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Detienen a 110 personas bajo investigación sobre falsas microfinancieras en El Salvador

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:00 GMT

(CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de El Salvador informó este lunes que detuvieron a 110 personas, “la mayoría de ellas colombianas”, como parte de sus investigaciones sobre una red que se hacía pasar por microfinancieras que no estaban registradas y cuyos nombres aún no han hecho públicos.Además de los colombianos las autoridades confirmaron a CNN que fueron detenidos un salvadoreño, un guatemalteco y un argentino.La institución detalló que se trató de una tarea en conjunto con la Policía Nacional y las autoridades migratorias.Condenan al expresidente de El Salvador Mauricio Funes a 6 años de prisión por evasión de impuestosDurante una conferencia de prensa, las autoridades dijeron que se identificaron aproximadamente 3.000 denuncias de delitos, “principalmente estafas y estafas informáticas que han sido cometidas por colombianos”.“Estas personas se dedicaban a ofrecer créditos a un 20% de interés y posteriormente realizaban rutas de cobros a las personas que caían en sus engaños”,...

John Mozeliak say change is coming for the St Louis Cardinals

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Change is coming to the St. Louis Cardinals, according to President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak, a sign the underperforming team may deal veterans for prospects ahead of the Aug. 1 trade deadline.St. Louis started Monday last in the NL Central at 40-53, on track for its first losing record since 2007.“Usually when you’re having a year like this, it’s more than one thing that went wrong,” Mozeliak said. before a game against Miami. “I feel like where this club’s at right now, we just know it’s not working intact. We do know we have to make some changes.“If we can find talent that we think can help emerge in 2024, that’d be great,” Mozeliak added. “2025? I wouldn’t rule that out either. But 2026 seems a long way away.”“I don’t think this is going to happen overnight,” Mozeliak added. “Change is good if it helps you. We’re not so stubborn or arrogant to say we’re going to keep doing our system and hoping for a better outcome. We understand there’s been a shift...

Mueren más de 50 ballenas piloto tras un encallamiento masivo en isla de Escocia

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:00 GMT

(CNN) — Una manada de más de 50 ballenas piloto murió después de que se encallaran en una isla del noroeste de Escocia, según una organización benéfica marina en el lugar.British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), que respondió al informe del encallamiento este domingo, dijo que la mayoría de los 55 ejemplares de la manada murieron poco después de llegar a la costa del pueblo de North Tolsta, en la Isla de Lewis, y que sólo 15 seguían vivos cuando fueron encontrados el domingo por la mañana.“Muchos de los animales fueron encontrados muertos, por lo que parece que quedaron varados durante la noche”, dijo Dan Jarvis, director de Bienestar de BDMLR.Hablando con CNN este lunes, explicó que las ballenas solo pueden sobrevivir alrededor de seis horas en tierra antes de comenzar a deteriorarse.Las ballenas piloto son animales sociables, por lo que si uno queda varado, los expertos creen que otros de la manada le seguirán y también quedarán varados. (Mairi Robertson-Carrey...

Past national champs Duke and Baylor to play at MSG in first meeting since 2010 Elite Eight

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:00 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Baylor and Duke will meet at Madison Square Garden in December, when the perennial Top 25 teams and past national champions play each other for the first time since an Elite Eight game in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Both schools on Monday announced the matchup that will be played Dec. 20. “Over the last few seasons, we have been two of the best teams in college basketball,” Baylor coach Scott Drew said. “To have our programs meet up in one of the most iconic venues in our sport is a tremendous opportunity, and one we’re looking forward to in December.”Baylor finished 23-11 and was 11th in the final AP Top 25 poll last season. Duke was 27-9 in coach Jon Scheyer’s first season and was ranked 12th. In their only previous meeting, Duke beat Baylor 78-71 in the South Regional final in Houston. Scheyer, then a senior guard for the Blue Devils, scored 20 points with five 3-pointers in that victory that sent them to the NCAA Final Four, and they went on to win the fourth...

Is it legal to break a car window to save a person or dog from heat in Colorado?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A person or pet trapped in a locked car can be deadly within minutes even in temperatures in the 80s. This week, temperatures are expected to near the triple digits.Just this month, K-9 officers in Georgia and Texas died of heat-related illnesses in patrol vehicles. If it’s 90 degrees outside, how hot is it for your dog inside the car? Denver Animal Protection said last week that it had received 323 calls reporting dogs left inside vehicles during extreme temperatures so far this year.“They have seen an increase in calls, for dogs being left in vehicles, that they’re responding to, right now,” Lakewood Police Agent Paul Osckel said. “Cracking the window, does absolutely nothing, to protect the dog,” he said.Pet owners can be cited and even face jail time for animal cruelty if they are guilty of leaving an animal in a hot car.But if you see a child or an animal trapped in a hot car, you can help. The first step is to alert DAP or police, but if it's ...

