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“Fue un verdadero infierno”: periodista palestino relata su año en una prisión israelí

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Por Jeremy Diamond y Abeer Salman, CNN

Ali al-Samoudi baja con cautela los escalones que conducen a su casa.

El periodista palestino de 59 años está demacrado, con el pelo gris muy corto y una barba del mismo color.

Cada paso cauteloso que da revela las secuelas físicas de todo lo que ha sufrido, que lo han envejecido prematuramente.

Hemos trabajado con Samoudi durante años, y esta es la primera vez que lo vemos en persona en más de 12 meses. Casi no lo reconocemos.

Samoudi fue liberado la semana pasada de una prisión israelí, donde estuvo recluido durante un año.

Nunca fue acusado de ningún delito. Permaneció detenido bajo órdenes de detención administrativa, las cuales permiten a las fuerzas israelíes encarcelar a palestinos sin juicio por períodos de hasta seis meses. Estas órdenes pueden renovarse indefinidamente.

“Fue un verdadero infierno. La cárcel hoy en día es un infierno en todo el sentido de la palabra”, declaró Samoudi en una entrevista en su casa en Yenín. “Todo lo que practicaban con nosotros era castigo y venganza”.

Es uno de los 105 periodistas palestinos detenidos y encarcelados desde el 7 de octubre de 2023, la mayoría sin cargos, según el Comité para la Protección de los Periodistas (CPJ).

La alarmante magnitud de las detenciones convirtió a Israel en el tercer país con mayor número de periodistas encarcelados en 2025, solo por detrás de China y Myanmar, de acuerdo con el CPJ.

Treinta y tres periodistas palestinos siguen encarcelados en Israel, informó la organización.

Samoudi es un reconocido periodista que ha trabajado como productor local y colaborador para CNN, entre otros medios internacionales.

Estuvo al lado de Shireen Abu Akleh cuando la periodista palestino-estadounidense murió por disparos de tropas israelíes en 2022. En el mismo incidente, él también recibió una herida en el hombro.

A pesar de sus cuatro décadas de experiencia periodística, Samoudi afirmó estar conmocionado por las condiciones de las cárceles israelíes, donde, según él, sufrió abusos físicos y psicológicos que en ocasiones le hicieron dudar de si saldría con vida.

El Servicio Penitenciario de Israel no respondió a la solicitud de comentarios de CNN sobre la detención de Samoudi.

Samoudi perdió 60 kilos (132 libras), o aproximadamente la mitad de su peso corporal, durante su año en prisión.

“Básicamente nos daban comida solo para mantenernos con vida”, denunció Samoudi. “El desayuno consistía en una cucharada de labneh y un cuarto de cucharada de mermelada. Para el almuerzo: cuatro cucharadas de arroz, además de dos rodajas de pepino, dos de tomate o dos de pimiento”.

Describió la cena como una comida “de lujo”: dos cucharadas de hummus, una cucharada de tahini y un huevo. Los sábados, martes y miércoles, el servicio penitenciario añadía un pequeño trozo de pollo o carne, explicó.

Decenas de otros presos palestinos también han salido de las cárceles israelíes en estado de extrema desnutrición.

El Tribunal Supremo de Israel ordenó mejorar las condiciones carcelarias tras dictaminar en septiembre que el Estado no satisfacía las necesidades nutricionales básicas de los reclusos.

Sin embargo, Itamar Ben Gvir, el ministro de Seguridad Nacional de extrema derecha que supervisa las prisiones, ha redoblado su política draconiana, alardeando de la mala calidad de la comida en prisión y de que se proporciona “lo mínimo indispensable”.

Según Samoudi, los libros, los bolígrafos y el papel estaban prohibidos. La pequeña cantidad de champú que recibía cada semana estaba etiquetada como para perros. Y cada traslado dentro o entre prisiones conllevaba maltrato físico.

Las visitas a las audiencias de detención conllevaban palizas. Lo mismo ocurría con las visitas a la clínica.

“En una ocasión, después de regresar de una visita con el abogado

Frontier plane reportedly strikes pedestrian on Denver airport runway

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By Karina Tsui, Martin Goillandeau, CNN

(CNN) — A Frontier Airlines plane reportedly struck a pedestrian on a runway at Denver International Airport late Friday, forcing it to abort its takeoff, a spokesperson for the carrier told CNN.

