednesday,” Claribel Rojas, the sister of an inmate from the Tocoron prison, told CNNe on Saturday.

Persons: Remigio Ceballos, Ceballos, ’, ”, Admiral Remigio Ceballos, Yuri Cortez, ” Claribel Rojas, CNNe, “ Organizations: CNN, Tocoron, Venezuelan Information Ministry, Army, National Guard, CNN en Espanol, Interior, Justice, Getty Images Journalists, US State Department Locations: Aragua, Venezuelan, Venezuela, Aragua State, AFP, Tocoron, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina

☆ How an astronaut’s experience as a migrant worker helped him soar into space
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —More than a decade after he became the first former migrant worker to soar into space as a NASA astronaut, José Hernández reached another milestone this month. Hernández, an engineer, made history aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in 2009, the first shuttle mission sending two Latino astronauts into space. The film portrays Hernández’s perseverance as the space agency rejected Hernández’s astronaut applications 11 times before selecting him for the program in 2004. And it shows what a critical role Hernández’s family played supporting him along the way. Daniel Daza/PrimeIn a 2016 interview with CNN, Hernández described how important Adela was in his journey.

Persons: José Hernández, Michael Peña, ” Hernández, we’ve, Hernández, Daniel Daza, Salvador Hernández, “ I’d, they’d, ”, Julio César Cedillo, “, Alejandra Márquez Abella, bachelor’s, Rosa Salazar, Hernández’s, Adela, Obama, Reuters Hernández, Steve Ueckert, Alejandra, “ It’s, he’d, hadn’t, Nicole Stott, Christer Fuglesang, Jose Hernandez, Patrick Forrester, Kevin Ford, Joe Raedle, he’s, Eduardo Serralde, CNN’s Octavio Blanco Organizations: CNN, NASA, International Space, Amazon Prime, Space Shuttle Discovery, “, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Televisa, Mexican TV, Space Station, Reuters, Canada, United States, Español, Houston Chronicle, Stars, Discovery, Kennedy Space Center, KCRA Locations: California, “, Mexico, Mexican, Michoacán, North America, Canada, United States, United, Cape Canaveral , Florida, Luna

☆ One out of 5 college-educated workers say they're worried about losing their jobs to tech — a big increase over 2021's poll
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

22% of US workers say they worry technology will replace their jobs — an increase from 2021, Gallup says. Workers with concerns tend to be young, college-educated, and make under $100k a year. The growing fear comes as AI tools like ChatGPT can now perform job tasks like writing and coding. And when considering just college-educated workers, the rise in worry is even sharper: from 8% who were worried in 2021 to a whopping 20% who are worried today, the poll says. The rapid development of generative AI technology, the Gallup researchers say, "may be changing the stereotype of what computers can do in the workplace."

Persons: Gallup, Alexis Ohanian, it's, ChatGPT, Goldman Sachs, Gray, Emily Hanley, Suumit Shah, Gallup didn't Organizations: Service, Gallup, Challenger Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ A writer says he was laid off after a media company began using AI to translate articles: 'An AI took my job, literally'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A writer and translator says he was laid off after his company, Gizmodo en Español, began using AI. The site, Gizmodo en Español, now appears to be using AI to translate articles from English to Spanish. On Tuesday they shut down @GizmodoES to turn it into a translation self-publisher (an AI took my job, literally)." They shared the memo sent to staff by Gizmodo's editorial director, which said, "Wednesday morning, G/O began publishing Gizmodo stories translated into Spanish using an automated system." This is not the first time workers have complained of being traded in for new AI tech.

