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Representatives of several high-profile human rights organizations gathered at Mexico City’s Estela de Luz monument on Tuesday morning to call on the government to act on human rights issues, mounting a banner that stated, “This is also in play.” The protest on Paseo de la Reforma started around 5 a.m. when 18 activists from organizations such as Greenpeace and Amnesty International formed a human train around the monument to the Mexican Revolution, dating to 2011, a year after the 200th anniversary. Amnesty International claimed in a press release that the action at the Estela de Luz represented “more than one…
Progressive Randy Villegas (D) is projected to advance in the 22nd Congressional District race against incumbent Rep. David Valadao (R), according to results from Decision Desk HQ. Villegas, an educator and activist, knocked out California State Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains (D) from the race after neither Democrat reached the 60-percent threshold to secure the California Democratic…
The chain restaurant sector has battled an array of economic issues over the last five years that have led to location closings and bankruptcy filings. Certain fast-food chains, such as Long John Silver’s, have downsized their businesses dating back to the Great Recession in 2008. More recently, as inflation drove up the costs of labor and food since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, menu prices also rose significantly, discouraging diners from eating out. Rising costs lead to closings Labor and food costs increased by 35% from 2019 to 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and restaurants often passed the…
The Art Directors Guild released a statement on social media on Tuesday condemning Martin Scorsese’s recent partnership with AI startup Black Forest Labs. In the statement, the guild accused one of Hollywood’s most celebrated directors of “turning his back on the human artists who throughout his career have helped him create his most memorable works.” “In the recently released Black Forest Labs video promoting their generative AI product FLUX, Mr. Scorsese asks the question, ‘how do you communicate what you see in your head to your cast and crew?’ He claims the solution is the use of this generative AI…
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Graham Platner, a Marine veteran, oyster farmer and progressive activist, has scaled a mountain of personal controversies to win the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in Maine.Victory on Tuesday caps a remarkable rise for a candidate who has never held elected office and whose campaign was shadowed by negative headlines that might have ended a more conventional political career.Instead, in a result that would have seemed improbable only a year ago, Platner emerged battered but unbroken, convincing Democratic voters that his flaws are forgivable or unimportant in a year dominated by economic anxiety and anger at Donald Trump.The result…
The e-commerce and financial services platform Mercado Libre announced plans on Monday to invest US $4.6 billion in Mexico this year, demonstrating the firm’s commitment to its second-biggest Latin American market. The company’s investment will be 35% higher than in 2025, when Mercado Libre committed $3.4 billion to the Mexican market, which itself was a 38% increase over the previous year. According to David Geisen, Mercado Libre CEO, the increased investment will “allow millions of Mexicans, entrepreneurs, and small and medium-sized businesses to grow, and guarantee our users the best possible experience.” (Galo Cañas/Cuartoscuro) The $4.6 billion for this year…
The legislation funding immigration enforcement agencies now goes to President Trump.
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Craig Ferguson, the former host of CBS’ “The Late Late Show,” recently told “Obsessed: The Podcast” that he was glad he got out of the late-night game before Donald Trump became president. “I don’t know how I would have handled it. I’m glad I didn’t have to, to be honest,” Ferguson admitted. “I’ve thought about it before. It’s kind of impossible to say.” He added, “I like to think I would somehow have managed to navigate through it, but I’m not sure I would have.” Trump has waged an all-out war against late-night television in his second term, often taking…