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Two Ukrainians Working For Russian Intelligence Behind Unprecedented Rail Sabotage: Poland Claims
Two Ukrainians Working For Russian Intelligence Behind Unprecedented Rail Sabotage: Poland Claims
Warsaw authorities have now laid official blame on the sabotage attack on Poland’s rail network which was uncovered Sunday, and could have led to the derailing of a train. As everyone expected, they are looking squarely at Moscow.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced Tuesday that an investigation at the scene points to two Ukrainian citizens who have “long worked for Russian intelligence” as the prime suspects in the case.
A train track linking the Polish cities of Warsaw and Lublin had been destroyed in an “unprecedented act of sabotage”. Tusk described the damaged railway is as crucially important for delivering aid to Ukraine.
“The goal was to cause a rail catastrophe,” Tusk told members of Polish parliament in a briefing on Tuesday. He identified that at one of the two specific sabotage sites a military-grade C4 explosive charge was used.
BBC reports that “Another incident further down the line near Pulawy forced a crowded train to stop suddenly and damage was found to overhead cables.”
An “explosive device” blew up the rail track, with the the act “directly (targeted) the security of the Polish state and its civilians” – Tusk has also said.
Follow-up statements by Polish investigators said that “everything points to them being Russian special services” – in reference to the pair of Ukrainian nationals believed behind the plot. Tusk says that one of the men lives in eastern Ukraine and another is living in Belarus.
Additionally, Poland’s security services minister, Tomasz Siemoniak, has described attack on a section of the track near Mika village as “a new stage of threatening the railway infrastructure.” The severe damage was found some 80 miles from the Ukrainian border.
While Polish investigators say they’ve identified the perpetrators, it doesn’t look like they are in custody, and are likely still on the run. Some regional observers have raised the possibility of a ‘false flag’ – as it remains hard to independently verify any information coming out of NATO countries’ authorities.
Estonia’s Prime Minister Kristen Michal had condemned the apparent sabotage op, writing on X that he and his country stand with Poland. “Those behind hostile acts against (European Union) and NATO members must be exposed. Our response must be united.”
European countries have long complained of Russian-sponsored ‘hybrid warfare’ against EU critical infrastructure. They also say that Russia is behind mystery drone incursions which have at times disrupted busy commercial airports as as well as military flights.
Tyler Durden
Tue, 11/18/2025 – 12:25
Neonazi admite plan para dar dulces envenenados a niños judíos en Nueva York
El líder de un grupo neonazi de Europa del Este que intentó reclutar a un agente federal encubierto para vestirse de Santa Claus y repartir dulces envenenados a niños judíos y minorías raciales se ha declarado culpable de solicitar crímenes de odio.
Los fiscales federales anunciaron que buscarán una sentencia de hasta 18 años para Michail Chkhikvishvili, un joven de 22 años de la República de Georgia que también se hace llamar “Comandante Carnicero”. Se declaró culpable el lunes ante un juez federal en Brooklyn de solicitar delitos violentos y distribuir información sobre la fabricación de bombas y ricina.
Los fiscales describieron a Chkhikvishvili como el líder del Culto Asesino Maniaco, un grupo extremista internacional que se adhiere a una “ideología aceleracionista neonazi y promueve la violencia y actos violentos contra minorías raciales, la comunidad judía y otros grupos que considera ‘indeseables’”.
Dijeron que las solicitudes violentas del grupo, promovidas a través de canales de Telegram y detalladas en un manifiesto llamado el “Manual del Odio”, parecen haber inspirado múltiples asesinatos en la vida real, incluido un tiroteo en una escuela en Nashville, Tennessee, a principios de este año que dejó a un estudiante de 16 años muerto.
Chkhikvishvili fue arrestado en julio de 2024 en Moldavia. Fue extraditado a Estados Unidos en mayo.
Desde 2022, Chkhikvishvili ha viajado en múltiples ocasiones a Brooklyn, donde se jactó de haber golpeado a un anciano judío e instruyó a otros, principalmente a través de mensajes de texto, a cometer actos violentos en nombre del Culto Asesino Maniaco, según documentos judiciales.
