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Las fuerzas de seguridad mexicanas arrestaron al líder del cártel Ovidio Guzmán. La detención se realizó la noche del jueves. Ovidio Guzmán era conocido por el apodo de “El ratón”.Era hijo de El Chapo. La noticia del arresto desató la violencia en todo Sinaloa. Guzmán ha sido acusado en los Estados Unidos de tráfico de drogas. Guzmán es responsable de producir “3,000 a 5,000 libras” de droga por mes.

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Why is Ovidio Guzmán one of Mexico’s most wanted men?

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Guzmán, known by nickname as “The Mouse,” became a high-level leader in the Sinaloa Cartel after his father’s arrest in 2016 and extradition in 2017.

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SPAN week 3 - Max Boden

https://thecancunsun.com/crime-rate-drops-in-cancun-as-city-cracks-down-on-all-criminal-activity/

La tasa de criminalidad en Cancún ha bajado mucho en los últimos años. Esto ha sido gracias a las medidas de seguridad que han tomado las autoridades locales. Estas medidas incluyen policías especializados y trabajo con las fuerzas federales. También han tenido campañas para prevenir el delito. Esto ha ayudado a reducir el número de homicidios y robos en la ciudad turística. Ahora los turistas y residentes de Cancún pueden disfrutar de un lugar más seguro. Aunque es importante seguir siendo cuidadosos y respetar las leyes para mantener la tasa de criminalidad baja.

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Crime Rate Drops In Cancun As City Cracks Down On All Criminal Activity

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The increased security measures in Cancun over the last couple of years has led to a reduction in violent crime.

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Mi país para la actividad es Peru. Peru tiene muchos protestas para la presidente antiguo, Pedro Castillo. Un presidente nueva, Dina Boluarte, es la seis presidente en cinco años. Pedro Castillo quiere terminar el congreso y toma el poder para su. El congreso termine la presidencia de Castillo y el vicepresidente Boluarte es presidente. Ahora, Castillo es en un prisión. Las protestas están enojados porque piensan que los personas ricos quieren el poder para sus. Las protestas son agricultores pobres. Más que viente protestas mueren.

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Death Toll in Peru Protests Rises as New Leader Struggles for Control

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Two government ministers resigned after the new president, Dina Boluarte, deployed the military to crack down on the demonstrations that have convulsed the country.

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El Chapo’s Son Is Captured by Mexican Authorities for 2nd Time        --- Michael brown

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El hijo de la famousa trafficante de drugas "El Chapo" esta en prison ahora. El arrestar es muy mal a los Sinaloans porque El Chapo esta similar a un presidente. Los membros de el cartel este peleando los policias y militar. Ovidio Guzman Lopez, el hijo de "El chapo" es un hijo de "el chapo" pero no es muy exitoso como tus hermanos. A los mexicanos politicos es una simblo a El Estados Unidos porque Joe Biden fue a Mexico a visitar con el presidente. Muchos personas no estan bien en Sinaloa, porque muchos caros es incendio y muchos pistolas. Una bala de un pistola golper un avion cerca de la aeropuerta. Tambien, muchos personas dicen a saben if mantener los cargos de el hijo de El Chapo.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/world/americas/el-chapo-son-ovidio-guzman-mexico.html

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El Chapo’s Son Is Captured by Mexican Authorities for 2nd Time

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The arrest of Ovidio Guzmán López was a victory for the Mexican government. He had been briefly detained in 2019, but was released after cartel gunmen overpowered law enforcement.

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Christopher Allen Week 3 Panama Canal, Panama

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Christopher Allen Week 3 Panama Canal, Panama

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Panamá es un país donde hablan español. El Canal de Panamá abrió en 1914 después de diez años de construcción. La historia de la construcción es muy interesante. Muchos países en el mundo usan el canal. El canal es famoso y atrae muchos turistas. Los barcos van del Océano Pacifico al Océano Atlántico. Mi familia y yo visitamos el Canal de Panamá.

https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-panama-canal

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Hoy temprano, El gobierno mexicano detuvo al hijo del capo de la droga El Chapo. Su nombre es Ovidio Guzman. Este es un gran día para el estado de derecho. México y Estados Unidos son más seguros y el cartel se verá afectado por esto. Hay alguna violencia proveniente del cartel por esta detención. Estoy escribiendo esto en Cabo San Lucas, y se habla de ello por pocos de los habitantes locales. Esta es buena noticia para México y Estados Unidos, trabajando juntos para detener al cartel.

https://apnews.com/article/Ovidio-Guzman-arrested-24bca5ce8544bc151e6c821a37b2be41

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MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzmán, an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States and one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Thursday in a pre-dawn operation that set off gunfights and roadblocks across the western state's capital.

Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said Army and National Guard personnel had captured a son of "El Chapo." Sandoval identified him only as Ovidio, in keeping with government policy.

Ovidio Guzmán had not been one of El Chapo's better-known sons until an aborted operation to capture him three years ago. That attempt similarly set off violence in Culiacan that ultimately led President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to order the military to let him go.

This time, local and state officials in Sinaloa warned residents to stay inside, suspended local government activities and closed schools. The Mexican military closed Culiacan's airport amid gunfire.

The high-profile capture comes just days before López Obrador will host U.S. President Joe Biden for bilateral talks followed by a North American Leaders' Summit with Biden and Canadian Primer Minister Justin Trudeau. Drug trafficking, along with immigration, is expected to be a top talking point for the leaders.

López Obrador's security strategy reversed years of what came to be known as the kingpin strategy of taking down cartel leaders. Ultimately, it had led to the fragmentation of large cartels and bloody battles for dominance. López Obrador put all of his faith in the military, disbanding the corrupt Federal Police and creating the National Guard under military command.

"This is a significant blow to the Sinaloa cartel and major victory for the rule of law. It will not, however, impede the flow of drugs into the U.S. Hopefully, Mexico will extradite him to the U.S.," Mike Vigil, the DEA's former Chief of International Operations, said Thursday.

Ovidio is not one of the drug lord's best-known sons. Iván Archivaldo Guzmán and Jesús Alfredo Guzmán are known as "Los Chapitos," or "the little Chapos," and are believed to be running their father's cartel together with Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.

The Chapitos have been taking greater control in the cartel because Zambada was in poor health and isolated in the mountains, Vigil said. "The Chapitos know that if el Mayo dies, (the cartel) is going to break apart if they don't have control."

"It's going to be very important that the U.S. requests Ovidio's extradition quickly and that Mexico does it," Vigil said.

Alleged cartel members responded to Thursday's operation by carjacking Culiacan residents and setting vehicles ablaze in the cartel stronghold. Local and state authorities warned everyone to stay inside.

Such attempts to create chaos often come in response to arrests of important cartel figures in Mexico. One of the most notorious came when federal security forces corned Ovidio Guzmán in October 2019, only to let him escape after gunmen shot up the city with high-powered weapons.

López Obrador said at the time he had made the decision to avoid the loss of life, even though a U.S. was seeking Ovidio Guzman's extradition on drug trafficking charges. A 2018 federal indictment in Washington, D.C., accused him of conspiring to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana in the United States.

The 2019 debacle was a black eye for López Obrador's administration that raised even more questions about Mexico's commitment to battling the country's powerful drug cartels.

López Obrador entered office highly critical of the toll of his predecessors' drug war. He embraced the phrase "hugs, not bullets" to describe his approach to Mexico's chronic violence, which would focus on social programs aimed at weakening the draw of organized crime.

But four years into his six-year term, the death toll remains high.

Sinaloa Gov. Ruben Rocha said via Twitter Thursday that the operation took place in an area north of the capital called Jesus Maria and caused "violent events in the capital and other parts of the state." Relatives of Ovidio Guzmán are known to live there, according to local news outlet Riodoce, which reported dozens of roadblocks across the city.

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Mexico arrests a son of 'El Chapo' ahead of Biden visit

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MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzmán , an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States and one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán , Thursday in a pre-dawn operation that set off gunfights and roadblocks across the western state's capital.

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Aeropuerto Internacional de Culiacán (CUL), Carretera A Navolato, Aeropuerto Culiacan, Bachigualato, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico

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El jueves, la policia mexicana capturo el jefe del cartel, Ovidio Guzman. La gente del cartel esta muy mal. El cartel esta haciendo cosas mal en la ciudad. Personas en el cartel disparaon contra una aeroplane. Ahora la gente en sinaloa no puede viajar. Muchos aeropuertos en Mexico estan cerrar ahora. En el pais de mexico hay muchos mas problemas con la toma de Ovidio guzman.

https://simpleflying.com/drug-cartel-members-shoot-mexican-army-aeromexico-aircraft-culiacan/

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Drug Cartel Members Shoot At Mexican Army And Aeromexico Aircraft At Culiacan International Airport

On Thursday, the Mexican army captured Ovidio Guzmán, the son of famous drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzmán.