Persons: Matías, Zavia, Arvind Krishna Organizations: O Media, Service, GMG Union, The Writers Guild of America, Gizmodo, Media, Companies, IBM Locations: Wall, Silicon, Spanish, East

MEXICO CITY, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Mexican fintech Stori on Thursday announced the acquisition of MasCaja, a financial firm that will provide it a license to broaden its product portfolio in a market where many lack access to financial services. "We want to take the next step to boost financial inclusion," Stori co-founder Marlene Garayzar told Reuters. Stori, which reached unicorn status last year, already offers credit cards with lines starting at 500 Mexican pesos ($28), in a country where government data shows less than 35% of the adult population has formal credit. Earlier this year, Stori said it had reached 2 million users. ($1 = 17.5722 Mexican pesos)Reporting by Valentine Hilaire; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Stori, Marlene Garayzar, Nubank, Valentine Hilaire, Leslie Adler Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Reuters, ABC Capital Bank, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, Argentine

CNN —Mexico seems set to elect its first female president in next year’s election after the country’s leading parties both unveiled women candidates. Sheinbaum is a former mayor of Mexico City who has long been considered a favorite to get the nomination. Born in Mexico City in 1962, Sheinbaum has a degree in physics and a PhD in energy engineering. Senator Xóchitl Gálvez, opposition candidate for Mexico's 2024 presidential election, speaks at the Angel of Independence monument, in Mexico City, on Sunday. From 2015 to 2018, she served as the mayor of the Miguel Hidalgo borough in Mexico City.

Persons: Morena, Claudia Sheinbaum, Xóchitl Gálvez, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Sheinbaum, Obrador, Gálvez, Marco Ugarte, López Obrador, …, ” Gálvez, Miguel Organizations: CNN, Sunday, Mexico City, Frente Amplio, Institutional Revolutionary Party, Twitter, PRI, National Action Party, PAN, Democratic Revolution Party, Español, Senate, Federal Locations: Mexico, Mexico City, Frente Amplio Por Mexico, Morena, Miguel Hidalgo

A banner for Nubank, the Brazilian FinTech startup, hangs on the facade at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to celebrate the company's IPO in New York, U.S., December 9, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Nubank, one of Latin America's biggest fintech companies, announced on Tuesday the launch of personal loans for the Mexican market, aiming to boost its financial services portfolio in the region's second-largest economy. The new product will allow customers to obtain personal loans in less than five minutes through its platform, the digital bank's Mexican arm, known as Nu Mexico, said in a statement. "Around 20% of the adult population connected by smartphones in Mexico has already applied to a Nu product. Executives from the fintech firm told Reuters last month Mexico is the market showing more potential for growth, and the company is ready to roll out products at a faster pace next year.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Ivan Canales, Brazil's Nubank, Valentine Hilaire, Sandra Maler Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, MEXICO, Mexico

☆ Prince Harry among star-studded crowd watching Lionel Messi and Inter Miami defeat LAFC
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —No athlete attracts an A-list crowd quite like Lionel Messi, as demonstrated by Sunday’s Major League Soccer game between Inter Miami and Los Angeles FC. Ticket demand for Miami games has soared since the Argentinian’s arrival, with the average prices around $690 for Sunday’s match – the most expensive MLS game ever, according to online marketplace TickPick. Since moving from Paris Saint-Germain, Messi is having a huge impact on the pitch, as well as off it. Messi spoke with actor Owen Wilson after the game between LAFC and Inter Miami. It next faces Sporting Kansas City on September 9, while LAFC, currently third in the West Conference standings, plays the Portland Timbers.

Persons: Lionel Messi, Prince Harry, Leonardo DiCaprio, Owen Wilson, Edward Norton, Will Ferrell –, LAFC, Selena Gomez, Tyga, Germain, Messi, Harry, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Facundo Farías, Alba, John McCarthy, Aaron Long, Leonardo Campana, Ryan Hollingshead, Bouanga, Gary A, Vasquez, McCarthy, Gomez, “, ” Messi, “ Zoolander, ” Selena Gomez, Mark J, Terrill, We’ve Organizations: CNN, Sunday’s Major League Soccer, Inter Miami, Los Angeles FC, Miami, MLS, Paris Saint, LAFC, Sunday, Reuters, BMO, ”, Eastern Conference, Sporting Kansas City, West Conference, Portland Timbers Locations: California, Paris, Miami, Barcelona

☆ Mexico gender reveal party pilot dies after plane crashes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A pilot has died after the plane he was flying as part of a gender reveal party in Mexico crashed on Sunday. Pilot killed after his Piper PA-25 left wing failed at a gender reveal party in the town of San Pedro, Mexico. pic.twitter.com/6JILK7fsGm — Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) September 3, 2023Authorities in Navolato, Sinaloa state, told CNN en Español, CNN’s sister network, that the pilot died in the hospital following the crash. Gender reveal parties were conceived as a fun way of telling family and friends whether they were about to welcome a girl or a boy into the world. And in Iowa in October 2019, a gender reveal party went south when the family unintentionally built a pipe bomb.