Cuando fue abordado por un agente encubierto del FBI en 2023, Chkhikvishvili reclutó al agente para un plan que “involucraba a un individuo disfrazado de Santa Claus repartiendo dulces con veneno a minorías raciales y niños en escuelas judías en Brooklyn”, según el Departamento de Justicia.
Más tarde sugirió enfocarse en “niños judíos muertos”, declararon los fiscales, después de señalar que “los judíos están literalmente en todas partes” en Brooklyn.
Describiendo su deseo de llevar a cabo un ataque con múltiples víctimas, Chkhikvishvili indicó que veía a Estados Unidos como “un gran potencial debido a la accesibilidad a las armas de fuego”, añadiendo que se debería considerar atacar a personas sin hogar porque al gobierno no le importaría “incluso si mueren”, según documentos judiciales.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
StarLab lands at Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills schools to offer kids a chance to see the night sky
Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 has brought a deep look into the night sky inside at its schools with the recent addition of StarLab.
The mobile apparatus, which arrived this fall, brings an immersive planetarium experience to the schools by projecting the night sky, planets, and other astronomical and scientific concepts onto the inner surface of a dome. Once inside the dome, students see a projection of the night sky that can be sped up to show daily or yearly movements, helping them understand complex astronomical concepts more easily than from a textbook.
“We are always looking for ways to enhance our curriculum and learning opportunities for students,” said Kathy Robinson, the district’s assistant superintendent of learning. “Purchasing StarLab allows our students to learn science concepts we are teaching in the classroom in an immersive environment.”
Bill Eggert, a District 181 teacher on special assignment, said serious discussions about purchasing StarLab began during the 2023-24 school year, and a purchasing partnership with the District 181 Foundation was established during the 2024-2025 school year.
“The purpose of the StarLab is to enhance instruction of science standards and to get the students excited about astronomy,” Eggert said.
He said adding StarLab doesn’t change the curriculum, but rather enhances it.
Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 teacher Bill Eggert said the district’s new StarLab offers students views they may not have seen before. “Many students who live in the area have never seen a clear night sky, due to all of the city lights where we live,” he said. (School District 181)
‘Our teachers do an amazing job of modeling astronomy concepts in their classes through instruction, readings, demonstrations and hands-on student activities,” he said. “That said, there are some concepts that are much easier to teach and observe in a planetarium environment, such as changes in the sky due to the passage of time or how the sky appears from different locations on earth.”
A determination on which students would be using StarLab, and when they will use it, during each school year was initially made by examining where astronomy standards align at the various grade levels, Eggert said.
“Most of our astronomy instruction happens in first, fifth, and seventh grades, so our goal this year is to bring the StarLab to all (of those classes) in the district,” he said.
Eggert said his hope is that by using StarLab students gain a deeper understanding of the astronomy concepts being taught in class and that it provides classroom teachers with another point of reference they can use with their students as they teach their lessons.
Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 has brought a look at the night sky into its schools with the recent addition of StarLab. (School District 181)
“Many students who live in the area have never seen a clear night sky, due to all of the city lights where we live,” he said. “If anything else, I hope that seeing the StarLab inspires some of the students to become interested in astronomy and motivates them to look up at the sky at night to try to find some of the things we are teaching them about.”
Robinson said the cost of StarLab was $61,000 with the D181 Foundation donating $30,000. She said StarLab is expected to last 20-plus years.
“The materials are durable, and there are no components that need to be replaced, other than a projector bulb,” Eggert said. “The system runs from a laptop, and the purchase includes all future software updates.”
Chuck Fieldman is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/18/hinsdale-clarendon-hills-starlab/
Aaron Rodgers has a broken left wrist, but the Pittsburgh Steelers QB still might play vs. Chicago Bears
PITTSBURGH — Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and his fractured left wrist still could play Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers visit the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday the team will evaluate Rodgers’ availability later in the week and that the key to his potential return will be whether he can function safely with a brace protecting the wrist.