At least two planes, including an Aeromexico Embraer E190 operating a commercial flight with passengers onboard, were shot at while on the runway of Culiacan International Airport (CUL) in Mexico. The shots were fired by people linked to the Sinaloa Cartel following the arrest of local drug lord Ovidio Guzmán, son of 'El Chapo' Guzmán, on Thursday.

Chaos in Sinaloa

Ovidio Guzmán, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, was captured on Thursday by forces of the Mexican Army and transported to Mexico City. This has led to chaos across the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The government has requested people remain in their homes. A least three airports, Culiacán International, Mazatlán International (MZT), and Los Mochis International (LMM), have closed until further notice.

Members of the Sinaloa drug cartel shot live ammunition against at least two planes, a Boeing 737-800 registration FAM-3526 operated by the Mexican Air Force and an Embraer E190 registration XA-ALW operated by Aeromexico Connect.

The Mexican Air Force's Boeing 737-800 was landing at the Culiacan International Airport earlier this morning when it was shot at, according to several videos posted on social media. Meanwhile, Aeromexico's Embraer E190 aircraft was scheduled to operate flight AM165 to Mexico City.

Aeromexico's flight was canceled

In a video taken onboard Aeromexico's flight AM165, passengers can be seen crouching on the floor of the cabin as shots are heard in the distance. Aeromexico said in a statement,

Three airports are closed

Three Sinaloan airports, Culiacan, Mazatlan, and Los Mochis, are currently closed. According to data by Cirium, these three airports have around 44 daily flights on average on Thursdays, operated by several airlines, including Aéreo Calafia, American Airlines, Aeromexico, Alaska Airlines, Viva Aerobus, and Volaris. Other carriers that operate in these airports on other days include United Airlines, Sun Country, Sunwing, Swoop, and WestJet.

Volaris released a statement,

"Volaris informs that, due to the closure of the Culiacan, Mazatlán, and Los Mochis airports, our flights to and from these destinations, are currently canceled. The activity suspension could lead to several delays and cancelations throughout our route network."

Viva Aerobus added,

"In view of the blockades and events reported today in the cities of Culiacan and Mazatlan, for the safety of users and personnel involved in the operation, the competent authorities have decided to close both airports temporarily. We will be sharing updates on these closures, as well as the effects on our flights."
What do you think about these incidents at Culiacán International Airport? Let us know in the comments below.

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Drug Cartel Members Shoot At Mexican Army And Aeromexico Aircraft At Culiacan International Airport

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Airline News Drug Cartel Members Shoot At Mexican Army And Aeromexico Aircraft At Culiacan International Airport On Thursday, the Mexican army captured Ovidio Guzmán, the son of famous drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzmán. At least two planes, including an Aeromexico Embraer E190 operating a commercial flight with passengers onboard, were shot at while on the runway of Culiacan International Airport (CUL) in Mexico.

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Un evento actual en el país Argentina es la Copa del Mundo. Fue la primera victoria del país desde 1998. Todo el país celebró el juego con festividades, bailes y reuniones. Las dos ciudades Buenos Aires y Rosario tuvieron la mayor celebración. Messi, el jugador número uno de Argentina, es de Rosario. Buenos Aires es la capital de Argentina y tenía más de un millón de fans. Fue un día importante para la Argentina y el mundo.

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En la ciudad de México algo malo. Gasolina abierto en Enero. Las calles estaban cerrados. La ciudad termino. Es muy mala para las residentes. Las personas necesita ayuda. Finalmente, agua es regresa a las familias. https://www.foxnews.com/world/village-north-mexico-city-spring-water-well-explodes-flames

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People in a village just north of Mexico City complained of a persistent odor of gasoline for weeks, but even they were surprised when the community's spring-water well burst into flames and began belching dense black smoke.

Residents blocked a major highway this week in protest, complaining that the smell and smoke is unbearable and that they have lost their water supply.

Water catching fire may sound strange, but in Mexico gasoline leaks have been blamed for several tragedies in the past. The fire broke out late last week in the hamlet of Mexicaltongo, in the township of Jilotepec, not far from a major refinery.

The state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos refused to comment on the situation, but people speculated that one of the company's pipelines was leaking gasoline into local aquifers or that an illegal tap drilled by fuel thieves could have caused the leak.
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Jilotepec Mayor Rodolfo Noguez said late Monday that officials of the oil company, known as Pemex, had agreed to visit the water spring to investigate the huge fire.