Persons: Piper, Alan Francisco Rangel, Navolato Organizations: CNN, Breaking Aviation, Sinaloa Red Cross, Authorities Locations: Mexico, San Pedro, Navolato, Sinaloa, Arizona, Iowa

☆ Warner Bros Discovery taps media veteran Thompson as CEO of CNN
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The exterior of the Warner Bros. With Thompson, 66, Warner Bros Discovery is turning to an executive with ample experience at the top level, unlike Licht - a former TV producer who had worked on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert." "Mark is a true innovator who has transformed for the digital age two of the world's most respected news organizations," Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav said in a statement. A big focus area for Thompson is likely to be the recently announced round-the-clock news service called CNN Max, which will be available on Warner Bros Discovery's streaming platform. Those estimates are for the CNN networks that operate in the United States, including CNN en Español and CNN International.

Persons: Alyssa Pointer, Mark Thompson, Thompson, Chris Licht, Donald Trump, Stephen Colbert, David Zaslav, CNN Max, Aditya Soni, Shinjini Organizations: Warner Bros . Discovery, REUTERS, Warner Bros Discovery, CNN, New York Times, BBC, Republican U.S, Times, Warner Bros, P Global Market Intelligence, Español, CNN International, Fox News, MSNBC, Nielsen, Thomson Locations: Warner Bros . Discovery Atlanta, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, United States

☆ CNN taps media veteran Thompson as CEO to spearhead turnaround
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Aditya Soni | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

With Thompson, Warner Bros Discovery is turning to an executive with ample experience at the top level, unlike Licht - a former TV producer who had worked on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" and MSNBC's "Morning Joe". During his 8-year tenure as the CEO of the Times, Thompson helped transform the Gray Lady into a beacon for newspapers in the internet age by focusing on digital subscriptions. "Mark is a true innovator who has transformed for the digital age two of the world's most respected news organizations," Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav said. CNN Max is looking to capitalize on the immediacy of breaking news and analysis, differentiating it from CNN+, which featured lifestyle programs. Those estimates are for the CNN networks that operate in the United States, including CNN en Español and CNN International.

Persons: Mark Thompson, Neil Hall, Thompson, Chris Licht, Donald Trump, Stephen Colbert, David Zaslav, Joe Biden, Ron Desantis, CNN Max, Paolo Pescatore, Licht, Jeff Zucker, Aditya Soni, Chavi Mehta, Shinjini Organizations: BBC, REUTERS, Warner Bros Discovery, CNN, New York Times, Republican U.S, Times, Trump, Democratic, Warner Bros, Atlantic, P Global Market Intelligence, Español, CNN International, Fox News, MSNBC, Nielsen, Thomson Locations: London, Florida, Trump, United States, Bengaluru

☆ For Migrating Birds, It’s the Flight of Their Lives
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Emily Anthes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

Simone NoronhaFor Migrating Birds, It’s the Flight of Their Lives Leer en españolAmerica’s birds are in trouble. If migrating birds lose their winter refuges, the consequences will ripple across the hemisphere. MissouriMissouri provides breeding habitats for many grassland bird species, which have been faring especially poorly in recent decades. “This is a classic Pacific Northwest to west Mexico species,” Mr. Jiang said. The birds breed at marshes and wetlands across the Western United States and Canada.

