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☆ What the pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses actually want
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Matt Egan | Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“We are not going anywhere until our demands are met,” Khymani James, a student at Columbia University, said during a news briefing Wednesday. Student demonstrators occupy the pro-Palestinian "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" on the West Lawn of Columbia University on April 24, 2024 in New York City. The Columbia protesters are also calling for the university to “disclose and sever all ties” with the New York Police Department. For example, Columbia protesters want the university to sever ties with the school’s center in Tel Aviv and a dual degree program with Tel Aviv University. New York University protesters use the school’s Tel Aviv center as a rallying cry as well.

Persons: ” Khymani James, Michael M, “, Mike Johnson, Charlie Eaton, ”, It’s, Mark Yudof, it’s, ” Yudof, Yudof, he’s, Jonathan Macey, Macey, ” Lauren Post, don’t, Cary Krosinsky, Lockheed Martin, Basil Rodriguez, Rodriguez, ” Rodriguez, John Towfighi Organizations: New, New York CNN — College, Hamas, Universities, Columbia University, Student, Lawn of Columbia University, Getty, University of Southern, ”, Princeton University, Ivy League, Columbia University Apartheid, Columbia, New York Police Department, Students, Tel Aviv University . New York University, Republican, University of California, “ Bankers, Yale Law School, Defamation League, Post, ADL, Yudof, BDS, Universities don’t, Yale, Lockheed, Raytheon, CNN Locations: New York, America, Israel, Gaza, Palestinian, New York City, University of Southern California, Harlem, Columbia, Tel Aviv, South Africa, Merced, Ivory, Iran, Russia

Rome, Georgia CNN —President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will hold dueling events Saturday in Georgia as their rematch for the White House moves from an inevitable likelihood to an inescapable reality. “Georgia has been ground zero on the national political landscape since 2018,” said Fred Hicks, a Democratic strategist based in Georgia. Trump’s Georgia headwindsBut there are headwinds for Trump in Georgia as well – many of his own making. Many in the party blamed Trump’s election denialism and criticism of mail-in ballots for lower party turnout in those runoff contests. Another Georgia Republican, Rep. Mike Collins, is scheduled to be there as well.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump, Georgia –, ”, Fred Hicks, “, Nikki Haley, It’s, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Harris, ” Rodriguez, Andrew Heaton, Georgia Democratic Sen, Raphael Warnock, Hicks, ” Hicks, baselessly, Brad Raffensperger, – David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler –, Jon Ossoff, Warnock, Biden’s, Brian Kemp, Raffensperger, Kemp, Fani Willis, Willis, Jule Windham, Laken Riley, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Greene, “ Lincoln Riley, ” Biden, Mike Collins, Riley, Collins, “ You’re Organizations: Georgia CNN, White, Union, Biden, Trump, Georgia, Democratic, South Carolina Gov, Democrats, Senate, Georgia Democratic, MAGA, Inc, Black, Democratic Party, GOP, Georgia Gov, Republican, CNN, University of Georgia, Georgia Rep, Georgia Republican Locations: Rome, Georgia, Atlanta, Peach State, “ Georgia, Mexico, State, Philadelphia, New Hampshire , Wisconsin, Michigan, Trump’s Georgia, Fulton County, Macon County, Middle Georgia, Greene’s Georgia, Collins ’

Here are some key findings from an Associated Press investigation into Rocha's alleged betrayal and the missed red flags that could have helped him avoid scrutiny for decades. Rodríguez told AP he believed at the time he received from the Cuban defector in 2006 was an attempt to discredit a fellow anti-communist crusader. It wasn’t just Rodríguez’s tipster — whom he refused to identify to the AP but says was recently interviewed by the FBI. Officials told the AP that as early 1987, the CIA was aware Castro had a “super mole” burrowed deep inside the U.S. government. The FBI and CIA declined to comment, and the State Department didn’t respond to requests.

