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U.S. Senate candidates Zach Wahls and Josh Turek both have taken pledges to refuse donations from corporate political action committees, but Wahls alleged Wednesday his opponent has taken money from a “dark money super PAC” in the Democratic primary race. Progress Iowa and End Citizens United hosted a forum Wednesday at the State Historical Society […]

La frágil tregua entre EE UU e Irán se tambalea apenas horas después de su anuncio, mientras los bombardeos israelíes en Beirut y las discrepancias sobre el alcance del acuerdo evidencian una profunda brecha entre las partes.

En el extremo norte de la región de Coquimbo, un grupo de seis pescadores lleva una década aprendiendo a cultivar ostras, ostiones y piures en las mismas aguas donde sus vecinos extraen locos, machas y algas. Lo que empezó como un experimento fallido —un tsunami se llevó todo en 2016— se convirtió en un modelo […]

This spring, UNITE HERE Local 23 played a key role in unseating conservative Democrats and replacing them with progressive candidates in North Carolina's primary elections. An active member of Local 23 in Charlotte spoke with Facing South about how they mobilized voters amid a climate of fear.

ปัญหาฝุ่น PM2.5 ในภาคเหนือ วนกลับมาทุกปี แถมปีนี้เหมือนจะหนักหนากว่าเดิม เมื่อฝุ่นควันถูกนำไปผูกโยงกับการเกิดไฟป่า สังคมก็พร้อมจะชี้นิ้วด่าทอชุมชนในพื้นที่ว่าเผาป่า ในขณะที่ภาครัฐก็ดำเนินนโยบาย “ปิดป่า” และ “ห้ามเผา” อย่างเข้มงวดในหลายจังหวัดในภาคเหนือ จนกระทบกับชีวิตของชุมชนในเขตป่า ซึ่งหลายชุมชนเป็นผู้ดูแลผืนป่าหลายหมื่นไร่ ระดมกำลังทำแนวกันไฟ ลาดตระเวนเฝ้าระวังไฟป่า และดับไฟเพื่อไม่ให้ลามเข้าเขตป่าที่ชุมชนดูแล

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a crowd of Native American leaders on Wednesday that cutting out “ultra-processed” foods would reverse high rates of diabetes within their communities.  Joined on stage by his new upside-down food pyramid at Gila River Indian Community’s Wild Horse Pass Casino, Kennedy mentioned the high […]

LINCOLN — A legislative bill to require Nebraska public schools to increase support for struggling young readers and students with dyslexia fell two votes short Wednesday. Legislative Bill 1050, a priority of Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen with support from U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon, failed on a 31-4 vote. The bill needed 33 votes to invoke […]

La Fiscalía Regional de Valparaíso confirmó que inició una causa indagatoria en contra de la senadora Camila Flores. De...

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Started by a Ridgeway resident, the borehole network connects about 100 private homes across 15 suburbs

(The Center Square) – A Republican state representative in Illinois is continuing his push for simpler and less burdensome paths to care for disabled residents and their families. A longtime disability advocate in the statehouse, Rep. Charlie Meier, R-Okawville, gathered with advocates and parents Tuesday to speak about his proposed legislation that would address their perceived failings of the state’s Department of Human Services. House Bill 5129 would prevent families or guardians of children with developmental disabilities from having to give up custody of their child in order to access more state services. While addressing the public regarding issues related to the department, Meier held up an audit of the department. “This is one of the audits from the audit commission. I ordered that audit. I reviewed that audit as a member of the audit commission. It's one of the worst in the state history,” Meier said. “Faculty failures, personnel failures, lack of reporting, no oversight. You name it. It's in there. Gov. Pritzker and his leadership at DHS has been a total failure.” In an informational hearing Tuesday, Meg Cooch, from the Illinois Department of Human Services, said there is nothing that directs anyone from her agency to suggest the parents should give up guardianship. The representative introduced Danita Dorsey, who spoke about her family’s experience reportedly being pressured by DHS staff to surrender her and her husband’s guardianship over their son, Gregory, in order for him to receive state care. Dorsey said they faced legal hurdles and bureaucratic roadblocks before a court ruled in their favor, placing Gregory in a state-run facility near where they live in Southern Illinois. Rep. Steven Reick, R-Woodstock, was among a bipartisan group of lawmakers highly critical of the department in the hearing. “If a situation exists where a family has to spend money, time, all the emotional stuff that goes with it, I think it's incumbent upon your agency to do something and do something quick,” Reick said. Meier spoke about additional legislation he’s proposed this session, calling on lawmakers to bring reform to the department. Among them is House Bill 1122, which he said would make clarifications to current statutes requiring the department to review all emergency 911 calls stemming from community integrated living arrangements and other group living settings. “So, those 911 reports sit on a desk, nobody looks at them. How do they know what's going on in CILA? Why can't they figure out themselves what ‘emergency' means?” Meier asked. “So, we need to look at how we're going to get them to pass House Bill 1122 to help DHS figure out the definition of emergency.” Meier has multiple pieces of legislation expected to be heard in house committees this week.

Researchers pulled 24 tiny new creatures from a deep abyss in the central Pacific Ocean, some with long, spindly legs and others with more squat, compact bodies. Some appeared to feed on the sediment itself, while others had large claws suggesting they prey on other creatures living in the mud. The discoveries, published in ZooKeys, […]

“El setge” d’Auda Gascón ens endinsa en un recorregut emocional pels carrers de Tarragona, un recorregut fet de memòria i de ferides (algunes avui camuflades sota l’aspecte de monuments). La novel·la ens guia per un entramat de carrers amb noms vigents i d’altres ja perduts, com si cada cantonada fos una pista del temps viscut. [...] L'entrada La caiguda de Tarragona, la novel·la ha aparegut primer a El Diari de l'Educació.

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Dampak nyata Perang Amerika Serikat dan Iran masih berlanjut, penutupan selat hormuz oleh pihak Iran melambungkan harga minyak mentah hingga US$100 per barel (senilai Rp17 juta) dan diperkirakan akan tetap…

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En medio de las críticas por sus vocerías, la ministra Mara Sedini aseguró que no perderá el foco de acción por interpretaciones sobre un estilo que es compartido y respetado por el presidente José Antonio Kast. Ante los cuestionamientos por su ausencia en las comisiones del Congreso, la portavoz de Palacio se excusó por temas de agenda y señaló que estará -lo antes posible- dando cuenta del trabajo de su Ministerio. Sedini, además, confirmó que desde la próxima semana iniciará el trabajo con la nueva directiva de TVN para abordar el proyecto de financiamiento del canal estatal.