The new privacy measures will affect – with an estimated cost of 10 million dollars in losses – the main companies that offer entertainment services – YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat – reported today. The Financial Times.
Apple has been beefing up privacy features across its ecosystem – the biggest being the iPhone and iPad. Now, in iOS 15, Apple will be testing a massive privacy barrier that protects its users from being tracked on the internet via a private cloud-based connection for users of an active iCloud+ plan – iCloud’s most premium service.
Apple will scrub the web of trackers and other malicious code before it ever touches the iPhone, resulting in near-instant loading times in a process that is transparent to the Safari user.
In addition, Apple, in less than a year, offered its users an update to the iOS and iPadOS operating systems with a new button to prevent users from being tracked without knowing it. It is speculated that the change of name to Meta on Facebook is also due to the fact that Facebook has a bad reputation, since its business is based, in large part, on the sale of user data, and with it, their activity on the Internet, which is used to create a profile of you based on the content you visit and offer you targeted advertising.
Advertising data company Lotame told The Financial Times that between the three companies, Facebook – now Meta – YouTube, Twitter and Snapchat lost a combined 12 per cent of their advertising revenue in Q3 and Q4 of 2021 as users opted not to allow tracking on their Apple devices.
This capability is found in the latest updates to their operating systems where the device forces the application to refrain from tracking the user, and simply asks the user if they want to disable tracking.
The advertising firm estimates that Snapchat lost a large portion of its advertising revenue, and Facebook suffered a hit to the way advertisers spend on Facebook ads.
Personally, I'm very strict about what goes into my phone, so these features are always on. This Friday, we'll look at how to configure the privacy settings on your iPhone and iPad.
About 65 cargo ships carrying imported goods are stranded at ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach. Sources indicate that both ports account for 40 percent of all imported goods entering the United States.
The delay is due to the fact that the U.S. has recently opened its borders to foreign trade, including imports, but the large number of containers entering the country that need to be declared has exceeded U.S. Customs capacity, said Gene Seroka, head of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Port of Los Angeles.
After the U.S. economy shut down foreign trade due to the COVID-19 pandemic, imports of goods have slowed down and accumulated in recent months, so now authorities can't keep up with everyone.
Ocean freight is the cheapest form of transportation. It is slow, but compared to air, rail and truck freight, it results in low long-term costs.
As a result, most of the world's trade is conducted by sea. The Port of Los Angeles is the largest seaport in North America, with half a million employees.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global supply chain was disrupted. Reduced schedules and physical distancing measures meant that much less cargo could be processed at ports around the world.
The Port of Los Angeles was not immune to this.
With the reopening, Americans - the world's largest buyers - began spending their income on the only thing they could: goods. Instead of processing 20 percent of all cargo, the port of Los Angeles and Long Beach combined were processing nearly 50 percent of all cargo coming into the country.
It is as if they were being asked to do their work at up to 2.5 times the speed, not counting the delays generated by the effects of the pandemic - COVID-19 absenteeism.
As a result, shortages arose in sectors that were not previously considered urgent. Shipping containers were not emptied in the USA and returned to their countries of origin immediately.
More than a year ago, severe confinement began after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, and people were told to stay home, forcing many to adapt their lifestyles to the comfort of their homes.
Increased subscriptions to streaming platforms -streaming-home meal delivery service, the purchase of electronics such as tabletsThe need for entertainment, smartphones and video game consoles to satiate the need for entertainment also moved into homes.
Among the new devices, which could be categorized as accessories, there has been an increase in the production and sale of "dry leaf vaporizers" as an alternative to the combustion of a marijuana cigarette.
Unlike the mouthpieces with extracts obtained from cannabis for 510 threaded batteries, the "dry leaf vaporizers" work directly with the traditional dehydrated herb previously ground in a grinder to bake them in these devices that have small ceramic chambers that reach high temperatures not only to release the essences of the same, but to heat the air that serves as a vehicle to make vaporizations and extract, in a progressive way, the same properties of marijuana without paying the high costs of the nozzles with extracts.
