• Lopez Obrador promises smooth transition to Mexico’s new gov’t

    EFE Mexico City – Mexico’s president-elect, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, said Tuesday that the transition to his government will be orderly and peaceful without anything to be afraid of, after meeting with current President Enrique Peña Nieto at the National Palace. “Throughout this period we must come to an...
  • Is ridesharing via companies like Uber and Lyft good or bad for the environment overall?

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Between fuel, maintenance and insurance, owning a vehicle is expensive—even more so in cities like New York, where residents pay an annual average of $430 for parking alone. It may be no surprise why the affordable, convenient enterprise of ridesharing, whereby you use...
  • Mexico blasts US for separating migrant families

    EFE Mexico City – The United States immigration policy of separating migrants’ children from their parents violates human rights, Mexico’s foreign secretary said Tuesday. “I wish, on behalf of the government and people of Mexico, to express our most categorical and energetic condemnation of this cruel and inhumane policy,”...
  • State AGs Slam Congress’ Attempts to Gut Predatory-Lending Laws

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Attorneys General from 20 states, including California’s Xavier Becerra, have signed a letter to Congress, slamming two bills that would gut current state laws meant to protect people from predatory lenders. HR 3299 and HR 4439 would clear the way for payday lenders...
  • Grupos laborales se unen luego de la sentencia SCOTUS

    Trimmel Gomes/Alfonso López-Collada Public News Service TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Dado que Florida ya es un estado con “derechos laborales”, no le impactó este miércoles el fallo de la Suprema Corte, el cual establece que los trabajadores de gobierno no pueden ser obligados a pagarle cuotas a los sindicatos que...
  • Report: Census Undercount Big Threat to California

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – If we want to make sure kids count in policy making, we need to count kids effectively in the 2020 Census, according to the 2018 KIDS COUNT Data Book from The Annie E. Casey Foundation. Billions of dollars in federal grants support programs...
  • Conviertete en el “Heroe de La Parrilla” este verano

    BPT Ya llegó el verano, y eso significa solo una cosa: ¡Llegó la hora de cocinar a la parrilla! Reúne a tus amigos y familiares para disfrutar de una barbacoa con tus recetas favoritas preparadas con carne de cerdo fresca. El chef Ernest Servantes inauguró oficialmente la temporada de...
  • Cómo gastar su dinero con empresas que comparten sus valores

    StatePoint Desde pequeñas compras de una sola vez a cuotas mensuales de servicio, quizás no piense mucho sobre lo que le ocurre a su dinero después de gastarlo. Pero, más allá de las consideraciones habituales, tales como el precio o las características del producto, muchos compradores inteligentes están empezando...
  • Coupling Finances: What All Newlyweds Should Know

    NewsUSA Coupling finances. It’s a catchphrase that’s been described as perhaps the first “I do” for newlyweds, and it’s especially relevant as we head into wedding season. Because as much as you may think no two people have ever been more in love than you are – hey, look...
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