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RAFAH, Franja de Gaza (AP) — Cinco pacientes en cuidados intensivos murieron tras quedarse sin oxígeno en un asalto de tropas israelíes al principal hospital del sur de Gaza, una irrupción que desató el caos entre cientos de heridos, médicos y personal del hospital, informaron autoridades sanitarias el viernes. Los soldados registraban el complejo donde, de acuerdo con el ejército …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Taylor Swift donated $100,000 to the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, the woman killed in the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade. Two $50,000 donations were posted Friday under the singer’s name on a GoFundMe page. Swift’s representative confirmed the donations to Variety, the trade publication reported, and The Associated Press independently …

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s president said Friday that she will challenge at the Constitutional Court an amendment to the country’s penal code that eliminates the office of the special prosecutor dealing with major crimes and corruption. President Zuzana Caputova said she was also asking Slovakia’s top court to freeze the legislation, which was approved by lawmakers loyal to populist …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday there was no sign Russia has decided to go ahead and deploy an emerging anti-satellite weapon, the disclosure of which has rattled Washington this week. The White House has confirmed that U.S. intelligence officials have information indicating Russia has obtained such a capability, although such a weapon is not yet operational. Biden …

WASHINGTON (AP) — La Casa Blanca confirmó públicamente el jueves que Rusia ha desarrollado una “inquietante” arma antisatélite, pero afirmó que ésta no puede causar directamente “destrucción física” en la Tierra. John Kirby, vocero del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional de la Casa Blanca, dijo que funcionarios de inteligencia de Estados Unidos tienen información de que Rusia ha desarrollado esa capacidad, …

BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of commuters were left stranded around Boston Thursday during the morning rush hour, after power outages hit several lines of the beleaguered transit service. To help make up for the morning chaos, fare gates will be open at subway stations on all four rapid transit lines for the afternoon commute from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. …

Charlotte, una raya de color pardo y del tamaño de una bandeja de servir, ha pasado buena parte de su vida nadando en los confines de un acuario en un establecimiento en los montes Apalaches de Carolina del Norte. Está a 3.700 kilómetros (2.300 millas) de su hábitat natural bajo las olas del sur de California. Y no ha compartido …

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Sununu delivered his final state-of-the-state address Thursday, urging lawmakers to continue on the path of fiscal prudence and limited government that he said has made New Hampshire “a beacon of success.” “Continued success is not inevitable. We must continually challenge ourselves, putting individuals before the system, to strive to be better stewards of …

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — After back-to-back storms lashed the Northeast in January, rental properties Haim Levy owns in coastal Hampton, New Hampshire, were hammered by nearly two feet of water, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and causing him to evacuate tenants to safer ground. “Put them in hotels and everything. So it was brutal, for everybody. …

AUSTIN, Texas, EE.UU. (AP) — Un juez federal expresó el jueves su preocupación por una ley de Texas que daría a la policía amplia autoridad para detener a los migrantes bajo cargos de ingreso ilegal a partir de marzo, y dijo que sería una “pesadilla” si Estados Unidos se convirtiera en un mosaico de estados que aplican leyes distintas de …