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44-year-old man stabbed on Green Line train on South Side
A 44-year-old man was riding a CTA Green Line train Thursday night when he was stabbed in the face by another passenger in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood, Chicago police said.
About 10:45 p.m., officers responded to a call at the Green Line train in the 300 block of East 47th Street where a passenger pulled out a sharp object and stabbed another passenger before fleeing the scene, police said.
The victim was treated by paramedics before being taken to UChicago Medicine where he was listed in fair condition, police said.
No one was in custody for the attack, and detectives are investigating.
Qué saber sobre el cierre de Seguridad Nacional de EEUU que inicia el fin de semana
Por MEG KINNARD
Se espera otro cierre de partes del gobierno estadounidense el fin de semana al tiempo que los legisladores debaten nuevas restricciones a la agenda de control migratorio del presidente Donald Trump.
El financiamiento del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) está previsto que venza el sábado. Los demócratas afirman que no ayudarán a aprobar más fondos hasta que se impongan nuevas restricciones a las operaciones federales de inmigración tras los incidentes en que murieron Alex Pretti y Renee Good en Minneapolis el mes pasado.
La Casa Blanca ha estado negociando con los demócratas, pero ambas partes no lograron alcanzar un acuerdo al final de la semana, lo que garantiza que el financiamiento del Departamento vencerá.
A diferencia del cierre récord de 43 días del otoño pasado, los cierres estarán limitados a un alcance reducido, ya que sólo se verán afectadas las agencias bajo el paraguas del DHS —como el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus iniciales en inglés). Aun así, dependiendo de cuánto dure el cierre, algunos trabajadores federales podrían empezar a quedarse sin cheques de pago.
Servicios como los controles aeroportuarios podrían resentirse si el cierre se prolonga durante semanas.
En la Administración de Seguridad en el Transporte (TSA, por sus siglas en inglés), alrededor del 95% de los empleados se consideran esenciales. Continuarán revisando a los pasajeros y su equipaje en los aeropuertos comerciales del país. Pero trabajarán sin sueldo hasta que se resuelva la falta de financiamiento.
Muchos trabajadores de la TSA ya enfrentaron estrés financiero el año pasado.
“Algunos trabajadores apenas ahora se están recuperando del impacto financiero del cierre de 43 días. Muchos todavía están tambaleándose por eso”, señaló Ha Nguyen McNeill, una alta funcionaria que desempeña las funciones de administradora de la TSA.
¿Por qué ocurre el cierre de Seguridad Nacional?
En esencia, se debe a que Trump accedió a la solicitud de los demócratas de separar el financiamiento de Seguridad Nacional de un paquete de gasto más amplio para disponer de más tiempo de negociación sobre exigencias de cambios en la aplicación de las leyes migratorias, como un código de conducta para los agentes federales y el requisito de que los agentes muestren identificación. Seguridad Nacional recibió financiamiento temporal sólo hasta el 13 de febrero.
El resto del gobierno federal tiene financiamiento hasta el 30 de septiembre. Eso significa que la mayoría de los programas federales no se ven afectados por el cierre más reciente, incluida la asistencia alimentaria, y el pago de la mayoría de los trabajadores federales y de los miembros del servicio militar continuará sin interrupciones.
¿Qué agencias se ven afectadas?
La expiración del financiamiento afecta al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional y a su constelación de agencias, entre ellas el ICE, la CBP, el Servicio Secreto y la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés).
La gran mayoría de los empleados del Servicio Secreto y de la Guardia Costera continuará con su trabajo, aunque también podrían quedarse sin un cheque de pago dependiendo de la duración del cierre.
En la FEMA, el cierre interrumpirá la capacidad de la agencia para reembolsar a los estados los costos de ayuda por desastres. Algunos trabajadores serán suspendidos temporalmente, lo que limitará la capacidad de la agencia para coordinarse con autoridades estatales y municipales, y se verá interrumpida la capacitación de los equipos de primera respuesta en la Universidad Nacional de Gestión de Desastres y Emergencias en Maryland.
Los republicanos han señalado que las operaciones del ICE y de la CBP continuarán en su mayor parte sin mayores interrupciones durante un cierre, pese a las exigencias demócratas de cambios en esas agencias.
