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A la que más expedientes se ha abierto ha sido a Endesa, concretamente, cinco a su filial Endesa Generación, y uno a sus centrales de Ascó y Vandellós.

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Iranul spune că a redeschis Strâmtoarea Ormuz traficului maritim comercial pentru perioada rămasă din armistițiul de 10 zile dintre Israel și Liban, iar președintele SUA Donald Trump a sugerat din nou că s-ar putea ajunge curând la rezolvarea conflictului dintre SUA și Israel cu Iranul.

Supreme Court to consider petition against MFP MPs over bid to amend royal defamation law The Supreme Court will convene next Friday (24 April) to decide whether to accept a case against 44 former Move Forward Party (MFP) MPs over a bid to amend the royal defamation law.After the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) forwarded the case to the Court on 9 April, NACC Secretary-General Surapong Intarathawon revealed that the Supreme Court scheduled a meeting next Friday (24 April) to decide whether to accept the case for further consideration, according to ThaiPBS.The 44 include both former MFP MPs who have joined the People’s Party and former MFP executives disqualified from politics for 10 years following the party’s dissolution, such as former MFP party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, as well as several leading MPs in the People’s Party.10 of them were elected to the new parliament: People’s Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, Sirikanya Tansakun, Rangsiman Rome, Wayo Assawarungruang, Pakornwut Udompipatskul, Natthawut Buapratum, Surachet Pravinvongvuth, Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat, Teerajchai Phunthumas, and Taopiphop Limjittrakorn.Natthaphong and Sirikanya were also the party’s prime ministerial candidates.In 2021, the 44 former MPs jointly backed a bill proposing amendments to the royal defamation law. Their proposals included:reducing the sentence for royal defamation to up to 1 year in prison, a fine of up to 300,000 baht, or both in case of defamation against the King, or up to 6 months in prison, a fine of 200,000 baht, or both for defaming the Queen, the heir to the throne, or the Regent;moving the royal defamation law from the chapter in the Criminal Code concerning national security so a settlement can be made;allowing only the Bureau of the Royal Household to file a royal defamation complaint; andadding a clause protecting good-faith criticisms and disclosure of factual information in the public interest – the same exemptions allowed in the laws for defamation against other individuals.A complaint was filed against the 44 MPs after the 31 January 2024 Constitutional Court ruling that proposing amendments to the royal defamation law is treasonous and the 7 August 2024 ruling to dissolve the MFP for committing treason.In February 2026, the NACC ruled that the 44 former MPs had breached ethical standards and that it would seek a Supreme Court probe against them. The move came shortly after the election. Notably, several members from the NACC assumed office with the backing of so-called blue senators, who are widely known to be affiliated with the Bhumjaithai Party.The NACC later forwarded the case to the Supreme Court on 9 April. According to the petition submitted to the Supreme Court, the NACC stated that the bill to propose an amendment is a constitutional right, but such a proposal must comply with the Constitution.The proposed amendment of the royal defamation law which sought to downgrade the protected status of the monarchy could be seen as an intention to undermine national security and the dignity of the Head of State.In addition, the 44 former MFP MPs were notified by the Secretariat of the House of Representatives that their proposed amendment was improper. However, they insisted on proceeding. The NACC, therefore concluded that their actions demonstrated clear malicious intent to undermine the monarchy.The NACC requested the Court to revoke their rights to stand for elections and to prohibit them from holding political positions for life.The NACC also asked the Court to disqualify the 10 incumbent MPs from their positions. In addition, the 10 MPs could be at risk of being suspended from parliamentary duties until the case reaches a final decision.The NACC is an independent body established under the 2017 Constitution, which was drafted by a committee appointed by the coup leaders in the National Council for Peace and Order. The Senate has sole responsibility for appointing members of independent bodies.The Constitutional Court, together with other independent bodies under the Constitution, jointly sets “ethical standards” for those in political positions and members of independent bodies themselves. Being guilty of breaching ethical standards could put their positions at risk, as seen in the recent cases of former PMs Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Srettha Thavisin.The NACC is responsible for investigating such cases, and if sufficient grounds are found, the cases are forwarded to the Supreme Court. eng editor 3 Fri, 2026-04-17 - 23:41 News Move Forward party Royal defamation lese majeste Section 112 Supreme Court National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC)

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El avance de los avasallamientos de tierras fiscales, privadas y áreas protegidas tienen en alerta a Bolivia. Estas invasiones están ligadas a la deforestación, la expansión agrícola y ganadera, además de actividades ilegales como cultivos de coca y minería en parques nacionales. Expertos advierten que muchos grupos ocupan tierras para luego intentar legalizarlas o traficar […]

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À contra-corrente das políticas europeias actuais, o governo do socialista Pedro Sanchez decidiu regularizar "cerca de meio-milhão de pessoas" para estimular a economia. Numa carta dirigida aos espanhóis, o primeiro-ministro considera que se trata de uma "necessidade" face ao envelhecimento da população.

