Por Sol Amaya, CNN en Español

Un sismo de magnitud 5,0 con epicentro 19 kilómetros al sur de San Marcos, estado de Guerrero, sacudió México esta madrugada. Si bien inicialmente el Servicio Sismológico Nacional de México (SMN) estimó una magnitud preliminar de 5,2, minutos después se actualizó a 5,0, con una profundidad de 10 kilómetros.

El sismo activó la alerta en varios estados y se sintió levemente en la ciudad de México. La presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum informó desde su cuenta de X que hasta el momento no se han reportado daños. “La Coordinación Nacional de Protección Civil inicia el protocolo de revisión”, dijo la mandataria.

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By Ramishah Maruf, Kit Maher, CNN

(CNN) — The Trump administration and a consortium of governors from northeastern states are asking PJM, the country’s largest electrical grid operator, to hold a power auction as part of an effort to make technology giants pay for surging power costs from new data centers.

In the auction, tech companies will be able to bid on 15-year contracts for new electricity generation, Bloomberg first reported.

“Under President Trump’s leadership, the administration is leading a unprecedented bi-partisan effort urging PJM to fix the energy subtraction failures of the past, prevent price increases, and reduce the risk of blackouts,” said White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers. “Ensuring the American people have reliable and affordable electricity is one of President Trump’s top priorities, and this would deliver much-needed, long-term relief to the Mid-Atlantic region.”

However, PJM has to be on board with the directive – and the company said it was given no advance notice of the plan.

“Apparently they will make an announcement,” the company said in a statement to CNN. “We have not been invited and will not be there.”

PJM is the country’s largest grid, covering thirteen states and the District of Columbia.

While some states like Virginia are in the midst of an AI-fueled data center boom, all that server power is straining the interconnected grid and spiking energy costs throughout the entire region. Virginia’s largest utility is increasing rates by roughly 9%, and New Jersey utility bills jumped by more than 20% this year.

Americans have been facing sticker shock when opening their electricity bills, as the tech industry rapidly builds data centers and other infrastructure to power AI systems across the United States. These centers, which have cost the tech industry billions of dollars to make, use up a gargantuan amount of electricity.

Some communities have rung the alarm on environmental impacts as well as worries about AI eliminating jobs.

Trump has directed his attention toward the rising costs, teasing plans in January to address the rising bills with Big Tech.

“Therefore, my Administration is working with major American Technology Companies to secure their commitment to the American people, and we will have much to announce in the coming weeks to ensure that Americans don’t ‘pick up the tab’ for their POWER consumption, in terms of higher Utility bills,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.

Some tech giants have already been trying to come up with solutions. Microsoft, for example, said it will ask to pay higher electricity bills in areas where it’s building data centers. It said it would also cover the cost of updating and adding necessary electricity to the grid.

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By Zachary Cohen, Kaanita Iyer, CNN

(CNN) — CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas on Thursday, according to a US official.

“During the meeting in Caracas, Director Ratcliffe discussed potential opportunities for economic collaboration and that Venezuela can no longer be a safe haven for America’s adversaries, especially narcotraffickers,” the official said.

The meeting was meant to build trust, according to the official, and reflects Ratcliffe wanting the CIA to be less risk averse.

The meeting comes as Trump has asserted control over Venezuela, particularly its oil production, saying the US will effectively “run” the country following its capture of Nicolás Maduro earlier this month.

Trump has shown support for Rodríguez, a longtime regime insider, over opposition leader María Corina Machado, who met with the president on Thursday.

Both Rodríguez and Machado are fighting for Trump’s favor, and Machado even gifted Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal during their meeting.

The meeting between Ratcliffe and Rodríguez was first reported by the New York Times.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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We begin a slight cooling trend Friday into the weekend as high pressure moves further north. This means temperatures will still be above average but the peak heating is over. Expect some morning clouds in our northern communities along with fog for major highways. Northern areas will see the sun closer to midday while skies stay mostly clear for Santa Barbara through Oxnard. Max temperatures will rise into the 70s and a handful of 80s in Ventura. Winds will be strong at times but sub advisory levels. Marine conditions are perfect for swimmers and boaters alike.

Offshore flow continues Saturday, however clouds are set to increase for a majority of beaches. Highs rise into the 70s and low 80s again but clouds may make temperatures feel a little cooler than measured. No watches, warnings or advisories expected. Head out and enjoy the warmth while it lasts.

Picture perfect weather continues Sunday before the more notable cooling occurs next week. More clouds appear Monday and we fall back to 60s. Mild but pleasant weather will occur through next week.

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La administración Trump está ejerciendo presión política sobre Stars & Stripes, el periódico militar independiente que informa a los miembros de las fuerzas armadas estadounidenses en todo el mundo.

El portavoz del Pentágono, Sean Parnell, anunció este jueves que el Departamento de Defensa “modernizará” el medio y “reorientará su contenido para alejarlo de las distracciones progresistas que drenan la moral y lo adaptará para servir a una nueva generación de militares”.

La declaración de Parnell fue un shock para el personal de Stars & Stripes, quienes aún no han escuchado directamente sobre ningún cambio y ahora temen que la independencia y credibilidad del medio de comunicación estén en riesgo.

La declaración también provocó rápidas críticas de varios legisladores demócratas y defensores de la Primera Enmienda.

“El Pentágono intenta convertir esta redacción independiente en un portavoz del mensaje político de la administración”, declaró Tim Richardson, director del programa de periodismo y desinformación de PEN America. “Esta acción viola tanto la Primera Enmienda como el mandato del Congreso que exige que la publicación mantenga su independencia editorial”.

El Congreso ha afirmado repetidamente y ha buscado proteger el estatus único del periódico.

Stars & Stripes es un producto del ejército estadounidense y está financiado en parte por el Pentágono, pero sigue el modelo de los periódicos comerciales y cubre las noticias libremente, “sin gestión de noticias ni censura”, como establece la política del Departamento de Defensa.

“Al mantener a su audiencia informada, Stars and Stripes mejora la preparación militar y permite al personal militar estadounidense y a sus familias estacionados en el extranjero ejercer mejor sus responsabilidades de ciudadanía”, señala el sitio web del periódico.

Parnell, aliado cercano del secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth, describió algunos ajustes específicos. “No más columnas de chismes de Washington reutilizadas. No más reimpresiones de Associated Press”, escribió.

Al igual que muchos periódicos, Stars & Stripes publica artículos de The Associated Press y Reuters, pero funcionarios del Pentágono afirmaron al sitio web de derecha The Daily Wire que “esto ya no será así”.

El Daily Wire también informó que todo el contenido del periódico “será escrito por militares en servicio activo”, lo que alarmó al personal civil que actualmente redacta historias.

Parnell describió a Stars & Stripes como un periódico “adaptado a la medida de nuestros combatientes” de ahora en adelante, lo que llevó a algunos periodistas a decir que el periódico ya lo es.

Sin más detalles sobre lo que viene a continuación, “la gente obviamente está preocupada por lo que esto significa para nuestra capacidad de producir periodismo en el futuro”, comentó un miembro del personal de Stripes a CNN bajo condición de anonimato.

Richardson, de PEN America, instó al Congreso a “seguir protegiendo la independencia editorial de Stars and Stripes y garantizar que la administración le permita servir a los miembros militares libres de influencia política”.

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