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☆ They survived rape, death threats: LGBTQ+ asylum-seekers seek a life of safety, peace
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Andrés González | Andrés González Is A Senior Producer With Msnbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Andres Gonzalez / NBC News“To live in Honduras and be part of the LGBT community is all about survival,” Gretta Mazariegos said. “I had to become a very resilient person for my brother,” Gretta Mazariegos said. Crawford said it is common for LGBTQ asylum-seekers to face barriers when collecting evidence and documentation, such as police reports and medical records. It might be that they had to flee so quickly, they couldn’t gather that type of evidence,” Crawford said. Gretta Mazariegos said there are "so many things I want to do," so many plans.

Persons: JERSEY CITY , New Jersey — Michelle Carranza, ” Carranza, Gretta Mazariegos, Isaac, Michelle Carranza, Andres Gonzalez, “, ” Isaac Mazariegos, Carranza, Gretta, ‘, ’ ” Carranza, Mazariegos, ” Gretta Mazariegos, ”, ‘ You’re, You’re, Joe Biden, Bridget Crawford, ’ ” Crawford, ” Crawford, Crawford, Michelle, Isaac Mazariegos Organizations: JERSEY CITY, NBC News, MSNBC, NBC, of American, Human Rights Watch, U.S . Customs, Carranza, U.S, Immigration Locations: JERSEY, JERSEY CITY , New Jersey, Honduras, of, Guatemala, Chiapas, Mexico, Tijuana, U.S, Latin America, Calexico , California, Villanueva, Trenton , New Jersey, “

☆ Disneyland avoids what would have been the first strike in 40 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Shania Baweja | Natasha Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Disneyland has averted the possibility of the first employee strike in 40 years by reaching a tentative agreement with 14,000 workers on Tuesday. Approximately 9,500 of those employees whose contract had already expired voted Friday to authorize a strike, which had yet to be scheduled as planned negotiations continued early this week. The bargaining group of four unions, represents workers including ticket takers, candy makers, custodians, retail workers, and ride operators. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images“I’m excited, overwhelmed and beyond the moon,” said Cyn Carranza, a Disneyland resort employee. Union leaders said they will not release details of the tentative agreement until employees have the chance to review and vote on the contract next Monday.

Persons: Jessica Good, “, Frederic J . Brown, ”, Cyn Carranza Organizations: CNN, Disneyland Resort, Master Services, Disney, Resort, Getty, Union Locations: Anaheim , California, AFP

☆ Thousands of Disneyland workers are expected to authorize a potential strike. It would be the first in 40 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Natasha Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Now, negotiating better wages and working conditions for Carranza and thousands of other Disneyland employees has gotten messy, to the point where 9,500 of them will conclude a vote on Friday that will authorize a potential strike. But that does not mean a strike will necessarily happen, as was the case with Teamsters at UPS last year. A dream of affordabilityCarranza ‘s Disneyland wage is just over $20 per hour, after factoring in a differential for working the overnight shift. Escaping reality, not confronting itA strike would involve about 9,500 employees who work at Disneyland Park, currently under a contract that expired in June. But only the Disneyland Park employees will vote and participate in a strike for now.

Persons: CA CNN — Cyn Carranza, it’s, ’, Carranza, ” Carranza, –, Coleen Palmer, Palmer, Coleen, ” Palmer, they’ve, Jenna Thompson, ”, Chris Isidore Organizations: CA CNN, Disney, Teamsters, UPS, Voters, Disneyland Resort, Park, Downtown Disney, Disneyland, ’ Equity Association, SEIU, USWW, UCFW, BCTGM, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, CNN Locations: Anaheim, CA, Carranza, Orange County , CA, Southern California, Disney California

☆ 7-Year-Old Son of Houston Church Shooter Still Struggling to Survive
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Edgar Sandoval | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The surgeries included removal of part of the frontal lobe of the brain and a portion of the skull, the grandmother, Walli Carranza, said in a post on Facebook. It included a jarring photo of the child from his hospital bed, where officials said he remained in critical condition. She said the boy was engaged in a “fight for life.”Authorities said the boy, Samuel, was with his mother on Sunday when she entered the Lakewood Church in Houston, just after a service led by the televangelist Joel Osteen. The mother, Genesse Ivonne Moreno, opened fire with an AR-15 and was killed in a gunfight with two security guards, officials said. It is still unknown who fired the shots that struck Ms. Moreno’s son and injured a bystander, a 57-year-old man who has since been released from the hospital.