Persons: Manuel Rocha, Félix Rodríguez, Rocha, “, ” Rodríguez, MANUEL ROCHA, ”, Fidel Castro’s, Fidel Castro, “ El, Liliana Ayalde, Castro, Evo Morales, Ayalde, retracing, “ Che ” Guevara, Rodríguez, tipster, Peter Romero Organizations: MIAMI, Ivy League, CIA, Cuban, Miami, FBI, State Department, Associated Press, WHO, Yale, of Intelligence, Authorities, The Taft School, Prosecutors, U.S, AP, Officials, . Locations: America, Cuban, Cuba, Chile, Colombia, New York City, Connecticut, Bolivia, U.S, Paraguay, Brazil, Latin America, Investigative@ap.org

The campaign aides plan to discuss their general election message and outlook for the year, as well as ongoing mobilization efforts. “Together, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and House Democrats have delivered on a historic agenda for the American people,” Rodriguez said ahead of the meeting. Since Trump romped to resounding victories in the Iowa and New Hampshire contests last month, the Biden campaign has effectively acted as if the general election race with Trump has already started. The March engagement plan will help fortify a campaign operation and grassroots network for Biden and House Democrats that they will further ramp up as they work to persuade voters later this year. House Democrats are in the northern Virginia town, about 30 miles from Washington, for their annual retreat.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Quentin Fulks, Mitch Landrieu, Louisa Terrell, Jen O’Malley Dillon, President Biden, Harris, ” Rodriguez, Biden, Donald Trump, handwringing, Trump romped, ” Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Democrats, White, White House, House Democrats, Biden, Trump, Wednesday, Republicans Locations: Leesburg , Virginia, Chicago, Iowa, New Hampshire, New York, Virginia, Washington

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The U.S. government and nearly 30 conservative world leaders on Saturday condemned the decision of Venezuela’s highest court to block the presidential candidacy of opposition leader María Corina Machado. “The United States is currently reviewing our Venezuela sanctions policy, based on this development and the recent political targeting of democratic opposition candidates and civil society,” U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement. Machado insisted throughout the campaign that she never received official notification of the ban and said voters, not ruling-party loyalists, were the rightful decision-makers of her candidacy. The ruling came more than three months after Maduro and the U.S.-backed opposition reached a deal to work on basic conditions for a fair election. The deal led Washington to ease some economic sanctions on Venezuela's oil, gas and mining sectors.

Persons: María Corina Machado, Biden, Nicolás Maduro, Matthew Miller, Machado, Miller, Justice “, Maduro, ” Gerardo Blyde, Emmanuel Macron, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, Gustavo Petro —, Blyde, Maduro’s, Hector Rodríguez, ” Rodríguez, Machado “, Iván Duque, Mauricio Macri, Vicente Fox, Felipe Calderón, ” Organizations: Saturday, U.S . State Department, U.S, Justice, Democratic Initiative of Spain Locations: CARACAS, Venezuela, U.S, United States, Washington, Barbados, France, Brazil, Colombia, Americas, Venezuelan, Spain, Latin America, Iván Duque of Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela's

MIAMI (AP) — Eight months after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States, a couple in their 20s sat in an immigration court in Miami with their three young children. About 261,000 cases of migrants placed in removal proceedings are pending in the Miami court — the largest docket in the country. Their average caseload is now 5,000 per judge, said Mimi Tsankov, president of the National Association of Immigration Judges. An example would be allowing most asylum cases to be solved administratively or through streamlined processes instead of litigated in courts. ___Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc.

Persons: Christina Martyak, Aarón Rodriguéz, Cindy Baneza, it’s, ”, Mayra Cruz, I’ve, Cruz, Austin Kocher, “ They’re, Randy McGrorty, they’ve, “, Miguel Mora, that’s, ” Rodriguéz, Judge Martyak, Baneza's, “ We’ve, We’re, Karen Musalo, Time, Mimi Tsankov, Kathryn Mattingly, Paul Schmidt, Obama, Schmidt, Trump, Elliot Spagat Organizations: MIAMI, Catholic Archdiocese of, Syracuse, Syracuse University, Austin, Justice Department, Biden, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration, Catholic Legal Services, Archdiocese of, Associated Press, Gender & Refugee, University of California, National Association of Immigration, Catholic, Services, ___, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: Rio Grande, United States, Miami, Honduras, Catholic Archdiocese of Miami, Ukraine, Israel, Archdiocese of Miami, San Francisco, Central America, U.S, Cuban, Venezuelan, San Diego , California

