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Un condado de Texas al que se le ordenó devolver libros prohibidos a sus estantes considera cerrar su sistema de bibliotecas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:01 GMT

(CNN) — Un condado rural de Texas al que un juez federal le ordenó devolver los libros prohibidos a los estantes de sus bibliotecas públicas ahora está considerando cerrar sus bibliotecas por completo.Una reunión del Tribunal de Comisionados del Condado de Llano que se realizará este jueves incluirá una discusión sobre si “continuar o cesar las operaciones del actual sistema de bibliotecas físicas del Condado de Llano en espera de más orientación de los Tribunales Federales”, según la agenda de la reunión.La reunión se produce después de que el juez federal Robert Pitman ordenara el 30 de marzo al Sistema de Bibliotecas del Condado de Llano, que incluye tres sucursales, que devuelva 12 libros para niños que habían sido retirados de sus estantes, muchos de ellos debido a su contenido LGBTQ y racial.Gobernador de Texas califica como “pornografía” libros de temática LGBTQ y pide que sean retirados de bibliotecas escolares¿Por qué Florida retira cientos de libros de su...

Ordenan evacuaciones de cientos de familias tras voraz incendio en Indiana

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:01 GMT

Las autoridades instaron a los residentes a evacuar la zona cercana a un gran incendio industrial que se desató este martes en una ciudad de Indiana cerca de la frontera con Ohio que envió enormes nubes de humo negro al cielo.El incendio ocurrió en una antigua fábrica en Richmond, 70 millas al este de Indianápolis, que últimamente se había utilizado para almacenar plásticos y otros materiales para reciclar o revender, dijo el alcalde Dave Snow.“Estaban bajo una orden de la ciudad para limpiar ese sitio”, dijo Snow a The Associated Press. “Sabíamos que había riesgo de incendio por la forma en que estaban almacenando los materiales”. Incendio en la plaza de mercado más grande de Ciudad de México consume una bodega Incendio en centro de migrantes: los guardias no tenían llaves de la celda, según AMLO Snow lo describió como un “incendio grave a gran escala” que aparentemente comenzó en un camión con remolque estacionado en el lugar y ...

Florida Senate’s ban on minors at drag shows draws criticism from Democrats, LGBTQ activists

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:01 GMT

Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and other members of the community are set to speak out around 10 a.m. on Wednesday in opposition to the Florida Senate-passed bill preventing children from attending drag shows.They argue that the language of the bill is too ambiguous, raising concerns that it could lead to a chilling effect on businesses hosting drag shows and even prompt cities in Florida to deny permits for Pride parades.The Republican-controlled Florida Senate passed a controversial bill on Tuesday that would prohibit minors from attending drag shows, even if their parents consent. Under the proposed legislation, organizers and performers could be fined and possibly face criminal charges, including imprisonment, if the performance is deemed “lewd” by authorities.Opponents of the bill argue that it is an infringement on the freedom of expression and would harm the state’s LGBTQ community. The bill will now move to the House for a fi...

Man speaks out after surviving fall from overpass in Orlando

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:01 GMT

Angel Garcia, 39, fell off an overpass in Orlando and survived the horrific crash. Authorities believe that he lost control of his 2018 Accura while trying to avoid a collision and fell about 50 feet from State Road 528, landing on the Interstate 4 highway below.Garcia, who is now paralyzed from the chest down and has several injuries including a broken back and face, is opening up about his experience from his hospital bed. In an interview, he shared that he doesn’t remember falling and feels like he is still stuck in a nightmare.“How do you go from walking from one minute to not being able to walk to the next?” he said. “It’s just the worst feeling in the world.”While Garcia is grateful to have health insurance and support from his workplace, he acknowledges that it was a close call and hopes that his story will serve as a reminder to drivers to be more careful on the road. “From one moment to the next, your life can be taken away, and you...

ANOTHER DAY OF DOWNPOURS

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:01 GMT

Happy Wednesday, South Florida!Hopefully everyone has been able to stay dry as South Florida has been soggy since late in the weekend.  After record rainfall in Miami on Monday, heavy rain has continued to fall over portions of South Florida, leaving the ground saturated and the roads flooded. And after relentless rain continued on Monday and Tuesday, this morning South Florida woke up to a few showers, which increased in coverage and intensity as the morning went on while temperatures remained in the 70s – something that hasn’t changed since earlier in the week. Unfortunately, for South Florida today has the potential to be another wet one for our area. There is still plenty of moisture available for rain over South Florida as we have a stalled Front nearby and a developing disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico, which altogether, will help draw in moisture across South Florida and keep rain chances high throughout the day today. Due to the extensive cloud cover, the showers and h...

