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ശസ്ത്രക്രിയയിൽ പിഴവുണ്ടായതിൽ കുറ്റക്കാർക്കെതിരെ കർശന നടപടി സ്വീകരിക്കുമെന്ന് ആരോഗ്യമന്ത്രി വീണാ ജോർജ് അറിയിച്ചിരുന്നു.
ശസ്ത്രക്രിയയിൽ പിഴവുണ്ടായതിൽ കുറ്റക്കാർക്കെതിരെ കർശന നടപടി സ്വീകരിക്കുമെന്ന് ആരോഗ്യമന്ത്രി വീണാ ജോർജ് അറിയിച്ചിരുന്നു.
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Des médias libanais ont indiqué ce vendredi 20 février qu’un face-à-face a eu lieu lundi dernier entre des soldats libanais et américains près d’une base aérienne dans le nord du Liban. L’incident s’est produit après qu’un drone qui survolait cet aérodrome militaire a été neutralisé par les Américains.
Des médias libanais ont indiqué ce vendredi 20 février qu’un face-à-face a eu lieu lundi dernier entre des soldats libanais et américains près d’une base aérienne dans le nord du Liban. L’incident s’est produit après qu’un drone qui survolait cet aérodrome militaire a été neutralisé par les Américains.
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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. Lawmakers in Georgia, the state with the highest rate of new HIV infections in the country, are moving to allow pharmacists to prescribe and administer HIV prevention drugs. The bill aims to make the drugs easier to get and lower the costs of care – two challenges that have hampered attempts to stem the number of new cases. Pharmacists could provide both the pill and long-acting injectable forms of pre-exposure prophylaxis, known as PrEP, which that prevents HIV, as well as PEP, post-exposure prophylaxis, a course of drugs that can prevent HIV after exposure if taken soon enough. The measure could be “a game changer for shifting the landscape of the epidemic,” said Natalie Crawford, a professor at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. At eight, Georgia has one of the lowest PrEP-to-need ratios in the country, indicating that people who need the drugs are not getting them. That overall ratio hides deep inequities in how many people are accessing PrEP. The ratio is 32 for white people but plummets to 4 for Black people, according to the latest data from AIDSVu, an online tracking tool based at Emory University. At least 20 other states allow pharmacists to prescribe the drugs. Pharmacists said they welcome the legislation – even though some details, especially around payment, still need to be worked out. Pharmacies are much more accessible to many rural Georgians than doctors’ offices and clinics, said Jordan Khail, a professor at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. Pharmacies often also have longer hours than doctor’s offices. Pharmacies could bring drugs closer to patients Rural residents often have to travel long distances to a facility that prescribes the drugs, Crawford said. Even some in urban areas have the same problem. While there are more new HIV cases on the south side of Atlanta, the clinics that provide the drugs are typically on the north side, Crawford said. Georgia leads in U.S. HIV cases. Here’s why the lifesaving drug PrEP faces barriers in the state. “As a PrEP user and Georgia resident, I am in full support of pharmacy-based PrEP, but to be truly effective we must continue to work to protect PrEP coverage for insured individuals and expanding access for uninsured populations through a national PrEP program,” said Michael Chancley, communications and mobilization manager for PrEP4All, a nonprofit that advocates for increasing access to PrEP. The bill’s sponsors – Sen. Chuck Hufstelter, a Republican anesthetist from Rome, and Rep. Mark Newton, a Republican emergency physician from Augusta – said expanding access to the drugs could lower the number of new infections and save the state money in the long run by reducing the number of patients that need state-funded care. Lifetime HIV-related costs can range from about $420,000 to over $1 million. “It’s in the best fiscal interest of the state to prevent HIV transmission,” said Jeff Graham, executive director of Georgia Equality, an LGBTQ advocacy group. The bill includes several requirements for a pharmacist to administer the drugs: Pharmacists need a protocol agreement with a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant. Pharmacists would need to complete a qualified training program about the drugs. Any drugs for PEP or PrEP that are determined by the state Board of Pharmacy to be approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for preventing HIV infections will be eligible. Pharmacists would have to notify the patient’s primary care provider. If the patient does not have one, the pharmacist would have to provide a list of physicians and clinics to contact for follow-up care. The patient would need to provide proof of a negative HIV test within the past seven days, or take a test that proves negative on the spot. Pharmacists would be able to issue at least 30-day and up to 90-day supplies