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Alargan condena de estadounidense encarcelado en Rusia por golpear a guardias
MOSCÚ (AP) — Un tribunal ruso alargó el miércoles la condena a un estadounidense encarcelado allí tras ser condenado por golpear a un policía y luego de agredir a guardias de prisión, informaron los medios de comunicación.
Robert Gilman, identificado en los medios rusos como un exmarine de Estados Unidos, recibió inicialmente una sentencia de tres años y medio en 2022 cuando fue condenado por golpear a un policía después de ser sacado de un tren por causar disturbios.
Posteriormente, fue condenado por atacar a un inspector de prisión durante una revisión de celda, golpear a un investigador y agredir a un guardia, y fue sentenciado en octubre de 2024 a ocho años y un mes.
Un tribunal en Voronezh, una región en el suroeste de Rusia donde Gilman está cumpliendo su condena, extendió su pena a 10 años después de que fuera declarado culpable de golpear a dos guardias de prisión.
El diario financiero Kommersant informó que Gilman se declaró culpable de los cargos y se disculpó con los guardias a los que se le acusó de agredir. El periódico dijo que explicó sus acciones diciendo que quería permanecer en la prisión donde estaba cumpliendo su condena y evitar ser trasladado a otro penal.
Gilman es uno de los pocos estadounidenses que permanecen detenidos en Rusia después de una serie de intercambios de prisioneros de alto perfil en los últimos años.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Building off nice growth spurt, senior guard Nathan Palmer picks up pace for Geneva. ‘Just had to be patient.’
Coming from an athletic family, Geneva’s Nathan Palmer had reason to believe in himself.
Four games into the 6-foot guard’s senior season, he’s demonstrating why.
Last week, Palmer averaged 14.7 points over three games and was named MVP of the Bob Schick Thanksgiving Tournament, a step up from his role last winter coming off the bench
“I was in the weight room a lot this past offseason,” Palmer said. “I just worked on my game a lot, practicing to make sure I got my shot right. I knew my time was coming.
“I just had to be patient with the work.”
Palmer kept it going Tuesday night, scoring a game-high 14 points in little more than a half as the Vikings cruised to a 50-34 nonconference victory over visiting Bartlett.
Geneva’s Nathan Palmer (3) steals the ball and races away from Bartlett’s Joey Cwik during a nonconference game in Geneva on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Jon Langham / The Beacon-News)
Making his presence felt all over the floor, Palmer grabbed three rebounds, picked up three steals and dished out three assists for Geneva (4-0).
“That’s what I’m trying to do,” Palmer said. “I want to be an all-around player. Helping out with rebounding has been a big emphasis. (Coach Scott) Hennig has been telling everyone, ‘Just go in and crash the boards.’ On steals, I just try to be aggressive.”
Two of those assists came on feeds that 6-7 senior forward Kyle Suger put down for dunks.
“Coach always says strength to the basket and he’s right,” said Suger, who’s not averse to shooting a 3-pointer either. “I’m 6-7. If I’m open, I’ll shoot it, but my strength is going to the basket to get some dunks. It’s great, gets the crowd into it.”
Geneva’s Kyle Suger (11) dunks the ball in the second quarter against Bartlett during a nonconference game in Geneva on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Jon Langham / The Beacon-News)
The dunks helped fuel a 14-0 run for Geneva that extended a 5-3 edge to a 19-3 advantage on the way to a 27-7 halftime lead.
Junior guard Joey Cwik scored 10 points for the struggling Hawks (0-4), who were overmatched.
And twice, Palmer made a steal and took it in for a layup the other way.
“He does a great job of passing the ball, shooting the ball,” Hennig said of Palmer. “He’s just gotten stronger and quicker. He’s grown. About 18 months ago he was probably 5-8 or 5-9.
Geneva’s Gabe Jensen (2) puts up a shot over Bartlett’s Anderson Maloche during a nonconference game in Geneva on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Jon Langham / The Beacon-News)
“He’s a late bloomer, but a really good basketball player and I think he’s shown that in the last few games.”
Palmer’s parents were both college athletes. His dad, Shaun, pitched for Troy’s baseball team. His mom, Melissa, played soccer at Northern Illinois. But, according to Hennig, “it’s a basketball family.”
Nathan’s oldest sister Kate, a recent Illinois Wesleyan graduate, played four years in college. His sister, Leah, is a redshirt freshman playing for Lewis.
“They were a big influence on me,” Nathan said. “They both killed at Geneva.”
Nathan, who gave up baseball in eighth grade to focus on AAU basketball in the summer, plays for Mercury Elite and would like to follow suit at the next level.
“It’s what I want to do, we’ll see what comes,” he said.
Geneva’s Nathan Palmer (3) drives against Bartlett’s Brandon Pelz during a nonconference game in Geneva on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Jon Langham / The Beacon-News)
Sugar has noticed his friend’s improvement.
“We’ve played together since fourth grade,” Sugar said. “I remember back in the day, he was always the shortest guy on the team but it never held him back. He was really shifty, great scorer.
