MEXICO CITY (AP) — For years, transgender activist Roshell Terranova protested in the streets and knocked on the doors of Mexico’s Congress to make the demands of the country’s LGBTQ community known. Now thanks to her efforts and an electoral rule change, Terranova is running for Congress in a first for Mexico. Terranova will be […]
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Families Mourn Victims of Mexico City Subway Collapse
MEXICO CITY (AP) — José Luis Hernández Martínez crossed Mexico City every day on subway Line 12 between his home on the city’s south side and the body shop where he worked repairing mangled cars. The 61-year-old’s train had emerged from beneath the city and was jostling along the elevated portion far from downtown late […]
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Complete el Censo – Asegure el Futuro de Nuestros Hijos
Muchos californianos sienten que el futuro es incierto. Nuestras familias están experimentando desafíos y obstáculos probablemente nunca encontrados. Todos nosotros, incluidas nuestras mamás, papás, abuelas, tíos, tías y amigos, actuamos como enfermeras, maestras, consejeras, proveedores de cuidado infantil, entrenadores y mucho más. A pesar de la severa realidad que enfrentamos, todavía tenemos el poder de […]
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As Hunger Mounts, Venezuelans Turn to Trash for Food
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Until recently, Julio Noguera worked at a bakery. Now he spends his evenings searching through the garbage for food. “I come here looking for food because if I didn’t, I’d starve to death,” Noguera said as he sorted through a pile of moldy potatoes. “With things like they are, no one […]