Crisis en Haití: ya están los candidatos para formar el equipo que elegirá al próximo líder de la nación caribeña

La gente cubre los cuerpos de dos hombres que fueron asesinados en Puerto Príncipe, Haití (REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol) Líderes caribeños dijeron el martes que todos los grupos y partidos políticos excepto uno han presentado candidatos para un consejo presidencial de transición encargado de seleccionar un primer ministro interino para Haití, que sigue sumido en la…

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Lawmakers call on Fed to lower interest rate ahead of Wednesday announcement

Ahead of the Federal Reserve’s meeting on interest rates and inflation, progressive lawmakers are calling for the central bank to “seriously consider” the impact of continued high interest rates on housing affordability and other economic issues. “We write to urge the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to seriously consider the harmful economic consequences of maintaining…

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Biden: Los líderes del Congreso de Estados Unidos alcanzan un acuerdo para evitar el cierre del Gobierno | Internacional

Con casi seis meses de retraso, el Congreso de Estados Unidos se dispone a aprobar las últimas leyes presupuestarias pendientes. Los líderes parlamentarios republicanos y demócratas han alcanzado un acuerdo que aún debe ser aprobado tanto por la Cámara de Representantes como por el Senado, pero que ahuyentaría definitivamente el fantasma del cierre parcial de…

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Jóvenes se burlan de funcionarios en Cuba

Jóvenes cubanos filmaron un hilarante video donde imitan a funcionarios cubanos de obras públicas y evidencian la ineficiencia del estado para resolver problemas sencillos y cotidianos. Frente a una calle llena de baches un joven en su rol de funcionario responde a otro que imita a un periodista sobre el arreglo de la misma, según…

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Downtown Boston coalition urges City Council to vote down Michelle Wu’s planning ordinance

A coalition of downtown residents is urging the Boston City Council to vote against a mayoral ordinance that would restructure the city’s planning department, while citing a number of concerns around financial transparency and oversight. Ford Cavallari, chair of the Alliance of Downtown Civic Associations, sent a letter to city councilors on Tuesday, calling for…

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Minnesota court rules pharmacist discriminated against woman in denying emergency contraception – Boston Herald

By TRISHA AHMED (Associated Press/Report for America) ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that a pharmacist who refused to provide emergency contraceptives to a customer because of his personal beliefs engaged in discrimination. The three-judge panel ruled Monday that pharmacist George Badeaux engaged in business discrimination in 2019 when…

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Sneakers with flair; Emerson’s new president; Gannett to stop using AP

Sneakerheads with a flair for art can now rejoice. Boston’s tech sneaker startup Endstate and the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) have partnered with Vibram, the “Rolls Royce” of footwear soles, to design a distinctive shoe “merging fashion with technology celebrating a major exhibition, the new South Korean exhibit, Hallyu! The Korean Wave.” The custom-designed,…

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Boston firefighters contain church blaze, extinguish fire at Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center

Firefighters stopped a church blaze from spreading and extinguished a fire at the Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center on Tuesday, according to officials. Boston firefighters responded to Boylston Congregational Church in Jamaica Plain at around 3 p.m., for a fire in the church’s basement. “Heavy smoke” was reported from the blaze. “Companies were able to…

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