Persons: Simone Noronha, “, ”, Viviana Ruiz, Gutierrez, Jeremy Radachowsky, Ken Rosenberg, Deb Hahn, Hahn, Anna Lello, Smith, Sarah Kendrick, Nick Bayly, That’s, Andrew Stillman, Archie Jiang, Mr, Jiang, Dr, Stillman, Camila Gómez, ” Dr, Ruiz Organizations: Center, Avian, Cornell, of Ornithology, Wildlife Conservation Society, Partners, New, New York Metro Area, UNITED STATES, BERMUDA BAHAMAS MEXICO Maya, PERU Moderate, Forest, Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, Southern Wings, The, Central, Mesoamerican Alliance for People, Forests Initiative, Forests Initiative . Missouri, CANADA UNITED STATES, BERMUDA CUBA MEXICO VENEZUELA COSTA RICA BRAZIL, U.S . Fish, Wildlife Service, Missouri Department of Conservation, Colorado Colorado, CANADA, ARGENTINA CANADA Colo, U.S, Bird Conservancy, Rockies, , Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, UNITED STATES Calif, Western Locations: North America, United States, Canada, Costa Rican, Caribbean, U.S, eBird, New York, BERMUDA BAHAMAS MEXICO, BRAZIL, PERU, CHILE, ARGENTINA, PERU Moderate CHILE, Forest BRAZIL, CHILE ARGENTINA, Forest BRAZIL PERU, New York City, Bahamas, The New York, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Central America, Central American, Forests Initiative ., Forests Initiative . Missouri Missouri, South America, BERMUDA MEXICO VENEZUELA COSTA RICA, Missouri, BERMUDA MEXICO VENEZUELA COSTA RICA BRAZIL, BERMUDA CUBA MEXICO VENEZUELA COSTA RICA, BERMUDA CUBA MEXICO VENEZUELA COSTA RICA BRAZIL PERU, Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba, Central, South, SELVA, Colombia, Costa Rica, Plains, UNITED STATES MEXICO ECUADOR, Colorado, UNITED STATES Colo, MEXICO ECUADOR BRAZIL, Northern Mexico, Texas, California, West Coast, Alaska, Pacific, MEXICO, URUGUAY ARGENTINA Alaska, Salt, CHILE URUGUAY ARGENTINA Alaska, BRAZIL PERU BOLIVIA, URUGUAY ARGENTINA, Sierra Nevada, Chile, Western United States

REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 24 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O) said on Thursday it was adding a new offering to its Max streaming platform, a round-the-clock news service called CNN Max, in the United States on Sept. 27. CNN Max will leverage the news network's global reporting resources, and will also offer new original programs, such as "CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta, Rahel Solomon, Amara Walker and Fredricka Whitfield," Warner Bros Discovery said in a statement. It will function like a channel within the Max streaming platform. CNN Max will seek to capitalize on the immediacy of breaking news and analysis, differentiating CNN Max from the short-lived CNN+ streaming service, which launched in March 2022 and featured lifestyle programs. CNN's parent, Warner Bros Discovery, has been working to increase how much time subscribers spend on its Max streaming service, augmenting its HBO scripted series with Discovery's reality shows to keep viewers watching.

Persons: Alyssa Pointer, CNN Max, Jim Acosta, Rahel Solomon, Amara Walker, Fredricka Whitfield, Axios, CNN's, Max, Anthony Bourdain, Stanley Tucci, Yuvraj Malik, Dawn Chmielewski, Helen Coster, Anil D'Silva, Chizu Nomiyama, Jonathan Oatis, Will Dunham Organizations: Warner Bros . Discovery, REUTERS, Warner Bros Discovery, CNN, Max, P Global Market Intelligence, Español, CNN International, Fox News, MSNBC, Nielsen, Thomson Locations: Warner Bros . Discovery Atlanta, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, United States, Italy, Bengaluru, Dawn, Los Angeles, New York

☆ Ecuador election: assassinations cast a grim shadow as country selects a new president
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Nearly 100,000 troops will be dispatched to ensure public safety and order across Ecuador on election day, Ecuador’s government says. Friends, family members and supporters of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio attend a tribute at Quito Exhibition Center. Henry Romero/ReutersEverything to play forAnything could happen in Sunday’s presidential vote, say analysts, who point to the killing of Villavicencio as potentially changing voters’ preferences. Journalist and presidential candidate Christian Zurita gestures next to his running mate, vice presidential candidate Andrea Gonzalez (R), in Quito on August 13, 2023. Ecuador presidential candidate Yaku Perez looks on as he arrives to participate in a presidential debate, in Quito, Ecuador August 13, 2023.

