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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A judge on Thursday conditionally released U.S. rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine after he was arrested in the Dominican Republic last week on domestic violence charges. After the hearing, Tekashi 6ix9ine’s attorney, Waldo Pimentel, accused prosecutors of “fabricating” evidence against his client. Meanwhile, prosecutor Ana Andrea Villa Camacho explained why she had requested that Tekashi 6ix9ine remain held. It is the second time that Hernández is arrested in the Dominican Republic. Tekashi 6ix9ine had a multiplatinum hit song, “Fefe,” with Nicki Minaj in 2018.

Persons: SANTO DOMINGO, —, Tekashi 6ix9ine, Daniel Hernández, ”, Fátima Veloz, Tekashi, Waldo Pimentel, Ana Andrea Villa Camacho, Hernández, Nine Trey Gangsta, “, Nicki Minaj Organizations: Dominican Republic, Authorities, Nine, U.S . Locations: Dominican Republic, Dominican, Caribbean, U.S, U.S . East Coast, Florida

☆ UN Urges Measures to Stop Arms Trafficking Fueling Haiti's Gang Wars
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Sarah Morland(Reuters) - The head of the United Nation's drugs and crime office on Thursday warned of a "vicious cycle" of arms trafficking to increasingly powerful Haitian gangs, fueling an internal conflict and worsening violence across the Caribbean. "It's more important than ever to take every measure possible to prevent illicit flows," the UNODC's executive director, Ghada Waly, told a U.N. Security Council meeting, saying arms trafficking and gang activity were feeding off each other. A recent UNODC report found that most illegal firearms seized in Haiti came from the United States, notably Florida, Arizona, Georgia, Texas and California. After the Dominican Republic shut its border with Haiti, smugglers were turning to more remote routes including clandestine airstrips, the report said. No date has been set for deployment, which Haiti requested in October 2022.

Persons: Sarah Morland, Ghada Waly, U.N, Robert Wood, Kenya's, Tirana Hassan, Hassan, Jose de la, Michelle Nichols, Leslie Adler Organizations: Reuters, Security, Taurus, Glock, Beretta, Smith, Wesson, Kenyan, Rights Watch, Tirana Locations: Haiti, United States, Florida , Arizona, Georgia, Texas, California, Caribbean, U.S, Dominican Republic, Ecuador

☆ After Affirmative Action Ban, They Rewrote College Essays With a Key Theme: Race
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Bernard Mokam | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Astrid Delgado first wrote her college application essay about a death in her family. Then she reshaped it around a Spanish book she read as a way to connect to her Dominican heritage. But he reworked it to focus on an heirloom necklace that reminded him of his home on the Navajo Reservation. All three students said they decided to rethink their essays to emphasize one key element: their racial identities. And they did so after the Supreme Court last year struck down affirmative action in college admissions, leaving essays the only place for applicants to directly indicate their racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Persons: Astrid Delgado, Deshayne Curley, Jyel Locations: Dominican

☆ Mass layoffs hit Sports Illustrated staff
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Rob Wile | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The publisher of Sports Illustrated is laying off much of the storied magazine's entire staff. The news, first reported by Front Office Sports, came less than 24 hours after publisher The Arena Group announced "a significant reduction in its workforce," comprising 100 employees. According to FOS, Sports Illustrated's parent company, Authentic Brands Group, has sought to revoke Arena's license to publish SI after Arena missed a payment. The union representing SI's staff said in a tweeted statement that it had been notified of Arena's intention to "lay off a significant number, possibly all" of its union-represented staff. "This is another difficult day in what has been a difficult four years for Sports Illustrated under Arena Group (previously The Maven) stewardship," the union said in a statement.

