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EL PASO, Texas — The nation began readying for an arctic storm that could plunge temperatures around the country, but on the southern border many migrants say they didn't know they were in for colder, nastier weather. Random El Paso residents also brought by food and clothes to migrants. Ruben García, director of Annunciation House, which provides shelter for migrants, said the focus needs to be on “hospitality capacity” in El Paso and elsewhere. “It’s very important for people to understand this is not an El Paso need, this is a borderwide need,” he said. Andrés González, Guad Venegas and Julia Ainsley reported from El Paso, Texas and Suzanne Gamboa reported from San Antonio.

☆ The Visions of Octavia Butler
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Lynell George | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +27 min

As a science fiction writer, Butler forged a new path and envisioned bold possibilities. Mural with a portrait of Octavia Butler and her name, composed of dots of various densities in 3-D space. In 1995, she became the first science fiction writer to be awarded a MacArthur “genius” grant. “‘Kindred’ was a story of ordinary people trapped in fantastic circumstances,” Butler wrote in a 1988 notebook. Her point of view was one not traditionally found in science fiction and, simply by writing, she demanded a larger world.

CNN —Leslie Jordan, beloved comedian and actor known for his work on “Will and Grace,” has died, his agent announced. “The world is definitely a much darker place today without the love and light of Leslie Jordan. Sources told the Los Angeles Times Jordan was involved in a car accident on Monday morning in Hollywood. Megan Mullally and Leslie Jordan in "Will and Grace." Jordan talked to CNN’s Anderson Cooper about his past substance abuse and being sober for more than 20 years.

☆ Italy's Satispay valued at over 1 bln euro after raising 320 mln euros
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ROME, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Satispay, Italy's mobile app payments startup, said on Wednesday it is now valued at more than 1 billion euros ($955 million) after raising 320 million euros in a new round of investments. U.S. investment firm Addition has become the lead investor in the company, which can now boast "unicorn" status. Venture capital firm Greyhound Capital, a shareholder since 2018, also increased its stake, a company statement said. The new investments will allow Satispay to become "the next leading payment network in Europe," said company co-founder and CEO, Alberto Dalmasso. ($1 = 1.0473 euros)Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Alvise Armellini Editing by Keith WeirOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

[1/4] A Hyundai auto plant is seen from inside a Greyhound bus outside of Montgomery, Alabama, U.S., August 13, 2008. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonLUVERNE, Alabama, July 22 (Reuters) - A subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co has used child labor at a plant that supplies parts for the Korean carmaker's assembly line in nearby Montgomery, Alabama, according to area police, the family of three underage workers, and eight former and current employees of the factory. Underage workers, in some cases as young as 12, have recently worked at a metal stamping plant operated by SMART Alabama LLC, these people said. In a "human rights policy" posted online, Hyundai says it forbids child labor throughout its workforce, including suppliers. Many of the minors at the plant were hired through recruitment agencies, according to current and former SMART workers and local labor recruiters.

☆ COVID allowed Raquel Esquivel and 4,500 others to be released from overcrowded federal prisons. So why is she back behind bars?
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-13 | by ( Jamie Roth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

As COVID-19 spread through federal prisons, the Justice Department began a novel experiment: 4,500 prisoners were approved for home confinement with GPS ankle monitors. A federal correctional institution in Englewood, CO. As of May 5, there were 2,066 inmates who’d tested positive for COVID-19 in the federal prison system. "I was just recently released from federal prison," Esquivel wrote him last year on July 3, in their very first text exchange, which the couple shared with Insider. Her defense was enough for Dismas, Esquivel said, and the manager told her they wouldn't recommend any punishment. The next morning at Dismas, Esquivel busied herself as she waited for the bureau's ruling.

☆ (video) Recomandări de la Mircea, fără spoilere: cinci filme cu suspans care îți vor tăia respirația
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-06 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +8 min

(video) Recomandări de la Mircea, fără spoilere: cinci filme cu suspans care îți vor tăia respirațiaDacă ești fanul filmelor cu suspans, după vizionarea cărora te doare o coastă sau îți amorțește o mână pentru că ai uitat să te miști, atunci ai ajuns în locul potrivit. Pelicula nu vine cu nimic nou în genul de filme despre evadare, în schimb, scenele de suspans îți taie respirația. O muncă regizorală remarcabilă și o performanță actoricească îți vor gâdila nervii fără nicio clipă de răgaz. O călătorie hiperdigitală în lumea intimă a unei adolescente și a unui tată care absentează din viața ei în cel mai nepotrivit moment. Un thrilling fain și o vizionare cu suspans!

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De asemenea, actorul a spus că nu are „nici un respect” pentru cei care refuză să poarte mască. Atunci când conduci o mașină, trebuie să respecți limitele de viteză, trebuie să folosești semnalizarea, trebuie să eviți pietonii. Dacă nu poți face acele trei lucruri, nu ar trebui să conduci o mașină. Dacă nu poți să porți o mască, să te speli pe mâini și să respecți distanța socială, nu am niciun respect pentru tine. Nu-ți cred argumentele”, a spus el.

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