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In Chile's Atacama Desert, indigenous Lickanantay communities face a cruel paradox: the global shift to renewables demands lithium from beneath their land, threatening the very culture and environment the energy transition claims to protect.About the author/sElizabeth DaleyDr Elizabeth Daley is a Brisbane-based land governance and gender/social inclusion specialist. She serves as the Chair of the Board of the Land Portal Foundation and a freelance Principal Consultant of Mokoro Ltd.

Le gouvernement grec éclaboussé par une vaste affaire de fraude présumée aux aides agricoles de l'Union européenne. Ce vendredi, le Premier ministre conservateur, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, s'est notamment séparé de deux ministres. Tous sont dans le viseur de la justice européenne, qui les soupçonne d'être impliqués dans le détournement d'aide de l'UE aux agriculteurs. C'est un nouveau rebondissement dans un scandale qui secoue la Grèce depuis près d'un an.

Decenas de personas se reunieron ayer en el Grant Center, en el barrio Southside de Asheville, para la proyección del documental "Sin Sombra, Sin Descanso", una película que documenta la lucha de trabajadores agrícolas en Florida por conseguir protecciones laborales en los viveros y campos agrícolas donde trabajan. La entrada El costo humano detrás de las plantas: trabajadoras agrícolas cuentan lo que nadie ve se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. El costo humano detrás de las plantas: trabajadoras agrícolas cuentan lo que nadie ve was first posted on abril 3, 2026 at 3:00 pm.©2024 "Enlace Latino NC". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at paola@enlacelatinonc.org

“To pay for his endless wars, he wants the biggest increase to military spending in 70 years,” said Rep. Greg Casar. “Hell no.”

A judge is sending back to the Indiana Election Commission a dispute over whether one of two women with the last name Wilson can remain on the Republican primary ballot for a state Senate seat.

Washington — Serokê Amerîka Donald Trump roja Înê daxwaza 500 milyar dolarên zêdetir ji bo budceya leşkerî ya sala darayî ya 2027'an kir, di demekê de ku Amerîka operasyona xwe li dijî Îranê didomîne. Daxwaza budceya 2027'an di demekê de tê ku serok rûbirûyê bijareyên meritsîdar li derveyî welêt dibe, ligel ku rêvebirîya wî hêza leşkerî dişîne Rojhilata Navîn û bilindbûna nirxên sotemenîyê wekî encamên şer. Ev daxwaz bi wateyeke tê ku xercîya barevanîya Pentagonê dê di salekê de bi rêjeya...

د امریکا د تابعیت او کډوالۍ د خدماتو ادارې یا (یو اس سي آی اس) وایي د امریکا د کډوالۍ ادارو په جزوي ډول د ځینو پناه غوښتونکو د درول شویو غوښتنلیکونو بهیر بیا پیل کړی دی. دغه اداره د هغو پناه غوښتونکو دوسیې بیا ارزوي چې هیوادونه یې د لوړ خطر په توګه نه دي په ګوته شوي. د امریکا د متحدو ایالتونو د کورني امنیت یو ویاند د امریکا غږ د یوې پوښتنې په ځواب کې چې پدې اړه یې لا نور توضیحات غوښتي و وویل چې "د هغو هېوادونو لپاره چې د لوړ خطر په توګه پېژندل شوي دي د ویزو د ځنډونې پریکړه لا پر ځای ده" او...

Em 3 de janeiro de 2026, um comando americano sequestrou o presidente venezuelano Nicolás Maduro e sua esposa e os levou para os Estados Unidos, onde estão presos. Desde então, a vice-presidente de Maduro, Delcy Rodríguez, passou a governar a Venezuela, e os dois países iniciaram uma reaproximação, mas o país continua sob tutela econômica de Washington.

