• Datos de las 7 Potencias Africanas

    Los Orishas son las deidades veneradas en Santería. Su leyenda es conocida como Pataki, similar a la mitología grecorromana. Existen más  de mil seiscientos Orishas en el panteón yoruba, de los cuales dieciséis son los más venerados. Y siete de ellos son conocidos como: “Las siete potencias  africanas”. Elegguá...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Kissing EnergySTAR Goodbye

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Have you ever seen a little blue sticker on your appliances, or paid attention to the EnergySTAR label when shopping for new ones? Those blue EnergySTAR labels are the most widely recognized symbol when Americans search for energy-efficient appliances. A joint effort between...
  • New enforcement targets people living in cars, RVs on California streets

    Marisa Kendall CalMatters For months, cities around the state have ramped up enforcement against people sleeping in tents on the street. Now, some are focusing on a new target: People who live in vehicles. Wayne Gardiner, 58, watched his home of 20 years roll onto the back of a flatbed tow...
  • New study: Americans have $500 in emergency savings

    The median emergency savings for Americans is $500, according to new Empower research. The size of the safety net varies by generation, with Boomers saving a median of $2,000 – five times that of Gen Z’s reserves of $400. One-third of Americans (32%) don’t have an emergency savings fund...
  • 5 Financial Moves to Make Right Now

    Smart money decisions can give you a head start on the future you want! Whether you’re newly graduated or well into your career, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professionals say you should make these five financial moves right now: Create a budget. Research finds that 83% of Gen Z-ers and millennials...
  • CA lawmakers to vote on bill to make car buying more transparent

    You know how some car dealerships tell people one price to get them in the door, then jack it up with a bunch of add-ons? It would become illegal under a bill being considered in California. The Combating Auto Retail Scams Act, is expected to get a vote in the...
  • This rural hospital almost closed. Emergency state funding is keeping it open, but for how long?

    Deborah Brennan CalMatters Last spring, Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe was on the brink of closure, after a series of financial mishaps left it bleeding cash. In May, the hospital announced that it would not accept new patients, “for the foreseeable future,” although its emergency room and clinic remained...
  • Californianos mayores son el objetivo de estafas de equipos médicos

    Según expertos en fraude al programa Medicare, se están extendiendo por California estafas relacionadas con solicitudes falsas de equipos médicos. En ocasiones, los estafadores ofrecen equipos gratuitos a cambio del número de Medicare, incluso si no se necesitan. Facturan a Medicare y se quedan con una parte. Carolina Oehler,...
  • Un Día del Trabajo con Menos Trabajadores Migrantes

    A diferencia del resto del mundo, que celebra el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, el Primero de Mayo, que conmemora los trágicos eventos de la “Revuelta de Haymarket” en Chicago en 1886, Estados Unidos lo hace la primera semana de septiembre. El “Labor Day” de Estados Unidos se remonta...
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