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No palco paranaense, a humanidade dos "Dois Papas" e a potência política do "Combo Drag Week" ocupam o templo da cultura O post Fé e Resistência Drag: O encontro do conservadorismo com a arte dissidente no Teatro Guaíra apareceu primeiro em Mídia NINJA.

Invasive northern pike have wreaked havoc in Southcentral Alaska rivers and lakes. Introduced illegally in the 1950s, they have been devouring juvenile salmon and other native species. Now a University of Alaska Fairbanks study warns that matters could get even worse. As temperatures rise in waterways, invasive pike eat more, said the study, published in […]

Este unul dintre cei mai mari producători de petrol din lume: Emiratele Arabe Unite îşi anunţă retragerea din Organizaţia ţărilor exportatoare de petrol (OPEC). O măsură pentru care invocă "interesul naţional". Acest stat din Golf, va părăsi organizaţia pe 1 mai.

Horwath says Hamilton needs to keep its newfound momentum and not look back, in her final Chamber address before October's election.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey ceremoniously signed legislation Tuesday aimed at bolstering work zone safety while promising that potholes across West Virginia will be filled in by May. The governor said state roadworkers are on target to hit that goal. “I’m going to tell the public we’re doing our best to get every pothole paid by the […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr slammed Israel in a new interview, telling The New Yorker that the country had passed on an opportunity to pursue peace after Oct. 7. “Israel sought revenge for Oct. 7 and now 72,000 Palestinians have been killed and Israeli settlers are taking over the West Bank illegally, with... The post NBA coach Steve Kerr: ‘Israel sought revenge for Oct. 7 and now 72,000 Palestinians have been killed’ appeared first on The Forward.

На Параде Победы, который пройдет на Красной площади в Москве 9 мая 2026 года, не будет колонны военной техники, сообщило Минобороны.

The contributions follow the association’s endorsement of Chris Jamieson’s campaign against Alicia Ortiz for the District 10 City Council seat.

تُشجع مبادرة نساء أفريقيا ويكيبيديا تمكين المرأة الأفريقية في مجالات صناعة المعرفة الرقمية وتبادلها، وذلك من خلال برامج التدريب، وحملات المساهمة، وبرامج التوجيه والإرشاد.

The case revolves around a photo the former FBI director posted online last year of seashells on a beach arranged to say "8647."

Nesta terça-feira (28), professores e estudantes da Universidade do Distrito Federal (UnDF) realizaram uma mobilização na Câmara Legislativa do Distrito Federal (CLDF). O grupo participou de duas reuniões: uma com o deputado Chico Vigilante (PT-DF), em seu gabinete, e outra com o presidente da Casa, Wellington Luiz (MDB), além do deputado Max Maciel (Psol-DF), para […] Fonte

Asedas defiende que la subida de precios responde a factores internacionales y a la cadena de costes, mientras economistas alertan contra la búsqueda de culpables fáciles en contextos de crisis.

Duncan was sentenced to death for the murder of his former girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter, but the conviction was overturned last year after a judge found that it was based, in part, on junk science.

All In The Telling: A Somewhat True Story By Saul Rubinek Redwood Publishing, 324 pages, $35.50 Saul Rubinek’s new book opens with a nightmare: a pitch black void that is slowly filled with criss-crossing white bars until whiteness threatens to overwhelm him. As a teenager, Rubinek, an actor known for his roles in films like... The post How Saul Rubinek’s best lie helped him get to the truth about his family’s Holocaust history appeared first on The Forward.

Según informaron desde Carabineros, dos estudiantes fueron detenidos por personal de la quinta comisaría La Portada, no encontrándose de momento ningún tipo de arma en el establecimiento educacional. Este artículo Tensión escolar en Antofagasta: denuncian riña con armas en Liceo La Chimba fue publicado originalmente en El Diario de Antofagasta.

Um exame profundo do PLP 152 que tramita no Congresso, rechaçado nas ruas. Por que o governo ainda insiste em apoiar o fim vínculo empregatício em favor das plataformas? Como medida ameaça direitos históricos – e vai na contramão de dezenas de países? The post Entregadores: O Brasil legalizará a precarização? appeared first on Outras Palavras.