Belfast must revive power-sharing to thwart ‘enemies of peace,’ Biden tells divided leaders

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:01 GMT

BELFAST – Northern Ireland must seize the opportunities of the Good Friday Agreement so that “the enemies of peace will not prevail,” U.S. President Joe Biden told local leaders in a speech overshadowed by the region’s failure to sustain a unity government as the 1998 peace deal proposed.Seated side by side in front of Biden were the leaders of Northern Ireland’s five main parties, who had just chatted – briefly and separately – with the president on his first visit since 1991 to this still-divided corner of the United Kingdom.Four of Northern Ireland’s leaders, spanning the spectrum from the Irish republican Sinn Féin to moderate British unionists, want to form a new cross-community government at Stormont overlooking Belfast as the U.S.-brokered peace deal intended.But the pivotal fifth leader, Jeffrey Donaldson of the hard-line Democratic Unionist Party, is refusing to permit this because his party still opposes how the U.K.’s Brexit deal with the European Union treats Northern Ir...

Scottish government to take Westminster to court over stalled gender reforms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:01 GMT

LONDON — The Scottish and U.K. governments are heading back to court under Scotland’s new leader Humza Yousaf.Yousaf’s Scottish National Party-led administration announced Wednesday that it will take legal action against the Westminster government’s decision to block SNP reforms aimed at making it easier for people to legally change gender.After the Scottish parliament passed the contentious legislation — championed by former first minister Nicola Sturgeon — the U.K. government used an instrument granted by the devolution settlement for Scotland to effectively thwart the reforms.Using a so-called Section 35 order, the U.K. government’s Scotland Secretary Alister Jack argued that the law could have “an adverse impact on the operation of Great Britain-wide equalities legislation.” The reforms were also strongly opposed by parts of the SNP and some senior lawmakers, who were concerned about the potential impact on single-sex spaces. But Yousaf’...

French actor Gérard Depardieu accused of sexual assault: Report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:01 GMT

French actor Gérard Depardieu was accused of sexual violence by 13 women in an article published Tuesday by French investigative news outlet Mediapart. The 74-year-old actor has been under investigation since 2020 over rape and sexual assault charges. A dozen women, some of them on the record, are now accusing him of engaging in unwanted sexual touching and of making inappropriate comments on several occasions during film shoots as well as off set. According to Mediapart, three of them testified to the police but none pressed charges, out of fear that “their word would weigh little against a monument of French cinema.”In a statement from his lawyers shared with the French outlet, Depardieu said he “formally denies all accusations susceptible of coming under criminal law.”A one-time Oscar nominee, Depardieu is one of France’s most prolific actors, having played in over 200 movies.But the actor has been mired in a series of controversies in recent years ...

3 Sherpa climbers missing after falling on Mount Everest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:01 GMT

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Three Sherpa climbers were missing Wednesday after they fell into a deep crevasse on a treacherous section of Mount Everest just above the base camp, a Nepalese mountaineering official said.They fell into the crevasse, thought to be about 50 meters (160 feet) deep, on Wednesday morning as they were moving toward the first camp on the world’s highest mountain, said Yubraj Khatiwada of Nepal’s Department of Mountaineering.A rescue helicopter was trying to locate them while rescuers searched on foot, he said.The area is the Khumbu Icefall, a constantly shifting glacier with deep crevasses and huge overhanging ice that can be as big as 10-story buildings. It is considered one of the most difficult and tricky sections of the climb to the peak.In 2014, a chunk of the glacier sheared away from the mountain, setting off an avalanche of ice that killed 16 Sherpa guides as they carried clients’ equipment up the mountain. It was one of the deadliest disasters in E...

MBTA completes $255M purchase of Widett Circle, plans to turn area into a rail yard

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:01 GMT

The MBTA has completed the $255 million purchase of Widett Circle, a 24-acre industrial area located one mile from South Station and adjacent to existing MBTA Commuter Rail facilities, the agency announced WednesdayAccording to transit officials, the area will be used to improve train operations through new facilities that allow for train storage and maintenance activities for nine of the T’s 14 Commuter Rail lines. These improvements will help make service more frequent on the Fairmount and Framingham/Worcester Lines, as well as additional, future rail service that would include the West-East Rail between Pittsfield and Boston and the South Coast Rail between Boston and Fall River/New Bedford, the MBTA says. “The purchase of Widett Circle is an important step in our efforts to improve rail operations and make service more efficient and reliable,” said Gov. Maura Healey. “Our administration is grateful for the hard work that went into making this purchase possible and we look forwar...