Casual cannabis users had as an easy option the use of pipes or papers -sheets- to smoke and thus subject the dried marijuana to a combustion process, like the traditional tobacco cigarette, which causes carbon monoxide consumption in both cases due to the burning of the dried herb and, in its case, the paper in which it was wrapped.
Smoke from marijuana combustion can cause illnesses such as chronic and acute bronchitis - according to the WHO's Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse; however, the WHO has been able to conclude that smoking cannabis does not cause COPD.
Cannabis use had been on the WHO's Schedule IV since 1961, believing the plant "contained harmful substances" similar to those produced by cocaine or heroin; however, this changed in 2019 when the international body declared that medical marijuana and CBD pose no health concerns.
To minimise any health impact, cannabis users transferred their habit to these devices - many times smaller than smartphones - that raise the temperature of the cannabis inside a ceramic chamber, obtaining, in most cases, better results than if it is burned in the traditional way with a pipe or smoking paper.
This is largely because the active ingredients of marijuana do not disintegrate as quickly in the baking process, since the user can choose the temperature at which to heat the cannabis that previously underwent a combustion process in which the plant's active substances were instantly burned. In addition, these devices eliminate one hundred percent of the adverse effects of combustion and, therefore, the unintentional consumption of carbon monoxide than with the traditional cigarette.
Over the past few years, I have been able to transfer my cannabis experience from the pipe to the vaporizer with consistently favourable results. Most importantly, the adverse effects I used to experience during the aggressive combustion process have completely disappeared, the most noticeable being throat irritation, tachycardia and, in extreme cases, cardiac arrhythmia - suddenly varying heart rate from 50 to 160 beats per minute. Which, on many occasions, led me to discuss the impact on my health with my cardiologist and my psychiatrist, who ended up advising me to stop taking it until rigorous medical tests were completed.
While a bad experience with marijuana use in any form is not indicative of future experiences, a repetition of bad experiences can discourage the consumer and leave them with a wrong opinion that affects the reputation of the plant and stigmatizes marijuana use.
Depending on the portability of the device, you'll be able to heat dried marijuana herb; however, temperatures range from 140°C to 225°C - 284°F to 437°F - but even though higher temperatures produce more vapor, that may not be the right experience.
For reference, combustion begins at 232 °C or 450 °F, a common temperature when a cigarette is consumed by fire; that is, lighting a marijuana cigarette or lighting the herb from a pipe burns the components of marijuana faster.
Sites like https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/ indicate that THC begins to evaporate at a temperature of 157 °C or 314 °F. THC is where the psychotropic effects of marijuana are found, the euphoria begins, the happy part of the herb that makes its users laugh and it is also the cannabinoid responsible for increasing appetite, alertness is heightened. Marijuana users should make sure that in order to get a good amount of this cannabinoid, the variation of weed should be high in THC; however, you can try any variation of the plant and get good results.
Staying within 180°C - 356°F - would ensure the full experience of the marijuana baking process through a vaporizer and the ideal temperature for a THC-rich, CBD-rich vapor.
CBD volatilizes at 160 °C and 180 °C - 320 °F and 356 °F -. This cannabinoid produces no psychoactive effects; instead, it provides relaxing and calming effects that control the effects of THC; its concentrate contains analgesic properties; it also has antioxidant effects and, as it blocks CB1 receptors, it has benefits that slow down the degenerative process of neurons. Vapour at this temperature should not irritate the throat.
Sites like https://vaping360.com/ suggest that, for first-time marijuana users, you can gradually increase the temperature to 177°C and 204°C - 350°F and 400°F - an average of 190°C - 374°F - if you want to go straight to the maximum effects of cannabis - both THC and CBD. While the vapor is denser, it is also hotter, which causes a slight throat hit.