ირანთან კონფლიქტის დასრულების მცდელობები 28 აპრილს ჩიხში შევიდა, რადგან აშშ-ის პრეზიდენტი დონალდ ტრამპი უკმაყოფილოა თეირანის ბოლო წინადადებით, რომელმაც, მისი თქმით, აშშ-ს აცნობა, რომ ის „კოლაფსის მდგომარეობაში“ იმყოფებოდა და ცდილობს გაერკვეს ვითარებაში ხელმძღვანელობასთან. ორთვიანი ომის მოგვარების შესახებ ირანის უახლესი შეთავაზება მისი ბირთვული პროგრამის განხილვას კონფლიქტის დასრულებამდე და საზღვაო დავების მოგვარებამდე გადადებას გულისხმობს. თუმცა, ტრამპს სურს, რომ ბირთვული საკითხები...

di Cosimo GrazianiLe crisi dell’ordine internazionale e l’indebolimento del multilateralismo assumono, ai margini delle grandi catastrofi umanitarie, l’aspetto di una strage silenziosa: quella degli operatori umanitari. Una volta considerati il fiore all’occhiello delle agenzie internazionali in un sistema che vedeva in loro la punta di diamante della collaborazione tra le nazioni per sconfiggere fame, siccità e guerre, oggi si trovano a pagare un conto pesantissimo in termini di vite umane, con un bilancio che negli anni tende a crescere anziché diminuire. Nel 2025, in 21 Paesi sono stati uccisi almeno 326 operatori, portando il bilancio di questa guerra contro chi porta aiuti ai civili a 1.010 vittime in tre anni. Secondo le stime, più della metà di loro hanno perso la vita tra Gaza e la Cisgiordania , 130 nella guerra dimenticata del Sudan, 60 in Sud Sudan, 25 in Ucraina e altrettanti nella Repubblica Democratica del Congo.La conta dei morti è solo il tratto più tragico di un fenomeno di diffusa violenza che vede almeno 600 episodi l’anno tra rapimenti, ferimenti gravi, arresti e detenzioni ad opera tanto delle forze irregolari presenti sui territori di crisi quanto di quelle regolari. Spesso la morte viene dal cielo: gli attacchi aerei, specialmente a Gaza, in Libano e in Ucraina, sono la principale causa di morte. In Africa invece bisogna tenere conto soprattutto delle armi leggere in mano a forze militari o paramilitari composte da personale poco addestrato e molto determinato. I rapimenti sono aumentati in Sud Sudan, Burkina Faso, Camerun, Repubblica Centrafricana, Ciad, Nigeria e Sudan, ma più in generale è cresciuto il numero di arresti e detenzioni di operatori umanitari da parte delle autorità statali e locali come strumento di molestia e controllo delle organizzazioni che operano in loco. I dati parlano di 14 casi di rapimento, 145 di arresti e fermo di polizia, 441 di intimidazione e molestie. Queste ultime liste attestano anche l'erosione che va subendo l’autorevolezza del sistema delle agenzie internazionali e del sistema multilaterale in generale. Se i consessi delle nazioni non sono più riconosciuti come freno delle violenze ma come semplici assemblee che intralciano la libertà degli Stati, ognuno si sente libero di ricorrere alle maniere dure con chi agisce sotto la loro egida. Il mondo ricco le sta abbandonando e le conseguenze sono anche finanziarie.Il settore degli aiuti umanitari infatti risente ancora fortemente del congelamento, deciso lo scorso anno da Donald Trump, di quasi tutti i finanziamenti esteri per lo sviluppo e gli aiuti nelle aree di crisi. Molti i programmi che sono stati costretti a chiudere, molti quelli che si sono trovati costretti a tagliare drasticamente su tutto, anche sulla sicurezza del personale. Non solo: la decisione di Washington ha comportato un rafforzamento della narrazione che descrive l’Onu e le agenzie internazionali come sostanzialmente inefficienti , alimentando le facili rivalse e la propaganda ai loro danni.Purtroppo l’Onu, sostanzialmente priva dell’appoggio di suoi rilevanti membri - a cominciare da chi occupa un seggio permanente nel Consiglio di Sicurezza - non può che dimostrare una volta di più la propria impotenza di fronte all’uso plateale della forza bruta. La risoluzione 2730 del maggio 2024 del Consiglio di Sicurezza , ha esortato infatti gli Stati membri a imporre il rispetto del diritto internazionale per la protezione degli operatori umanitari, a condurre indagini indipendenti, tempestive ed efficaci sulle violazioni contro il personale umanitario e dell’Onu, a perseguire i responsabili. Nel 2025 sono stati registrati 62 attacchi contro installazioni delle Nazioni Unite e 84 contro mezzi che operavano con bandiera Onu. “Ci considerano un obiettivo facile e legittimo”, ha detto Tom Fletcher, l’alto funzionario del Palazzo di Vetro cui è toccato esporre lo stato della situazione al Consiglio di Sicurezza.

Desde 2001, a Repórter Brasil usa informação de qualidade para fomentar reflexão e ação contra violações aos direitos humanos, sociais e ambientais no país The post Repórter Brasil: há 25 anos, revelando o que eles querem esconder appeared first on Repórter Brasil.