"We still do not know what caused this pollution and the fire that it caused," Noguez said. "There are a lot of hypotheses, the possibilities."

He said water would be trucked in to affected families.

Mexico, and its system of antiquated and theft-prone fuel pipelines, is no stranger to such disasters.

In 1993, a series of sewer explosions hit a 50-block area in Guadalajara, killing at least 220 people. Investigators later determined the blast was caused by gasoline that leaked from an underground pipeline into the sewer system.
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In 1984, a series of explosions in underground gas pipelines rocked the town of San Juan Ixhuatepec, on the northern edge of Mexico City. The blasts devastated a third of the town, killing 452 people and injuring more than 4,200.

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Village north of Mexico City spring water well explodes in flames

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People in a village just north of Mexico City complained of a persistent odor of gasoline for weeks, but even they were surprised when the community's spring-water well burst into flames and began belching dense black smoke. Residents blocked a major highway this week in protest, complaining that the smell and smoke is unbearable and that they have lost their water supply.

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En el pueblo de Jesús María, Sinaloa, Mexico, la policía arresto el hijo de nacrotraficante, El Chapo Guzman. El arresto tuvo lugar el jueves cinco de enero. Los militares mexicano arresto Ovidio Guzman con la policía también. Esta es la segunda vez de detenido. El presidente de Mexico, Andrés Manuel López, dijo que había una investigación en curso los militares. Pero, no dijo nada mas.  Los militares mexicano también están buscando los otros hijos de El Chapo Guzman.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/el-chapos-son-captured-sinaloa-mexican-military-operation-report

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Ha habido un gran brote de crimen y caos en la ciudad de Culiacán en México.  esto se debe a la detención del líder del cartel del cartel de drogas de Sinaloa.  Los funcionarios dicen que esto es común cuando se captura a una figura importante de un cartel de la droga para crear el mayor caos posible para perturbar la paz.  Las autoridades han advertido a los civiles que se queden adentro y que no salgan.  Los funcionarios también indicaron que la solicitud suspendida para todos los empleados municipales y las autoridades educativas estatales dijeron que todos los maestros y puestos administrativos también fueron suspendidos hasta nuevo aviso.  es una locura pensar en cómo un grupo como el cártel puede apoderarse de una ciudad así y tener tal efecto en la vida cotidiana.  Dado que este no es un problema que la mayoría de los estadounidenses tienen, es difícil de comprender.
Source: https://apnews.com/article/technology-politics-violence-caribbean-mexico-24bca5ce8544bc151e6c821a37b2be41

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MEXICO CITY (AP) - Organized crime paralyzed the western Mexico city of Culiacan, a stronghold of the Sinaloa drug cartel, as alleged cartel members carjacked residents and set vehicles ablaze on Thursday in apparent response to the arrest of a cartel leader.

Local and state authorities warned everyone to stay inside and said their federal counterparts would announce the results of the pre-dawn military operation.

Such outbursts of violence often come in response to arrests of important cartel figures as their allies attempt to create chaos.

Drug trafficking, along with immigration, is expected to be a top talking point as U.S. President Joe Biden travels to Mexico on Monday and Tuesday to meet with Mexcian President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Sinaloa state security chief Cristóbal Castañeda warned citizens via Twitter, adding that the state was responding and would inform when they could.

The city of Culiacan posted on social media "Don't leave home! The safety of Culiacan's citizens is the most important." It said work was suspended for all municipal employees. State education authorities announced that all administrative and teacher activities were also suspended Thursday in Culiacan.

During his morning press conference, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed there was an ongoing operation in Culiacan, but they would share information on it later.

The operation comes just days before López Obrador will host U.S. President Joe Biden for bilateral talks followed by a North American Leaders' Summit with Biden and Canadian Primer Minister Justin Trudeau.

Culiacan has seen such displays before. One of the most notorious occurred in October 2019, when federal security forces corned Ovidio Guzmán, one of the sons of Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán. When gunmen began shooting up the city with high-powered weapons, the government retreated and let the younger Guzmán escape. López Obrador said at the time he had made the decision to avoid the loss of life.

The 2019 debacle was a black eye for López Obrador's administration in the realm of security and raised even more questions about Mexico's commitment to battling the country's powerful drug cartels.

