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MARTES 1 DE FEBRERO DE 2022NÚMERO 7984$15.00 -AÑO 23 -
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DIARIOPeriodismo con carácter
NACIONAL
Ojalá se dé en la mañanera el
debate a que invita López Obra-
dor a El Diablo Fernández. PAG. 7
EL ASALTO A LA RAZÓN
¿Debate con Coca Cola en Palacio?
CARLOS MARÍ[email protected]
Jorge Zepeda Patterson“Me atrevo a pensar en
una ‘caída’ hacia arriba para Salmerón” - P. 12
Arturo Zaldívar“Urge capacitar con
perspectiva de género para combatir la trata” - P. 10
Ricardo Monreal“Seguir al lado del
Presidente es estar del lado de la historia” - P. 14
Suma apoyo exterior demanda por armas
Va litigio. Belice, Bermudas, Antigua y Barbuda, organizaciones civiles antibélicas, 25 fiscales y 14 procuradores estadunidenses acogen la figura de “amigo de la corte”
ADYR CORRAL, CIUDAD DE MÉXICO
Bajo la figura de amicus cu-riae o “amigo de la corte”, México ha recibido el apoyo de funciona-rios estatales y federales, entre ellos 14 procuradores y 25 fiscales de distrito estadunidenses, con el fin de fortalecer su demanda con-tra empresas fabricantes de ar-mas por comercio negligente.
California, Connecticut, De-laware, Columbia, Hawái, Illi-
nois, Maryland, Míchigan, Mi-nnesota, Nueva Jersey, Nuevo México, Nueva York y Oregón son otros estados que han apoyado.
Como “amigo de la corte” se han sumado también países co-mo Belice, Antigua y Barbuda y Bermudas, además de organiza-ciones de la sociedad civil y ex-pertos en derecho internacional sobre aplicación de leyes en casos de daño transfronterizo. PAG. 6
BC: DETECTAN ROBO HORMIGA DE FENTANILOPrescribieron dos doctores fármacos controlados con cientos de recetasISRAEL NAVARRO - PAG. 4
REPORTAJE
Covid. Llega una subvariante de ómicron;reporta CEM muerte de Onésimo Cepeda
P. 9 Y 13
JANNET LÓPEZ PONCE, CDMX
En oficio de 14 páginas, el procurador fiscal descarta otor-gar al INE más recursos para la revocación de mandato. PAG. 10
Hacienda niega más dinero al INE para revocación; van primero seguridad y salud
Anaya sobre carpeta de FGRLícito e identificado, origen de recursos para préstamosJOSÉ ANTONIO BELMONT - PAG. 8
El embajador Ken Salazar y el canciller Marcelo Ebrard presentaron el plan de acción del Entendimiento Bicentenario. ARACELI LÓPEZ
TZUARA DE LUNA Y PEDRO DOMÍNGUEZ
La empresa Legacy Vulcan solicitó arbitraje contra México bajo el esquema del hoy T-MEC e indemnización por 500 mdd, después de haber agotado, dice, opciones de un “acuerdo amisto-so”. Andrés Manuel López Obra-dor dijo que la firma estaba des-truyendo el territorio y por eso no se amplió su concesión. PAG. 16
Exige firma de EU arbitraje eindemnización por 500 mdd
Logran 182 mil mdp en 2021Se disparan 65% ganancias de bancos en solo dos añosKAREN GUZMÁN - PAG. 17
Mensaje en la ONUMéxico aplaude que Rusia descarte invadir Ucrania ADYR CORRAL - PAG. 14
Sí publicaba en un portalVíctima en Michoacán no era periodista: Ramírez CuevasJ. ESTRADA Y P. DOMÍNGUEZ - PAG. 9
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ARRANCA ENTENDIMIENTO BICENTENARIO
México exige aEU juego limpioen seguridadEL ACUERDO, QUE SUSTITUYE A LA INICIATIVA MÉRIDA, debe ser visto bajo los principios de soberanía y equidad: SSPC
NUEVO ENFOQUEEl Entendimiento Bicentenario se diferencia de la Iniciativa Mérida en aspectos como:
Se atiende el tema de las drogas y adicciones como un
problema de salud pública y no desde una visión puramente punitiva.
DINERO
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POR ENRIQUE SÁNCHEZ
Con la implementación de 101 acciones arrancó ayer el plan de acción del Entendi-miento Bicentenario sobre Seguridad, Salud Pública y Comunidades Seguras, acor-dado entre los gobiernos de México y Estados Uni-dos para proteger a las po-blaciones de ambos países, combatir delitos transfron-terizos y perseguir a las redes criminales.
