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Muere otro venezolano investigado por casos de supuesta corrupción; el segundo en un mes

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:55:40 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Ministerio Público de Venezuela confirmó la muerte de Juan Almeida, una de las personas investigadas en la presunta trama de corrupción en varias empresas públicas del país que estalló en marzo, informó en Twitter el fiscal general Tarek William Saab.Almeida, quien se identificaba en las redes sociales como hacker con el apodo de N33, estaba en arresto domiciliario. En abril el canal oficial Venezolana de Televisión informó que había sido presentado en un centro de salud. Nunca se revelaron los cargos.CNN ha intentado comunicarse con la defensa de Almeida para conocer su versión, pero aún no ha obtenido respuesta.Saab informó que Almeida “sufría de una enfermedad terminal diagnosticada como cirrosis hepática” y por ello había recibido una medida de arresto domiciliario. Hasta ahora el fiscal no había informado que había recibido ese beneficioAlmeida era investigado, junto con dos de sus hermanos, como “presunto operador tecnológico” en el caso Pdvsa/Cripto, ...

Court rejects Elizabeth Holmes’ latest effort to stay out of prison while on appeal

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:55:40 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes appears to be soon bound for prison after an appeals court Tuesday rejected her bid to remain free while she tries to overturn her conviction in a blood-testing hoax that brought her fleeting fame and fortune.The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling comes nearly three weeks after Holmes deployed a last-minute legal maneuver to delay the start of her 11-year prison sentence. She had been previously ordered to surrender to authorities on April 27 by U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, who sentenced her in November.Davila will now set a new date for Holmes, 39, to leave her current home in the San Diego area and report to prison.The punishment will separate Holmes from her current partner, William “Billy” Evans, their 1-year-old son, William, and 3-month-old daughter, Invicta. Holmes’ pregnancy with Invicta — Latin for “invincible,” or “undefeated” — began after a jury convicted her on four counts of fraud and conspiracy in J...

Republican wins state House special election in central Pennsylvania, putting GOP 1 seat away from majority control

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:55:40 GMT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican wins state House special election in central Pennsylvania, putting GOP 1 seat away from majority control.Source

Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado homers in 5th consecutive game

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:55:40 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered for the fifth straight game, a leadoff drive in the second inning that tied the St. Louis Cardinals’ game against the Milwaukee Brewers 1-1 on Tuesday night.Arenado homered on an 0-1 fastball from Wade Miley, driving the ball 394 feet into the left-field seats.Arenado had not homered in five straight games since a career-best six-game streak from Sept. 1-5, 2015.He was hitting .233 with three homers and 19 RBIs through May 11. He entered Tuesday with four homers and 11 RBIs in his previous for games, going 9 for 17.Arenado has 999 RBIs in 1,424 games and could join Hall of Famers Eddie Mathews and Chipper Jones as the only players since 1920 who were primarily third basemen to hit 300 homers with 1,000 RBIs before 1,500 games.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Elecciones en España del 28M: ¿cuáles son las principales propuestas de los partidos y qué preocupa a los españoles?

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:55:40 GMT

(CNN Español) — El domingo 28 de mayo los españoles están llamados a las urnas para elegir a sus representantes municipales y a los miembros de las asambleas de 12 comunidades autónomas.La justa electoral se presenta como la antesala de las elecciones generales de finales de este año, y sus resultados podrían servir para pronosticar qué líder político tiene más opciones de llegar a la presidencia del Gobierno.¿Por qué son importantes las elecciones municipales y autonómicas de España rumbo a las generales?Ahora bien, la captación de votos dependerá, en gran medida, de la habilidad de cada partido político para entender las necesidades del electorado y de las soluciones que ofrezca para poder atraerlos.Principales preocupaciones personales de los españolesEl asunto que personalmente más afecta a los españoles es “la crisis económica y los problemas de índole económica”, seguido de “la sanidad” y, de tercero, “el paro”, según el último Barómetro del Centro de Investigaciones Soc...

