Mes: septiembre 2019

It said the storm would continue weakening through the night and should dissipate by midday, although it warned that heavy rains could continue into Friday night

Updated 11:36 PM ET (AP) VERACRUZ, Mexico – Tropical Storm Ernesto made landfall Thursday near the oil port city of Coatzacoalcos, killing two people as it moved inland and began weakening after drenching Mexico’s flood-prone southern Gulf region. Ernesto came ashore after spinning across the far southern Gulf of Mexico in waters dotted with oil rigs operated by the state oil company. The government closed its largest Gulf coast port, Veracruz, and the smaller ports of Alvarado and Coatzacoalcos. In neighboring Tabasco state, two fishermen drowned when the stormed passed through the area, Gov. Andres Granier told reporters. Granier said the storm’s strong winds ripped rooftops from several homes but residents refused to evacuate, fearing their possessions might be stolen. “People have chosen to stay in their homes and we are helping them,” he said. Coatzacoalcos, a major oil port, got seven inches (177 millimeters) of rain in the 24 hours before Ernesto’s center passed just a few miles (kilometers) away, according to Mexico’s weather service. San Pedro in the neighboring state of Tabasco had seen more than 10 inches (273 millimeters). “It’s raining intermittently. It rains, its stops, and then it rains again,” said Juventino Martinez, the civil defense chief in Coatzacoalcos. “We have some flooding, some water building up” on streets in lower-lying sections of the city. He said 40 shelters were ready but hadn’t been used...

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It’s such a beautiful, beautiful day, and I’d like to honor the 22 people who lost their lives

(CBS News) UNITED NATIONS – Beyonce was breathtaking. No other way to describe the stunning performance at the General Assembly Hall of United Nations Headquarters in New York on Friday night, when she sang “I Was Here” in honor of humanitarian aid workers killed in the line of duty around the world to be broadcast on August 19th. “She was fantastic,” U.K. Ambassador to the U.N., Sir Mark Lyall Grant, said after the performance, which he attended with his daughter. “World Humanitarian Day is a chance to pay tribute to the commitment and courage of those who work in some of the world’s most dangerous places,” the ambassador told CBS News, “It’s fantastic that a world-acclaimed artist like Beyonce is helping to raise awareness for this important cause — she’s reminding us that we can all play a part in relieving suffering around the world.” It was on the same platform where Col. Muammar Qaddafi once rambled on for hours; Nikita Khrushchev pounded his shoe; Fidel Castro spoke for over three hours; and every U.S. president, since the U.N. was founded, has addressed diplomats. With the podium moved aside for a screen designed by filmmaker Ridley Scott, the world-renowned diva delivered a message of legacy with her ballad, “I Was Here,” written by Diane Warren about the personal drive to be remembered and to leave a “footprint.” Beyonce to...

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A guilty verdict is all but assured against the Gu and Zhang and carries the potential punishment of 10 years in prison up to a death sentence

(CBS/AP) BEIJING – After a quick and secretive trial for the murder of a British businessman, the wife of disgraced former Communist Party boss Bo Xilai still awaits her fate. In the most extensive report on the trial to date, 카지노 쿠폰 state media reported that Gu Kailai had “confessed to the intentional murder” of Neil Heywood, apologized for the “tragedy” she caused and was ready to accept her punishment. The account described her as having been depressed and fearful that Heywood, her business associate, would harm her family — factors that may bring leniency when she is likely convicted and sentenced. Gu and a household aide, Zhang Xiaojun, were accused of poisoning Heywood with cyanide last November after having a dispute over economic interests. Murder trial of Gu Kailai, wife of fallen China politician Bo Xilai, ends after just 1 day4 senior China cops tried for allegedly covering up details of Bo Xilai, Gu Kailai scandalVideo: Gu Kailai murder trial: Quick and secretive Gu’s arrest and the ouster of her husband as Chongqing party chief in March sparked the biggest political turbulence in China since the putdown of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. Her tightly orchestrated trial was a step toward resolving the scandal before the party’s once-a-decade leadership transition this fall. The court in Hefei in eastern China’s Anhui province said a verdict against Gu and...

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