Durante una mesa de tra-bajo realizada entre fun-cionarios de las distintas agencias de seguridad de las administraciones de Joe Bi-den y Andrés Manuel López Obrador, la secretaria de Se-guridad y Protección Ciuda-dana, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, subrayó que las reglas de operación de esta nueva fi-gura de cooperación deben caracterizarse por el juego limpio.
Al encabezar la reunión, el secretario de Relaciones Exteriores, Marcelo Ebrard, destacó que el trabajo mos-trará una voluntad política común basada en respeto y reciprocidad.
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Se reconoce a las organiza-ciones del crimen organizado
como un problema conjunto que debe atenderse de manera binacional.
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Se emplea más la inteligencia que la fuerza, utilizando informa-
ción y colaboración como activo estra-tégico contra el crimen organizado.
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Se enfatiza la lucha contra el tráfico de armas. Se privilegia
intercambio de información sobre el tema.
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“No habrá nada en lo oscurito”El presidente López Obra-dor aseguró que el acuer-do para el Entendimiento Bicentenario sobre Segu-ridad, Salud Pública y Co-munidades Seguras entre México y Estados Unidos será transparente.
“Les vamos a dar más elementos sobre en qué consiste este programa, va a ser transparente, se va a
dar a conocer, nada oculto, nada en lo oscurito, nada más que tengamos toda la información”, dijo ayer en su conferencia de prensa matutina.
Destacó que el progra-ma binacional se ha traba-jado de manera conjunta desde octubre pasado.
— Isabel González
PRIMERA | PÁGINA 612%AUMENTÓel delito de extorsión hacia empresarios durante 2021, alertó la Coparmex. / 4
761PERSONASdetuvo la SSC capitalina del 1 al 29 de enero por la presunta comisión de delitos de alto impacto. / 18
Rusia trató de impedir la reunión convocada por Estados Unidos AFP
NUEVA YORK.— La movi-lización de tropas rusas en la frontera de Ucrania pro-vocó un enfrentamiento en el Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas ayer, en una reunión convocada por el gobierno de Estados Unidos, la cual intentó im-pedir Rusia.
En la sesión, la repre-sentante de Estados Uni-dos ante la ONU, Linda
Thomas-Greenfield, aler-tó sobre la concentración de miles de soldados rusos cerca de la frontera de Ru-sia con Ucrania.
Vasily Nebenzya, em-bajador ruso, rechazó los señalamientos y acusó que EU está generando “histe-ria”, ya que ninguna auto-ridad rusa ha amenazado con invadir la exrepública soviética.
Juan Ramón de la Fuente, representante mexicano, llamó a evitar cualquier acción que pue-da considerarse hostil por alguna de las partes.
GLOBAL | PÁGINA 20
Se enfrentan en la ONU por crisis en Ucrania
DISCUTEN DESPLIEGUE DE TROPAS
RESPONDE A PETICIÓN
POR AURORA ZEPEDA
La Secretaría de Ha-cienda no le dará recur-sos adicionales al INE para realizar la revoca-ción de mandato, por lo que el instituto debe-rá hacer adecuaciones presupuestales para lle-var a cabo la consulta.
En la respuesta a la solicitud hecha por el instituto, la depen-dencia indicó que no es viable otorgar dine-ro adicional, ya que, en el PEF para 2022, los diputados no considera-ron una asignación que permitiera aumentar los recursos al INE de forma excepcional.
Previo a la respuesta de Hacienda, Lorenzo Córdova, presidente del INE, reiteró que sin re-cursos extra sólo podrán instalar una tercera par-te de las casillas.
PRIMERA | PÁGINA 4
Hacienda niega al INE recursos extra para revocación
LISTA, TORRE DE CONTROLEl centro de operaciones del Aeropuerto Felipe Ángeles ya realiza entre 40 y 60 maniobras militares diarias. /6
PRIMERA
Ésta es la mayor movilización de tropas en Europa en décadas. Y mientras hablamos, Rusia sigue enviando más.”
LINDA THOMAS- GREENFIELDEMBAJADORA DE EU EN LA ONU
Las discusiones sobre una amenaza de guerra son provocativas en sí mismas. Prácticamente lo están pidiendo”.
