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Google pagará a algunos medios de comunicación por compartir sus contenidos

EFE — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 02:11:22 +0000

La idea es ayudar a los medios a "monetizar sus contenidos mediante una experiencia mejorada”

Muhammad Ali stable after he stopped breathing

Impremedia — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 17:12:00 +0000

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali is in stable condition after being taken to the hospital over the weekend. The 72-year-old reportedly stopped breathing last Friday and was revived by paramedics called to the scene. SEE ALSO: Manny Pacquiao’s workout: Not for the timid “[Family members] called 911. He was revived by the paramedics and is in ICU with fluid on the lungs. He is on a respirator and IV’s,” a source told media outlets. Ali’s spokesperson, Bob Gunnell, was less dramatic about the event, telling People in a phone interview that, “He (Muhammad Ali) went into the hospital this morning. He has a mild case of pneumonia and the prognosis is good.” Though intense exercise and a clean diet kept Ali a formidable athlete in his prime and a healthy aging adult, pneumonia is a common affliction for people over the age of 65. According to the American Lung Association (ALA), pneumonia can be viral or bacterial, but older adults are at an increased risk because of weakened immune systems as a result of the aging process. “Pneumonia tends to be more serious for infants and young children, older adults (people 65 years or older), people who have other chronic health problems, and people who have weak immune systems as a result of diseases or other factors,” states the ALA. “With treatment, most patients will improve within two weeks. Elderly or debilitated patients may need longer treatment.” It is unconfirmed whether Muhammad Ali’s additional health issues may complicate or contribute to his pneumonia, but his representative indicates there is no cause for concern. Though the Ali family has requested any more details on the scare be kept private, Muhammad Ali’s daughter, Laila Ali, Tweeted that her father is doing well. “Thanks for all the well wishes and prayers for my father,” she said on social media. “He is doing well~Y’all know he is a fighter! WE APPRECIATE ALL THE LOVE!” SEE ALSO: Parkinson’s disease: High prevalence among Hispanics Ali has been living with Parkinson’s disease since 1984, a neurological condition doctors feel may be the result of repeated head injuries. Modern medications have made it possible for the boxing champion to live a normal lifespan; however, as of 2009, Ali was no longer able to speak in public. Parkinson’s disease is known to exacerbate other illnesses, and WebMD indicates pneumonia can be a complication of the disease.

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Cuba deal worries some Cubans, insults others

Impremedia — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:12:00 +0000

Upon hearing news of the historic diplomatic opening between Cuba and the United States after a half century of hostility– announced concurrently by U.S. president Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro,–families of victims shot down by Cuban planes in 1996 denounced the deal. SEE ALSO: Pope Francis helped make US-Cuba deal a reality In the Cuban exile community of South Florida, resistance to the normalization of relations in Miami has been historically strong, but U.S. Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen and the families feel that in the chess game of international diplomacy, the prisoner exchange for Alan Gross and an unnamed Cuban national for three Cubans convicted of spying is a lopsided deal. Families remember Brothers to the Rescue tragedy The families of Brothers to the Rescue pilots, shot down by Cuban MIGs over international waters on February 24, 1996, feel the president and the U.S. got too little in the exchange. Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen joined the families Wednesday in denouncing the deal. Myriam de la Peña, whose son Mario was shot down by Cuban Air Force MIGs while searching for rafters over the Florida straits, says Obama disregarded the family’s many years of anguish: “They just don’t care what our feelings are. The [White House] is going to do what they’re going to do – irregardless.” They feel that convicted spies complicit in the loss of family members’ lives were traded for an innocent pawn like Gross, who was arrested by the Castro regime for delivering internet equipment to the Jewish community in Cuba and incarcerated for five years. Reopening old wounds in the Cuban exile community The unexpected announcement and secret talks between the Cuban and American presidents, and the intervention of Pope Francis as a catalyst are the salient aspects of the historic news. But the wake of the announcement brings many other issues to the fore. Maggie Alejandre, whose brother Armando was a U.S. veteran shot down by the Cuban Air Force, added, “These families have been equally divided between Republicans and Democrats, and some of us voted for Obama. So it’s not political.” “They are justifying what cannot be justified. Gross was unjustly jailed in Cuba. It cheapens and devalues the human lives on the island and is an insult to these families,” stated Ros-Lehtinen. Ros-Lehtinen noted that even if diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United states are restored, lifting the embargo would need congressional approval. SEE ALSO: What normalizing ties with Cuba means for America Now that Cuba will normalize relations with the U.S. as Vietnam and China did, only North Korea remains as a former communist state without diplomatic relations with the U.S.