“His height now helps him get more shots over people and helps with his defense, so I’m not shocked it’s happening for Nate.”
Palmer believes Geneva has the all-around talent that could carry this team far as well, with three senior starters back in guards Dane Turner and Gabe Jensen and post Ben Peterson.
His role will be even more important than last season, when the Viking finished 29-5.
“He was our eighth or ninth guy,” Hennig said. “He’s just a basketball guy. He works and works and works and he’s gotten taller and stronger. Skill-wise, he’s fantastic. He does what he’s asked.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/nathan-palmer-geneva-bartlett-ihsa-boys-basketball/
Bruce Dold, former Chicago Tribune editor and ‘consummate newspaperman,’ dies at 70
Bruce Dold, who rose from suburban reporter to editor and publisher during his prodigious four-decade career at the Chicago Tribune, had only a handful of bylines after his name took its place on the masthead.
But the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist left an indelible mark on the newspaper and the city, tackling the issues of the day, promoting civil discourse and influencing public policy.
From clearheaded editorials that found common ground to the groundbreaking endorsement of Chicago’s own Barack Obama for president, Dold led the Tribune into the new millennium with a reverence for the newspaper’s storied history, and an open mind for the future.
Dold even took on the ultimate challenge of balancing journalism and business interests in a dual editor-publisher role as the newspaper industry grappled with declining revenue and downsizing in the digital media age.
“He was really the consummate newspaperman,” said Tribune writer Rick Kogan, a colleague, friend and regular golfing buddy of Dold’s. “His passion for the Chicago Tribune was immense and unwavering.”
A longtime resident of west suburban La Grange Park, Dold, 70, died Wednesday after a four-year battle with esophageal cancer.
A New Jersey native, Dold came to the Midwest in 1973 to attend Northwestern University, where he decided to pursue a career in journalism. Inspired by the powerful reporting that broke the Watergate scandal and brought down President Richard Nixon’s administration, he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Medill School of Journalism.
In 1978, he joined the Chicago Tribune, starting as a reporter for the Suburban Trib before moving on to the flagship newspaper, where he primarily covered politics. Among his reporting highlights, Dold cited the power struggle of the Council Wars, as they were dubbed, following Chicago Mayor Harold Washington’s 1987 death.
“While the city was in grief, all the aldermen were scurrying around and trying to pick a puppet who was going to run the city for them,” Dold told the Tribune upon his elevation to editor in 2016. “It was the richest story I’ve ever seen in my life, and I got an opportunity to do that because I worked for the Chicago Tribune.”
Former Northwestern University spokesperson Alan Cubbage, who attended Medill’s Master of Science in Journalism program with Dold in 1978, competed against his former classmate in the suburbs while working for the Daily Herald.
He remembers the younger Dold as a friendly fellow graduate and a dogged reporter.
“One of the reasons I left journalism is I kept getting scooped by Bruce Dold,” Cubbage said. “He was just a really good reporter who had lots of sources and covered the beat really well, and it was always kind of tough to go up against him.”
Dold joined the Tribune’s editorial board in 1990, starting on a path that would lead him to the top of the Tribune’s masthead, and of his profession. In 1994, Dold earned the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing for his series on the murder of a 3-year-old boy by his abusive mother and the failure of the Illinois child-welfare system to save him.
Chicago Tribune editorial writer Bruce Dold is congratulated April 12, 1994, after winning the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing on the subject of violence against children. (Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune)
The editorials, which accompanied a yearlong newsroom exploration of the circumstances behind Joseph Wallace’s death – itself a Pulitzer finalist for public service journalism – catalyzed new legislation in Illinois to protect children from abuse and neglect.
At the time of his award, Dold praised the newsroom in a Tribune story celebrating the honor.
“Sometimes the best stuff we do on the editorial board is kind of piggybacking on the best reporting that goes on in the newsroom,” Dold said. “This was a case of it.”
Dold was named editorial page editor in 2000, guiding the Tribune’s opinion page. One of his first moves was replacing his vacant slot on the editorial board. He didn’t have to look far, hiring John McCormick, a friend, neighbor and carpooling buddy who previously served as Midwest bureau chief of Newsweek.
“Fortunately for me, his worldwide search only extended four blocks from his house,” said McCormick, who became deputy editor in 2001, and eventually succeeded Dold as editorial page editor.
In 2001, Dold wrote a piece explaining what he believed to be the editorial board’s mission.
“We should have a sense of civic commitment, but shouldn’t assume government has all the answers,” Dold wrote. “I believe the newspaper is one of the few places that has the independence and the influence to demand that government be accountable to the governed.”
Those guiding principles served the Tribune editorial board under Dold’s leadership, winning a Pulitzer in 2003 and earning finalist honors in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
In 2008, Dold steered the editorial board into uncharted political waters when it endorsed Chicago’s own Barack Obama for president, marking the first time in the Tribune’s history that the paper — a founding voice of the Republican party — backed a Democrat for the highest office in the land.
