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El cine mexicano reafirma su lugar en el circuito internacional con algunas participaciones.

Local law enforcement offered few details about ICE activity documented on social media over the weekend.

More than a decade ago, Queens teacher Nicole Radosti Pipia’s fifth- and sixth-grade students seemed to love reading novels in school.  “The Giver” by Lois Lowry was prized for its mystery. “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio taught them about kindness and acceptance. “Freak the Mighty” by Rodman Philbrick showed them the power of friendship.  Now, she said, they don’t read […]

(The Center Square) — A Democratic county executive in upstate New York is facing a backlash for his decision to cancel a Department of Homeland Security job fair over ICE's participation in the event. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz announced last week that the two-day Department of Homeland Security career expo at the Buffalo Convention Center, which was set to begin on Tuesday, was canceled due to concerns about recruitment by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the possibility of protests outside the event. "The Buffalo Convention Center is a publicly owned community asset, and I do not believe it should be used to support recruitment efforts that are inconsistent with the values we have repeatedly expressed as a welcoming community," Poloncarz said in a joint statement with convention center CEO Patrick Kaler. Poloncarz said he was "surprised and deeply troubled" by ICE's involvement in the job expo and suggested it could draw "significant protests and civil unrest, as has happened elsewhere, requiring an increased law enforcement presence without the benefit of a coordinated response plan between city and county officials." "We made a request of the Department of Homeland Security to move forward with an event that did not include Immigration and Customs Enforcement," they said. "When it became clear that was not possible, we made the decision to cancel as we feel it’s in the best interests of our community at this time." But the move drew a backlash from Republicans, who pointed out that the expo was meant to offer more jobs in a region of New York that has traditionally struggled economically. The Erie County Republican Committee blasted Poloncarz for canceling the job fair, saying in a statement that it "could have put Western New Yorkers back to work. In a region where the job market is stuck, killing opportunity isn't leadership — it's stupidity." Republican Erie County Legislator Lindsay Lorigo accused Poloncarz of overstepping his authority by canceling the DHS job expo "The County Executive is entitled to his views on federal immigration policy," she said in a statement. "However, it is not the role of the County Executive to determine which lawful employers Western New Yorkers should have the opportunity to meet or where our residents should seek employment." Loringo said she was in conversations with DHS about a new location for the job fair and posted on social media Monday that it has been relocated to the U.S. Coast Guard Sector in Buffalo. "A career expo is an opportunity for individuals to learn about jobs and make their own decisions about whether a particular career is right for them," she said. "Those decisions should belong to the individual, not the government." In a statement, a DHS spokesperson defended ICE's enforcement actions and suggested that Poloncarz's decision to cancel the event was politically motivated. "Our agents are focused on protecting the American people — not entertaining performative outrage," the DHS statement said. "Where is the outrage for Angel families who lost a loved one to illegal alien crime?" "To most Americans, our brave ICE law enforcement are heroes. Eighty percent of Americans support arresting and deporting criminal illegal aliens from American neighborhoods," the statement added. “As our brave law enforcement arrests and removes dangerous criminal illegal aliens from our communities, America can be proud of the professionalism our officers bring to the job day-in and day-out."

A network of Christian evangelical organizations has spent nearly two decades and tens of millions of dollars fueling a storm of anti-LGBTI+ legislation across Africa. That same network now drafts and bankrolls a parallel wave of anti-LGBTI legislation including anti-trans bills sweeping through American statehouses. Meanwhile, new and expanding U.S. immigration laws increasingly restrict access to refuge for endangered migrants and regularly return those who found safety back to the danger they fled. Together, these trends form a closed circuit of violence and oppression that prevents Black LGBTI+ migrants from finding safety, community, and home on either side of the Atlantic.   Africa’s Widening Net  In recent years, many African countries have criminalized same-sex relations for the […] The post No Place to Call Home: Increasing Homophobic & Transphobic Laws in the U.S. & Africa appeared first on African Arguments.