Eso se debe a que el proyecto de ley de recortes de impuestos y de gasto impulsado por Trump y aprobado por los republicanos el año pasado proporcionó al ICE unos 75.000 millones de dólares y a la CBP unos 65.000 millones, dinero al que esas agencias pueden seguir recurriendo para las operaciones de deportación de Trump.
¿Cuál es el impacto en los trabajadores?
Depende de cada agencia federal designar cuáles de sus empleados son “esenciales” o “exceptuados”, términos que en este caso significan lo mismo. Siguen trabajando durante un cierre, por lo general sin cobrar hasta que se restablezca el financiamiento del gobierno.
Algunos ejemplos de empleados “esenciales” son el personal militar, los agentes de control de seguridad en aeropuertos y los agentes policiales. Puede haber un rango amplio, desde puestos considerados críticos para la seguridad pública hasta aquellos autorizados por ley a continuar incluso sin nuevos fondos.
La mayoría de las más de 270.000 personas empleadas por Seguridad Nacional se considera esencial, lo que significa que permanece en sus puestos incluso durante un cierre. En el cierre del otoño de 2025, más de 258.000 empleados del DHS estaban en esa categoría, y unos 22.000 —o el 5% del total de la plantilla de la agencia— fueron suspendidos temporalmente.
Los legisladores se han mostrado especialmente preocupados por el posible impacto en la TSA y los aeropuertos.
El líder republicano del Senado, John Thune, ha advertido que “hay una muy buena posibilidad de que veamos más problemas de viaje” similares a los del cierre del año pasado. A medida que crezcan las carencias de personal, los aeropuertos podrían reducir el número de carriles de seguridad abiertos o cerrar por completo los puntos de control para aliviar la presión sobre una fuerza laboral de antemano sobrecargada.
Durante la expiración de fondos del año pasado, los trabajadores de la TSA sin sueldo comenzaron cada vez más a reportarse enfermos o a quedarse en casa, ya que la falta de pago dificultaba cubrir gastos básicos. La presión fue evidente: aproximadamente un mes después de iniciado el cierre, la TSA cerró dos puntos de control en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Filadelfia.
“La prolongación del cierre agrava el impacto sobre nuestra fuerza laboral de la TSA”, indicó la agencia en ese momento.
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Los periodistas de The Associated Press Rio Yamat y Kevin Freking contribuyeron a este despacho.
___ Meg Kinnard está en X como http://x.com/MegKinnardAP.
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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.
DP World Boss Resigns As “Epstein Disruption” Spreads Across Corporate World
DP World Boss Resigns As “Epstein Disruption” Spreads Across Corporate World
The “Epstein Disruption” continued to rock corporate America and the world overnight.
First, Kathryn Ruemmler, Goldman Sachs’ chief legal officer and general counsel, announced her resignation Thursday night amid scrutiny over ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Ruemmler told the Financial Times that she will exit Goldman on June 30, and said, “I made the determination that the media attention on me, relating to my prior work as a defense attorney, was becoming a distraction.
Epstein BFF, Obama top lawyer and Goldman general counsel, Kathy Ruemmler, was paid over $50 million in 2022-2024 https://t.co/dDzuYSWrZM
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 13, 2026
Ruemmler previously served as the White House Counsel during the Obama administration. She told Axios that it was her “responsibility…to put Goldman Sachs’ interests first”…
Following Ruemmler’s decision to resign, the next corporate fallout tied to the trove of Epstein documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice hit DP World, where the head of the Dubai-based logistics group stepped down.
Epstein disruption: DP World Says Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem Resigned as CEO, Chairman
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 13, 2026
DP World announced earlier that its CEO, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, will step down, following renewed scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein this week.
FT reports that the Dubai government announced that Essa Kazim will be named chair of its board and Yuvraj Narayan will be named CEO of DP World.
Revelations about Sulayem’s relationship with Epstein in the latest tranche of DoJ files prompted two government-linked investment funds, La Caisse and British International Investment, some of DP World’s top partners, to warn they would pause future deals unless “required actions” were taken.
By the end of the week, Sulayem stepped down.
Sulayem and Epstein cooking together…
BII said that it would “not be making any new investments with DP World until the required actions have been taken by the company”.
FT noted that “people close to the company said losing business partners from one of their flagship state-backed international ventures had probably forced the ruling family to act.”
Sulayem played a pivotal role in building DP World into a global operator spanning 83 countries, operating the Middle East’s largest port at Jebel Ali, the London Gateway in the United Kingdom, logistics sites across the U.S., and facilities throughout Africa.