The editorial board also endorsed Obama for reelection in 2012, praising Obama’s “steadiness” in leading the country out of an inherited recession, among other accomplishments.
“It was a big deal for the paper,” McCormick said. “Bruce was the prime mover on those endorsements, both of them, that’s unarguable to anybody who was in the room.”
For years, that room was a stately, wood-paneled office on the fourth floor of the century-old neo-Gothic Tribune Tower, where politicians, titans of industry, celebrities and other leaders would gather around a large hexagonal table with rich leather inlays while seeking the support of the editorial board, under the watchful eye of an Abraham Lincoln portrait.
Everyone from Donald Trump and Bill Clinton to Obama sat in green leather chairs at that table with Dold during their respective presidential campaigns.
“Bruce made a lot of politicians squirm in that room, always in a quiet voice,” McCormick said.
Making your case before Dold for a favorable Tribune editorial inside Chicago’s erstwhile cathedral of journalism could, at times, be an intimidating endeavor, according to Guy Chipparoni, a politically connected public relations consultant.
“He would sit there with John McCormick to his left, their hands folded on the table, and he’d just say, ‘you may begin,’” Chipparoni said. “He was as warm as he could be, but it was like meeting with the College of Cardinals.”
Beyond the editorial boardroom, Dold faced a greater challenge after Tribune Co. emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and spun off its publishing division in 2014, ushering in a series of ownership changes.
In February 2016, two weeks after technology entrepreneur Michael Ferro became the largest shareholder and chairman of Tribune Publishing, Dold was elevated to editor-in-chief at the Chicago Tribune.
Dold soon added the dual role of publisher, leading the Chicago Tribune through tumultuous times as it navigated the rapidly changing media landscape. That meant downsizing editorial operations amid declining revenues at the newspaper.
McCormick, who became editorial board editor when Dold was promoted, described his longtime friend and colleague as being caught in a “pincerlike assault” between the business and journalism sides of the industry.
These were not the best of times for the Tribune or Dold, but it was a responsibility he bore while nurturing young journalists, staying engaged and keeping a steady hand at the helm.
Chicago Tribune Editor-Publisher Bruce Dold on his final day in the Tribune offices, April 30, 2020. (Peter Tsai/Chicago Tribune)
His 42-year career at the Chicago Tribune came to an abrupt end in February 2020 after investment firm Alden Global Capital bought out Ferro’s stake and became the controlling shareholder of Tribune Publishing.
Emblematic of the changes, the Chicago Tribune exited Tribune Tower in 2018, and the Michigan Avenue landmark has since been converted into million-dollar condos. The editorial board subsequently moved with an itinerant newsroom to Prudential Plaza, the now-demolished Freedom Center printing plant and its current home on West Jackson Boulevard in the Loop.
Chris Jones, the Tribune’s longtime theater critic, who added the role of editorial page editor in 2021, oversees a downsized four-member editorial board, which holds court in more modest accommodations.
“Bruce had a commanding presence, and it’s not easy to live up to,” Jones said. “I think he also had a kind of a moral sensibility, and that is also something that we try to live up to on a daily basis.”
While in hospice care in recent weeks at his daughter Kristen Christman’s house in Winnetka, Dold received an outpouring of letters from former colleagues, friends and people he knew over his long career.
Among the letters was a handwritten note from former President Obama.
“It was the most beautiful letter I’ve ever read,” said Megan Dold, his daughter. “He said, ‘you were always a terrific journalist (even when you were after me), and that kind of integrity is sorely missed these days.’ It was amazing. He took a lot of comfort in that.”
Kogan said Dold never lost the “insatiable curiosity” that made him a good newspaperman. But more than anything, Kogan said, he was simply a good man.
Outside the newsroom, Dold, a former college DJ, loved music of all kinds, from Billie Holiday to the Grateful Dead, with an expansive record collection numbering in the thousands. But the New Jersey native had a special place in his heart for Bruce Springsteen, bringing his wife and daughters to see the Boss perform at Wrigley Field in August 2023.
“He loved Bruce Springsteen,” Megan Dold said. ”He was very proud to be from New Jersey. It was Bruce and Bruce. He knew every lyric.”
Dold was also an avid golfer and devoted family man, who took his wife, Eileen, and two young daughters to the White House when he won the Pulitzer Prize, and somehow managed to make it home for dinner most nights, despite the demands of his career, Megan Dold said.
In recent years, he reveled in being a grandfather, spending his last weeks surrounded by family.
“His grandkids were his pride and joy, and even while he was in bed, they’d come and play checkers with him,” said Kristen Christman.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters and five grandchildren.
“The thing about Bruce I will always remember is that he was a human being before he was an editor,” Kogan said. “His great gift, I think, was his humanity.”
A memorial service is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Dec. 12 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in La Grange.
rchannick@chicagotribune.com
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/bruce-dold-tribune-obituary/
“Deckchairs” On The Titanic?
“Deckchairs” On The Titanic?
