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CNN witnessed the skies of Northern Gaza illuminated by flares and explosions as the bombardment intensified late Thursday night. Israel Defense Forces spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus claimed the strike was targeting a Hamas commander hiding in an underground bunker and that when the complex imploded it possibly collapsed nearby buildings. The Israel military says there are fuel supplies in Gaza being held by Hamas, which are not being distributed for humanitarian purposes, CNN has reported. Pentagon officials believe Israel has been striking legitimate Hamas targets, including some senior commanders. Blinken plans to raise the issue in his talks with Israeli officials Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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☆ Chipotle’s Labor Costs Are Rising. Customers Will See It in Pricing.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A law in California raising the hourly minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20, starting in April, will increase Chipotle’s labor costs in the state on average by 15% to 20% next year. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesChipotle Mexican Grill is expecting a significant bump in labor costs next year because of a new law in California. Starting in April, minimum wage for fast-food workers in California will increase to $20 an hour, up from the state’s current hourly minimum wage of $15.50. The law applies to fast-food chains with at least 60 national locations and will come as the state’s minimum wage is set to rise to $16 an hour in January. Chipotle currently pays California workers in the high teens, around $17 to $18 an hour, said Chief Financial Officer Jack Hartung.

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☆ High mobile phone use may impact sperm count, study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Male sperm count has fallen by more than 50% globally in the last 50 years, leaving researchers scrambling to understand why. The men also had a 30% higher risk for a low sperm concentration, a less important measure of sperm count in a milliliter of semen. On the positive side, researchers found that as phone technology improved over the 13 years of the study, the impact on sperm count began to ease. As cell phone usage climbed, sperm count dropped, with the lowest levels among men using their phone 20 or more times a day. The greatest association between low sperm count and concentration and phone use were between 2005 and 2007.

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Washington CNN —President Joe Biden and his top national security officials are increasingly confronting questions about Israel’s commitment to minimizing civilian deaths and how scenes from Gaza could affect his domestic political standing. Already, Biden had been walking a tightrope in his support for Israel following the Hamas terror attacks on October 7. Biden has resisted calls for a ceasefire, including at the United Nations, and insists Israel has a “responsibility” to defend its citizens from terrorism. It also included attempts by US officials to interrogate Israel’s war plans, which appeared not fully developed to some. And I think everyone understands that,” Biden told reporters as he returned home from his brief trip to Israel on October 18.

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☆ For days Sam Bankman-Fried, the MIT grad who founded FTX, repeatedly told a jury he couldn't remember actions from his time as CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

It was during those hours of questioning that Bankman-Fried repeatedly said he couldn't recall specific details from his time as CEO of FTX, his now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange. Asked whether his support for regulation in the crypto industry was contingent upon protecting customers, Bankman-Fried testified Monday: "I don't recall that specifically, no." He similarly struggled to recall whether he ever mentioned to the public that while trading on FTX, Alameda didn't play by the same rules as other customers. AdvertisementAdvertisementBankman-Fried's instructions as CEO were just 'suggestions'Chelsea Jia Feng/InsiderBankman-Fried insisted on the stand that he didn't recall making various instructions to his employees, especially those like Ellison, Gary Wang, and Nishad Singh. Asked if he instructed Ellison to purchase cryptocurrencies in her capacity as co-CEO of Alameda, Bankman-Fried was vague, saying, "I don't recall an instance.

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☆ A Tax Rule Change Is Threatening the Survival of Some Businesses
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

For Yelp, the tax rule change potentially deters investment in R&D above what is needed to maintain the business, said Chief Financial Officer David Schwarzbach. Photo: john g mabanglo/ShutterstockTristan Louis in January started preparing to file taxes for his software business. Expecting a bill in the five-figures, the Casebook founder was shocked to learn his tax liability for the nearly 50-person firm was over $400,000. The 52-year-old, unsure the business would survive, scrambled to figure out how to come up with the cash to pay the taxes. Job cuts were needed and by early March, he had to cut staff by around 35%.

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☆ Erling Haaland gets on back on track in the Champions League as Manchester City defeats BSC Young Boys 3-1
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Powered by a brace from Erling Haaland, Manchester City made it three UEFA Champions League wins out of three as they defeated Swiss side BSC Young Boys 3-1 on Wednesday in Bern. Despite facing mounting pressure, Young Boys managed to frustrate City throughout the first half and the two sides headed into the break goalless. City did extend its lead later when its talisman sealed the game with just five minutes left in regulation time. Haaland curled a right-footed strike past Racioppi to score his 33rd Champions League goal in 37 appearances. “The environment we are in Young Boys are used to.

