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Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 13 de agosto

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La carta de Lionel Messi tras la muerte de su padre. Lo que el avión de Trump revela sobre una guerra que no termina. Chavismo y oposición cierran primera ronda de diálogos en Venezuela. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.

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Colombia tiene una historia sísmica de larga data, pero el terremoto del lunes, que se produjo a una profundidad de más de 100 kilómetros bajo tierra, generó daños estructurales. Además de que es una región sísmica en gran proporción, los daños fueron causados por la construcción informal, la deficiencia en el mantenimiento de algunas estructuras y la construcción de edificaciones anteriores a las normativas antisísmicas más recientes, apuntan especialistas consultados por CNN.

Millones de personas observaron el eclipse solar de este miércoles, que fue total en zonas de Groenlandia, Islandia, España, el norte de Rusia y Portugal, y parcial en otras regiones de Europa, América del Norte y África. Mira las mejores imágenes.

El uso que hizo el presidente Donald Trump de un camión de catering para escapar en secreto de un país miembro de la OTAN en medio de una amenaza iraní es el último giro vergonzoso de una guerra que desafía repetidamente sus afirmaciones de victoria. La estratagema evocó nuevas y perjudiciales imágenes en una guerra impopular que Trump no puede terminar. Análisis.

Un enfrentamiento entre una mujer y agentes de ICE se intensificó el lunes cuando uno de ellos le apuntó con un arma. El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) afirma que la mujer intentó atropellar a los agentes. El incidente, que quedó grabado en video, es el más reciente de los últimos meses en el que declaraciones del DHS sobre las acciones de sus agentes fueron puestas en duda por videos u otras pruebas.

Después de una semana de reuniones, las delegaciones del Gobierno de Venezuela y de un sector de la oposición concluyeron este miércoles su primera ronda de diálogos y de momento alcanzaron dos acuerdos: priorizar la atención a las víctimas de los fuertes sismos del 24 de junio e impulsar cambios al sistema de justicia.

¿Quiénes compraron los Lakers de Los Ángeles por US$ 12.500 millones?

A. Steve Ballmer y Mark Cuban.

B. Joel y Avram Glazer.

C. Lionel Messi y LeBron James.

D. Bob Iger y Josh Kushner.

⬇️ Conoce la respuesta más abajo.

Rod Stewart cancela el resto de su gira de despedida

Rod Stewart no podrá continuar con su gira de despedida “One Last Time” tras someterse a un procedimiento de colocación de stent coronario y después de posponer y cancelar algunas presentaciones, confirmó un representante del cantante.

Muere el “zar de la economía” que ayudó a convertir a China en una potencia

Zhu Rongji, el firme ex primer ministro chino cuyas audaces reformas económicas impulsaron el ascenso del país como potencia mundial, murió a los 97 años.

EE.UU. le negó la entrada para el Mundial, pero el árbitro somalí Omar Artan hará historia

El árbitro somalí Omar Abdulkadir Artan, de 34 años, estaba llamado a hacer historia como el primer representante de su país en un Mundial, pero días antes del torneo fue interrogado durante 11 horas y deportado de Estados Unidos por supuestos “problemas de verificación”. Tras la decepción, Artan recibió una oportunidad histórica: será el primer árbitro no europeo en dirigir la Supercopa de la UEFA.

US$ 20 millones

ICE planea gastar hasta US$ 20 millones en guantes de descarga eléctrica para agentes.

“No sé cómo seguir. Yo solo jugaba al fútbol y ahora tengo bastantes dudas de que vaya a seguir haciéndolo por mucho tiempo más”

—Lo dijo Lionel Messi en una carta de despedida a su padre, Jorge Messi, quien murió el sábado a los 68 años.

Sede del emblemático festival musical, Petronio Álvarez de Cali se convierte en refugio de esperanza tras el sismo

El escenario que debía albergar el emblemático Festival de Música del Pacífico Petronio Álvarez ha cambiado las marimbas y la gastronomía por la solidaridad, convirtiéndose en el gran centro de acopio para los damnificados del terremoto.

👋 Nos vemos mañana.

🧠 La respuesta del quiz es: D. El ex CEO de Disney Bob Iger y el capitalista de riesgo Josh Kushner están comprando uno de los activos más codiciados del deporte estadounidense: Los Angeles Lakers.

