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June is Pride Month and transgender advocates are speaking out, seeking equal recognition in society and in the workplace. The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled President Donald Trump can enforce a ban on transgender people in the military while litigation proceeds. Martha Gomez, director of workforce development for the...
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Mary Jo McConahay American Community Media Con el fallecimiento del Papa Francisco, el mundo pierde a uno de los pontífices más carismáticos del siglo pasado, un reformador que se puso a disposición de los fieles, viajó a 66 países y se enfrentó vigorosamente a las crisis de su tiempo,...
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Mary Jo McConahay American Community Media With the passing of Pope Francis, the world loses one of the most charismatic pontiffs of the last century, a reformer who made himself available to the faithful, traveled to 66 countries, and vigorously engaged with the crises of his time such as...
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Ben Christopher CalMatters New bursts of yellow dot the hills of Mendocino County. Smears of burnt orange now span the aqueduct near Bakersfield. A fresh splash of crimson juts east of Chico like a fresh wound. With the release of its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps this week,...
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In honor of Valentine’s Day 2025, AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) wants to caution people to be careful with who they are talking to online. The National Retail Federation estimated more than 50% of consumers will spend more than $27 billion on the holiday. Dawn Alexander, communications analyst for AARP...
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Sandra Baltazar Martínez UC Riverside The remains of nearly 200 animals found in Mexico’s Teotihuacán are helping reconstruct history. The unearthing and significance of these remains, found in four chambers within the Moon Pyramid — dating back nearly 2,000 years — are central in Nawa Sugiyama’s new book, “Animal...
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Starting October 1st, it will get a lot easier for people with old felony convictions to get them expunged from their record – as Senate Bill 731, passed two years ago, is fully implemented. Before, only records from 2005 or later could be cleared, but now the law covers records...
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Hoy, AARP rinde homenaje a una mujer de California cuyo viaje a los EE. UU. la inspiro a abrir un refugio para personas sin hogar. Hace décadas, Betty Kwan Chinn escapo de la persecución y la falta de vivienda en China, y huyo a Hong Kong y luego a Estados Unidos....
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Today AARP is honoring a California woman whose journey to the U.S. inspired her to open a shelter for people experiencing homelessness. Betty Kwan Chinn escaped persecution and homelessness in China decades ago and fled to Hong Kong and then the U.S. Chinn said many people welcomed her with open arms,...