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Trump Presidential Immunity: The Supreme Court will hear the case on April 25

Entertainment News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

The United States Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it will hold an oral hearing on April 25 on former President Donald Trump's criminal immunity for possible crimes during his term in office (2017-2021), hampering attempts to bring him to trial , could be thwarted for his role in the 2021 attack on the Capitol.

The Supreme Court scheduled this session for the final day of the justices' oral arguments.

The determination of the Most High will clarify whether Trump may face criminal charges in federal court in the District of Columbia over his role in overturning the 2020 election results during the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 or if, on the contrary, he is protected by presidential immunity, since the events occurred a few days before he left office.

Trump's trial in Washington was scheduled to begin this weekBut the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to rule on a lower appeals court's decision that found the former president could not hide behind immunity in his lawsuit because he tried to overturn the 2020 election that Joe Biden had won, to undermine.

The Supreme Court decided late last month to review the case, which was heavily criticized by some legal experts as giving wings to Trump's argument that he enjoys “total” immunity in the exercise of his office.

The criminal case against Trump for the attack on January 6, 2021 It is suspended until the Supreme Court decides and the start of the trial could be delayed until after the November 5 general election.

If the Republican is declared the winner, he could pressure the Justice Department to drop federal charges against him.

The Supreme Court has a majority of six conservative justices and only three progressive justices, and for Trump, putting this election interference case in his hands was the most desirable outcome.

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Latin America and the Caribbean reaffirm their commitment to gender equality ahead of CSW68

Latest News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

Ministers and senior authorities of the mechanisms for the advancement of women from Latin America and the Caribbean attended on February 28 an information meeting on the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 68), organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and UN Women virtual.

CSW 68 will take place from March 11 to 22 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and has the primary theme “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by combating poverty and strengthening institutions and Financing.” a gender perspective.”

The briefing aimed to share progress and information from the region to support government participation in the CSW. The focus was on the Declaration of the Ministers and High Authorities of the National Mechanisms for the Advancement of Latin American and Caribbean Women for the CSW68, adopted at the 65th Session of the Chairpersons of the Regional Conference for Women, as a regional contribution to the global deliberations at the next CSW carried.

The meeting was attended by ministers and representatives from 25 countries in the region. At the beginning there were welcoming remarks by Ana Güezmes García, Director of the Gender Division of ECLAC, and María Florencia González, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations and Vice President-designate of the Group of American States of Latin America and the Caribbean, which represents the organization the work and negotiation process of the agreed conclusions, the intergovernmental agreement resulting from the CSW meetings.

María Noel Vaeza, UN Women's regional director for the Americas and the Caribbean, emphasized that “funding gender policies and institutions is very important for the region, especially after the pandemic, as poverty and inequality have increased.” We face the challenge “To address the issue from expanding fiscal space to creating and strengthening comprehensive care systems to consolidating gender institutions to address all challenges.”

The joint document was presented during the briefing session The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the regional gender agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean. Gender indicators until 2023, created by ECLAC and UN Women. The aim is to provide a reference report to promote decision-making that accelerates the achievement of equality and the full exercise of the rights of women, young people and girls in their diversity.

During the presentation, Ana Güezmes García emphasized that “it is a document that helps us break the statistical silence.” This is a region that is making progress in achieving gender equality but needs to accelerate it. To make these efforts a reality, we need better statistics and of course more and better institutions and funding for gender equality. For every 100 men in a similar situation, there are 118 women in poverty and 120 women in extreme poverty,” adding that “gender inequality and the feminization of poverty are a structural problem for countries and require transformative responses.”

Finally, Cecilia Alemany, Deputy Regional Director of UN Women for the Americas and the Caribbean, returned to some figures from the joint document and warned: “Gender institutionality is advancing, but it has not yet been consistently consolidated at the ministerial level.” Region, and there are still huge gaps that require policies and funding with a gender perspective. In the region, almost 14% of young people between 15 and 24 years old are neither studying nor working, and for young women this figure doubles to almost 27%, which also affects their chances of earning their own income than theirs possible work integration over the course of their lives.”

