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12+ min ago (203+ words) Por FATIMA HUSSEIN y MAURICIO SAVARESE La esposa de De Moraes y el Instituto Lex, que ella dirige, tambi'n fueron retirados de la lista, seg'n documentos de la Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros del Departamento del Tesoro. El gobierno de Brasil elogi" la medida, concretada despu's de una conversaci"n telef"nica el fin de semana entre el presidente Donald Trump y su hom"logo brasile'o Luiz In'cio Lula da Silva. "Fue Lula quien puso esta revocaci"n (de las sanciones) en el escritorio de Donald Trump, en un di'logo digno y soberano, declar" Gleisi Hoffmann, ministra de Relaciones Institucionales de Brasil. "Es una gran derrota para la familia de Jair Bolsonaro, traidores que han conspirado contra Brasil y el poder judicial. El gobierno de Trump sancion" al juez en julio, acus'ndolo de usar su posici"n para autorizar…...

36+ min ago (603+ words) El almirante Alvin Holsey se retira un a'o despu's de estar en un puesto que t'picamente dura de tres a cuatro a'os y transfiri" las funciones de liderazgo a su principal adjunto militar, el teniente general de la Fuerza A'rea Evan Pettus, durante una ceremonia en la sede del Comando Sur de Estados Unidos cerca de Miami. En sus comentarios de despedida, Holsey no mencion" las operaciones militares ni las razones de su retiro anticipado. Sin embargo, inst" a su sucesor a mantener las asociaciones de larga data en la regi"n apoyando firmemente los valores compartidos de la democracia y el apoyo al Estado de derecho. "Para ser un socio de confianza, debemos ser cre'bles, estar presentes y comprometidos, afirm" Holsey. A'n no se ha nombrado un reemplazo a largo plazo para Holsey. La ceremonia del viernes fue m's…...

44+ min ago (291+ words) Carlos, de 77 a'os, revel" esta informaci"n en un mensaje grabado transmitido en la televisi"n brit'nica, parte de una campa'a para alentar a las personas a aprovechar las pruebas de detecci"n que pueden identificar el c'ncer en sus etapas iniciales, cuando es m's f'cil de tratar. "El diagn"stico temprano simplemente salva vidas, afirm" el rey. "S" tambi"n la diferencia que ha hecho en mi propio caso, permiti"ndome continuar llevando una vida plena y activa incluso mientras recibo tratamiento, a'adi". El mensaje grabado le dio al monarca la oportunidad de reflexionar sobre sus experiencias en los 22 meses desde que anunci" que se someter'a a tratamiento por un tipo de c'ncer no revelado. La decisi"n de Carlos de divulgar su diagn"stico fue un cambio para los miembros de la realeza brit'nica, quienes tradicionalmente han considerado…...