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New NASA study offers troubling insight into Atmospheric CO2

Impremedia — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 19:11:00 +0000

NASA released the results of a much-anticipated multiyear studywhich looks into the concentrations and distribution of carbon dioxide in the atmospherethis week. Over the course…

The significance of a US Marines release from a Mexican jail

Impremedia — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 09:11:00 +0000

Andrew Tahmooressi, the retired Marine who was arrested in Mexico for allegedly trying to smuggle guns across the border, has been released and is now…

Latinos go missing at the Concert for Valor honoring US veterans

Impremedia — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 11:10:00 +0000

A Veterans Day tribute unlike any other is the idea behind the recently announced Concert For Valor taking place Nov. 11 on the National Mall…

Texas health care worker has tested positive for Ebola

Impremedia — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 12:10:00 +0000

A Texas health care worker has tested positive for Ebola even though she wore full protective gear while caring for a hospitalized patient who later…

San Gabriel Mountains become countrys newest national monument

Impremedia — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:10:00 +0000

President Barack Obama traveled to southern California on Friday to designate about 346,000 acres within the San Gabriel Mountains as the nations newest national monument.…

1901 Boston time capsule opened

Impremedia — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:10:00 +0000

On Thursday, Oct. 9, the Bostonian Society opened a time capsule that had remained sealed for over a century, and archivists were pleasantly surprised by…

Hunger Games stuntman dies in freak accident

Impremedia — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 16:10:00 +0000

One movie and TV stuntman has leaped to his own death as a result of a tragic freak accident. Carlos Lopez, a stuntman who worked…

Search and rescue dogs: The unknown heroes of 9/11

Impremedia — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:09:00 +0000

In the immediate days that followed the attack in New York on September 11, 2001, more than 300 search and rescue dogs (SAR) scoured Ground…

King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofia heading for divorce?

Impremedia — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 15:09:00 +0000

Summer vacation and the media truce for the Spanish royal family are over. Traditional summer photos of the Spanish monarchs King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia…

Its a femur, its a bone; no its just a rock on Mars, NASA says

Impremedia — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 12:08:00 +0000

A rock formation found by NASA on Mars very closely resembles a femur; the image captured by the robot Curiosity has unleashed all kinds of…

Ferguson violence has Davis, California fearing police militarization

Eduardo Stanley — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 14:08:00 +0000

The news took everybody by surprise: the city of Davis with 66,000 residents, a College community with a vast majority of Whites, 59 percent, followed…

California lawmakers reach consensus on drought plan

Impremedia — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 17:08:00 +0000

Following months of negotiations, California state legislators finally reached an agreement to deal with the states crippling drought crisis. Driven to action by the multiyear…

New bat species discovered in Bolivia

Impremedia — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:08:00 +0000

Scientists have just discovered a new species the Bolivian golden bat. Originally, this golden bat (Myotis midastactus) was thought to be the same species…

Cuba y P. Rico, de un pájaro las dos alas, no la misma bandera

Impremedia — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:06:23 +0000

Arden los boricuas con anuncio publicado en el Daily News donde se les felicita por la Parada, pero usando la bandera de Cuba

Encausan a exdirectora de ‘News of the World’ y a su esposo

EFE — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:05:39 +0000

Se espera que, además de la pareja, a otras cuatro personas se le radiquen cargos por obstrucción a la justicia en relación con el escándalo de espionaje telefónico que rodea al tabloide británico

Magnate Murdoch habría “pirateado” rival para hundirlo

EFE — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:03:44 +0000

Según la BBC, una empresa satélite del multimillonario australiano habría pagado por subir a internet ilegalmente la programación de un rival de tv de paga en Gran Bretaña.