of the drugs. Payment models haven’t been determined Khail and others said pharmacists excel at finding the lowest-cost options for patients. Most American insurers are required to cover the cost of PrEP and PEP, though uninsured people may need to jump through extra hoops to afford them. While the injectable forms are typically more expensive, pharmaceutical companies’ patient assistance plans can lower the cost for the uninsured. But the bill also asks pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to do work like counseling the patients and making sure they don’t have any reactions to the drugs. “We definitely have to talk compensation for pharmacies, and I would even push it further to say pharmacy technicians,” said Dr. Kenric Ware, a professor of pharmacy at Mercer University. A similar measure in Louisiana included payment provisions for pharmacists, Khail said. That part still needs to be worked out for Georgia – perhaps through a companion bill or administrative regulations that don’t need legislative approval. Ware and Khail pointed to the model used for immunizations, in which pharmacists are compensated for the extra work they do in counseling and supervising patients and providing the shots, as a good model for PrEP. A lack of a plan to reimburse pharmacists could limit how many pharmacists decide to offer the service when it takes effect. If it passes, the law would take effect July 1, with a Jan. 1, 2027 deadline for the state pharmacy board to designate training programs for pharmacists. Georgia tops states in new HIV cases. Here are 10 easy ways to get tested in Atlanta. Pharmacists and the bill’s advocates said a range of options are needed to address the state’s high HIV rates. Georgia typically has at least 2,400 new cases each year, amounting to a rate of 26 per 100,000 people, second only to Washington, D.C. Telemedicine works well for some, but it has downsides. People who live with others may not want to receive their drugs via mail at home for privacy reasons. Others may lack the internet service or digital literacy needed to access the service, Ware said. Black and brown communities, especially women, tend to use telemedicine services for PrEP and PEP at rates far below their white counterparts, Crawford said, in part because marketing efforts have left them out. The bill gained the unanimous support of the Senate last year. The House Representatives overwhelmingly voted for it, with only seven “no” votes. The measure must now return to the Senate for final approval before it can be sent to Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature. Rebecca Grapevine is a reporter covering public health in Atlanta for Healthbeat. Contact Rebecca at rgrapevine@healthbeat.org.
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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. Lawmakers in Georgia, the state with the highest rate of new HIV infections in the country, are moving to allow pharmacists to prescribe and administer HIV prevention drugs. The bill aims to make the drugs easier to get and lower the costs of care – two challenges that have hampered attempts to stem the number of new cases. Pharmacists could provide both the pill and long-acting injectable forms of pre-exposure prophylaxis, known as PrEP, which that prevents HIV, as well as PEP, post-exposure prophylaxis, a course of drugs that can prevent HIV after exposure if taken soon enough. The measure could be “a game changer for shifting the landscape of the epidemic,” said Natalie Crawford, a professor at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. At eight, Georgia has one of the lowest PrEP-to-need ratios in the country, indicating that people who need the drugs are not getting them. That overall ratio hides deep inequities in how many people are accessing PrEP. The ratio is 32 for white people but plummets to 4 for Black people, according to the latest data from AIDSVu, an online tracking tool based at Emory University. At least 20 other states allow pharmacists to prescribe the drugs. Pharmacists said they welcome the legislation – even though some details, especially around payment, still need to be worked out. Pharmacies are much more accessible to many rural Georgians than doctors’ offices and clinics, said Jordan Khail, a professor at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. Pharmacies often also have longer hours than doctor’s offices. Pharmacies could bring drugs closer to patients Rural residents often have to travel long distances to a facility that prescribes the drugs, Crawford said. Even some in urban areas have the same problem. While there are more new HIV cases on the south side of Atlanta, the clinics that provide the drugs are typically on the north side, Crawford said. Georgia leads in U.S. HIV cases. Here’s why the lifesaving drug PrEP faces barriers in the state. “As a PrEP user and Georgia