Persons: Richard Deitsch, Long, Ross Levinsohn, Manoj Bhargava, Bhargava Organizations: Sports Illustrated, Front Office Sports, Arena, Authentic Brands, The, Arena Group, SI, Authentic Brands Group, NBC News, Time Inc, Meredith Corp, Better Homes, Gardens, Sports, Innovations Ventures, Men's, Sports Illustrated Resorts Locations: Dominican Republic

☆ Last Salvadoran Woman Imprisoned Over Baby's Death Calls for Change
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

El Salvador has one of the most draconian abortion bans in the Americas, which critics say extends to women who suffer miscarriages and stillbirths. Many women have been sentenced to decades in prison on charges of killing their children. The 28-year-old woman, known as Lilian, was the last woman still imprisoned on such charges, according to two local civil rights groups. "I call on people stop denouncing other innocent women," Lilian told a press conference after a judge last month acquitted her of a 30-year sentence after seven years behind bars. Lilian, who is also the mother of a 10-year-old, said she was happy to be reunited with her family.

Persons: El, Lilian, Lillian, Nelson Renteria, Raul Cortes, Sarah Morland, Leslie Adler Organizations: SALVADOR, Reuters, Central, Citizens, Group Locations: El Salvador, Central American, Americas, Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Caribbean

MEXICO CITY (AP) — For filmmaker Issa López, the first question was where? “The moment I understood it was the Arctic, everything started falling into place,” the director of “True Detective: Night Country” told reporters in Mexico City ahead of Sunday's premiere on HBO and HBO Max. The Mexican director was looking for a region of the United States that had a totally different physical feel from the previous three “True Detective” installments, which were set in Louisiana, Los Angeles and Arkansas, respectively. Both seek to shed light on the disappearance of eight scientists from an isolated research station, and also face the unsolved murder of an Inuit woman who was an environmental activist and midwife. The series is executive produced by Foster, López, Barry Jenkins, Woody Harrelson, Matthew McConaughey and “True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto.

Persons: Issa López, “, ”, HBO Max, López, Jodie Foster, Liz Danvers, Kali Reis, Evangeline Navarro, ” Navarro, Danvers, ’, ” Foster, Reis, —, Foster, Barry Jenkins, Woody Harrelson, Matthew McConaughey, Nic Pizzolatto, Billie Eilish’s “, ” López, Billie Eilish, Rose Aguineau, Fiona Shaw, it’s Organizations: MEXICO CITY, HBO Locations: MEXICO, Mexico City, Mexican, United States, Louisiana, Los Angeles and Arkansas, Ennis, Alaska, Tlatelolco, Mexico, Iceland

☆ Diving Into the Dominican Republic’s Springs and Rivers
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Mya Guarnieri | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

If You GoThe Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Tourism lists 18 cenotes and springs on its website, including Hoyo Claro and the Indigenous Eyes Ecological Reserve. If your hotel doesn’t offer day trips to these locations, some might be able to help you arrange one. Rent a car: Big-name car rental agencies like Enterprise, Budget and Hertz all operate in the Dominican Republic. While car accidents in the Dominican Republic are fairly common, it’s reasonably safe for tourists to drive. Just make sure to drive defensively and be vigilant — and stay on the lookout for motorbikes.

Persons: Manuel, ”, “, ” Reluctantly, Hoyo Claro Organizations: Dominican Republic’s Ministry, Tourism, Hire, Facebook, Enterprise, Budget, Hertz, Ministry Locations: Dominican Republic

☆ Barbara Corcoran swears by this 2-step strategy for organizing and achieving goals: It's 'essential'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-03 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

That may seem counterintuitive, given the plethora of online scheduling websites and mobile apps available today. I, myself, prefer to write a calendar," she recently said in a free, live Q&A with her Patreon community. What's going to come first?" The next step, which Corcoran called her "secret," is figuring out which goals you want to assign to which days, and group related tasks together. "Declare a specific day for getting done" what you need to accomplish on a specific project, she said.

Persons: Barbara Corcoran's, Gail Matthews, Corcoran, she's Organizations: Dominican University

Attendees inspect Smith and Wesson firearms at the National Rifle Association's (NRA) annual meeting, in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., April 28, 2019. Smith & Wesson, which is incorporated in Nevada, did not respond immediately to a request for comment. The group of nuns filed the lawsuit in their role as Smith & Wesson shareholders, in what is known as a derivative lawsuit. The nuns alleged that the directors of Smith & Wesson have ignored growing legal risks from making assault-style rifles. Smith & Wesson warned in its 2022 annual report that it might have to pay significant damages due to legal proceedings against the company.