(The Center Square) – Coloradans have mixed reactions to this week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling against the state's ban on conversion therapy for the LGBTQIA+ community. At issue in Chiles v. Salazar is conversion therapy, or "talk therapy" as some have called it, for minors with unwanted same-sex attractions or gender identity issues. Justices ruled 8-1 Tuesday that Colorado’s ban under a 2019 law violates the First Amendment rights of Christian counselor Kaley Chiles and sent the case back to a lower court. In a video posted on X, Chiles expressed hope that this “win for free speech will fuel a greater pursuit of truth,” both among the professionals and in the counseling room. “Our kids deserve it,” Chiles said alongside her attorneys at Alliance Defending Freedom. “The law I'm challenging harms kids and silences speech. Kids deserve real help affirming that their bodies are not a mistake and that they are wonderfully made.” ADF lawyer Jake Warner said the law firm was “thrilled” with this week’s ruling for Chiles. “She is a Christian counselor who counsels clients on a number of things, including gender identity, but Colorado passed a one-way censorship law that says that if clients come to her wanting help to change, to become comfortable with their bodies, that Kaylee cannot have those conversations with her clients,” Warner told The Center Square during an interview. “Instead, Colorado says she's only allowed to push kids toward gender transition, which often leads to harmful drugs and procedures, so that's obviously a very big First Amendment violation, and the U.S. Supreme Court said so earlier this week.” Like Chiles, Warner said this ruling helps kids. “Studies suggest that roughly 90% of kids who struggle with gender confusion will naturally become comfortable with their God-given sex if they're not pushed toward transition,” said Warner. The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado does not agree with the ruling. In a press release, Interfaith called the decision “discouraging.” The organization also said that the state law in question, which was signed on May 31, 2019, reflects the “consensus of major medical organizations that conversion practices are harmful, ineffective, and unsupported” by scientific evidence. “Therapists and other counselors don’t have a free pass to harm patients,” said Interfaith. Human Rights Campaign, which has a chapter in Colorado, also opposed the ruling. By deciding in favor of Chiles, the court is allowing “licensed mental health practitioners to traumatize children," HRC said in a statement. HRC did not respond to The Center Square's request for an interview. When asked about the case being sent back down, ADF’s Warner did not expect anything to change. Warner called it the beginning of the end. “The case is still going on, but the way in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled is really the writing on the wall,” Warner said. “The court said that there is no difference. The First Amendment applies in the counseling room just like it applies everywhere else, and the state doesn't have a free hand to censor viewpoints that it disagrees with. "And the state has to at least overcome what courts call strict scrutiny, the highest test known to constitutional law," he said. “Colorado has identified no evidence that's even close to overcoming the standard that it has to satisfy.” As Warner sees it, Colorado “freely admits” that it has identified no study that's on point focusing on voluntary conversations between licensed counselors and willing minor clients. “So, yeah, the case is going to keep going, but this is the beginning of the end for counseling censorship laws,” said Warner. Meanwhile, Interfaith vowed to continue to work in coalition with faith leaders and communities, including the LGBTQIA+ and medical communities, to “ensure there are paths towards accountability, empowerment, and safety for those vulnerable to conversion therapy.” Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the lone dissenter in Chiles v. Salazar. In her opinion, Jackson, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, wrote that “treatment standards exist in America,” whether people like it or not. Still, Colorado state Rep. Chris Richardson, whose district includes Adams, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, El Paso, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties, said the Supreme Court got it right in ruling for Chiles. “Regardless of the desires of the sponsors of Colorado House Bill 19-1129, it was not right to compel speech and force counselors to violate their religious convictions,” Richardson told The Center Square. “The Supreme Court got it right in Chiles v. Salazar, and I’m proud to have played a small role in supporting that outcome along with my colleagues who also signed the amicus brief." HB 19-1129 prohibits psychiatrists or mental health care providers from conversion therapy discussions with patients under age 18. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat who is an openly gay man, signed the bill into law in 2019. When asked for comment, the governor's office pointed The Center Square to Polis' statement that Colorado is for everyone. Polis added that "conversion therapy does not work, can seriously harm youth, and Coloradans should beware before turning over their hard-earned money" to what Polis described as a scam. "I am evaluating the U.S. Supreme Court ruling and working to figure out how to better protect LGBTQ youth and free speech in Colorado," said Polis. "We are fighting for everyone's right to be who you are in our Colorado for all." ADF, which represented Chiles, has been involved in several U.S. Supreme Court cases out of Colorado. Examples of clients include baker Jack Phillips and graphic designer Lorie Smith. The Phillips case - known as Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission - involved the baker not wanting to create a same-sex wedding cake for religious reasons. At the time, Colorado required professionals to offer services to all customers. In 2018, Justices ruled 7-2 that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission’s actions in going after Phillips for his objections violated the free exercise of religion clause. In 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, justices ruled 6-3 in 2023 that the First Amendment prohibits Colorado from forcing Smith to create wedding websites for same-sex weddings. Smith wanted to design websites only for traditional, one-man, one-woman marriages.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen on Thursday demanded the Gallatin County Attorney rescind what Knudsen says is an illegal “policy” refusing to recognize U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a criminal justice agency and share confidential information. But County Attorney Audrey Cromwell refuted the AG’s characterization of a policy and said in a statement Knudsen […]

The first pip, or crack, was confirmed in one of Jackie and Shadow’s eggs Friday morning, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley.

