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Arrestan a hombre de 28 años bajo sospecha de matar a exministra del Reino Unido

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Un hombre de 28 años fue arrestado la tarde del sábado en South Yorkshire, Inglaterra, “bajo sospecha de homicidio” de la exparlamentaria británica Ann Widdecombe, según la Policía británica.

“El sospechoso, que es un ciudadano británico blanco, se encuentra ahora bajo custodia policial”, indicó el comunicado de la Policía de Devon y Cornwall. “La familia de la señorita Widdecombe ha sido informada de este desarrollo”.

“Contamos con el apoyo de la Unidad de Lucha contra el Terrorismo del Noreste y la Policía de South Yorkshire, quienes realizaron el arresto en nombre de la Policía de Devon y Cornwall”, continuó el comunicado.

La Policía señaló que no hay información que sugiera que la muerte de Widdecombe haya sido un acto de terrorismo o motivado políticamente.

Ella había “sufrido heridas graves”, dijo el subjefe de policía Matt Longman en una declaración anterior.

El arresto del sábado es el segundo en la investigación sobre la muerte de Widdecombe. El viernes, la Policía arrestó brevemente y luego liberó a un hombre de 26 años. Ese hombre “ya no forma parte de la investigación”, dijeron las autoridades.

Widdecombe, de 78 años, fue exmiembro conservadora del Parlamento, ministra del Gobierno y figura habitual en la televisión británica. En 2019, fue elegida para el Parlamento Europeo como miembro del Partido Brexit, liderado por el legislador de derecha Nigel Farage.

Tras la retirada formal del Reino Unido de la UE, se desempeñó como portavoz de inmigración de la organización sucesora del Partido Brexit, Reform UK.

Farage publicó el viernes una declaración en Instagram lamentando la muerte de Widdecombe, diciendo que ella “dedicó su vida al servicio público”.

Farage visitó Devon el sábado para colocar una corona en honor a Widdecombe, según informó la agencia de noticias británica PA Media.

Los diputados de Reform UK ahora cuentan con protección de seguridad las 24 horas tras la muerte de Widdecombe, reportó PA.

La seguridad está siendo financiada por el partido y fue ofrecida por temor a ataques similares.

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South Carolina to hold first 2028 Democratic presidential primary

▶ Watch Video: Democrats expected to approve South Carolina as first primary in 2028, but other states pushing back Democrats on Saturday approved a new presidential nominating calendar for 2028, cementing South Carolina's place as the first official Democratic primary state, as the party looks to elevate states that better reflect its diverse coalition of voters.The vote came during the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting in Austin, where members signed off on a schedule that begins with South Carolina on Jan. 22, followed by Nevada on Feb. 1. New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia round out the early-state lineup throughout February, all voting before Super Tuesday.The new calendar goes into effect amid a tug-of-war within the progressive and establishment wings of the party. It also continues a shift away from a tradition that for half a century gave states that are predominantly composed of White voters — Iowa and New Hampshire — outsized influence at the start of the nominating process. Strategists say the new calendar gives greater influence to Black and Latino voters, who make up key parts of the Democratic coalition. "If you're not strong with Latino voters or if you're not strong with Black voters, you know you can only get so far in this calendar," CBS News contributor and Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha said, adding that the schedule shows Black voters "the respect that they're due."Not everyone in the party is on board. Democratic leaders in Iowa and New Hampshire — previously the first and second states to hold primary contests, respectively — excoriated the new map as soon as the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee recommended it, arguing that it diminishes the role of states that have long taken on the responsibility of shaping the presidential nomination battlefield. "New Hampshire's First in the Nation primary is a tested proving ground in a closely contested swing state that forges better candidates and better presidents — and despite what DNC insiders say, that hasn't changed," New Hampshire's U.S. congressional delegation said in a statement. "As a state with highly engaged voters, we put candidates through their paces and thoroughly vet them. And our small size means that actually meeting and talking to voters takes precedence over super PACs or mega-donor-fueled campaigns."Momentum for South Carolina's ascension in the calendar traces back to 2020, when a victory there shifted momentum in the presidential primary that year to Joe Biden after he performed poorly in Iowa, New Hampshire and, to a lesser extent, Nevada. Under pressure from Biden and his allies, the DNC moved South Carolina's primary to first for the 2024 calendar. That cycle, New Hampshire defied the DNC's revised schedule and held its primary before South Carolina, citing a state law that mandates it hold the first primary. In response, the party stripped the contest of its sanctioned status. DNC Chair Ken Martin has signaled that if New Hampshire jumps ahead again in 2028, punishment will be more severe. "This is a calendar this party is actually going to protect," Martin told reporters after the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee met last month to propose a new schedule. The new calendar could impact the ideological battle within the Democratic Party between establishment moderates and more progressive candidates, including far-left democratic socialists. With no obvious 2028 front-runner, the newly approved schedule gives South Carolina, Nevada and the other four early states disproportionate influence over which faction can build early momentum in the 2028 presidential primaries. Among the states granted early slots, only Nevada and New Mexico offer clear advantages to progressives. Michigan has shown openness this cycle to progressives, with the primary victory of Abdul El-Sayed in the Senate race, but historically has elected more moderate candidates. New Hampshire voters have over time shown an openness to outsiders, but they typically have a more independent streak rather than a steep ideological lean. Progressives face an uphill battle in South Carolina, which has fewer of the White voters with college degrees who tend to support further-left candidates, and Virginia, which has long favored more moderate candidates. The decision to elevate states with large Black and Hispanic populations also comes as Democrats fight to stop the GOP from gaining ground with those two groups in general elections. President Trump won 48% of the Hispanic vote in 2024, up 12 points from four years earlier, and he won 15% of Black voters, almost double his share in 2020, according to the Pew Research Center. His share of non-Hispanic White voters remained stable, at 55%.
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