resident, I am in full support of pharmacy-based PrEP, but to be truly effective we must continue to work to protect PrEP coverage for insured individuals and expanding access for uninsured populations through a national PrEP program,” said Michael Chancley, communications and mobilization manager for PrEP4All, a nonprofit that advocates for increasing access to PrEP. The bill’s sponsors – Sen. Chuck Hufstelter, a Republican anesthetist from Rome, and Rep. Mark Newton, a Republican emergency physician from Augusta – said expanding access to the drugs could lower the number of new infections and save the state money in the long run by reducing the number of patients that need state-funded care. Lifetime HIV-related costs can range from about $420,000 to over $1 million. “It’s in the best fiscal interest of the state to prevent HIV transmission,” said Jeff Graham, executive director of Georgia Equality, an LGBTQ advocacy group. The bill includes several requirements for a pharmacist to administer the drugs: Pharmacists need a protocol agreement with a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant. Pharmacists would need to complete a qualified training program about the drugs. Any drugs for PEP or PrEP that are determined by the state Board of Pharmacy to be approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for preventing HIV infections will be eligible. Pharmacists would have to notify the patient’s primary care provider. If the patient does not have one, the pharmacist would have to provide a list of physicians and clinics to contact for follow-up care. The patient would need to provide proof of a negative HIV test within the past seven days, or take a test that proves negative on the spot. Pharmacists would be able to issue at least 30-day and up to 90-day supplies of the drugs. Payment models haven’t been determined Khail and others said pharmacists excel at finding the lowest-cost options for patients. Most American insurers are required to cover the cost of PrEP and PEP, though uninsured people may need to jump through extra hoops to afford them. While the injectable forms are typically more expensive, pharmaceutical companies’ patient assistance plans can lower the cost for the uninsured. But the bill also asks pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to do work like counseling the patients and making sure they don’t have any reactions to the drugs. “We definitely have to talk compensation for pharmacies, and I would even push it further to say pharmacy technicians,” said Dr. Kenric Ware, a professor of pharmacy at Mercer University. A similar measure in Louisiana included payment provisions for pharmacists, Khail said. That part still needs to be worked out for Georgia – perhaps through a companion bill or administrative regulations that don’t need legislative approval. Ware and Khail pointed to the model used for immunizations, in which pharmacists are compensated for the extra work they do in counseling and supervising patients and providing the shots, as a good model for PrEP. A lack of a plan to reimburse pharmacists could limit how many pharmacists decide to offer the service when it takes effect. If it passes, the law would take effect July 1, with a Jan. 1, 2027 deadline for the state pharmacy board to designate training programs for pharmacists. Georgia tops states in new HIV cases. Here are 10 easy ways to get tested in Atlanta. Pharmacists and the bill’s advocates said a range of options are needed to address the state’s high HIV rates. Georgia typically has at least 2,400 new cases each year, amounting to a rate of 26 per 100,000 people, second only to Washington, D.C. Telemedicine works well for some, but it has downsides. People who live with others may not want to receive their drugs via mail at home for privacy reasons. Others may lack the internet service or digital literacy needed to access the service, Ware said. Black and brown communities, especially women, tend to use telemedicine services for PrEP and PEP at rates far below their white counterparts, Crawford said, in part because marketing efforts have left them out. The bill gained the unanimous support of the Senate last year. The House Representatives overwhelmingly voted for it, with only seven “no” votes. The measure must now return to the Senate for final approval before it can be sent to Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature. Rebecca Grapevine is a reporter covering public health in Atlanta for Healthbeat. Contact Rebecca at rgrapevine@healthbeat.org.
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Policiais franceses poderão, em breve, ter entrada gratuita em museus, desde que portem suas armas de serviço. A medida é uma das 24 recomendações que integram o relatório da missão parlamentar criada após o assalto ao Louvre, há quatro meses, apresentado nesta sexta-feira (20) ao Ministério da Cultura da França.