Mason Rudolph, who filled in capably in the second half of Sunday’s 32-14 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, would start for the AFC North-leading Steelers (6-4) when they face the NFC North-leading Bears (7-3) if Rodgers cannot.
The 41-year-old Rodgers, the oldest active player in the league, appeared to hurt the wrist while getting hit after a heave to the end zone with the Steelers driving late in the first half.
The four-time MVP clutched the wrist in the huddle after the play, though he did stay in to make one more pass — an incompletion to Roman Wilson — before the drive ended in a Chris Boswell field goal.
Rodgers did not return to the sideline during the second half, though he greeted his teammates in the locker room after they left the field.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/18/aaron-rodgers-broken-wrist-chicago-bears/
Navigating The Curve: The Allure And Risks Of Long-Dated US Treasuries
Navigating The Curve: The Allure And Risks Of Long-Dated US Treasuries
Authored by Mario Eisenegger via BondVigilantes.com,
Compared to a year ago, the US Treasury curve has steepened considerably.
While yields at the front end have dropped due to anticipated rate cuts, the long end of the curve has not budged.
In fact, long-end bonds have sold off, giving bond investors the opportunity to lock in elevated yields.
That’s quite a tempting thought, considering we’re talking about the US, which sets the global reference rate for many asset classes.
Source: Bloomberg, 31 October 2025
In economies where GDP growth is constrained by high levels of debt and unfavourable demographics, governments either need to hope for a productivity boom or be prudent with spending plans to keep debt-to-GDP metrics in check. Achieving the latter can be challenging given the pressures of rising geopolitical tensions and the structural incentives in democratic systems that often prioritise short-term spending commitments during election cycles. This, in turn, increases the odds of inflation playing a larger role in achieving fiscal sustainability in the future.
In a world of financial repression, an opportunity to lock in positive real yields at 2-2.5% is worth considering. But, it is not a slam dunk.
Below, we share are a few concerns that keep us on the sidelines for now.
Risk one: absence of productivity boom
Running fiscal deficits when yields are high and debt-to-GDP levels are elevated can be risky business. The US is currently doing just that which explains why the bond market has revalued the compensation it demands for owning long-dated US Treasuries. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) sees federal debt rise from 100% to 118% of GDP by 2035, reporting the highest point in US history.
Source: Congressional Budget Office
Earlier this year, Deutsche Bank calculated the budget deficit the US must maintain to stabilise its debt metrics. According to their calculations, the US would need to run a primary budget deficit-to-GDP ratio that is no larger than 1.2% to keep debt-to-GDP stable over the long run. With the fiscal package estimated to keep budget deficits as a share of GDP between 5% and 7% over the next few years, deficits of that size look unsustainable in the absence of a productivity boom. Hopes for productivity gains through AI are high. If the story holds up and the much-hoped-for productivity gains materialise, then the US fiscal situation could suddenly look much brighter. Having said that, the CBO also notes that if productivity growth is 0.5% slower per year compared to their baseline assumption, debt could surge to over 200% of GDP by 2055. This highlights how sensitive debt assumptions are, increasing the risk of policy errors that could lead to further repricing of long-dated US bonds.
Risk two: erosion of Fed independence
In August, President Trump attempted to remove Lisa Cook from the Fed’s board of governors, citing allegations that she falsified records to obtain favourable terms on a mortgage before joining the central bank in 2022. Although the Supreme Court ruled that Cook, who is perceived as a hawkish board member, could remain in her position temporarily, Trump’s move could indicate an attempt to increase his influence over the Fed. The Fed may face repeated pressure if its monetary policies do not align with the White House’s political priorities. Jerome Powell’s term as Federal Reserve chair ends in May 2026, and Trump has stated that he will not nominate “Too-Late” Powell for another term. A new Fed chair might take a more dovish stance, increasing the risk that the Fed opts for lower interest rates to stimulate economic growth. One can argue that the US economy has become more resilient, given that 81% of GDP is now service-oriented, which tends to solve for smoother economic cycles. Cutting rates in a weakening but still growing economy, where inflation hovers above the Fed’s target, is risky business and may lead investors to demand higher long-term interest rates.