Site humidity is also a factor to consider especially in these portable devices; in dry climates there may not be enough moisture in the air to transport the cannabinoids that are released from the weed - whether baked or smoked. Humid climates - such as those near the sea or during the rainy season - suggest a higher concentration of water in the air that serves as an easy vehicle for THC and CBD molecules; this is why water-based tabletop pipes -bongs- are preferred for fixed site consumption without the negative effects of combustion; however, the humidity of an enclosed site can be quickly raised with an ultrasonic humidifier.
While dry herb vaporizers are not a new concept, they have become portable to the point of becoming an accessory that, depending on its rechargeable battery - as any mobile device does - can offer two to four sessions below 200°C (392°F).
Some vaporizers can be found online under the name "herbal aromatherapy" in unregulated markets. Some contain metal capsules that can be reused for more than one session instead of filling the ceramic chamber directly, making them very discreet, as you can reserve the capsules with marijuana and leave the vaporizer empty; others have interchangeable plastic mouthpieces for a glass one for a cleaner taste of marijuana; the more sophisticated ones may have bubblers to cool the steam with water in sessions where the temperature can be very hot.
Newer vaporizers can feature wireless charging, touch buttons and OLED displays to be precise with the desired temperature. For the most part, they prevent the device from overheating, and if the trip gets too deep, the vaporizer can automatically shut off after a few minutes of non-use.
All have safety mechanisms so that they cannot be activated by accident; in addition, their ceramic construction, refillable metal capsules and glass nozzles make these devices hygienic and very easy to clean and, to make sure they are completely germ-free, place them in a UV-C or ultraviolet light disinfectant box.
The Mexican government announced this morning the vaccination plan to be carried out in the country to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was made by the country's deputy health minister, Hugo López-Gatell.
The vaccine will be universally accessible and free; that is, it covers the entire population in the country.
It will start in Mexico City and in the state of Coahuila, Mexico with the health professionals who are treating patients with COVID-19.
The vaccination campaign is expected to start in the third week of December with vaccines from CanSino Biologics, of Chinese origin with an effectiveness of 97%; the American vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech, with a reported effectiveness of 95%; and, the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, of European origin with 90% of effectiveness against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced that the funds for the vaccination plan are ready, specifically 20 billion pesos, for the purchase of 34 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine; 77 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and 35 million doses of the CanSino vaccine.
Lopez-Gatell said the goal is to reach 75% of the population over 16 years old and announced that there will be 7 stages in which the vaccination plan was divided that includes its distribution by age groups:
Health workers. In December 2020 and February 2021.
People 80 years and older. Before February 2021.
People between 70 and 79 years old. Before February 2021.
People between 60 and 69 years old. In February and April 2021.
People between 50 and 59 years old. In April and May 2021.
People between 40 and 49 years old. In May and June 2021.
Population under 40 years of age. From June 2021 and before March 2022
Mexico's Foreign Minister, Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón, said that early access to vaccines was also due to early integration into COVAX, which, according to the World Health Organization -WHO-, aims to "accelerate the development and manufacture of vaccines against COVID-19 and ensure fair and equitable access to them for all countries of the world". In addition, he highlighted the importance of integrating Mexico into the Gavi Vaccine Alliance -Gavi-, the Coalition for the Promotion of Innovations for Epidemic Preparedness -CEPI-.
The minister confirmed that out of 9 potential COVID-19 vaccine candidates, approximately 50 million doses have already been set aside, including vaccines developed by Inovio, Moderna, CureVac, Merk-Themis, Oxford-AstraZeneca, the University of Hong Kong, Novavax, Clover-BioPharma, and the University of Queensland-CLS.
In addition, he noted that the Mexican Ministry of Health will be able to decide on a total of 18 vaccines as long as phase three trials are completed and approved.
Today, Tuesday, November 3rd, the general elections are taking place in the United States, which include the election for the presidency of the country. As contenders for the presidential campaign is in contention the representative of the Democratic Party, Joe Biden; while Donald J. Trump will try to be re-elected to the post for four more years representing the Republican Party.
Since this morning, various public opinion figures with global influence have spoken out in favor of the importance of exercising the right to vote for their representatives.
