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The “Maya Train” Begins Its Construction in Southern Mexico Marti Quintana EFE Mexico City – President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador inaugurated construction over the weekend of the Maya Train, a colossal infrastructure project and an “act of justice” that is bound to bring a radical change to impoverished southeastern...
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EFE New York – The popular bronze statue of the “Fearless Girl” that has been facing down Wall Street’s iconic “Charging Bull” for the past 18 months, was moved Monday to its new and permanent location in front of the New York Stock Exchange. The work of Uruguayan-born sculptor...
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Nayara Batschke EFE Sao Paulo – After 15 years together, social networks manager Marcelo Serrano and designer Wellington Pereti decided to get married immediately instead of waiting until the end of 2019 as they had planned, out of fear of a reduction of LGBT rights in Brazil following the...
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EFE Villahermosa (México) – El estado suroriental mexicano de Tabasco logró noviembre 25 el Récord Guinness del tamal más largo del mundo, con 50,05 metros de longitud y 16 centímetros de ancho en una sola pieza, cocinado en un horno Unas cien personas, entre ellas estudiantes de gastronomía, propietarios...
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Trimmel Gomes Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. – The northeastern states are treasured for their four seasons and have built economies around them, but the new National Climate Assessment says the region is in for higher temperatures and bigger environmental swings than the rest of the country. States from Virginia northward...
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EFE Rio de Janeiro – Descendents of African slaves surviving in one of the most sought-after residential districts of Rio de Janeiro are fighting the real estate speculation that for years has tried to kick them out of their homes. These are the inhabitants of Sacopa, located on one...
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Roberto Lovato Ethnic Media Services The full tally of the Latino vote on the mid-term election is not in yet, but the available information makes one thing clear: Latino power is rising. Preliminary reports indicate that Latinos eligible to vote now number a record 29 million (12.8% of all...
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Walter R. Mebane, Jr Especial para EFE Los resultados de las elecciones celebradas esta semana en Estados Unidos cambiarán drásticamente el funcionamiento del Gobierno de ese país, aunque es poco probable que reduzcan la polarización partidista o mejoren el tono del debate político. Lo más significativo para la política...
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Mary Kuhlman Public News Service COLUMBUS, Ohio — Health care appears to be a hot-button issue for voters in Ohio and across the nation. According to polling from the Kaiser Family Foundation, 75 percent of Americans say it’s very important the Affordable Care Act provision protecting individuals with pre-existing...