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☆ How reproductive rights, Greek life, and celebrity endorsements could prove key to Kamala Harris' bid for women voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

And it seems to be going well for the vice president so far. AdvertisementA key area closely connected to gender voting patterns — and which has helped tip elections toward the Democrats in recent years — is abortion rights. AdvertisementWomen-led political action committees (PACs) and organizations have also been rallying behind the vice president over the issue. The vice president is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the US's oldest Black sorority and part of the National Pan-Hellenic Council — more commonly known as the Divine Nine. Black women are also getting behind Harris' running mate, Tim Walz, who has established himself as a reproductive rights messenger in his own right.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Joe Biden, Roe, Wade, Biden, Vance, Shana Gadarian, Ali Monge, Jessica Mackler, Trump, — that's, Win McNamee, Tonya Ly, They've, Tim Walz, Walz, Brenda Coles, you've, hadn't, JD Vance, Taylor Swift, Cat Lady, Fernando Leon, TAS23, Drew Hallowell, Swift, Billie Eilish, Beyoncé, Darrell West, Winfrey, Obama Organizations: Service, Business, Democrats, Suffolk University, USA, Trump, Syracuse University, Women, PAC, Getty, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Black, Pan, Hellenic, Politico, DNC, Rights Management, Governance, Brookings Institution Locations: Minnesota, Virginia, Instagram, African

☆ Mexico Authorities Search for Journalists Taken in Tourist Town
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Authorities on Friday intensified the search for three journalists believed kidnapped by armed men in the south of Mexico, which press freedom groups consider among the world's most dangerous countries for reporters. The attorney general's office in the state of Guerrero on Thursday said it was investigating the disappearance of five people in the tourist town of Taxco, among them journalists Marco Toledo, Silvia Arce and Alberto Sanchez. Carlos Monge, communications chief for the attorney general's office, said searches would be reinforced with participation from the state prosecutors' office, the state search commission, state police, National Guard and the Army. Fifteen vans with personnel from various law enforcement agencies were deployed from the state capital to Taxco, Monge said. Mexico is among the world's deadliest countries for journalists, with five journalists killed so far this year, according to Article 19.

Persons: Marco Toledo, Silvia Arce, Alberto Sanchez, Carlos Monge, Monge, Toledo, Arce, Sanchez, Arce's, Raul Cortes Fernandez, Alistair Bell Organizations: MEXICO CITY, National Guard, Army, El Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, Guerrero, Taxco, Toledo

With polls indicating a PP/Vox coalition government as the most likely outcome of next Sunday's national election, the reversal signals what could be a broader shift in Spain's climate change policy. "We are going to continue building bike lanes," he told Reuters. Vox has also pledged to repeal Spain's climate law, which establishes an obligation to create LEZs in cities. "Bike lanes have to be useful and not generate social alarm, so each municipality has to analyse the most appropriate location," a PP official told Reuters. Valladolid has been awarded 10.6 million euros to create an LEZ and about 4 million for bike lanes.

Persons: Teresa Ribera, Vox, Alberto Gutierrez, Miguel Diaz, Santiago Abascal, Pedro Sanchez, Sanchez, Cristina Monge, LEZs, Carmen Moriyon, Frans Timmermans, Belén Carreño, Pietro Lombardi, Andrei Khalip, Charlie Devereux, Angus MacSwan Organizations: People's Party, Elche, Vox, Reuters, United Nations, Socialist, University of Zaragoza, EU, Brussels, Cars, European Environment Agency, Thomson Locations: MADRID, VALLADOLID, Valladolid, Gijon, Castello, Europe, Spain

☆ Germany is overhauling its immigration rules to bolster a rapidly shrinking workforce
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Currently, only people with EU passports, or those who have one parent from Germany, are eligible to hold German citizenship. Immigration reforms based on Canada's points system, meanwhile, will make it easier for skilled workers to enter the country without having professional qualifications recognized in Germany. A January survey showed that more than half of German companies are struggling to fill vacancies due to a lack of skilled workers. The number of people who can come and set up businesses will be huge and a huge benefit for the country. "The number of people who can come and set up businesses will be huge and a huge benefit for the country."

☆ Fact Check-Room of euro banknotes is an art installation
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of a room containing piles of euro banknotes has been falsely linked on social media to a Nigerian politician. In the 30-second clip, a camera pans around a small room containing a pallet topped with piles of euro notes, as well as a separate ceiling-high mound, some of which appear to be burned (here). It is part of an art installation called ‘European Dream’ by Spanish artist Alejandro Monge (here). Photos from February 2018 reveal the banknotes in the installation are not real. The video shows an art installation.

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