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УУкраина осудила российский удар по Львову баллистической ракетой «Орешник» и призвала мир к решительному ответу, инициируя срочные заседания международных организаций после масштабных атак на Киев и область

Once a political and economic powerhouse, Ohio is now expected to lose 675,000 people by 2050, according to the state Department of Development. That’s due to a lack of sufficient job opportunities, an overwhelming majority of economists said in a recent survey.  The bad news comes after more than a decade during which state Republican […]

With food insecurity on the rise, Maine lawmakers are scrambling to ensure they have a sense of how many people are going hungry after the federal government’s recent cancellation of a key food insecurity survey. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Household Food Security Report, started under former President Bill Clinton, measured rates of food insecurity […]

Jamie Campbell Bower es uno de los grandes actores protagonistas de la última temporada de la serie de Netflix De protagonizar 'Stranger Things' al cartel del Lollapalooza: esta es la historia del actor que interpreta a Steve Harrington quinta y última temporada de Stranger Things, que lanzó su último episodio el pasado 1 de enero, ha sido sin duda Jamie Campbell Bower. El británico de 37 años se ha encargado de dar vida a Vecna, el gran villano de la serie creada por los hermanos Duffer que ha llegado a su fin después de casi una década en emisión.  En esta última entrega, hemos conocido quién es realmente el monstruo del Upside Down que llevaba varias temporadas intentando acabar con la vida de Eleven y sus amigos. Sabemos que su verdadera identidad es Henry Creel, un niño con habilidades psíquicas que se convirtió en el sujeto 001, el primer experimento del doctor Brenner. Al final de la serie (spoiler), se desveló que realmente estaba controlado por el verdadero villano de la historia: el Azotamentes. El papel que ha interpretado Campbell Bower ha sido de los más aplaudidos por los fans de la serie y algunos creen que el actor será nominado a varios premios por su interpretación. Lo que muchos quizá no recuerdan es que, antes de ser Vecna, este actor ya interpretó a otros personajes en varias películas de la historia del cine reciente, incluyendo sagas míticas adolescentes.  Stranger Things han sido Caius Vulturi en Crepúsculo (tanto en Luna nueva como en Amanecer), Gellert Grindelwald en Harry Potter y las reliquias de la muerte: parte 1 (2010) y Animales fantásticos: los crímenes de Grindelwald (2018), el Rey Arturo en Camelot (2011) y Jace Wayland en Cazadores de sombras: Ciudad de hueso (2013).  Además, está confirmado que Campbell participará en la tercera temporada de El Señor de los Anillos: Los Anillos de Poder, que está previsto que se estrene en Prime Video entre finales de este año y principios de 2027. De momento, se sabe que el actor interpretará a un nuevo personaje que se describe como un “atractivo caballero de alta cuna”. Lo que queda claro es que este será bastante diferente al papel que ha interpretado durante varios años en la serie de Matt y Ross Duffer. Más allá de la actuación Además de su carrera como actor, Jamie también ha mostrado un gran interés por la música a lo largo de su trayectoria. En 2015, fundó la banda de punk rock Counterfeit, en la que participó como vocalista y guitarrista. El grupo lanzó su álbum debut Together We Are Stronger en 2017 y, dos años más tarde, sus integrantes llegaron a firmar con Republic Records, sello discográfico de artistas como Drake, The Weeknd o Ariana Grande, entre otros. Sin embargo, en 2020, Campbell Bower anunció la disolución de la banda a través de sus redes sociales. No es el único actor de Stranger Things que ha tenido o tiene vinculación con la industria musical. Joe Kerry, que interpreta a Steve Harrington en la serie, tiene su propio proyecto musical bajo el seudónimo Djo. Su canción The End of Beginning ha vuelto a posicionarse como la canción más escuchada de Spotify en los últimos días, coincidiendo con la conversación que se ha generado en redes sociales tras el final de la serie.

