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Giacarta - "Nel mezzo dei conflitti globali, noi, cristiani e musulmani indonesiani, siamo determinati a costruire ponti di fratellanza. Questo iftar è uno spazio per incontri interreligiosi, in uno spirito di compassione, per il bene dell'armonia e della pace. E' la pace che vogliamo coltivare ogni giorno, è la pace che cerchiamo e chiediamo a livello universale, mentre le guerre feriscono l’umanità": con questo spirito e con queste intenzioni don Aloys Budi Purnomo, sacerdote dell'Arcidiocesi di Semarang e Segretario della Commissione per le relazioni interreligiose nella Conferenza episcopale dell'Indonesia, illustra all’Agenzia Fides l'iniziativa di un incontro islamo-cristiano organizzato a Giacarta, in occasione della Quaresima e del Ramadan, dai Vescovi indonesiani che hanno voluto "testimoniare un reale manifestazione di vera fratellanza, senza discriminazioni".All'incontro, tenutosi nei giorni scorsi nella sede della Conferenza episcopale, ha partecipato Shinta Nuriyah Abdurrahman Wahid, la "First Lady" del quarto Presidente della Repubblica di Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid . Sottolineando la situazione interna della nazione, Shinta ha espresso la sua preoccupazione; parlando di "digiuno avvolto nel disastro" e di "scossa alla democrazia", ha pregato perchè "in questo mese sacro, tutte le violazioni dei diritti umani che causano sofferenza al popolo cessino immediatamente".Mentre nella sede dell’episcopato cattolico echeggiavano versetti coranici e danze sufi, accanto agli inni cristiani, il Cardinale Ignatius Suharyo, Arcivescovo di Giacarta e il Vescovo Antonius Subianto, OSC, presidente della Conferenza episcopale indonesiana, hanno sottolineato l'impegno della Chiesa cattolica a promuovere la diversità e l'inclusione in Indonesia, a tutti i livelli. La presenza di leader religiosi del Consiglio degli Ulema Indonesiani , di “Nahdlatul Ulama” e “Muhammadiyah” è "stata una potente testimonianza di reciproca vicinanza e di fraternità" ha rilevato don Purnomo. L'altro versante della riflessione ha toccato la grave situazione internazionale e il conflitto in Medio oriente: i presenti hanno invocato insieme la fine delle ostilità e il ritorno al dialogo, per il bene dei popoli della regione e dell’intera umanità.L'assemblea interreligiosa, in un gesto comune di solidarietà, ha voluto anche raggiungere i meno privilegiati: centinaia di pacchi alimentari sono stati distribuiti a orfani, vedove, operai, in vista della festa dell'Eid al-Fitr , la festa di fine del Ramadan: “E' una iniziativa di carità condotta in diverse aree remote per aiutare i bisognosi e, insieme, rafforzare la tolleranza e l'amicizia tra i credenti: così viviamo il vero spirito della Quaresima e del Ramadan", ha concluso Purnomo.

Immigrant rights advocates on Tuesday renewed their calls for the University of Colorado to end its relationship with Colorado-based Key Lime Air over its operation of detainee transport flights for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A small crowd gathered outside the CU Board of Regents offices in Denver and later presented about 3,500 petition signatures […]

Trustees also approved new contracts for email security, scheduling software and student health services in February spending.

“Texas Rhapsody” tells the fictional story of Enis meeting pianist Sergio Salani and Harvy, an undocumented immigrant, in Big Spring.

德克萨斯州城市新布朗费尔斯(New Braunfels)星期六(3月14日)举行庆祝游行，向美国冬奥选手埃拉娜·迈耶斯·泰勒(Elana Meyers Taylor)致敬。这位当地居民在上个月的米兰-科尔蒂纳冬奥会上赢得女子单人雪车金牌。41岁的她成为冬奥会历史上夺得个人项目金牌的最年长运动员。

Gov. Janet Mills is spotlighting her U.S. Senate primary opponent Graham Platner’s controversial past in her first negative ad, marking an aggressive shift in the campaign one day after the line-up for the June 9 primary was finalized. The six-figure ad buy, which the Mills campaign said will stream on broadcast and cable statewide, comes […]

As San Diego swings into its long warm season, back come the live shows — check out this week's musical offerings.

Title holders Paris Saint-Germain beat Chelsea 3-0 on Tuesday night to cruise past the west Londoners 8-2 on aggregate and into the quarter-finals of the 2026 Champions League.

Ali Larijani, një nga figurat më të fuqishme të Iranit dhe një njeri i besueshëm i udhëheqësit të ndjerë suprem, Ajatollah Ali Khamenei, u vra në një sulm ajror në kryeqytetin Teheran, më 17 mars.

Shawn O’Donnell’s American Grill and Irish Pub in Butte hosts an annual soda bread contest around St. Patrick’s Day where community members come to taste and vote on the best bread. A two-year winner reflects on what the cultural staple means to her. The post The winner of Butte’s Irish soda bread contest reflects on her recipe appeared first on Montana Free Press.

DTE Energy, one of the state’s largest energy providers on Tuesday announced that it will be working with Google to supply power to a 1-gigawatt data center in Van Buren Township. Members of the Van Buren Township Planning Commission voted to give preliminary approval to a site plan for the project in early February, Planet […]

Le Paris Saint-Germain a terminé le travail ce mardi 17 mars sur la pelouse de Chelsea après avoir remporter le huitième de final aller. Le Géorgien Khvicha Kvaratskhelia s’est une fois illustré. Les hommes de Luis Enrique se sont imposés 3-0.

Blake Bowman, the former executive director of Camp Thurman, was arrested in 2024. He entered an open plea in late February.