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Falleció el obispo Onésimo CepedaLa Conferencia delEpiscopado Mexicanoinformó sobre la muertedel obispo eméritode Ecatepec, quienpermanecía hospitalizadopor covid-19. / 4
Suman 10.2 millones con pensión BienestarLa secretaria de Bienestar, Ariadna Montiel, celebró el aumento en el padrón de beneficiarios del programa y anunció que se adelantarán pagos por la veda electoral. / 5
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89.3METROSde altura tiene la torre de control del nuevo aeropuerto.
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Ilustraciones: Abraham Cruz
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RIHANNA SERÁ MAMÁLa cantante espera a su pri-mer bebé con el rapero ASAP Rocky, con quien fue captada en NY lu-ciendo su embarazo.
DEL PEOR RÉCORD, AL SUPER BOWL
ADRENALINA
En dos años, los Ben-galíes dejaron de ser
el equipo más de-sastroso de la NFL
para disputar el Vince Lombardi.
El desempeño mañana frente a Panamá será decisivo para el futuro del técnico argentino frente a la Selección Nacional. AdrenalinaMARTINO, EN LA MIRA
Ante la amenaza de una invasión,
soldadosucranianos realizan
prácticas en trincheras.
Con 45 mil votos de 63,700 emitidos por trabajadores en la plataforma electrónica con la que se garantizó transparencia, el ac-tual tesorero asumirá la dirigencia. pág. 4
Argumenta que no es viable jurídi-camente; apela a que órgano electoral realice ajustes presupuestarios pág. 3
Consejeros critican asfixia al árbitro; Humphrey descalifica trato indigno y respuesta de nivel jerárquico inferior
Ricardo Aldana gana elección en sindicato petrolero
Niega Hacienda a INE recursos extra para revocación de mandato
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Economía decrece y se abre polémica
sobre recesión técnica
PIB cae 0.1% e hila 2 trimestres a la baja; Jonathan Heath ve ese térmi-no "mediático"; expertos destacan estancamiento severo. pág. 14
Televisa-Univision se fusionan; preparan plataforma streaming pág. 16
Les dan hasta $6,000 menos que a estu-diantes sin limitaciones en posgrado; tam-bién topa apoyo hasta maestría. pág. 8
DISCRIMINAN EN BECA CONACYT A PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDAD
IPN RETOMA CLASES EN LAS AULAS ALREDEDOR de 221 mil jóvenes de nivel medio, su-perior y posgrado regresaron a los salones y labora-torios tras casi 2 años de actividad a distancia; la modalidad será híbrida y cada semana acudirá una parte del alumnado. pág. 8
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Mauricio Kuri Gobernador de Querétaro
Por Adrian Castillo
ENTREVISTA CON LA RAZÓN
Querétaro está dando una muestra
de que sí hay de otra: Mauricio Kuri
GOBERNADOR afirma que su prioridad en el estado es la seguridad; destaca frente con alcaldes, policías, fiscalías, Ejército y GN; también, plan de 4 mmdp págs. 6 y 7
ANTE polarización, dice que con respeto diversidad de pensamiento es bienveni-da; sobre el futuro: "No me pongo techos, pero hay que dar resultados", señala
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MARTES 1º DE FEBRERO DE 2022 // CIUDAD DE MÉXICO // AÑO 38 // NÚMERO 13481 // Precio 10 pesosDIRECTORA GENERAL: CARMEN LIRA SAADEDIRECTOR FUNDADOR: CARLOS PAYÁN VELVER
Supera el Tren Maya “letargos” y estará listo a tiempo: AMLO ● Revela amago a empresa de retirarle el contrato debido a demora en obras F. MARTÍNEZ Y N. JIMÉNEZ / P 4
Inviable, dar recursos extras al INE para la consulta: SHCP ● La revocación va, pero su amplitud dependerá del gasto disponible: Córdova
D. VILLANUEVA Y A. URRUTIA / P 5
2021, el mejor año de la banca; gana $182 mil millones
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l Máximo ingreso desde que la CNBV empezó registros hace dos décadas
l Seis grandes instituciones concentran 76% de las utilidades
l BBVA, el de mayor presencia; Citi aumentó 201% hasta 22 mil mdp
l Bajaron créditos comerciales y a hogares; a vivienda ascendieron 2.7%
JULIO GUTIÉRREZ / P 19
Intensa actividad en la torre de control del AIFA
▲ “Vamos a estar a la vanguardia, al mismo nivel de aeropuertos de todos los continentes y en Latinoamérica seremos los primeros”, afirmó Octavio Carrera González, supervisor de Servicios a la Navegación en el Espacio Aéreo Mexicano. A 49 días de su inauguración, el Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Ángeles (AIFA) ya
maneja desde su torre de control entre 40 y 60 operaciones diarias de aviones militares. Para el 21 de marzo, su capacidad le permitirá igualar e incluso superar el tráfico de aeronaves comerciales del actual Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México, señaló. Foto María Luisa Severiano EDUARDO MURILLO / P 4
Aldana, nuevo dirigente de los petroleros, afirma STPRM
● Denuncias de coacción del voto durante el proceso JARED LAURELES / P 9
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Refuta México ante tribunal a fabricantes de armas en EU ● ONG, procuradores y fiscales de esa nación se suman legalmente a la demanda contra empresas
● “Segunda Enmienda no los protege de venta negligente y facilitar el tráfico hacia otros países”
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Al cierre de esta edición no ha-bía resultados oficiales de la elección del nuevo secretario general del Sindicato de Traba-jadores Petroleros de la Repúbli-ca Mexicana (STPRM).