Risk three: tariff income might be deemed illegal
The president used a 1977 emergency law to impose tariffs on goods from over 100 countries. On the back of that, tariff revenues have grown for months, and the latest data shows that the US has collected $223.9 billion from them as of 31st October which is $142.2 billion more than the same time last year. This month, the US Supreme Court began hearing cases that could rule certain tariffs and their corresponding revenue streams illegal. These developments could worsen the US fiscal situation and bring the fiscal challenge back into the limelight, likely leading to higher term premium. I consider this likely to be a short term impact, as the Trump administration will probably find new ways to enact tariffs.
Risk four: shift away from T-Bill heavy funding profile
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has signalled a preference to avoid locking the government into higher borrowing costs when bills are cheaper. Just a few days ago the US Treasury confirmed this by indicating in its quarterly refinancing statement that it does not plan to increase sales of notes and bonds until well into next year and will rely more heavily on bills, which mature in up to one year, to fund the budget deficit. T-bills currently comprise 20% of the US debt held by the public. The Treasury has acknowledged that this reliance reduces expected costs while also increasing volatility of its funding profile. This trade-off is highly sensitive to baseline economic forecasts. While the current funding mix is appropriate in a “productivity boom” scenario, other scenarios highlight additional risks. Interestingly, their model suggests that a reduction in bill issuance in favour of mid-duration issuance could lower volatility for a negligible increase in costs in adverse scenarios. Thus, the odds of a shift away from a T-bill-heavy funding profile might be higher than many believe.
While the positive real yields offered by long-dated US Treasuries are tempting, we await the resolution of some of the uncertainties discussed to strengthen our conviction. For now, we consider positive real yields more attractive in other market areas where we have greater confidence in the direction of long-dated yields.
Tyler Durden
Tue, 11/18/2025 – 12:05
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/navigating-curve-allure-and-risks-long-dated-us-treasuries
El primera base Josh Naylor acuerda contrato de cinco años y 92,5 millones con Marineros
Por ANDREW DESTIN
SEATTLE (AP) — El primera base Josh Naylor y los Marineros de Seattle finalizaron el lunes un contrato de cinco años por 92,5 millones de dólares.
Naylor recibirá un bono por firmar de 6,5 millones que se pagará en los 120 días posteriores a la aprobación del acuerdo por parte de la oficina del comisionado y salarios de 10 millones la próxima temporada, 16 millones en 2027, 18 millones en 2028, 20 millones en 2029 y 22 millones en 2030. Tiene una cláusula de no intercambio completa, que requiere su aprobación para ser asignado a cualquier otro equipo.
Este es el tercer compromiso contractual más grande de Seattle detrás de los 240 millones de dólares por 10 años hasta 2023 que le otorgó al segunda base dominicano Robinson Canó y el acuerdo 115 millones por cinco años hasta 2026 para el lanzador Robbie Ray, quien fue cambiado a San Francisco después de la temporada 2023.
El pelotero de 28 años se convirtió en agente libre tras una temporada en la que los Marineros perdieron ante los Azulejos de Toronto en el juego 7 de la Serie de Campeonato de la Liga Americana. Poco después de que terminara la temporada de Seattle, el presidente de operaciones Jerry Dipoto enfatizó la importancia de volver a firmar a Naylor después de adquirirlo de los Diamondbacks de Arizona y calificó como una prioridad para traer de vuelta al primera base.
“Asegurarnos de que Josh siga siendo un Marinero a largo plazo era una prioridad para nosotros”, afirmó Dipoto en un comunicado. “La inteligencia, intensidad, dureza y competitividad de Josh se muestran todos los días. Simplemente es un ganador”.
El mánager Dan Wilson también habló muy bien del impacto que Naylor tuvo en los Marineros tanto dentro como fuera del campo durante sus tres meses con la franquicia.