Persons: “, Walli Carranza, Samuel, Joel Osteen, Genesse Ivonne Moreno, Moreno’s Organizations: Houston, Facebook, Authorities, Lakewood Church Locations: Lakewood, Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — The former mother-in-law of the woman who opened fire at a Houston megachurch tried for years to alert authorities and others, including church staff, about her ex-daughter-in-law’s mental health struggles, she said Wednesday. Two people were wounded in the shooting, including Moreno's son, who was shot in the head. Various questions about the shooting remained unanswered on Wednesday, including Moreno’s motive and details about how she obtained the AR-style rifle she used. Carranza also said that in 2020 and 2021, her attorney sent emails to Lakewood Church asking for assistance with intervening in Moreno's struggles, believing that Moreno's mother attended the church. Iloff said they were still looking but had not found any records showing Moreno's mother attended the church.

Persons: Houston megachurch, Walli Carranza, Carranza, Joel, Genesse Moreno, Moreno, can’t, ” Carranza, Samuel, Enrique Carranza, “, Sam, Melissa Landford, Moreno's, Don Iloff, Moreno “, ”, Iloff, ” Iloff, Osteen, ” Osteen, Jim Vertuno, Juan, Lozano Organizations: HOUSTON, Lakewood, Associated Press, University of Houston, Services, CPS, of Family and Protective Services, Lakewood Church Locations: Houston, Florida, Colorado, Lakewood, Texas, Austin

☆ Before Houston Megachurch Shooting, a Series of Warning Signs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Those who knew the woman who opened fire on Sunday with an AR-15 rifle inside Lakewood Church in Houston said the warning signs had been flashing, off and on, for years. Her neighbors said the woman, Genesse Ivonne Moreno, sometimes displayed aggressive behavior that frightened them. She directed antisemitic rants at her Jewish in-laws during a protracted and bitter divorce and custody dispute. At one point in the summer of 2022, her angry outbursts became so vitriolic that the police in Conroe, Texas, were asked to check on the well-being of her young son. The officers found firearms in the home but did not remove them, according to Rabbi Walli Carranza, the boy’s paternal grandmother, who had requested the welfare check.

Persons: Genesse Ivonne Moreno, Rabbi Walli Carranza Locations: Lakewood, Houston, Conroe , Texas

☆ Joel Osteen Lakewood Church shooting: Houston police search for motive as new details emerge about shooter
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Steve Almasy | Christina Maxouris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

One federal law enforcement source told CNN she fired around 30 bullets. “That’s why federal authorities were executing search warrants,” he said, noting they are “looking for computers, any written documents, thumb drives, social media, online. But in her 30s, she described herself on social media as the founder of a real-estate and financial services firm. By her own account on social media pages, she is involved in sales of everything from new condos to shopping malls. Attorney William Capasso said he represented Moreno in 2021-2022 and told CNN Genesse Ivone Moreno went by the name Jeffrey Moreno Carranza at the time.

Persons: Genesse Ivonne Moreno, Joel Osteen, Troy Finner, Christopher Hassig, Moreno’s, Finner, Moreno, Douglas Williams, “, ”, “ We’re, Joel Osteen's, John Miller, Hassig, Genesse Ivonne, ” Hassig, William Capasso, CNN Genesse Ivone Moreno, Jeffrey Moreno Carranza, Capasso, Miller, Osteen, ” Osteen, “ We’ve, Callaghan O'Hare, ” CNN’s Raja Razek, Andy Rose, Ashley Killough, Jamiel Lynch, Lauren Mascarenhas, Zoe Sottile Organizations: CNN —, Houston, Lakewood Church, Investigators, Houston Police, CNN, Houston Police Department, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Police, US, of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, Houston Fire Department, CNN CNN, Houston police, Records, Texas Department of Public, Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church, Reuters Locations: Lakewood, Conroe –, Lakewood Church, Palestine, Genesse Ivonne Moreno Fort Bend County, Fort Bend County, Houston

☆ Continental integrates Google Cloud into vehicle cockpit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A man walks by the logo of German company Continental, one of the world's largest automotive suppliers, at its new plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Fernando Carranza/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMUNICH, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Continental (CONG.DE) will integrate Google Cloud services into its vehicle cockpit system, the company said on Monday, enabling drivers to ask the vehicle for assistance such as context on nearby sights or information on the vehicle while driving. Technology companies from Google to Apple and Amazon are in a race to control carmakers' dashboards as software becomes an integral part of car design. Carmakers including General Motors, Renault, Nissan and Ford use embedded Google technology via a Google Automotive Services (GAS) package, offering features like Google Maps, Google Assistant and other applications, while others are integrating only a portion of Google's services into their cars. Reporting by Victoria Waldersee; editing by Matthias WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Fernando Carranza, Victoria Waldersee, Matthias Williams Organizations: Continental, REUTERS, Rights, Google, IAA, Technology, Apple, General Motors, Renault, Nissan, Ford, Google Automotive Services, Thomson Locations: Aguascalientes, Mexico, Munich, Germany

CNN —Three US Marines who died when their Osprey aircraft crashed during a military exercise in Australia have been identified by their unit. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys take off from Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, for a training mission. April 8, 2010: US Air Force Osprey crashes in southern Afghanistan, killing three US service members and one civilian employee. August 5, 2017: An MV-22B Osprey crashes off the coast of Australia, leaving three Marines dead. June 8, 2022: Five US Marines die after an MV-22 Osprey crashes during a training mission Wednesday near Glamis, California.

