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David Bacon American Community Media FRESNO, Calif. — According to Sarait Martinez, preserving culture is more than just continuing tradition, language, or custom. It is “a means of survival.” Martinez heads the Fresno-based non-profit Centro Binacional para el Desarollo Indigena Oaxaqueña, which advocates for Indigenous Mexican communities in and...
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Las imágenes fueron deslumbrantes y conmovedoras: los últimos 20 rehenes israelíes vivos fueron liberados por Hamás y, en respuesta, Israel liberó a cerca de 2,000 prisioneros palestinos. Casi simultáneamente se firmó la “primera fase” de un plan de paz mediado por Estados Unidos, Egipto, Qatar y Turquía, con la...
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The images were dazzling and moving: the last 20 surviving Israeli hostages were freed by Hamas, and in response, Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Almost simultaneously, the “first phase” of a peace plan brokered by the United States, Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey was signed, intended to end one...
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Bay Area shelters are overwhelmed, families are struggling with rising veterinary costs, and cat populations keep climbing. In response to this regional crisis, Nine Lives Foundation is building a bold solution: a new state-of-the-art adoption and veterinary center in Redwood City. Through its $2.5 million Furever Home Campaign, Nine...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters El gobernador Gavin Newsom firmó el domingo 12 de octubre un proyecto de ley que permite ampliar la lista de familiares que pueden asumir el cuidado de los niños si sus padres son deportados, una medida que había provocado una tormenta de críticas conservadoras. El Proyecto...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Sunday October 12 allowing a broad range of relatives to step in as children’s caregivers if their parents are deported, a measure that had provoked a firestorm of conservative criticism. Assembly Bill 495 will also bar daycare providers from collecting...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Por encima de varios ríos y a través de aún más bosques, las banderas que abogan por la secesión de California ondean sobre colinas salpicadas de ganado, que sextuplica al menos en número a las personas. Esta región ganadera con una vena libertaria podría tener más...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Over several rivers and through even more woods, flags advocating secession from California flutter above hills dotted with cattle, which outnumber people at least sixfold. This ranching region with a libertarian streak might have more in common with Texas than the San Francisco Bay Area. But...
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The United States Supreme Court reopened its doors this week with a packed calendar of cases whose resolution could redefine the lines of power, freedoms, and democracy. It is no exaggeration to say that this session could be decisive for the balance between the Executive, Legislative, and individual rights....