Ricardo Aldana Prieto sería el secretario general electo. Fun-gía como tesorero e interino de la organización sindical, luego de la salida en 2019 de Carlos Romero Deschamps. Aldana habría ganado con 52 mil 700 votos, de los más de 70 mil emi-tidos. Héctor Usla / pág. 7
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Sin embargo, Jonathan Heath, subgobernador del Banxico, dijo que los datos del INEGI no bastan para señalar que hubo una rece-sión. “Una recesión tiene que cum-plir tres requisitos: profundidad, duración y difusión. Por lo pronto, cumplimos sólo con duración”.
Según la Estimación Oportuna del Producto Interno Bruto Trimes-tral, en el cuarto trimestre de 2021 la economía estuvo afectada por el sector servicios y una debilidad industrial. Cristian Téllez / pág. 4
discusión. Datos del inegi levantan polémica sobre una posible recesión en el país
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entendimiento Bicentenario. el nuevo plan de seguridad binacional de eu y méxico para combatir el tráfico ilegal de armas, el trasiego de drogas y la trata de personas tendrá 101 acciones. nacional / pág. 34
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RINCÓN, P.R. — The last timestrangers approached SamuelSánchez Tirado while he was trim-ming his front lawn, he pretendedto be the landscaper so that theywould leave him alone. He knewwhat the uninvited visitorswanted, and he was tired of hav-ing the same conversation over
and over again.Mr. Sánchez lives in Rincón, a
seaside town in northwesternPuerto Rico famous for surfingand sunsets that has become a hotspot for wealthy investors looking
for tax breaks. The visitors, like somany before them, were inter-ested in buying his one-storyhome, which is a two-minute walkfrom the beach. It is not for sale,but that has not stopped the unso-licited offers from coming.
“They don’t ask you for a price,”he said. “They just hand you acheck and tell you to fill it out withwhatever you think the house is
Racing to Own a Piece of Paradise in Puerto RicoBy CORAL MURPHY MARCOS
and PATRICIA MAZZEIMainland Buyers Push
Island Residents Out
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The United States and Russiabitterly attacked each other overthe Ukraine crisis in a diplomaticbrawl Monday at the U.N. Securi-ty Council, in a session repletewith acidic exchanges that couldhave been lifted from the Cold Warera.
The Americans, backed by theirWestern allies, accused Russia ofendangering peace and destabil-izing global security by massingmore than 100,000 troops onUkraine’s borders, while Kremlindiplomats dismissed what theycalled baseless and hysterical U.S.fear-mongering aimed at weak-ening Russia and provokingarmed conflict.
“The situation we are facing inEurope is urgent and dangerous,”the United States ambassador,Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said inher opening remarks to a tele-vised meeting of the Council thatRussia had sought to prevent.“Russia’s actions strike at thevery heart of the U.N. charter.”
Her Russian counterpart, Vass-ily Nebenzia, said it was theAmericans who were the provoca-teurs, “whipping up tensions andprovoking escalation,” as he in-sisted that Russia had no plans toinvade Ukraine.
“You are almost pulling forthis,” he said, looking at Ms.Thomas-Greenfield. “You want itto happen. You’re waiting for it tohappen, as if you want to makeyour words become a reality.”