☆ Mexico’s first openly non-binary magistrate and prominent LGBTQ activist found dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Belén Zapata | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Guadalajara, Mexico CNN —Mexico’s first openly non-binary magistrate and prominent LGBTQ activist Jesús Ociel Baena Saucedo was found dead at home in the central state of Aguascalientes on Monday. “The investigation is going to be done,” Rodríguez said during President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s daily press conference, also on Monday. For a little over a year, Baena was a member of the central Mexican state of Aguascalientes’ Electoral Tribunal. Baena told CNN en Español in October last year that there was no record in Latin America of a non-binary magistrate. Baena said that being the first was an achievement and recognition for years of work in favor of LGBTQ rights.

Persons: Mexico CNN — Mexico’s, Jesús Ociel, Saucedo, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, General Jesús Figueroa, ” Rodríguez, Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s, ”, ” Figueroa, Baena, ” Baena Organizations: Mexico CNN, Mexico’s, Aguascalientes ’, CNN, Español, Gay Games Locations: Guadalajara, Mexico, Aguascalientes, Mexican, Aguascalientes ’, America, Tamaulipas, Mexico’s Guadalajara, Hong Kong

The transplant surgery took 21 hours. Initially, doctors were just planning to include the eyeball as part of the face transplant for cosmetic reasons, Rodriguez said during a Zoom interview. Presently, the transplanted eye is not communicating with the brain through the optic nerve. James, who had retained vision in his right eye, knew he might not regain vision in the transplanted eye. "Hopefully this opens up a new path.”James might still regain sight in the transplanted eye, Rodriguez said.

Persons: Aaron James, Eduardo D, Rodriguez, James, it's, ”, Eduardo Rodriguez, Rodriquez, ” Rodriguez, “, ” James, Nancy Lapid, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Hot, NYU Langone, Surgeons, NYU Langone Health, Thomson Locations: Hot Springs , Arkansas, New York, Arkansas

☆ World’s first whole eye and partial face transplant gives Arkansas man new hope
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Video Ad Feedback Arkansas man receives world's first whole eye surgery 03:32 - Source: CNN Your Health 16 videos Video Ad Feedback Arkansas man receives world's first whole eye surgery 03:32 Now playing - Source: CNN Video Ad Feedback Taking more naps could change your brain size 02:35 Now playing - Source: CNN Video Ad Feedback This highly sought after skill could actually be bad for your health 02:29 Now playing - Source: CNN Video Ad Feedback These common walking mistakes can ruin a good thing 01:57 Now playing - Source: CNN Video Ad Feedback Nearly 40% of dementia cases can be prevented with one small health change 02:13 Now playing - Source: CNN Video Ad Feedback Want to live longer? Follow these tips from 'blue zones' 02:35 Now playing - Source: CNN Video Ad Feedback Here's why your allergies are getting worse and lasting longer 02:00 Now playing - Source: CNN Video Ad Feedback The murky science behind cold water immersion 03:11 Now playing - Source: CNN Video Ad Feedback He wanted to end his life at 15. After an accident at work led to the loss of his left eye and part of his face, Aaron was given a new window to his soul, as well as a partial face transplant. No medical team in the world had previously performed a successful human eye transplant in a living patient. Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, director of the Face Transplant Program at NYU Langone Health, performs the whole-eye and partial face transplantation surgery.