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☆ The Tax Rule Change That Is Threatening Businesses’ Survival
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Gimenez double leads Feyenoord to 3-1 win over Lazio
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"Santi (Gimenez) scored a really good goal. He's already scored a lot of goals for us this season, with another two this evening as well. Feyenoord, European champions in 1970, doubled their lead before halftime when midfielder Calvin Stengs cut inside and set up Algeria international Zerrouki to shoot home. Feyenoord moved top of Group E with six points ahead of Atletico Madrid's game against Celtic. Reporting by Angelica Medina in Mexico City, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Haaland brace lifts Man City to 3-1 win over Young Boys
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

City can clinch their spot in the knockout stage when they play Young Boys again, this time at home, on Nov. 7. Haaland scored for the first time in six Champions League games with a penalty in the 67th minute after Mohamed Camara's tackle on Rodri in the box. Haaland, who rewrote several scoring records last season, added another one on Wednesday, breaking Kylian Mbappe's mark as the youngest player to score 37 Champions League goals. But Young Boys caught City keeper Ederson in no man's land to level four minutes later, sending in Meschack Elia with a superb pass which he scooped high over Ederson into the net. Young Boys are third in the group on one point after three matches.

Persons: Erling Haaland, Manuel Akanji, Pep, Guardiola, I'm, Haaland, Mohamed Camara's, Akanji, Ruben Dias's, Anthony Racioppi, Meschack Elia, Jack Grealish's, Racioppi, Matheus Nunes, Loris Benito, Rico Lewis, City's Julian Alvarez, Grealish, Lori Ewing, Clare Fallon Organizations: Manchester City, Champions League, Swiss, Young Boys, Wednesday, TNT Sports, League, Boys, Ederson, Thomson Locations: Norwegian, Swiss

HOUSTON (AP) — Coming a win shy of reaching the World Series would be considered a successful season for most teams. “We overcame a lot of stuff… so you hold your head up high, and you think about what you’ve accomplished versus what you’ve lost,” he said. Political Cartoons View All 1218 ImagesAfter coasting to the AL West title in the previous two seasons, the Astros spent most of this season chasing Texas in the standings. The Astros beat Minnesota in four games in the AL Division Series to reach the ALCS for a seventh straight season. Still dealing with this.”The Astros came on late to win the division despite dealing with a spate of injuries.

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☆ Picking health insurance can be tricky: 6 key terms to know as open enrollment starts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

PremiumsFrederic Cirou | Photoalto | Getty ImagesThe premium is the sum you pay an insurer each month to participate in a health plan. It's perhaps the most transparent and easy-to-understand cost component of a health plan — the equivalent of a sticker price. The average co-insurance rate for consumers is 19% for primary care and 20% for specialty care, according to KFF data. For example, would you struggle to pay a $1,000 medical bill if you require health care? If so, a health plan with a larger monthly premium and a smaller deductible may be your best bet, Sun said.

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☆ In South Texas, Border-Wall Plans Meet Resistance: ‘This Is My Backyard’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Nadya Alvarez | A Teacher Whose Family Has Lived Along The River In The La Rosita Community At The Northern Edge Of Rio Grande City For At Least Five Generations | Leonel Romeo Alvarez | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

“This caught me off guard. But it’s not the first time [the government] has tried to take my land.”—Nadya Alvarez, a 52-year-old teacher whose family has lived along the river in the La Rosita community at the northern edge of Rio Grande City for at least five generationsYears ago, Alvarez painted a message on her rooftop for Trump and anyone else to see.

Persons: it’s, — Nadya Alvarez, Alvarez Organizations: Trump Locations: Rosita, Rio Grande City

HOUSTON (AP) — Adolis García homered twice and drove in five runs as the Texas Rangers reached the World Series with an 11-4 blowout of the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series on Monday night. García went deep for the fourth straight game and set a record for RBIs in a postseason series with 15. The defending World Series champion Astros were finally dethroned. Political Cartoons View All 1215 ImagesNo club has won consecutive World Series since the New York Yankees took three straight from 1998-2000. Texas’ win guarantees a third all-wild card World Series, the first since Bochy’s Giants beat Kansas City in 2014.

