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Donald Trump echoes an alleged massive fraud in Philadelphia that the Police denies
The Republican candidate for the White House, former President Donald Trump (2017-2021), stied up on Tuesday the rumors of a “massive” electoral fraud in Philadelphia, which the local authorities soon denied.
“There are many comments about massive TRAPS in Philadelphia. Law enforcement is coming!!!”, said the New York tycoon on his social network, Truth Social.
Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania, the most important hinge state of the seven that could decide this Tuesday’s presidential elections because it distributes 19 of the 270 compromisers of the Electoral College necessary for Trump or the vice president and Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris, to be declared the winner.
The Philadelphia Police Department said it was not aware of the alleged facts reported by Trump. According to CNN, they were not aware of any problem with the vote that required police action.
The accusations of Trump and the Republican Party
This same Tuesday the Republican Party indicated in a statement that when the polling stations in Philadelphia opened in the morning, “four Republican electoral workers appointed by the court were blocked from the process and illegally expelled.”
“This is a crime and should not happen in a fair and safe election,” said the group, for whom what happened “is an unacceptable violation of public trust, which undermines transparency in the Philadelphia elections.”
Subsequently, Trump himself reported that all Republican election workers had been able to access the schools to observe the vote.
The party said “it is fighting to protect the vote in Philadelphia and throughout the country” and stressed that “refusing to allow Republicans to enter the room threatens the integrity and security of the elections in Pennsylvania.”
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Dominican court postpones hearing in deadly nightclub collapse case
A Dominican court on Monday postponed until March a preliminary hearing against the owners of a nightclub that collapsed last year, killing more than 200 people.
The roof of the Jet Set nightclub collapsed in the early hours of April 8, 2025, during a concert by popular merengue singer Rubby Pérez, who died along with 235 other people.
Jet Set owner and manager Antonio Espaillat and his sister Maribel, who served as the club’s administrator, were arrested on charges of involuntary manslaughter but were later released on bail after posting approximately $842,500.
Both appeared at the Palace of Justice, where they were met by a small protest from relatives and friends of the victims.
“Thirty years in prison is not enough” and “President, we want JUSTICE,” read signs held by demonstrators.
The preliminary hearing determines whether there is sufficient evidence to send the case to trial. The court decided to reschedule the hearing for March 16.
“We don’t want money and we’re not demanding anything else, only justice for those who died,” said Secundino Pérez, a 75-year-old shopkeeper who lost 12 friends in the Jet Set tragedy.
“Antonio and his family celebrated Christmas sitting at a table, celebrating their freedom,” said Edgar Gómez, who lost his daughter in the collapse.
The Dominican Republic’s Public Prosecutor’s Office maintains that the defendants “significantly altered” the structure of the nightclub. Prosecutors filed formal charges in November and requested that the case proceed to trial.
The charge of involuntary manslaughter carries a sentence of three months to two years in prison.
“May your conscience never let you sleep. I lost my son,” a woman shouted through tears before the hearing, while others chanted, “Murderers, murderers, murderers.”
International
Venezuelan opposition leader dedicates Nobel Prize to Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said last week that he was “eager” to welcome the opposition leader, who left Venezuela clandestinely with U.S. assistance, to receive her Nobel Prize in Oslo.
Machado dedicated her Nobel Prize to Trump, who nevertheless showed a very cautious attitude toward including her in any potential political transition in Venezuela.
The opposition leader said on Monday, after an audience with Pope Leo XIV, that “the defeat of evil is closer” in Venezuela following the U.S. military operation that overthrew and removed President Nicolás Maduro and his wife from the country.
Trump has claimed that he is now in control of the South American nation, stating that the primary objective at this stage is to stabilize the country before considering elections.
Venezuelan oil is Washington’s main objective, Trump added after Maduro’s overthrow.
International
Police hunt gunmen after fatal shooting in Corsica
A man was shot dead on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, local media reported. The victim was identified as Alain Orsoni, former president of local football club AC Ajaccio, according to sources close to the investigation cited by French news channel BFMTV.
Orsoni, 71, was killed in the town of Vero, near Ajaccio, the island’s capital, while attending his mother’s funeral.
He was also a former member of the National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC), a nationalist organization that has long sought independence for the island, reports said.
BFMTV reported that the gunmen fled the scene and remain at large. Local police have opened an investigation into the shooting.
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