Persons: Corporal Spencer R, Captain Eleanor V, Major Tobin J, Lewis, Collart, LeBeau, “, ”, Brendan Sullivan, Lloyd Austin, Michael Murphy, Sullivan, ” Sullivan, Markus Maier, Samuel King An, Barack Obama, Zachary Dyer, Laura Yahemiak Sailors, George Washington, Supertyphoon Haiyan, Trevor Welsh, stow, Smith, drogue, Christopher Carranza An, Todd F, Lance Cpl, Christopher Mendoza Sailors, Richard, Kevin V, Jonathan Snyder, Cedric Leighton, Bellows Organizations: CNN, Marines, Osprey, Royal Darwin Hospital, AP US, USMC, Twitter, Marine Osprey, Darwin, Northern Territory Police, Australian Defence Force, Northern, Northern Territory Government, CareFlight Air, Mobile Services, NT Health, Care, Tiwi, Government, Air Force, Ospreys, Kirtland Air Force Base, . Air Force, Staff, Air, Special Operations Squadron, Munitions, Systems, Eglin Air Force Base, Tech, Refueler, Squadron, Marine Helicopter Squadron, KC, 130J, Marine Forces Pacific, Greenland . U.S . Air Force, 3d Marine Expeditionary, U.S . Marine Corps, Tiltrotor, Supertyphoon Haiyan . U.S . Navy, Trevor Welsh Sailors, U.S . Navy, Shannon, Travis Air Force Base, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, . Marine Corps, Michalek, Moron Air Base, Cunningham, Tactics Squadron, of, U.S . Air Force, US Air Force, “ CNN, US Defense Department, An Air Force, Corps Locations: Australia, Melville, Northern Territory, New Mexico, Florida, Philippines, VMM, Okinawa, Japan, Brisbane, Greenland . U.S, U.S, Supertyphoon Haiyan ., San Francisco, New York, Michalek U.S, Africa, Spain, Sigonella, Italy, Field, Hamilton Island, United States, Virginia, Arizona, North Carolina, Afghanistan, Morocco, Navarre , Florida, Oahu, Hawaii, Syria, Norway, Glamis , California

☆ Rodolfo Pizarro: As US soccer goes crazy over Lionel Messi’s arrival, one Inter Miami player suffers brutal consequence of superstar’s signing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Fans turned out in their droves to watch Lionel Messi’s official unveiling as an Inter Miami player. When Pizarro signed for Inter, he filled one of the club’s three ‘Designated Player’ spots. The rule is also known as the ‘Beckham Rule’ after David Beckham – now Inter’s co-owner – became the first designated player when he joined LA Galaxy in 2007. So, with Messi signing a contract reportedly worth between $50 to $60 million per year, the 35-year-old Argentine fills one of Inter’s designated player spots. Either Inter can look to move one of their designated players on or they can “buy down” a player’s contract.

Persons: CNN —, Lionel Messi’s, Rodolfo Pizarro, Pizarro, Beckham, David Beckham –, –, Messi, Ira L, Matías Almeyda, “, ”, Messi’s, Sergio Busquets, – Messi, Busquets, Josef Martínez, Blaise Matuidi, Andrés Reyes, Leandro González Pirez, Nicolás, Julián Carranza, Jorge Mas, ” Mas, Chris Henderson Organizations: CNN, Inter Miami, Argentine, Inter, Major League Soccer, MLS, LA Galaxy, Messi, Philadelphia Union, AEK Athens, Mexican, Chivas, ” Inter, Soccer, Sporting, “ Inter Miami Locations: Argentine, Mexican, Instagram, Barcelona, America’s

☆ Explosives used in Mexico 'terror' attack that killed six
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Soldiers walk near a scene where suspected gang members killed police officers and members of the Jalisco state attorney general's office during an attack with explosives on Tuesday night, in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Mexico July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Fernando CarranzaMEXICO CITY, July 12 (Reuters) - Suspected gang members in western Mexico killed four security officials and two civilians and injured a dozen other people after an attack with explosives on Tuesday night, which the local government described as an "act of terror." The blast that hit police and officials working at the Jalisco state attorney general's office was "an unprecedented act and shows what these organized crime groups are capable of", state governor Enrique Alfaro said on Twitter. Describing it as an "act of terror", Alfaro said organized crime was trying to spread fear and panic. A spokesperson for the Jalisco government said three of the dead worked at the attorney general's office, one was a local police officer and two were civilians.