VANDALIA, Mo. — Kathy Briggs slipped her arms through the thick straps of a brand-new baby carrier, tugging it over her beige shirt as two other women stood beside her, tightening buckles and adjusting the padded waistband. The carrier was still stiff from its packaging, and Briggs shifted her feet as one of the women […]

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. In an about-face, Dallas County Republicans last week decided against hand-counting ballots in Texas’ March primary, saying they weren’t able to line up enough workers, among other hurdles. That leaves just two counties where Republicans will hand-count their primary ballots: Gillespie County, west of Austin, and Eastland County, southwest of Fort Worth. But Republicans in Dallas and Williamson counties are planning another major change for the March 3 primary election that will also require more election workers, and will affect how voters cast their ballots: They intend to eliminate the use of countywide voting sites on Election Day. That means voters in these counties — Republicans and Democrats — would be required to cast ballots at assigned neighborhood polling places instead of at more centralized polling locations that can accommodate any voter from anywhere in the county. Under state law, the parties have wide authority to decide how to run their primaries, but they must agree on whether to use countywide voting. If the Republicans don’t want to offer it, Democrats can’t offer it either. Michelle Evans, the chair of the Williamson County GOP, said that having voters cast ballots at their assigned polling location brings “a higher level of confidence that the people that are coming in are people that are registered voters in that area, because that is their community.” Democrats in those counties say they’re struggling to find enough locations to support neighborhood-level voting. “We don’t even have all the locations locked down,” said Kim Gilby, the Democratic Party chair in Williamson County. “To me, this is going to be a nightmare.” Democrats also worry the change will confuse voters from both parties who have for years been used to countywide sites on Election Day. The move, they say, could potentially disenfranchise voters who go to the wrong location and aren’t able to cast a ballot. In response to questions, Dallas County Republican Party Chairman Allen West said all voters receive registration cards that list their precinct. “I would hate to believe that we have devolved to a point where we feel the voting electorate is too incompetent to read their own voter registration card,” West told Votebeat in a text message. Here’s why the shift is happening, and what you need to know: Who decides where voters can cast ballots on Election Day during a primary election? Under state law, for Election Day voting, it’s up to political parties to determine whether voters should cast ballots at their assigned neighborhood precinct or at a countywide vote center. This applies only to primaries. For general elections (which include any election called by the governor), that decision is made at the county level by the county commissioners’ courts. What about early voting during a primary election? County officials, not the political parties, manage the two weeks of early voting. Under state law, during early voting, voters can cast ballots in person at any polling location available in their county. Can’t Democrats split with Republicans and stick with countywide vote centers on Election Day? No. In order for a county to offer countywide polling places in the primary election, under Texas law, both parties must agree to use them. So the Republicans’ decision to use assigned polling locations in some counties requires Democrats in those counties to do the same, even if the party prefers countywide polling sites. Why do Republicans favor assigned neighborhood voting sites over countywide voting? Republican critics of countywide voting claim it makes elections less secure because it could allow people “to double or triple vote,” though there’s no evidence that this can happen. Texas election officials have procedures in place to prevent double voting, including the use of voting equipment that helps officials know in real time who has voted and where. Some Republicans also say countywide voting makes it easier to pierce ballot secrecy by allowing the public to piece together different pieces of data from public records to figure out what choices certain people made on their ballots. Votebeat and the Texas Tribune last year reported that it was possible, in limited instances, to link some ballots to the voters who cast them, but the problem wasn’t just tied to voters using countywide voting sites and eliminating it doesn’t fix risks to ballot secrecy. The problem with linking ballots stems from Texas’ push to make almost all election records public, which allowed researchers, in some cases, to cross-reference different public records and find a specific voter’s ballot image. Republican lawmakers have proposed eliminating the use of countywide voting across the state. What are Democrats’ concerns with assigned neighborhood-level polling locations? Using assigned precincts requires, in some cases, twice as many polling locations as countywide voting. Each polling place has to be staffed with workers and furnished with materials and equipment. Texas law requires each polling location to have a minimum of three election workers, who must be paid at least $12 per hour. Party and county officials say it’s difficult to find enough election workers and enough polling locations that comply with security and accessibility requirements. Although some public buildings are free to use, they’re not always available, which requires leasing of spaces, at an additional cost. The countywide polling place program eased some of those costs by allowing officials to use fewer, and more centralized locations, while offering voters flexibility on where to cast ballots. Democrats are also worried that voters who show up at the wrong polling location on Election Day may be turned away without casting a ballot. Although a voter can ask to cast a provisional ballot if their name is not on the precinct’s voter list, if it’s found to have been cast at the wrong voting location, it won’t ultimately be tallied. Who pays for the primary elections in Texas? The costs of primary elections are covered mostly by taxpayers, as well as candidate filing fees. Political parties in each county have funds generated from local candidate filing fees, fundraisers, and donations that they can use to pay for primary elections and their own administrative costs. The costs for the primary are then reimbursed by the state. The Texas Legislature allocated about $21 million for the 2026 primary, and the state expects an additional $5 million from candidate filing fees. However, those funds also help cover expenses such as postage for voter registration, operational costs at the Texas Secretary of State’s Office, and other administrative costs. How can voters in Dallas County and Williamson County find out their assigned polling location? Every registered voter should receive their voter registration card this month from the county elections office. That card has voters’ precinct information. Voters can also visit their county’s elections website or reach out to their voter registrar to find their assigned precinct. Natalia Contreras is a reporter for Votebeat in partnership with The Texas Tribune. She is based in Corpus Christi. Contact Natalia at ncontreras@votebeat.org.