Which corporate executive is next? Better yet, which government official?
Tyler Durden
Fri, 02/13/2026 – 10:00
Deadline extended for taking part in St. Patrick’s Parade in St. Charles
The deadline to submit an entry form to be part of the St. Patrick’s Parade in St. Charles next month has been extended to Friday, Feb. 20, with 80 being the maximum number of entries accepted, organizers said.
The parade, which will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14, with go along Main Street beginning at Sixth Street and concluding at Fourth Avenue in St. Charles, according to a press release about the event.
Local businesses, community groups and non-profits are encouraged to participate in this year’s parade, organizers said in the release.
To view the St. Charles St. Patrick’s Parade entry form, go to www.stcstpatricksparade.com. Entries that are planning on having more than 20 walkers will need to reach out to the St. Charles Business Alliance at 630-443-3967 or info@stcalliance.org for special permission and guidelines, according to the release.
Applicants sought for scholarships
Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain will be awarding two $500 scholarships through the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association, according to a news release.
Applicants must be permanent Illinois residents and be enrolled in a college, university or trade school for the 2026-27 academic year.
Applications are due Friday, March 13, and are available at Hain’s office, 37W755 Route 38, Suite A, St. Charles, or on the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association website, ilsheriff.org/youth-2.
Will County hosts Presidents Day Kids’ Fair
The 10th annual Presidents Day Kids’ Fair, sponsored by Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Feb. 16, at Troy Middle School, 5800 W. Theodore St., Plainfield.
Educational activities, live performances by local youth organizations, crafts, storytelling and games will be part of the event, officials said. More than 50 vendors will be in attendance to share information about local resource providers.
This year’s fair will also feature special appearances by local mascots and characters between 10 a.m. and noon, who will be available for photos. Animated TV character Bluey will appear between 10 and 11 a.m.
Admission is free. No registration is required.
Watch: Unhinged Woman Tries To Burn Down Rumored ICE Building
Watch: Unhinged Woman Tries To Burn Down Rumored ICE Building
The dramatic rise in left-wing chaos has been remarkable over the past year.
From radical left militant groups firebombing Tesla showrooms, to the protest-industrial complex funded by activist nonprofits unleashing chaos on city streets, to the rise of militant transtifa – even the deep-state publication The Atlantic had to acknowledge the “rise of left-wing terrorism.”
This week, a video showing what appears to be an unhinged white liberal attempting to burn what she believed was an ICE warehouse went viral on X on Thursday.
“A woman tried to set a fire at a South Kansas City warehouse that had been rumored to be a possible ICE detention center. Earlier today, the company that owns the property confirmed it is no longer moving forward with a sale to the U.S. government,” Kansas City KMBC News wrote on X late Thursday.
A woman tried to set a fire at a South Kansas City warehouse that had been rumored as a possible ICE detention center. Earlier today, the company that owns the property confirmed it is no longer moving forward with a sale to the U.S. government.
MORE: https://t.co/493kHMRfIZ pic.twitter.com/1lC7DiGZ5J
— KMBC (@kmbc) February 13, 2026
KMBC provided further details on the Kansas City warehouse, reporting that the property’s owner, Platform Ventures, announced it will not move forward with the sale to the U.S. government.
In recent weeks, there have been reports that ICE is buying warehouses nationwide to boost deportation operations for criminal illegal aliens.
Related:
ICE Buys Warehouse Network To Support Ramped Up Deportation Operations
ICE Drops $70 Million On Massive Arizona Warehouse To Detain And Deport Illegals
Returning to the individual who tried to burn down a building: we suspect the corporate media would describe the incident as a “mostly peaceful protest.”
Tyler Durden
Fri, 02/13/2026 – 09:25
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/watch-unhinged-woman-tries-burn-down-rumored-ice-buidling
Neuqua Valley’s Danny Mikuta often has 2 brothers rooting for him. Their teams’ success is ‘cool to see’ too.
Basketball has always been a family affair for Danny Mikuta, the youngest of four brothers who have played the sport at Neuqua Valley.
The 6-foot-3 junior center’s oldest brother, Jimmy Mikuta, who graduated in 2018, made it as high as the sophomore team, and brothers Tommy and Matt Mikuta play for Neuqua Valley’s Special Olympics teams. Tommy Mikuta, who graduated in 2024, is in the STEPS program, while Matt Mikuta, who is Danny’s twin and a few minutes older, is a junior.