Flight 4345, an Airbus A321, was departing from Denver en route to Los Angeles and carried 224 passengers and 7 crew members, Frontier Airlines said in a statement. It was scheduled to depart at 10:39 p.m. local time.

As the plane was departing, “the aircraft reportedly struck a pedestrian on the runway during takeoff,” the airline said. “Smoke was reported in the cabin and the pilots aborted takeoff. Passengers were then safely evacuated via slides as a matter of precaution.”

The Denver airport said the Frontier flight “reported striking a pedestrian” at approximately 11:19 p.m. local time. There was a brief engine fire that was quickly extinguished by the Denver Fire Department, the airport said in a statement early Saturday.

Emergency crews responded to the scene and passengers were taken to the terminal, the airport added.

CNN has reached out to the Denver Fire Department and Denver Sheriff’s Department for more information.

Air traffic control audio, shared by the ATC.com app, captured the moment a pilot from the Frontier flight told controllers the plane “hit somebody.” Seconds later, a controller said emergency vehicles were being dispatched. “There was an individual walking across the runway,” the pilot can be heard saying.

The pilot told controllers there were 231 people and more than 21,000 pounds of fuel on board, according to the audio clip.

Data from flight-tracking website Flightradar24 showed the plane was accelerating at about 146 miles an hour at roughly 11:15 p.m. local time, before it aborted takeoff.

“We are investigating this incident and gathering more information in coordination with the airport and other safety authorities,” Frontier said. “We are deeply saddened by this event.”

Runway 17L will remain closed while the investigation is conducted, the airport said.

This is a developing story.

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Teen takeovers: The chaotic gatherings that are spurring curfews and crackdowns

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By Eric Levenson, CNN

(CNN) — In Orlando, around 1,000 teenagers showed up to the Icon Park area on a Saturday night last month, spurring fights and a substantial police response that led to nine arrests on charges including battery on an officer, resisting arrest and trespassing.

In Washington, DC, a group of about 200 teens gathered at a park in the Navy Yard neighborhood this spring, leading to gunfire, disorderly conduct and robbery.

And in New York, hundreds of teens flooded a mall in the Bronx in February, trashing stores and berating mall employees.

The incidents are just a few examples of what’s become known as “teen takeovers,” the term for a mass gathering of rowdy youngsters in a public space like a mall or park. Spread by social media flyers or mass messages beforehand, the takeovers have on occasion spiraled into chaos, with reports of fights, robberies, gunshots and general disruption.

The takeovers seen in Orlando, Washington, New York, and across the US show how social media has supercharged these gatherings into something more significant.

“It’s a new form, but it’s not a new substance,” said Thaddeus Johnson, a senior fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice think tank, comparing teen takeovers to the flash mobs of a decade ago. “What’s new is the scale and how these things are networked.”

Of course, large gatherings of teens have long caused consternation and fear among the olds. In general, juvenile crimes are more often committed with others, and images of roaming throngs of teens has an outsized presence in media and in the public’s amygdala.

The ultimate fear is something like what happened in Oklahoma last weekend, when a “Sunday Funday” party promoted on social media drew young revelers to a lakeside picnic pavilion outside Oklahoma City. There, an argument among attendees escalated into a shootout between rival gang members, leaving one person dead and more than 20 wounded, according to police.

With summer on the horizon – when school is out and crime typically increases – police and officials have taken steps to crack down on large gatherings of teens.

Some police departments have begun scouring social media for teen takeover plans and are treating these events more like civil unrest.

“Once we see these large gatherings, we put eyes on them and officers on them,” DC Metro Police Assistant Chief Ramey Kyle told the Police Executive Research Forum, a national police research and policy organization.

“If the kids try to break off a little bit, we try to have an officer within sight of them. When we do that, we have a lot fewer fights, robberies, and shootings.”

Teen takeovers around the country

DC officials have taken several notable steps in their crackdown, including an April public emergency declaration after “several weeks of disorderly behavior.”