The meeting of the 15-nation Se-curity Council, requested by theUnited States last week, had notbeen expected to produce any dip-lomatic breakthrough: the Coun-cil is known more for its failures toavert armed conflicts rather thansuccess in preventing them.
Still, the meeting representedthe highest-profile arena for thetwo biggest nuclear military pow-ers to sway world opinion over theescalating tensions involvingUkraine.
As diplomats sparred at theUnited Nations, behind-the-scenes efforts to resolve the crisisaccelerated, with President Em-manuel Macron of France speak-ing to President Vladimir V. Putinof Russia on the phone on Mondayfor the second time in four days.
The Kremlin said the two lead-ers had discussed Ukraine as wellas Mr. Putin’s demands for “secu-rity guarantees” that would in-clude a legally binding halt onNATO expansion to the east. Theyagreed to stay in touch by phoneand to “work promptly on the pos-sibility of holding an in-personmeeting,” the Kremlin said.
American officials said Mondaythey had received a Russian re-sponse to Washington’s proposal,made last week, to defuse theUkraine crisis. But a State Depart-ment official would not detail theresponse, saying the Biden ad-ministration did not want to nego-
IN UKRAINE CRISIS,U.S.-RUSSIA FIGHTPLAYS OUT AT U.N.
SECURITY COUNCIL DUEL
Caustic Accusations ThatEcho Battles From
the Cold War
By RICK GLADSTONEand MARIA VARENIKOVA
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Speedskaters practicing Monday in Beijing, where just landing in the city is its own victory. Page B7.The First Olympic Test: Arriving
About halfway into his Texasrally on Saturday evening, DonaldJ. Trump pivoted toward theteleprompter and away from ameandering set of grievances torattle off a tightly prepared list ofPresident Biden’s failings and hisown achievements.
“Let’s simply compare therecords,” Mr. Trump said, as sup-
porters in “Trump 2024” shirtscheered behind him, framed per-fectly in the television shot.
Mr. Trump, who later went on totalk about “that beautiful, beauti-ful house that happens to be
white,” has left increasingly littledoubt about his intentions, plot-ting an influential role in the 2022midterm elections and anotherpotential White House run. But afresh round of skirmishes over hisendorsements, fissures with theRepublican base over vaccines —a word Mr. Trump conspicuouslyleft unsaid at Saturday’s rally —and new polling all show how his
As Trump Re-emerges, His Base Shows FracturesBy SHANE GOLDMACHER
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Jeers Over Vaccines andShifts in G.O.P. Polls
ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Oneevening in early January, YerlanZhagiparov left his home to seewhat was happening nearby atthe city’s Republic Square, a cen-ter of mass political protests. Lessthan half an hour later, Mr. Zhagi-parov, 49, called a close friend tosay he had been apprehended bythe National Guard. The phone cutout after his friend heard himscreaming in pain.
When his family found his na-ked, mutilated body in a citymorgue six days later, his righthand had been broken and his facewas swollen and red. He was stillhandcuffed, with gunshot woundsnear his heart and abdomen.
His family wants an investiga-
tion into who killed him. Since hisremains were found, other peoplehave begun to come forward withaccusations of abuse at the handsof the Kazakh authorities.
Nationwide protests thaterupted Jan. 2 over a fuel pricehike quickly turned violent — fo-mented, many witnesses andrights advocates say, by provoca-teurs — and were met by a vig-orous security crackdown. Forweeks, little was known about thetactics used to subdue the pro-
testers — labeled “terrorists” bythe government — other than a“shoot to kill” order from the Ka-zakh president on Jan. 7, the dayafter Mr. Zhagiparov went miss-ing.
But now, primarily throughcrowdsourcing, human rightsgroups and activists are begin-ning to document a reign of terrorthat got underway well before theshoot-to-kill order. Videos and tes-timonials gathered by the groups,as well as interviews The NewYork Times conducted with pro-testers and their family members,reveal what they say was a ruth-less campaign of brutality and in-timidation that quickly overpow-ered a surprising revolt.
In a report released last week,Human Rights Watch said the Ka-
Government buildings in Almaty, Kazakhstan, were damaged by fire last month in protests that set off a deadly security crackdown.SERGEY PONOMAREV FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
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ATLANTA — A federal judge onMonday rejected plea agreementswith the Justice Department fortwo of the three white men facinghate crime charges in the killing ofAhmaud Arbery after his familyexpressed fierce opposition to thedeal.
