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Estados Unidos sanciona a empresas chinas y mexicanas por equipos para fabricar fentanilo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:22 GMT

(CNN) — Estados Unidos sancionó este martes a más de una docena de empresas chinas y mexicanas, acusándolas de enviar o vender equipos para fabricar píldoras falsificadas, en su lucha contra las importaciones de fentanilo ilegal, que alimenta la mortal epidemia de opiáceos en Estados Unidos.Las sanciones se dirigen a siete entidades y seis personas con sede en China, así como a una entidad y tres personas en México, según un comunicado del Departamento del Tesoro de EE.UU. emitido este martes.Estos objetivos están directa o indirectamente implicados en la venta de prensas para comprimidos y otros equipos utilizados para imprimir marcas comerciales falsificadas en los comprimidos producidos ilícitamente, a menudo con fentanilo, que con frecuencia se destinan a los mercados estadounidenses, según el Departamento del Tesoro.Las muertes de niños relacionadas con el fentanilo se multiplicaron por más de 30 entre 2013 y 2021¿Militarizar los puertos mexicanos ayudaría contra el tráfi...

El jefe de la Patrulla Fronteriza se retira tras el fin del Título 42

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:22 GMT

El jefe de la Patrulla Fronteriza anunció el martes que se jubilará luego de tres décadas y de ver un importante cambio de política que busca tomar medidas drásticas contra los cruces ilegales en la frontera entre EEUU y México luego del fin del Título 42.Raúl Ortiz dijo en una nota al personal obtenida el martes por The Associated Press que se irá el 30 de junio. Aún no está claro quién lo reemplazará.“Me voy tranquilo, sabiendo que tenemos una enorme fuerza laboral uniformada y profesional, relaciones sólidas con nuestros socios sindicales y líderes sobresalientes que continuarán defendiéndolos incansablemente todos los días”, dijo Ortiz en la nota.Ortiz manejó la Patrulla Fronteriza y sus aproximadamente 20,0...

UN appeals court expands war crime convictions of 2 allies of Slobodan Milosevic, raises sentences to 15 years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:22 GMT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — UN appeals court expands war crime convictions of 2 allies of Slobodan Milosevic, raises sentences to 15 years.Source

Police investigating Denver shooting involving officers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting that involved officers.At around 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, DPD tweeted that they were investigating an officer-involved shooting that involved officers from another jurisdiction. FOX31's Carly Moore is on scene and said Thornton Police were also involved. The investigation is taking place in the 4800 block of Eliot in the Chaffee Park neighborhood near 49th Street and Federal. DPD said no officers were injured, but did not provide the status of the suspect.This is a developing story. FOX31 has a crew on the way to learn more, and this story will be updated throughout the morning.

Crash on I-95 leads to delays on northbound lanes near Ives Dairy Road

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:22 GMT

A collision on Interstate 95 has led to serious delays in Miami-Dade.On Wednesday morning, emergency crews arrived at the scene of a crash on the northbound lanes of I-95 near Ives Dairy Road.It remains unclear how the incident unfolded but delays stretched back toward Miami Gardens. Live video footage showed onlooker delays on the express lanes of the highway.As a result of the situation on the road, three left lanes have been blocked. Drivers are urged to seek an alternate route or make extra time for their morning commute.

China responds to US complaint over plane intercept with demand for end to surveillance flights

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:22 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing responded Wednesday to complaints from the United States about a Chinese fighter jet’s dangerous interception of an American Air Force reconnaissance aircraft in international airspace over the South China Sea by demanding an end to such flights.The incident adds to military, diplomatic and economic tensions between the sides over U.S. support for self-governing Taiwan, China’s refusal to engage in dialogue between their armed forces and Beijing’s flying of a suspected spy balloon over the U.S.Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters at a daily briefing Wednesday that China would keep taking measures it deems necessary to safeguard its sovereignty.“The U.S. should immediately stop these dangerous provocations,” Mao said.The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command called the Chinese plane’s actions an “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver,” adding to complaints that China’s military has become significantly more aggressive over the pas...

Do the Ravens need star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins? It’s a complicated question. | ANALYSIS

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:22 GMT

If in quarterback Lamar Jackson’s view “running can only take you so far” in the modern NFL, how far would signing three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins take the Ravens?With the Arizona Cardinals releasing Hopkins on Friday, it’s a question worth asking. It’s also a complicated one.Hopkins said on the “I Am Athlete” podcast last week that Jackson is one of his favorite athletes and he would welcome the opportunity to team up with the 2019 NFL Most Valuable Player. Likewise, Jackson during his contract extension negotiations with Baltimore asked the organization if it was possible to acquire Hopkins, along with Odell Beckham Jr. So, the mutual admiration is there.But while the Ravens added Beckham, it seems unlikely they’ll land Hopkins, too.Already, general manager Eric DeCosta told Jackson that it would be too costly to acquire both star receivers. But that was when Hopkins was still on the Cardinals’ roster and the r...

National Bank reports Q2 profit down from year ago, raises quarterly dividend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:22 GMT

MONTREAL — National Bank of Canada raised its quarterly dividend and reported its second-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it faced higher non-interest expenses and increased provisions for bad loans.The Montreal-based bank said Wednesday it will now pay a quarterly dividend of $1.02 per share, up from 97 cents.The increased payment to shareholders came as National Bank reported a profit of $847 million or $2.38 per diluted share for the quarter ended April 30, down from a profit of $889 million or $2.53 per diluted share a year earlier.Revenue totalled $2.48 billion in the quarter, up from $2.44 billion in the same quarter last year, while the bank’s provisions for credit losses amounted to $85 million, up from $3 million a year earlier.On an adjusted basis, National Bank says it earned $2.38 per diluted share, down from an adjusted profit of $2.53 per diluted share in the same quarter last year.Analysts on average had expected an adjusted profit of $2.40 per sh...

EU aspirant Moldova prepares to host major international summit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:22 GMT

BULBOACA, Moldova (AP) — Final preparations for a major summit of European leaders were being made in Moldova on Wednesday, a sign of the Eastern European country’s ambitions to draw closer to the West and break with its Russian-dominated past amid the war in neighboring Ukraine.Moldova, Europe’s poorest country which is cradled by Ukraine on three sides, is putting its best foot forward for the second meeting of the European Political Community on Thursday, a gathering which will bring together around 50 leaders from 47 countries in what organizers are calling the largest international event in the country’s history.In the capital, Chisinau, and on the 35-kilometer (21-mile) route to the rural summit venue, roads were being resurfaced, crosswalks painted and EU flags hung in anticipation of the arrival of the heads of state and government from European Union countries and other continental nations.The choice to hold the summit in Moldova, a former Soviet republic of around 2.6 mill...

Germany orders closure of four out of five Russian consulates in tit-for-tat move

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:22 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it has told Russia to close four out of five consulates in Germany in a tit-for-tat move after Moscow set a limit for the number of German embassy staff and related bodies that can operate in Russia.Foreign Ministry spokesperson Christofer Burger told reporters in Berlin on Wednesday that the measure is intended to create a “parity of personnel and structures” between the two countries.The Russian government recently said that an upper limit of 350 German government officials, including those working in cultural bodies and schools, can remain in Russia. Burger said this means Germany will have to shut three consulates in Russia by November.He said Russia will be allowed to continue operating the embassy in Berlin and one further consulate after the end of the year.The Associated Press