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The defending World Series champion Astros were again felled by a subpar start from Framber Valdez and lackluster play at home. But the Rangers got some insurance from an RBI double by Garver with one out in the eighth off Abreu. Josh Sborz walked Alex Bregman to start the Houston eighth and struck out Alvarez before José Abreu singled with one out. Abreu singled on a grounder to right field before Tucker grounded into a force out that left him out at second and sent Alvarez to third. Heim, who had a career-high 18 home runs in the regular season, also homered off Valdez in Game 2 of this series.

Persons: — Nathan Eovaldi, Mitch Garver, Jonah Heim, Adolis García, Eovaldi, Framber Valdez, Valdez, Bryan Abreu, García, Stanek, Yordan Alvarez, Garver, Heim, Mauricio Dubón, Abreu, It’s, Cliff Lee, They’d, José Leclerc, Jose Altuve, Josh Sborz, Alex Bregman, Alvarez, José Abreu, Leclerc, Kyle Tucker, Jon Singleton, Jeremy Peña, Houston’s, Tucker, Dubón, Altuve, Brantley, barehanded, Nathaniel Lowe, Josh Jung, Garcia, Bryan Abreu's, John McHale Jr, Rob Manfred, Evan Carter, Adolis Garcia, ___ Organizations: HOUSTON, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Rangers, Astros, The Rangers, Houston, The Astros, Tampa, Eovaldi, Valdez, Major League Baseball Locations: Houston, García, Arlington, Washington, Valdez, Texas, Tampa Bay

LONDON (AP) — On a day when English soccer mourned the passing of Bobby Charlton, Manchester City and Liverpool got back on track with wins in the Premier League. City and Liverpool bounced back from two straight disappointing results with comfortable wins to reignite a title rivalry that is showing signs of once again going deep into the season. Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland netted for City in the opening 20 minutes, with the Norway striker ending a mini-drought after going two league games without scoring. He has never gone three Premier League games without a goal since joining City last season. City has 21 points from nine games, one more point than Liverpool.

Persons: Bobby Charlton, Charlton, United’s, reignite, Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland, Ansu Fati, City's Manuel Akanji, Mohamed Salah, Everton, Ashley Young, Luis Diaz, Liverpool's Ibrahima Konate, Beto, Jurgen Klopp, Michael Keane, Bournemouth's Lewis Cook, Chris Wood, ___ Organizations: Manchester City, Liverpool, Premier League, Arsenal, Sheffield United, City, Everton, Merseyside Derby, Brighton, Wolverhampton, Tottenham, Newcastle, Crystal, Wolves, Brentford, Burnley, Bournemouth, Luton, Nottingham Forest, Fulham Locations: Merseyside, Norway, Liverpool, Brighton

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried's ex-friends and top lieutenants all demolished his criminal defense from the witness stand
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Sam Bankman-Fried's defense attorneys have argued that FTX's collapse is complicated and he didn't know everything. AdvertisementAdvertisementDuring opening statements at Sam Bankman-Fried's trial, it quickly became clear that prosecutors and his defense attorneys had very different approaches. But Bankman-Fried's attorneys may convince jurors that Bankman-Fried genuinely believed his actions were acceptable in the wild-west cryptocurrency industry. The challenge for Bankman-Fried's attorneys is to convince jurors that he didn't know about any wrongdoing. "Sam directed me to," Ellison testified.

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☆ Analysis: The number one takeaway from President Joe Biden's Oval Office address
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“I know these conflicts can seem far away, and it’s natural to ask – why does this matter to America?” Biden said. Biden’s decision to combine aid requests for Israel and Ukraine will trigger a fierce political clash in Washington. Hell no.”Polls show that Americans do not necessarily buy Biden’s position that the threats to Ukraine and Israel are the same. Biden’s address, with the familiar backdrop of US and presidential flags in the Oval Office felt like a throwback to an earlier age — when presidents would interrupt primetime on the handful of TV channels at a moment of national crisis. Like President Harry S. Truman, Biden’s trips to the bully pulpit are marked more for simple truculence than linguistic eloquence.

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☆ Nicaragua sends Catholic priests to Rome after talks with Vatican
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 18 (Reuters) - Nicaragua sent a dozen Catholic priests who had been "processed" by judicial authorities to Rome on Wednesday, the government said, the latest action, a critic said, in a government crackdown on the church. President Daniel Ortega has at times accused Catholic church leaders of seeking to overthrow his government, while judicial authorities have arrested priests and accused some of committing treason, among other crimes. An exiled Nicaraguan researcher who publishes records of what she describes as the persecution of the Catholic Church under Ortega said sending the priests to Rome was a "forced removal." The researcher, Martha Patricia Molina, accused Ortega of seeking to "strangle and disappear" the church with such action. Bishop Rolando Alvarez, perhaps Ortega's most prominent Catholic critic, was this year sentenced to a 26-year jail term on treason charges, but was not among the 12 priests the government sent to Rome.