It was a surprising and extraor-dinary twist in a case in which a25-year-old Black man waschased through a southern Geor-gia neighborhood by three whitemen and then shot to death. Theplea deals would have been thefirst time that any of the men hadadmitted that Mr. Arbery’s killingwas racially motivated.
All three men had been con-victed of murder in state court inNovember. Mr. Arbery’s familyangrily objected to the federalplea agreement because it wouldhave sent at least two of them im-mediately to federal prison in-stead of state prison for up to 30years. Federal prison is generallyconsidered safer than state pris-on.
The decision by Judge LisaGodbey Wood of U.S. DistrictCourt to reject identical plea dealshammered out between the Jus-tice Department and the two men,Travis McMichael, 36, and his fa-ther, Gregory McMichael, 66,means that the McMichaels couldnow see their federal case go be-fore a jury as early as next week.
The third man involved in thechase, William Bryan, 52, was sen-tenced in state court to life withthe possibility of parole. As ofMonday evening, there was no in-dication that he had reached aplea deal with the Justice Depart-ment.
Prosecutors had hoped that theplea deals for the McMichaelswould guarantee that the menwould face serious prison time forthe death of Mr. Arbery, even inthe unlikely possibility that theirstate murder convictions wereoverturned on appeal. Their fed-eral sentence would have run con-currently with their state sen-tences of life without the possibil-ity of parole.
The deal would have alsobarred the men from appealingtheir federal guilty pleas.
For members of Mr. Arbery’sfamily, it was not enough. In acourtroom in Brunswick, Ga.,close to the site of the killing, theyspoke to Judge Wood of the ongo-ing trauma of losing Mr. Arbery,who was unarmed as he fled onfoot from his pursuers. And theyargued passionately that the menshould not be allowed to choosewhat they considered a less-un-pleasant prison option.
“I’m asking on the behalf of hisfamily, on behalf of his memory,and on behalf of fairness that youdo not grant this plea in order toallow these men to transfer out ofGeorgia state custody into the fed-eral prisons, where they prefer tobe,” said Wanda Cooper-Jones, re-ferring to Mr. Arbery, her son.
Tara M. Lyons, an assistant U.S.attorney, argued that the pleaagreement included a public ad-mission from Travis McMichaelthat the killing was racially moti-vated. “Travis McMichael is ad-
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Judge RejectsTwo Plea DealsIn Arbery Case
Move Followed OutcryFrom Victim’s Family
By RICHARD FAUSSET
Six weeks after Election Day,with his hold on power slipping,President Donald J. Trump di-rected his lawyer, Rudolph W. Giu-liani, to make a remarkable call.Mr. Trump wanted him to ask theDepartment of Homeland Securi-ty if it could legally take control ofvoting machines in key swingstates, three people familiar withthe matter said.
Mr. Giuliani did so, calling thedepartment’s deputy secretary,who said he lacked the authorityto audit or impound the machines.
Mr. Trump pressed Mr. Giulianito make that inquiry after reject-ing a separate effort by his outsideadvisers to have the Pentagontake control of the machines. Andthe outreach to the Department ofHomeland Security came not longafter Mr. Trump, in an Oval Officemeeting with Attorney GeneralWilliam P. Barr, raised the possi-bility of whether the Justice De-partment could seize the ma-chines, a previously undisclosedsuggestion that Mr. Barr immedi-ately shot down.
The new accounts show that Mr.Trump was more directly involvedthan previously known in explor-ing proposals to use his nationalsecurity agencies to seize votingmachines as he grasped unsuc-cessfully for evidence of fraudthat would help him reverse hisdefeat in the 2020 election, accord-ing to people familiar with theepisodes.
The existence of proposals touse at least three federal depart-ments to assist Mr. Trump’s at-tempt to stay in power has beenpublicly known. The proposals in-volving the Defense Department
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SACRAMENTO — Law-makers declined to vote on ahigh-profile effort to over-haul California’s healthcaresystem on Monday, puttingan end to a proposal thatwould have guaranteedmedical coverage to everyresident by levying billionsin new taxes.
Assembly Bill 1400 by As-semblyman Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) did not have thenecessary votes to move for-ward ahead of a key deadlineMonday. Instead of forcing avote that could be politicallydamaging for some of hisDemocratic colleagues,Kalra opted to let the bill die,angering the CaliforniaNurses Assn., which haschampioned single-payerfor years.