COLUMBIA — South Carolinians overpaid on concert and event tickets bought through Ticketmaster, a federal jury decided this week as the result of a major lawsuit filed in 2024 against the platform and its owner. After five weeks of trial and four days of deliberation, the nine-member jury concluded that Ticketmaster and its parent company, […]

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.When Pete Hinnefeld and his wife started looking for a preschool for their daughter, they hoped to send her to the same school her brother attended, which was just down the road from their house and offered Spanish-language immersion. To do this for Lydia, then age 3, they were prepared to pay the $600 monthly cost. But after voters approved a property tax referendum to fund early learning for children living within the Monroe County Community School Corporation, the family’s preschool bill was cut by more than half. Nearby preschool cut down time spent commuting to their parents’ house for babysitting, and helped Lydia build social skills. The family are one of hundreds now benefitting from the 2023 referendum, which has more than doubled the number of children attending 3- and 4-year-old preschools in the district. “For us, this is why you pay taxes,” Hinnefeld said. “It’s important for young kids to have access to school and if parents need to work, it’s an opportunity to let them work.”The referendum put forward by the district, located in Bloomington, is a first in the state, offering all families tuition support on a sliding scale based on income, no matter whether children attend a district preschool or a partner provider.It represents a local solution to problems with accessing and affording early learning that have left thousands of Indiana families waiting for help. Indiana in December 2024 froze its Child Care and Development Fund, or CCDF, and On My Way Pre-K dollars, which provide funding for early learning for income-eligible households. A $200 million funding increase for CCDF approved by the State Budget Committee this week will allow Indiana to begin issuing vouchers again in May to around 14,000 more children, for a total enrollment of around 57,000. Those funds will last around one year. Still, around 20,000 children will remain on the waitlist, and families may have fewer options for where to use their vouchers as hundreds of providers have closed since the freeze was announced, according to early learning advocates in the state. In a recent survey of early childhood educators in Indiana — which includes those working in a variety of settings — 90% of respondents said families are struggling to pay tuition. A statewide universal preschool program is unlikely, Republican leaders have said. Instead, a legislative proposal this year would have let cities and counties — not just school districts — ask voters to fund preschool seats. It failed to get traction, but its advocates expect it to return. The political climate isn’t especially promising for local tax increases: A new Indiana law has placed caps on property tax revenue that are already affecting local budgets. Lawmakers also recently restricted when schools can place referendums on the ballot. Still, a new local revenue stream could be a boon in some Indiana communities, such as those with high demand for preschool, existing programs, and high social cohesion, said Sam Snideman, vice president of government relations for United Way of Central Indiana.“There are going to be communities where this makes a ton of sense,” Snideman said. “The increasing challenge for an entity that goes before the public for a referendum is making a very clear value case. What is the common good and what is in the community interest is very important.”School district’s pre-K enrollment doubles after referendum Before Monroe schools brought the referendum request to voters, the district conducted a study that showed there were not enough early learning seats to serve children in the community, said Timothy Dowling, director of early learning and enrollment at Monroe schools. And families couldn’t always afford the seats that were available. But the district also knew that research links quality early learning improved later academic outcomes, Dowling said. “We wanted to do everything we can to help our students get the benefit of early learning, because we know it pays off in huge dividends,” Dowling said. The referendum equated to around a $50 increase yearly for a home with an assessed value of $250,000, according to the district website, and also paid for instructional supplies for K-12 students. It passed with 55% of the vote; Dowling said the community study and transparency about how the referendum funds would be used were key to its success. As a result of the successful referendum, all families in the district qualify for at least $4,000 in tuition assistance for preschool for 4-year-olds, whether their children attend a district school or at one of seven community providers. Around 76% students in the district’s program attend for free based on their family’s income, Dowling said. Families in the lowest income tier who send their children to community providers receive $8,000 in tuition assistance.The program also offers tuition assistance for 3-year-old preschool based on income and where the student attends school. For families making 225% or less of the federal poverty level, preschool is free at district programs. Often those families struggled the most to afford child care, even when state child care vouchers were available, Dowling said. In 2024-25, the year after the referendum passed, the number of 4-year-olds attending preschool doubled from 184 to 378, with 64 of those children attending preschool at outside centers. This year, the district expanded preschool for 3-year-olds, based on the timeline laid out in the referendum. Enrollment jumped from 78 to 123, with another 33 students attending community child care centers, Dowling said. With multiple types of providers, families have options, said Kelly Sipes, the executive director for Penny Lane Childcare Centers, which is a partner provider with the district. Those who need transportation might choose a district-run preschool, she said, but those who need year-round care during school holidays can choose a center like Penny Lane instead. Her centers are usually at capacity, Sipes said, and child care needs in the community persist. When CCDF funding was cut, some of her families turned to the funding from the district instead. “It’s awesome for the families,” Sipes said. “We should be all in this together as a community.”Pitching child care: ‘We live in a society’Replicating referendum-funded preschool might work well in communities where school-based providers already exist, and where there’s a sufficient tax base and steady demand for child care, Snideman said. It would also be an incentive to attract working families. But it could be a harder sell in rural districts, where there are fewer families and less demand. Generally, school referendums pass in districts that are wealthier, and in areas with less farmland, said Larry DeBoer, a Purdue University professor emeritus of agricultural economics, who has studied school referendums in depth. One of the biggest predictors of success is whether a school district has tried to pass a referendum before — even if they’ve failed, a second referendum is more likely to pass, DeBoer said. Monroe schools had previously passed an operating referendum the year before its 2023 preschool referendum. As a county, Monroe has a slightly lower per-person income than Indiana as a whole, and has more students than the small and medium-sized districts most likely to propose successful ballot measures. It’s home to Indiana University, and tends to vote Democratic in a largely conservative state.A legislative proposal this year, HB 1430, would have given the power to levy preschool referendums to counties and cities, potentially casting a wider net for both family demand and child care providers. The bill did not receive a hearing, in part because Indiana legislative leaders are usually reluctant to consider bills with a fiscal impact in even-numbered years where they don’t pass a state budget. And the most recent state budget passed in 2025 was tight, with cuts to spending and programs due to a revenue shortfall. The bill’s author, Rep. Blake Johnson, a Democrat, said that conversations about the bill have been fruitful, and that he expects the idea to return in a future session. Given budget concerns, a locally funded solution that communities can tailor to their own needs may be more successful than a statewide one, said Patrick McAlister, who leads the Preschool Choice Alliance, a statewide group.“This is an economic development need. Here’s the tool and the option to exercise it or not,” Johnson said. A successful referendum would be a boon to working parents who struggle to afford the cost of early learning, said McAlister, who used to be the director of the Indianapolis Mayor’s Office of Education Innovation. But even for non-parents, a preschool referendum could have a positive impact on property values and in other ways, McAlister said. Ultimately, it would be one part of an “all and above strategy” addressing care for children from birth to age 2. “We live in a society,” McAlister said. “There are certain things we hold true and caring for children is a value many people share.”Aleksandra Appleton covers Indiana education policy and writes about K-12 schools across the state. Contact her at aappleton@chalkbeat.org.