By Michael Every of Rabobank
The conclusion to yesterday’s Global Daily was that we are still in a systemic metacrisis. True, many market metrics don’t show it – but how many deckchairs told the Titanic’s passengers they were heading for the iceberg? Markets have a vital role, as do chairs, but expecting them to reflect the potential enormity of what’s going on could end up with you being in very cold water.
Here are two recent headlines to send a shiver down spines: ‘Fear and loathing come for Bitcoin as big investors ponder selling’ (Australian Financial Review); and, ‘It’s time to sound the alarm on growing fiscal and financial risk’ (Financial Times) as “Rising public debt is one concern – another is how it is being financed.” Of course, things look healthier in other areas.
Let’s continue with central banking. The RBA Governor said rates might have to go back up if inflation does. Who knew? Not the RBA or the markets reassured by its projections. Trump says he’ll nominate the next Fed Chair in early 2026’: it seems Hassett is frontrunner. That opens the door to new Fed purpose as well as personnel. Markets are slow to grasp the full implications.
Russia said talks with the US about a Ukraine peace plan were “constructive”, but “no compromise” had been reached on territorial issues. However, we see serious concerns this ends up in an ugly –and expensive– deal which weakens Europe. Pressure is also increasing for NATO to spend more, faster: but with whose money? The European Commission is making a late offer to win Belgian backing for its Russian asset loan scheme, which the ECB is refusing to back – critics argue it’s a de facto asset confiscation that could damage Europe’s reputation as well as ensuring there’s no peace deal. It is, in effect, ‘victor’s terms’ when Europe has won nothing.
Worse, in response to Europe’s hardline political rhetoric and slimline actions, Putin warned that he doesn’t want war, but if Europe does, Russia is ready – and will defeat it. That’s as Ukrainian drones attacked their third Russian shadow fleet ship this week and Putin stated he will retaliate against Ukrainian shipping and those countries helping it, i.e., Europeans. There’s little middle ground between those two outcomes, but markets are assuming a geopolitical median.
Meanwhile, Europe bewails it “would have given almost anything for peace, but Beijing had a different calculus” – including siding with China vs. the US (where The Economist says ‘Trumpworld thinks Europe has betrayed the West’ – watch Macron in China for more on that ahead); and India, which the EU wants to build deeper ties with as a counterbalance, just ratified a strategic defence partnership with Russia.
The Honduran election currently has the centrist candidate whom Trump didn’t want to win ahead, promising fireworks(?) We are all waiting to see what happens in Venezuela. US lawmakers say they will force a vote on the War Powers Act if Trump attacks it, but the current -anti-terror designation may be workaround – and Trump just said any country trafficking drugs into US could be attacked. That includes a few famous names.
Trump signed a bill to deepen US-Taiwan ties, as the island’s opposition party blocked government plans to increase defence spending. That’s as tensions between Japan and China over PM Takaichi’s recent comments continue to remain high. Even the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty between the US and Japan is being drawn in –China publicly rejecting it– with potentially worrying parallels to the historical legalese heard around the Russia-Ukraine issue before February 2022. If peace treaties are no longer valid, borders can only be set by threat of or actual force.
That’s as a new Chinese naval flotilla, including an assault ship, is in the Philippines Sea and may be heading for Australia, the latter armed with dangerously high house prices. If you think markets are pricing for these kind of grey rhino risks —how?!— ask your trader or broker what their view of the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty is. I’m sure it will be enlightening.
In the Middle East, a new Israel – Hezbollah confrontation appears worryingly close. Whether that spreads to Iran remains to be seen: ‘optimists’ suggest it’s a story for 2026. Markets are better at pricing those kind of oil risks and seem relaxed so far.
In geoeconomics, floods in Thailand have paralyzed IT goods trade flows globally; US Treasury Secretary Bessent praised Bank Santander for pulling its credit lines from oil trader Gunvor following US claims that the firm, now with new leadership, was a ‘Kremlin Puppet’; Costco is suing the Trump admin for “full refund” on its tariffs, upping the ante; Macron wants to rebalance trade with China as it floods Europe with imports —how?– as German firms are doubling down on their investments in China; China’s state media boasted its “dirt cheap” hypersonic missiles could upend global defence markets; and Russia said it’s ready to address India’s concerns over their massive bilateral trade deficit – see how trade deals and defense pacts go together?
In the (political!) economy, Michael Dell donated $6.3bn for ‘Trump Accounts’ for children – patriotism, or akin to EM billionaires whose governments ‘encouraged’ them to ‘share the load’? The Trump admin also took a $150M stake in chip startup, a once shocking headline already becoming normalized. Yet overlooked by markets, because it isn’t a number on a Bloomberg screen, China’s local government debt has reportedly risen to $18.9tn, implying total public debt to GDP is far above 200% and rising, vs. the US’ ≈100% and rising, with China’s private sector debt also around 200%, as in the US. That underlines *China’s structural* necessity to maintain capital controls and a vast, neo-mercantilist trade surplus. The FT touched on that recently; then it moved on to play with the next shiny bauble rather than nailing down the ensuing logical conclusions as principles for its flow of policy recommendations. But their deckchair has a wonderful rear view.
