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• La investigación reveló que Botstein —quien había afirmado que no era amigo de Epstein— realizó 25 visitas a su casa particular. • Leon Botstein ha anunciado que deja el mando de Bard College, después de que una revisión independiente de sus contactos con Jeffrey Epstein determinara que las frecuentes interacciones del presidente universitario con el delincuente sexual convicto “podrían haberle alertado” sobre la posibilidad de que él y Bard estuvieran facilitando el abuso de mujeres por parte de Epstein. • Una investigación del bufete de abogados WilmerHale, encargada por la junta directiva de Bard a principios de este año para revisar las interacciones de Botstein con Epstein, encontró que el presidente de Bard realizó unas 25 visitas a la residencia de Epstein, una visita de dos días a la isla Little St James de Epstein, y que hubo dos visitas de Epstein a Bard. Estas visitas, según informó WilmerHale, incluyeron a “múltiples mujeres” que desde entonces han sido identificadas como víctimas de Epstein. Continuar leyendo...

• El presidente pareció sugerir que el plazo legislativo para aprobar la guerra ya no se aplica mientras los demócratas se oponen • US politics live – latest updates • Regístrese para recibir el boletín de correo electrónico de Breaking News US

El presidente de EE. UU. afirma que el arancel para coches y camiones subirá al 25 % y acusa a la Unión Europea de incumplimiento. Donald Trump ha dicho que va a romper parte del acuerdo arancelario que alcanzó con los líderes de la UE en su campo de golf en Escocia el verano pasado, criticando a Bruselas por tardar tanto en ratificar el acuerdo. Tomando a Bruselas por sorpresa al final del festivo del Primero de Mayo el viernes, anunció que aumentaría los aranceles a los coches y camiones importados a los EE. UU. desde la UE del 15 % al 25 % a partir de la próxima semana. Continuar leyendo...

El Partido Laborista calificó de ‘descarado’ al ministro principal del SNP, John Swinney, por atribuirse el mérito cuando fue el resultado de la visita del rey a EE. UU. El anuncio de Donald Trump de que eliminará los punitivos aranceles estadounidenses al whisky escocés se ha visto empañado por una disputa entre líderes de partidos escoceses rivales por atribuirse el mérito de la decisión. La industria del whisky y los líderes empresariales se mostraron encantados con el repentino anuncio del presidente de EE. UU. en su red Truth Social el jueves de que pondría fin a los aranceles para conmemorar la visita del rey Carlos y la reina Camila. Continuar leyendo...

La medida se produce después de que el alcalde Zohran Mamdani hablara sobre la devolución del diamante Koh-i-noor tras la visita de la realeza británica a Nueva York. Cientos de antigüedades valoradas en 14 millones de dólares han sido devueltas a la India por las autoridades de Nueva York, incluidas algunas relacionadas con el presunto traficante de arte Subhash Kapoor, en una medida que probablemente aumentará la presión sobre otros para que realicen gestos similares. La devolución de 657 antigüedades fue anunciada por el fiscal de distrito de Manhattan, Alvin Bragg Jr, el martes, y se produjo mientras el alcalde de la ciudad de Nueva York, Zohran Mamdani, intervenía en la históricamente controvertida propiedad del diamante Koh-i-noor de 105,6 quilates. Continuar leyendo...

• El U.S. Justice Department acusó al Gobernador del estado de Sinaloa Ruben Rocha Moya y a otros nueve funcionarios actuales y anteriores de Mexico de ayudar al cartel de Sinaloa el 29 de abril de 2026. • Las acusaciones alegan corrupción, incluyendo lavado de dinero y redes de extorsión, lo que representa un golpe importante para las operaciones del cartel. • Esto escala las tensiones entre U.S. y Mexico por la crisis de fentanyl y la seguridad fronteriza, con posibles batallas de extradición en el futuro.