“Despite heavy opposi-tion and substantial misin-formation from those thatstand to profit from our cur-rent healthcare system, we
were able to ignite a realisticand achievable path towardsingle-payer and bring AB1400 to the floor of the As-sembly,” Kalra said in astatement. “However, it be-came clear that we did nothave the votes necessary forpassage and I decided thebest course of action is to notput AB 1400 for a vote today.”
AB 1400 would have cre-ated a publicly financedhealthcare system calledCalCare, which could costbetween $314 billion and$391 billion in state and fed-eral funds, according to alegislative analysis. But sup-porters said residents in thestate would ultimately havesaved money when com-pared with paying for insur-ance, co-pays and deduct-ibles.
“Elected leaders in Cali-fornia had the opportunityto put patients first and setan example for the wholecountry by passing AB 1400,”the California Nurses Assn.said in a statement. “In-stead, Assembly MemberAsh Kalra, the main authorof the bill, chose not to hold avote on this bill at all, provid-ing cover for those whowould have been forced to goon the record about wherethey stand on guaranteed
Single-payerhealthcare billdies in AssemblyProposal to cover allCalifornians wouldhave been funded bybillions in new taxesand federal money.
By Melody Gutierrez
[See Healthcare, A7]
SAN FRANCISCO —The Omicron wave took amuch greater toll on South-ern California comparedwith the San Francisco BayArea, where higher vaccina-tion levels contributed tosignificantly lower deathrates, according to a Timesdata analysis.
Southern California’sCOVID-19 death rate duringJanuary was three times
worse than the Bay Area’s,the data show. More than2,400 COVID-19 deaths havebeen recorded in SouthernCalifornia since New Year’sDay, the equivalent of about11 deaths for every 100,000residents.
In the Bay Area, thedeath rate was 4 per 100,000residents, totaling just over300 deaths.
This is the latest co-ronavirus wave where, com-pared with Southern Cali-fornia, the Bay Area hasfared relatively better, and
local officials this time credithigh rates of vaccination andbooster shots.
Hospitals have also beenable to maintain availablecapacity in San Francisco,while Southern Californiafacilities have reported seri-ous strain.
Dr. Eric Topol, director ofthe Scripps Research Trans-lational Institute in La Jolla,said the differences indeaths “can largely be ac-counted for by these impor-tant differences in percent[of people] vaccinated and
boosted. Undoubtedly,other factors contribute, buttheir impact is likely muchless.”
San Francisco’s outlookis so optimistic, the city willease its COVID-19 maskorder on Tuesday for vacci-nated gym members and of-fice workers, allowing themto go maskless as long asthey are up-to-date onbooster shots, if they are eli-gible.
Being vaccinated andgetting boosted are the best
HEALTHCARE WORKER Desirae Velasquez administers a coronavirus test on Bruce Mendoza, 6, in BoyleHeights last week. The Southland’s COVID death rate last month was three times worse than the Bay Area’s.
Irfan Khan Los Angeles Times
Bay Area flattened curve betterWhy Omicron hit Southern California much harder
By Rong-Gong Lin II
and Luke Money
[See Coronavirus, A12]
Moderna vaccinegets full approvalfrom the FDAShots given to tens ofmillions of Americansmeet agency’s “rigorousscientific standards.”PERSPECTIVES, A2
Boris Johnsonapologizes butwon’t step down The U.K. leader facesfierce criticism after therelease of a partial re-port on parties duringlockdown. WORLD, A3
WeatherClouds clearing.L.A. Basin: 64/47. B6
Judge rejects pleaagreement inArbery’s murderFather and son agreed toplead guilty to hate-crime charges in Blackman’s killing. NATION, A5
Those smilingfaces at SoFibrought frowns Images of Newsom,Garcetti and othersgoing maskless at Ramsgame invite a backlash.CALIFORNIA, B1
These days after classes,Michael Lee-Chang pulls uphis mother’s email inbox andfinds the latest update ofdaily coronavirus cases athis school, Redondo UnionHigh. The 18-year-old seniorscans for other school an-nouncements and uploadsthe information to his Insta-
gram stories, where some4,700 followers, mainly stu-dents, check out news otherwise sent only to par-ents.
Nearly 400 miles north,Nuriel Cahigas, 17, spendsher evenings on Zoom withstudents from other Oak-land schools going over or-ganizing tactics. In betweenwriting college scholarshipessays and studying for Ad-
vanced Placement classes,the Oakland Technical HighSchool senior has participa-ted in a boycott that gar-nered national attentionabout concerns Oaklandstudents have over dis-trictwide coronavirus safetyprotocols.
