On Mayo Zambada will appear in a New York court. Dictatorship or land of freedom? This is what some Salvadorans think. What the data shows about whether undocumented immigrants vote. Four civilians complete first commercial spacewalk. Here’s what you need to know to start the day. First the truth.
The US imposed sanctions this Thursday on 16 Venezuelan officials aligned with President Nicolás Maduro for their role in “obstructing” free and fair elections in Venezuela. The new sanctions include electoral and justice authorities, as well as military, intelligence and government officials. The Government of Venezuela rejected the restrictions and called them “unilateral, illegitimate and illegal coercive measures,” the Foreign Ministry reported in a statement.
Fernando del Rincón questions prosecutor Saab about human rights in Venezuela. He responds by talking about Gaza
Ismael “el Mayo” Zambada will appear this Friday in the Eastern District Court of New York to face drug trafficking charges, the US Department of Justice reported this Thursday in a statement. According to the day’s agenda, Judge James R. Cho will preside over the hearing, which will begin at 10 am (Miami time).
Ismael “el Mayo” Zambada will appear in a New York court
For decades, life options for many in El Salvador were bleak: leave or die. Dubbed the “murder capital of the world,” there was an average of one homicide per hour in early 2016, in this country of just 6 million people. The gang war caused an exodus of Salvadorans, mostly to the U.S. But now the security situation is so different that people are returning, even after decades of building new lives in the U.S.
IACHR Commissioner warns about the risks of further prolonging the state of emergency in El Salvador
House Republicans are considering forcing a government shutdown to address the issue of those who vote without citizenship in US elections. House Speaker Mike Johnson, encouraged by former President Donald Trump, wants to combine a temporary spending bill with the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote. However, the bill faces opposition from both Democrats and some Republicans.
Harris mentions Trump’s crimes while answering question about undocumented immigrants
The biographies of the major protagonists of one of the darkest and most violent chapters in Peru’s recent history were intertwined again on Wednesday, with the death of former president Alberto Fujimori, who died on exactly the same day and month, but in 2024, that Abimael Guzmán, the bloodthirsty leader of the terrorist group Sendero Luminoso. Guzmán died on September 11, 2021.
Four civilians complete first commercial spacewalk
A crew of four civilians aboard SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission opened the hatch of their capsule and made history as the first group of non-governmental astronauts to perform a spacewalk.
This was the historic takeoff of Space X’s Polaris Dawn: the first commercial spacewalk mission
Bad Bunny teams up with Adam Sandler for “Happy Gilmore” sequel
Nearly 30 years later, Adam Sandler returns to the golf course for the “Happy Gilmore” sequel with a new co-star, Bad Bunny, Netflix confirmed. According to the streaming service, production of the film has already begun, although it did not give details of its plot or release date.
Bad Bunny returns to the movies with “Happy Gilmore 2” with Adam Sandler and Travis Kelce
Finding in France could explain why Neanderthals disappeared
In 2015, archaeologist Ludovic Slimak discovered five Neanderthal teeth in the Rhône Valley, France. The investigation revealed that Thorin, as he was nicknamed, belonged to an isolated lineage of Neanderthals. This genetic isolation and the lack of social interaction between Neanderthal groups would have contributed to their extinction.
Atlanta subway cars now home to sea turtles and corals
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority abandoned two train cars off the Georgia coast as part of a program to develop reef and marine wildlife habitats with the Department of Natural Resources’ Reef Project.
These are the young people who represent Mexico at NASA
Since August, five young Mexicans have been staying at NASA as part of a program of the Mexican Space Agency. Its objective is to transform the country into a space power with specialized education.
These are the young people who are representing Mexico at NASA
10 years
Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, a former CIA official, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to provide classified information to Chinese intelligence officials, according to the US Department of Justice. Ching Ma arranged for him and a relative a meeting with Chinese security officials in Hong Kong to provide classified material in exchange for $50,000, according to his plea agreement.
“Kamala should focus on what she should have done for the last almost four years. There will be no third debate!”
Former US President Donald Trump announced this Thursday in a post on Truth Social that there will not be a third presidential debate. Harris’ campaign had called for another debate after the vice president and Trump clashed at ABC’s presidential debate on Tuesday.
Meet Oscar, the sheep that went viral on TikTok
Meet Oscar, the sheep that went viral on TikTok
Claudio and his sheep Oscar went viral on TikTok during the Covid-19 pandemic for their witty videos in which Oscar loved to wear different clothes such as scarves or hats. This is your story.
