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Bad Bunny entrega regalos de Navidad a miles de niños en Puerto Rico

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:43:49 GMT

SAN JUAN.- El artista puertorriqueño Bad Bunny entregó este sábado por cuarta ocasión, junto a su Fundación Good Bunny, artículos e instrumentos de música, deporte y pintura a miles de niños y jóvenes de Puerto Rico, como parte de las festividades navideñas.El Centro de Convenciones de Puerto Rico en San Juan fue el lugar del evento ‘Bonita Tradición’, donde Benito Antonio Martínez -Bad Bunny- repartió instrumentos musicales como teclados, guitarras y timbales, equipo deportivo como guantes de boxeo, pelotas y bates, y material de arte como libretas de dibujo, lienzos y pinceles.Hasta allí, miles de personas de todas partes de la isla esperaron pacientemente, incluso, desde la noche del viernes, a que uno de los artistas más aclamados, seguidos y escuchados en el mundo les entregara alguno de los tantos detalles.Así, Bad Bunny, ataviado de un abrigo negro, vaqueros y tenis, saludó primero a los niños con discapacidades especiales con abrazos, incluyendo uno que el propio...

Tributes flow for Luton captain Tom Lockyer in team’s first game since his on-field cardiac arrest

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:43:49 GMT

LUTON, England (AP) — Tributes flowed for Luton captain Tom Lockyer on Saturday in the team’s first game since he collapsed on the field after suffering cardiac arrest.When Andros Townsend gave Luton the lead in the 25th minute against Newcastle in the Premier League at Kenilworth Road, he ran to the touchline and was handed a jersey with “Lockyer No. 4” on the back. Townsend raised it into the air.Fans had earlier applauded en masse in the fourth minute — marking Lockyer’s number — while Newcastle’s supporters rolled out a banner in the visiting end with the message “Get Well Soon Tom. NUFC.”Lockyer is at home recovering after collapsing during the second half of the match at Bournemouth last Saturday. That game was abandoned and will be replayed.He underwent a procedure on Tuesday that saw him fitted with a defibrillator.It was the second time Lockyer collapsed during a match. The other time was in May during the second-tier Championship playoff final and that wa...

El presidente de Brasil otorga indultos navideños a presos

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:43:49 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, indultó a un grupo de presos que cumplían ciertas condiciones, por ejemplo, a aquellos con condenas menores a ocho años y que ya hubiesen cumplido una cuarta parte de su pena, y para aquellos que eran reincidentes, el requisito fue haber cumplido un tercio de la condena.Según se publicó en el diario oficial este viernes, el mandatario otorgó el perdón presidencial colectivo también a aquellos reos que tenían más de 60 años de edad y que hubiesen cumplido un tercio de su pena, así como a mujeres privadas de su libertad con hijos menores o con enfermedades crónicas. El factor común entre todos estos indultados fue no haber cometido delitos con violencia.Como cada vez que se otorga este indulto, se incluyen excepciones. Este año el decreto excluyó a presos que fueron condenados por realizar crímenes contra el Estado democrático, específicamente dirigido a un grupo de 30 reclusos que participaron en el intento de ...

Czech Republic marks a day of mourning for the victims of its worst mass killing

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:43:49 GMT

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic came to a standstill at noon Saturday as people across the country observed a minute of silence for the victims of its worst mass killing that left 14 dead and questions about the shooter’s motive.National flags on public buildings flew at half-staff and bells tolled at noon. President Petr Pavel and speakers of both houses of Parliament attended a Mass for the victims at St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague, the country’s biggest, which was packed. “We’re all still in a shock in our own ways,” Prague Archbishop Jan Graubner said. “We need to clearly condemn what happened but we also need to look into the future.”“Nobody should be left alone in these tough moments,” Charles University rector Milena Kralickova said in her remarks toward the end of the Mass. The shooting occurred inside the university’s Faculty of Arts on Thursday. Twenty-five other people were wounded before the gunman killed himself. Police and prosecuto...

“No ayuda tratar a aquellos que vienen a nuestras fronteras como si fueran un ejército invasor”, dice el obispo de El Paso a CNN

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:43:49 GMT

(CNN) — El obispo de la Diócesis Católica de El Paso, Mark J. Seitz, dijo a Amara Walker de CNN este sábado por la mañana que la legislación firmada recientemente por el gobernador de Texas, Greg Abbott, puede obstaculizar los esfuerzos para abordar adecuadamente el aumento de inmigrantes en la frontera del estado con México, y agregó que “no es útil tratar a aquellos que vienen a nuestras fronteras como si fueran un ejército invasor”.Cuando se le preguntó si Abbott firmó la medida, el Proyecto de Ley Senatorial 4, que otorga a las autoridades locales el poder de arrestar a inmigrantes y otorga a los jueces la capacidad de emitir órdenes para expulsarlos a México, en un estado donde los latinos representan el 40% de la población, dijo: “Ciertamente, existe una gran preocupación por leyes como ésta”.Y añadió: “No ayuda que los Estados peleen con el Gobierno, el Gobierno federal, en este papel de recibir inmigrantes”.La nueva ley de inmigració...

