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Venezuelan opposition leaders receive the European Union’s top human rights honor

STRASBOURG, France — The European Union’s legislature on Tuesday celebrated the bravery and staunch resistance of Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia while awarding them the EU’s top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said it was “in recognition of your tireless efforts to restore freedom and democracy in Venezuela and …

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Puerto Ricans brave rain and long lines to vote in historic election

LA Times

A supporter waves a Puerto Rican Independence Party flag while holding a campaign poster for the Citizens’ Victory Movement mayoral candidate, Manuel Natal, during a caravan in San Juan last week. If Juan Dalmau, who is running for Puerto Rico’s Independence Party and Citizen Victory Movement, wins, it will be the first win for a candidate outside of the two …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Puerto Rico holds general election that promises to be historic

NPR

Puerto Rico holds general election that promises to be historic toggle caption Alejandro Granadillo/AP Puerto Rico is holding elections that will be historic regardless of which of the top two gubernatorial candidates wins. As of late Tuesday, González had 40% of the votes and Dalmau 31% with 62% of precincts reporting, according to partial results released by Puerto Rico's State …

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3 months ago

Venezuela's opposition leader says he was forced to sign letter that admits defeat

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Venezuela's opposition leader says he was forced to sign letter that admits defeat toggle caption Ariana Cubillos/AP CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's former opposition candidate, Edmundo González, on Wednesday said he was coerced into signing a letter effectively recognizing his defeat in July's presidential election, which electoral authorities claim was won by President Nicolás Maduro. The revelation of the letter is …

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3 months ago

Venezuela’s opposition ex-candidate says he was forced to sign letter that effectively admits defeat

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s former opposition candidate, Edmundo González, on Wednesday said he was coerced into signing a letter effectively recognizing his defeat in July’s presidential election, which electoral authorities claim was won by President Nicolás Maduro. The revelation of the letter is the latest strain to the country’s political crisis, which was exacerbated by the disputed election results and …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Venezuelan opposition candidate González has left the country for asylum in Spain

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Venezuelan opposition candidate González has left the country for asylum in Spain toggle caption Ariana Cubillos/AP CARACAS, Venezuela — Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has fled into exile after being granted asylum in Spain, delivering a major blow to millions who placed their hopes in his upstart campaign to end two decades of single-party rule. The surprise departure …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Opposition presidential candidate González flees Venezuela for asylum in Spain

LA Times

Edmundo González Urrutia waves to supporters while campaigning for president in Caracas, Venezuela, in June. The surprise departure of the man considered by Venezuela’s opposition and several foreign governments to be the legitimate winner of July’s presidential race was announced late Saturday by Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez. She said the government decided to grant González safe passage out of …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Venezuela’s top prosecutor announces criminal probe against opposition leaders

LA Times

Residents try to block a street to protest official presidential election results as National Guard members work to remove them in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuela’s top prosecutor on Monday announced a criminal investigation against the opposition’s presidential candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, and its leader, Maria Corina Machado, over their call on the armed forces to abandon their support for President Nicolás …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

US recognizes opposition candidate González as the winner of Venezuela's presidential election

New Indian Express

CARACAS: The stakes grew higher for Venezuela's electoral authority to show proof backing its decision to declare President Nicolás Maduro the winner of the country's presidential election after the United States on Thursday recognized opposition candidate Edmundo González as the victor, discrediting the official results of the highly anticipated vote. The U.S. announcement followed calls from multiple governments, including close …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nicolas Maduro asks top court to audit Venezuela’s Presidential election but observers cry foul

The Hindu

President Nicolás Maduro on July 31 asked Venezuela’s high court to conduct an audit of the Presidential election after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory, drawing criticism from foreign observers who said the court is too close to the government to produce an independent review. Mr. Maduro told reporters that the ruling party is Anti-Maduro protests spread as Venezuelan …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Under pressure from allies, Venezuela’s Maduro asks Supreme Court to audit the presidential election

LA Times

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, center, stands with Colombian President Gustavo Petro after Petro’s arrival in Caracas last year. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said he asked the country’s Supreme Court to conduct an audit of the presidential election, after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory and amid international calls to release detailed vote counts. A day earlier, another of Maduro’s …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-diplomat, political newcomer, grandpa. That’s Edmundo González, Venezuela’s Maduro rival

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — The past two months were unlike anything Edmundo González Urrutia had ever experienced: He gave political speeches, shook people’s hands and waved from the top of a truck moving through cheering crowds gathered across Venezuela. You have filled me with strength to face what has undoubtedly been the most unequal electoral campaign in the history of electoral …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Stolen at birth, an adoptee sues Chile over thousands of similar dictatorship-era crimes

Associated Press

SANTIAGO, Chile — A Chilean-American raised in the United States filed a criminal complaint against the Chilean government on Monday, alleging that it engaged in a systematic plan to steal thousands of babies from perceived enemies of the state in the 1970s and 1980s. The case filed by Jimmy Lippert Thyden González, 43, aims to advance the task of Chilean …

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6 months ago

Without main opposition contender, Venezuela candidates vow to respect presidential election results