Gavin Newsom, governor of the state of California, said via Twitter, that polling stations will be open until 8 pm local time. He recalled the use of masks and a website where you can check which polling place you can access to cast your vote.
CALIFORNIA: the polls are officially OPEN!
Polls close at 8:00PM tonight.
You can STILL register to vote in person at your polling place.
Bring your mask.
If you're in line by 8:00PM stay in line - you will be able to vote.
Wanda Sykes, an actress and activist for the LGBTTTIQ+ community, urged people in Michigan and Nebraska to exercise their right to vote after "stay home" information was released by COVID-19.
The young activist on climate change awareness, Greta Thunberg, strongly criticized by the candidate for re-election to the presidency of the USA, Donald Trump, when he said that he needed more social life, spoke in favor of not missing the opportunity for Americans to vote.
Today, many of you will have the opportunity to make a choice. Your vote will affect billions of people around the world. Your vote will affect countless of generations to come. Use it. Use it well. Every election is a climate election.#ElectionDay
The disease specialist and current COVID-19 researcher took the opportunity to speak out in support of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. She added that the state of Pennsylvania should get up and go out and vote.
In her latest post, which features global pop icon Lady Gaga, who was seen giving a speech at the last event hosted by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, she directed a message against Republican presidential re-election candidate Donald J. Trump and called to vote for his Democratic counterpart.
Laura Packard, a stage 4 cancer survivor and cancer awareness activist whose profile description says she is blocked by top officials in the current administration, sent out a video message in which she expresses her concern that the American people should be aware of the importance of their vote. "Our lives are at stake," she said in the tweet.
Hilary Clinton, contender for the 2016 presidency, showed on her social networks that she had exercised her vote: "I voted and it felt good" without offering more details.
With a sense of closeness with the American population, maintaining the health protocols as required by the pandemic by COVID-19, the former President of the United States, Barack Obama, was in contact with citizens through FaceTime - Apple's secure video call protocol - where he calls on citizens to exercise their vote freely.
More than 100 million Americans have already cast a ballot in this election. Joel, Monica, and Andrés are three of them - and I got to FaceTime with them before they voted.
In the international context, Shakira, a world-class singer-songwriter, named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in October 2003, and creator of the Pies Descalzos foundation concerned about children and Colombian refugees in the United States, sent a message about the importance of the Latino vote in the general elections on November 3.
Latinos are a rapidly growing community with millions of young people for whom we must ensure quality education and equal opportunity. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/hpg0YDyFun
The international star, Kanye West, who announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States and who was strongly criticized by the public opinion not only for this, but for his support for Donald Trump addressed a brief and enigmatic message where he revealed to have voted for himself. It should be noted that this is the first time he is old enough to vote and elect the president of the United States.
God is so good 😊 Today I am voting for the first time in my life for the President of the United States, and it's for someone I truly trust...me. 🇺🇸 🕊
In contrast, the businesswoman Kim Kardashian, with a more sensible tone, offered important information by disclosing phone lines where the U.S. population can be properly informed about the rights that citizens have when it comes to voting.
hoax Maybe from the caló bul 'rubbish'. 1. m. False news spread for some purpose.
https://dle.rae.es/bulo
In April, strong criticism was levelled at now-runner-up for re-election to the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump, when the president suggested, at a public event, the injection of disinfectants to combat COVID-19, a disease caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 - whose outbreak was located in an exotic market in Wuhan, China. At that time, the President of the United States declared at a press conference that if there was "some way to clean up, like an injection. It would be interesting to check.
This information was quickly distributed on Twitter; however, the company did not stop the messages encouraging people to inject household disinfectants, so much so that the New York Poison Control Center immediately reported a hundred emergency calls during April for ingesting household cleaning products. However, Twitter's action to stop and push for accurate information from the scientific community was overshadowed by Trump's statements, so much so that it became a trend with the absurd #InjectDesinfectant hashtag. Any self-medication without expert consent should be discouraged. If you have symptoms of COVID-19, please see a health care professional.