López Obrador entered office highly critical of the toll of his predecessors' drug war. He embraced the phrase "hugs, not bullets" to describe his approach to Mexico's chronic violence, which would focus on social programs aimed at weakening the draw of organized crime.

But four years into his six-year term, violence levels remain high.

On Thursday, Sinaloa Gov. Ruben Rocha said via Twitter that the operation took place in an area north of the capital called Jesus Maria and caused "violent events in the capital and other parts of the state." He called for calm and said federal authorities would announce the results.

Jesus Maria is apart from the city, but included in the municipality. Relatives of Ovidio Guzmán are known to live there, according to local news outlet Riodoce, which reported dozens of roadblocks across the city.

The U.S. embassy in Mexico published an alert for the state of Sinaloa Thursday saying there were "reports of gunfire occurring in multiple locations of the state, including Culiacan, Los Mochis and Guasave."

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Violence paralyzes Mexican stronghold of Sinaloa drug cartel

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MEXICO CITY (AP) - Organized crime paralyzed the western Mexico city of Culiacan, a stronghold of the Sinaloa drug cartel, as alleged cartel members carjacked residents and set vehicles ablaze on Thursday in apparent response to the arrest of a cartel leader.

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El país que elegí fue Argentina. Argentina acaba de ganar la copa del mundo de fútbol. Lionel Messi es su mejor jugador. Argentina ganó cuatro a tres. Esta fue la primera copa del mundo decidida por penales desde 2006. Había 88 millones de personas viendo.

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Why Argentina’s win over France was the greatest World Cup final ever | CNN

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It seems only yesterday that Enner Valencia was swatting aside Qatar in the 2022 World Cup’s curtain raiser.

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En 2023, se espera que los adultos mayores mexicanos reciban un total de 339 mil millones de pesos en fondos de pensiones del gobierno, un aumento del 25% en comparación con el año anterior. Los 11 millones de adultos registrados en el programa de pensiones recibirán 4,800 pesos (US $247) cada dos meses. En 2021, el presidente López Obrador anunció un aumento anual del 25% hasta 2024, momento en el que la cantidad entregada a cada persona sería de aproximadamente 6,000 pesos cada dos meses. En 2022, los pagos ascendieron a 3,800 pesos por persona. En 2018, el año en que López Obrador asumió el cargo, los pagos fueron de 1,160 pesos por beneficiario. Durante su conferencia de prensa matutina del martes, el presidente López Obrador declaró que actualmente se pueden hacer los pagos a los adultos mayores tanto a través de bancos privados como del Banco del Bienestar, propiedad del gobierno. Los beneficiarios de comunidades alejadas donde no hay bancos aún podrán recibir pagos en efectivo por el momento. Sin embargo, durante la segunda mitad del año, estos pagos en efectivo serán reemplazados por pagos a través del banco del gobierno, dijo el presidente. Actualmente hay 2,500 sucursales del Banco del Bienestar y se espera que este número alcance las 3,000 para fin de mes. El objetivo del Banco del Bienestar es dispersar recursos financieros a áreas remotas que no son atendidas por los bancos privados. Sin embargo, ha enfrentado dificultades financieras y se espera que la construcción de nuevas sucursales aumente aún más estas dificultades. Para fin de los primeros dos meses del año, se dispersarán alrededor de 52.6 mil millones de pesos, según la ministra de Bienestar, Ariadna Montiel Reyes. Los fondos se distribuirán en fechas específicas de acuerdo con la primera letra del apellido del beneficiario. Aunque en el pasado se hacían los pagos en un solo día, ahora se realizarán durante cinco días, entre el 4 y el 10 de enero, para evitar saturar a los bancos con clientes.

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Saffron Courson - Cruzando la frontera en El Paso, hombres en un coche aparecen en una cárcel Mexicana a las siete de la mañana. Comenzaron a disparar le a la policía Mexicana. Mataron a diez policía y cuatro prisioneros. También mataron a dos de los hombres. Los prisioneros controlaron a la cárcel ese día. Nomas encontraron a cuatro de los hombres. Un evento parecido pasó en el Agosto. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/mexico-prison-tciudad-juarez-attack-armored-killed-inmates-guards-rcna63916 (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/mexico-prison-tciudad-juarez-attack-armored-killed-inmates-guards-rcna63916

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El Capitolio de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Deborah Huie Week 3  El Capitolio de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico

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La Cámara de Representantes aprobó un proyecto de ley que permite a los puertorriqueños votar sobre su estadidad.