Persons: Stringer, Daniel Ortega, Ortega, Martha Patricia Molina, Bishop Rolando Alvarez, Valentine Hilaire, David Alire Garcia, Christopher Cushing, Robert Birsel Organizations: Metropolitan Cathedral, REUTERS, Catholic, Thomson Locations: Managua, Nicaragua, Rome, Italy, Nicaraguan, United States

☆ Management of bankrupt Volta Trucks seeking buyer - source
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Nick Carey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Volta Zero electric truck is seen during the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Volta Trucks AB FollowLONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The management of bankrupt electric truck maker Volta Trucks is urgently seeking a buyer to take the company out of administration and help it complete the ramp-up to mass production, a source familiar with the issue told Reuters. The startup had picked a factory in Austria to make its trucks and had been working toward mass production. Representatives of executives at Alvarez & Marsal Europe (A&M), who have been appointed as bankruptcy administrators for Volta Trucks' UK operations, could not be reached for comment. A few, including EV parts supplier Proterra and electric pickup truck maker Lordstown Motors, have begun bankruptcy proceedings.

Persons: Angelika Warmuth, Nick Carey Organizations: REUTERS, Volta, Reuters, Volta Trucks, Management, Alvarez, Marsal Europe, EV, Lordstown Motors, Thomson Locations: Munich, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, Austria

That includes their 8-5 win in Game 3 of the first postseason series between the instate AL West rivals. Seager was MVP in both the NLCS and World Series. He hit five homers in that seven-game NLCS, two in the World Series and has two here this postseason. OPEN ROOFA game was played at Globe Life Field with the roof open for the first time in nearly five months. The roof was open for 13 of the 16 neutral-site postseason games in 2020, including three of the six World Series games.

Persons: — José Abreu, Alvarez's, Corey Seager's, Adolis García, hasn't, Jose Altuve, Alvarez, Chas McCormick, Dane Dunning, Martin Maldonado, Mauricio Dubón, Alex Bregman, Cody Bradford, Abreu, Ryne Stanek, Mitch Garver's, Altuve, Andrew Heaney, Bregman, Dunning, Seager, José Urquidy, Stanek, Marcus Semien’s, Abreu snagged Corey Seager’s, Jordan Baker, SEAGER DINGERS Seager, Jordan Montgomery, Cy Young, Justin Verlander, Urquidy, ___ Organizations: Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Rangers, Tampa Bay, Life, Astros, Texas, Globe, instate AL West, The Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mets Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Houston, Texas, Baltimore, Tampa, UP, New York

☆ These are the 50 best bars in the world for 2023 — another Barcelona bar tops the list
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Quek Jie Ann | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

SINGAPORE — Sips in Barcelona, Spain is the best bar in the world, according to this year's ranking by the 50 Best organization. The World's 50 Best Bars were announced at an awards ceremony in Singapore on Tuesday evening — the first time the ceremony was held in Asia. The annual ranking is published by William Reed Business Media, a U.K.-based company that also publishes "The World's 50 Best Restaurants" list — and in a first, "The World's 50 Best Hotels," published in September. The 50 Best organization has published an annual ranking of "The World's 50 Best Bars" since 2009, with London and New York dominating the lists ever since. Courtesy of The World's 50 Best Bars

Persons: William Reed, Sips, Marc Álvarez, Frida Calho, Sydney –, Madrid, Rome Hanky, Kitten, Scotland Mimi Kakushi, Renato, Simone Caporale, Röda, Apoorva Kohli Organizations: Sips, Mexico City, William, William Reed Business Media, CNBC, South America, United Arab Emirates, Barcelona Connaught Bar, South America Himkok, Greece BKK Social, Salmon Guru, Hong, Buenos Aires Röda Huset, SG Club, Cambridge Public House, Sons, Africa Scarfes Bar, Milan Carnaval, Bar, Athens Atlas, American, Asia Locations: SINGAPORE, Barcelona, Spain, Singapore, Asia, New York, Mexico, U.K, London, Sips, Europe, North, South, Australia, Dubai, United Arab, South America, Oslo, Norway, Seoul, North America, Paradiso, Paris, Limantour, London Alquímico, Cartagena, Columbia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Athens, Greece, Bangkok, Pony, Salmon, , New York, Hong Kong, Rome, Rome Hanky Panky, Melbourne, Trova, Miami Baba, Rum, Athens CoChinChina, Berlin, Stockholm, Tokyo, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Milan, Lima, Peru L'Antiquario, Naples, Italy, Mexico City, Firenze, Florence, , New Orleans, Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Röda Huset, New Delhi, Alquímico