La ministra del Interior se compromete a «hacer todo lo que esté a mi alcance» para proteger a los judíos británicos, mientras la policía afirma que el sospechoso es un ciudadano británico nacido en Somalia. Shabana Mahmood ha prometido «hacer todo lo que esté a mi alcance» para mantener a salvo a los judíos británicos, ya que la policía indicó que el sospechoso del apuñalamiento de dos hombres en Golders Green, al norte de Londres, ocurrido el miércoles, era un ciudadano británico de 45 años nacido en Somalia. Los ministros señalaron que se invertirían otros £25m para reforzar la seguridad de las comunidades judías tras el presunto ataque terrorista en el norte de Londres. Continuar leyendo...

• Exdirector del FBI acusado por una publicación en redes sociales del año pasado de conchas marinas dispuestas formando ‘86 47’ • US politics live – últimas actualizaciones • James Comey se entregó a las autoridades el miércoles en el eastern district of Virginia después de que el justice department lo acusara esta semana por segunda vez.

Los leales al presidente Mahmoud Abbas ganaron la mayoría de los comicios en las elecciones municipales palestinas, informaron funcionarios electorales el domingo, en una votación que por primera vez en casi dos décadas incluyó una ciudad en la Franja de Gaza dirigida por el rival Hamas.

Ittai Gradel murió de cáncer renal pocos días después de que el museo le otorgara una medalla por su «contribución muy significativa»

Una mujer de Massachusetts fue condenada a seis meses de prisión después de que el tribunal escuchara que admitió haber liberado abejas sobre agentes del alguacil.

• Filipinas protestó formalmente el lunes contra lo que Manila caracterizó como operaciones 'provocadoras e ilegales' de la Guardia Costera china cerca de Second Thomas Shoal, acusando a Beijing de obstruir las misiones de suministro filipinas. • El Secretario de Defensa de Filipinas declaró que las embarcaciones chinas utilizaron cañones de agua contra los botes filipinos, dañando equipos y poniendo en peligro al personal que realizaba operaciones rutinarias de reabastecimiento en los puestos avanzados ocupados por Filipinas. • El Comando Indo-Pacífico de los EE. UU. reafirmó su compromiso con las operaciones de libertad de navegación, y funcionarios del Pentágono afirmaron que continuarán enviando activos navales a través de aguas disputadas para hacer valer el cumplimiento del derecho internacional.

• UN International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez stated that the blockading of ships in the Strait of Hormuz due to the US-Iran conflict has turned international shipping and seafarers into leverage in geopolitical disputes. • The crisis highlights how vessels and crews, not involved in the conflict, are being caught up in hostilities between the United States and Iran, disrupting global trade routes. • This development underscores critical weaknesses in global shipping networks, potentially leading to supply chain disruptions, higher costs, and risks to maritime security worldwide.

• Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani reached a significant milestone by tying Alex Rodriguez's record of a 53-consecutive game on-base streak. • The achievement highlights Ohtani's consistent offensive performance and places him among baseball's elite hitters in terms of sustained production. • Ohtani's streak demonstrates his status as one of the premier players in Major League Baseball this season.

• American Medical Association warns that $100,000 H-1B visa application fees jeopardize physician recruitment for rural and underserved U.S. areas. • Costs deter international doctors, who fill 25% of rural positions, exacerbating provider shortages affecting 60 million Americans. • AMA urges policy reform to maintain care access amid growing demand.

Carriers will retain airport slots if they cancel services as passengers are urged to continue with travel plansPenalties on airlines that cancel UK flights because of jet fuel shortages have been eased, it has emerged, as the government issued fresh advice to reassure the public they can still fly and should stick to travel plans.Airlines who cancel flights will not lose their rights to valuable takeoff and landing slots at busy airports, which can be forfeited when flights fail to operate over a period. Continue reading...

• AcuityMD announced $80 million in new funding to advance its platform with sophisticated AI features for medical device insights. • The investment accelerates AI integration to improve market intelligence for US healthcare and medtech firms. • This capital infusion positions AcuityMD to dominate AI-powered analytics in the growing $500B+ medical device sector.

More than 200,000 have signed petitions urging the government to break contracts, amid concerns about the company’s ‘supervillain’ manifestoOver 200,000 people have called on ministers to break contracts with Palantir in an apparent groundswell of public concern about the US tech company’s role in the NHS, police, military and councils.Two petitions have attracted 229,000 signatures, one calling for the government to end all public contracts with the firm, whose software is used by Donald Trump’s ICE immigration enforcement programme and the Israeli military, and another urging the health secretary, Wes Streeting, to cancel its £330 patient data contract with the NHS. Continue reading...