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Policiais franceses poderão, em breve, ter entrada gratuita em museus, desde que portem suas armas de serviço. A medida é uma das 24 recomendações que integram o relatório da missão parlamentar criada após o assalto ao Louvre, há quatro meses, apresentado nesta sexta-feira (20) ao Ministério da Cultura da França.
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Yesterday Republican leaders proposed two measures which they believe would curtail "waste, fraud and abuse" by state government. The post State Republicans propose non-profit audits and expanded OIG appeared first on Inside Investigator.
Yesterday Republican leaders proposed two measures which they believe would curtail "waste, fraud and abuse" by state government. The post State Republicans propose non-profit audits and expanded OIG appeared first on Inside Investigator.
20 minutes
Fue una secuela completa de “Take a Bow” con un videoclip que seguía la historia de amor de Madonna con el torero español Emilio Múñoz Esta sería la 'La isla bonita' de Madonna: la referencia detrás de su icónico éxito Madonna ha sido noticia por haber apoyado con un mensaje en redes sociales a la patinadora Amber Glenn, que ha utilizado ‘Like a Prayer’ para su competición en los Juegos Olímpicos de invierno de Milano-Cortina 2026, aunque con poca distancia ha tenido también que decir adiós a Billy Steinberg, compositor de la canción y de otros éxitos de la década de los 80. La figura de la apodada “Reina del pop” trasciende la música, y así sucedía también en la década de los 90, en un momento en el que su vida personal encadenaba mayor atención. Si echamos la vista atrás a hace 30 años, la cantante se preparaba para su papel protagonista en la película ‘Evita’, pero también era número uno en España con una balada que es uno de sus temas más infravalorados: “You’ll see”. De secuela de ‘Take a Bow’ a número uno en España Del 17 al 23 de febrero, “You’ll See” estaba en lo más alto de la lista de éxitos en España. Un tema con una historia peculiar, al formar parte de un disco recopilatorio de baladas (Something to Remember), en el que Madonna mostraba más rango vocal, y que fue una especie de secuela de “Take a Bow”, tanto en su letra como en el videoclip. window.marfeel.cmd.push(['multimedia', function(multimedia) { multimedia.initializeItem('yt-zyFzpBAZICc-1456', 'youtube', 'zyFzpBAZICc', document.getElementById('yt-zyFzpBAZICc-1456')); }]); escrita por Madonna y David Foster durante un fin de semana de septiembre, y en ella habla de la independencia, del empoderamiento propio cuando se rompe una relación, mostrando una faceta diferente al de “Take a Bow”, en el que la artista enfatizaba el hacer cualquier cosa para conseguir un amor. Ella misma quiso dar otra versión de sí misma, como reconoció en una entrevista: “Tengo esa faceta completamente masoquista, dispuesta a hacer cualquier cosa por amor. Pero también hay otra faceta: ‘No te metas conmigo, no necesito a nadie. Puedo hacer lo que quiera', y 'You'll See' lo refleja”. “You’ll See” fue un éxito comercial, sobre todo en Europa, siendo top 5 en Austria, Canadá y Reino Unido, y número seis en el Billboard Hot 100 de Estados Unidos, lo que le hizo ser el 29 sencillo en entrar al top 10 para la cantante. Lo curioso es que incluso gozó de una posición superior al de su predecesora “Take a Bow”, que se quedó en Australia o Reino Unido en el top 15. La crítica también la acogió de forma positiva, sobre todo por la diferencia vocal que ya iba tomando y que sería definitiva en su álbum “Ray of Light”, en un contexto en el que rebajó su nivel de provocación antes de interpretar a Eva Perón en el cine. Su única canción con versión en español “You’ll See” fue una secuela completa de “Take a Bow” con un videoclip que seguía la historia de amor de Madonna con el torero español Emilio Múñoz y que volvió a utilizar varias localizaciones en España como la localidad de Ronda, en Málaga. Todo ello vestida de Versace, pero sin evitar la polémica, pues en su día se le acusó de promover la tauromaquia. window.marfeel.cmd.push(['multimedia', function(multimedia) { multimedia.initializeItem('yt-nnDRjGaCAf4-3080', 'youtube', 'nnDRjGaCAf4', document.getElementById('yt-nnDRjGaCAf4-3080')); }]); “Verás” fue una versión adaptada al español por la cantautora argentina Paz Martínez y se incluyó en la versión latinoamericana de “Something to Remember”, el recopilatorio de canciones en el que aparecía su original. Esta canción tuvo un vídeo propio, con imágenes de la reina del pop grabándola.