59+ min ago (660+ words) Developer JC Griffin kicked off a campaign on Thursday night to win approval for his ambitious proposal to construct a massive mixed-use community at the northern gateway of Bronzeville. Metropolis Pointe would provide nearly 600 apartments and about 30 condos at the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and 26th Street. The site is sandwiched between McCormick Place Convention Center and the Bronzeville Lakefront mega-development, the former site of Michael Reese Hospital. Griffin told a Bronzeville community meeting that Metropolis Pointe will be more than a residential development. The first phase will include the construction of a data center, and the heat generated by that facility could help power hundreds of residences, increasing energy efficiency and lowering utility costs. The 50-story tower would also stand out from Bronzeville's existing housing, both in scale, and the quality of its amenities, including a…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (598+ words) South Elgin's Bear Family Restaurants is selling all of its McDonald's restaurants, rebranding as BFRx Hospitality and starting a new endeavor to open eight K9 Resorts, including one in the Elgin area. "We're fully divesting, which is why we are rebranding," said David Bear, who owns the company and serves as its president. The new name leverages the company's history, Bear said, and includes the "x" to represent their exponential growth into the hospitality industry. The newly branded business will remain operating out of its South Elgin office. Bear's parents, Jerry and Marcelle Bear, started the company in 1967 when they purchased the Larkin Avenue McDonald's in Elgin from McDonald's Corp. Over the years, the company grew to more than 30 McDonald's franchises throughout the Chicago area. As of Friday, his company sold nine McDonald's locations and closed one it operated at Harlem…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (997+ words) The federal government's crackdown on commercial driver's licenses for immigrants has found problems in eight states so far in the wake of several deadly crashes. Concerns about immigrant truck drivers gained attention after a tractor-trailer driver who was not authorized to be in the U.S. made an illegal U-turn and caused an August crash in Florida that killed three people. A fiery California crash that also killed three people in October and involved a truck driver in the country illegally added to the worries. Duffy proposed new restrictions in September that would severely limit which noncitizens could get a license to drive a semi or a bus, but a court has put the new rules on hold. In addition, the Trump administration has been seeking to enforce existing English language requirements for truckers since the summer. As of October, about 9,500 truck…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (748+ words) President Donald Trump was sued on Friday by preservationists asking a federal court to halt his White House ballroom project until it goes through multiple independent reviews and wins approval from Congress. The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a privately funded group, is asking the U.S. District Court to block Trump's White House ballroom addition, which already has involved razing the East Wing, until it goes through comprehensive design reviews, environmental assessments, public comments and congressional debate and ratification. The project has prompted criticism in the historic preservation and architectural communities, and among his political adversaries, but the lawsuit is the most tangible effort thus far to alter or stop the president's plans for an addition that itself would be nearly twice the size of the White House before the East Wing's demolition. "No president is legally allowed to tear down…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (158+ words) TORONTO (AP) " El lanzador derecho Chase Lee fue adquirido por los Azulejos de Toronto el viernes, procedente de los Tigres de Detroit, en un canje por el lanzador zurdo de ligas menores Johan Sim'n. Lee debut' en las Grandes Ligas el 22 de abril y, a sus 27 a'os, tuvo un r'cord de 4-1 [] Lee debut' en las Grandes Ligas el 22 de abril y, a sus 27 a'os, tuvo un r'cord de 4-1 con una efectividad de 4.10 en 32 apariciones como relevista. Recet' 36 ponches y otorg' nueve bases por bolas en 37 innings y 1/3. Simon, dominicano de 24 a'os, tuvo un r'cord de 3-3 con una efectividad de 3.42 este a'o para los equipos Dunedin de Clase A, Vancouver de High-A y Nueva Hampshire de Doble A, a lo largo de 31 apariciones como relevista. Ponch' a 79 y otorg' 29 bases por bolas en 71 entradas....

1+ hour, 36+ min ago (716+ words) El informe encontr" que las exenciones de la isla podr'an ascender a cientos de millones de d"lares al a'o y urgi" al Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS) a mejorar su supervisi"n, advirtiendo que algunos beneficiarios "podr'an no estar cumpliendo con sus obligaciones fiscales federales. El informe fue solicitado en julio de 2023 por los dem"cratas de la Comisi"n de Recursos Naturales de la C'mara de Representantes para investigar c"mo las exenciones fiscales "podr'an crear un para'so fiscal injusto para los ultrarricos y no hacer nada para beneficiar al pueblo de Puerto Rico. El informe se deriva de una auditor'a que comenz" en diciembre de 2023 y termin" este mes. Se'al" que Puerto Rico otorg" m's de 5.800 decretos de incentivos para inversores residentes y casi 3.900 para negocios de servicios de exportaci"n desde 2012 hasta 2024. La mayor'a de los…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago (758+ words) WASHINGTON " The Justice Department asked an appeals court Friday to block a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March. The department also is seeking Chief Judge James Boasberg's removal from the case, accusing him of a "radical, retaliatory, unconstitutional campaign" against the Trump administration. It marks a dramatic escalation in the Justice Department's lengthy feud with the judge appointed to the bench by Democratic President Barack Obama, setting the stage for a showdown over the judiciary's power to serve as a check on an administration that has pushed the boundaries of court orders. The department asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to rule on its requests before Monday, when Boasberg is scheduled to hear testimony from a former government attorney who filed…...