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Marcia Castro Socas has been a landlord for years. She says the landlord-tenant relationship is an often-overlooked part of owning rental real estate. To help figure that out, I spoke with Marcia Castro Socas, a real estate investor, home renovator, and real estate broker who has generated millions from her investment properties over the years, about what she'd tell any new investor. That's what she did in 2008 when the real estate market collapsed. In return, Castro Socas makes sure she maintains that good relationship by taking care of issues quickly and treating tenants well.

Latinos are underrepresented in the media industry workforce across film, radio, television, newspapers and digital platforms, according to the report. Latinos are 19% of the nation's population, almost 1 in 5 Americans, and 18% of workers outside the media industry. The largest percentage of Hispanic media industry workers were employed in service worker positions (19%) — which include food, cleaning and personal and protective services, according to the latest available reports submitted by media companies to the U.S. In positions that can influence the content audiences consume, Latinos were far less represented: They made up only 7% of professional media industry positions such as actors, producers, directors, writers, reporters and editors. When Latinos did see themselves represented in content, they felt "it was inaccurate" in most cases, de Armas said.

☆ MLB roundup: Cardinals, Yankees clinch division titles
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Yankees right-hander Jameson Taillon (14-5) allowed two runs and seven hits in 7 1/3 innings. Brian Anderson had three hits and scored two runs for the Marlins, and Jacob Stallings hit a two-run single. Casas, who finished 3-for-4, clobbered a two-run homer in the second inning. Hunter Dozier hit a two-run homer for the Royals, who got two hits from Michael A. Taylor. Altuve went 3-for-4 with four runs, and Hensley contributed an RBI single and a two-run homer.

☆ Lawmakers ask Commerce Dept. to curb U.S. gun exports - letter
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Mike Stone | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The letter, which was signed by Warren, Senator Chris Murphy and U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro, was sent to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterIn 2020, President Donald Trump's administration eased firearms exports when it moved export license oversight from the U.S. State Department to the Commerce Department. However, in the first 16 months since the Commerce Department took over firearm export licensing, it approved nearly $16 billion worth of licenses. The lawmakers, citing U.S government data, said that was a 30% increase from when the State Department controlled firearms licensing. Warren and the other Democrats also expressed concern that since taking over oversight, the Commerce Department had denied 0.4% of license applications and approved 95%.

☆ Florida braces itself for Hurricane Ian
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFlorida braces itself for Hurricane IanCNBC’s Valerie Castro joins Shep Smith from Clearwater, Florida, to report on how citizens are responding to the threat from Hurricane Ian.

☆ Cuba approves same-sex marriage in unusual referendum
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The code would allow surrogate pregnancies, broader rights for grandparents in regard to grandchildren, protection of the elderly and measures against gender violence. President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who has promoted the law acknowledged questions about the measure as he voted on Sunday. The measure had been approved by Cuba’s Parliament, the National Assembly, after years of debate about such reforms. But there is a strong strain of social conservatism in Cuba and several religious leaders have expressed concern or opposition to the law., worrying it could weaken nuclear families. That has meant a greater opening not only the once-dominant Roman Catholic Church, but also to Afro-Cuban religions, protestants and Muslims.

☆ MLB roundup: Guardians clinch AL Central title for first time since 2018
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +13 min

Hunter Dozier capped the Royals' scoring with an RBI single to make it 13-11 following Ryan O'Hearn's two-run double. Astros 6, Orioles 3 (11 innings)Christian Vazquez's two-run single capped a four-run 11th inning and visiting Houston defeated Baltimore. Jeimer Candelario followed Schoop's RBI single with a run-scoring single of his own. The White Sox's loss allowed the Cleveland Guardians to clinch their first American League Central title since 2018. Yadier Molina had an RBI single for the NL Central-leading Cardinals, who dropped consecutive games to the Dodgers after winning Friday.

☆ Florida's Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Ian to make landfall
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFlorida's Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Ian to make landfallCNBC's Valerie Castro joins Shep Smith to report on preparations by Floridians as Hurricane Ian nears landfall as a category 3 or 4 hurricane.

☆ These 5 former House candidates might've been the next AOC, but entrenched politicians blocked their path
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam competed in this year's Democratic primary for North Carolina's 4th Congressional District. And we need to have an infrastructure like that on the Democratic Party side. Former House candidate John Isemann faced ex-state lawmaker Tom Kean Jr. in the Republican primary for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District. Jay Nixon and also worked for the Missouri Democratic Party — decided to jump into the race himself. "We talk about the Democratic Party being a big-tent party," she said.