Fue una secuela completa de “Take a Bow” con un videoclip que seguía la historia de amor de Madonna con el torero español Emilio Múñoz Esta sería la 'La isla bonita' de Madonna: la referencia detrás de su icónico éxito Madonna ha sido noticia por haber apoyado con un mensaje en redes sociales a la patinadora Amber Glenn, que ha utilizado ‘Like a Prayer’ para su competición en los Juegos Olímpicos de invierno de Milano-Cortina 2026, aunque con poca distancia ha tenido también que decir adiós a Billy Steinberg, compositor de la canción y de otros éxitos de la década de los 80. La figura de la apodada “Reina del pop” trasciende la música, y así sucedía también en la década de los 90, en un momento en el que su vida personal encadenaba mayor atención. Si echamos la vista atrás a hace 30 años, la cantante se preparaba para su papel protagonista en la película ‘Evita’, pero también era número uno en España con una balada que es uno de sus temas más infravalorados: “You’ll see”. De secuela de ‘Take a Bow’ a número uno en España Del 17 al 23 de febrero, “You’ll See” estaba en lo más alto de la lista de éxitos en España. Un tema con una historia peculiar, al formar parte de un disco recopilatorio de baladas (Something to Remember), en el que Madonna mostraba más rango vocal, y que fue una especie de secuela de “Take a Bow”, tanto en su letra como en el videoclip. window.marfeel.cmd.push(['multimedia', function(multimedia) { multimedia.initializeItem('yt-zyFzpBAZICc-1456', 'youtube', 'zyFzpBAZICc', document.getElementById('yt-zyFzpBAZICc-1456')); }]); escrita por Madonna y David Foster durante un fin de semana de septiembre, y en ella habla de la independencia, del empoderamiento propio cuando se rompe una relación, mostrando una faceta diferente al de “Take a Bow”, en el que la artista enfatizaba el hacer cualquier cosa para conseguir un amor. Ella misma quiso dar otra versión de sí misma, como reconoció en una entrevista: “Tengo esa faceta completamente masoquista, dispuesta a hacer cualquier cosa por amor. Pero también hay otra faceta: ‘No te metas conmigo, no necesito a nadie. Puedo hacer lo que quiera', y 'You'll See' lo refleja”. “You’ll See” fue un éxito comercial, sobre todo en Europa, siendo top 5 en Austria, Canadá y Reino Unido, y número seis en el Billboard Hot 100 de Estados Unidos, lo que le hizo ser el 29 sencillo en entrar al top 10 para la cantante. Lo curioso es que incluso gozó de una posición superior al de su predecesora “Take a Bow”, que se quedó en Australia o Reino Unido en el top 15. La crítica también la acogió de forma positiva, sobre todo por la diferencia vocal que ya iba tomando y que sería definitiva en su álbum “Ray of Light”, en un contexto en el que rebajó su nivel de provocación antes de interpretar a Eva Perón en el cine. Su única canción con versión en español “You’ll See” fue una secuela completa de “Take a Bow” con un videoclip que seguía la historia de amor de Madonna con el torero español Emilio Múñoz y que volvió a utilizar varias localizaciones en España como la localidad de Ronda, en Málaga. Todo ello vestida de Versace, pero sin evitar la polémica, pues en su día se le acusó de promover la tauromaquia. window.marfeel.cmd.push(['multimedia', function(multimedia) { multimedia.initializeItem('yt-nnDRjGaCAf4-3080', 'youtube', 'nnDRjGaCAf4', document.getElementById('yt-nnDRjGaCAf4-3080')); }]); “Verás” fue una versión adaptada al español por la cantautora argentina Paz Martínez y se incluyó en la versión latinoamericana de “Something to Remember”, el recopilatorio de canciones en el que aparecía su original. Esta canción tuvo un vídeo propio, con imágenes de la reina del pop grabándola.
