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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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Estados Unidos fue sede de su primer Mundial en 1994. Desde entonces, el fútbol ha cambiado radicalmente en muchos aspectos, tanto dentro como fuera del campo. Ahora que Estados Unidos (junto con México y Canadá) se prepara para acoger de nuevo este megaevento, el cambio más notable del torneo...
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The United States hosted its first World Cup in 1994. Soccer has changed dramatically in many ways since then – on and off the pitch. As the US (with Mexico and Canada) gets set to host the mega-event once again, more than anything, the tournament’s defining change since 1994 is its...
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Arturo Hilario El Observador Bienvenidos a la Ciudad del Hockey, EE. UU. El martes 19 de mayo se celebró en el SAP Center de San José una rueda de prensa para dar la bienvenida al nuevo equipo de expansión de la Liga Profesional de Hockey Femenino (PWHL), que comenzará...
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Arturo Hilario El Observador Welcome to Hockey City, USA. On Tuesday May 19 at the SAP Center in San Jose a press conference was held to welcome the newest expansion team of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL), which is set to start its inaugural season this fall in...
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ChrisAnna Mink CalMatters Despite a seemingly unimpeachable goal — ensuring adequate child support to keep kids out of poverty — a bill making its way through the state Assembly has left legislators and advocates divided. The measure, from Elk Grove Democratic Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen, would compel separated families to enroll in...
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Since the beginning of the Iran war, Pope Leo XIV has frequently called for peace, cautioning that the “delusion of omnipotence” makes military force seem preferable to diplomacy. Although U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic, criticized some of the pope’s comments, a growing choir of Catholic voices has criticized...
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“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” Napoleon Bonaparte’s maxim may well have been in the minds of policymakers in Moscow and Beijing these past weeks, as the U.S. war in Iran dragged on. And now that a 14-day ceasefire between Tehran and Washington is in effect...