In schools — where pas-sions among adults havedriven acrimonious debatesand lawsuits over distance
learning, masks and vacci-nation mandates — theCOVID-19 pandemic has ig-nited a new chapter of activ-ism among students in Cali-fornia and across the coun-try since their return fromwinter break. Students havespoken out during schoolboard meetings, fired up so-cial media accounts, and or-ganized boycotts, petitions
Students fight for virus safety measures By Melissa Gomez
[See Safety, A12]
WASHINGTON — Astormy, angry session of theUnited Nations’ highestbody on Monday heighteneddeep global rifts and raisednew accusations about theRussian troop builduparound Ukraine, with theAmerican and Russian sidesharshly accusing each otherof escalating the conflict.
The United States,backed by most Westerncountries on the 15-nationU.N. Security Council, re-
quested the meeting andquickly came into bitter con-frontation with Russia,backed by China. Russia ac-cused Washington and itsWestern allies of “whippingup hysteria” and contendedthat Moscow had no aims toagain invade Ukraine.
Linda Thomas-Green-field, U.S. ambassador to theU.N., characterized the crisisover the former Soviet re-public as dangerous for Eu-rope and the United Na-tions.
“Russia’s aggression to-day not only threatens
Ukraine,” she told the as-sembly. “It also threatensEurope. It threatens the in-ternational order this bodyis charged with upholding.”
Thomas-Greenfield re-vealed that in addition to themore than 100,000 forcesthat Russia has massedalong its border with easternUkraine, Moscow has begunto deploy what will amountto about 30,000 troops,armed with ballistic missilesand heavy weaponry, intoRussian ally Belarus — justtwo hours north of Kyiv, the
UKRAINIAN soldiers in winter camouflage at an exercise in Lviv. The U.S. andRussia clashed verbally at a U.N. Security Council meeting focused on Ukraine.
Mykola Tys SOPA Images/LightRocket
‘Antics,’ ‘hysteria’ at U.N. U.S. and Russia trade Ukraine accusations
By Tracy Wilkinson
[See Ukraine, A4]
SACRAMENTO —Nearly three years after Gov.Gavin Newsom issued anexecutive order that haltedexecutions in California, thestate is accelerating an ef-fort to move incarceratedpeople off death row and intoother prisons.
California voters in 2016approved Proposition 66, aninitiative to speed up execu-tions in the state’s compli-cated death row system. An-other provision of the ballotmeasure allowed for deathrow inmates to be housed inother prisons, where theyare required to work and pay
70% of their income to regis-tered victims.
That effort, called theCondemned Inmate Trans-fer Pilot Program, hasmoved more than 100 peopleoff death row at San QuentinState Prison and the CentralCalifornia Women’s Facilityand into other locations, ac-cording to the California De-partment of Correctionsand Rehabilitation.
Those who are incarcer-ated on death row are typi-cally transferred into facili-ties holding people servinglife without parole. The menhave been transferred to oneof seven other prisons; wom-en were rehoused in anothersection of the women’s facil-ity.
The state agency plans tointroduce permanent regu-lations to expand the two-year pilot, which expiredSaturday, and transition itfrom a voluntary program
A GUARD watches over the incarcerated during a2015 media tour of San Quentin prison’s death row.
Mark Boster Los Angeles Times
State speeds planto close death rowOfficials say dozens ofprisoners have beentransferred to work offtheir debts to victims.
By Hannah Wiley
and Richard Winton
[See Death row, A7]
For those following cer-tain parts of Twitter duringthe last week, it would havebeen easy to come away withthe impression that Spotifywas facing a mass exodus ofartists protesting COVID-19vaccine misinformation onJoe Rogan’s immenselypopular podcast.
When Neil Young pulledhis music from the Swedishstreamer over its airing of“The Joe Rogan Experi-ence,” he invited others tojoin him. Fellow Canadianrocker and polio survivorJoni Mitchell followed suit insolidarity (the friends sharethe same manager andrecord label). Few othersdid.
The exit of Young andMitchell was enough to getSpotify Chief ExecutiveDaniel Ek to release alengthy statement on Spoti-fy’s “critical role to play insupporting creator expres-sion while balancing it withthe safety of our users.” Hedidn’t mention Rogan byname.
The company agreed to
Meagerresults forYoung’sSpotifyboycott
By Ryan Faughnder
[See Spotify, A7]