Persons: James, Aaron James, Aaron, Meagan peered, ” Meagan, “, Eduardo Rodriguez, “ That’s, ” Aaron, Meagan, Allie, ”, ’ Meagan, ” Allie, ’ ”, NYU Langone Health —, Rodriguez, ” Rodriguez, it’s, ’ ” Aaron, José, Alain, ” Aaron James, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Oren Tepper, Tepper Organizations: CNN, NYU Langone Health, NYU, Health, Texas, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, CNN Health, Montefiore Health Locations: New Jersey, New York, Arkansas, Mississippi, Dallas, Dallas , Texas, Texas, Turkey

It was Vegas, it’s warm, it’s beautiful, we were ecstatic,” says Deanna Hodgins. “We thought he was kidding at first, because everyone was in such a good mood,” says Deanna Hodgins. Finally, as the cleaning team reached their row, the Hodgins still felt pressure to move, says Deanna Hodgins. “I was horrified to learn about another incident on an Air Canada flight. “It wasn’t the transport crew that told us to get off the plane,” says Deanna Hodgins.

Persons: Rodney Hodgins, Hodgins, Hodgins –, Deanna, Prince George, “ He’d, ”, Deanna Hodgins, “, –, Hodgins couldn’t, Deanna Hodgins Hodgins, “ I’ve, ’ That’s, Rodney, ‘ We’re, ” Hodgins, he’d, Pablo Rodriguez, ” Rodriguez, ” Deanna Hodgins, “ Rodney, ’ Hodgins Organizations: CNN, Air Canada, ” Air, Canadian Transportation Agency, Canada’s, Transport, Diversity, Air Locations: Las Vegas, British Columbia, Vancouver, Vegas, Sin, ” Air Canada, Air Canada

☆ Bariatric Surgery at 16
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Helen Ouyang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

It’s the exact opposite.” The number of teenagers who underwent bariatric surgery more than doubled nationwide between 2010 and 2017 and continues to rise. Seeley emphasizes that weight loss doesn’t simply result from a newly tiny stomach that limits how much people can eat. The crucial roles instead seem to be played by bile acids and antimicrobial peptides in the gut, each of which increase markedly after surgery; Seeley is still sorting out the exact mechanisms of their influence. “Why bariatric surgery works so well is because you’re changing lots of things at the same time,” Seeley says. Most important, bariatric surgery seems to reset, to a lower bound, the body weight that the brain tries to maintain.

Persons: Rodriguez, “, ”, Alexandra, ” Gabriela, ” Rodriguez, Thomas Inge, Randy Seeley, Seeley, ” Seeley, “ I’m, ” Inge, I’d, “ We’ve Organizations: Teen, National Institutes of Health, Lurie Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan Locations: United States, Chicago

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Former President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 1 of the World Series to former Texas Rangers catcher Iván “Pudge” Rodriguez, bouncing the throw from the front of the mound. When he was president, Bush famously threw out the first pitch of the first World Series game in New York after 9/11 terrorist attacks, making that toss from the rubber without a bounce. “Well, this is Texas,” Jeter said Friday in a brief interview from the tunnel behind the Texas dugout on the first-base side. Rodriguez was still playing the last time the Rangers reached the World Series in 2010 and 2011. They paired up before Game 4 of the 2010 World Series in Arlington, Texas, and Game 5 in Houston in 2017.

Persons: George W, Bush, Iván “ Pudge ” Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Jeter, “, ” Jeter, ” Bush, of Famer Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Star, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, ___ Organizations: Texas Rangers, Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Yankees, of Famer Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Bush, Texas, New York, George H.W ., Arlington , Texas, Houston, Dallas

☆ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces independent run for president, ending Democratic primary challenge to Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Environmental lawyer and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday his independent candidacy for president, officially ending his effort to defeat President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary in favor of a long-shot general election bid. Kennedy’s campaign as an independent could further complicate a general election race that’s already expected to be closely contested. A Reuters/Ipsos poll of a hypothetical three-way race between Biden, Trump and Kennedy conducted last week among likely voters found 14% of voters supported Kennedy, with 40% supporting Trump and 38% supporting Biden. We denounce his candidacy and believe it to be perilous for our country, ” Rory Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Joseph P Kennedy II and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend said in a statement. He said he supported Trump in 2016 and 2020, but said he plans to support Kennedy in 2024.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Joe Biden, “, ” Kennedy, Kennedy, Biden, Donald Trump, Ross Perot, Bill Clinton, that’s, ” Trump, Steven Cheung, “ …, ”, John F, Bobby, ” Rory Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Joseph P Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Walter Rodriguez, he’s, ” Rodriguez, ” Karl Hagstrom, Trump, ” Hagstrom, Sarah Shulman, Shulman, ” Shulman Organizations: CNN, Environmental, Democratic, Libertarian Party, Independent, Reuters, Biden, Trump, “, RFK, University of New, Republican National, Children’s Health Defense, Republican, Democrat Locations: United States, Philadelphia, Texas , Florida, Georgia, Texas, China, New Hampshire, South Carolina, University of New Hampshire, New Jersey, Westchester County , New York, Boston