In (economic!) politics, two former EU political heavyweights, Mogherini and Sannino, are in custody over a fraud probe. The UK is mulling a ban on crypto cash in politics, which will put Reform UK’s Farage in the firing line; the UK’s now-headless Office of Budget Responsibility said it had warned the Treasury over budget ‘misconceptions’ (like a deficit being a surplus); and UK jury trials are to be scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years, reversing ancient precedent, to make the trial process 20% faster. In France. ‘Macron denies ‘Ministry of Truth’ plan in standoff with far right’ (Euractiv). In the US, a new immigration crackdown and perhaps a global travel ban loom. India’s government is demanding the installation of state apps on all smartphones; and ‘China looks to AI and big data to guard against Western values’ (SCMP), as Xi “tells Politburo that new technology should be applied to promote socialist ideology.” How do markets price for all the above – or do none matter(?)
To conclude, even if some deckchairs are collapsing, we can continue to sit comfortably on most of them for now. However, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be thinking about the direction of travel and what may lie ahead of us. It isn’t an iceberg per se, and there will be both upsides and downsides. Just don’t assume it will be plain sailing.
Tyler Durden
Wed, 12/03/2025 – 13:25
Partido de Milei se empodera en Cámara de Diputados para segundo tramo de su mandato
Associated Press
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Luego de transitar la mitad del mandato con poco peso en el Congreso, el partido La Libertad Avanza del presidente Javier Milei se convirtió el miércoles en la primera minoría de la Cámara de Diputados, lo que le permitirá bloquear intentos de juicio político y avanzar en reformas clave para su programa económico.
La nueva composición de la cámara baja quedó confirmada con la asunción de 127 diputados electos en los comicios legislativos del 26 de octubre en los que Milei se impuso en la mayoría de los 24 distritos del país sudamericano.
El partido gobernante conformó un bloque de 95 legisladores, 16 más de los que tenía antes de la votación, lo que le permitió desplazar al opositor peronismo —con 94 congresistas— como primera minoría en Diputados. El oficialismo alcanzó el número la víspera luego de que cuatro legisladores electos por otras fuerzas políticas se sumaran a su bloque.
Milei, que siguió exultante la jura de sus diputados desde un palco del recinto, había asumido en 2023 con apenas un puñado de senadores y diputados. El oficialismo pagó esa debilidad con resonantes derrotas legislativas que frenaron el impulso reformista del mandatario ultraliberal y pusieron en duda el éxito de su plan económico promercado.
Al convertirse en primera minoría en Diputados el oficialismo puede bloquear cualquier intento de juicio político contra Milei y sostener los vetos presidenciales. A su vez, con la suma de los legisladores de otras fuerzas políticas afines podrá reunir los 129 diputados necesarios para el quórum que habilita las votaciones.
El presupuesto nacional para 2026 y las reformas laboral y del Código Penal son los proyectos que el oficialismo confía en debatir durante el período extraordinario de sesiones que comenzará el 10 de diciembre.
“Libertad, Libertad”, cantaron los nuevos legisladores guiados por Milei, que agitaba los brazos.
En el Senado, el oficialismo también amplió sus bancas —de siete a 19—, pero no pudo arrebatarle al peronismo la primera minoría.
El otro dato color de la jornada lo aportaron los nuevos diputados del peronismo de centroizquierda, que al momento de jurar pidieron por la libertad de la expresidenta Cristina Fernández (2007-2015), quien cumple en prisión domiciliaria una condena de seis años por corrupción.
Felon left loaded gun in car at Naperville bowling alley, police say
A convicted felon who allegedly left a loaded handgun in his car while at a Naperville bowling alley was arrested on felony charges by Naperville police.
Asante Glover, 35, of Chicago, will remain in the DuPage County jail while awaiting trial on one count each of unlawful pssession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon-prior conviction, a news release from the DuPage County state’s attorney’s and Naperville Police Department said.
Naperville police doing a routine check of the parking lot at the Lucky Strike Naperville at 1515 Aurora Ave. about 9:05 p.m. Nov. 28 and saw a silver gun protruding from beneath the driver’s seat of a Mercedes SUV, the release said.
When the driver, later identified as Glover, returned about 11:35 p.m., the officers stopped him, made him get out of the SUV and recovered a loaded Glock .45-caliber handgun with a bullet in the chamber and a fully loaded magazine, the release said.
“The law is very clear, as a convicted felon Mr. Glover is prohibited from legally owning a firearm,” State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement. “What I find particularly disturbing in this case is the allegation that Mr. Glover was in possession of a loaded firearm at a family-friendly recreation facility during an extremely busy holiday weekend.”