Germán ejected, Judge booed as allegations of cheating swirl around Yankees

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:55:40 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — New York Yankees right-hander Domingo Germán was ejected from Tuesday night’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays after umpires checked his hands for banned sticky stuff.Germán’s ejection, likely to trigger a 10-game suspension, was the fourth since Major League Baseball started its crackdown on prohibited grip aids two years ago and the second this season. It occurred during the second game of an increasingly acrimonious series between AL East rivals.Aaron Judge was booed during his first two at-bats following allegations of sign stealing Monday. After Judge struck out in the third inning Tuesday, there was a brief shouting match between Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker and Yankees third base coach Luis Rojas. Walker went to the outfield end of the dugout,, yelling and gesturing at Rojas, a former Mets manager.Germán retired his first nine batters when his hands were examined by first base umpire D.J. Reyburn as the pitched headed to the mound for the ...

Yemi Mobolade defeats Wayne Williams in Colorado Springs mayoral race

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:55:40 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) — Yemi Mobolade won a solid victory in Tuesday's runoff election for Colorado Springs mayor, defeating former Secretary of State Wayne Williams.Williams conceded the race around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, FOX21 reported. Early returns Tuesday night showed Mobolade leading with nearly 58% of votes cast — or 65,791 votes to Williams' 48,570."We are thrilled to announce Yemi Mobolade as the 42nd Mayor of Colorado Springs!This is a new era of leadership and progress for COS. Let's unite and forge ahead towards a prosperous future for the city we love," a pop-up message read on Mobolade's website Tuesday night. Rep. Lauren Boebert files for divorce from husband Gov. Jared Polis issued a congratulatory statement to the mayor-elect."Thank you to every Colorado Springs resident who voted," Polis said in a statement released by his office. "Congratulations to Mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade on his victory and I look forward to working with the mayor-elect to help save peop...

3 arrested after cellphone video captures fight inside gym at South Dade Senior High school

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:55:40 GMT

Cellphone video captured a violent fight inside the gym at South Dade Senior High School right before the afternoon bell was set to go off.The fight occurred on May 8, and a 29-second video showed one kid slamming another student against the gym floor.District officials said the interaction between the two students started earlier in the day after one student recorded another student in a bathroom at the school. The victim pleaded for him to delete that picture or video.According to district officials, things escalated in the gym after the victim asked once again for the students to delete it. Authorities said that’s when the video showed the fight that broke out between five students against three. The two groups involved had not interacted before the day of the attack. District officials said the victims getting attacked in the video haven’t been in the U.S. very long. The video was blurred because the victims expressed fear of repercussions. In a statement, they told ...

Patients reunite with doctors who saved their lives during Trauma Survivor Day at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:55:40 GMT

There was a special reunion at a South Florida hospital. Doctors and their patients shared survival stories.Pushing past the pain to celebrate life, dozens of trauma survivors reunited with hospital staff and rescue workers at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood who helped them overcome some of the most harrowing experiences of their lives.“Every day is Trauma Survivor Day,” said Medical Director Dr.Andrew Rosenthal. “In some ways, it’s a big group hug and in some other ways, it’s a cry fest.”From the scene of the accident to the operating room, doctors are faced with tough decisions.“We never know who’s going to make it, and the big man upstairs has a plan, but the rest of us can only do what the book says and try to help patients get through the worst times of their lives,” Dr. Rosenthal said. Anthony Estrada said he got the worst phone call he’d ever received in his life.“When I got here, I got hit with a bomb ...

Soler’s 2-run HR with 2 out in 9th rallies Marlins to 5-4 win over Nationals

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:55:40 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a two-run homer with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Tuesday night.The Marlins were down to their last out when Garrett Cooper doubled off Nationals reliever Hunter Harvey (2-1). Luis Arraez singled to score Cooper and pull Miami within 4-3. Pinch-runner Jon Berti stole second before Soler drove a 3-2 pitch by Harvey over the wall in left-center for his 10th homer and the come-from-behind win.Arraez and Cooper each had two hits, Andrew Nardi (3-1) pitched a scoreless ninth and earned the victory for the Marlins.Trailing 2-1, the Nationals scored three runs in the eighth inning against relievers Huascar Brazoban and Steven Okert. Jeimer Candelario hit a game-tying single off Brazoban, and Dominic Smith tagged Okert for a two-run single and a 4-2 lead.Washington starter Josiah Gray gave up seven hits, struck out five and walked three. The right-hander escaped a two-out basesloa...