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China dice que desenmascaró a un trabajador de una compañía militar como espía de la CIA

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

(CNN) — La agencia de espionaje civil de China desenmascaró a un ciudadano chino por supuestamente proporcionar información militar confidencial a la CIA, la última de una serie de acusaciones de espionaje muy públicas entre Washington y Beijing.En un comunicado publicado este viernes, el Ministerio de Seguridad del Estado de China dijo que el sospechoso, identificado por su apellido Zeng, trabajaba para un grupo industrial militar chino no identificado en una función que le dio acceso a importante información clasificada.El ministerio dijo que Zeng, de 52 años, fue enviado por su empleador para avanzar en sus estudios en Italia.Mientras estuvo allí, supuestamente un funcionario de la embajada de EE.UU. se le acercó y gradualmente desarrollaron una “relación cercana” a través de actividades como cenas, salidas y ver óperas, según el comunicado.El ministerio afirmó que a medida que se profundizaba su compromiso, el funcionario estadounidense se reveló como un funcionario de la ...

Resumen de noticias de los incendios en Maui, Hawai, del 10 de agosto de 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

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Denver weather: Warm end to week with spotty showers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay in a pattern of seasonally high temperatures and morning sunshine, followed by a few afternoon thunderstorms. Weather today: Isolated storm chancesFriday, Colorado will be in the same pattern of morning sunshine followed by increasing afternoon clouds and a few thunderstorms, mostly in the higher elevations.  Photos: Residential building explosion in Denver Temperatures will climb up near 90 degrees, which is just slightly above normal. Pinpoint Weather: Daily highs on Aug. 11. Weather tonight: Partly cloudy, mildShowers and thunderstorms will clear through the evening on Friday. Clouds will linger as low temperatures fall near 60 degrees, which is right around normal for this time of year. Pinpoint Weather: Daily overnight temperatures on Aug. 11. Looking ahead: Weekend showers, coolerThis pattern of morning sunshine and a few isolated thunderstorms will continue Saturday, Sunday and Monday.  Colorado’s 2nd EF-3 tornado of the year tou...

Lauderhill apartment fire injures infant, hospitalizes mother; 22 people displaced

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

An infant suffered minor injuries and a mother was hospitalized after a fire broke out on the fourth floor of an apartment building. As a result of the fire, 22 people, including 13 children have been displaced. On Thursday, just after 8:30 p.m., Lauderhill Fire Rescue responded to the scene of a structure fire in the Inverrary Club Apartments 2600 NW 56th Ave. A two-fire alarm went off when the blaze started in an apartment, according to fire officials. Multiple agencies were dispatched to the scene, including the Tamarac Fire Department and Sunrise Fire Department, due to the amount of smoke and fire at the location. The Lauderhill Fire Department’s Public Information Officer said an infant suffered minor burns on its arm and did not need to be transported. The infant’s mother suffered second-degree burns as she was carrying the child to prevent them from further harm; the mother was transported to Broward Health Medical Center. Firefighters managed to contain the fire...

Firefighters extinguish blaze that forces residents out of Miami Lakes apartment complex

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

Firefighters extinguished a blaze in a Miami Lakes apartment that forced people out of their homes on Friday morning. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said the one-alarm fire occurred just before 6 a.m.Live video footage from 7SkyForce showed smoke as it seeped out of the building. Residents of the apartment complex were seen in the parking lot of the property. After the blaze was put out, firefighters blocked off an apartment on the first floor of the building. Fire officials reported no injuries or transports as 12 units worked on extinguishing the flames. An investigation into how the fire started is now underway.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Barnstable Sheriff’s Office deputy sheriff arrested on assault charge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

A Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sheriff is facing criminal charges in connection with an incident involving a motorist, according to a statement the Office posted online.The Sheriff’s Office employee was pulled over by a state trooper on Route 28 in Bourne at about 2:45 p.m. on July 29 after the police received a call from a motorist, according to the statement.The employee was then arrested on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon and threatening to commit a crime. They have been placed on paid administrative leave.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Supreme Court blocks $6 billion opioid settlement that would have given the Sackler family immunity

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Purdue Pharma from going forward with bankruptcy proceedings, which the Biden administration has called an “unprecedented” arrangement that would ultimately offer the Sackler family broad protection from opioid-related civil claims.In agreeing to pause the settlement, the court also said it would take up the case and hear arguments this December.The case arose after the reorganization in bankruptcy of OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma – stemming from litigation arising from claims over its role in fueling the opioid addiction crisis.Until recently, Purdue was controlled by the Sackler family, who withdrew billions of dollars from the company before it filed for bankruptcy. The family has now agreed to contribute up to $6 billion to Purdue’s reorganization fund on the condition that the Sacklers receive a release from civil liability.“We are confident in the legality of our nearly universally supported Plan of Reorganizatio...

Brockton murder suspect added to state police Most Wanted list

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

A man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting in Brockton in January has been added to the Massachusetts State Police Most Wanted list.Luis A. Soto, a former employee of the Dollar Tree in Brockton, is wanted in connection with a Jan. 31 shooting at the Montello Street store that left one person dead and another injured, according to state police.State police say he should be considered armed and dangerous.Anyone with information is asked to call the State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section at 1-800-KAPTURE (1-800-527-8873).

Here’s who has (and hasn’t) qualified for the first Republican presidential debate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

(CNN) — Some Republican 2024 contenders are still scrambling to qualify for the party’s first presidential debate later this month in Milwaukee.The Republican National Committee established three requirements for presidential hopefuls to qualify for the August 23 debate stage.First, candidates must attract at least 40,000 unique donors, with at least 200 unique donors per state – a mark easy for the best-known figures in the race to hit, but one that lesser-known figures have used gift card offers, concert tickets and more to reach.Second, candidates must reach at least 1% in three national polls that meet the RNC’s requirements or at least 1% in two national polls and in two polls from separate early voting states.Finally, candidates must sign the RNC’s “Beat Biden pledge” – a commitment to back the eventual Republican nominee, no matter who wins the primary.Here’s a look at who’s met which criteria ahead of the first debate.Fully qualifiedThese candidates have met the un...

Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks, including in Massachusetts, Connecticut

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

SPRINGFIELD — When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming.Parents were no longer allowed in the building without appointments, she said, and punishments were more severe. Everyone seemed less tolerant, more angry. Negrón’s son told her he overheard a teacher mocking his learning disabilities, calling him an ugly name.Her son didn’t want to go to school anymore. And she didn’t feel he was safe there.He would end up missing more than five months of sixth grade.Across the country, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened during the pandemic. More than a quarter of students missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year, making them chronically absent, according to the most recent data available. Before the pandemic, only 15% of students missed that much school.All told, an estimated 6.5 million additional students became chronically absent, ac...