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MOSCÚ (AP) — Tras un breve debate, la cámara alta del parlamento de Rusia aprobó de forma unánime el miércoles un proyecto de ley que permitirá a las autoridades confiscar dinero, objetos de valor y otros bienes a los condenados por difundir “información intencionadamente falsa” sobre el ejército del país. La ley, que fue aprobada igual de rápido en la …

YORK, Pa. (AP) — A predawn fire in a Pennsylvania duplex claimed the lives of three people, authorities said. Fire crews in the city of York were called to the home about 6:15 a.m. Wednesday. Two female victims and a male victim were pronounced dead following the blaze, the York County coroner’s office said. Their names and ages are to …

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A conviction in the unprecedented trial of a Michigan school shooter’s mother will stand as a milestone to law enforcers across the U.S. as well as a stark reminder to parents with guns in their home. But experts who followed Jennifer Crumbley’s involuntary manslaughter case note that events related to the Oxford High School attack were …

BERLIN (AP) — Ground staff for Lufthansa walked off the job at five major German airports on Wednesday, causing the airline to cancel hundreds of flights. The Ver.di union called on ground staff at Frankfurt and Munich, Lufthansa’s two main hubs, as well as Berlin, Duesseldorf and Hamburg, to strike for 27 hours starting at 4 a.m. Wednesday. Lufthansa said …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal contract worker stole an FBI agent’s car from the bureau’s headquarters in Washington and tried to get into a restricted facility before he was arrested, authorities said in court documents filed Wednesday. John C. Worrell III worked at FBI headquarters and drove the car out of the bureau garage using keys the agent had left …

DEIR AL-BALAH, Franja de Gaza (AP) — Zainab al-Zein se vio obligada a tomar una decisión desesperada: alimentar a su hija con alimentos sólidos que su cuerpo no podía digerir o verla morir de hambre por la falta de leche de fórmula en la sitiada Franja de Gaza. Al-Zein optó por alimentar a Linda con sólidos cuando apenas tenía dos …

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A judge Wednesday sentenced a former senior intelligence official in Canada’s national police force to 14 years in prison for breaching the country’s secrets law. Cameron Jay Ortis led the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Operations Research group, which assembles classified information on cybercriminals, terror cells and transnational criminal networks. Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Maranger said …

NEW YORK (AP) — Henry Timms is quitting as president of Lincoln Center of the Performing Arts after five years. The 47-year-old announced his resignation Wednesday as of the summer to become CEO of the advisory firm the Brunswick Group. He took over Lincoln Center in May 2019, becoming its sixth leader in 5½ years. Under Timms, Lincoln Center and …

WASHINGTON (AP) — In Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election interference case, all eyes are on the Supreme Court, whose next moves could determine whether the former president stands trial in Washington before the November election. An appeals court panel on Tuesday unanimously rejected Trump’s claims that he is immune from prosecution, with the judges saying they cannot accept the idea …

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday gave an upbeat assessment of the state and its finances, countering calls from some of his fellow Democrats to raise taxes on the wealthy and spend more money on urgent needs including higher education and social services, as well as help for those struggling to make ends meet. The two-term …