Persons: CNN —, Fernando Villavicencio, Otto Sonnenholzner, Guillermo Lasso, Henry Romero, ”, Laura Lizarazo, “, Glaeldys González, …, Pedro Briones, Luisa González, Rafael Correa, Lizarazo, Rodrigo Buendia, Correa, González, Villavicencio, Christian Zurita, Andrea Gonzalez, Martin Bernetti, Moreno, Erika Paredes, Marcos Pin, ” Lizarazo, Yaku, Yaku Perez, Karen Toro, El, Nayib Bukele –, Bukele, Jan, Vicente Gaibor del Pino Organizations: CNN, Quito Exhibition Center, Reuters, ”, Crisis, Movimiento, Getty, CNN En, Construye’s, Alianza Actuemos Locations: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, United States, Guayaquil, Esmeraldas province, Quito, AFP, Belgium, Samborondon

[1/2] A woman stands next to stacked school furniture, as she and others shelter at a school after fleeing their neighbourhood Carrefour Feuilles when gangs took over, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti August 16, 2023. "In a matter of days, violence escalated dramatically in Port-au-Prince, particularly affecting neighborhoods where the IRC collaborates with local organizations to provide vital services," the aid group said on Thursday. The IRC launched its Haiti response plan last December and works with a number of local groups around the capital, where much of the violence has taken place. Ann Lee, co-founder of U.S.-based crisis response group CORE, which is still operating in Haiti, said many aid groups had left as costs rise, financial aid dwindles and staff operates under increasingly life-threatening conditions. Lee said there was not a single member of CORE's 100-person Haiti team who did not know a victim of the violence.

Persons: Ralph Tedy Erol, Ann Lee, dwindles, Lee, Haiti's, Ariel Henry's, Sarah Morland, Josie Kao Organizations: Carrefour, REUTERS, International Rescue, IRC, U.S, CORE, Haiti, United Nations, Feuilles, Carrefour Feuilles, . Security, Kenyan, Thomson Locations: Carrefour Feuilles, Port, Prince, Haiti, Caribbean, Haiti's, Kenya

Hulu + Live TV is among the best live TV streaming services you can sign up for. Hulu + Live TV pricing and plansWhat channels come with Hulu + Live TV? Though the service includes most popular cable stations, there is one notable exception: Hulu + Live TV does not support AMC. You can now access Hulu + Live TV through the Hulu app or website with your account. All Hulu + Live TV memberships include Disney Plus and ESPN Plus as part of a subscription.

Persons: Hulu, Nick Español, Ted Soqui, you'll Organizations: Hulu, Disney Plus, ESPN, Service, ESPN Plus, Disney, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, FX, CNN, Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Bravo, Paramount Network, Food Network, AMC, Showtime, Cinemax, Starz, Channel BET, Boomerang, MTV2 MTV, Familia ESPN Deportes Fox Deportes, HGTV NBC, Racing, NFL, Outdoor Channel Locations: Wall, Silicon

Quito, Ecuador CNN —The body of the assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was buried in a private ceremony in the country’s capital on Friday night. The 59-year-old was laid to rest in the Monteolivo cemetery in northern Quito, his campaign team confirmed to CNN en Español. They said the burial was carried out in deep privacy, with his coffin escorted by members of the police along with his closest relatives. Villavicencio, an anti-corruption campaigner and lawmaker who was outspoken about the violence caused by drug trafficking in the country, was gunned down at a campaign rally in Quito on Wednesday. The Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio speaks at a campaign rally in Quito, Ecuador, on August 9, 2023.

Persons: Fernando Villavicencio, Villavicencio, Karen Toro, Guillermo Lasso Organizations: Ecuador CNN, Ecuadorian, CNN, Wednesday, Movimiento, Reuters Authorities, UN Human Rights, European Union, US Federal Bureau of Investigation Locations: Quito, Ecuador, United States

☆ Who is Fernando Villavicencio, the anti-corruption candidate shot dead in Ecuador?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, shot dead on the campaign trail on Wednesday, was known as a tireless anti-corruption campaigner and investigative journalist. Villavicencio’s campaign promised a crackdown on crime and corruption amid a deadly escalation of violence that has gripped Ecuador in recent years. Villavicencio was shot as he left the campaign event pictured here. Correa filed a defamation lawsuit against Villavicencio, and he was later convicted to 18 months in prison as a result. Villavicencio went on the run to avoid detention, and gave an interview to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in 2014.