Los votantes de la isla de Puerto Rico, considerada territorio estadounidense, tienen tres opciones en el referéndum; Estado, independencia o independencia con libre asociación.El proyecto de ley no tiene muchas esperanzas de ser aprobado en el Senado. Se consideró “un camino largo y tortuoso” para llevar la propuesta a la Cámara. La reacción al proyecto de ley ha sido tranquila ya que se espera que no sea aprobada por el Senado.El representante Raúl Grijalva dijo que “es crucial que cualquier referéndum en el Congreso para descolonizar a Puerto Rico sea informado y dirigido por puertorriqueños”.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/house-passes-bill-allowing-puerto-rico-to-vote-on-statehood-independence

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain some sort of independence, in a last-ditch effort that stands little chance of passing the Senate.

The bill, which passed 233-191 with some Republican support, would offer voters in the U.S. territory three options: statehood, independence or independence with free association.
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"It is crucial to me that any proposal in Congress to decolonize Puerto Rico be informed and led by Puerto Ricans," said Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, which oversees affairs in U.S. territories.

The proposal would commit Congress to accept Puerto Rico into the United States as the 51st state if voters on the island approved it. Voters also could choose outright independence or independence with free association, whose terms would be defined following negotiations over foreign affairs, U.S. citizenship and use of the U.S. dollar.

Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, who has worked on the issue throughout his career, said it was "a long and torturous path" to get the proposal to the House floor.

"For far too long, the people of Puerto Rico have been excluded from the full promise of American democracy and self-determination that our nation has always championed," the Maryland Democrat said.

After passing the Democrat-controlled House, the bill now goes to a split Senate where it faces a ticking clock before the end of the year and Republican lawmakers who have long opposed statehood.

Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party, traveled to Washington for the vote. "It's going to be a historic day because it's going to create a precedent that we hadn't had until now," he said.
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Members of his party, including Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González, cheered the expected approval of the bill, although reaction in the U.S. territory was largely muted and tinged with frustration since it is expected to be voted down in the Senate.

The proposal of a binding referendum has exasperated many on an island that already has held seven nonbinding referendums on its political status, with no overwhelming majority emerging. The last referendum was held in November 2020, with 53 percent of votes for statehood and 47 percent against, with only a little more than half of registered voters participating.

The proposed binding referendum would be the first time that Puerto Rico's current status as a U.S. commonwealth is not included as an option, a blow to the main opposition Popular Democratic Party, which upholds the status quo.

Pablo José Hernández Rivera, an attorney in Puerto Rico, said approval of the bill by the House would be "inconsequential" like the approval of previous bills in 1998 and 2010.

"We Puerto Ricans are tired of the fact that the New Progressive Party has spent 28 years in Washington spending resources on sterile and undemocratic status projects," he said.

González, Puerto Rico's representative in Congress, praised the bill and said it would provide the island with the self-determination it deserves.

"Many of us are not in agreement about how that future should be, but we all accept that the decision should belong to the people of Puerto Rico," she said.
Coto reported from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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House passes bill allowing Puerto Rico to vote on statehood, independence

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain some sort of independence, in a last-ditch effort that stands little chance of passing the Senate.

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SPAN Wk 3- Abigail Denninghoff

Bad Bunny gives fans a free concert on top of gas station in Puerto Rico - ABC7 New York (abc7ny.com)

En la ultima semana, Bad Bunny, mi artista favorita hizo un concierto encima de una gasolinera. En la calle de Loiza habia muchas personas cantando con el. Esto fue despues de un tour con Arcangel. Ellos dos hacen canciones juntos porque tambien son amigos. En la cultura de Puerto Rico artistas de musica hacen conciertos en la calle. Pero no es normal que lo hagan encima de una gasolinera. Como artista, tenia que hacer algo especial.

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Puerto Rican music star Bad Bunny ended his big year with a surprise performance for some lucky fans.

He threw an impromptu concert on top of a gas station in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Before the impromptu concert on Tuesday, Bad Bunny's foundation also gave out toys to kids in the capital.

Bad Bunny is coming off a massive year with his summer smash hit album, "Un Verano Sin Ti" and his world tour.

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Bad Bunny throws impromptu concert on top of gas station in Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rican music star Bad Bunny ended his big year with a surprise performance for some lucky fans. He threw an impromptu concert on top of a gas station in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Before the impromptu concert on Tuesday, Bad Bunny's foundation also gave out toys to kids in the capital.