En este martes de donaciones resaltamos al trabajo de COFEM en la comunidad del este del valle de Coachella
COFEM ofrece cuatro programas para la comunidad gratuitos.
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Judge dismisses liberal watchdog’s claims that Wisconsin impeachment panel violated open meeting law
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a liberal watchdog group’s claims that a panel researching the possible impeachment of a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice violated open meeting laws. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos asked three former Supreme Court justices to advise on whether he should pursue impeaching current Justice
Continue ReadingFormer Indiana lawmaker pleads guilty to casino corruption charge
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A former Indiana lawmaker has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge in connection with a casino corruption scheme. Former Indiana state Rep. Sean Eberhart entered his plea before a judge in federal court in Indianapolis on Tuesday. Eberhart is accused of supporting a 2019 bill allowing Spectacle
Continue ReadingUS gas prices have fallen or remained steady for 10 weeks straight. Here’s why
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just you. Across the U.S., prices at the pump have felt milder in recent months. Gas prices have fallen or remained steady since Sep. 19 — marking about a 70-day trajectory of decline, Andrew Gross, spokesperson for motor club AAA, said Tuesday. As
Continue ReadingUS gas prices have fallen or remained steady for 10 weeks straight. Here’s why
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just you. Across the U.S., prices at the pump have felt milder in recent months. Gas prices have fallen or remained steady since Sep. 19 — marking about a 70-day trajectory of decline, Andrew Gross, spokesperson for motor club AAA, said Tuesday. As
Continue Reading41 rescued workers emerge dazed and smiling after 17 days trapped in collapsed road tunnel in India
UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — Forty-one construction workers emerged dazed and smiling late Tuesday from a collapsed tunnel where they had been stranded the last 17 days — a happy ending to an ordeal that had gripped India and involved a massive rescue operation that overcame several setbacks. Locals, relatives and government officials erupted in joy,
Continue ReadingWriter John Nichols, author of ‘The Milagro Beanfield War’ with a social justice streak, dies at 83
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Writer John Nichols, author “The Milagro Beanfield War,” has died. He was 83. The novel he’s best known for features a traditional Latino community defending its lifeblood water supply and culture in good humor against corrupt outside interests. Daughter Tania Harris says Nichols died Monday
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¿Cuán preocupante es el aumento de enfermedades respiratorias en China? Una médica responde
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Los hospitales del norte de China y de Beijing han reportado un aumento en el número de niños con enfermedades respiratorias, incluida neumonía. La semana pasada, la Organización Mundial de la Salud pidió a China que proporcionara más información sobre el tema. Según lo que se sabe hasta el momento, ¿cuán preocupantes
Continue Reading Violencia de las pandillas se extiende a las zonas rurales de Haití, revela informe de la ONU
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Un informe de la ONU publicado este martes detalla cómo una ola de violencia arrasa las zonas rurales de Haití, con redadas de pandillas en aldeas y niveles alarmantes de inseguridad alimentaria causados por los ataques contra los agricultores en el país. El reporte, de la Oficina de Derechos Humanos de
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Sandy Hook families who won $1 billion in damages from Alex Jones offer to settle for at least $85 million
By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The families of Sandy Hook shooting victims offered Infowars host Alex Jones a “path out of bankruptcy” if he pays them a “small fraction” of the more than $1 billion he owes in damages, according to a court document. Jones filed for personal bankruptcy in December 2022 after he was ordered to
Continue ReadingNew Mexico creates new council to address cases of missing and slain Native Americans
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is creating a new advisory council that will be charged with implementing a state plan for responding to cases of missing or slain Native Americans, with top state officials vowing Tuesday that the work will lead to more people being found and families
Continue ReadingWith deadline looming, diplomats seek to extend Gaza truce; more hostages, prisoners are freed
By WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas and Israel released more hostages and prisoners under terms of a fragile cease-fire that held for a fifth day Tuesday as international mediators in Qatar worked to extend the truce. The United States urged Israel to better protect
Continue ReadingHonduran opposition party leader flees arrest after being stopped in airport before traveling to US
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The president of Honduras’ main opposition party fled an international airport breaking through a parking gate with his pickup truck after immigration agents stopped him for carrying two passports before he boarded a flight to the United States. David Chávez Madison, president of the National Party,
Continue Reading Los rehenes de Hamas y los detenidos palestinos liberados pueden sufrir graves secuelas psicológicas, según expertos
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los rehenes y detenidos recién liberados pueden sufrir diversos efectos psicológicos, como ansiedad, depresión, desorientación, duelo, estrés postraumático y culpa del superviviente, al regresar a casa y después de la tregua entre Israel y Hamas, según los expertos. La tregua, que debía terminar este martes pero se prorrogó dos días más,
Continue Reading Los precios de la gasolina caen durante más de 60 días seguidos en Estados Unidos
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — En lo que parece ser un regalo para los consumidores estadounidenses en esta temporada navideña, los precios de la gasolina cayeron durante 61 días consecutivos, después de acercarse peligrosamente a los US$ 4 por galón en septiembre. El precio promedio de un galón de gasolina regular se situó en US$ 3,25 este
Continue ReadingUber announces partnership with London’s iconic black cab taxis
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — Once bitter rivals fighting for control of London’s streets, Uber and the British capital’s iconic black cab taxis are now teaming up. Uber on Tuesday announced a new partnership with London’s black cab taxis that will let cab drivers opt in to gain access to Uber trip referrals. Riders,
Continue Reading Young Thug’s attorneys say prosecution is misrepresenting evidence and lyrics in racketeering trial
By Eric Levenson and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A defense attorney for the rapper Young Thug accused prosecutors of misrepresenting evidence and ridiculed the idea that the Grammy-winning, world-renowned artist would be focused on running a small-time Atlanta street gang in opening statements of his racketeering trial Tuesday. “He is not running this criminal
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Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to run on modified holiday schedule
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will operate on a modified schedule for the holidays starting just before Christmas and continuing through the new year, officials announced today. From Dec. 23 to Jan. 7, the first tram up will be at 8 a.m. and the last tram down will be at 9:30 p.m., according to Tramway
Continue Reading Federal officials investigating after pro-Iran group allegedly hacked water authority in Pennsylvania
By Sean Lyngaas and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania water utility is still dealing with the fallout of pro-Iran hackers breaching some of its industrial equipment four days ago, including having to operate one of its water pump stations in manual mode, the utility’s general manager told CNN on Tuesday. “It’s a pain,”
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico’s famous stray cats will be removed from grounds surrounding historic fortress
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hundreds of stray cats that roam a historic seaside tourist area of Puerto Rico’s capital where they are considered both a delight and a nuisance will be removed over the coming year, under a plan unveiled Tuesday by the U.S. National Park Service. The
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