Alex Platt

3 weeks ago | cnnespanol.cnn.com | David Culver |Abel Alvarado |Barbara Arvanitidis |Alex Platt

CNN  —  “Un viaje más,” dice. “Y luego me detendré.” Es pescador de profesión, nacido y criado en la ciudad costera de Manta, un lugar que una vez fue conocido por el atún y la tranquilidad. Pero en estos días, los peces son más difíciles de encontrar. Los viajes son más largos. Y el dinero, dice, simplemente ya no está. “Como pescador, en un mes puedes ganar US$ 300”, dice. “Pero con la droga, la blanca… ese es el dinero, ¡hermano!”.

3 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | David Culver |Abel Alvarado |Barbara Arvanitidis |Alex Platt

Share “One more trip,” he says. “And then I’ll stop.”He’s a fisherman by trade, born and raised in the coastal city of Manta — a place once known for tuna and tranquility. But these days, the fish are harder to find. The trips are longer. And the money, he says, just isn’t there anymore.“As a fisherman, in a month you can make $300,” he says. “But with the drug, the white one… that’s the money, brother!”One trip, running cocaine by sea to Mexico, pays $60,000, he says. Half up front.

3 weeks ago | cnn.com | David Culver |Abel Alvarado |Barbara Arvanitidis |Alex Platt

Manta, Ecuador CNN  —  “One more trip,” he says. “And then I’ll stop.” He’s a fisherman by trade, born and raised in the coastal city of Manta — a place once known for tuna and tranquility. But these days, the fish are harder to find. The trips are longer. And the money, he says, just isn’t there anymore. “As a fisherman, in a month you can make $300,” he says. “But with the drug, the white one… that’s the money, brother!” One trip, running cocaine by sea to Mexico, pays $60,000, he says.

Nov 15, 2024 | yalejreg.com | Alex Platt

Next month, the Fourth Circuit will consider a legal argument that could help patch the hole ripped open by the Supreme Court in SEC v. Jarkesy. Jarkesy held that agencies seeking to impose monetary penalties on enforcement targets for securities fraud and other common law-ish claims must proceed in federal court, not their own administrative forums. The Fourth Circuit case, Black v.

Sep 12, 2024 | cnn.com | Christiane Amanpour |Ivana Kottasova |Alex Platt |Madalena Araujo

Ukraine CNN  —  Olga is running around the intensive care unit, constantly checking her patients’ oxygen levels, adjusting their medication and noting their vitals. She’s working fast, but even at her busiest, the nurse anesthetist doesn’t hesitate to pause to adjust a pillow or blanket, and make sure the injured soldiers in her care are as comfortable as possible amid the constant rocking and rumbling. A sergeant in the Ukrainian military, she is attending to some of its sickest patients.