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Some pro-Kremlin Russian outlets did publish reports on the sharp rise in wage arrears, the independent Russian business outlet The Bell said.

Este domingo 31 de mayo, más de 41 millones de colombianos (41.421.973) están llamados a las urnas para elegir a su nuevo presidente. Se han instalado 1.083 puntos de votación en todo el país. Varios asuntos esperan al próximo presidente o presidenta; entre los más delicados, el que concierne a la seguridad.

Floodlight teams up with PBS to investigate OpenAI’s flagship data center.

Avian vampire flies (Philornis downsi) were not discovered in the Galápagos Islands for almost three decades after they were thought to have arrived from mainland Ecuador in the 1960s. Even then, the first were found by accident. Birgit Fessl, a landbird ecologist, was surveying for native species on the island of Santa Cruz in 1997 […]

Anticipațiile analiștilor financiari ai Asociației CFA România privind creșterea economică pentru anul curent s-au redus considerabil, iar riscul de recesiune anul acesta a crescut substantial. Totodată, analiștii financiari avertizează asupra deprecierii leului și creșterea inflației.În același context, datele centralizate de Institutul Nașional de Statistică arată că managerii anticipează o creștere accentuată a prețurilor în comerțul cu amănuntul și în construcții, în următoarele trei luniÎn momentul acesta o recesiune este aproape o certitudine, spune la RFI economistul Dragoș Cabat, membru al Asociației CFA România.

En los informes de la UDEF, la Unidad de Delincuencia Económica y Fiscal de la Policía Nacional que investiga a Zapatero en el caso Plus Ultra, se dice que What The Fav habría actuado como “sociedad finalista, recibiendo fondos de clientes y de otras sociedades instrumentales, generando facturación genérica y redistribuyendo pagos hacia el entorno de José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero”. Sobre el papel de What The Fav, uno de los informes también detalla que “la documentación intervenida, los correos electrónicos analizados y los flujos económicos detectados permiten afirmar que esta mercantil no desarrolla una actividad empresarial ordinaria, sino que actúa como vehículo instrumental para la generación de facturación ad hoc, la redistribución de fondos y la dotación de cobertura formal a operaciones económicas vinculadas al entramado”. “Estas circunstancias, valoradas conjuntamente, permiten afirmar que la sede de Whathefav SL constituye un espacio físico directamente vinculado a la actividad ilícita investigada”, concluye el informe policial. Los clientes, a 28 de mayo de 2026 no aparecen en su web ni en las impresiones más recientes disponibles en WayBack Machine (enero, marzo o mayo de 2026). Ni en WayBack Machine ni en Archive.today hay capturas de diciembre de 2025, cuando comenzó a difundirse este contenido.

El gobierno no presentó propuestas de indicaciones para modificar la ley Lafkenche durante la visita del subsecretario de Pesca,...

El juez Santiago Pedraz ordenó a la UCO acudir a la sede de Ferraz del PSOE el 27 de mayo de 2026 para requerir documentación y, “en caso de no atenderse a dicho requerimiento, subsidiariamente”, autorizaba a hacer una entrada y registro, según el auto [pág. 37], publicado por Demócrata. Por su parte, en diciembre de 2013, el juez Pablo Ruz ordenó a la UDEF también un “requerimiento” en la sede de Génova del PP y “subsidiariamente, y en el caso de que no sea atendido el requerimiento (...), la entrada y registro”, según el auto [pág.13], publicado por El País.Europa Press o RTVE afirman que “varios trabajadores del PP” ofrecieron la documentación que le requerían” y que “no ocurrió” un “registro” porque el PP sí atendió al requerimiento, por lo que no hay ninguna evidencia de que se “acabó convirtiendo en un registro”. Algunos contenidos también hablan de que “el PP destruyó discos duros a martillazos para eliminar pruebas”, teoría desinformadora de la que ya hemos advertido en Maldita.es.Parte del auto que autoriza la entrada en la sede de Ferraz del PSOE.Parte del auto que autoriza la entrada en la sede de Génova del PP.Maldita.es ha enviado consultas a la Audiencia Nacional, Policía Nacional, Guardia Civil, Ministerio Fiscal y Fiscalía General del Estado sobre si PP o PSOE se negaron a entregar documentación tras su requerimiento, sin respuesta a 28 de mayo de 2026.

Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]

A Utah lawsuit claims the disposal of embryos violates the state’s wrongful death law. The post Lawsuits Challenging Embryo Disposal Could Hinder IVF appeared first on Rewire News Group.

Oregonians who received federal aid to pay for their groceries last year frequently reported working for the nation’s largest grocery and retail corporations, according to a Capital Chronicle analysis of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program data from the Oregon Department of Human Services. The data, taken from SNAP income verification forms, shows that tens of thousands […]

The prediction platform that takes bets on everything from who will win the Stanley Cup to when Taylor Swift will tie the knot is joining forces with the National Council on Problem Gambling, which seeks to minimize the effects and prevalence of gambling addiction. The National Council formed the Financial Services and Trading subcategory specifically […]

Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton are holding on to the lead in the latest poll ahead of the California governor election.  That’s according to the Public Policy Institute of California, which surveyed 986 likely voters earlier this month. Nearly a quarter of those surveyed (23%) said they’d vote for Becerra, followed by Hilton […]

Not long ago, the rise of U.S. renewable energy was largely tied to state policies that required or encouraged utilities to meet benchmarks for obtaining wind and solar power. The first of these “renewable portfolio standard,” or RPS, laws was likely the one adopted in Iowa in 1983. But they didn’t become a trend until […]

A Constituição Federal de 1988 atribuiu ao Ministério Público estadual e à Defensoria Pública estadual funções centrais na proteção dos direitos fundamentais e na preservação do regime democrático. À luz do atual quadro constitucional brasileiro, especialmente após a incorporação da Convenção Interamericana contra o Racismo ao bloco de constitucionalidade, essas instituições passaram a possuir deveres […] Fonte

Elma Correa believes literature begins with a persistent question about women’s experience in a world that, at times, seems to reject their existence. From that seed, her book “Donde Termina el Verano” explores relationships between women, how they face hostility, and whether, in the process, they manage to weave networks of care and community. “I’m […] The post “Do we take care of one another?”: “Donde Termina el Verano” explores friendship and the borderlands appeared first on AZ Luminaria.

(The Center Square) – There are questions about Wisconsin’s new effort to “refine the future of student success” in the state. Wisconsin’s state superintendent announced the next step toward creating a new Portrait of a Graduate. “The world our students are preparing to enter is changing quickly, and it is critical that we hear directly from the people who know our communities best. Academic rigor is always a top priority and will not change, but we also need to ensure students leave our schools prepared to think critically, adapt, communicate, solve problems and thrive," Superintendent Jill Underly said in a statement. The plan includes a shift to competency-based education. "We want to broaden Wisconsin’s vision for student success,” Underly added. Critics, however, were quick to point out that Underly's new definition of success doesn't mention improving reading, writing or math scores. "Wisconsin's state superintendent and the Disarmament of Public Instruction just launched a statewide initiative called a Portrait of a Graduate to redefine what student success looks like. It includes listening sessions, surveys, and steering committees," former superintendent candidate and head of Kids Win Wisconsin Brittany Kinser said. "What it doesn't include: a serious plan to address reading and math proficiency gaps that are already failing Wisconsin kids." National report cards show two-thirds of Wisconsin kids cannot read or write at grade level. Reading and writing scores get worse when you look at some individual school districts and schools. And Wisconsin continues to have the worst-in-the-nation racial learning gap. Report cards show that 90% of black fourth-graders in Madison schools cannot read, write, or do math at grade level. It is 95% of black fourth-graders in Milwaukee schools. "We are all for big-picture vision," Kinzer added. "But when the state's own data shows large gaps in proficiency, ‘defining success’ without fixing the fundamentals isn't a strategy. It's a way to dodge accountability. Wisconsin kids don't need a new portrait of success. They need to be able to read well so they can attend college, pursue a career, or master a trade – and build a bright future."