"The disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute, and is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside, or almost a cleaning. It gets in the lungs" - Trump seems to suggest that injecting disinfectant inside people could be a treatment for the coronavirus pic.twitter.com/amis9Rphsm
In time, Twitter clarified - via email - the Reuters news that the hashtags in trend had to be manipulated at will so that they would not be suggested on the social network; however, the damage was already done, but that was not all, the Twitter response supported Trump's "satirical" statements; in an official statement, the social network said that: "Context matters. Tweets that are clearly satirical in nature, that discuss or report on timely issues about COVID-19 that do not prompt action do not violate our rules.
Context matters. Tweets that are clearly satirical in nature, or that discuss or report on timely issues about #COVID19 without calls to action generally do not break our rules.
With this, we can deduce that Twitter will not take action against false information that could cause physical harm to people, since it is up to the user to decide if the information he receives on this social network is satirical or not. It follows that Twitter is not there to verify whether the information in trend, like Trump's, is true or not.
This is important because, as Twitter states, "context matters". On October 22, it was revealed that Victor Gevers, an ethical hacker from the Netherlands, was able to access Donald Trump's Twitter account with his username and password - "maga2020!", in case you're interested in the data-, this lack of attention from both Twitter and the US president -which is in the spotlight given the upcoming presidential elections to be held on November 3-, puts at risk the strong public opinion with which the president influences the global context.
Fortunately for mankind - since Twitter will not be responsible for Trump's satire - Gevers "only" took screenshots from the @realDonaldTrump account. Obviously, this is not only the fault of the president of the United States, but of Twitter. Well, nowadays, Twitter, upon detecting an uncommon login, immediately informs the account holder, in this case, Trump and his cabinet... the situation becomes more alarming when we realize that the national security of the country that dropped the atomic bomb on Japan in World War II is also compromised.
On this occasion, Twitter did not suggest identity verification, as many of us who logged in are required to confirm; either by correctly entering the email linked to the account or the phone with which the Twitter account was registered. Neither of these things happened. This situation highlights Twitter's lack of attention and makes us doubt the role it -not- plays in people's safety.
In the end, it had to be Gevers who alerted the U.S. Federal Secret Service agency to please change the password and activate the two-factor authentication. The Secret Service welcomed the suggestion of the Dutchman. Twitter had nothing to do with the alert about the security flaws of the president, but as a matter of fact, in October 2016, the same Twitter account with the password "youarefired" was also violated.
An unfortunate tweet can lead to catastrophe. We're talking about people who successfully followed Donald Trump's instructions in suggesting the erroneous indication to inject household disinfectant. But... if Gevers had had other intentions? Surely Twitter would have washed its hands of it.
It is important to note that the United States, according to Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists "United States nuclear forces, 2020"In early 2019, the United States Department of Defense possessed an estimated 3,800 nuclear defenses that could be launched by 800 ballistic missiles and aircraft.
Cristian Carlos is a writer, journalist and sociologist. He is the editor of Peninsula 360 Press.
Although Facebook -a company led by Mark Zuckerberg, recently exposed for selling users' personal data to third parties. has served as a perfect platform to disseminate human rights violations., censorship to campaigns for social justice, scientific outreach and gender equity, and the promotion of hate speech Against minorities, such as the Black Lives Matter movement, the Latino immigrant community and sexual diversity, most of the information circulating on this digital platform is garbage; noise is generated around urgent causes, which, in turn, generates confusion among users.
This company has become a space virtual ideal to spread ignorance, misinformation and hate campaigns. orchestrated by the power groups who hide, for the most part, in anonymity. To a large extent, this explains the enormous echo that the current president of the United States, Donald Trump, has on social networks.
In the last 30 days, according to The New York Times, Trump received 60 million "likes" and comments on Instagram, a platform owned by Facebook. Meanwhile, on the official Facebook page of the candidate for re-election in the United States, Trump generates messages that are often characterized as promoting misogyny, racism, white supremacism and fake news. -the permanent irony of the businessman's discourse-, thus reaching the enormous and implausible figure of 130 million reactions.