The DC Council approved a measure this week giving police

Rusia celebra desfile del Día de la Victoria más sobrio al tiempo que entra en vigor alto el fuego temporal con Ucrania

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Por Zahra Ullah, CNN

El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, preside este sábdo un desfile del Día de la Victoria en la Plaza Roja de Moscú más sobrio que otros años, tras la entrada en vigor de un alto el fuego de tres días con Ucrania.

El desfile anual del 9 de mayo en Rusia conmemora la victoria de la Unión Soviética sobre Alemania en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Bajo el mandato de Putin, se ha convertido en un símbolo del poderío militar del país.

Sin embargo, en un cambio significativo este año, las autoridades rusas anunciaron que no habría exhibición de armamento militar pesado, renunciando a la tradicional demostración de fuerza en favor de la seguridad.

El desfile tiene lugar en medio de la intensificación de los ataques ucranianos en territorio ruso, particularmente contra refinerías de petróleo, mientras el Gobierno de Ucrania acusa al Kremlin de continuar los ataques contra Kyiv y otros lugares.

El viernes, víspera del desfile, el presidente Donald Trump anunció que Rusia y Ucrania acordaron un alto el fuego de tres días, del 9 al 11 de mayo, que incluirá la suspensión de los combates y un intercambio de prisioneros a gran escala.

La noticia fue confirmada tanto por el Kremlin como por el presidente ucraniano Volodymyr Zelensky, quien afirmó que el intercambio de prisioneros se realizaría “en la proporción de 1.000 por 1.000”.

El Ministerio de Defensa ruso anunció que el desfile incluirá un sobrevuelo de aviones de combate y que los soldados marcharán por la Plaza Roja, frente al mausoleo de Lenin.

En la Unión Soviética murieron alrededor de 27 millones de personas durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, más que en cualquier otro país.

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Why Utah residents are protesting a massive AI data center project backed by Kevin O’Leary

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By Clare Duffy, CNN

New York (CNN) — A group of rural Utah residents wants a chance to vote in November to oppose a massive AI data center development — the latest example of Americans resisting new data center projects over fears they’ll disrupt the environment and their communities.

The Utah project was approved by Box Elder County commissioners on Monday, despite protests from community members. Developers hope to begin early work on the site in the fall.

Backers of the data center, including Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary, say that the project will boost the local economy and that increasing America’s computing and energy production capacity is crucial for national security. But residents are calling for more time and more information to evaluate its impact on the already fragile local ecosystem.

The conflict is, in some ways, a microcosm of the larger AI debate. While wealthy builders make lofty promises about the technology’s benefits, many individuals worry about the consequences of the race to build a world-changing technology they may not want and have little say in.

“I love what technology can give us, but Big Tech has shown us that they are not accountable,” said Caroline Gleich, an environmental advocate and resident of nearby Park City, Utah. “It’s very concerning and difficult to be a proponent of this, with the amount of land, energy and the impacts to our communities, without guardrails, accountability and transparency.”

A group of Box Elder voters this week applied to add a referendum to the local ballot in November to overturn the county commission’s approval of the project, County Clerk Marla Young confirmed to CNN. The application, earlier reported by the Salt Lake Tribune, is now undergoing legal review and would need more than 5,000 signatures for the referendum to appear on the ballot.

Similar protests are occurring around the country, with some communities seeking to ban data centers. Developers are now scrambling to address those public concerns, fearing that a slowdown in progress could dent America’s competitiveness in AI.

“The potential of what we’re creating is so important for defense, for the economy,” O’Leary told CNN on Friday. “It should be, for everybody, a mission. We can’t let the Chinese beat us.”

Stratos Data Center Project

While development of the “Stratos Project” is expected to take place in phases over several years, the plan is to construct a 9-gigawatt AI data center and a natural gas plant to power it, as well as other potential facilities on the site.

The facilities will be built on a planned 40,000-acre campus on unincorporated land in northwest Utah dominated by ranching, farming and picturesque open space. Sitting just north of the already shrinking Great Salt Lake, the area is also a sanctuary for migratory birds. The county’s population is just over 65,000.

The project area comprises privately owned land — the owners of which have signed onto the project — as well as military and state-owned land, according to documents released by local officials. The project is backed by Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority, created by the Utah legislature to develop land in the state to support defense-related infrastructure.

Building a plant to power the data center is intended to ensure the project won’t str

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