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Sheinbaum, Netanyahu, Musk and Trump, among the candidates for “person of the year” of Time 2024
Time magazine published this Monday its list of ten finalists for “person of the year” 2024, which will be announced this Thursday, and among them are the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum; the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the elected president of the United States, Donald Trump.
In an election year in the United States, it is no surprise that Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris appear among the finalists, who applied to be the first female president of the country and who had already been named “person of the year” along with President Joe Biden in 2020, when her formula won the elections.
In 2016, also an election year for the United States, Donald Trump won this ‘title’ of “person of the year” after his victory.
This year, the magazine highlights his political comeback, his conviction on 34 fraud charges and his plans for the US economy.
Political leaders dominate Time’s “person of the year” list
However, they are not the only political leaders on the list, since the first woman to serve as president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, is among the nominees and Time highlights her fight for people with fewer resources, her inauguration at an economically complicated time for the country and her firm response to Trump’s plans regarding tariffs.
On the other hand, according to the magazine, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describes him as “one of the most influential and controversial world leaders of the year” and, on which an arrest warrant from the International Court of Justice for war crimes weighs.
Two entrepreneurs of technology companies are also among the ten finalists: Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
The other candidates
This year, Musk, the richest man in the world, entered the world of politics with Trump, who announced that he would co-direct a new commission, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
The list also includes Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, who was international news and protagonist of conspiracy theories before her cancer diagnosis was made public, and economist Julia Navalnaya, who accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of killing her husband, the opponent Alexéi Navalny, and who met with world leaders.
The president of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, has also entered the list, as well as the comedian and athlete Joe Rogan, whose podcast was the most listened to this year.
International
Texas opens major migrant detention center amid civil rights protests
The East Montana Camp, poised to become one of the largest U.S. migrant detention facilities for housing foreigners awaiting deportation in tents, officially opened on a military base in Texas despite protests from civil rights advocates.
Operations began this Sunday with an initial capacity of approximately 1,000 beds at Fort Bliss, the largest installation of the U.S. Armed Forces Command. Authorities plan to expand the facility to house up to 5,000 people, making it one of the country’s largest migrant detention centers, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official who spoke to EFE.
The center is expected to hold immigrants with final deportation orders, according to Republican Senator from Texas John Cornyn, who visited the site last week.
“These are people with firm deportation orders. They have no legal recourse. They have no legal right to be here,” Cornyn said, as reported by The Hill.
The senator added that the facility must remain open to Congressional oversight and media access, in response to Democratic lawmakers’ complaints about being denied entry to migrant centers, where cases of negligence have been reported.
International
NYPD declares suspicious Times Square package safe after investigation
The police reported that a suspicious package was found near West 43rd Street and Seventh Avenue around 10:30 a.m. local time (14:30 GMT), directly above the Times Square subway station connected to the Port Authority terminal.
The New York Police Department’s Bomb Squad was deployed, and officers closed streets and pedestrian areas for nearly two hours while the package was investigated.
By 11:53 a.m., NYPD officials confirmed that the item was not dangerous, and the streets were reopened shortly afterward.
The incident is still under investigation.
International
Three arrested in Dubai hours after $25 million pink diamond theft
Dubai police reported on Monday that they arrested three thieves just hours after a valuable pink diamond worth $25 million was stolen.
“The General Command of Dubai Police thwarted the theft of a very rare pink diamond valued at $25 million,” the police said in a statement shared by the official UAE news agency, WAM.
According to authorities, a diamond dealer who had brought the gem from Europe was lured to a mansion by a criminal gang under the pretense of a meeting with a wealthy client interested in the piece. However, the diamond was stolen when the dealer arrived, the statement added.
Within eight hours, three suspects from an unspecified Asian country were arrested, “thanks to the efforts of specialized teams and field units, and through the use of the latest artificial intelligence technologies,” the police said.
A video released by Dubai’s media office showed the three men with blurred faces following their arrest.
Dubai is a major hub for diamond trade, and the UAE prides itself on its strict security and stability.
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