Tommy Mikuta’s team has qualified for the state finals in his age group, and Matt Mikuta’s team fell one win short of the state finals.
“It’s been fun,” Danny Mikuta said. “I’ve been playing with them every day for the past, what, 17 years in the back yard, so seeing them be able to play with their teams and make it to state or barely missing it is something cool to see.”
Although Danny Mikuta has never played on a basketball team with his brothers, it’s clear they share a bond. Tommy and Matt Mikuta are frequently in attendance at Neuqua Valley’s home games.
“I like coming out here and supporting my brother, and every time I come, I always see him do very good,” Matt Mikuta said. “And then in the back yard, I just like shooting around with my brothers. I have fun playing games with them.”
Danny Mikuta and his teammates have been having a lot of fun this season. The Wildcats (27-1, 8-0) lead the DuPage Valley Conference and are ranked No. 5 in Class 4A in the poll by The Associated Press.
Danny Mikuta, who is averaging 6.0 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 49%, hasn’t had his best statistical season. But sophomore forward Cole Kelly, a Division I prospect, and junior guard Mason Martin, an Illinois commit, have become one of the best duos in the state.
So Danny Mikuta isn’t focused on being the center of attention.
“We thought he had a chance to be an absolute beast this year, but I think he’s so unselfish, he wants Cole and Mason and Carter (Coviello) and Luke (Balgro) to get the shots,” Neuqua Valley assistant Tyler Sutton said. “He’s the last guy in the starting lineup who wants to shoot it.”
Yorkville Christian’s Kayden Maxwell (2) and Neuqua Valley’s Danny Mikuta (55) try to get in position to rebound during a nonconference game in Naperville on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (Sean King / Naperville Sun)
Danny Mikuta is finding other ways to contribute.
“Even though it’s not been my season from three, I’ve been trying to impact as much as possible, getting rebounds, putbacks, and then finding my teammates,” he said.
Danny Mikula could make an even bigger impact next season.
“There’s always someone who gets called up young as a sophomore, which is great, struggles junior year, and they’ve always bounced back senior year,” Sutton said. “So I’m going to expect some huge things from Danny.
“All-conference should be on his list of things that he wants to achieve, and he could definitely do it.”
Next season seems a long way away for Danny Mikuta and his brothers, who are focused on helping — and supporting — the Wildcats as they embark on what they hope will be a deep playoff run.
After basketball season, Danny and Matt Mikuta will turn their attention to baseball. Both started in the outfield for the sophomore team last year, and Danny Mikuta was promoted to the varsity team midway through the season.
Neuqua Valley’s Danny Mikuta (55) shoots the ball during a nonconference game against Yorkville Christian in Naperville on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (Sean King / Naperville Sun)
When asked which brother is the best basketball player, Tommy and Matt Mikuta pointed to Danny. Tommy Mikuta said Danny has taught him how to shoot and dribble.
Tommy and Matt Mikuta have helped Danny too.
“Having them around has been teaching me to be very good to who I’m playing with,” Danny Mikuta said, “and how to play with people.’”
Matt Le Cren is a freelance reporter.
New revelations from Epstein files take a toll across Europe
GENEVA — The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein saga is rippling through Europe.
Politicians, diplomats, officials and royals have seen reputations tarnished, investigations launched and jobs lost after a trove of more than 3 million pages of Epstein-related documents released by the U.S. Justice Department revealed their ties to the American financier and convicted sex offender who died behind bars in 2019.
Apart from the former Prince Andrew, none of them face claims of sexual wrongdoing. They have been toppled for maintaining friendly relationships with Epstein after he became a convicted sex offender.
Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler to resign after emails show close ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Some experts note the reckoning in Europe’s parliamentary democracies has been swifter and more severe — for now — than in the United States, where Epstein built his empire and hobnobbed with many American elites.
Here’s a look at some of those in the Old World caught up in the new furor.
U.K. royal family
The former Prince Andrew, one of King Charles III’s two brothers, is one of the most prominent names linked to the Epstein underworld involving the recruitment of underage girls for sex.
He has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, but the scandalous headlines forced the king last year to strip Andrew of his royal titles, including that of prince. He is now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The recent document dump exposed the depth of ties between Mountbatten-Windsor and Epstein, revealing more unsavory details that have jolted the royal family, including an allegation that the former prince sent trade reports to Epstein in 2010.