The nonprofit will oversee the student competition after the Indiana Historical Society ended its longtime sponsorship. The post Indiana Humanities takes over National History Day program appeared first on Mirror Indy.

Last Updated on August 31, 2026 The Ngäbe community of Quebrada Nigua in Bocas del Toro province, Panama, has come under sustained attacked by a group of armed men, traumatizing families and devastating livelihoods. According to Benjamín Abrego, the grandson of the late Ngäbe leader Julio Netobre, more than 50 men descended on Quebrada Nigua […] Source

Akron didn't have a central collection of LGBTQ+ history. Two professors and a cadre of students are changing that. The post How one Ohio college class assembled a city’s untold LGBTQ+ history appeared first on The Buckeye Flame.

(The Center Square) – Inviting a lightning rod of a senator to spur North Carolina Democrats at their annual state convention, highlighted by support of U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper, is reverberating again. This time, the thunder is from the U.S. Treasury Department, just as the G20 Finance Track gathering was to open in Asheville. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., campaigning for multiple candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America within the national Democratic Party, drew the ire of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with a letter two weeks ago. Responding publicly on Thursday in letter and social media, he told the third-term senator he’d offer a Foreign Exchange for Dummies tutorial to help her understand a recent use of the Exchange Stabilization Fund in buying yen. Bessent said Warren had it wrong “about where the money came, what the transaction was, and whether there was even a borrow.” “No new congressional appropriation was involved, and no credit was extended to Japan,” Bessent wrote to Warren, explaining the Treasury exchanged existing ESF foreign-currency assets for yen. “Japan owes Treasury nothing. There is therefore no risk that Japan will fail to repay a debt that does not exist.” Japan holds U.S. Treasuries, is a trading partner and a treaty ally. “Disorderly yen markets can trigger forced unwinds, which could destabilize global markets and ultimately raise borrowing costs for American families and businesses,” Bessent wrote. “For a fuller explanation, I recommend any entry-level course in international finance for you and your staff, or I can give you a tutorial on Foreign Exchange for Dummies.” Warren questioned Bessent’s authority on the transaction. Her answer was in a footnote to her letter, Bessent said, where Section 5302 gives the secretary with presidential approval the authority “to deal in foreign exchange in support of orderly exchange arrangements.” Bessent also wrote, “Treasury’s legal analysis begins with reading the statute. I recommend you try the same.” Washington and Tokyo bought yen after the currency dipped to a 40-year low. Use of the Exchange Stabilization Fund is not new; it has not been used since 1998. Warren was the guest of the North Carolina Democratic Party for its annual convention in Raleigh on Aug. 1, delivering the Saturday night after-dinner keynote speech. It was a time to push Democrats to donate and rustle up votes, particularly for Cooper against Republican Michael Whatley and for incumbent state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls against Republican former state Rep. Sarah Stevens. Warren has drawn widespread attention to her support of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his socialist view for the party, saying his view represents what the party should look like going forward. Cooper welcomed her support. Cooper was also aligned with Warren in support deep into June for former Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner despite each of them and the world already knowing of his chest tattoo resembling the Nazi-era death’s head symbol; his social media posts of a misogynistic, racist and homophobic nature; dismissal of sexual violence; interactions with antisemitic podcasts; text messages early in his marriage suggesting infidelity; and ex-girlfriends’ depictions of a heavy drinker with aggressive behavior. The Democratic Party, on a national scale, has tension in an ideological tussle for control. Democratic socialism is on the rise, replete with a desire not only for social reforms but also restructuring, including abolishing the U.S. Senate, having Congress pick the president and U.S. Supreme Court, defunding the Pentagon, and allowing all residents, regardless of citizenship, to vote. What's commonly called the establishment Democrats, meaning mainstream members supportive of traditional institutional norms and pragmatic changes rather than complete overhauls, are being tested in their "big tent" slogan. Not all candidates connected to the rising tide agree with all tenets, and that's no different from either main party today or in yesteryear. On its website “about us” section, the Democratic Socialists of America say, “Capitalism is a system designed by the owning class to exploit the rest of us for their own profit. We must replace it with a democratic socialism, a system where ordinary people have a real voice in our workplaces, neighborhoods, and society. “We want to win ‘radical’ reforms like single-payer Medicare for All, defunding the police/refunding communities, the Green New Deal, and more as a transition to a freer, more just life.”