“Necesitas esa intensidad. Necesitas ese impulso. Creo que su impulso para ganar es increíble también”, indicó Wilson. “Y eso es lo que vas a necesitar de todos tus muchachos, y eso es una gran parte de lo que él trajo a este club”.
En 54 juegos con los Marineros, Naylor bateó para .299 con nueve jonrones, 33 carreras impulsadas y 19 bases robadas. En 12 juegos de postemporada, Naylor bateó para .340 con tres jonrones, cinco carreras impulsadas y dos bases robadas.
Durante la temporada, Naylor bateó para .295 con 20 jonrones, 92 carreras impulsadas y un récord personal de 30 bases robadas.
“Voy a ser un Marinero nuevamente y no podría estar más emocionado”, dijo Naylor en un comunicado. “Desde el momento en que llegué, todos en la organización me dieron la bienvenida y me ayudaron. Los jugadores me integraron y amaron mi juego de inmediato, y los fanáticos fueron increíbles. Seattle tiene la mejor base de fanáticos en el béisbol. Son eléctricos y nos apoyan de principio a fin, y no podría estar más agradecido por eso. No puedo esperar para seguir jugando con estos muchachos y traerle un campeonato a la ciudad”.
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Isabel Diaz quickly rose to become 1 of 11 women with full-time NFL coaching jobs: ‘We’re doing a great job’
A craving for doughnuts helped introduce Isabel Diaz to football as a kid in kindergarten. Quickly, she was hooked — on the NFL, not the sugary treat.
Now Diaz is in her third season with the Indianapolis Colts as the Harriet P. Irsay Fellow. She assists special teams coordinator Brian Mason and senior assistant special teams coach Joe Hastings with practice and game planning. The Colts are 8-2 and lead the AFC South going into an important matchup against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (5-5) this week.
Diaz’s journey began at her grandparents’ house in a Dallas suburb.
“My mom is a flight attendant, so I spent my weekends with my grandparents,” Diaz said. “And my grandpa used to sit at the kitchen table with a newspaper and doughnuts. And sure enough, the doughnuts got me. And next thing you know, I’m looking at the standings, looking at all the fun team names. And that’s where my love really fostered. … And then it went to the couch, watched Fox NFL Sunday with the crew. And I just fell in love. I loved it so much. And I loved that it was also something that my grandpa and I shared together. I was begging my grandparents to keep me up through the Sunday night game. My mom, she got invested in it. So it was super fun.”
Diaz said her mother wouldn’t let her play tackle; flag football wasn’t prominent like it is now. So, she decided at an early age that she wanted to coach.
She was involved in football in high school and earned her bachelor’s degree in sport and coaching science with a minor in sport management from Oklahoma State. She served in various roles with the football team in college, including as an undergraduate assistant for the defense from 2021-23, where she assisted with the scout team, created practice scripts, helped with game planning and charted plays on game day.
From 2019-21, Diaz was a videographer for the football and women’s soccer programs. She filmed game days for both teams as well as practice for football.
“I kept asking for that next step and then eventually by my senior year, I had a seat at the table,” Diaz said. “My desk was literally at the defensive staff table in the defensive staff meeting room. And that’s just because I asked questions. I wasn’t afraid to speak up for myself because you’re the only advocate for yourself. Obviously, you’re gonna get people behind you that support you, but they have to believe that you can do it and believe that you really truly want to do it and be here for the right reasons.
“I love the game just like anybody else. And that’s why I’m here, because I love the game and I love everything that it stands for and what it is, and it’s a team sport and we’re all doing it together. And to see right now the success that we’re having, I’ve seen it grow and I’ve seen us find that culture and that groove, and here we are, like we’re winning games. We’re doing a great job. That’s why we’re here. Whether you’re a female, a male, wherever you came from, we’re all doing it together.”
NFL officials frequently state that increasing opportunities for women and minorities is a priority. The league’s annual Women’s Forum held at the scouting combine in Indianapolis is a main initiative.
