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Leaked Tape Reveals How Spy Camera Firm Used Ex-U.S. Official to Cover Up Uyghur Abuses

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:48 GMT

In the western territory of Xinjiang, known as the Uyghur Autonomous Region, China has created intense surveillance networks to monitor and persecute the population. Cameras line the streets, as well as the doors of homes and mosques, anchoring a system of repression that has led to the mass detention of thousands of people.Hikvision’s cameras make up a large part of this system. But the world’s largest security camera manufacturer has always denied their complicity in the violation of human rights against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.In 2019, facing increasing U.S. sanctions, Hikvison commissioned a human rights review of its five largest police projects in Xinjiang, which has a population of over 25 million. The company hired Pierre-Richard Prosper, the former ambassador-at-large for war crimes in the Bush administration State Department and a war crimes prosecutor at the United Nations in the late 1990s.The full review remained secret, but Hikvision released one sentence s...

Proposed Route 28 bypass route released in Prince William Co.; dozens of properties in raze zone

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:48 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio New details on a proposed Route 28 bypass route in Prince William County, Virginia, WTOP's Neal Augenstein reports. $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.Prince William County transportation officials unveiled a proposed preliminary design for the Route 28 by...

20 millones de personas del sur al noreste de EE.UU. están bajo la amenaza de tormentas severas que provocaron rescates en el agua

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:48 GMT

(CNN) — El mismo sistema meteorológico que generó tornados y tormentas mortales en el centro de EE.UU. hace unos días continuó azotando a Texas con fuertes lluvias mientras avanzaba hacia el este este viernes temprano, poniendo a aproximadamente 20 millones de personas en riesgo de tormentas eléctricas severas desde el sur y el medio oeste hasta el noreste.A medida que la tormenta se alejaba del centro de Texas, dejó importantes inundaciones que provocaron varios rescates en Austin a medida que aumentaba el nivel del agua, dijeron funcionarios locales.Algunas personas gritaron pidiendo ayuda después de quedar atrapadas entre una cerca y un arroyo en Austin, y una de ellas requirió hospitalización por una lesión que no puso en peligro su vida, dijo el Servicio Médico de Emergencia (EMS) del Condado de Austin-Travis en las redes sociales.Los socorristas también recibieron informes de autos amontonados en un arroyo y rescataron a seis personas, tuiteó el EMS.Otros esfuerzos de re...

HCA: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:48 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) on Friday reported first-quarter profit of $1.36 billion.The Nashville, Tennessee-based company said it had profit of $4.85 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $4.93 per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.99 per share.The hospital operator posted revenue of $15.59 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $15.29 billion.HCA expects full-year earnings to be $17.25 to $18.55 per share, with revenue in the range of $62.5 billion to $64.5 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on HCA at https://www.zacks.com/ap/HCASource

Fecha de la Renta Ciudadana 2023 en Colombia: ¿cuándo envían los pagos?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:48 GMT

(CNN Español) — La entidad a cargo de administrar los recursos de la Renta Ciudadana en Colombia, Prosperidad Social, anunció este 20 de abril que el primer pago se hará el próximo 29 de abril para las personas de Bogotá y municipios cercanos.¿Cuándo se podrá reclamar el primer pago?El programa Renta Ciudadana es la nueva apuesta del Gobierno colombiano para asistencia económica de familias de bajos recursos del país. Consiste en proporcionar un ingreso mensual a familias en situación de pobreza y ayudar a cubrir sus necesidades básicas.Durante una conferencia de prensa transmitida por las redes sociales de Prosperidad Social, la directora general de la entidad, Cielo Rusinque, confirmó que el primer pago del subsidio se hará el sábado 29 de abril.La jornada consistirá en una sesión pedagógica a cargo del presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, en la que se resolverán dudas con respecto al programa. Ese mismo día se harán los primeros pagos a las familias inscritas y elegibles ...