Glover’s next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 18.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/bowling-alley-gun-naperville-felon/
Fiscal general de Arizona demanda a la tienda china Temu por acusaciones de robo de datos
Por SEJAL GOVINDARAO
La fiscal general de Arizona, Kris Mayes, anunció que Arizona presentó la demanda más reciente por parte de un estado contra Temu y su empresa matriz, PDD Holdings Inc., por acusaciones de que el minorista en línea chino roba datos de los clientes.
Mayes afirmó que la aplicación engaña a los clientes sobre la calidad de sus productos de bajo costo y recopila lo que describió como una cantidad alarmante de datos sensibles sin el consentimiento de los usuarios, como ubicaciones GPS y una lista de aplicaciones instaladas en los teléfonos de los usuarios.
Según la demanda, a los fiscales les preocupa el hecho de que Temu esté sujeta a leyes chinas que exigen que las empresas de ese país entreguen datos solicitados por el gobierno, y que su código esté diseñado para evadir revisiones de seguridad.
“Puede detectar a dónde vas, a un consultorio médico, a una biblioteca pública, a un evento político, a las casas de tus amigos”, dijo Mayes en una conferencia de prensa. “Así que el alcance de esta invasión de la privacidad es enorme, y por eso considero que posiblemente sea la violación más grave de la Ley de Fraude al Consumidor de Arizona que hemos visto” en ese estado.
La principal fiscal de Arizona también dijo que el estado quiere proteger a las empresas contra “estafas” del minorista en línea, alegando que la compañía ha copiado la propiedad intelectual de marcas entre las que están los Arizona Cardinals y la Universidad Estatal de Arizona.
En un comunicado emitido la mañana del miércoles, Temu negó las acusaciones.
“Ayudamos a los consumidores y familias a acceder a productos de calidad a precios asequibles”, señaló la empresa. “Trabajamos para mantener los costos bajos y garantizar un suministro confiable para que las personas puedan satisfacer sus necesidades sin forzar sus presupuestos”.
Los fiscales generales de Kentucky, Nebraska y Arkansas han presentado demandas similares en los últimos años.
Se han realizado esfuerzos legislativos a nivel federal para contrarrestar la influencia de China, especialmente en lo que respecta a la tecnología y la propiedad intelectual. Pero Mayes sugirió que debería haber una mayor intervención por parte del gobierno federal para proteger a los consumidores.
La fiscal calificó las acusaciones contra Temu como más atroces que las que se han hecho contra TikTok.
A través de una revisión forense, investigadores en Arizona encontraron que el código de la aplicación tiene partes reconocidas por expertos como malware o spyware y permite la exfiltración de datos del dispositivo móvil del usuario mientras oculta que la aplicación lo está haciendo. En la revisión también se encontró que la aplicación contiene “grandes porciones” de código previamente prohibido de la versión precursora de la plataforma.
Mayes instó a los habitantes de Arizona a eliminar sus cuentas de Temu, desinstalar la aplicación y escanear sus dispositivos en busca de malware.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Retiran queso rallado en EEUU por posible contaminación con fragmentos de metal
Por MICHELLE CHAPMAN
Una compañía retiró más de 260.000 envases de queso rallado en 31 estados y Puerto Rico debido a la posible contaminación con fragmentos de metal, informaron las autoridades sanitarias estadounidenses.
La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos (conocida como la FDA por sus siglas en inglés) indicó que la compañía, Great Lakes Cheese Co., retiró los productos de diversas cadenas incluidas Target, Walmart y Aldi.
El retiro incluye varios tipos de quesos como mozzarella, estilo italiano, estilo pizza, mozzarella y provolone, y mozzarella y parmesano.
El retiro tiene una clasificación de Clase II, porque el producto “puede causar consecuencias adversas para la salud temporales o médicamente reversibles o donde la probabilidad de consecuencias adversas graves para la salud es remota”, según el sitio web de la FDA.
Un representante de la FDA señala que ingerir fragmentos de metal puede causar lesiones como daño dental, laceración de la boca o garganta, o laceración o perforación del intestino.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Fed Regime-Change: Groupthink May Be Ending
Fed Regime-Change: Groupthink May Be Ending
Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
Starting in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, a profound change to the Fed’s liquidity-providing role in the capital markets was underway. We can sum up the Fed regime change with a popular quip: The Fed has shifted from lender of last resort to the lender of only resort!
In our articles QE Is Coming and its follow-up, How The Fed Deals Liquidity, we discuss why the Fed has become the primary provider of liquidity since 2008 and the tools it uses to maintain ample liquidity in the markets. While that Fed regime change has been incredibly impactful on the financial markets, there is a growing possibility of another meaningful regime change that could prove equally impactful.
This article, like the two linked above, is dry. Still, investors today must understand that monetary policy has become a primary driver of liquidity, which in turn significantly influences asset prices. Without a clear understanding of what the Fed is doing and how it functions, your investment ideas, no matter how solid, can be flawed.
Groupthink Has Been The Fed Norm
The Fed’s monetary policy-setting group, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), meets every six weeks to discuss the economy, financial markets, liquidity, and a host of other factors that help the Fed set monetary policy to meet its inflation and employment objectives.