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools.Illinois is poised to join a majority of states that have mandated restrictions on cell phone use in schools — a priority of Gov. JB Pritzker that he and other supporters say will boost learning and student mental health. A bill limiting cell phone use floundered last year despite winning unanimous approval in the state Senate. But an amended version this spring passed the House and appears headed for Senate backing. The bill would ban cell phone use in elementary and middle schools throughout the school day but give districts the option of restricting high school use only during instruction time. It also aims to address concerns about overly punitive or uneven discipline for students and about the access some students — such as those with certain disabilities or medical conditions — need to their phones throughout the day. The proposal has gotten a lukewarm reception by the Illinois Federation of Teachers. Though they are not actively opposing the bill, union leaders have raised concerns about the possible cost and logistics of implementing the restrictions. But backers of the legislation, which would go into effect in 2027, have voiced unbridled enthusiasm. “We think this bill is one of the most impactful things we could be doing in education now,” said Jessica Handy, the executive director of the nonprofit Stand for Children Illinois. She added, “Kids lose a significant amount of instructional time because of time on their phones. It’s such a barrier to students being able to focus.” A modest but growing body of research has suggested that limited cell phone use in school can indeed improve learning. A recent study by the research organization RAND Corp., for instance, found a cell phone ban in one large urban Florida district led to test score and attendance improvements, particularly in the middle and high school grades.Chicago Public Schools, the state’s largest district, currently gives principals discretion to limit cell phone use and doesn’t track how many do so. In a statement, the district said it “supports initiatives aimed at improving educational focus that serve the best interests of students.” The Illinois Senate will likely take up the bill later in May — and Michelle Mussman, its sponsor in the House, feels good about its odds of passage. So does the Senate sponsor, Cristina Castro, who notes that similar proposals have drawn bipartisan backing across the country. “I feel we are in a good place to finally send this bill to the governor,” she said.Last year, Stand for Children and the legislature’s Black Caucus had voiced concern that the cell phone ban could lead to a rise in punitive discipline for students who violate restrictions — and a widening in existing racial disparities in punishment. The new version says schools cannot suspend or expel students over cell phone use infractions. The bill also includes exceptions for students who need their cell phones for medical reasons, English learners who use them for translation, and students who care for family members. Handy of Stand for Children said these changes make the legislation “a model bill in terms of how we treat equity and discipline.” But the advocacy group was disappointed that high schools would have the discretion to allow phone use outside of class time. Handy said that would hamper the bill’s potential to help students “rebuild that muscle of having human interaction” and put more of an onus on teachers to make sure phones are put away for class. “We feel strongly that a bell-to-bell ban is best,” she said. “We don’t love that high schools get to opt out if they choose to.” The Illinois Federation of Teachers has said the cell phone bill imposes another “unfunded mandate,” noting that the Peoria school district spent almost $250,000 on pouches to store cell phones during the school day. The union says that only adds to other obligations the state places on districts without providing full funding for them, such as providing transportation for students with disabilities. Leaving cell phones at home is not an option for some students, including those from immigrant families terrified of stepped-up immigration enforcement near schools, a union spokesman said.In an earlier statement, the union’s executive vice president, Cyndi Oberle-Dahm, criticized Pritzker, with whom the union has clashed, over the proposal. “Schools already have the authority to set cell phone policies, but what they cannot do is fund themselves or the cellphone lockers or pockets that will be required to enforce this unfunded mandate,” she wrote. Mussman, the House sponsor, said a key benefit of the bill would be making teachers’ lives easier by reducing cell phone-powered distraction and conflict. Districts could use existing student lockers to store phones or lean on apps that disable phone capabilities during the school day. “There are low- or no-cost options out there,” she said. “Each school has to decide for themselves how to best manage this.”Karen Foley, president and CEO of the Juvenile Protective Association, a nonprofit that provides mental health services in Chicago schools, said she understands the concerns about the bill’s implementation. Besides the phone storage question, she anticipates a need for more clerical support, as front offices field more calls and messages from parents who would have previously contacted students directly. Districts should also plan to prepare teachers for an initial uptick in behavioral issues and to check in regularly on the rollout and its academic and mental health outcomes, she said. But the nonprofit is strongly supportive of the legislation based on numerous conversations with students, parents, and educators, who have all spoken frankly about the damage to learning and school climate that phones cause. The JPA has also vocally supported another Pritzker-backed bill that would impose more safeguards and restrictions on social media use by children. Foley has also been encouraged by anecdotal reports and emerging research from other states that have implemented such restrictions.“Kids start to talk to each other more face to face,” she said, “and that is such a good thing.” As for navigating some of the implementation challenges, Foley recommended more input from students and their families: “Kids have incredible ideas if only you ask them.” Mila Koumpilova is Chalkbeat Chicago’s senior reporter covering Chicago Public Schools. Contact Mila at mkoumpilova@chalkbeat.org.