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Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia Allegedly Continues to Lead the Sinaloa Cartel From Hiding

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia Allegedly Continues to Lead the Sinaloa Cartel From Hiding

Photo: allthatsinterestimg.com A fifth superseding indictment was filed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Ismael Zambada Garcia, also known as “El Mayo,” with conspiring to manufacture and distribute a substance, containing N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-piperidinyl] propanamide (“fentanyl”), a Schedule II controlled substance intending and knowing that such substances would be unlawfully imported…
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Slowdown in China  

Slowdown in China  

istockphoto By Isaac Cohen*            The most recent projection on economic growth in China, by the International Monetary Fund, revealed a slowdown this year to 4.6 percent, after 5.3 percent in 2023 resulting from the end of COVID restrictions. The main factor contributing to the slowdown is the continuation, for the…
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UN Secretary-General Guterres: “There is no justification for the intentional killing” of civilians in Gaza

UN Secretary-General Guterres: “There is no justification for the intentional killing” of civilians in Gaza

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the opening of the 2024 session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, in New York today: Mr. Chair, Ambassador Cheikh Niang, congratulations on your election to the Bureau. The Committee’s mandate and advocacy are…
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Real Talk on the Border and (Actual) Solutions

Real Talk on the Border and (Actual) Solutions

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With text of a Senate bill addressing the border and limiting asylum anticipated this week — and as Texas challenges the federal government’s authority to enforce immigration law — the following is a quote from Jennie Murray, President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum: “We appreciate that Republican and…
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«Chita Rivera was an all-time-great of American musical theater»

«Chita Rivera was an all-time-great of American musical theater»

Statement from President Joe Biden on the Passing of Chita Rivera Chita Rivera was an all-time-great of American musical theater, a pioneer and perfectionist whose magnetic performances in scores of Broadway productions brought joy to millions and captured the grit and grace of America. The irrepressible third child of public servants –…
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Ni de Aquí ni de Allá: The Afro-Latin Dilema

Ni de Aquí ni de Allá: The Afro-Latin Dilema

A conversation about Afro-Latino/a/e/x Identities The Creative Justice Initiative and the AfroLatin Forum, in collaboration with the GALA Hispanic Theatre and the Afro Latino Institute are excited to announce a thought-provoking panel discussion titled “Ni de Aquí ni de Allá: The Afro-Latin Dilema-Part of Both (Black and Latino/a/e/x), excluded by…
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Joaquin Castro: Congress cannot let the lives of the world’s most vulnerable families be used as political pawns.”

Joaquin Castro: Congress cannot let the lives of the world’s most vulnerable families be used as political pawns.”

Photo: Lenin Nolly/ML News House Democrats, Caucus Chairs, and Advocates Urge Senators to Reject Compromises on Immigrants’ Rights in Ongoing Border Negotiations WASHINGTON – Immigration advocates, Caucus Chairs, and prominent House Democrats held a press conference on Thursday, January 18, in response to Senate negotiators considering anti-immigrant policies, and as…
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