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New Colorado law expands school zones to 1,000 feet after 13-year-old was killed in crash

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Click here for updates on this story    LITTLETON, Colorado (KCNC) -- There are new protections to make roads safer around schools and school zones. One law that went into effect on Wednesday is the Liam Stewart School Zone Act, which expands school zones to roads within 1,000 feet of a school. Liam was 13 years old when he was hit and killed by a car while riding his bike to school in Littleton back in 2023.For nearly three years, Liam's father, Josh Stewart, has been advocating for safer streets and changes since his son's death."After Liam's death, we made sure that the school route signs went up, showing kids where the safe ways to get to schools are," Josh told CBS Colorado. "We really are working with our city government, trying to make changes, not just for kids trying to get to school, but for anybody trying to get anywhere."It wasn't until he was driving in the area, that Josh noticed the signage was moved, and the school zone changed at Euclid Middle School, where Liam was biking to when he was hit in a roundabout.In a statement, the city of Littleton said, after research and an evaluation with consultants, in some cases, shortening school zones increases driver awareness and improves overall safety for drivers and students.Josh argues that the changes made the area "considerably less safe.""It felt very much the opposite of a change towards safety," Josh said. "The thing that hit the hardest is realizing that Liam had been killed in a school zone, and the changes to the school zone put his death just outside of the school zone."Josh's priority then became ensuring children have safe avenues to get to school. He began visiting school zones in other districts and communities and learning more about them. He found that, in Colorado, cities, counties, municipalities and Colorado Department of Transportation manage school zones."There were a lot of inconsistencies I found across cities and across counties, and school zones aren't the same anywhere, which creates confusion, and we needed to fix that," Josh said. "This is the first statewide law that actually puts a standard around a school zone for Colorado."Under the new law, school zones are now defined as roads within 1,000 feet of a school. School zones less than 200 feet must update their school zone to be compliant with the law. It also requires signs indicating there's a school zone, with traffic penalties doubled."That right there makes it enforceable. What I learned from police departments is that they have a hard time enforcing double penalties in school zones because most cities don't sign them correctly to be enforceable," said Josh, who added clear signage also gives prosecutors the ability to prosecute negligence in school zones if someone is injured, seriously hurt or killed.Schools with existing zones between 200 and 1,000 feet can keep their current boundaries but must follow the legal process in order to modify them. To reduce the size of a school zone, a public hearing must be held ensuring the community can provide feedback."It still gives a city the opportunity to go less than 1,000 feet, but they have to hold public engagements, and they have to involve the school districts, and they have to involve the people that utilize these areas," Josh said.Cities can also designate a "school street," and reduce the speed limit to as low as 10 mph. Governments can use automated vehicle identification systems to track traffic violations in a school zone. Districts and cities who also want to expand their school zone boundaries can raise funds for new signage.Stewart hopes the changes in law improves driver behavior in and around school zones."What good is a school zone that doesn't start until you can see the school? You really need to know that you're in an area that there's going to be a lot of students well before you get to the school," Josh said. "I think it also puts a reset on the people that are designing these school zones to really think about the people that are using school zones."Josh added that the law also sets a guideline on the changes communities can advocate for, a change he believes Liam would've supported."Liam would have been a sophomore in high school. He would have been driving this year," Josh said. "He cared for kids. He cared for his friends. He cared for others. And I think anything that he thought was going to make sure somebody was safer without asking for it would have been something that he would have wanted to have happen."Josh said the work is just beginning. Next is educating parents, principals and school boards on the changes."I'm happy that school districts and parents will have a legal standing when it comes to a school zone. Right now, if you feel like the school zone your child's school has is too small or unsafe, there's no legal recourse for you to do anything about it," Josh said. "This law gives a standard where now you can hold a city accountable for something that they need to bring up to maintenance."In the full statement from the city of Littleton, it told CBS Colorado, "Following the October 2023 death of Liam Stewart, the City Council established the Safer Streets initiative. As part of this program, city staff conducted a School Zone Safety Evaluation that involved 12 area schools. In that comprehensive third-party evaluation, consultants and staff considered national best practices and guidance as outlined by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), per the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The MUTCD establishes national standards and research-backed guidance for the use of traffic control devices on streets, highways, and in school zones across the United States. It was determined that standardizing the distance of all school zones (to include, in some cases, shortening them in closer proximity to school properties) fosters increased driver awareness, thereby improving overall safety for drivers and students. The public can view the School Zone Safety Evaluation in its entirety at LittletonCo.Gov/SaferStreets under the 2024 tab. Since the completion of this study, city staff has been implementing the results."Please note: This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate and does not contain original CNN reporting. This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.
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