☆ MLB roundup: Aaron Judge bashes No. 60 in Yanks' rally
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Mets 7, Brewers 5Francisco Lindor's seventh-inning grand slam completed a comeback from a four-run deficit as visiting New York beat Milwaukee. Guardians 10, White Sox 7 (11 innings)Myles Straw delivered a two-run double in the 11th inning to spark visiting Cleveland over Chicago. Ketel Marte homered for the Diamondbacks, who won for the second time in their last 22 games at Los Angeles. Dennis Santana (3-8) recorded just one out and gave up three runs on three hits. Rockies starter Kyle Freeland (9-10) left after allowing three runs -- two earned -- on five hits over six innings.

A Texas sheriff said Monday that his office has opened a criminal investigation into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ unprecedented move to send nearly 50 migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard last week. The group of mostly Venezuelan asylum-seekers were then taken to the posh Massachusetts island “for little more than a photo op or a video op, and they were unceremoniously stranded in Martha’s Vineyard,” Salazar said. Attorneys representing 30 of the 48 migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard have asked the Massachusetts attorney general and the federal government to open criminal investigations. Doug Ducey, a Republican, also began transporting migrants to Washington, D.C.Desantis sent two planes carrying migrants to Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday.

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, holds her baby son outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital before leaving with Prince William, in central London July 23, 2013. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"I think, to a certain extent, her clothes were a uniform for her." That could see a shift in the royals' association with fashion from formal structures to more relatable - if restrained - styles. It was seen as an homage to Diana, also photographed in polka dots when returning home with baby Prince William. The Queen set a high bar when it came to striking the right tone, said Elizabeth Holmes, author of 'HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style'.

☆ Brazilian ex-bank leader Meirelles says no talk of joining Lula but door open
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Marcela Ayres | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Brazil's then-Secretary of Finance and Planning Henrique Meirelles is seen during a news conference in Sao Paulo Brazil February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File PhotoBRASILIA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Former Brazilian central bank chief Henrique Meirelles, who served under former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said on Monday he had not discussed joining the government if the leftist leader wins a third term in October's election. "There's nothing (on the table)," he told Reuters after endorsing Lula at a campaign event, while emphasizing his strong relations with him. The ringing endorsement from Meirelles contributed to a strong day for Brazilian markets, traders said, with the currency gaining 1.8% and the benchmark stock index rising 2.3%. Brazil's longest-serving central bank governor (2003-2010), Meirelles is remembered for his role managing the 2008 financial crisis and raising interest rates aggressively to fight inflation.

☆ Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailQueen Elizabeth II laid to restCNBC's Valerie Castro joins Shep Smith to report on Queen Elizabeth's funeral service, which happened this morning at Westminster Abbey.

☆ MLB roundup: Aaron Judge belts 2 more HRs in Yankees' win
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Gerrit Cole (12-7) earned the win with four hits, four runs, three walks and eight strikeouts in five innings. Eloy Jimenez had three hits, including a two-run home run, and drove in three runs. Willi Castro hit a two-run homer and Javier Baez had a solo shot for the Tigers. Rays 5, Rangers 3Christian Bethancourt and Jose Siri hit back-to-back homers in host Tampa Bay's win over Texas. The duo went deep in the second inning for a 2-1 lead that the Rays never relinquished.

☆ A bus contractor hired by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to transport migrants to New York signed an agreement not talk to NY officials, complicating volunteer efforts to help: report
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A contractor busing the migrants has been banned from speaking with New York City officials, the AP reported. Manuel Castro, commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, told the AP that complicates efforts to meet and provide resources for migrants being sent from Texas. Volunteer groups rely in tips for help as they wait for hours in New York's Port Authority for buses from Texas to arrive. Greg Abbott has been sending buses of migrants to democratic cities like Washington D.C. and New York to President Joe Biden's immigration policies. The AP reported that so far about 8,000 migrants were bused from Texas to Washington D.C. and another 2,200 were bused to New York City.

