Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 12 de septiembre: supervivientes en Marruecos, abandonados a su suerte
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:30:42 GMT
Anuncian cambios en el Impuesto a las Ganancias en Argentina. Aumentan el cultivo de coca y la producción de cocaína en Colombia. Trump explica exactamente cuán salvaje sería su segundo mandato. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.1. Supervivientes en Marruecos, abandonados a su suerteLos equipos de rescate de Marruecos trabajan contra reloj para encontrar supervivientes del fuerte terremoto del viernes. El difícil acceso a la vasta zona afectada por el seísmo ha dificultado las labores de entrega de ayuda. Aunque en algunos lugares se han instalado campamentos de emergencia, los habitantes de otras zonas inaccesibles se han visto abandonados a su suerte.Cómo ayudar a las víctimas del mortal terremoto de Marruecos¿Cuáles han sido los peores terremotos de la historia?¿Tenías planeado viajar a Marruecos antes del letal terremoto? Todo lo que los viajeros deben saber¿Dónde fue el epicentro? Este es el mapa de las zonas afectadas2. Kim Jong Un va rumbo a R...Police respond to car submerged in Lauderhill canal
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:30:42 GMT
Police and fire rescue units of Lauderhill were called to the area near Northwest 47th Avenue and 16th Street where a vehicle was discovered partially submerged in a canal. The Lauderhill Police Department’s Public Information Officer reported that the call came in shortly after 10 p.m. Monday and conveyed concerns about a vehicle’s presence in the canal. Officials said the caller did not see the vehicle go into the canal and was unaware of any potential occupants within the car. Plantation Police and Sunrise Police, along with fire rescue dive team members responded to the scene for additional support. Fire officials advised that the vehicle might be unoccupied. The Lauderhill Police Department has yet to release an official statement regarding the situation.BSO investigates shooting in Pompano Beach
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:30:42 GMT
The Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) responded to the scene after reports of gunfire in a Pompano Beach neighborhood, Monday. Just after 8 p.m., deputies responded to the area of 421 NW 7th Terrace, canvassing the vicinity for potential victims and witnesses. According to officials, a barrage of bullets was unleashed outside a Pompano Beach home while a car parked in the driveway along Northwest Seventh Terrace and Fourth Street bore the brunt of the gunfire with its windows shattered by multiple rounds. Officials said initial investigations determined there were no injuries as a result of the gunfire, but it remains unclear if anyone was in the vehicle when the shooting occurred. As of now, BSO has not provided any confirmation regarding the presence of individuals inside the targeted vehicle at the time of the shooting. As the investigation unfolds, BSO will continue to provide updates on the incident.Iran confirms it arrested Swedish EU official
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:30:42 GMT
Iran on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a Swedish citizen who works for the European Union, saying his case will soon be sent to court.“The investigation is being finalized and the case will be sent to the competent court in the days ahead with the final decision of the prosecutor’s office,” Iran’s judiciary spokesperson Massoud Setayeshi said.Setayeshi did not mention the Swedish citizen by name, but said he was charged with committing crimes on Iranian territory.Last week, the New York Times broke news that Swedish national and EU worker Johan Floderus had been detained in prison in Iran for more than 500 days. Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign affairs chief, confirmed Floderus’ arrest, saying he’s been working “relentlessly” to free him and will continue to push for his release.Floderus, who works for the European External Action Service, was reportedly arrested on espionage charges in April 2022, while on a private trip to Iran.The arrest news sparked blowback from EU member...Police warn that escapee Danelo Cavalcante is armed. He has avoided searchers for nearly two weeks
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:30:42 GMT
Authorities warned that an escaped murderer who has evaded capture in southeastern Pennsylvania for nearly two weeks was armed and urged residents Tuesday in the area where he was being pursued to lock up, secure vehicles and remain indoors.Pennsylvania State Police posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that the department was pursuing Danelo Souza Cavalcante in South Coventry Township. Police also asked that the public call 911 if Cavalcante is seen and not to approach him.At least one nearby school district announced early Tuesday that it would close all schools and offices for the day and another in the area planned to keep students indoors.On Monday, state and federal officials pushed back against questions about whether they blew a chance to catch Cavalcante, saying that the area where hundreds had been searching included heavy woods, underground tunnels and drainage ditches. They also said it took more than two hours for news to reach them th...Boy arrested after 2 young girls sexually assaulted at Toronto summer camp