It is no coincidence that Facebook, where Trump and his followers move like fish in water, is considered both by the International Center for Journalists -ICFThe social-digital space with a grossly higher rate of digital journalism than the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University elevated disinformation on COVID-19. Therefore, based on the study of these two institutions, Facebook was considered a "prolific disinformation channel".».
In the last Trump vs. Biden debate, six topics were addressed during 90 minutes, covering U.S. national security, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of foreign nations such as Russia and China in the upcoming elections. Kristen Welker, this time the moderator of the debate, is the White House correspondent for NBC.
Nashville, Tennessee. The candidates for the presidency of the United States, current President Donald Trump - from the Republican Party - and Vice President Joe Biden - from the Democratic Party - held a debate with a different moderation to the previous one, where the closing of microphones and timed participations were highlighted to avoid the fiasco of the first presidential debate. The elections are 12 days away.
COVID-19
Regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the first topic of the presidential debate, U.S. re-election candidate Donald J. Trump assured citizens that mortality rates from the new coronavirus have been dropping and he is confident that a vaccine will be ready by the end of 2020. He spoke about his recent positive diagnosis and treatment of the disease, saying it has improved rapidly. He blamed China for dispelling the rumors, even to the point of hiding the disease.
For his part, the Democratic candidate for the presidency of the United States, Joe Biden, accused President Donald Trump of the more than 220,000 deaths caused by COVID-19. He added in the debate the importance of the use of mouthpieces, as well as the urgency of expanding testing programs for the detection of the disease. He claims that Trump lied when he said that the new coronavirus would slow down its infection in hot seasons, the direct intake of chlorine.
National Security
On the subject of the national security of the United States, the American president sent a message to the nations that, if they intervene in the country's elections, "it will be paid without a very high price" and he blamed China, Russia and Iran for the impact on the elections. He also denied that he had received any money from the Russian government, and Trump noted that Biden has earned up to $10 million from shady deals in China. Trump concluded by saying that the U.S. had a good relationship with Hitler--until he decided to invade European territory.
Meanwhile, Joe Biden, Democratic candidate for the US presidency, questioned Trump about why he has not made public statements against Russian President Vladimir Putin to justify his non-intervention stance in the November elections. Biden, for his part, accused Trump of handling his finances on the sly and denied categorically that he had received money from Ukraine and Russia through his son, Hunter Biden.
Family economy
The Republican Party's candidate for re-election to the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump, said Obamacare was "not good" because it forced people to turn to private sector insurers. He says his cabinet is working to change this social security plan into a "beautiful" one. He said that the person responsible for the lack of an economic support program for American families is Nancy Pelosi, in charge of the Lower House.
In contrast, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Obamacare can become a public option for people who cannot access Medicaid and that people can still choose a private insurer anyway. He also opened the window for the possibility of buying drugs at a lower cost in the future. As for support for the family economy, Biden said the Republican representation in the U.S. Senate turned its back on the program that would have been driven by Trump.
Migration
With data in hand, moderator Kristen Welker, White House correspondent for NBC, noted that more than 4,000 infants have been separated from their families during the Trump administration and asked the Republican candidate about his plan to reunite them.
Donald Trump, the Republican Party's candidate for re-election to the U.S. presidency, blamed "coyotes" - people who traffic in people - and Mexican cartels for putting children on U.S. soil.
Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's candidate for the U.S. presidency, says the seriousness lies in the fact that migrant children have been robbed of their right to have a family by being separated from their parents. "It's a crime," Biden said, noting the conditions in which thousands of children are being held in the "cages" Trump built for their detention. He reiterated his support for the continuation of the DACA - Deferred Action for Children - program. "We owe our lives to migrants, who are in the majority in this country," she noted. He said that if he wins the elections on November 3, he will take measures to benefit 11 million undocumented people in order to grant them citizenship.
Racial violence
Republican presidential re-election candidate Donald Trump blamed Biden for not reaching out to the African-American community. He said that "no one has done more" than he has for that community... except Abraham Lincoln. He ended by condemning the Black Lives Matter movement.