Mountbatten-Windsor has been forced to move out of the royal estate that he occupied for more than two decades. Buckingham Palace says that the king is ready to support police in the event of an inquiry into whether Mountbatten-Windsor gave confidential information to Epstein.
British politics
The U.K. government has been shaken by new revelations about Peter Mandelson, a longtime Labour party stalwart who Prime Minister Keir Starmer brought out of the political wilderness as U.K. ambassador in Washington.
Mandelson was stripped of that plum post in September, after Epstein emails showed that they had had closer ties than the ambassador had initially acknowledged.
While Starmer himself isn’t implicated in the files, his position has come under threat over appointing Mandelson. He has faced calls from his opponents and from within his own Labour party to resign — which he has so far refused.
Mandelson is now facing a criminal investigation, after the new files suggested that he may have shared market-sensitive information with Epstein a decade and a half ago.
Norway’s crown princess
The new documents showed, among other things, that Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit, the 52-year-old wife of Crown Prince Haakon, borrowed an Epstein-owned property in Palm Beach, Florida, for several days in 2013.
And in an email exchange between Epstein and Mette-Marit in 2012, he noted how he was in Paris “on my wife hunt,” but “i prefer Scandinavians.”
She replied that the French capital was “good for adultery,” but “Scandis” were “better wife material.”
Mette-Marit apologized this month for “the situation I have put the royal family in,” and said: “Some of the content of the messages between Epstein and me does not represent the person I want to be.”
Norway ex-prime minister
The head of the economic crime unit of Norwegian police said Thursday that former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been charged with “aggravated corruption” in connection with an investigation linked to the release of the Epstein files.
Økokrim, as the police unit is known, said last week it would investigate whether gifts, travel and loans were received in connection with Jagland’s position.
On Thursday, unit chief Pål K. Lønseth also said its teams conducted a search of Jagland’s residence in Oslo on Thursday, along with searches at two other properties in Risør, a coastal town to the south of the capital, and in Rauland to the west.
The searches were carried out after the Council of Europe, a human rights body that Jagland once led, said it was honoring a request from Norwegian authorities to waive the immunity from legal processes that he had enjoyed.
The council lifted the immunity, saying it was intended to protect activities linked to official duties, not “personal benefit.” Jagland is also a former head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Norwegian former ambassador
Mona Juul, Norway’s ex-ambassador to Jordan, who was involved in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the 1990s, resigned over the weekend, after reports said that Epstein left $10 million to Juul’s children in a will drawn up shortly before he died.
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said that a ministry investigation into her knowledge of and contact with Epstein will continue, and Juul will continue discussions with Norwegian officials to clarify the situation.
French ex-culture minister
Jack Lang, 86, stepped down as head of the Arab World Institute in Paris over alleged past financial links to Epstein that prompted a tax investigation.
Lang was summoned to appear Sunday at the French Foreign Ministry, which oversees the institute, but submitted his resignation.
The former culture minister under President Francois Mitterrand is the highest-profile figure in France impacted by the U.S. Justice Department’s release of files on Jan. 30.
Slovakia ex-foreign minister
Prime Minister Robert Fico’s national security adviser, Miroslav Lajčák, resigned over past communications with Epstein — including text messages in which they discussed “gorgeous” girls.
“When I’m reading the messages today, I feel like an idiot,” Lajčák told Slovak public radio.
Lajčák, a former foreign minister and former president of the U.N. General Assembly, has denied any wrongdoing. He said that he considered Epstein a valuable contact who was accepted by the rich and powerful in the U.S.
“Those messages are nothing more than stupid male egos in action,” Lajčák said. “Nothing more than words ever came of it.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/13/jeffrey-epstein-europe/
Cruzada de Trump por Groenlandia revela un punto débil político, según sondeo AP-NORC
Por STEVE PEOPLES y LINLEY SANDERS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Los republicanos quizá estén dispuestos a seguir apoyando al presidente Donald Trump casi pase lo que pase, pero su reciente campaña para tomar el control de Groenlandia ha desanimado a muchos dentro de su propio partido, según una nueva encuesta de AP-NORC.
