The yield on the US 10-year Treasury reached its highest level in two decades. Why should you care?
El País Englishby Jesús-Sérvulo González Moreno·12d ago
The U.S. Treasury bond market is scorching hot and this should worry you because of the consequences for your bottom line.
Democrats regain ground with Latino voters ahead of the midterms
El País Englishby Patricia Caro·12d ago
The Trump administration’s immigration policy and the state of the economy are prompting a shift of Latino voters back toward the Democrats.
US Treasury targets ‘Mayito Flaco’ network, including Baja California governor’s ex-husband
El País Englishby Pablo Ferri·12d ago
The U.S. Department of the Treasury struck on Tuesday at the criminal network led by Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias Mayito Flaco, leader of a criminal organization operating in Sinaloa, Durango and...
Federal government files assault charges against Wilber Garcés, the migrant shot by an ICE agent in Austin
El País Englishby Patricia Clarembaux·12d ago
A Venezuelan man wounded by an immigration agent during an operation in Austin on September 20 was charged Tuesday by the federal government with assault, resisting authority and impeding the work...
Spanish royals host gala dinner for Emmanuel Macron: ‘We are this old continent that underestimates itself. But we’re not doing that badly’
El País Englishby EL PAÍS·12d ago
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain on Tuesday received French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron at the Royal Palace for a gala dinner as part of a state visit by the...
Six Flags closes the ‘X2’ roller coaster in California following reports of a potential risk of brain damage
El País Englishby Sara González·12d ago
Six Flags Magic Mountain, located in California, announced on Tuesday the permanent closure of the X2 roller coaster.
Betrayal, corruption and cruelty: ‘I, Claudius’, the series that still explains the world 50 years later
El País Englishby Ianko López·12d ago
“By the way, don’t touch the figs.” Actress Siân Phillips has remarked that when she traveled the world, even decades after the premiere of I, Claudius, someone would recognize her voice and ask...
Sven Beckert, historian: ‘Capitalism is not natural; in fact it is very strange’
El País Englishby Josep Catà Figuls·12d ago
A merchant named Robert Keyne showed up crestfallen before the General Court of Massachusetts in Puritan Boston in 1639.
Life and death by email: ‘How do you believe in God, professor?’
El País Englishby Borja Hermoso Villaverde·12d ago
There are issues — some crucial, others trivial — with a proven capacity to divide humankind. Among the trivial, let’s include soccer, politics, cuisine, and countless other subjects.
Three of the four Afghans who left the country to play the Chess Olympiad are detained in Kabul and face uncertain fate
El País Englishby Leontxo García·12d ago
Three of the four Afghans who left their country to compete last week in the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, were detained at the border on Monday when they returned to Afghanistan, where...
MLB seeks to bring a game to Grand Teton, drawing criticism over construction in a national park
El País Englishby Jordi Alonso Martínez Yañez·12d ago
The mountains of Grand Teton could become the backdrop for a Major League Baseball game. The proposal is only on the table for now, but it has already drawn opposition from local officials and...
Evan Gershkovich, WSJ reporter jailed by Putin: ‘They didn’t break me as a human being’
El País Englishby Luis Doncel·12d ago
Evan Gershkovich does not conceal the fact that he would rather be on the other side of the table.
Johnny Cross, ‘the vegan butcher’: ‘I’ve been in the world 34 years and I’ve never eaten meat or fish, and I’m alive, I’m healthy’
El País Englishby María Arranz·13d ago
In another life, Johnny Cross (Clovenfords, Scotland, 34) might have become a sports journalist covering British football teams, but an Erasmus year in Seville during his final year of university...
Kast faces internal resistance for having added Chile to Trump’s Shield of the Americas
El País Englishby Ana María Sanhueza·13d ago
One week after Chile joined the Shield of the Americas, the regional alliance promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump, domestic resistance against the move has not let up.
The Mexican ‘superpeso’ is over: Currency’s losses deepen to 18 pesos per dollar, its weakest level since last March
El País Englishby Karina Suárez Rodríguez·13d ago
The Mexican peso is enduring a “black Monday.” The currency’s losses against the dollar deepened and fell to 18 pesos at the beginning of the week, its weakest level since last March.
Gaza before and after: New Google Maps imagery shows destruction of the Strip
El País Englishby José Antonio Álvarez Iguacel,Laura Navarro Soler·13d ago
For the first time in over a year, Google Maps has updated its satellite imagery of the Gaza Strip, allowing anyone with the app to see how a territory devastated by the Israeli military has...
Trump administration facing indictment for contempt after deporting Venezuelans to El Salvador
El País Englishby Patricia Caro·13d ago
A federal appeals court will examine Tuesday whether a federal judge can proceed with a criminal contempt investigation into the Trump administration related to the deportation of Venezuelan...
A fake story about the Virgin of Aparecida, patron saint of Brazil, marks the end of the presidential campaign
El País Englishby Naiara Galarraga Gortázar·13d ago
A fake story, with the Virgin of Aparecida, patron saint of Brazil, as an unwitting protagonist, has sparked a major controversy and poisoned the final stretch of the electoral campaign in Brazil.
Power outages, the economic crisis, and the blockade against María Corina Machado reignite social protests in Venezuela
El País Englishby Florantonia Singer·13d ago
A military contingent blocked the bridge over Lake Maracaibo on Monday in the Venezuelan oil capital to prevent a workers’ protest from closing the road.
More Republicans warn nominating Ken Paxton was a ‘mistake’ and expect Texas Senate seat to be lost
El País Englishby Patricia Clarembaux·13d ago
Polls are unfavorable for Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton. With 38 days until the midterm elections, some Republican politicians have all but conceded the Lone...
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