The primary theme of CSW68 also serves as a framework for the commemoration of International Women's Day, defined as “Accelerating the financing of women's rights” in the Latin American and Caribbean region under the theme “Investing in women, accelerating progress. Equality” takes place every year on March 8th. Sufficient, regular and timely funding is crucial to strengthen gender institutions, women's and civil society organizations and so that women and girls, especially those facing multiple forms of discrimination, can exercise their rights and lead a better life without violence.

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women within the United Nations. The meeting takes place every year in the second half of March in New York and brings together thousands of representatives of states, civil society, particularly feminist and women's organizations, and United Nations organizations from around the world.

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Hamas x Israel: The fight for another “survival”

Latest News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

Both sides accuse each other of trying to prevent an agreement. It is difficult to reconstruct exactly what goes on behind the scenes during negotiations, and what becomes public always has a “spin” – real or invented details are leaked to indirectly influence negotiations.

The negotiations are not only complicated in terms of content, but also in terms of communication technology: Israel and Hamas do not speak directly to each other. As a general rule, negotiations are carried out first with Israel and then with Egypt and Qatar, which have greater influence over Hamas, negotiate with the terrorist organization on this basis. Only if there is some prospect of agreement will both parties send a negotiating team to Cairo or Doha. During the first hostage agreement, delegations from both warring parties were in Doha at the same time. This is not the case in Cairo.

Is Ramadan no longer a factor?

Time is of the essence: not only for the sake of the lives of the Israeli hostages and the civilian population in Gaza, but also because the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan begins on Sunday, during which the conflict in the Middle East has repeatedly escalated dangerously for many years . Unlike the first hostage agreement – when Hamas agreed quickly because it wanted to get rid of the children among the hostages and needed time to reorganize as much as possible – this time Hamas is apparently in no rush. There is practically no consideration for the civilian population, although the requirement to fast between sunrise and sunset could further worsen the dramatic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. On the contrary: the immense suffering of Gaza residents and the growing international pressure on Israel are serving as Hamas's trump card in the negotiations.

Portal/Mahmoud Issa People in the practically destroyed city of Jabaliya, in northern Gaza

And there is speculation in Israel that Hamas sees the continuation of the war during Ramadan as an opportunity to spark an uprising in the Israeli-occupied areas of East Jerusalem and the West Bank – and perhaps even among Israeli Arabs. This could happen especially if access to the Temple Mount is severely restricted to Israeli Arabs and Palestinians from the occupied territories, as demanded by right-wing extremist Interior Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Hamas's overall objective at this time is clear: to do everything possible to ensure that the terrorist organization remains politically, administratively and militarily incapable of action. So she is fighting for her own political survival. Israeli hostages are by far the most important bargaining chip here.

Netanyahu emerges as a strong man

In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to fight for political survival after the state's failure in the Hamas attack on October 7, even if he is now back in command more firmly than immediately afterwards. The longer the war lasts, the better for Netanyahu, as he postpones the political reckoning. For Netanyahu, destroying Hamas is a priority, especially for his right-wing coalition partners and right-wing extremists.

Netanyahu has long resumed one of his favorite roles, that of a negotiator with international experience, who is supposedly the only one who can resist US pressure. Many relatives accuse Netanyahu of actually handing over the hostages. The fact is that the security cabinet is divided on this issue.

Portal/Carlos Garcia Rawlins Relatives of the hostages ask US President Biden for help

Israel as an “open book” for Hamas

Former generals Benni Ganz and Gadi Eisenkot, who joined the cabinet from the opposition after the Hamas attack, are pushing harder for a hostage deal and are prepared to make more concessions. But they also reject family members' demands for a hostage agreement at any price. Since this would become the basis for future negotiations in the event of new kidnappings and wars.

Internal divisions and internal political chaos – temporarily overshadowed by the tragedy of the Hamas attack, but now actually exacerbating it – also mean that many strategically important considerations often occur publicly rather than behind the scenes. This makes Israel easier to read for Hamas than ever before.