☆ Latinos who don’t speak Spanish are getting shamed for it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

They’re all Latinos who’ve been shamed for the way they speak Spanish. About half of US Latinos who don’t speak Spanish have been shamed because of it, the study says, noting that 54% of Latinos who speak no more than a little Spanish say another Latino has made them feel bad for it. “There’s a subtle but ongoing shift in the share of Latinos who speak Spanish at home,” Lopez says. “I don’t know how he knows what I said on Univision, because he doesn’t speak Spanish.” Cruz fired back – in Spanish – and the debate continued. According to Pew’s study released this week, most US Latinos speak Spanish, but the share of Latinos who do differs by generation.

Persons: Sen, Ted Cruz, Oscar, Ariana DeBose, who’ve, ’, ”, Mark Hugo Lopez, ” Lopez, “, Marco Rubio, Cruz sparred, Rubio, ” Cruz, •, DeBose, Lin, Manuel Miranda, I’m, ” DeBose, Ariana Debose, Jackie Rodriguez, Rodriguez, She’s, Spanish Sin Pena, pena, Sin Pena, Wendy Ramirez, it’s, ” Rodriguez, “ It’s, José Medina, Medina, he’s, Carlos Torres, who’d, ‘ You’ve, You’ve, who’s, Yo Sabo, Torres, Jessica Rosales, sabo, ” Torres, Jessica Rosales Torres, Rosales, Pew’s, Spanish Jess Organizations: CNN, Pew Research Center, Pew, Census, Republican, Univision, Mexico’s CONCACAF, Pew Research, Getty Locations: Spanish, SoFi, Inglewood , California, U.S, Mexico, California

CNN —After enduring nearly a month of heartache and anxiety, a dog owner can finally rest after her missing dog was found safely at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport on Saturday, according to airport officials. Delta Air Lines passenger Paula Rodriguez’s 6-year-old dog, Maia, was lost in August at the airport, which is considered the busiest in the world. They canceled her visa and told her she would need to return home on the next flight, Rodriguez previously told CNN. Paula Rodriguez poses with her dog, Maia, in a photo taken sometime before she was lost. Her worst fears faded on Saturday when Atlanta Airport officials announced Maia’s discovery three weeks after she was lost.

Persons: Paula Rodriguez’s, Maia, Rodriguez, “, ” Rodriguez, Paula Rodriguez, Paula Rodriguez “, we’re, ”, Maia’s Organizations: CNN, Atlanta’s Hartsfield, Jackson, Delta Air Lines, Punta Cana, Delta, City of Atlanta Department of Aviation, Jackson Airport, Atlanta Airport Locations: Dominican Republic, California, Atlanta, Punta, United States, Delta, Hartsfield

☆ Airline loses passenger’s dog at world’s busiest airport
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Paula Rodriguez is currently living that nightmare, after her dog, Maia, was lost by airport staff who were bringing her to her Delta flight at Atlanta airport – the busiest in the world. Rodriguez was flying from her home in the Dominican Republic for a two-week vacation in California with her six-year-old dog, Maia, on August 18. “They called a Delta agent, who took Maia from me,” Rodriguez told CNN. When we’d got there [to Atlanta] she’d puked with distress and had diarrhea. “I called Delta, Atlanta airport, even San Francisco.