YouTube выдаліў каналы дзяржаўнага інфармагенцтва БелТА, а таксама тэлеканалаў АНТ і СТВ. Белтэлерадыёкампанія ў адказ прыгразіла прызнаць пляцоўку «экстрэмісцкай».

Американські війська врятували одного з членів екіпажу збитого американського винищувача в Ірані, повідомили CNN та Reuters з посиланням на свої джерела. Два джерела CNN повідомили, що член екіпажу живий, перебуває під вартою в США та отримує медичну допомогу. Стан другого члена екіпажу незрозумілий. Раніше американські чиновники повідомили Радіо Свобода, що збитий над Іраном літак був двомісним винищувачем F-15E. Військове командування США не коментувало ситуацію, а Білий дім заявив...

Enerji məsələləri üzrə ekspert Ümid Şükri deyir ki, Transxəzər layihəsi bu kontekstdə daha aktual görünür: "Belə böhranlar alternativ marşrutların əhəmiyyətini artırır və bu layihəyə marağı gücləndirir. Amma onun da reallaşması üçün hələ həll olunmalı hüquqi, maliyyə və regional məsələlər var".

(The Center Square) – Chicago city workers reportedly owe more than $19 million in traffic tickets, water bills and fines, yet more than half the workers have never been enrolled in a payment plan or had their wages garnished. According to data the city’s finance department provided to the Chicago Sun-Times under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, nearly 80% of the scofflaws have jobs with the Chicago Board of Education or the Chicago Transit Authority and owe nearly $15.7 million to the city. MAN GETS 95-YEAR SENTENCE FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER OF STATE TROOPER A Chicago man has been sentenced to 95 years in prison for attempting to kill an Illinois state trooper during a traffic stop in Springfield. Cristobal Santana was sentenced in Sangamon County court Friday for the shooting that injured Trooper Dakotah Chapman-Green in 2023. SPRING TURKEY SEASONS OPEN THIS MONTH Illinois’ first spring turkey hunting season starts Monday and runs through April 10 for the south zone of the state. Spring turkey hunting is scheduled April 13 to April 17 for the north zone. More information can be found on the Illinois Department of Natural Resources spring turkey season website.

სომხეთის მმართველმა პარტიამ, პრემიერ-მინისტრ ნიკოლ ფაშინიანის „სამოქალაქო კონტრაქტმა“ პარასკევს, 3 აპრილს გამოაქვეყნა პარტიის საარჩევნო პროგრამა და 100 დაპირება 2026 წლის 7 ივნისის არჩევნებისათვის.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier won’t enforce part of the state Constitution banning government funding for churches and other religious groups on the theory it violates the First Amendment, he claimed this week. “This [Florida] constitutional provision reads as a prohibition barring religious entities from partaking in any grant program, no matter how they would […]

Residents worry two-year closure will kill westside businesses and make commutes harder. The post Haughville residents fight to keep 16th Street Bridge open during repairs appeared first on Mirror Indy.

Kanalên Fox News û Newsmax îro Înê ragihand ku Serokê Amerîkayê Donald Trump li ser hûrgilîyên herî dawî yên ketina firokeke şer a F-15 ya Amerîkayî li Îranê hatiye agahdarkirin. Karbidestên hikûmet û leşkerî yên Amerîkayî bi fermî hûrgilî derbarê van raportan eşkere nekirine. Kanala CBS News radigihîne ku yek ji endamên tîma firokê ji hêla hêzên Amerîkayê ve bi serkeftî hate rizgarkirin. Roja Pêncşemê Fermandarîya Navendî ya Amerîkayê (CENTCOM) ragihand ku îdîayên hêzên Pasdarên rejîma...

A new Adopt-a-Senior program will help students with transportation and supplies after high school. The post Help IPS seniors launch into college or careers after graduation appeared first on Mirror Indy.