Impossible conditions

Both sides have set conditions that are unacceptable to the other side: Netanyahu demanded in advance a list of hostages who would be released – in fact, one of the last steps after there had already been an agreement in principle. Hamas demands the right of the population – and therefore Hamas – to return to northern Gaza.

From his perspective, both sides also have opportunities for escalation: Hamas could publish videos of hostages; The suffering of the people of Gaza also constantly increases pressure on Israel. Israel, in turn, could attack Rafah in particular. However, the completed military plans have not yet received the green light from the government.

Limiting factors for the US

From the current perspective, only significantly greater pressure from the US – on Israel, as well as on the mediators Qatar and Egypt, which have strong “levers” against Hamas (money, political immunity or geographic connection with the world) – could do so. move things forward. lead to rigid negotiation fronts. US President Joe Biden maintains his plan to use the Hamas attack and the war in Gaza as an opportunity to reorganize the Middle East.

For this geostrategic alliance to neutralize Iran, which will supposedly extend from Egypt, through Israel, to Saudi Arabia, Biden depends on Cairo and Doha. This, in turn, means that he cannot threaten both countries with the withdrawal of financial or military aid, but must treat them as partners and can only exert pressure in diplomatic doses.

Internal political traps for Biden

Biden has already increased pressure on Israel, specifically Netanyahu, to several levels. On Monday, Ganz was received in Washington, but Netanyahu was not. If there is criticism of insufficient US pressure, it is often not taken into account that Israel has been by far the US's most important regional partner for decades – with correspondingly close economic, political and military ties.

At the same time, concluding a ceasefire and hostage agreement is increasingly becoming a matter of survival for Biden himself in terms of domestic politics: given the deep divisions in the US democratic electorate over the issue of the Middle East, he must try the almost impossible and find a middle ground to improve his own chances of re-election. November must not be put in danger.

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The oldest evidence of human presence in Europe may have been found in Ukraine

Technology News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

WASHINGTON — Ancient stone tools discovered in western Ukraine may be the oldest known evidence of early humans in Europe, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

The chipped stones, intentionally formed from volcanic rock, were taken from a quarry in Korolevo in the 1970s. Archaeologists used new methods to date the layers of sedimentary rock surrounding the tools to more than a million years ago.

“This is the oldest dated evidence of the existence of a type of human in Europe,” said Mads Faurschou Knudsen, a geophysicist at Aarhus University, Denmark, and co-author of the new study.

He said it's not clear which human ancestors made the tools, but it could be Homo erectus, the first species to walk upright and master the use of fire.

“We don’t have any fossil remains, so we can’t be sure,” said Roman Garba, an archaeologist at the Czech Academy of Sciences and co-author of the study.

The shattered stone tools were likely used for cutting meat and perhaps scraping animal hides, he added.

Researchers believe the tools could be 1.4 million years old. But other experts say the study's methodology suggests they could be just over a million years old, putting them in roughly the same time period as other ancient tools unearthed in Spain.

The oldest such stone tools were found in East Africa and are 2.8 million years old, said Rick Potts, who directs the Smithsonian Institution's Human Origins Program.

The Ukrainian site is important because “it is the oldest site this far north,” suggesting that early humans who spread from Africa with these tools were able to survive in a variety of environments.

“The first humans, using this stone tool technology, were able to settle every place from hot Iberia (Spain) to Ukraine, where the seasons were at least very cold – that is an amazing level of adaptability,” Mr Potts emphasized.

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Russia and China want to build a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2035

Latest News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

Yuri Borissov, head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, announced that Russia and China are considering installing a nuclear power plant on the lunar surface by 2035. The initiative, according to Borissov, aims to enable the construction of human settlements on the satellite, which would represent a significant advance in space exploration.

Borisov emphasized that cooperation between the two countries on the lunar program will be strengthened by “Russian expertise in nuclear space energy.” He argued that solar panels would be insufficient to meet the energy needs of future lunar settlements, while nuclear energy proved to be a viable solution.

“Today we are seriously thinking about a project sometime between 2033 and 2035 to deliver and install a power plant on the lunar surface together with our Chinese colleagues,” Borisov said, according to Portal.