Persons: Fernando Villavicencio, CNN En, Villavicencio, Rafael Correa, Correa, “, ”, ” Villavicencio Organizations: CNN, Ecuadorian, National Assembly, CNN En Español, Prensa, Workers Press, Villavicencio, Protect Journalists, TV Locations: Ecuador, Peru, Peruvian, TV Peru

Quito, Ecuador CNN —A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at a campaign event Wednesday, President Guillermo Lasso confirmed on social media, vowing the killing will not go unpunished. He was gunned down 10 days before the first round of the presidential election was set to take place on August 20. Ecuador’s Attorney General’s Office said the suspected gunman died in police custody following an exchange of fire with security personnel. Seven of the eight presidential candidates, including Villavicencio, were under police protection, Ecuador’s Interior Minister Juan Zapata said earlier this week, local media reported Tuesday. All the candidates in the country’s presidential election have pledged to rein in the escalation of violence.

Persons: Ecuador CNN —, Fernando Villavicencio, Guillermo Lasso, Villavicencio, Cristian Zurita, Rodrigo Figueroa, “, Lasso, ” Lasso, Juan Zapata, paz ”, Agustin Intriago, Ariana Chancay, CNN En, CNN En Español Conclusiones, ” Organizations: Ecuador CNN, Movimiento, CNN, Ecuador’s, General’s, Judicial, Fire Department, Ecuador Police, National, Lasso, paz, Security, CNN En Español Locations: Quito, Ecuador, Villavicencio, Peru, Colombia, South America, North America, Europe, Manta, Darien, United States

☆ Fast, cheap and deadly
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +18 min

Fast, cheap and deadly How fentanyl replaced heroin and hooked AmericaLeer en EspañolReuters obtained and analyzed ten year’s worth of data on drugs seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents at ports of entry along the southern border. It shows: Fentanyl seizures by weight more than tripled in the last quarter of 2022 compared to a year earlier. Pills were mentioned in nearly half of fentanyl border seizure incidents in 2022, up from just 6% five years earlier. A fifth of fentanyl seizures take place on pedestrians, the Reuters analysis shows. Over the same period, heroin seizures fell more than 80% from over 2,000 kg, according to the Reuters analysis.

Persons: Bryce Pardo, Troy Miller, Joe Biden, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, ”, Chris Urben, Urben, Joaquin ‘ El Chapo ’ Guzman, “, CBP’s Miller, Jonathan Caulkins, James Mandryck, Oxycontin, Lopez Obrador, narcotrafficking, Lopez, Rosa Rodriguez, Cecilia Farfan, Mendez, Freed, Pardo, Romain Le Cour, Cour, Carlos Perez, Perez Organizations: Reuters, U.S . Customs, Border Protection, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, United Nations Office, Drugs, DEA, CBP, U.S, Nardello, Carnegie Mellon University, U.S . Postal Service, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Mexico's, North, Forensic Laboratory, University of California, Global, Transnational, U.S . Congress ’ Commission, New Generation, Center for Research Locations: Mexican, U.S, Mexico, Sinaloa, El Paso, Arizona’s Nogales, United States, offscreen, sierra, China, Beijing, Washington, University of California San Diego ., ”, New, New Generation Jalisco, Mexico City

☆ The Best Chilaquiles You’ve Ever Had
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Bryan Washington | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The dish exists within the larger continuum of Mexican meals maximizing tortillas and salsa. You could layer your chilaquiles with a litany of bacon, chorizo, chicken, shrimp or whichever combination will get you closer to God. An ex of mine insisted on tossing his chips in salt, immediately after frying them, claiming it’s how his aunt would stack her chilaquiles. If variety makes life worth living, it’s hard to think of a better mascot than chilaquiles. If variety makes life worth living, it’s hard to think of a better mascot than chilaquiles.

