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‘My losses started the day I was born’: A poet on what it’s like to call Gaza home
Five days after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha fled his home in Gaza, along with his wife and their three young children. Two weeks later, their home was bombed, leaving it in rubble. "I say that I am houseless, but I am not homeless," Abu...
U.S. woman wins conkers world title, as men's champ faces metal nut cheating charges
The 2024 edition of a quintessential English competition now includes a controversy, after the men’s winner of the World Conker Championships — a two-person game with the object of crushing a conker, or horse chestnut — was accused of using a metal chestnut to secure a long-elusive title.
Wise words from Sister Rosita, age 79: A math lover wins U.N. prize for refugee relief
When she was a student, Rosita Milesi wanted to become a math teacher — she was always good at the subject, she remembers. It didn’t turn out that way – for which refugees are eternally grateful. At age 19, she became a Catholic nun. Now, at age 79, she is being recognized as one of Brazil’s most influential refugee advocates.
Prop 33 Explainer: Allow local governments to impose rent controls
Many cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, limit the amount a landlord can raise the rent each year, A-K-A rent control. But a decades-old law exempts single-family homes and apartments built after 1995. It also allows landlords to set their own rental rates when new tenants move in. Prop....
Lufthansa agrees to a record $4 million fine for its treatment of Jewish passengers
The German airline Lufthansa has agreed to pay a record $4 million penalty for allegedly discriminating against Jewish passengers, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Tuesday. The charges stem from an incident in May 2022 in which 131 passengers planned to fly from New York City to Budapest, Hungary...
Walgreens will close 1,200 stores, hoping for a turnaround
Walgreens plans to close 1,200 stores over the next three years, the pharmacy chain said on Tuesday. It's part of the company's plan for a turnaround, as it faces retail competition and lower prescription payouts. Chief Executive Tim Wentworth said about a quarter of the company’s stores are unprofitable. Walgreens...
Every 'El Tiny' Tiny Desk from Hispanic Heritage Month 2024
This year marks the fourth time Alt.Latino has taken over the Tiny Desk for Hispanic Heritage Month for a series we (or should I say you all) have billed El Tiny, but its the first time we’ve curated it with a specific theme in mind: We’re doing what we do best and leaning into love. Because we know better than anyone that when our people talk about love, we do so deeply and in totality.
Trump town hall ends with 'musical-fest' while he stands on stage
A Trump town hall in Oaks, Pa., Monday night went from a Q-and-A session to a bizarre musical event in which Trump stood in front of his audience for an extended period while songs played on the sound system. The town hall portion of the event lasted nearly an hour...
Local board members in Georgia can't refuse to certify election results, judge rules
Local election board members in Georgia cannot refuse to certify election results in any scenario, even if they report concerns about fraud or errors, a state judge ruled Tuesday. “If election superintendents were, as Plaintiff urges, free to play investigator, prosecutor, jury, and judge and so — because of a...
A Nobel prize for an explanation of why nations fail
On January 6th, 2021, rioters stormed the United States Capitol building. To many of us, it felt like one of the bedrock institutional traditions of our democracy was in jeopardy: the peaceful transition of power to a leader elected by the people. As inauguration day approached, Americans feared that more...
Petroleum drilling technology is now making carbon-free power
There’s a valley in rural southwest Utah that’s become a hub for renewable energy. Dozens of tall white wind turbines whoosh up in the sky. A sea of solar panels glistens in the distance. But the new kid on the block is mostly hidden underground. From the surface,...
Ukraine is amping up drone production to get an edge in the war against Russia
KYIV, Ukraine — Whenever Anton has free time after work, he sits at his kitchen table and spends a few hours assembling drones that will be sent to the front line. “Our army needs a lot of them,” says Anton, a 35-year-old software developer, who declined to give his last name to avoid being targeted by Russia for his kitchen-top weapon-making. “People need to use factories in their own kitchens to assemble more and more drones.”
Migrant deaths in New Mexico have increased tenfold
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Ten times as many migrants died in New Mexico near the U.S.-Mexico border in each of the last two years compared with just five years ago as smuggling gangs steer them — exhausted, dehydrated and malnourished — mostly into the hot desert, canyons or mountains west of El Paso, Texas.
Canada expels India's top diplomat and alleges wider diplomatic involvement in crimes
TORONTO — Canada said it has identified India’s top diplomat in the country as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh activist there and expelled him and five other diplomats Monday, in an escalating dispute over the June 2023 killing and allegations of other crimes.
North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads as tensions with South Korea soar
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said North Korea blew up the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use on Tuesday, as the rivals are locked in rising animosities over North Korea's claim that South Korea flew drones over its capital, Pyongyang. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of...
Harris brings a bit of Trump into her rally to try to show him as ‘unhinged’
ERIE, Pa. — Vice President Harris brought a little bit of her Republican rival into her own campaign event on Monday in a bid to try to make more people pay attention to some of the most extreme threats he has made on the trail. Saying “Please roll the...
Giant pandas will arrive at D.C.'s National Zoo this week
Two giant pandas bound for the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., have left the Chinese city of Chengdu for their long journey to a new home. A cargo jet operated by FedEx is transporting the pair, both aged 3 years old, the Associated Press cited the China Wildlife Conservation Association as saying in its statement.
6 people accuse Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual assault in new lawsuits
NEW YORK — A new wave of lawsuits filed Monday accuses Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting a 16-year-old boy. At least six lawsuits were filed against the hip-hop mogul in federal court in Manhattan. They were filed anonymously, two by women identified as Jane Does and four by men identified as John Does.
Lilly Ledbetter, the activist who inspired fair pay act, dies at 86
Lilly Ledbetter, a women’s equality activist whose fight for pay equity led to passage of the monumental Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, died Saturday. She was 86. Ledbetter's death was confirmed on Monday by Jodi Solomon, her speaking manager. "She was fierce, she was a crusader and...
KVCR Midday News report for Monday October 14, 2024
Monday through Friday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include:. 1. A man suspected of having a loaded gun and high-capacity magazine at a rally for former President Donald Trump in Coachella this past weekend is out on bail. Associated Press. 2. Southern California...
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