Polish president vows to veto spending bill in massive clash with new government

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:43:49 GMT

Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Saturday he would veto the government’s amended 2024 spending bill and propose his own, in a challenge to new Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.In a post on the social media platform X, Duda cited the bill’s funding of public media, and said blocking it was appropriate “in view of the flagrant violation of the constitution.”On Wednesday, Poland’s new government moved to seize control of the country’s publicly owned television, radio and news agency from loyalists to the Law and Justice (PiS) party, which lost power following the October 15 parliamentary election. Duda was a PiS member and is still loyal to the party.Poland’s Culture Minister Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz fired the heads of TVP public television, Polish Radio, and the Polish Press Agency (PAP).“At the same time,” Duda wrote in a second post on X. “I would like to inform you that after Christmas, I will immediately submit my own project to the parliament, regarding, among other thi...

Wrestling preview, wrestlers to watch: MVC stacked once again

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:43:49 GMT

Wrestling coaches love to use the phrase “iron sharpens iron.”In the Merrimack Valley Conference no night is an easy night. A year ago, four teams from the MVC finished in the top 10 in the Div. 1 state tournament and virtually everyone thinks the league could be even better this time around.“I think the league is the best that it’s been in a long time,” said Central Catholic coach Jamie Durkin. “Haverhill has two returning New England finalists, Methuen has good balance up and down their lineup, Lowell had more than 70 kids come out, Chelmsford had more than 60. Then you get teams like Andover and Tewksbury who have good lineups and you can see that just about every team in the league is good.”New England champion Nate Blanchette (175 pounds) leads an impressive group of returnees which include Cole Glynn (106), Izaiah Santiago (113), Pablo Salas (144), Caden Chase (165), Jackson Meehan (190), Gianni Giuffrida (215) and Like Guifrida (285). If this wasn’t en...

Woman stabbed in San Marcos; suspect arrested

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:43:49 GMT

SAN MARCOS, Calif. -- A woman was stabbed Friday in San Marcos and a suspect was arrested, authorities said.Around 5:15 p.m., deputies responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 1200 block of San Elijo Rd., Detective Natalie Rivera with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO) said in a news release. First responders rescue man stuck under concrete on side of cliff in Ocean Beach The victim told deputies she had been stabbed by her 20-year-old daughter, SDSO said. The woman was found with stab wounds and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.The suspect was located on a nearby hiking trail and was arrested, according to authorities.

NORAD Santa Tracker gets help from local company with adding new language translation

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:43:49 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The famous North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) online Santa Tracker has added a new language to its site that is visited by millions of people every Christmas Eve.With the help of Interpreters Unlimited, a language services company with an office in Miramar, NORAD’s Santa tracker has added Korean to its list of languages. The Santa Tracker now has nine languages for visitors.  “What started off really just being a few languages has now expanded,” said Shamus Sayed, Interpreters Unlimited Vice President.  Millions of kids across the world will now be able to track Santa online in nine languages, some include English, Spanish, French, plus the newly added Korean language.  “You’re doing it for the fun of doing it for the kids,” Sayed said. The Santa tracker is ran by NORAD. NORAD has been partnering with Interpreters Unlimited for more than a decade for the online translations. Interpreters Unlimited also does the voice over translations for the NORAD Sa...

London police investigate the alleged theft of a Banksy stop sign decorated with military drones

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:43:49 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Detectives are investigating the alleged theft of a Banksy work of art after witnesses shot photos and video of a man removing a red stop sign adorned with three military drones, London police said Saturday.The sign was taken less than an hour after the elusive street artist posted a photo of the work on his Instagram page Friday.Video showed a man with bolt cutters climbing up on a bicycle to remove the work from a sign post on a street corner in the Peckham area of south London while another man steadied the bike. The man who cut the sign free then ran off with it in his hand.A voice on a video of the incident could be heard saying, “it makes me so annoyed,” as the man ran away. A witness who only wanted to be called Alex told the PA news agency that the small crowd of people that had shown up to view the work stood around watching as the scene unfolded. “We said, ‘What are you doing? But no one really knew what to do, we sort of just watched it happen,” Alex s...