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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military C-130 cargo planes dropped food in pallets over Gaza on Saturday in the opening stage of an emergency humanitarian assistance authorized by President Joe Biden after more than 100 Palestinians who had surged to pull goods off an aid convoy were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops. Three planes from Air Forces Central …

RÍO DE JANEIRO (AP) — El ministro de Finanzas de Brasil, Fernando Haddad, dijo a sus colegas reunidos para un foro del G20 en Sao Paulo que los países deberían implementar un impuesto global para las personas más ricas con el fin de hacer frente a la desbordada evasión fiscal. El funcionario señaló que se puede resolver la evasión fiscal …

BOGOTÁ (AP) — El presidente colombiano Gustavo Petro anunció el jueves que su gobierno ha suspendido la compra de armas a Israel después de que los palestinos dijeron que soldados israelíes les dispararon a personas que buscaban comida en Gaza, lo que marca un agudizamiento en las tensiones entre ambos países por la guerra entre Israel y Hamás. Petro calificó …

CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA (AP) — El gobierno del presidente guatemalteco, Bernardo Arévalo, pidió a la justicia que le retire la inmunidad a la fiscal general, Consuelo Porras, por no atender una solicitud del Ejecutivo para que responda sobre la política del Ministerio Público en materia de derechos humanos. El pedido fue presentado el jueves por el procurador general Julio Saavedra …

On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use immigration to election advantage BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — On the banks of the same Rio Grande but 300 miles apart, President Joe Biden and GOP challenger Donald Trump on Thursday surveyed the U.S.-Mexico border and tussled from a distance over who is to blame for the nation’s …

MOSCÚ (AP) — Un cohete ruso logró poner el jueves con éxito un satélite iraní en órbita, un lanzamiento que subraya la creciente cooperación entre Moscú y Teherán. La corporación estatal rusa Roscosmos dijo que un cohete Soyuz despegó desde el centro de lanzamiento de Vostochny, en el extremo oriental del país, para poner el satélite iraní y otros satélites …

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani stunned the Los Angeles Dodgers — and many around the world — with his marriage announcement on Thursday, so manager Dave Roberts said any gift the team gives the two-time MVP would be like most of the money in his contract: deferred. “I’m very happy for him and his bride,” Roberts said, smiling. “As …

Electronic Arts is cutting about 5% of its workforce, or approximately 670 employees, as layoffs in the technology and gaming sector continue after a surge of hiring in recent years. The video game maker said in a regulatory filing that its board approved a restructuring plan that includes the layoffs, as well as closing some offices or facilities. The Redwood …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faced pointed bipartisan criticism at a congressional hearing Thursday for his failure to promptly notify President Joe Biden and other U.S. leaders about his hospital stay last month. Republicans demanded to know why no one has been disciplined. Members of the House Armed Services Committee condemned the lapse as an embarrassment and a …

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing Planned Parenthood of illegally taking minors into Kansas to obtain abortions without parental consent, basing the allegation on a video from a conservative group that has promoted false claims on other issues. Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s lawsuit accuses Kansas City, Missouri-based Planned Parenthood Great Plains of violating …