(The Center Square) -- The chairperson of Illinois' diversity commission has been earning thousands of dollars each year from her former employer while also collecting a $155,000 salary from the state, according to recently amended financial disclosures. The revelation was part of a flurry of corrections the Commission on Equity and Inclusion members made this year to their previous disclosures. Those amendments come amid The Center Square's ongoing investigation of their job performance and side pay. The commissioners are allowed by law to hold jobs outside of their state roles -- a perk that lawmakers have threatened to cut -- but they are required to disclose the side pay if it exceeds $7,500 in a calendar year. Nina Harris, the commission's chairperson, did not disclose she was paid more than $7,500 in 2024 by the Springfield Urban League in her disclosure that she submitted in February 2025. It is a crime to knowingly file "a false or incomplete statement," which the commissioners acknowledge when they sign the disclosures. It is punishable by up to a year of imprisonment or a $2,500 fine. But in March this year, Harris filed an amendment to the earlier report that indicated she has not stopped working as a human resources contractor for the nonprofit since she left her chief executive job there in 2021. Harris declined to say why the income was absent from the initial filing. "The (statement of economic interests) and amendment process exists to give individuals an opportunity to provide the most accurate and up-to-date information should there be items that need to be adjusted or updated," she wrote in an email to The Center Square. "That is what took place in this case." In total, Harris' former employer has paid her more than $31,000 while she has been working for the state. The commissioners are not required to disclose the specific amounts they have been paid, and Harris declined to reveal them to The Center Square. Most of the seven commissioners have had paid side jobs, The Center Square found, including in the past two years when they have overseen a steep decline in the number of businesses owned by racial minorities, women and people with disabilities who are certified to get preference for state government contracts. Expanding access to government contracts for those businesses is the primary purpose of the commission, which state lawmakers created in 2022. Each commissioner is paid a salary of about $150,000, and the agency has a staff of more than 30 people. While total contract money for those businesses has increased -- to about $1.6 billion last year -- that money went to fewer businesses, and the total number of certified businesses has dropped by about half from its peak, largely due to a computer software switch that was supposed to streamline the efforts. "This really needs to be fixed, and if it means making you guys full-time employees, I think maybe that's what needs to happen because $150,000 a year to lose 2,600 vendors, it's just unacceptable," state Sen. Chapin Rose, the Republican minority caucus whip, said during a budget hearing in April. The commission is asking the legislature for about $5.6 million of state funding for next fiscal year. That does not include the roughly $1 million the commissioners themselves are paid annually from a separate fund. Three commissioners Harris was one of three commissioners who corrected their previous filings this year following The Center Square's scrutiny. The other changes were of less consequence, but came after The Center Square noted potential failures in a story. Commissioner Benjamin Salentine revised his 2024 filing to disclose pay from his previous job with the University of Illinois at Chicago. His initial disclosure noted the pay but not in the correct location on the form. Commissioner Ovelia Smith-Barton amended her 2024 and 2025 filings to disclose that her spouse worked as a substitute teacher for a Springfield school district. The reports require the commissioners to list other government entities that employed them or their spouse. Harris' most recent disclosure -- which covers other income for calendar year 2025 -- shows she was paid more than $8,700 by the Springfield Urban League. That organization's chief executive, Marcus Johnson, did not respond to a request to reveal what Harris has been paid. Its federal nonprofit filings don't list the amounts. The commissioners' side pay has been questioned by state lawmakers, who in bipartisan fashion have criticized the performance of the commission during budget hearings in recent months. Other board members in state government who are paid comparably or less than the diversity commissioners are barred from holding other paid jobs. Lawmakers have considered adjusting the requirements or structure of the commission, and some have said they want to disband it entirely. Illinois House members indicated they would hold another hearing to question commission staff before voting whether to approve a budget request, but it has not been scheduled, and the legislative session is set to end this month.

IRS migration data shows El Paso lost more than 8,700 residents from 2021 to 2023, with many moving to areas offering stronger economic opportunities. The post Where El Pasoans are moving, and what those destinations offer appeared first on El Paso Matters.

Most Montanans say they support local law enforcement working with federal immigration enforcement agencies, a new Montana Free Press-Eagleton poll found. The poll, which surveyed more than 800 registered voters in late April and early May, found that, regardless of several high-profile disputes on the matter in Helena and Gallatin counties, 59% of respondents at least mostly support local law enforcement working with agencies like Border Patrol and ICE. The post Poll: 6 in 10 Montanans support local law enforcement working with ICE appeared first on Montana Free Press.