From food assistance to reproductive care, Trump’s signature federal spending bill from 2025 has weakened programs that Black women disproportionately rely on. The post Black Women’s Health Care Undermined by Trump Policies: Analysis appeared first on Rewire News Group.

El Seremi de Salud, Rodrigo Medina, advirtió desde Calama que la curva de contagios por Influenza proyecta un primer peak para la última semana de mayo. Con una cobertura regional del 42,3%, la autoridad hizo un llamado urgente a la población objetivo a inocularse de inmediato, recordando que el organismo tarda 14 días en generar inmunidad y que la enfermedad puede derivar en cuadros fatales para niños, adultos mayores y enfermos crónicos. Este artículo Alerta por peak de influenza: Seremi de Salud de Antofagasta proyecta aumento crítico de casos para fines de mayo fue publicado originalmente en El Diario de Antofagasta.

(The Center Square) - A new Arizona law pushes back against local governments attempting to restrict small assisted living homes. Gov. Katie Hobbs signed Senate Bill 1473 into law, which limits local governments in Arizona from restricting the number of beds at small assisted living homes with fewer than 10 residents. Arizona Senate Majority Leader John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, introduced SB 1473, which passed the state Senate along party lines, 16-11, and saw bipartisan support in the state House, 49-7. Under the bill, local governments are prohibited from blocking these facilities in residential areas solely because they are classified as assisted living homes. Local governments are still allowed to enforce building and fire codes, as well as health and safety regulations and zoning laws, according to the bill. SB 1473 overrides any Arizona local ordinance that is inconsistent with it. People can take legal action against a local government if they think it is violating the law, the bill says. Jason Morris, a founding partner of the Phoenix law firm Withey Morris Baugh PLC, sad that as local governments implement zoning and housing regulations, the Legislature is looking into them to see if they are “necessary” or “harming the state’s economic interests.” Morris told The Center Square this week that the bill shows the Legislature is “becoming more frustrated with local land use controls and [their] impact.” “As this continues year after year, I think we’re going to see a continued erosion of local control,” Morris noted. He said SB 1473 is attempting to help these small assisted living homes “avoid a barrier that was causing them to either not open enough of these facilities or be kept out of neighborhoods.” According to Morris, the reason these facilities were kept out of certain areas was that residents had concerns about how they would change their neighborhoods. He said the bill is attempting to give more seniors in Arizona more housing options. According to Carepatrol, an organization that provides senior advisory services, Arizona is projected to have almost 2 million residents 65 and older by 2030. Meanwhile, small assisted living facilities have become “more economically feasible,” Morris said. At a February hearing in the state Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency Committee, Liz Goodman from Rose Law Group, who represented the Assisted Living Homes Association of Arizona, said local governments began passing ordinances restricting small assisted living homes to fewer than 10 beds. She cited Paradise Valley, an Arizona city of over 12,000 people, passing a law that reduced the maximum number of beds in small assisted living homes from 10 to six. Regardless of whether the homes have 10 beds or six, their overhead costs remain the same, Goodman said. So the reduction in beds means less revenue, meaning the homes won't be able to stay in business, she noted. Goodman also pointed out Arizona did not have enough assisted living beds to “meet the need.” “We can’t meet the need that exists, and with the growing aging population, this is going to exacerbate the problem,” she said.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A nonprofit organization created by the California State Library to improve childhood literacy has spent more than $1 million in taxpayer money but has yet to put a single book in the hands of a child. Lawmakers grilled State Librarian Greg Lucas and […]