☆ Boon or threat? Mexico City wrestles with influx of remote U.S. workers
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

MEXICO CITY — In a trendy part of Mexico City, in a park surrounded by hipster coffeeshops and restaurants, stands a figure dressed in white with hands in prayer like a Catholic statuette: the so-called patron saint against gentrification. Nearly two million foreigners touched down at the Mexico City International Airport in the first half of 2022, inching toward the record 2.5 million arrivals in the first half of 2019. The gap between American and Mexican salaries means even affluent Mexico City residents can get priced out, in a city that is already home to wide wealth disparities. According to Mexico’s statistics agency, the top 10% of Mexico City households earned more than 13 times as much as the bottom 10% of households in 2020. Coronado, an architect and interior designer who lives between Los Angeles and Mexico City, said he understands locals are resentful.

☆ Migrant Busing Brings the Border Crisis to Sanctuary Cities
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-11 | by ( Carine Hajjar | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

It was 6 a.m., and the buses from Texas had yet to arrive. An hour later, empty buses from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority would line up to transport migrants across New York City. At around 8, 80 asylum-seeking migrants filed out of the two buses arriving from the Lone Star State, one sent by Mr. Abbott from the border and another by the city of El Paso. Messrs. Castro and Espaillat shook everyone’s hand, saying: “Bienvenidos a Nueva York.”Since early August, Gov. Ron DeSantis one-upped Mr. Abbott by sending a small plane full of Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.

☆ Harassment is a problem in VR, and it’s likely to get worse
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-05 | by ( Rachel Metz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

But there’s already one problem that some users have reported cropping up in the nascent space: harassment and other unwanted behavior, particularly in social VR apps and games, including in Horizon Worlds. It’s hard to tell how widespread VR harassment is, but a December report from the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate gives a sense of its prevalence in VRChat. In hopes of stopping and preventing bad behavior, social VR apps tend to offer a number of common tools that people can use. There aren’t established normsAn overarching challenge in addressing VR harassment is the lack of agreement over what even counts as harassment in a virtual space versus a physical one. “Because it’s immersive, the embodied feature of social VR, those behaviors kind of feel realistic, which means it could feel damaging because it feels physical, the threat,” Freeman said.

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☆ Cum a dus o întâlnire dintre un bărbat și o femeie prin intermediul unei aplicații mobile la o crimă, un incendiu uriaș și la alte două decese
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Acum, anchetatorii suspectează că această întâlnire a dus la o crimă, o incendiere care să acopere fapta, dar care a mai luat două vieți, potrivit ABC News, citează digi24.ro. Mașina ei a fost găsită abandonată în Vacaville pe 18 august, iar trupul ei carbonizat a fost descoperit în zona Stebbins-Cold Canyon, aflată în apropiere. Incendiul a dus la pagube majore, pentru că a contribuit la amplificarea unor incendii de vegetație izbucnite anul trecut în California, care au afectat arii extinse. La momentul respectiv, a fost considerat al patrulea cel mai mare incendiu din istoria Californiei. Miercuri, Serriteno a fost pus sub acuzare pentru incendiere și alte crime.

Persons: Priscilla Castro, Victor Serriteno, Castro, Douglas, Leon, James, Bone, șeriful, Krishna Abrams, Serriteno Organizations: ABC News Locations: Vallejo, California, Solano, Napa, Lake, Yolo, Californiei, Miercuri

☆ Documente declasificate: Cum a încercat CIA să-l asasineze pe actualul lider cubanez Raul Castro
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-17 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Getty ImagesDocumente declasificate: Cum a încercat CIA să-l asasineze pe actualul lider cubanez Raul CastroCIA a încercat să-l asasineze pe Raul Castro, fratele lui Fidel Castro, care a anunţat recent că se va retrage de la conducerea Cubei, conform unor documente declasificate recent şi publicate de National Security Archive, informează Agerpres. Cea mai veche tentativă a CIA datează din 1960, când un agent i-a oferit 10.000 de dolari pilotului care îl aducea pe Raul Castro înapoi de la Praga la Havana, pentru a „aranja un accident”, potrivit documentelor declasificate. Dar în timp ce Martinez decolase spre Praga, biroul CIA din Havana a primit ordin să anuleze misiunea, fără a-l putea contacta pe pilot. La întoarcere, pilotul a indicat că „nu a avut ocazia să aranjeze un accident după cum s-a discutat”. Fidel Castro, care a luat puterea în 1959, a sfidat 11 preşedinţi americani şi a supravieţuit nenumăratelor comploturi pentru a-l asasina (638 conform Cărţii Recordurilor Guinness), precum şi unei încercări eşuate de a debarca exilaţi cubanezi sprijiniţi de CIA în Golful Porcilor (sudul insulei) în aprilie 1961.