Persons: Smith, Bryan Woolston, Jeffrey Norton, gunmakers, gunmaker Remington, Adrian Dominican, Bon, Francis of Philadelphia, Jesus, Tom Hals, Alexia Garamfalvi, Leslie Adler Organizations: Wesson, REUTERS, Smith, Tuesday, Smith & Wesson, Sandy, Elementary, U.S, Supreme, Adrian, Bon Secours, St, Jesus &, Thomson Locations: Indianapolis , Indiana, U.S, WILMINGTON , Delaware, Nevada, Colorado, Connecticut, New York , Illinois, California, Adrian , Michigan, Marriottsville , Maryland, Aston , Pennsylvania, Ontario Province, Marylhurst , Oregon, Wilmington , Delaware

Released Tuesday, it finds the average international math score fell by the equivalent of three-quarters of a year of learning. Reading scores fell by the equivalent of half a year. Reading scores fell by 10 points. A national study in the U.S. last year found math scores fell by more than ever, with reading scores dropping to 1992 levels. It was joined in the upper echelons by other East Asian countries including Japan and China.

Persons: ”, Peggy Carr, “, didn’t, Jordan, Miguel Cardona, Joe Biden’s Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Program, Organisation for Economic Co, OECD, Reading, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S . Education Department, Associated Press, Carnegie Corporation of New, AP Locations: United States, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, U.S, Belgium, Finland, Canada, France, Sweden, Brazil, Ireland, Singapore, Japan, China, Estonia, Albania, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Dominican Republic, Cambodia, Carnegie Corporation of New York

☆ U.S. Ex-Ambassador Charged as Secret Agent for Cuba
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( José De Córdoba | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Victor Manuel Rocha, pictured in 2001, served as a diplomat in Cuba, Bolivia, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Mexico. Photo: Gonzalo Espinoza/AFP/Getty ImagesA former senior U.S. diplomat who served in U.S. embassies across Latin America was accused of spying for Cuba’s intelligence service for decades in one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting security breaches of the U.S. government, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday. Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday. The unsealed complaint said that the 73-year-old Rocha had worked for Cuba as a covert agent since at least the early 1980s until now.

Persons: Victor Manuel Rocha, Gonzalo Espinoza, Rocha Organizations: Getty, ., Federal Bureau of Investigation Locations: Cuba, Bolivia, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, U.S, America

One of the people said the Justice Department case accuses Rocha of working to promote the Cuban government’s interests. The Justice Department declined to comment. It was not immediately clear if Rocha had a lawyer and a law firm where he previously worked said it was not representing him. Following his retirement from the State Department, Rocha began a second career in business, serving as the president of a gold mine in the Dominican Republic partly owned by Canada’s Barrick Gold. Foley & Lardner said Rocha left the law firm in August.

Persons: —, Manuel Rocha, Rocha, Fidel Castro’s, Evo Morales, “, ″ Rocha, Morales, Rocha’s, ” Rocha, Karla Wittkop Rocha, ”, Canada’s Barrick, he’s, Foley, Lardner, ” Dario Alvarez, ____ Tucker Organizations: MIAMI, Associated Press, Justice Department, AP, Democratic, Republican, Yale, Harvard, Georgetown, Bolivian, National Security Council, State Department, Canada’s, Clover Leaf, Llorente, Cuenca’s Locations: American, Bolivia, Miami, Cuban, America, Cuba, U.S, Colombia, New York City, Argentina, Washington, United States, Italy, Honduras, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Pennsylvania, Spanish, Cuenca, “, Investigative@ap.org

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States committed Saturday to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations in kicking the coal habit that's a huge factor in global warming. U.S. Special Envoy John Kerry announced that America was joining the Powering Past Coal Alliance, which means the Biden Administration commits to building no new coal plants and phasing out existing plants. The amount of coal burned in the United States last year is less than half what it was in 2008. The Powering Past Coal Alliance started six years ago and had 50 country members until Saturday when the United States and six others joined, said alliance spokeswoman Anna Drazkiewicz. "Joining the Powering Past Coal Alliance reiterates Kosovo’s clear commitment and ongoing efforts towards a socially just and clean energy sector.”___Read more of AP’s climate coverage at http://www.apnews.com/climate-and-environment.