Министр иностранных дел Ирана объявил, что страна открывает проход судов через Ормузский пролив. Тегеран пошел на это в связи с объявлением перемирия между Ливаном и Израилем. Владимир Зеленский заявил, что Украине не хватает средств ПВО. Россия на этом фоне готовится к массированным атакам

Nesta sexta-feira (17), o massacre de Eldorado dos Carajás completa 30 anos. Para marcar o Dia Nacional de Luta pela Reforma Agrária, o Armazém do Campo, na Lapa, recebe o fotógrafo documental João Roberto Ripper, a partir das 15h.  A atividade faz parte da Jornada Universitária em Defesa da Reforma Agrária Popular (Jura) no Rio […] Fonte

Collboni agradece el regalo del presidente colombiano y destaca que los barceloneses tienen "muy presente" al escritorPetro carga contra los presidentes latinoamericanos “cortesanos” de Trump: “Otros decidimos mirarnos de tú a tú” El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, ha donado a la ciudad de Barcelona el último retrato artístico en vida de Gabriel García Márquez. Lo ha hecho coincidiendo con su estancia en la ciudad y después de visitar la Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez junto al alcalde Jaume Collboni. Al descubrir la obra, Petro ha afirmado que Barcelona “ha sido y es revolucionaria”. Con la donación de la obra, han indicado desde el gobierno colombiano, Colombia proyecta su “memoria, su arte y su identidad más allá de sus fronteras” y fortalece los lazos con la capital catalana. Así, se quiere “honrar” la vida y obra de uno de los escritores más influyentes y queridos de la literatura universal. Collboni ha agradecido la donación y ha afirmado que la ciudad tiene “muy presente” al emblemático escritor. También ha explicado que la biblioteca se encuentra en un barrio “muy popular” y ha puesto en valor la arquitectura del espacio. Petro ha asegurado también que las palabras son superiores a las armas. “El mundo de hoy olvida que si las palabras se unen con las multitudes son más poderosas que las armas y el dinero”, ha señalado. En el encuentro también ha estado presente el músico Joan Manuel Serrat. Petro ha afirmado que Serrat todavía le hace llorar con una canción, que es ‘Elegía’, de Miguel Hernández, “poeta que luchó por una España diferente”. Donación del retrato de Gabo El retrato donado —y transportado en el avión presidencial— muestra a García Márquez, Gabo, sonriendo con un ramo de rosas amarillas, que contrastan con el blanco y negro del resto de la imagen. La fotografía es obra del autor Mauricio Vélez y fue tomada en el año 2013. García Márquez murió precisamente un 17 de abril del año 2014, ahora hace doce años. Además del retrato, Petro también ha firmado el libro de visitas correspondiente, donde ha escrito que Barcelona “es mágica como Colombia” y es capaz “de inventar”: “En la invención siempre habrá revoluciones”. El escrito concluye que Colombia y Barcelona viven entre una realidad que “a veces es terrible y fea, pero también viven en el sueño”. Además, el presidente colombiano ha firmado también el libro ‘Una vida, muchas vidas’, biografía de sí mismo. En la dedicatoria ha escrito: “Con amor para Barcelona, patria obrera y de poetas”. Biblioteca cerrada El encuentro entre Petro y Collboni ha provocado el cierre de la Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez durante varias horas, desde las 11:45 h hasta las 16 h. De hecho, inicialmente estaba previsto que ambos dirigieran unas palabras a las 13:30, pero el encuentro comenzó con mucho retraso. Collboni ha llegado a la biblioteca hacia las 14:15 y Petro poco después. No fue hasta pasadas las 15 h cuando se permitió a los medios entrar al espacio y, posteriormente, se mostró el obsequio del retrato de Gabo.

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