Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español

Barcelona será sede este sábado una cumbre de líderes de izquierda, en la que cinco mandatarios de América Latina y España se reunirán para hablar de los problemas que enfrentan sus países y el mundo y de las alternativas para detener el avance de la extrema derecha, entre otros temas.

La cumbre, denominada Movilización Progresista Mundial, apunta a ofrecer “una alternativa necesaria a las fuerzas conservadoras y de extrema derecha”, según su página web y según dijo también el anfitrión, el jefe de gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez.

La reunión se llevará a cabo sis semanas después de que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, encabezara en Florida la Cumbre Escudo de las Américas, en la que convocó a 12 líderes de derecha de América Latina con quienes acordó puntos como actuar en conjunto contra el crimen organizado.

El académico Lucas Martínez-Villalba, profesor del Tecnológico de Monterrey, consideró que el encuentro de Barcelona buscará posicionarse como un contrapeso “no formal” a la Cumbre Escudo de las Américas. En ese sentido, estimó que el resultado más probable será un pronunciamiento común sin establecer compromisos específicos.

“Vamos a encontrarnos como una especie de manifiesto, creo que ese es el mejor de los escenarios, en el cual sí se tracen como una serie de valores generales, que realmente no van a ser ni muy comprometedores ni vinculantes, pero sí van a dejar como una lectura de más o menos este es el contrapeso que hacemos ante una tendencia hacia la derecha que se está haciendo muy manifiesta no solo en América Latina sino en el mundo”, dijo Martínez-Villalba a CNN.

A diferencia de los líderes que se reunieron con Trump en Florida, los mandatarios que este sábado asisten a Barcelona protagonizaron disputas con él, por temas como la seguridad, los aranceles o la política exterior de Estados Unidos.

Lula da Silva es una de las figuras políticas más relevantes de América Latina en lo que va del siglo XXI. Ha sido presidente de Brasil en tres períodos y en octubre buscará reelegirse para un cuarto mandato.

Desde que Trump inició su segunda presidencia en enero de 2025, ha protagonizado varios momentos de tensión con él, por asuntos como la imposición de aranceles a los productos brasileños o la forma en que el Gobierno de Trump criticó el juicio contra el expresidente brasileño Jair Bolsonaro, un aliado suyo que en septiembre fue sentenciado a 27 años de prisión por intento de golpe de Estado. Bolsonaro rechaza los cargos.

Ambos mandatarios limaron asperezas en octubre, cuando se reunieron en el marco de una cumbre de líderes en Malasia. Sin embargo, esta semana Lula da Silva volvió a la carga. En una entrevista con el diario español El País, preguntado sobre la política exterior de Estados Unidos, señaló que “Trump no tiene derecho a levantarse por la mañana y amenazar a un país”.

Político cercano al fallecido expresidente uruguayo José Mujica —un referente de la izquierda en la región—, Orsi asumió la presidencia de Uruguay el 1 de marzo de 2025.

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Happy Friday! We begin with a brisk morning and a few clouds. Mostly sunny skies prevail after midday and a warming trend begins. Winds switch offshore and Santa Ana winds crank up in Ventura. Santa Lucia Winds impact San Luis Obispo and with both areas looking

Peak heating and Santa Ana winds begin Saturday. We will likely see clouds and some fog to start the morning but high pressure brings heat and clearing. Winds will be up to advisory levels again in San Luis Obispo and Ventura

Sunday starts with clear skies turning partly cloudy. A cooling trend occurs Sunday into Monday as storm clouds roll in. Expect 70s and 80s from the weekend to quickly be back to 60s. Rain chances rise Tuesday and Wednesday. This looks to be a run of the mill spring storm. Breezy winds and heavy rain at times. Check in Monday for the latest.

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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN

New York (CNN) — QVC, the home shopping TV network that has been a staple for almost four decades, has filed for bankruptcy.

The channel’s parent company, QVC Group, announced Thursday that it has voluntarily entered Chapter 11 proceedings in an effort to slash its debt from $6.6 billion to $1.3 billion.

Based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, the network sells everything from kitchen appliances to a Martha Stewart clothing collection. However, it has struggled in recent years from a surge in online shopping and live-streaming apps, like TikTok and Whatnot; as well as President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the decline of viewership on cable television.

CEO David Rawlinson said in a press release the “process will allow for QVC Group to have the financial structure it needs to accelerate our return to growth.”

The company has sufficient money to keep operating as it navigates the bankruptcy proceedings, and expects to complete the process within 90 days. No layoffs or furloughs are planned and vendors will be paid.

QVC, which stands for Quality, Value, Convenience, started in 1986, helping pioneer the live-shopping format. In 2017, QVC bought its older rival, Home Shopping Network (HSN), and merged the operations. Together, they operate nearly a dozen TV channels and a website.

In the release, QVC touts its digital growth with its streaming channels and said it has become a top seller on TikTok.

“A stronger balance sheet, together with revenue growth from social and streaming, is expected to enable QVC Group to stabilize and return to sustainable growth over time,” the company said.

Shares of QVC Group (QVCGA) fell nearly 70% on Thursday.

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By Hadas Gold, Alayna Treene, CNN

(CNN) — Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is visiting the White House on Friday for a high-stakes meeting with the president’s top adviser, while his AI company battles the Trump administration in court for blacklisting its Claude AI model.

Amodei will meet with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, two sources familiar with the meeting told CNN. Axios first reported on the meeting. Anthropic declined to comment.

Until recently, Anthropic’s Claude was the only AI model available in the Pentagon’s classified network. But President Donald Trump recently announced the administration would sever ties with the company after Anthropic refused to back down on terms that would allow the military to use Claude for “all lawful purposes,” including autonomous weapons and mass surveillance.

After a breakdown in talks over Claude’s use, the Pentagon went on to declare Anthropic a “supply chain risk,” a label only used in the past for companies associated with foreign adversaries. It would effectively blacklist Anthropic from the government.

Anthropic sued the Trump administration in response, and a federal judge in California last month blocked the Pentagon’s effort to “punish” Anthropic. The government said it will appeal the ruling.

The Pentagon has said it wants unfettered access to Claude for “all lawful purposes,” because it needs complete freedom to use those tools, especially in wartime. Anthropic has argued that AI models are just not yet reliable enough to be used in autonomous weapons, and that US law has not caught up to be able to protect Americans around AI’s use in mass surveillance.

Meanwhile, Anthropic announced a forthcoming powerful AI model called Mythos, that it and experts have warned could be a “watershed” moment for cybersecurity, allowing select groups to get early access to assess their cybersecurity risk.

The Office of Management and Budget has already told agencies it is preparing to give them access to Mythos to prepare, Bloomberg reported. Axios reported the White House is also in discussion to gain access to Mythos. Anthropic declined to comment on whether the Trump administration was working to test Mythos.

“The White House continues to proactively engage across government and industry to protect the United States and Americans. This includes working with frontier AI labs to ensure their models help secure critical software vulnerabilities,” a White House official told CNN. “Any new technology that would potentially be used or deployed by the federal government requires a technical period of evaluation for fidelity and security. The collective effort of all involved will ultimately benefit industry, and our country, as a whole.”

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