Persons: Encarnación Pinedo, Ford Fry, ”, it’s, chilaquiles, Doña Lena Organizations: Aztecs Locations: Mexico, United States, Mexican American, Tex, Tokyo, Berkeley, Calif, Nana’s, Houston, Mexican

CNN —At least 11 “complete bodies” and dozens of body parts, including human heads, were recovered on Wednesday from a major prison in Ecuador, after days of deadly prison clashes. The remains were collected at the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, Ecuador, where violence first erupted on Saturday. Some of the victims appeared to have been beheaded, the National Forensic Service of Ecuador told CNN en Español Wednesday. Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has also signed a decree declaring a state of emergency across the country’s entire penitentiary system for the next 60 days. Over the past two years, Lasso has named five different directors of the prison service, but none have proven able to reduce the violence.

Persons: Cesar Munoz, Guillermo Lasso, Lasso Organizations: CNN, National Forensic Service, Wednesday, AP, Security, Twitter Locations: Ecuador, Litoral, Guayaquil

☆ Spain General Election Results
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Martín González Gómez | Lauren Leatherby | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Spain General Election Results Leer en españolThis election will allocate all 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies, Spain’s primary legislative body. If no single party receives an outright majority in Congress ⎯ a likely scenario ⎯ the parties will negotiate until they form a governing coalition. Seats needed for a majority Major left parties Major right parties No seats allocated yetParty Votes Percent Pct. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of PSOE, the mainstream social-democratic party, called a snap election after a poor result among left-leaning parties during regional and local elections in May. If either of those coalitions fail to reach a majority in parliament, they will have to garner the support of smaller regional parties.

Persons: ⎯, Pedro Sánchez, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, Vox, Santiago Abascal, Yolanda Díaz Organizations: Deputies, PSOE, Vox, Senate, UPN, Sumar Locations: Spain

☆ Mexico’s president is on the attack. It’s political ‘gold’ for his rival
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( David Shortell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Gálvez’s remarkable ascent comes as President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has levied a near-daily stream of attacks against her. The immensely popular López Obrador is barred under Mexican law from seeking re-election after completing his six-year term. However it dismissed a complaint from Gálvez that the president had violated laws against gender-based political violence. In the days since the ruling against him, López Obrador has moved between open disregard, winking half-measures, and begrudging obedience. López Obrador has sought to tie the candidate to the country’s historic ruling elite with the claims, which she has denied.

Persons: Mexico City CNN —, Xóchitl Gálvez, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, López Obrador, ”, Gálvez, “ AMLO, ” Enrique Quintana, “, Carlos Bravo Regidor, López, Morena, –, Lopez Obrador, Fernando Llano, — Gálvez, El Financiero, I’m, Arturo Ramos Sobarzo, —, Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal Organizations: Mexico City CNN, Frente, El, Quarterly, Morena, Morena flagbearer, PAN, CNN, National Electoral Institute, Center for Investigation, Informatics, Mexico City’s Escuela Libre, Supreme Locations: Mexico, Mexico City

☆ Messi has come to Inter Miami to ‘win and inspire the next generation of soccer players’ in the US, says David Beckham
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Jill Martin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham talked to CNN about his latest star signing and revealed that he’s been working to get Lionel Messi on his Major League Soccer (MLS) team since 2019. Messi is presented with an Inter Miami jersey alongside club owners Jorge Mas, Jose R. Mas and David Beckham. You know, surprise, surprise, Leo goes (out) for dinner. Surprise, surprise, Leo does his own grocery shopping. He’s at the stage of his career where he has made a decision to come to the MLS, to come to America, to come to Miami, to come to Inter Miami to win.

Persons: David Beckham, he’s, Lionel Messi, Leo, ” Beckham, Jorge Mas, Ballon d’Or, Messi, Jose R, Mas, Marco Bello, Beckham, it’s, we’re, We’re, –, ”, we’ve, He’s, Cruz Azul Organizations: CNN — Inter Miami, CNN, Major League Soccer, TV, Inter Miami, Reuters, Former Real Madrid, Manchester United, MLS, LIGA MX, Cruz, Leagues Locations: Miami, Florida, America

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