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Month: July 2022

3 men plead guilty to defrauding seniors out of more than $350,000 in ‘Grandparent Scam,’ officials say

By Amy Simonson, CNN Three men pleaded guilty to defrauding 14 Rhode Island seniors out of more than $350,000 in what authorities described Tuesday as a “Grandparent Scam.” “Few things are more frightening than thinking a family member is in trouble,” U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha said in a news release. “These defendants exploited that

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Sri Lanka is ‘bankrupt,’ Prime Minister says

By Iqbal Athas, Chris Liakos, Rhea Mogul and Daniela Gonzalez-Roman CNN Sri Lanka is “bankrupt,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Tuesday, as the country suffers its worst financial crisis in decades, leaving millions struggling to buy food, medicine and fuel. Wickremesinghe told lawmakers that negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revive the country’s

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Medios oficialistas de Nicaragua muestran imágenes de Félix Maradiaga luego de que su esposa reiterara su preocupación por su deterioro físico

CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Medios de comunicación afines al Gobierno de Nicaragua mostraron este sábado, y por primera vez en más de un año, imágenes del politólogo y exprecandidato presidencial Félix Maradiaga Blandón durante una audiencia en el Complejo Judicial de Managua. Según reportan esos medios, este sábado un Tribunal de Apelaciones de Managua

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Gran golpe para Boris Johnson por dimisión de dos altos ministros del Gobierno del Reino Unido

Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — El primer ministro del Reino Unido, Boris Johnson, recibió un gran golpe este martes cuando dos de sus principales ministros anunciaron su dimisión, afirmando que no podían seguir trabajando para un Gobierno sumido en el escándalo. El canciller Rishi Sunak y Sajid Javid anunciaron su renuncia en cartas publicadas en

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WA sheriff won’t cooperate with out-of-state abortion probes

SEATTLE (AP) — The executive in the county surrounding Seattle said Tuesday its sheriff’s office and other executive branch departments will not cooperate with out-of-state prosecutions of abortion providers or patients. King County Executive Dow Constantine’s executive order signed Tuesday follows a similar one from Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, The Seattle Times reported. Inslee last

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