Persons: John Kerry, Biden, “, ” Kerry, ”, Alden Meyer, mell, ” Meyer, Anna Drazkiewicz, Artane Rizvanolli, ___ Read, Seth Borenstein Organizations: United Arab Emirates, Special, America, Past Coal Alliance, Biden Administration, U.S . Department of Energy, U.S . Energy Information Administration, The U.S, Past, Alliance, Twitter, AP Locations: DUBAI, United Arab, United States, U.S, China, India, pell, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Kosovo

Her voice sounds utterly guileless as she sings about lust, betrayal, revenge and healing. 3. boygenius, ‘The Record’Synergy reigns in boygenius, the alliance of the singer-songwriters Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus. Paul Simon, ‘Seven Psalms’“Seven Psalms” comes across as a farewell album from Paul Simon, 82. Simon sings about mortality as a “great migration” and extols the presence and purpose of “The Lord,” as the biblical psalms do. The songs on her second album, “Guts,” combine pop’s concision and melody with rock’s potential to erupt.

Persons: Karol G, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, mentorships, Paul Simon, ‘, It’s, Simon, ”, Olivia Rodrigo, Oliva Rodrigo, Feist, ’ Feist Locations: Colombian, Dominican, Afrobeats, boygenius

They sometimes break barriers and celebrate milestones, like Jabeen becoming the first female Muslim military chaplain a few years ago. In the film and in interviews, they provide a window into the struggles and victories of Muslim chaplains and service members in one of the most American of institutions. “These voices from both sides of the aisle start piling on upon Muslim service members,” Lantigua said. Now is the time for us to go work.’”Not long ago, being a Muslim military chaplain was uncharted territory. Then and now, he said, the presence of Muslim military chaplains helps chip away at misunderstandings, fears and bias.

Persons: Saleha, Jabeen, “ You’re, Major Rafael Lantigua Jr, Lantigua, ” Lantigua, “ We’re, ”, Khallid Shabazz, Islam, who’s, Abu, “, you’ve, Shareda Hosein, David Washburn, ” Jabeen, Muhammad’s, ’ ”, she’s, —, ‘, ’, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, Muhammad, ” Muhammad, Islam — Organizations: PBS, Army, Muslim Army, ., Pentagon, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: U.S, Iraq, Lantigua, “, Afghanistan, Texas, Kuwait, Dominican Republic, African American, United States, India, Gaza, Israel

☆ Cami Téllez's underwear startup Parade went bust, and employees blame her. Is it OK to write about it?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Melkorka Licea | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +28 min

Owning Gucci loafers "wouldn't make me any less capable of leading my team," Téllez rightfully pointed out. Most startups attract people who know this and are excited by it, and Parade employees were no different. "Like any for-profit company, Parade sought to make money and deliver value for shareholders," she told Business Insider. Téllez told staffers DeFuria was sick, and some were worried enough to send flowers to his home. Téllez told employees that they should be receiving offers for positions at AAI "within the next 72 hours at the latest."

