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Tres sindicatos que representan a los asistentes de vuelo de las principales aerolíneas están realizando piquetes y actos en 30 aeropuertos de todo Estados Unidos el martes en reclamo de nuevos contratos y aumentos salariales. Los asistentes están furiosos porque los pilotos obtuvieron grandes aumentos el año pasado, mientras que ellos siguen trabajando por sueldos que en algunos casos permanecen …

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The whereabouts of a prominent human rights attorney, her daughter and ex-husband remained unknown Monday, three days after Venezuelan authorities detained her at the airport near the capital as she and her adult child awaited a flight to Miami, setting off condemnation inside and outside the South American country. Attorneys for lawyer and activist Rocío San …

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Fidelity Charitable, el mayor donante en Estados Unidos, distribuyó un récord de 11.800 millones de dólares a organizaciones sin fines de lucro en 2024, más del 5% más que el año anterior en un momento en el que las donaciones en general están cayendo. El total de la subvención muestra cuán rápido está creciendo el uso …

HONOLULU (AP) — The death toll from the wildfire that destroyed the historic Hawaii town of Lahaina in August rose to 101 on Tuesday after Maui police confirmed the identity of one new victim, a 76-year-old man. Maui police found Paul Kasprzycki’s remains off a side street in an industrial area, Maui police spokesperson Alana Pico said in an email. …

NUEVA ORLEANS (AP) — La temporada de Carnaval en Nueva Orleans inició su clímax, el “Martes Gordo”, con los últimos desfiles fastuosos del Mardi Gras listos para recorrer los vecindarios históricos, mientras las estrechas calles del Barrio Francés albergan una estridente y continua fiesta callejera que desborda los bares y restaurantes. El Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club repartió su …

BEND, Oregon (AP) — Public health officials in Oregon have reported a case of bubonic plague in a local resident who they said likely contracted it from a pet cat. All close contacts of the person and the cat have been contacted and provided medication, Dr. Richard Fawcett, the health officer for Deschutes County, said in a statement last week. …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carnival season comes to a close Tuesday with thousands of people expected to crowd the streets of New Orleans and surrounding communities for the annual Mardi Gras celebration complete with parade floats, neighborhood street parties and jammed restaurants and bars in the old French Quarter. The Rex Organization, founded in the 19th century, rolls every Fat …

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Leaders of Mississippi University for Women made a new proposal Tuesday to shed the school’s gender-specific name in a way they hope will be accepted by alumni who fondly call their alma mater “The W.” The public institution would become Wynbridge State University of Mississippi and would still market itself as “The W,” if legislators approve …

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia accused the West on Monday of sabotaging agreements that would have prevented the war in Ukraine – but the U.S. and its allies put the blame squarely on Moscow, saying there is no escaping that President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of its smaller neighbor. Days before the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion on Feb. …

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s government said Tuesday it had lodged an “urgent request” with the U.N.’s International Court of Justice to consider whether Israel’s military operations targeting the southern Gaza city of Rafah are a breach of provisional orders the court handed down last month in a case alleging genocide. South Africa said it asked the …