Persons: CNN —, Paula Rodriguez, Maia, Rodriguez, “ didn’t, “, ” Rodriguez, she’d, we’d, ”, Paula Rodriguez Rodriguez’s, –, ‘ Let’s, ’ ”, Maia wasn’t, panicking, ‘ I’m, ’, Maia didn’t, Maia Hartsfield, Jeff Greenberg, Santo Domingo, “ I’ve, Rodriguez isn’t, Rodriguez’s, “ They’re, Jackson, they’d, we’re, Atlanta . Gale Organizations: CNN, Flying Delta Air Lines, Hartsfield, Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Passengers, Punta Cana, Jackson Atlanta International, Universal, Getty, Santo, Delta, “, ” Hartsfield, City of Atlanta Department of Aviation, Atlanta ., American Staffordshire, Pilots Locations: Atlanta, Dominican Republic, California, San Francisco, Punta Cana, Santo Domingo, Punta, Francisco, United States, American

☆ 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy' lives on, 20 years later
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

That was like queer eye for the straight guy!”Carson Kressley, left, in "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy." “And of course as luck would have it, ‘Queer Eye’ was our very first attempt at a reality show,” he added. It’s not that they’re bigger, they just became louder,” said Rob Eric, “Queer Eye” executive producer and longtime associate and friend of Collins and Williams. They’ve also enjoyed seeing the legacy they’ve created evolve and grow to new heights with Netflix’s gender-neutral and more succinctly titled “Queer Eye” – which wrapped its seventh season earlier this year. “The new ‘Queer Eye’ wouldn’t happen without these guys,” Collins said.

Persons: Guy ”, Ellen ”, Ellen DeGeneres, David Collins, QEFTSG ”, –, Carson Kressley, Jai Rodriquez, Thom Filicia, Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, groomer, ” Rodriquez, Kressley, “, ‘, “ Gay ”, Michael Collins, ” Kressley, you’ve, Collins, Michael Williams –, ” Collins, ”, Michael, Shutterstock Collins, Williams, David, ” Williams, ’, Rodriguez, Filicia –, you’re, ” Rodriguez, ” Filicia, ‘ You’ve, we’re, Barbara Walters, “ I’m, Filicia, Anita Bryant, Rob Eric, We’ve, It’s, foodie Allen, Ted, ” What’s, They’ve, we’ve Organizations: CNN, Bravo, NBC Universal, Scout, Netflix, NBC Locations: Boston, Los Angeles

☆ Facebook to end news access in Canada over incoming law on paying publishers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Meta Platforms Inc plans to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada once a parliament-approved legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers comes into effect, the company said on Thursday. “Today, we are confirming that news availability will be ended on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada prior to the Online News Act taking effect,” Meta said in a statement. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Meta and Google were using “bullying tactics” as they campaign against the legislation. Google and Facebook had also threatened to curtail their services in Australia when similar rules were passed into law. The heritage ministry has had meetings with Facebook and Google this week, and it looks forward to further discussions, a government spokesperson said.

Persons: ” Meta, ”, Justin Trudeau, Meta, Pablo Rodriguez, ” Rodriguez, Danielle Coffey, “, ” Coffey Organizations: CNN, Inc, Facebook, “, Google, Heritage, News Media Alliance, Big Tech Locations: Canada, Australia, Europe, United States

☆ Exclusive: Staff at top U.S. farm research center file complaint alleging unsafe work conditions
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Leah Douglas | Thomson Reuters | Washington-Based Award-Winning Journalist Covering Agriculture | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

The Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) near Washington D.C. is the largest research facility owned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and has long been the flagship of U.S. farm research. “Our employees’ health and well-being is our top priority," a spokesperson at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), which oversees BARC, told Reuters. STAFF CUTSFounded in 1910, the BARC facility spans nearly 7,000 acres in Prince George’s County, Maryland, near the nation’s capital. The unreliable conditions are affecting research outcomes, making it at times impossible to complete experiments or replicate their findings, said two research employees. On February 22, several BARC employees met with Thomas Shanower, the director of USDA’s Northeast Area, a division that oversees 15 research centers, including BARC.