Прэм’ер-міністар Індыі Нарэндра Модзі 31 жніўня падчас сустрэчы з прэзыдэнтам Расеі Ўладзімірам Пуціным заявіў, што ягоная краіна падтрымлівае ўсе мірныя намаганьні, скіраваныя на спыненьне вайны РФ супраць Украіны.

Американці є другою найбільшою аудиторією англомовного журналу про українську культуру Craft. Засновниці цієї медіа-платформи Катерина Казімірова та Дарина Анастасієва заснували цей проект 6 років тому, щоб інформувати англомовний світ про життя українських митців. Після повномасштабного російського вторгнення в Україну, саме Craft став свого роду посередником, який допомогав журналістам зі США звязатися із українськими митцями. На сьогодні Craft експериментує з різними форматами інтерв'ю...

An ordinance for a one-year moratorium on data center developments is on its way to the Bemidji Planning Board, with another opportunity for public comment on Sept. 14, 2026.

سەرۆکی ئەمەریکا دۆناڵد ترامپ ڕۆژی دووشەممە گوتی" ئێرانییەکان دەیانەوێت گفتوگۆ بکەن، بەڵام متمانەیان پێ ناکەین" هیوا سەلام زانیاری ورد دەخاتەڕوو.

Starting September 1, Russian gas stations will be allowed to sell gasoline and diesel fuel classified as Euro-2, Euro-3, and Euro-4. The government has adopted a decree to that effect, the Energy Ministry said.

سوپای ئەمەریکا ڕۆژی دووشەممە ڕایگەیاند، بە مەبەستی زیادکردنی بەرهەمهێنان و خێراکردنی گەیاندنی پێکهاتە سەرەکییەکانی سیستەمی بەرگری ئاسمانی و مووشەکی تاد و پەتریۆیت، ڕێککەوتنی نوێی لەگەڵ سێ کۆمپانیا واژۆ کردووە. بەپێی پنتاگۆن، ئەو ڕێککەوتنانە بۆ ماوەی حەوت ساڵن و بە تایبەتی پەیوەندییان بە پێکهاتەکانی سیستەمی تاد و مووشەکە بەرگرییەکانی پاتریۆت هەیە. ئەم هەنگاوە بەشێکە لە زنجیرە ڕێککەوتنێکی پەنتاگۆن لەگەڵ کۆمپانیاکانی بەرگری، بۆ چارەسەرکردنی کەمبوونەوەی هەندێک چەکی پێشکەوتوو و زیادکردنی توانای...

Madonna, Tom Cruise, Olivia Rodrigo y Tate McRae protagonizan las imágenes más llamativas de la alfombra roja y los festivales de este agosto de 2026.

Президент Франции Эмманюэль Макрон в понедельник, 31 августа, прибыл в Стокгольм, где вместе с премьер-министром Швеции Ульфом Кристерссоном подписал контракт на 4,3 млрд евро, предполагающий поставку четырех французских фрегатов.

瑞典首相剋里斯特松（Ulf Kristersson）與法國總統馬克龍於2026年8月31日在斯德哥爾摩正式簽署了總金額約43億歐元的軍購合同，瑞典將向法國海軍集團採購4艘新型“防禦與干預護衛艦”（FDI）。

瑞典首相克里斯特松（Ulf Kristersson）与法国总统马克龙于2026年8月31日在斯德哥尔摩正式签署了总金额约43亿欧元的军购合同，瑞典将向法国海军集团采购4艘新型“防御与干预护卫舰”（FDI）。