Over the past five years, there has been a 289% increase in women in football operations and coaching roles. A total of 358 women are in football operations and coaching roles this season. Diaz is one of 11 female full-time coaches.
She participated in the forum multiple times. It was held via Zoom in 2022 when she landed the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship with the Washington Commanders under former coach Ron Rivera.
“He really preached about the value of having different voices and experiences and opinions within a room,” Diaz said. “They asked for my opinion. They had me do projects. I was just as involved as a quality control coach in some way, obviously smaller roles and capacity, but I was very involved and got to have really great experiences and get my feet wet.”
Diaz was still a senior in college when she spent that offseason and training camp in Washington. She met Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon at the Women’s Forum in 2023, and the Colts ended up offering her the inaugural Harriet P. Irsay Fellowship.
“It was just one of those moments that was like, wow, I’m really doing this,” Diaz said about getting the call while she was sitting in a classroom. “I’m 22 years old, I’m graduating college and I’m coaching in the NFL. And to hear about the Irsay family and how much it meant to them, and it was all about finding the right candidate, this organization, it’s incredible. It means so much to be a part of it.
“It means even more now seeing Carlie and her sisters as our owners and being our stewards. And there’s not enough words to say how grateful I am and how much this organization means to me.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/18/nfl-women-coaches/
Park Forest OKs $10 million aqua center renovation with 2027 completion date
The Park Forest Village Board approved a $10 million fix for its shuttered aqua center Monday, but with the understanding the redesigned 70-year-old facility will not reopen until 2027.
In a timeline presented by Williams Architects of Itasca, the 10-month reconstruction could start late next year and last 10 months. It would also require final approval by the Illinois Department of Public Health before it could reopen.
The pool complex was closed in 2024 because of massive water leaks, which Kevin Adams, the village’s recreation and parks director, said resulted in an estimated annual $80,000 loss.
The new complex would retain the four-lane lap adult swimming pool to the east and construct and upgrade the combined zero depth and swim pool with a new slide tower, along with a new concessions deck and filter facility.
The adult pool would be the first to open and could be in use before next August.
Under the plan the village would need to borrow $3.5 million, which could increase the tax levy by about 1.25%, or about an additional $50 for a homeowner paying $10,000 in total property taxes.
The 2024 rehab plan included new pool liners to stop the leaks, new pool trims and marks, but the state said more work was needed.
Earlier this year, Adams presented a revised two-pool complex to the Village Board which would cost $6 million with no increase in property tax, a plan the board seemed unwilling to accept. Adams then initiated a survey in which more than 600 verified village residents responded.
The majority of residents said they wanted the adult swimming area, a water slide, shady areas and a splash pad, but opposed any tax increase. About one-third of the respondents lived in the village for more than 30 years while about 15% were in the village for three years or less.
In his survey summary, Adams said the aqua center was a “cherished and desired amenity” and that “affordability and maintenance were key concerns” and that family friendly amenities were a necessity.
As well as physical improvements, the village plans to increase the fee variance between resident and nonresident when the Aqua Center reopens.
Jerry Shnay is a freelance columnist for the Daily Southtown.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/18/park-forest-aqua-center-renovation/
El autor Boualem Sansal es recibido en Francia tras su liberación de una prisión en Argelia
Por SYLVIE CORBET
PARÍS (AP) — Un novelista franco-argelino que recibió un indulto humanitario la semana pasada en Argelia tras un año de encarcelamiento regresó a Francia el martes y fue recibido por el presidente Emmanuel Macron en el palacio presidencial del Elíseo, según informó la oficina de Macron.
Boualem Sansal, de 76 años, fue liberado la semana pasada después de que el presidente de Argelia, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, le concediera un indulto humanitario en respuesta a una solicitud alemana. Sansal, quien tiene cáncer, primero fue a Berlín, donde recibió tratamiento médico. Su abogado dice que su salud se ha deteriorado.