After two days of data analysis, conversation, and debate, the FOMC’s voting members vote on whether to adjust monetary policy. Most often, the policy changes involve the Fed Funds Rate and or the monthly pace of QE or QT.
The committee is comprised as follows:
Seven members of the Board of Governors- including the Chairman
Four rotating regional Fed Presidents
The President of the New York Fed
While there are debates and many divergent views expressed at the FOMC meetings, the published results always give the impression of agreement. This is evident in the meeting statement, which lists the members who voted for the monetary policy actions and those who dissented. The example below from the October 29, 2025, meeting shows that two of the twelve members dissented or voted against the prescribed policy actions.
Voting for the monetary policy action were Jerome H. Powell, Chair; John C. Williams, Vice Chair; Michael S. Barr; Michelle W. Bowman; Susan M. Collins; Lisa D. Cook; Austan D. Goolsbee; Philip N. Jefferson; Alberto G. Musalem; and Christopher J. Waller. Voting against this action were Stephen I. Miran, who preferred to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/2 percentage point at this meeting, and Jeffrey R. Schmid, who preferred no change to the target range for the federal funds rate at this meeting.
Historical Dissents
As we shared above, there were two dissenting votes at the last meeting. On average, since 1936, 5% of members have cast dissenting votes per meeting. Since 2000, the most dissenting votes at a single meeting were three. On average, over the last 25 years, the odds are 50/50 that one member will dissent at each meeting.
The bottom line is that dissents occur with some regularity, but the votes for or against policy action are always a strong consensus. More simply, the Fed has been in a groupthink regime fro the last 100 years!
Consensus At The Fed
In the FOMC minutes, released three weeks after the meeting, we gain a better understanding of the debates that took place. It’s clear from these minutes that there are many divergent opinions. This should not be surprising, as the members come from different regions across the country and have diverse economic views. This has been the case since 1936, when the Fed began sharing the minutes.
While there may be many views on the economy and the right course for monetary policy, the graph above clearly shows that almost all Fed members coalesce around a single policy action.
Quite often, the Fed Chair steers the FOMC toward presenting a consensus view.
Politics At The Fed
We argue that, despite its supposed independence from the executive branch, the Fed has always been political to some degree. Furthermore, we must assume that every Presidential nomination of a Fed member is primarily based on the nominee’s alignment with the President’s views.
Thus, it’s not shocking that Stephen Miran, Trump’s latest appointee, is arguing for aggressive rate cuts. Furthermore, Trump’s possible appointee to replace Lisa Cook and Chairman Powell when his term ends in May will most likely also hold dovish views.
While there is an infusion of dovish voters to join existing dovish members, there also remains a camp of hawkish voters. It appears that most of the dovish-hawkish standoff is a function of whether members are more concerned about keeping a lid on inflation (hawkish) or about preventing a worsening of the labor market (dovish).
However, we offer that the debate may be becoming political as well. Is the Fed morphing into entities like the Supreme Court or Congress that are politically motivated?
In other words, are some dovish members not as concerned about the labor markets as they appear, and instead pushing for a more accommodative policy to help Trump achieve his economic goals? Conversely, might some hold hawkish opinions, not because they fear inflation, but because they disagree with the President’s policies?
Is Consensus Dead?
If, as we postulate, the Fed is becoming more politically divided, might the Fed Chairman be losing the ability to present a group consensus? Interestingly, the odds of a rate cut at the next Fed meeting have been floating between 25% and 85%. Those odds have been shifting as various Fed members have weighed in on whether they may cut rates at the next meeting. Currently, there is a split between those wanting to cut rates and those dissenting from another cut in December. A few members also appear undecided. If the Chairman is unable to get the members to reach a consensus, it’s quite possible there could be four, five, or even six dissenters at the next meeting.
Our Take On Dissents
Historically, as we noted earlier, the Chairman gets the FOMC to form a strong publicly facing consensus. Doing so gives investors, consumers, and business leaders a false sense of confidence that the Fed is fully aware of what is happening in the economy and that it has the right policy prescription.
We welcome dissent at the Fed. We welcome change. Groupthink, as managed by one person, the Chair, has led to significant policy errors. While the Fed will still make errors in the future, investors, business leaders, and consumers will at least be better versed in other policy opinions. For instance, a vote with multiple dissenting votes signals that the Fed is not confident in its views or policies. While that may make some uneasy, it’s better to recognize their stance than to believe something that isn’t true. Conversely, in an era of multiple dissenting votes, a complete consensus should lead investors to think the Fed has strong confidence in its views and policies.
Summary
As we said earlier, we welcome a regime change at the Fed. We want 12 autonomous FOMC members deliberating and voting on Fed policy. We don’t like the opinion of one person, the Chairman, dictating the views and policies of the Fed.
A new Fed regime consisting of 12 voting Fed members, voicing their own opinions and casting votes on what they think, not what the Chairman wants, would be a welcome change, albeit it might introduce short-term volatility in the financial markets.