La encuesta del Centro de Investigación de Asuntos Públicos de The Associated Press-NORC concluye que cerca de 7 de cada 10 adultos en Estados Unidos desaprueban la manera en que Trump está manejando el tema de Groenlandia, un territorio semiautónomo del aliado de la OTAN, Dinamarca. Esa cifra es más alta que la proporción de quienes no aprueban cómo gestiona la política exterior en general, lo que sugiere que el enfoque de Trump sobre Groenlandia ha creado un punto débil para el gobierno. Cerca del 24% de los adultos estadounidenses aprueba el enfoque de Trump sobre Groenlandia.
Ni siquiera los republicanos están entusiasmados. Aproximadamente la mitad desaprueba su intento de convertir la masa de tierra cubierta de hielo en territorio estadounidense, algo que Trump ha insistido en que es crucial para la seguridad nacional en el Ártico, y cerca de la mitad lo aprueba.
La encuesta se realizó del 5 al 8 de febrero, luego que Trump tomara la decisión de eliminar aranceles diseñados para presionar a países europeos a respaldar el control de Estados Unidos sobre Groenlandia, pero también después de su cruzada de varias semanas a favor de una intervención estadounidense sobre la isla.
Cerca de la mitad de los republicanos desaprueba postura de Trump sobre Groenlandia
La base de Trump normalmente se mantiene firme a su lado, por lo que Groenlandia destaca como una excepción.
Los resultados representan las calificaciones más bajas de Trump entre los republicanos en una lista de temas clave de la encuesta, incluidos la economía y la inmigración —donde cerca de 8 de cada 10 lo aprueban— y la política exterior en general. Cerca de 7 de cada 10 republicanos aprueban su enfoque general de política exterior.
Trump ha sostenido que Estados Unidos necesita Groenlandia para contrarrestar amenazas de Rusia y China en la región ártica, pese a que Estados Unidos ya tiene presencia militar allí.
Otras encuestas recientes, incluida una del Pew Research Center realizada en enero, encontraron que los republicanos estaban en gran medida divididos sobre si Estados Unidos debería tomar el control de Groenlandia, y que los estadounidenses en general se oponían.
Ayman Amir, un simpatizante de Trump de 46 años de Houston, Texas, comentó que coincide en que Groenlandia tiene importancia estratégica para las fuerzas armadas de Estados Unidos. Pero eso no significa que crea que Trump deba reclamarla.
“No podemos tomarla por la fuerza. No tenemos derecho a hacer eso. No puedes culpar a Rusia por lo que hace en Ucrania y luego hacer lo mismo. No puedes hacer esto”, afirmó Amir.
Aprobación general de la política exterior de Trump se mantiene estable
El presidente abandonó sus amenazas de apoderarse del territorio por la fuerza a finales del mes pasado, tras aseverar que se alcanzó un marco para un acuerdo sobre el acceso a Groenlandia con ayuda del secretario general de la OTAN, Mark Rutte.
El choque representa apenas uno de las medidas que Trump ha tomado para tensar las relaciones con aliados clave durante el último año. Los mandatarios occidentales se están enfocando en las tensiones transatlánticas esta semana en la Conferencia de Seguridad de Múnich.
Sobre Groenlandia, Trump tiene pocos partidarios dentro o fuera del país.
Incluso cuando Trump daba pasos importantes para obtener el control de Groenlandia, su aprobación general en el tema de política exterior se ha mantenido estable. Cerca de 4 de cada 10 adultos en Estados Unidos aprueban el enfoque de Trump en política exterior, una medición que no ha cambiado en los últimos meses.
Los republicanos jóvenes, en particular, desaprueban enfoque sobre Groenlandia
Los republicanos más jóvenes son especialmente propensos a desaprobar la manera en que Trump está manejando la situación.
Cerca de 6 de cada 10 republicanos menores de 45 años dicen que desaprueban su liderazgo sobre Groenlandia, en comparación con cerca de 4 de cada 10 republicanos de mayor edad.
Ese 4 de cada 10 que aprueba las medidas de Trump sobre Groenlandia es mucho más bajo que la aprobación de los republicanos jóvenes en temas de política exterior, la economía o la inmigración.
El votante independiente Aaron Gunnoe, de 29 años, un ingeniero de Marion, Ohio, se mostró desconcertado por la postura agresiva de Trump hacia el aliado de la OTAN.
“Es lo más estúpido que he escuchado en mi vida. Le pertenece a alguien más. Eso debería ser el final del asunto”, señaló Gunnoe.