Macron expresó su gratitud en un comunicado “a todos aquellos que contribuyeron a hacer posible ese día”, especialmente al presidente alemán Frank-Walter Steinmeier, “cuyas gestiones fueron decisivas”.
El autor de 76 años, cuyas obras han sido críticas con el islam, el colonialismo y los líderes argelinos contemporáneos, fue arrestado en el aeropuerto de Argel en noviembre de 2024 al llegar desde Francia. Estuvo encarcelado por un año antes de su liberación.
Fue condenado por socavar la unidad nacional e insultar a las instituciones públicas y sentenciado a cinco años de prisión bajo las leyes antiterroristas de Argelia en marzo.
El Comité de Apoyo a Sansal, un grupo de políticos, intelectuales y activistas creado para pedir la liberación de Sansal, dio la bienvenida al regreso del autor a Francia. “Enviamos nuestros saludos fraternales a Boualem y su familia, quienes atravesaron esta larga, injusta y dolorosa prueba con coraje y dignidad”, dijo el grupo en un comunicado.
El caso de Sansal se convirtió en un punto álgido cuando las tensiones aumentaron entre Francia y Argelia el año pasado. Macron y otros políticos franceses instaron a las autoridades a liberarlo. El Parlamento Europeo aprobó una resolución condenando su arresto. Colegas literarios, incluidos Kamel Daoud, Salman Rushdie y PEN International, publicaron cartas abiertas pidiendo su liberación.
Finalmente, fue una apelación de Alemania la que llevó a Tebboune a actuar. Dos días después de que Steinmeier pidiera que Sansal fuera indultado, citando su edad y problemas de salud, Tebboune mencionó razones humanitarias y la solicitud de Alemania al emitir el indulto.
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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.
Cloudflare outage impacts thousands, disrupts transit systems, ChatGPT, X and more
A widely used Internet infrastructure company said that it has largely resolved an issue that led to outages impacting users of everything from ChatGPT and the online game, “League of Legends,” to the New Jersey Transit system early Tuesday.
At 10:40 a.m. EST, Cloudflare said its engineers were still mitigating some lingering issues after they posted a fix for the outage, but that they were continuing to monitor for any further problems.
Others platforms that experienced outages Tuesday included the social media site X, Shopify, Dropbox, Coinbase, and the Moody’s credit ratings service. Moody’s website displayed an Error Code 500 and instructed individuals to visit Cloudflare’s website for more information.
New Jersey Transit said parts of its digital services including njtransit.com, may be temporarily unavailable or slow to load. And New York City Emergency Management said there are reports city services being impacted by the outage. The city is continuing to monitor for disruptions.
In France, national railway company SNCF’s website has been affected. The company warned customers that “some information and schedules may not be available or up to date. Our teams are working to restore these services as quickly as possible.”
Cloudflare, based in San Francisco, works behind the scenes to make the internet faster and safer, but when problems flare up “it results in massive digital gridlock” for internet users, cybersecurity expert Mike Chapple said.
While most people think there’s a direct line between their digital device and a website, what actually happens is that companies like Cloudflare sits in the middle of those connections, he said.
Cloudflare is a “content delivery network” that takes content from 20% of the world’s websites and mirrors them on thousands of servers worldwide, said Chapple, an information technology professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.
“When you access a website protected by Cloudflare, your computer doesn’t connect directly to that site,” Chapple said. “Instead, it connects to the nearest Cloudflare server, which might be very close to your home. That protects the website from a flood of traffic, and it provides you with a faster response. It’s a win-win for everyone, until it fails, and 20% of the internet goes down at the same time.”
Last month Microsoft had to deploy a fix to address an outage of their Azure cloud portal that left users unable to access Office 365, Minecraft and other services. The tech company wrote on its Azure status page that a configuration change to its Azure infrastructure caused the outage.
And Amazon experienced a massive outage of its cloud computing service in October. The company resolved the issue, but the outage took down a broad range of online services, including social media, gaming, food delivery, streaming and financial platforms.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/18/cloudflare-outage-chatgpt/