Persons: Camila Téllez, I'd, —, Steph Korey, Audrey Gelman, they'd, Steve Jobs, I've, Emily Weiss, Marc Andreessen, Téllez, Gen Zers, Calvin Klein, Cami, Cami Téllez's, she'd, Gucci loafers, Slack, Rhonda Moret, there's, Jack DeFuria, Shakira, Warby Parker's, Neil Blumenthal, Peyton Dix, Jeffries, Evan Mock, Kamala Harris, Ella Emhoff, Gen, Karli Kloss, Omar, who'd, Ty Haney —, — Téllez, Kerry Steib, Meredith Gillies, we've, Steib, I'm, Lyndsey Arnold, Arnold, Lailee, Taghdisi, DeFuria, Kristen Dolzynski, Dolzynski, commenter, weren't Organizations: Ariela, Associates International, AAI, CNBC, Columbia University, NYU, Parade, West Dakota, Forbes, longtime, American, Karli, Voices, Spotify, North America, Employees, Casper, Casa de, Former Locations: New York, Instagram, New, Téllez, York, Colombia, North, SoHo, Dominican Republic

☆ Dominican Republic on alert after deadly floods kill at least nine
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SANTO DOMINGO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Parts of the Dominican Republic were on high alert on Sunday for possible landslides and flooding after heavy rains the day before displaced thousands and killed at least nine people. Fourteen provinces are on red alert, the Caribbean country's Emergency Operations Center (COE) said in a report on Sunday morning. Nine people died on Saturday after rains caused the wall of a highway tunnel to collapse onto their cars, the National Police said. Authorities have not yet provided a tally of all victims, but local media has reported more victims than the nine killed by the wall collapse. Videos on social media showed rushing water dragging cars down streets and flooded ground floors of buildings.

Persons: SANTO DOMINGO, Paul Mathiasen, Brendan O'Boyle, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Emergency Operations Center, National Police, Authorities, COE, Thomson Locations: Dominican Republic, Caribbean

☆ Miss Universe 2023 preliminary: Highlights from the national costume competition
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Alex Rees | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

That’s a serious question, but with a delightfully nonsensical answer: All served as inspiration for national costumes on display during the 2023 Miss Universe pageant’s preliminary competition. (Specifically, those were the looks donned by Miss Great Britain, Miss Philippines, Miss Dominican Republic and, yes, Miss Switzerland.) Eighty-four countries are represented at this year’s Miss Universe, which is taking place in the El Salvadoran capital of San Salvador. Miss Nepal, Jane Garrett, is one of the first “curvy” women to compete at Miss Universe; Erica Robin, meanwhile, is the first woman to represent Pakistan at the pageant. Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesTrue to form for the competition, Miss France ventured into Moulin Rouge's costume department.

Persons: Miss Great, Miss Nepal, Jane Garrett, Erica Robin, R’Bonney Gabriel, Hector Vivas, Miss Brazil, El Salvador's, Alex Peña, Ireland's, carnations, Miss Nigeria's, Miss Curaçao's, Marina Machete, Miss Malaysia, Serena Lee, Jordanne Levy, Moulin, Anntonia Porsild, Bryoni Natalie Govender, Miss Mongolia's Organizations: CNN, Swiss Guard, Miss, El, Oxford English, Miss Netherlands, Games, country's Air Force, Images Locations: Miss Great Britain, Miss Philippines, Miss Dominican Republic, Miss Switzerland, El Salvadoran, San Salvador, Netherlands, Portugal, Miss, Pakistan, USA, Miss Iceland, Venezuelan American, Costa Rica, Miss Portugal, Honduras, Jamaica, Thailand, South Africa

☆ How an Indian startup hacked the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +41 min

The Indian company hacked on an industrial scale, stealing data from political leaders, international executives, prominent attorneys and more. Run by a pair of brothers, Rajat and Anuj Khare, the company began as a small Indian educational startup. The Indian company hacked on an industrial scale, stealing data from political leaders, international executives, sports figures and more. Back in 2012, Kristi Rogers was an executive at Aegis, a London-based security company. Canadian security company GardaWorld, which acquired Aegis in 2015, said it had no information on the incident.