Residents can provide feedback on the city’s new land use plan beginning Jan. 12. The post Last chance to share which developments you want in your neighborhood appeared first on Mirror Indy.

When Stephanie Burris drives by graveyards near her home in Boulder County, Colorado, she sees thousands of tiny landfills: Concrete boxes filled with non-biodegradable caskets, which are lined with polyester padding, filled with synthetic clothing and worst of all, containing PFAS—also known as “forever chemicals.”  “Frankly, I think that’s just barbaric,” says Burris, of the […]

Guvernatori i Bankës Populloretë Republikës së Maqedonisë (BPRM), Trajko Sllaveski, thotë se inflacioni do të lëvizë përgjatë një “rruge të përshtatjes në rënie” dhe pritet të bjerë në 2.5 përqind këtë vit, pas së cilës “do të kthehet gradualisht në mesataren e tij historike prej rreth dy përqind”, transmeton Portalb.mk. Sllaveski gjithashtu pret që ekonomia […]

Петро рече дека САД ги третираат другите нации како дел од американската „империја“. Ова доаѓа откако Трамп ѝ се закани на Колумбија со воена акција

Міністр закордонних справ Андрій Сибіга, коментуючи пошкодження будівлі катарської дипмісії, наголосив, що російський удар є грубим порушенням Віденської конвенції і нагадуванням про те, що «російська жорстокість не знає меж»

Танкер был взят под контроль военными США

Lasaitasuna helarazi dute bi mandatariek telefonoz hitz egin ostean. Venezuelako operazio militarraren ostean tentsioak gora egin zuen Kolonbia eta AEBen artean, Trumpen mehatxuak medio. Orain, baina, bide diplomatikoak jorratuko dituztela iragarri dute.

“Through film, I want people to feel empathy to see women’s emotions, existence, and oppression in new ways. My mind is always thinking for them.”"Via film wil ik mensen empathie laten voelen en hen de emoties, het bestaan en de onderdrukking van vrouwen op een nieuwe manier laten zien. Ik denk altijd met hen mee."

Ohio Democratic candidate for governor Dr. Amy Acton and her newly announced running mate David Pepper met with several central Ohioans to discuss affordability at a roundtable event Wednesday.  Acton, the former Ohio Department of Health director, is presumed to be the Democratic nominee running for governor and she named Pepper, former chair of the […]

The Trump administration’s new dietary guidelines, released Wednesday, take a dramatic turn toward encouraging the consumption of animal protein, including red meat, something a growing number of governments and international reports in recent years have urged consumers to reduce for both health and climatic reasons.  The new advice says to “prioritize protein at every meal,” […]

Koalizio subiranistak eta Gorroñoren Guztiontzako Herria plataformak itun bat egin dute, eta legealdiko lehen aurrekontuak onartuko ditu udalak.

Дональд Трамп решил освободить двух граждан РФ из состава экипажа танкера «Белла 1» »(«Маринера»), задержанного американскими военными в Атлантическом океане. Об этом сообщили в министерстве иностранных дел России.

Prishtina dhe Shkupi do të jenë epiqendër e tri koncerteve të mëdha muzikore gjatë vitit 2026, ku publiku do të ketë mundësi të ndjekë nga afër emra të njohur vendorë e botërorë, përfshirë edhe legjendat e rock-ut Deep Purple në turneun e tyre të fundit, shkruan Portalb.mk. Dashamirët e muzikës do të kenë mundësi të […]