Persons: cubanez Raul Castro, Raul Castro, Fidel Castro, Jose Raul Martinez, Martinez, Peter Kornbluh, Fidel, Raul Organizations: CIA, cubanez Raul Castro CIA, National, Agerpres, Security, Partidului Comunist Cubanez, Guinness Locations: cubanez, Cubei, Praga, Havana, Statele Unite, Cuba, Golful Porcilor

☆ Niciun membru al familiei Castro nu va mai fi la putere în Cuba
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-16 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +4 min

În câteva zile, niciun membru al familiei Castro nu va mai fi la putere în Cuba. Congresul Partidului Comunist, care începe vineri, va pune capăt celor şase decenii de "regim frăţesc" și lasă locul unei noi generaţii. Reuniunea, ce se va desfăşura în spatele uşilor închise, va avea lor după exact 60 de ani de la proclamarea de către Fidel Castro a caracterului socialist al revoluţiei. Desemnarea lui Diaz-Canel drept nou prim-secretar, postul cel mai important în Cuba, ar urma să aibă loc în ultima zi a congresului, luni. "Faptul că Raul Castro cedează conducerea Partidului Comunist în Cuba nu este o schimbare adevărată", a notat marţi pe Twitter senatorul american de origine cubaneză Marco Rubio.

Persons: Castro, Fidel Castro, Raul, Miguel Diaz, revoluţiei ., Diaz, Canel, Împreună, Raul Castro, Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, Ramiro Valdes, convertibil, Norman McKay, McKay, cubaneză Marco Rubio, Harold Cardenas, american Donald, Trump Organizations: Congresul Partidului Comunist, The Economist Intelligence Unit, Partidului Comunist, Partidul Comunist Locations: Cuba, Havana, Cubei, american, cubanez, Castro, Agerpres, cubaneză

☆ 20 de astrofotografi de urmărit pe Instagram pentru doza zilnică de peisaje spațiale și cer înstelat
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-09 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

20 de astrofotografi de urmărit pe Instagram pentru doza zilnică de peisaje spațiale și cer înstelatInstagram-ul este platforma perfectă pe care vă împărtășiți fotografiile, indiferent dacă sunteți nou în domeniul fotografiei sau v-ați petrecut viața cu aparatul de fotografiat la îndemână. Așadar, am selectat o serie de astrofotografi din ambele categorii, care sunt pasionați de capturarea peisajelor nocturne și a celor spațiale și pe care îi puteți urmări pentru a vedea zilnic fotografii care surprind fie Calea Lactee în detalii, fie cerul înstelat dint-un alt colț al lumii. Toate aceste lucruri, fotografiate în mod diferit de către fiecare dintre artiștii propuși. Derulați pentru a vedea 20 de astrofotografi pe care ați putea să îi urăriți pentru o doză zilnică de inspirație și frumusețe cosmică. Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Bettymaya Foott (@bettymaya.foott)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Jorgelina | Astrofotógrafa (@astrolina_photography)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Trevor Jones (@astrobackyard)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Andrew McCarthy (@cosmic_background)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Pablo Ruiz Garcia (@pablo.ruizgarcia)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Photography – Thomas Kast (@thomaskast1)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Michael Goh Perth photographer (@astrophotobear)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Photographer Göran Strand (@astrofotografen)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Sergey Korolev (@ksergart)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Jason De Freitas (@jase.film)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Navid Baraty (@navidbaraty)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Dr.Nicholas Roemmelt│P H O T O (@nicholasroemmelt)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Peter Zelinka (@petezelinka)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от LOFOTEN Adventure Photography (@giulio_cobianchi_photo)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Cheryl Kerr (@cherylkerr58)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Manish Mamtani (@mmamtani)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Steve Raymond (@s.a._photo)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Charles Bonafilia (@_ethereal_astro)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Julio Castro Pardo (@juliocastropardo)

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Hainele și obiectele la mâna a doua, sau second hand (SH), devin tot mai populare în întreaga lume. Din fericire, există câteva metode prin care poți cumpăra haine SH fără a te pierde în întrebări legate de etică. De fapt, asta ne face și mai dependenți de haine”, spune Fitzpatrick. „Odată ce economiile subdezvoltate s-au deschis către importul de haine SH, întregi industrii locale s-au prăbușit”, scrie Brooks. Și pentru că pe rafturile magazinelor SH ajung aceleași haine, cantitatea din care pot alege oamenii care au nevoie de mărimi mari este infimă.

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