Persons: Chuck Randall, Randall, “, ” Randall, ”, Randall’s inbox, Appin, Rajat, Anuj Khare, Rajat Khare’s, Clare Locke, Khare “, Khare, ” Clare Locke, Ted Kaczynski, Anuj, who’ve, SentinelOne, Tom Hegel, Appin “, Hegel, Mandiant, ” Hegel, Shane Huntley, ” Huntley, Google’s Huntley, ‘, Jochi Gómez, Gómez, Halevi, Tamir Mor, Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, Mohamed Azmin Ali, ” Mor, Berezovsky, Azmin, Mor, Roman Abramovich, Mark Hastings, Hastings, didn’t, Jim H, ” Jim H, Jim H’s, Kristi Rogers, Mike Rogers, he’s, Global’s, sully, Rogers, Damian Perl, – “, Steven Santarpia, ” Santarpia, Santarpia, Leonel Fernández, ” Fernández, Rajat Khare, “ Let’s, Ministry of Home Affairs didn’t, Peter Hargitay, Stevie, Billing, ” Stevie, ’, ” Peter Hargitay, Mookhey, Norman Shark, Jonathan Camp, Shark, Camp, Norman, Dominican Republic –, Dan Brady, Sandra Schweingruber, ” Schweingruber, Schweingruber, Brady, ” Gómez, –, ” –, Anna Carter, Mark Califano, ” Rajat Khare’s, India’s, Educomp, Karen Hunter, Hunter, Bryan, Rajat’s, Vijay Kumar, Deepak Kumar, Kumar, ACSG, Jay Solomon, Solomon, ” Rebsec’s, Vishavdeep Singh, Rebsec, CyberRoot, Sumit Gupta, Gupta, Raphael Satter, Zeba Siddiqui, Christopher Bing, Ryan McNeill, Corinne Perkins, John Emerson, Marla Dickerson Organizations: Reuters, Google, Harvard University, U.S, Symantec, Appin, Caribbean, El, Israeli Defense Forces, Commando, Quillon Law, U.S . House Intelligence, The Michigan Republican, U.S . Senate, Aegis, Global Security, Security, Rogers, Army Corps of Engineers, Rotary, Aegis ’, Global, ” Reuters, Britain’s, Appin Software Security, Ltd, Appin Security, –, Research, Analysis, Intelligence Bureau, Indian, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs, India’s Ministry of Defense, of Home Affairs, Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Ministry of Home Affairs, Telenor, Broadcom, FBI, Dominican, Criminal Investigation Service, Appin Security Group, CERT, country’s, Bureau of Investigation, Educomp, State Bank of India, State Bank, The National Security Agency, NSA, U.S ., Swiss, Appin Technology, India’s Ministry, Corporate Affairs, Control Security Global, Technology, Kumar, Facebook, Meta, BellTroX, Services, Street, New, Rebsec, BellTroX’s, Hire Locations: Long, New Delhi, India, Yorker, Paris, Swiss, cybersecurity, Appin, Dominican, California, “, Dominican Republic, El Siglo, United States, Britain, Switzerland, New York, French, New Jersey, Israel, Russian, Malaysian, London, Rwandan, Virginia, Canadian, Chuck@shinnecock.org, Texas, Indian, India’s Punjab, Pakistan, Zurich, Australia, Norway, Oslo, Brady, Former, ”, U.S, Islip, Shinnecock, Washington, cyberespionage

That's certainly what ESPN executives thought, and they wanted to tie in Stevenson's fight against Edwin De Los Santos for the vacant WBC lightweight world championship with the opening night of the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix. It certainly makes sense from a programming standpoint, giving ESPN a Las Vegas lead-in as it promotes both events. Top Rank CEO Bob Arum told fighthype.com that's also why a fight will take place on the Thursday before the Super Bowl, which is Feb. 11 in Las Vegas. Top Rank president Todd duBoef said, however, other events such as the NFL draft in Las Vegas last year had other attractions tied to them that made the overall experience a success. That led to discussions about staging a fight night that could feed off the F1 publicity and even draw those in town primarily to see the race.