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:30:42 GMT
A teen boy is facing charges in the alleged sexually assault of two young girls at a Toronto summer camp earlier this year.Police say the 14-year-old boy was enrolled in a ‘Leader in Training’ program at a summer camp called Jack of Sports. The camp ran between July 17 and July 21 at Western Technical Commercial School in the city’s west end near Runnymede Road and Bloor Street West.It is alleged the boy repeatedly sexually assaulted two six-year-old girls during the camp.The boy has been arrested and is facing three sexual assault charges and three sexual interference charges. He is scheduled to appear in a Toronto courtroom on Wednesday morning.Police believe there could be more victims. The investigation is ongoing.Retailer Roots reports $5.3M Q2 loss compared with $3.2M loss a year ago
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:30:42 GMT
TORONTO — Retailer Roots Corp. reported a loss of $5.3 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $3.2 million a year earlier as its total sales edged higher.The company says its loss amounted to 13 cents per share for the quarter which ended July 29 compared with a loss of eight cents per share in the same quarter last year.Sales in what was the company’s second quarter totalled $49.4 million, up from $47.8 million a year earlier.Roots says its direct-to-consumer sales, which include its corporate retail store and e-commerce sales, amounted to $37.1 million, down from $38.5 million a year ago.The company says the decrease was driven by a challenging economic conditions and a competitive promotional environment.Partner and other sales — which include wholesale Roots branded products, licensing to select manufacturing partners and the sale of certain custom products — totalled $12.3 million in the quarter, up from $9.3 million a year ago due to help from...EU lawmakers approve a deal to raise renewable energy target to 42.5% of total consumption by 2030
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:30:42 GMT
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — European Union lawmakers endorsed a deal Tuesday to raise the share of renewables in the bloc’s energy mix, another step to accelerate its green transition away from fossil fuels.The bill, adopted by a large majority — 470 lawmakers voted in favor, 120 against and 40 abstained — foresees an updated renewable energy target of 42.5% of total consumption by 2030. The current goal is 32%.“Today’s vote in the European Parliament clears the way for a massive boost towards the energy transition, in a way that is affordable for citizens and reinforces the EU as an industrial bastion,” said Green MEP Ville Niinistö. “The EU is saying goodbye to fossil fuels in our energy mix. The energy crisis has shown that we must be fully independent of oil and gas, especially from Russia.” A review by global energy think tank Ember showed that wind and solar generated a record 22% of the EU’s electricity last year and for the first time overtook gas, which accounted for 20%. Coa...Israeli academics and artists call on Biden and UN to shun Netanyahu during his upcoming US visit
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:30:42 GMT
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israeli academics and artists have urged U.S. President Joe Biden and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to shun Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the United States next week, underlining the divide between Israel’s far-right government and segments of the country’s population. In an open letter published Wednesday, over 3,500 signers, including well-known Israeli writer David Grossman and painter Tamar Getter, called on Biden and Guterres not to meet with Netanyahu or invite him to speak at the U.N. General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders. The prime minister’s office has said Netanyahu will travel to the U.S. next week to visit high-tech leaders in California before flying to New York to address the U.N. “Netanyahu incites citizens against each other, threatens the country’s security and economy, and turns his face away from the historical conflict that tears Israel apart – the for...Hurricane Lee swirls through open waters on a path to Atlantic Canada
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:30:42 GMT
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Lee whirled north of Puerto Rico on Tuesday as a Category 3 storm, with forecasters noting it would remain in open waters through this week while on a path to Atlantic Canada.The storm was located 575 miles (925 kilometers) south of Bermuda. It had winds of up to 115 mph (185 kph) and was moving west-northwest at 7 mph (11 kph).By Sunday, Lee was forecast to weaken into a tropical storm and likely make landfall in Nova Scotia, Canada, according to AccuWeather.“A significant storm surge will occur along with the strongest winds and risk of property damage,” AccuWeather said in a statement.Winds and flooding also are expected to affect Rhode Island, eastern Massachusetts, southeastern New Hampshire and central and coastal Maine, forecasters said.Hurricane Lee was expected to start turning northward on Tuesday afternoon on a path that would take it just west of Bermuda late Thursday, with the National Hurricane Center warning the island could expe...Latest news
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