21 minutes
Negotiators from California and other Western states missed a second key deadline to reach a conservation deal.
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Negotiators from California and other Western states missed a second key deadline to reach a conservation deal.
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"A documentación achegada pola CRTVG non acredita axeitadamente a carencia de medios persoais dispoñibles nin a necesidade de realización do contrato para a prestación do servizo", conclúe o Contas nun informe ao que a dirección dos medios públicos retruca reprochando ao ente fiscalizador "obcecación", "suficiencia desmedida e intrusiva" e "xuízos de valor pouco respectuosos"
"A documentación achegada pola CRTVG non acredita axeitadamente a carencia de medios persoais dispoñibles nin a necesidade de realización do contrato para a prestación do servizo", conclúe o Contas nun informe ao que a dirección dos medios públicos retruca reprochando ao ente fiscalizador "obcecación", "suficiencia desmedida e intrusiva" e "xuízos de valor pouco respectuosos"
22 minutes
Eusko Jaurlaritzako lehendakariak eta Maria Jesus San Jose Justizia sailburuak PP eta Vox alderdiak kritikatu dituzte, «gorrotoa eta erremina legearen gainetik jartzen saiatzeagatik».
Eusko Jaurlaritzako lehendakariak eta Maria Jesus San Jose Justizia sailburuak PP eta Vox alderdiak kritikatu dituzte, «gorrotoa eta erremina legearen gainetik jartzen saiatzeagatik».
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Esqueça as avaliações róseas dos “analistas” de mercado. O exame concreto das dificuldades eleitorais do presidente mostra que três de seus déficits cruciais – precarização, salários baixos e superendividamento – decorrem diretamente da política econômica subordinada ao rentismo The post Economia, o calcanhar-de-Aquiles de Lula appeared first on Outras Palavras.
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Esqueça as avaliações róseas dos “analistas” de mercado. O exame concreto das dificuldades eleitorais do presidente mostra que três de seus déficits cruciais – precarização, salários baixos e superendividamento – decorrem diretamente da política econômica subordinada ao rentismo The post Economia, o calcanhar-de-Aquiles de Lula appeared first on Outras Palavras.
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The Trump White House is openly trying to harm the Cuban people, and US media are openly trying to sell that to us as something to root for.
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The Trump White House is openly trying to harm the Cuban people, and US media are openly trying to sell that to us as something to root for.
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Mobilização dos indígenas e apoiadores contra decreto governamental que abre rios amazônicos à concessão privada chega a um mês sob tensão crescente; lideranças mulheres denunciam hostilidade e repressão contra o movimento. Nos últimos dias, a mobilização cresceu, recebendo apoio de outros povos indígenas, que exigem a revogação do decreto e não apenas a suspensão. O post Em meio à luta pelo rio Tapajós, mulheres indígenas enfrentam ameaças apareceu primeiro em Amazônia Real.
Mobilização dos indígenas e apoiadores contra decreto governamental que abre rios amazônicos à concessão privada chega a um mês sob tensão crescente; lideranças mulheres denunciam hostilidade e repressão contra o movimento. Nos últimos dias, a mobilização cresceu, recebendo apoio de outros povos indígenas, que exigem a revogação do decreto e não apenas a suspensão. O post Em meio à luta pelo rio Tapajós, mulheres indígenas enfrentam ameaças apareceu primeiro em Amazônia Real.