☆ Florida teacher says she is under investigation after showing 5th grade class Disney movie with gay character
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Melissa Alonso | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“I am the teacher that’s under investigation with the Florida Department of Education for indoctrination for showing a Disney movie,” Barbee said in a TikTok post over the weekend. In the post, Barbee explained she played the Disney movie to a class which was partially full after a day of standardized testing. Jordan also provided CNN with a copy of the announcement from the school district to parents. “Yesterday, the Disney movie ‘Strange World’ was shown in your child’s classroom,” the school district said. CNN has reached out to Rodriguez and Hernando County School District and the Florida Department of Education for comment.

☆ Women’s race organizers apologize after food processor prize sparks sexism accusation
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The organizers of a women’s running race in Spain have apologized after they were accused of sexism for giving the winner a food processor as a prize. “Promoting healthy nutrition and physical exercise are absolutely essential objectives for the Carrera de la Mujer,” the statement added. “With this product, men and women can cook unprocessed food in less time and in a simpler way. “In the Carrera de la Mujer, they gave the winner a Thermomix and to the rest 0% [fat] products,” Rodríguez Pam wrote. Organizers said 32,000 women took part in Sunday’s race and that the event has been fighting against breast cancer and promoting healthy living and sport among women for 19 years.

☆ Viking 1 may have landed at site of ancient Martian megatsunami
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The mystery of the Viking landing site has long puzzled scientists, who believe an ocean once existed there. Now, new research suggests that the lander touched down where a Martian megatsunami deposited materials 3.4 billion years ago, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports. The interest in the potential for life on the red planet prompted scientists to select its northern equatorial region, Chryse Planitia, as the first Martian landing site for Viking I. “The landing site selection needed to fulfill a critical requirement — the presence of extensive evidence of former surface water. Next, the team wants to investigate Pohl crater as a potential landing site for a future rover, since the location might contain evidence of ancient life.

☆ Gay couples in Cuba marry under new law
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The code was approved after heavy campaigning by the Cuban government, and support by the most vocal advocate for gay rights on the island, Mariela Castro, the daughter of former president Raul Castro. It made Cuba the ninth country in Latin America — following Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Colombia — to legalize gay marriage in recent years. Despite that, a third of the country, 33.15%, voted “no.” The text faced a large campaign against it from evangelical groups that reject gay marriage. Ismael Francisco / APThe new law goes further than equal marriage — which activists tried to include in the Constitution in 2019 without success — or the ability for gay couples to adopt or use surrogates. “I’m happy for what the wedding means,” Laura added to The Associated Press very circumspectly, wiping tears away alongside her mothers.

LEARN MORE What are single-serve coffee machines | Pods versus reusable brew baskets“Popularity of single-serve machines has been on the rise over recent years,” said Jessica Rodriguez, a coffee trainer who previously worked at the Specialty Coffee Association, a nonprofit coffee trade organization. Brew size : Experts told us single-serve coffee makers usually brew between a 5-ounce and a 12-ounce cup of coffee. : Experts told us single-serve coffee makers usually brew between a 5-ounce and a 12-ounce cup of coffee. Pods versus brew baskets : Most single-serve coffee makers employ single-use coffee pods — capsules of pre-ground coffee packaged into aluminum or plastic containers — but some are compatible with reusable brew baskets, giving you the flexibility to make any ground coffee of your choosing. : Most single-serve coffee makers employ single-use coffee pods — capsules of pre-ground coffee packaged into aluminum or plastic containers — but some are compatible with reusable brew baskets, giving you the flexibility to make any ground coffee of your choosing.

JAYUYA, Puerto Rico — When Hurricane Fiona completely knocked out power and water to the mountain town of Jayuya, in the heart of Puerto Rico, it quickly became a life-or-death matter for Luis De Jesús Ramos, who has throat cancer and a tracheostomy. Luis De Jesús Ramos, 63, and his daughter Ashly Pérez, 26, in their home in Jayuya, Puerto Rico. Members of the company LUMA work restoring energy on Sept. 20, 2022 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Direct Relief Puerto Rico team came to the neighborhood to bring 10 portable oxygen concentrators and other supplies to partners in the area. Edwin Quiles Martínez, 66, and his wife Graciela Pérez Alvarado, 73, in their home in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

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