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jose Altuve homered, Cristian Javier worked into the sixth inning of another solid postseason start and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 8-5 on Wednesday night, closing to 2-1 in the AL Championship Series. Javier set a franchise record for the defending champion Astros by extending his postseason scoreless streak to 20 1/3 innings. He threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings six days later, on Sept. 12 at Toronto, before going on the injured list because of the shoulder strain. LOT OF ZEROESJavier's 20 1/3 innings passed Joe Niekro's 18 innings for the longest scoreless streak in Astros history, for starters or relievers. It is the second-longest MLB scoreless streak for a starter in his first postseason starts, behind Christy Mathewson's 28 innings from 1905-11.

Persons: — Jose Altuve, Cristian Javier, Cy Young, Max Scherzer, Javier, Josh Jung, El, ” Javier, Ryan Pressly, Martín Maldonado, Yordan Alvarez, Jung, Alvarez, Kyle Tucker, Mauricio Dubón, Scherzer, Jonah Heim's mitt, Maldonado, José Abreu, Bruce Bochy, Evan Carter's, Hector Neris, Michael Brantley, Leody Taveras, Joe Niekro's, Christy Mathewson's, David Wells, ___ Organizations: Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Texas, Astros, Rangers, instate AL West, Minnesota, AL, Life, The Rangers, Mets, NL, Star, MLB, Detroit, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Yankees Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Tampa Bay, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Arizona, Houston, New York, San Diego, Toronto, Detroit , Washington, Cincinnati, Boston

☆ ‘World’s best’ bar for 2023 is revealed
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Singapore CNN —Barcelona has retained its grip on the World’s 50 Best Bars list as intimate cocktail joint Sips claimed the top spot at 2023’s awards. Winners were voted for anonymously by the World’s 50 Best Bar Academy, a group of 680 industry figures including bar owners, bartenders and critics. The group also coordinates the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, which named fine dining establishment Central, in the Peruvian capital Lima, at No. World’s best bars for 20231. Baba au Rum, AthensFor the full list of the top 50, visit the World’s 50 Best Bars site.

Persons: “, ‘, Miami’s, Connaught, Sips, Simone Caporale, Marc Álvarez, ” Caporale, mixologist, ” William Reed, Licorería, Sammy, Salmon, Hanky, Café Organizations: Singapore CNN — Barcelona, Mexico City, Bar Academy, Connaught Bar, CNN, BKK Social, Sydney Locations: Singapore, London, New York, Spain, Europe, Mexico, Buenos Aires, New York City, Manhattan’s Lower, Side . Florida, Louisiana, New Orleans, Mayfair, Barcelona, Lima, Sips, Paris, Licorería Limantour, Alquímico, Cartagena, Himkok, Oslo, Athens, Bangkok, Pony, Madrid, , New York, Seoul, Hong Kong, Rome, Hanky Panky, Melbourne, Trova, Miami, Baba au Rum

HOUSTON (AP) — Family members of a murdered 16-year-old girl tried to attack her ex-boyfriend during a court hearing Tuesday after he had pleaded guilty to shooting her nearly two dozen times while she was walking her dog. During a court hearing Tuesday, Alvarez’s mother, Anna Machado, took the witness stand to give a victim impact statement. Video of the court hearing shows Machado finishing her statement and walking toward DeLeon, who was sitting at a table with his attorney. The uncle is quickly restrained, but DeLeon’s mother then comes and starts shoving Alvarez’s mother. DeLeon’s trial had been set to begin this week, but he decided to accept the plea agreement, prosecutors said.

Persons: —, Frank DeLeon, Diamond Alvarez, Alvarez, DeLeon, Alvarez’s, Anna Machado, Machado, “, ” Machado, DeLeon’s, ”, Kim Ogg, Juan, Lozano Organizations: HOUSTON Locations: Houston, ” Harris County

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