Sources: Police officer among 3 people shot in New Bedford

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:00 GMT

Multiple law enforcement sources are telling 7’s Steve Cooper that a New Bedford police officer was among the three people who were shot in New Bedford on Monday night, prompting a large police response.The injured officer was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital with what were considered non-life-threatening injuries following the shooting near the intersection of Rivet and Orchard streets, according to sources.State police say they are assisting New Bedford police with a shots fired incident in that area. https://twitter.com/scooperon7/status/1681114288054738946No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

OSHA investigating after worker killed in industrial accident at Swampscott Quarry

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:00 GMT

A worker was killed in Swampscott on Monday in what authorities are calling an industrial accident at a local quarry.State and local investigators were called to the Swampscott Quarry in the early afternoon after what started as a report of a crane collapse turned into an effort to recover the body of an employee.What exactly happened remained under investigation as of 4 p.m., as efforts to recover the victim continued, with a technical rescue team and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner called in to assist.“We got [the call] as a crane collapse – that’s not the case,” said Swampscott Fire Chief Graham Archer. “Honestly, we haven’t pieced together exactly what happened yet.”“It’s a really tragic call – it’s just a worker that got up and went out to work today and he expected to get back home at the end of the day and it didn’t happen,” Archer added.Throughout the afternoon, authorities could be seen e...

4 slain in Georgia mass shooting memorialized as neighbors gather for candlelight vigil

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:00 GMT

By KATE BRUMBACK and JEFF AMY (Associated Press)HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — A few hundred people gathered Monday for a vigil to remember four victims of a mass shooting in an Atlanta suburb, singing “This Little Light of Mine” at the end as they lit candles in their honor.Family members, friends and neighbors were still shaking off disbelief at the 10-minute span Saturday when Scott Leavitt, 67; his wife, Shirley Leavitt, 66; Steve Blizzard, 65; and Ronald Jeffers, 66, were shot and killed. Police and witnesses named 40-year-old Andre Longmore as the shooter.“My parents loved each other,” Scott Leavitt Jr. said after the vigil, a tear running down his cheek. “They always said neither one of them would be able to live without the other, so we’ve been able to find some comfort that they went together.”Harold Blizzard said his older brother, Steve, was a lover of photography and adventure. The two had planned a trip along Route 66 in early July, ...

Passenger killed in East County crash that hurt 4 others identified

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:00 GMT

RANCHO SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- An 84-year-old man killed in a three-vehicle crash earlier this month in the Rancho San Diego area has been identified, authorities said.Zohair Potros, of El Cajon, was announced as the deceased, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said on its website.The crash occurred on July 7 around 4:35 p.m. at Cuyamaca College Drive West and Jamacha Road, according to California Highway Patrol. Mountain biker dies while trying to save dehydrated hikers in Jacumba Potros, along with his wife, were passengers in a black Nissan sedan being driven by one of their sons, when the vehicle made a left turn at the intersection into a shopping center and was struck by a black Honda sedan traveling eastbound on Jamacha Road, according to law enforcement. The Honda also collided with a white Tesla sedan making a left turn at the intersection.Potros was confirmed dead at the scene due to his injuries.In the Nissan, the driver suffered unknown injuries and the front passe...

Turkish President Erdogan visits Gulf Arab states, seeking funds for ailing economy

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:00 GMT

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan traveled to Saudi Arabia on Monday in a three-stop tour of Persian Gulf states to seek trade and investment opportunities for Turkey’s floundering economy.Erdogan arrived in Jeddah accompanied by an entourage of some 200 businesspeople, according to the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey. He met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Al Salam Palace, shaking hands and attending a welcoming ceremony where he “expressed his happiness with this visit,” the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported early Tuesday.Business forums have been arranged in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates during Erdogan’s three-day trip.“We are hoping to improve our relations and cooperation in many fields. We will focus on joint investment and commercial initiatives to be realised in the upcoming period,” Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul before leaving.The visit comes as Turks are hit with sales and fuel tax hikes that Finance Minister ...