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BETHESDA, Maryland, EE.UU. (AP) — El presidente estadounidense Joe Biden “sigue siendo apto para el cargo”, escribió su doctor el miércoles después de que le realizaran un examen físico anual que generó gran expectativa mientras el político de 81 años intenta ser reelegido en noviembre. “El presidente Biden es un hombre de 81 años saludable, activo y robusto que sigue …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Supporters who want to make South Carolina the next-to-last U.S. state to pass a hate crimes law increasing penalties for some crimes fueled by race, gender or sexual orientation are running out of time to get what could be a decisive vote in the state Senate. They brought survivors of a racist massacre that killed nine …

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A photographer told police he was punched in the face by Taylor Swift’s father on the Sydney waterfront on Tuesday, hours after the pop star’s Australian tour ended. Ben McDonald said he provided police with a statement alleging that Scott Swift assaulted him at the Neutral Bay Wharf, where the father and daughter had just come …

ATLANTA (AP) — The leader of the Democrats in Georgia’s state Senate says she won’t run for office again this year. Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler of Stone Mountain announced her retirement on Tuesday. “I’ve had an extraordinary journey at this Capitol,” Butler, 82, told senators. “I didn’t have a clue that I would stay longer than the designated 10 …

Starbucks and the union organizing its U.S. workers said Tuesday they have agreed to begin talks with the aim of reaching labor agreements. The announcement was a breakthrough for the two sides, which have been at odds since Workers United first organized baristas at a Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York, in late 2021. “Starbucks and Workers United have a …

HELSINKI (AP) — El gobierno de Letonia extendió las restricciones de entrada a los ciudadanos rusos hasta el próximo año, alegando la invasión rusa a gran escala de Ucrania, que los funcionarios dijeron que “sigue representando una amenaza a la seguridad interna de Letonia”. El gabinete de la primera ministra Evika Siliņa decidió el martes extender las condiciones de entrada …

RÍO DE JANEIRO (AP) — El expresidente brasileño Jair Bolsonaro es investigado por presuntamente “acosar” a una ballena jorobada el año pasado mientras navegaba frente a las costas de Sao Paulo. Bolsonaro compareció el martes ante la policía federal de Sao Paulo para reunirse con agentes, junto con su abogado y exasesor, quien también estuvo presente durante el supuesto incidente. …

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Officials in one eastern Iowa county are trying to track down $524,284 they believe was stolen when an employee transferred it in response to a fake email message that appeared to be from the city of Dyersville. Dubuque County officials announced the money was missing Monday, according to the Telegraph Herald. The county auditor and sheriff …

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Syria issued formal invitations to the Syrian government and opposition groups on Tuesday to meet in Geneva in late April to resume negotiations on revising the country’s constitution, despite opposition from Damascus’ key ally Russia. Moscow insists the Swiss city is not a neutral venue because Switzeland’s government supports Ukraine. Geir …

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s primary ballot design unconstitutionally favors candidates who have the support of political party leaders and should be scrapped, U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, who’s locked in a primary contest for U.S. Senate against the state’s first lady Tammy Murphy, said in a federal lawsuit filed Monday. The suit seeks to upend New Jersey’s unique primary …