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Терминот „Македонија“ во книгата на литванско-американскиот археолог Марија Гимбутас се користи исклучиво како географска одредница за регион каде што се откриени праисториски локалитети Рецензираме објава на социјалната мрежа Фејсбук во која пишува: „Без Македонија ја нема Европа” – American…
Терминот „Македонија“ во книгата на литванско-американскиот археолог Марија Гимбутас се користи исклучиво како географска одредница за регион каде што се откриени праисториски локалитети Рецензираме објава на социјалната мрежа Фејсбук во која пишува: „Без Македонија ја нема Европа” – American…
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(The Center Square) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is hitting the brakes on plans to allow robotaxis to operate on the state's roadways, following pushback from labor unions, transit workers, and rideshare drivers. During her state of the state address last month, Hochul floated the idea of allowing commercial robotaxi services, like Waymo and Alphabet, to begin operating in cities and towns outside of New York City if local officials approve pilot testing of the autonomous vehicles. But on Wednesday, the Hochul administration said it was walking back to those plans amid opposition. "Based on conversations with stakeholders, including the legislature, it was clear that the support was not there to advance this proposal," a Hochul spokesperson said in a statement. The move comes as a blow to California-based Waymo, which had planned to expand its ride-hailing service to New York this year as part of his nationwide plans to develop the industry. The company has been testing its vehicles with human drivers in New York City under a previous agreement with the state. A spokesperson for Waymo said it was "disappointed" by the governor's reversal on the plan but said the company isn't giving up on the New York market. “We’re committed to bringing our service to New York and will work with the State Legislature to advance this issue," Waymo spokesperson Ethan Teicher said in a statement. "The path forward requires a collaborative approach that prioritizes transparency and public safety." The company was granted a permit in August from the New York Department of Transportation to begin testing in the city, a plan that was approved by former Mayor Eric Adams, who stepped down in January. But Hochul's plan to allow the company to enter into agreements with New York cities and towns drew scrutiny from labor unions, rideshare drivers and transit workers, who raised concerns about safety risks and potential job losses from robotaxis entering the market. “Waymo thinks by targeting Buffalo and Rochester it can divide and conquer our driver-led movement,” Bhairavi Desai, executive director of the 28,000-member Taxi Workers Alliance, said in a statement. “But, once again, billionaire tech bosses underestimate workers at their own peril." The Independent Drivers Guild, which represents about 80,000 for-hire drivers, recently collected more than 20,000 signatures on a petition to ban autonomous vehicle testing and services in the city and state. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an advocate for taxi drivers, has also been critical of allowing driverless vehicles for hire to operate in the city.
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(The Center Square) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is hitting the brakes on plans to allow robotaxis to operate on the state's roadways, following pushback from labor unions, transit workers, and rideshare drivers. During her state of the state address last month, Hochul floated the idea of allowing commercial robotaxi services, like Waymo and Alphabet, to begin operating in cities and towns outside of New York City if local officials approve pilot testing of the autonomous vehicles. But on Wednesday, the Hochul administration said it was walking back to those plans amid opposition. "Based on conversations with stakeholders, including the legislature, it was clear that the support was not there to advance this proposal," a Hochul spokesperson said in a statement. The move comes as a blow to California-based Waymo, which had planned to expand its ride-hailing service to New York this year as part of his nationwide plans to develop the industry. The company has been testing its vehicles with human drivers in New York City under a previous agreement with the state. A spokesperson for Waymo said it was "disappointed" by the governor's reversal on the plan but said the company isn't giving up on the New York market. “We’re committed to bringing our service to New York and will work with the State Legislature to advance this issue," Waymo spokesperson Ethan Teicher said in a statement. "The path forward requires a collaborative approach that prioritizes transparency and public safety." The company was granted a permit in August from the New York Department of Transportation to begin testing in the city, a plan that was approved by former Mayor Eric Adams, who stepped down in January. But Hochul's plan to allow the company to enter into agreements with New York cities and towns drew scrutiny from labor unions, rideshare drivers and transit workers, who raised concerns about safety risks and potential job losses from robotaxis entering the market. “Waymo thinks by targeting Buffalo and Rochester it can divide and conquer our driver-led movement,” Bhairavi Desai, executive director of the 28,000-member Taxi Workers Alliance, said in a statement. “But, once again, billionaire tech bosses underestimate workers at their own peril." The Independent Drivers Guild, which represents about 80,000 for-hire drivers, recently collected more than 20,000 signatures on a petition to ban autonomous vehicle testing and services in the city and state. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an advocate for taxi drivers, has also been critical of allowing driverless vehicles for hire to operate in the city.
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