On the other hand, the candidate for the U.S. presidency for the Democratic Party, Joe Biden, pointed out Trump as one of the most racist presidents the U.S. nation has had in contemporary history; furthermore, he finished by saying that Trump's policy is spent on exclusion and discrimination and recalled the episode where the U.S. president, Donald Trump, called migrants of Mexican origin "rapists".
Climate change
On the last topic, the lawyer in the last debate between the candidates for the presidency of the United States, Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump, both fixed positions with contrasts.
Donald Trump, the Republican Party's candidate for re-election to the U.S. presidency, said, in the abstract, that he has "thousands" of programs and that he "loves" the environment. Again, during his speech he said that the Paris Accord - an agreement that establishes measures for the reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions through mitigation, adaptation and resilience of ecosystems - is the best way to achieve this. Trump also said he knows "more about wind" than Biden and accused him of being against practices such as hydro-fracturing - "fracking", in Spanish-. In the abstract, he said Biden "knows nothing" about climate.
Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's candidate for the U.S. presidency, said climate change is a real consequence and poses a threat to the preservation of the environment and humanity. If it continues for another four years under Trump, Biden warned, humanity will find itself in serious trouble, most of which cannot be reversed. He spoke in favor of investing in the deployment of a network of charging stations for electric cars on U.S. soil.
Conclusions
Republican presidential re-election candidate Donald Trump again boasted that before the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States had one of the lowest unemployment rates. "We must pool our success," he said. In addition, he said his Democratic counterpart's strategy would lead to a new depression with more widespread regulation.
Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. presidency, Joe Biden, promised that, with the vote and election of the American people, he will represent the will and resolve the issues of concern to the citizens of the United States. "I will bring them hope, not fear. We have the potential to create opportunities for improvement on economic issues and to combat racism," he said.
Despite the invitation to the forum, Chris Rasmussen was not present...candidate from District 7.
You can see the forum again at this link: https://www.facebook.com/InnovatePublicSchools/videos/263714451648443/
Lasting approximately one hour, Redwood City Council candidates in their various districts answered questions of interest to voters, including housing, inclusion, education, tenant and business subsidies, and their response to the economic crisis that Redwood City will face as a result of COVID-19.
Janet Borgens, candidate for District 1In the first place, he began his participation by pointing out that it is important to attend to low-income communities, especially in the area of housing. On the subject of inclusion and censusShe stressed that, despite being a white woman, she did not have privileges, and that for this reason, she wants to maintain contact with the communities that have been in the same situation and pointed out the importance of the vote of each person. On the subject of payment of rentHe pointed out the importance of ensuring that funds are reaching the tenants. He added that Redwood City is the city that has been particularly active in supporting its tenants and their businesses. On the subject of educationThe president of the National Association of Schools in Redwood City, said Redwood City schools depend directly on school districts, adding the importance of safe after-school spaces.
Jeff Gee, candidate for District 1He said safety issues should be addressed as a priority and pledged to learn about each of the problems affecting the Bay Area. On the subject of inclusion and censusHe noted that work should be done not only with the Latino community, but also with the Asian-American community, and called for the unity of different communities. On the subject of payment of rentHe said that people in the community who have to pay a mortgage should be taken into account in order to protect tenants and, consequently, dialogue with banks and mortgage companies. On the subject of educationHe noted that the Council has provided support for programs for students; however, he said Redwood City is not on par with the Redwood Shore School District, so all children should be treated equally in education.
Nancy Radcliffe, candidate for District 1He said that, as part of the current Redwood City Council, he will continue the work currently being done for the community. On the subject of inclusion and censusHe said the debate on the subject must be more inclusive, with more events that include different people from different communities. On the topic of payment of rentHe noted that Redwood City is one of the few cities that have subsidies for tenants who are paying a mortgage, and said this is a problem that affects much of the community. On the subject of educationIn his speech, he stressed the importance of ensuring that everyone has access to free Wi-Fi and internet, and safe places to go to continue studying.
