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Juvenile justice groups are pressing California lawmakers to allow parole consideration after 25 years for some people who were sentenced to life without parole for crimes committed as young adults. Under current law, people who committed serious crimes before age 18 can petition the state’s parole board after serving...
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Editor’s note: The last names of some of the sources cited in this report have been omitted at the express request of the interviewees. Although some of them hold U.S. citizenship, they plan to return to Venezuela to provide support to family and fear becoming targets of reprisals by...
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Cuando el estanque reflectante del Monumento a Lincoln se volvió verde por las algas apenas unos días después de una renovación de 15 millones de dólares, el gobierno de EE. UU. se apresuró a buscar productos químicos y costosas soluciones técnicas para restaurar este emblemático monumento. Intentar eliminar las...
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When the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned green with algae just days after a US$15 million renovation, the U.S. government scrambled for chemicals and expensive technical solutions to fix the iconic landmark. Trying to kill algae with chemicals is a common response when community ponds or other water features go green. But...
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Una propuesta que habría establecido un salario mínimo sin precedentes para ciertos trabajadores de la construcción de viviendas en California ha quedado archivada este año ante la feroz oposición de una importante coalición de sindicatos de la construcción. El proyecto de ley 1751 de la Asamblea agilizaría la aprobación de nuevas casas...
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Ben Christopher CalMatters A proposal that would have set a first-of-its-kind minimum wage for certain housing construction workers in California is dead for the year in the face of fierce opposition from a major construction union coalition. Assembly Bill 1751 would fast-track the approval of new townhouses. In exchange for using the...
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BelicoFest San Jose, CA, – BelicoFest is making history in the Bay Area by landing at PayPal Park on Saturday, August 29th, 2026, marking the premier sporting stadium’s first-ever live music event. The lineup is anchored by Tito Double P, Santa Fe Klan, Gerardo Ortiz, Regulo Caro, Herencia de...
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Todas las escuelas públicas de los Estados Unidos deben ofrecer educación a todos los estudiantes, independientemente de su situación migratoria. En 1982, la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos confirmó, en el caso Plyler v. Doe, el derecho de los estudiantes inmigrantes de Texas a asistir a la escuela...
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All public schools in the U.S. must provide an education to all students, regardless of their immigration status. In 1982, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the right of immigrant students in Texas to attend school free of charge, regardless of their citizenship, in Plyler v. Doe. Texas had passed a law...