Persons: — Shakur Stevenson, That's, Edwin De Los Santos, Bob Arum, fighthype.com that's, I'm, ” Arum, Todd duBoef, ” duBoef, “, we've, duBoef, ” DuBoef, Stevenson, De Los Santos, Mexico’s Emanuel “ Vaquero, Brazil's Robson Conceição, Conceição Organizations: LAS VEGAS, ESPN, WBC, Las, Formula One, Mobile, Las Vegas, Super, WBO Locations: Las Vegas, Vegas, Newark , New Jersey, Dominican Republic

☆ Coast Guard searching for cruise ship crew member believed to have gone overboard near Puerto Rico, the second such incident within 48 hours
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An MSC Cruise crew member is missing and believed to have gone overboard a ship on Tuesday. The Coast Guard is searching the waters near Puerto Rico for the 30-year-old man. AdvertisementThe Coast Guard is searching for a missing crew member believed to have gone overboard an MSC cruise ship on Tuesday evening. Officials are looking for a 30-year-old man of Indian nationality in waters north of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard said in a Wednesday press release. The time between someone going overboard and the cruise ship launching a search-and-rescue mission can often be the difference between life and death.

Persons: —, Cody Alcorn, KndanB6xeO — Cody Alcorn, Tyler Barnett, Elisha Reid, Barnett didn't Organizations: MSC Cruise, Coast Guard, Service, Guard, MSC, MSC Seascape, MSC Cruises, Cayman, Security, Safety, Business Locations: Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Aguadilla , Puerto Rico, San Juan , Puerto Rico, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Atlanta, Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Mexico

☆ EMSC revises Dominican Republic region earthquake to magnitude 5.3
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 10 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the Dominican Republic region, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Friday. The earthquake was at a depth of 14 km (8.7 miles), EMSC said. EMSC had earlier pegged the earthquake at a magnitude of 5.9 before revising it to 5.3. Reporting by Utkarsh Shetti in BengaluruOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: EMSC, Utkarsh Organizations: Mediterranean Seismological, Thomson Locations: Dominican Republic, Bengaluru

☆ Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey seeks mayoral run nearly 20 years after leaving office
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Jim McGreevey, the former New Jersey governor who publicly acknowledged he was gay and admitted to an affair before stepping down nearly 20 years ago, announced Thursday he will campaign for mayor of Jersey City in 2025. But I also think, God willing, that I can give something back,” McGreevey said Thursday at an event kicking off his campaign. McGreevey, a 66-year-old Democrat, was elected in 2001 as New Jersey governor. In a campaign video, McGreevey, who served as mayor of Woodbridge Township before becoming governor, asked people to give him a second chance. And that’s what, God willing, this campaign is all about, is a new opportunity for Jersey City,” he said in the video.

Persons: Jim McGreevey, I’ve, ” McGreevey, McGreevey, Candido Ortiz, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, ” “, “, it’s, Steven Fulop, It’s, ”, CNN’s Piper Hudspeth Blackburn Organizations: CNN, New, Jersey City, Corporation, Democratic Locations: New Jersey, Jersey, “, Dominican, Woodbridge Township, Ireland

☆ An Epic Pilgrimage Across Three Great Religions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Aatish Taseer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +111 min

Before there was tourism, there was pilgrimage: a trip of endurance, hardship and ecstasy in celebration of one’s faith. On an epic pilgrimage of his own, one writer ventures into the heart of three great religions in Bolivia, Mongolia and Iraq. The Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala the day after Ashura. “They’re poor, but they come thousands of kilometers for the love of Imam Hussein.” PILGRIMAGE WAS A great equalizer. “Labaik ya Hussein,” came the solemn chorus of surrounding voices.

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☆ Cross-Tabs: October 2023 Times/Siena Poll of the 2024 Battlegrounds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

[READ LIST]Thinking about the investigations into Donald Trump, do you think that Donald Trump has or has not committed any serious federal crimes? (Split 2) Do you think Donald Trump has the mental sharpness to be an effective president? (Split 2) Do you think Donald Trump has the personality and temperament to be an effective president? (Split 2) Do you think Joe Biden has the personality and temperament to be an effective president? [READ LIST]Do you think Donald Trump is good for democracy, bad for democracy, or neither good nor bad for democracy?

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