La Corte Suprema se prepara para decidir sobre el acceso a la píldora abortiva

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:48 GMT

WASHINGTON — La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos tiene hasta este viernes para decidir si mantiene o no la restricción al acceso a un medicamento para abortar, mientras los magistrados consideran si permiten que entren en vigor las restricciones a la mifepristona.En una orden firmada por el magistrado Samuel Alito, la corte señaló el miércoles que emitirá una decisión el viernes por la noche. Los jueces se habían puesto un plazo para el miércoles en un caso de Texas en el que los opositores al aborto buscan retirar la aprobación de la FDA a la mifepristona, que es el método más común en el país para interrumpir un embarazo. La Corte Suprema mantiene el acceso a la píldora abortiva, por ahora Farmacéutica que fabrica píldora abortiva pide bloquear fallo que impide acceder a la mifepristona El medicamento obtuvo la aprobación de la FDA en 2000, y las condiciones para su uso se han relajado en los últimos años, incluyendo su disponibi...

P&G: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:48 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — CINCINNATI (AP) — Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) on Friday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $3.4 billion.On a per-share basis, the Cincinnati-based company said it had net income of $1.37.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.32 per share.The world’s largest consumer products maker posted revenue of $20.07 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $19.3 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on PG at https://www.zacks.com/ap/PGSource

1 dead, 3 injured in apartment fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:48 GMT

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — One person died and three others were injured in an early morning apartment fire in Lakewood.West Metro Fire Rescue was called to a fire Friday morning near 12th Avenue and Allison Street. The area is near the Lakewood Memorial Field. ‘Truck of interest’ not involved in rock attack that killed 20-year-old When firefighters arrived on scene they reported seeing heavy smoke and flames pouring from a single-story apartment building. The fire then extended into a second unit. One person died and three others were injured in an early morning apartment fire in Lakewood. (West Metro Fire Rescue)One person died and three others were injured in an early morning apartment fire in Lakewood. (West Metro Fire Rescue)One person died and three others were injured in an early morning apartment fire in Lakewood. (West Metro Fire Rescue)One person died and three others were injured in an early morning apartment fire in Lakewood. (West Metro Fire Rescue)According to WMFR, c...

EU court slashes daily fine against Poland to €500K in rule-of-law dispute

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:48 GMT

The EU’s top court has halved a daily fine it imposed against Poland over controversial judicial reforms in 2021, which the Polish government appealed.The fine has been reduced from €1 million per day to €500,000, the Court of Justice of the EU vice president said in a statement on Friday.In October 2021, the top court had started fining Poland €1 million per day for ignoring a ruling ordering it to suspend its judicial reforms and restore the independence of judges.The Polish authorities had asked the court to suspend the fine last November, arguing it had implemented reforms to comply with the previous ruling.In the Friday statement, the court’s Vice President Lars Bay Larsen said the “measures adopted by Poland are not sufficient to ensure the execution of all the provisional measures” the court had requested.Although Bay Larsen recognized that Poland did implement some changes, others — like a Polish Supreme Court decision allowing for...

‘What?!’ Orbán throws cold water on Ukraine’s NATO hopes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:48 GMT

Hungary’s troubled relationship with neighboring Ukraine spiraled again Friday as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán dismissed the country’s NATO dreams with a one-word tweet. “What?!” the prime minister exclaimed in a Twitter post responding to a POLITICO article on NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s declaration in Kyiv on Thursday that “Ukraine’s rightful place is in NATO.”Relations between Budapest and Kyiv are tense. Hungary spent years blocking high-level NATO sessions with Ukrainian officials, ostensibly over concerns about the rights of Hungarian speakers in western Ukraine. And despite condemning Russia’s full-scale invasion, Hungary has refused to send weapons to aid its neighbor. Senior Hungarian officials, meanwhile, continue to regularly visit Moscow and maintain close ties to the Kremlin. At the same time, Hungary joining Turkey in blocking Sweden’s NATO bid has frustrated Western capitals. NATO allies — including Hungary — decided back in 2008 that...