Persons: Tlajomulco de, Fernando Carranza, Enrique Alfaro, Alfaro, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Luis Rodriguez Bucio, Dave Graham, Natalia Siniawski, Jason Neely, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, Fernando Carranza MEXICO CITY, Twitter, National Guard, Thomson Locations: Jalisco, Tlajomulco, Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Mexico, Guadalajara, Guanajuato

☆ New York Is Forcing Schools to Change How They Teach Children to Read
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Troy Closson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Twenty years ago, during the Bloomberg administration, Chancellor Joel Klein ushered in the era of balanced literacy at city schools, until a lack of progress led him to pilot other approaches. Years later, another chancellor, Carmen Fariña, a believer in independent reading time and having students choose their own books, again encouraged schools to adopt those strategies. Mr. Banks, and the mayor, Eric Adams, who has dyslexia, has said reading would be one of the top priorities for the administration. Already, Mr. Banks has required schools to adopt phonics programs and opened several new programs for students with dyslexia. Teacher training on the new programs will begin this week and continue over the summer, and coaching will continue during the school year.

☆ A Boss’s Guide to Leading Through Layoff Fears
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Ray A. Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Photo: Christopher Lee for The Wall Street JournalReuben Carranza, who restructured his businesses this year, pledged at a staff meeting to be upfront about the reasons for every move. It’s a feeling many bosses can relate to right now: Your team is looking for assurance that jobs are safe. If only you had a clue. Inspiring confidence is a key part of managing people and—many business leaders say—a tricky feat at the moment. A growing drumbeat of layoff announcements have made many employees fearful of a contagion effect.

☆ A Boss’s Guide to Leading Through Uncertain Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Ray A. Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Reuben Carranza, who restructured his businesses this year, pledged at a staff meeting to be upfront about the reasons for every move. Photo: Christopher Lee for The Wall Street JournalIt’s a feeling many bosses can relate to right now: Your team is looking for assurance that jobs are safe. If only you had a clue. Inspiring confidence is a key part of managing people and—many business leaders say—a tricky feat at the moment. A growing drumbeat of layoff announcements have made many employees fearful of a contagion effect.

"It’s a direct hit to the Mexican population of Boyle Heights and Lincoln Heights," Villalobos added. L.A. City Councilman Arthur Snyder during opening day ceremonies at Parque de Mexico in Los Angeles in 1978. A bust of Venustiano Carranza is among the missing sculptures at Parque de Mexico in Los Angeles. But only a few pieces remain today at the park, which is an extension of Lincoln Park in Lincoln Heights, one of the city's oldest neighborhoods and predominantly Latino. "Everyone goes and spends time ... at Lincoln Park, but Parque Mexico is kind of left alone especially as it’s gone into worse shape.

☆ Memes flood social media as anxious Mexicans process eerily timed earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Brendan O'Boyle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

People gesture at an area cordoned off by police after an ornament fell off from a church during an earthquake, in Guadalajara, Mexico September 19, 2022. On WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and beyond, anxious Mexicans found humor in the unexplainable - that an earthquake would strike just an hour after a scheduled earthquake drill in Mexico City and other major cities. "These Mexicans are hardcore, they do earthquake drills with live earthquakes," one meme said, showing an image of an impressed Barack Obama. Some memes cast a suspicious eye on official reports that the timing of another Sept. 19 earthquake was just a coincidence. One academic study released prior to the latest quake showed that three in 10 people who experienced the Sept. 19, 2017 quake suffered effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.

☆ New York a găsit soluția pentru a deschide școlile. Din 7 decembrie, elevii se pot întoarce în bănci
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-30 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Şcolile publice din New York vor începe să se redeschidă, iar elevii vor fi testaţi săptămânal. Procesul va începe cu şcolile primare pentru elevii ai căror părinţi sunt de acord cu un regim de testare săptămânal pentru noul coronavirus, a anunţat primarul Bill de Blasio. „Este o abordare nouă, deoarece avem atât de multe dovezi acum despre cât de sigure pot fi şcolile”, a declarat de la Blasio reporterilor, spunând că valoarea de referinţă de 3% a fost anulată indicând cercetări care arată că elevii de vârstă mică mici par a fi mai puţin vulnerabili la COVID-19 . Duminică, media pe şapte zile a testelor pozitive a oraşului a fost de 3,9%, a spus de Blasio. Cancelarul şcolilor Richard Carranza, care s-a alăturat primarului la o conferinţă de presă, a declarat, că el crede că, cu noile măsuri, oraşul ar putea „păstra în siguranţă şi cu succes şcolile deschise pe durata acestei pandemii”.

Persons: Bill de Blasio, Reuters, şcolilor Richard Carranza Locations: New York, SUA

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