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here.Dallas County Republicans will agree to allow voters to cast ballots at countywide voting sites for the May 26 runoff election after a switch to precinct-based voting sites caused chaos, the county party chair said Tuesday. Dallas County Republican Chairman Allen West supported the use of precinct-based sites earlier this month, but said using precincts again for the runoff would expose the county party to “increased risk and voter confusion” because the county is planning to use countywide sites for upcoming municipal elections and early voting. “To then shift for the one day runoff election to precincts would bring about large scale disruption,” West said in a statement.That’s what critics say resulted from the Dallas GOP’s decision to use precinct sites on Election Day for the primary on March 3. Under Texas state law, county political parties have the authority to choose how they administer their elections. During the primary, Dallas County Republicans wouldn’t agree to participate in the countywide polling place program, which the county has used for years. Because both parties must agree in order for countywide sites to be used, both Democrats and Republicans in the county instead had to cast ballots at assigned neighborhood precincts on the day of the election, though the county was still able to offer countywide sites during the early voting period. Experts and election officials warned the change was likely to confuse voters, and on Election Day, hundreds, potentially thousands, of voters had to be redirected after finding out they were at the wrong polling locations. As polling hours were extended in the wake of the confusion, at least 1,756 Democratic primary voters in Dallas cast late ballots that ultimately weren’t counted. It’s not clear how many Republican primary voters were impacted by the shift. West did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Republicans still want a separate primary — which means the parties won’t share poll workers and voting equipment — so runoff voters will likely still see separate lines for Republicans and Democrats, according to West’s statement. West said he plans to sign a contract with the county elections department this week to make the change official. He also signaled it isn’t permanent, saying the party successfully executed the primary and can assess lessons learned “and improve upon the process and procedures for March 2028.”The move by Dallas Republicans and other county parties to eliminate the countywide polling place program for the primary follows a years-long push by Republicans to ditch it entirely. Republican critics of countywide voting claim it makes elections less secure because it could allow people “to double or triple vote,” though there’s no evidence that countywide voting is less secure. In addition, Texas election officials have procedures in place to prevent double voting, including the use of technology that helps officials know in real time who has voted and where. The countywide voting program, which has been in use in Texas for more than 20 years, has allowed counties to save money by using fewer polling locations (and fewer workers and equipment) that are centralized for all voters to use. Natalia Contreras is a reporter for Votebeat in partnership with The Texas Tribune. She is based in Corpus Christi. Contact Natalia at ncontreras@votebeat.org.

With elected leaders and transportation experts now placing their hopes for Measure C renewal in the rearview mirror, two competing measures have begun a race to take the 40-year-old policy’s place ahead of its summer 2027 expiration.  The Fresno County Board of Supervisors held a presentation for one of those plans at their Tuesday meeting, […] The post Fresno County supervisors remain divided on transportation tax future appeared first on Fresnoland.

(The Center Square) – A federally-regulated prediction markets platform called criminal charges filed against the company in Arizona "seriously flawed." Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed criminal charges against the companies behind the Kalshi prediction markets platform, alleging Kalshi operated an illegal gambling business in Arizona without a license and engaged in election wagering. "Kalshi may brand itself as a 'prediction market,' but what it's actually doing is running an illegal gambling operation and taking bets on Arizona elections, both of which violate Arizona law," Mayes said. "No company gets to decide for itself which laws to follow." New York-based Kalshi said the criminal charges in Arizona were intended to bypass the company's federal lawsuit against the state. "Four days after Kalshi filed suit in federal court, these charges were filed to circumvent federal court and short-circuit the normal judicial process," the company told The Center Square. "They attempt to prevent federal courts from evaluating the case based on the merits – whether Kalshi is subject to exclusive federal jurisdiction." The 20-count criminal information alleges that Kalshi accepted bets from Arizona residents in violation of state law. The events included professional and college sporting contests, proposition bets on player performance, and wagers on whether the SAVE Act would become law. Among the charges are four counts of election wagering: Bets on the 2028 presidential race, the 2026 Arizona gubernatorial race, the 2026 Arizona Republican gubernatorial primary, and the 2026 Arizona Secretary of State race. Arizona law prohibits operating an unlicensed wagering business,4 and separately bans betting on elections outright. Last week, Kalshi sued the state over a ban on its business. "Kalshi is making a habit of suing states rather than following their laws. In the last three weeks alone, the company has filed lawsuits against Iowa and Utah, and now Arizona," Mayes said. "Rather than work within the legal frameworks that states like Arizona have established, Kalshi is running to federal court to try to avoid accountability." Federal courts recently rejected Kalshi's attempts to prevent bans on its business in Ohio and Nevada. Kalshi has appealed the decisions. "These charges are meritless, and we look forward to fighting them in court," the company said.

Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday proposed changes to Minnesota’s budget, including taxing the wealthy, reducing spending on disability services and using the money for middle-class affordability measures. Last year, Minnesota lawmakers passed a $66 billion two-year budget that took a step toward resolving a multi-billion-dollar budget deficit in 2028 and 2029. Lawmakers in even years […]

A late-night ice cream craving in Boston led a Fort Worth couple to bring The Scoop N Scootery home to Texas.

Proceeds from the sale of a fire station and an elementary school would fund a $1 million temporary grant program to help struggling renters as part of a new comprehensive housing support plan unveiled by Providence Mayor Brett Smiley Tuesday. The program, called the Rental & Essential Needs Transition (RENT) Fund, would provide up to […]

Київ і Лондон планують розвивати військовий потенціал України до рівня, який дозволить їй надати Британії допомогу в разі військової агресії