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La encuesta AP-NORC a 1.156 adultos se realizó del 5 al 8 de febrero utilizando una muestra extraída del panel AmeriSpeak de NORC, basado en probabilidades, diseñado para ser representativo de la población de Estados Unidos. El margen de error muestral para los adultos en general es de más o menos 3,9 puntos porcentuales. El margen de error muestral para los republicanos en general es de más o menos 6,1 puntos porcentuales. ___
Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Turista francés hallado muerto en Chad tras búsqueda de dos días en el Sahara
Por MOUTA ALI
YAMENA, Chad (AP) — El cuerpo de un ciudadano francés ha sido encontrado en el noreste de Chad tras una búsqueda de dos días en el desierto del Sahara, informaron las autoridades el viernes.
El hombre, identificado como Paul Ferreri, fue hallado en la región de Ennedi, indicó el Ministerio de Turismo. Estaba desaparecido desde que salió a pie de un campamento turístico el lunes cerca de la localidad de Bachikele. Ferreri visitaba el lugar como parte del 6.º Festival Internacional de Culturas Saharianas.
Ferreri y otro turista, cuya identidad no fue revelada, salieron del campamento el miércoles por la mañana. Tras una breve búsqueda, se encontró al turista no identificado, quien explicó que había dado la vuelta y se desorientó al intentar desandar el camino de regreso al campamento.
La región de Ennedi, en Chad, es una zona montañosa remota del desierto del Sahara, cerca de la frontera con Sudán, y es un sitio declarado Patrimonio Mundial por la UNESCO.
El festival, con sede en la localidad de Amdjarass, cuenta con artistas de toda la región y busca exhibir la cultura sahariana tradicional.
El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Francia señaló que está siguiendo la situación muy de cerca y mantiene un contacto estrecho con las autoridades locales. Aunque no se ha identificado la causa de la muerte, las autoridades chadianas manifestaron que seguían en estrecho contacto con las autoridades francesas y que divulgarían más información a medida que estuviera disponible.
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Sylvie Corbet contribuyó con esta nota desde París.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler to resign after emails show close ties to Jeffrey Epstein
NEW YORK — Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer at storied investment bank Goldman Sachs and former White House counsel to President Barack Obama, announced her resignation Thursday, after emails between her and Jeffrey Epstein showed a close relationship where she described him as an “older brother” and downplayed his sex crimes.
Ruemmler said in a statement that she would “step down as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Goldman Sachs as of June 30, 2026.”
Up until her resignation, Ruemmler repeatedly tried to distance herself from the emails and other correspondence and had been defiant that she would not resign from Goldman’s top legal post, which she had held since 2020.
While Ruemmler has called Epstein a “monster” in recent statements, she had a much different relationship with Epstein before he was arrested a second time for sex crimes in 2019 and later killed himself in a Manhattan jail. Ruemmler called Epstein “Uncle Jeffrey” in emails and said she adored him.
In a statement before her resignation, a Goldman Sachs spokesperson said Ruemmler “regrets ever knowing him.”
In her statement Thursday, Ruemmler said: “Since I joined Goldman Sachs six years ago, it has been my privilege to help oversee the firm’s legal, reputational, and regulatory matters; to enhance our strong risk management processes; and to ensure that we live by our core value of integrity in everything we do. My responsibility is to put Goldman Sachs’ interests first.”
Goldman CEO David Solomon said in a separate statement: “As one of the most accomplished professionals in her field, Kathy has also been a mentor and friend to many of our people, and she will be missed. I accepted her resignation, and I respect her decision.”
During her time in private practice after she left the White House in 2014, Ruemmler received several expensive gifts from Epstein, including luxury handbags and a fur coat. The gifts were given after Epstein had already been convicted of sex crimes in 2008 and was registered as a sex offender.
“So lovely and thoughtful! Thank you to Uncle Jeffrey!!!” Ruemmler wrote to Epstein in 2018.
Historically, Wall Street frowns on gift-giving between clients and bankers or Wall Street lawyers, particularly high-end gifts that could pose a conflict of interest. Goldman Sachs requires its employees to get preapproval before receiving gifts from or giving them to clients, according to the company’s code of conduct, partly in order to not run afoul of anti-bribery laws.
As late as December, Goldman CEO David Solomon described Ruemmler as an “excellent lawyer” and said she had his full faith and backing.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/13/goldman-sachs-top-lawyer-kathy-ruemmler-jeffrey-epstein/
