By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was arrested Monday in the United States and accused of helping her husband run his multibillion-dollar cartel and plot his audacious escape from a Mexican prison in 2015. Emma Coronel Aispuro, a 31-year-old former beauty queen, was […]
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NASA releases Mars landing video: ‘Stuff of our dreams’
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA on Monday released the first high-quality video of a spacecraft landing on Mars, a three-minute trailer showing the enormous orange and white parachute hurtling open and the red dust kicking up as rocket engines lowered the rover to the surface. The footage was […]
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I SAW THE SIEGE: Del. Stacey Plaskett Was Ready To Fight
During Black History Month, Zenger News presents “I Saw the Siege,” a series of on-camera interviews with African-American eyewitnesses to the deadly Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. WASHINGTON — A House Democrat who co-prosecuted former president Donald J. Trump’s second impeachment trial says she was prepared to mix it up with rioters […]
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Going Hungry: COVID-19 Has Put Restaurants On Lockdown
The restaurant industry has been in free-fall during the pandemic, and Mexico is no exception. More than 2.1 million people in the country work in restaurants. For every five employed people, one is an employee of the industry. “All of this has been very hard,” said Remigio Ortiz, a unionized waiter at Café La Parroquia […]
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Building On Family Entrepreneurship, Construction Company Secures American Dream
Brian Ortiz, the founder and owner of Trinidad Construction, inherited his passion for working hard from his great-grandfather Trinidad, who came from Mexico searching for the American Dream. Trinidad Ortiz pursued it in Chicago, where he founded a mechanical service company. His son opened a mechanical contracting business there, too. True to his family history […]
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EXPLAINER: Why the power grid failed in Texas and beyond
By DAVID KOENIG and MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The power outages tormenting Texas in uncharacteristically Arctic temperatures are exposing weaknesses in an electricity system designed when the weather’s seasonal shifts were more consistent and predictable — conditions that most experts believe no longer exist. This isn’t just happening in Texas, of course. […]
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VIDEO: Trump Would Have Been Convicted On Secret Ballot, Says Impeachment Manager
Former President Donald J. Trump would have been convicted in last week’s impeachment trial if senators had been allowed to cast ballots in private, according to one of the House Democrats who prosecuted the case.
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Democratic congressman sues Trump over role in Capitol riot
www.theurbanfly.com Eds: UPDATES: 1st paragraph to note that it was Congress that was certifying the results. Raises reference to Thompson’s position in Congress. Adds that other members of Congress are expected to join the lawsuit. With AP Photos. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security committee accused Donald Trump in a […]
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LVMH to put Fenty fashion collection on pause
NEW YORK (AP) — LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury group, has put Rihanna’s Fenty fashion collection on hold. The move, confirmed by LVMH Wednesday, comes nearly two years after the fashion conglomerate announced the collaboration with the pop artist and business mogul. Rihanna became the first Black woman to head a luxury […]
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Daring To Be ‘Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It’
The PBS American Masters biographical documentary, “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It,” doesn’t just focus on the successes and struggles of Moreno’s monumental journey as an entertainer for over 70 years. Filmmaker Mariem Pérez Riera practically turns her story into a selfie. The camera relentlessly follows the performer, who calmly flows […]
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VIDEO: Pristine Beaches Become Dumping Grounds For Plastic Waste
BALI, Indonesia — Bali’s pristine beaches, Indonesia’s main draw for tourists, are paradise. But days after the new year began, relaxing on the white sands of Double Six Beach and in the surrounding areas became impossible. An invasion came ashore, disrupting the placid waters with mounds of scattered trash — much of it plastic waste. […]
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First Communion Serves As A Rite Of Passage For Catholic Children
When Roman Catholic children receive their First Communion in Mexico, their families throw a party. After the religious ceremony, people gather at a house or commercial venue to share a meal in a celebration that has a deep symbolic meaning. The Catholic sacrament of First Communion involves the act of receiving the Eucharist for the […]
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Kid Stuff: The History Of Mexico’s Kindergartens
Primary education, grades one through sixth, was not always a right for Mexicans. Ages ago, children did not have an introduction that could help ease the start of primary school — intellectually, socially or culturally. As a result, children grew up in a limited knowledge environment, which affected the professional future of thousands of Mexicans. […]
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How Earthquakes Have Scarred Chile and its People
Given its geography, Chile is forced to adapt to natural disasters, enduring the world’s most destructive earthquake in 1960.
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Diversity Seen Playing Greater Role in Energy Industry’s Future
Enthusiasm of API fellow could land him one of the 800,000 jobs projected for the sector by 2030.
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Carmen Solano’s 15 McDonald’s
Solano arrived in Chicago from her native Dominican Republic with a single suitcase. Today she owns 15 restaurants.
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African Americans and Covid-19: The Numbers Don’t Add Up
Through a collaboration with The Atlantic, Kendi and the ARPC have created a COVID Racial Data Tracker a part of The Atlantic’s COVID Tracking Project, which has the goal of tracking, analyzing, and regularly updating racial data on the pandemic within the United States.