The project, described by Borisov as a “very serious challenge,” must be carried out in automatic mode and without human presence due to the “complexity and risks involved.” In addition, the head of Roscosmos mentioned plans to build a nuclearpowered cargo spacecraft that could “carry large payloads between orbits and collect space debris.”

Despite the optimism, Russia's space program has suffered setbacks in recent years, including the failure of the Luna25 mission, which lost control and crashed in 2023. However, Moscow is sticking to its ambitious plans, including further lunar missions and exploring a possible RussianChinese manned mission and even a lunar base.

Meanwhile, China expressed its intention to send the first Chinese astronaut to the moon in February, reinforcing the communist regime's interest in space exploration.

Against this backdrop, the US accused Russia in February of developing a new antisatellite weapon that could threaten satellites of allied countries. According to information from American media, the weapon could be even more dangerous because it could be part of a spacerelated nuclear system.

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Sanremo, 700,000 votes missing: Do everything again?

Entertainment News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

One month after the end Sanremo FestivalThe final rankings are subject to change due to some technical anomalies Televoting. Specifically, on the last evening of the singing festival organized by Amadeus, there were around one and a half million votes from the public, of which almost 700,000 were not counted. He reveals it The news spreads in his new investigation, which airs tonight under the direction of Pinuccio. Already during the final, users reported problems sending their voice, which apparently were not recorded by the systems. From Rai they explained that the votes would still be recorded even if the message did not arrive.

Each user could vote to the maximum 5 times During the competition there is an opportunity to cast another vote during the 5 finals. However, many have reported that only the 5 votes before the final were recorded, while the subsequent votes where the cap should have been lifted were not counted because the credit was simply not deducted. But the withdrawal of the credit for the 5 votes that there were counted However, this happened after the televoting ended, a few days after the finale.

Now Striscia la NOTEIA hypothesizes that I 700,000 votes are missing may have changed the final ranking in which Angelina Mango triumphed. His victory was, as has often been said, a real attitude of the press that overturned the result of the televoting broadcast in which Geolier triumphed. But what if the ranking of these votes had been different? Those who would be missing would be just under half of the total number of votes that the public would have cast: that's what they would have done has changed the ranking? Could these 700,000 missing preferences change the order of the podium in Sanremo 2024?

The question is legitimate given an obvious technical problem and in these cases it would be necessary to find a problem so as not to leave any doubt about victory Plan B implemented to eliminate any suspicion. But there is already an alternative plan, as Striscia la NOTEIA reveals: According to the festival regulations, the televoting could be canceled and only the voting rights of the radio and from Press room to determine the winner. And that could somehow change everything.

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Gal Gadot gives birth The 38 year old 39Wonder Woman39 star welcomes

Gal Gadot gives birth! The 38-year-old 'Wonder Woman' star welcomes a baby girl after a secret pregnancy that 'wasn't easy' – as she reveals the poignant meaning of the name

Entertainment News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

Gal Gadot has announced the birth of her fourth child after keeping the pregnancy a secret from the public.

The 38-year-old “Wonder Woman” actress shared the big news with fans on Instagram, posting a snap of herself cuddling her newborn and explaining the meaning behind her child's name, Ori.

“My sweet girl, welcome. The pregnancy wasn't easy and we got through it. You have brought so much light into our lives and lived up to your name, Ori, which means “my light” in Hebrew. “Our hearts are full of gratitude,” she captioned the post.

“Welcome to the girls' house.” “Dad's pretty cool too,” she added. Her husband, Jaron Varsano, was tagged in the photo.

Ori is Gal and her husband's fourth child together. The couple also have daughters Alma (12), Maya (six) and Daniella (two).

The news of the birth surprised fans as Gal never announced that she was pregnant.

Gal Gadot has announced the arrival of her daughter, a little girl she has named Ori

Several celebrities sent their congratulations to Gadot in the comments.

'Congratulations!! “So beautiful,” wrote Aaron Paul.

“Congratulations,” Lily Aldridge wrote.