Tyler Durden
Wed, 12/03/2025 – 12:45
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/fed-regime-change-groupthink-may-be-ending
CIDH recibe primera denuncia que alega ejecución extrajudicial de colombiano en bombardeo de EEUU
Por ASTRID SUÁREZ y REGINA GARCÍA CANO
BOGOTÁ (AP) — La familia de un colombiano que alega su desaparición en aguas del Caribe elevó la primera denuncia formal contra Estados Unidos por la presunta ejecución extrajudicial del hombre, que habría sido víctima de un ataque a un bote señalado por ese país de llevar drogas.
La denuncia por la presunta muerte de Alejandro Carranza Medina, de 42 años, fue presentada el martes ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), un órgano autónomo de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) cuyas decisiones derivan en recomendaciones, pero no en acciones vinculantes, dado que Estados Unidos no reconoce al tribunal asociado a la Comisión.
El abogado estadounidense Daniel Kovalik, quien actuó en representación de la familia, aseguró el miércoles a The Associated Press que no han descartado una demanda ante un tribunal estadounidense, pero significaría mayores obstáculos para obtener resultados, por lo que decidieron acudir a la CIDH, que creen que funciona en esos casos.
“Así que estamos utilizando las vías a nuestro alcance, y creemos que una decisión a nuestro favor, combinada con la presión pública, puede lograr esa compensación (para la familia) y también poner fin a las matanzas en el Caribe”, afirmó Kovalik en una entrevista virtual desde Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Estados Unidos inició en septiembre los ataques letales contra las supuestas embarcaciones con drogas argumentando que está combatiendo contra organizaciones narcotraficantes en la región, luego de desplegar sus capacidades militares en aguas del Caribe. Desde entonces, más de 80 personas han muerto en los ataques.
Los ataques con misiles han recibido de parte de organizaciones de derechos humanos y de algunos congresistas estadounidenses serios cuestionamientos legales, pidiendo un mayor escrutinio. La CIDH manifestó el martes su preocupación por estas ofensivas e instó a Estados Unidos a garantizar el respeto a los derechos humanos.
Desde Colombia, el presidente Gustavo Petro ha calificado los ataques de “asesinatos”, cuestionando un uso desproporcionado de la fuerza para hacer operativos de interdicción de drogas. Fue quien denunció que había colombianos entre los agredidos y luego secundó la denuncia sobre la muerte de Carranza, a quien describió como un pescador de la ciudad caribeña de Santa Marta.
“Salió a pescar”
La demanda ante la CIDH, que fue divulgada el martes por el medio The Guardian, detalla que el 15 de septiembre Estados Unidos “bombardeó la embarcación” de Carranza cuando navegaba en el Caribe frente a la costa colombiana.
“No era un barco cargado de droga. No, salió a pescar marlines y atunes”, insistió Kovalik. “Lo último que le oyeron decir fue: ‘Es un buen día para pescar’. Y eso fue lo que hizo”, agregó.
La solicitud cita como evidencias de la ejecución extrajudicial dos artículos periodísticos de New York Times y del Washington Post sobre las denuncias de la familia y declaraciones del secretario de Defensa estadounidense, Pete Hegseth, acerca de los bombardeos.
“Creemos que fue él quien murió. Obviamente, no hay testigos que sobrevivieran… pero el líder de la asociación de pescadores lo conocía muy bien y conocía muy bien su barco”, aseguró Kovalik, quien dijo que una asociación de pescadores de Santa Marta logró identificar la embarcación como la de Carranza.
La prensa colombiana ha dicho que una persona con su mismo nombre fue capturada en 2016, junto a varios policías, por el robo de más de 200 armas de la policía que luego habrían sido vendidas a un grupo ilegal.
Al ser preguntado por los antecedentes de Carranza, Kovalik dijo que cree que es la misma persona pero que su defendido no tiene antecedentes porque nunca fue acusado formalmente.
Amenazas a familiares
La familia de Carranza ha dicho ser de escasos recursos económicos en entrevistas a medios locales. Kovalik, abogado que representa en Estados Unidos al presidente Petro, aseguró que conoció a la familia con ayuda del gobierno colombiano y luego viajó hasta Santa Marta hace menos de un mes para informarse sobre el caso.
“Las víctimas no cuentan con recursos adecuados y efectivos en Colombia para obtener reparación… además, incluso si existieran dichos recursos, las víctimas no podrían ejercerlos de forma segura, dado que han sido amenazadas por paramilitares de derecha por el simple hecho de denunciar el asesinato del señor Carranza”, indica la petición a la CIDH.
Kovalik indicó que no ha sido contactado por familiares de otras presuntas víctimas de los ataques en el Caribe, pero animó a que denuncien.
“Lo que Estados Unidos está haciendo es asesinar a personas que no pueden defenderse, ni físicamente ni por la ley”, afirmó Kovalik, quien cree que si hubieran sobrevivido y las hubiesen acusado en tribunales de Estados Unidos, podrían haber evitado la cárcel.