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — Eight of 10 candidates in Venezuela’s upcoming presidential election, including President Nicolás Maduro, on Thursday signed an agreement binding them to respect the results of the contest as announced by electoral authorities. The agreement put forth by Venezuela’s electoral body could end up being insignificant: The government has a history of testing and breaching the terms of …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

As Maduro shifts from migration denier to defender, Venezuelans consider leaving

LA Times

One of the most influential politicians in Venezuela once deemed images of his fellow citizens abandoning their home country the result of a professionally scripted, “Hollywood-type blockbuster.” Migration, Diosdado Cabello said, was an issue conjured by a “media apparatus.” Similarly, his boss, President Nicolás Maduro, denied for years, at least publicly, that millions of people were literally walking away from …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Venezuela’s barred opposition candidate is now the fiery surrogate of her lesser-known replacement

Associated Press

SABANA DE MENDOZA, Venezuela — At an intersection packed in four directions, rallygoers scream and light up cellphones in the evening as Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado climbs onto a flatbed truck like a presidential candidate. “I don’t remember what his name is,” seamstress Danis Cegarra, 48, said of González while she waited with her two children for Machado. …

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1 year, 4 months ago

An 11-year-old warned about a mysterious stranger before her rape and murder. Now her father needs justice

The Independent

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1 year, 7 months ago

A fitter Victor González is fitting in nicely in Dodgers’ bullpen

LA Times

Dodgers reliever Victor González throws vs. San Diego. After giving up two runs and five hits in 6⅔ innings of eight playoff games during the Dodgers’ 2020 World Series run, González nearly ate his way out of the game in 2021. “Everybody’s career arc goes through ebbs and flows — it’s just a matter of how you handle that adversity,” …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Jason Momoa splits from Eiza González months after divorce from Lisa Bonet

The Independent

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3 years, 1 month ago

What Facebook knew about its Latino-aimed disinformation problem

LA Times

It was October 2020, election conspiracy theories threatened to pull America apart at its seams, and Jessica González was trying to get one of the most powerful companies in the world to listen to her. Later, in an assessment of the company’s ability to handle viral misinformation, the report added: “Gaps in detection still exist ” A third internal report …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Restoring Mexico’s mangroves can shield shores, store carbon

Associated Press

PROGRESO, Mexico — When a rotten egg smell rises from the mangrove swamps of southeast Mexico, something is going well. While world leaders seek ways to stop the climate crisis at a United Nations conference in Scotland this month, one front in the battle to save the planet’s mangroves is thousands of miles away on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. “They are …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Relatives: Cubans arrested after protests face summary trial

Associated Press

HAVANA — Relatives and friends of Cubans arrested during the unprecedented recent protests on the island said authorities are carrying out summary trials at a time when Cuba’s government is receiving criticism from international groups and governments, including the U.S., for its crackdown on the demonstrations. The Cuban government hasn’t said how many were detained, but some NGOs, like Human …

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3 years, 9 months ago

'Ya Basta Facebook' Says Company Must Curb Misinformation In Spanish

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'Ya Basta Facebook' Says Company Must Curb Misinformation In Spanish Enlarge this image toggle caption Jenny Kane/AP Jenny Kane/AP Facebook is failing to enforce its own rules against falsehoods about COVID-19, vaccines, election fraud and conspiracy theories when it comes to posts in Spanish, according to a coalition of advocacy groups. Cárdenas said he would press Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg …

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Venezuelan opposition leaders receive the European Union’s top human rights honor

Puerto Ricans brave rain and long lines to vote in historic election

Puerto Rico holds general election that promises to be historic

Venezuela's opposition leader says he was forced to sign letter that admits defeat

Venezuela’s opposition ex-candidate says he was forced to sign letter that effectively admits defeat

Venezuelan opposition candidate González has left the country for asylum in Spain

Opposition presidential candidate González flees Venezuela for asylum in Spain

Venezuela’s top prosecutor announces criminal probe against opposition leaders

US recognizes opposition candidate González as the winner of Venezuela's presidential election

Nicolas Maduro asks top court to audit Venezuela’s Presidential election but observers cry foul

Under pressure from allies, Venezuela’s Maduro asks Supreme Court to audit the presidential election

Ex-diplomat, political newcomer, grandpa. That’s Edmundo González, Venezuela’s Maduro rival

Stolen at birth, an adoptee sues Chile over thousands of similar dictatorship-era crimes

Without main opposition contender, Venezuela candidates vow to respect presidential election results

As Maduro shifts from migration denier to defender, Venezuelans consider leaving

Venezuela’s barred opposition candidate is now the fiery surrogate of her lesser-known replacement

An 11-year-old warned about a mysterious stranger before her rape and murder. Now her father needs justice

A fitter Victor González is fitting in nicely in Dodgers’ bullpen

Jason Momoa splits from Eiza González months after divorce from Lisa Bonet

What Facebook knew about its Latino-aimed disinformation problem

Restoring Mexico’s mangroves can shield shores, store carbon

Relatives: Cubans arrested after protests face summary trial

'Ya Basta Facebook' Says Company Must Curb Misinformation In Spanish