Singer Vanessa Carlton commented: “Mazal Tov, so beautiful.”

In 2022, Gadot gushed about having a child in an interview with InStyle, describing how she always wanted to be a “young mother.”

“I started young. I was 25 when I was pregnant with Alma. I always wanted to be a young mother. Yes, three children. No joke, woman. God bless her, but it’s so much work,” she told the outlet.

She also gushed about the “magic” of childbirth: “If I could, I would do it once a week. 'It's so magical.'

“And to be fair, I always have to take an epidural so it's not so painful.” The moment you feel like you're creating life, it's incredible. But the pregnancies are hard for me, I feel sick and have migraines. I'm out of my element.'

Gal's stomach was visible when she was last pictured with her husband Jaron in December

The news of the birth surprised fans as Gal never announced that she was pregnant; pictured 2021

Gal believes the worst thing she does is “juggling between my family life and my acting career.”

“When you're on set, you're like a kite.” “You can fly so high and try to catch the air,” Gadot described.

“Then you go home to do your main job as a mother.” It's not about me, it's about “Okay, now I have to bathe Maya, feed Alma and put Daniella to bed.”'

She also praised her husband Jaron, whom she married in 2008.

Aaron Paul was among the celebrities who sent their congratulations to Gal

“We have grown together. I know he's not with me because I'm a “movie star.” “He is with me because he loves me,” she explained.

“The connection was there from the start, so it always felt very real and very good.” “I'm super grateful that I met him when I was 20. I was a baby.”

She previously revealed that she met her husband “at this very strange party in the Israeli desert” that involved yoga and chakras.

“He's the best man,” she told Glamor in 2016. “We met almost ten years ago through mutual friends at this very strange party in the Israeli desert. It was all about yoga, chakras and healthy eating – we didn't exactly find each other there, but we found each other.”

She previously revealed that she met her husband “at this very strange party in the Israeli desert” that involved yoga and chakras; the couple pictured 2021

She said he knew immediately that she was the one for him.

“He's 10 years older than me.” He told me on our second date that he was serious and wouldn't wait more than two years to ask me to marry him. Fast forward two years; He suggested. “We got married in 2008.”

She added: “We both said, ‘No games. Let’s just be honest and keep it simple.” Without him, I wouldn’t be able to do what I do. Family still has to come first. “I have to do what’s good for my child.”

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Gisele Bundchen cries as she discusses her divorce with Tom.webp

Gisele Bündchen cries as she discusses her divorce with Tom Brady and asks for a break during interview; regard

Entertainment News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

Gisele Bündchen spoke about the difficult process of dealing with the end of her marriage to former American football player Tom Brady in an interview with NBC television.

In a preview of the chat published this Wednesday (6), the model became emotional after journalist Robin Roberts asked how she was doing. Roberts recalled a speech by Bündchen in which she described the end of her marriage to Brady as “the death of a dream.” After the mention, the presenter asked the question: “How are you?” “Well, if you say…” the model began before bursting into tears. Gisele then apologized to the team and asked: “May I take a short break?”

Throughout the interview, the model opened up about her life postdivorce, noting, “Everything I've experienced has made me realize what I want and what I don't want… Where my heart is now is where I am now.” I live my truth and make no apologies for it. “At the end of the day, if you’re not honest about who you are, it doesn’t work,” she said.

In another excerpt from the interview, shown in the preview, Roberts asked Gisele about how she would raise her children with her exhusband now that they are no longer a couple. “I think some days are easier than others. I can only control what I do,” explained the Brazilian. Gisele was even asked if she would go out again, answering, “Um,” near the end of the teaser. Regard:

Gisele Bündchen talks about love, life and coparenting

Last month, People magazine published information from a source close to the model who revealed that Gisele has been dating jiujitsu instructor Joaquim Valente since June last year. The source also said that the couple chose to “go slow” in their relationship and maintain discretion in the matter. Click here for details.

Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady. (Photo: Getty)

Gisele and Tom Brady announced the end of their 13year marriage in October 2022. At the time, the former couple, who have children Benjamin and Vivian, said their divorce was “amicable.”

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