Man from North Carolina arrested at Florida hotel with a handgun and about 200 rounds of ammo, authorities saySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAuthorities say a man suspected of planning a mass shooting at a large New Orleans festival was arrested at a Florida hotel with a handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.The event was not named, but the New Orleans jazz and heritage festival, commonly known as JazzFest, runs from Thursday through 3 May. The gathering celebrates Louisiana’s music, food and culture, and attracted about 460,000 people last year, organizers said. Continue reading...

YouGov survey shows cross-party consensus – but that many fear abortion access could be reduced New polling has found that whatever their party political leanings, an overwhelming majority of people support the right to access an abortion – although young people, in particular, fear reproductive rights may be reduced.The YouGov polling, commissioned by MSI Reproductive Choices to mark its 50th anniversary, found nine in 10 people support the right to access an abortion. Continue reading...

30m adults hitting 150 minutes moderate activity a weekBut report shows progress not being felt equallyLevels of physical activity in England have broken new records, with more than 30 million adults now meeting the recommended 150 minutes of moderate activity a week, the latest Active Lives survey has revealed.The 10th edition of the gold standard report finds a striking rise in activity among older people with 11% growth among the over-75s in the past decade. There is also a consistent improvement among people with disabilities. But other inequalities have proven stubborn, with no change among black and asian communities in 10 years and a decline in activity among the least affluent over that period. Continue reading...

Data shows the market is at its tightest ever with rents going up in most capitals. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action.Mark Butler told the ABC last night that the Albanese government’s sweeping changes to the national disability insurance scheme are expected to save the federal budget $35bn over four years. More coming up. Continue reading...

Gunman, identified as Shamar Elkins, fatally shot the children – including seven of his own – at two separate housesMass shooting rampage in Louisiana leaves eight children dead and others woundedSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailLouisiana authorities have identified eight children – aged three to 11 – who were killed Sunday during what police described as a “violent domestic incident” in Shreveport that marked the deadliest US mass shooting in more than two years.The Caddo parish coroner’s office identified the children as Jayla Elkins, 3; Shayla Elkins, 5; Kayla Pugh, 6; Layla Pugh, 7; Markaydon Pugh, 10; Sariahh Snow, 11; Khedarrion Snow, 6; and Braylon Snow, 5. Continue reading...

Prime minister details efforts to attract investment and sign trade deals with other countries in 10-minute video addressCanada’s strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected, the country’s prime minister has warnedIn a 10-minute video address, Mark Carney spoke about his government’s efforts to strengthen the Canadian economy by attracting new investments and signing trade deals with other countries. Continue reading...

Office for Students plans new complaints system as Bridget Phillipson says academics too often are being silencedUniversities in England that fail to protect free speech could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income, and in some cases risk losing public funding, under a new complaints system, the government has said.The Office for Students (OfS) will run a “first-of-its-kind” scheme from the new academic year allowing university staff, external speakers, and non-student members to raise concerns about providers, the Department for Education (DfE) said. Continue reading...

Report says lack of provision is harmful to health and damaging for high streetsThe number of public toilets in England has fallen by 14% in a decade, harming public health and creating vast swathes of lavatory “deserts” and unpleasant environments, a report says.The analysis by the Royal Society for Public Health found a “significant shortfall” in provision, with 15,481 people for each public toilet in England. That contrasts sharply with Scotland, where there are 8,500 people for each toilet, and Wales, with 6,748. Continue reading...

• OpenAI unveiled GPT-5 on April 19, featuring advanced multimodal reasoning that processes text, images, and audio simultaneously with a 40% performance improvement over GPT-4, according to the company's research blog. • The model demonstrates enhanced chain-of-thought reasoning and can solve complex multi-step problems across domains including mathematics, coding, and scientific analysis with significantly higher accuracy rates. • Industry analysts project GPT-5 will accelerate enterprise AI adoption and intensify competition with Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini in the large language model market.