Isabella Chu, candidate for district 3In the first instance, he began his participation in the forum by speaking out in favour of decent housing accessible to all in the community, as well as transport and education. On the theme of inclusion and censusHe declared that there must be a balance of power. He noted that it is important to vote and to increase the participation of people who were previously unheard. On the subject of payment of rentHe said the real solution is a universal income that helps not only to pay the rent, but to provide assistance in food and health services. On the issue of education, he emphasized that it is important to increase population density in order to collect more taxes and thus boost the distribution of funds to schools.
Lissette Espinoza-Garnica, candidate for District 3At the beginning of his participation, he emphasized the integration of the most vulnerable sectors of the population and rejected inequity between communities. On the issue of inclusion and censusIn his speech, he spoke out in favour of communities that have suffered discrimination because of their historical status. On the subject of payment of rentIn a statement, he said he was in favor of extending extensions to tenants to prevent evictions; he noted that the city must resolve the problem of debt. On the issue of education, he spoke in favor of access to stable housing, increasing families' salaries, as well as a universal child care program and the promotion of the PAL and SRL program.
Michael Smith, candidate for District 4He said he was also in favour of affordable housing, decent work and people being able to run their own businesses. On the subject of inclusion and censusIn the same vein, he argued that there was a need for discussions regarding inclusion by race and class as well as the promotion of inclusive activities in the community. On the subject of payment of rentHe said that federal officials should be worked on to make them aware of tenants' concerns. On the issue of educationIn addition, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, in its report on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, proposed changing the zoning scheme, such as R1, so that people would have access to better schools and therefore obtain better academic results.
Alicia Aguirre, candidate for district 7In the same way, he pointed out that there is a need for affordable housing, but also for access to transport, to the same extent, for all people. He reiterated his commitment to supporting economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. On the issue of inclusion and censusIn his speech, he referred to leadership as a way to protect vulnerable people, like the "Dreamers". On the subject of payment of rentIn his speech, he pointed out the uncertainty arising from the current crisis, the importance of knowing how people will be cared for through stimuli so that people do not lose their homes. On the subject of educationThe Director of the National Institute of Childhood and Adolescence, who noted that there is now a partnership with the school district, emphasized the continuation of this collaboration to ensure that children and youth have a safe and continuous learning experience.
Mark Wolohan, candidate for District 7In the first part of the meeting, he highlighted his representation of the new generations and reiterated his support and constant rapprochement with the Redwood City community. On the subject of inclusion and censusIn his speech, he emphasized the participation of the Latino community, to amplify their voices and encourage their participation in the Council. On the topic of payment of rentHe said he is concerned that people will have to move away from the community where they live, and that the strategy for protecting tenants in the short term must be rethought. On the issue of educationHe noted that it is important for educational personnel to have affordable housing; he also emphasized access to distance education for all students.
The next forum will take place on Monday, October 19, 2020.
Pacific Gas & Electric has announced, on their website, that they anticipate "a Public Safety Power Disruption, also known as PSPS, and occurs in response to severe weather"; in this case, the Diablo Winds exacerbating the Glass Fire phenomenon in California.
The company reports that it is shutting off "power to help prevent fires and keep communities safe. The reason for the outages can be complex, as they state that "multiple factors come into play when deciding to interrupt your power supply and the decision is taken very seriously". In addition, they clarify that "attempts are made to notify affected customers by phone, text and email".
The counties that could be affected by such preemptive outages are: Alameda, Amador, Butte, Skulls, Against Costa, El Dorado, Humboldt, Lake, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Pleasure, Feathers, Saint Matthew, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, Yuba. Where the population is advised to take precautions and take emergency measures to be communicated during the power outage.
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The energy company estimates that a total of 54 thousand 250 customers could suffer power outages, while 3 thousand 135 electrical connections belong to health services.
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The life of poets is often tragic. Not only because of the sadness, happiness or melancholy that their verses evoke, but because poetry becomes, for them, a way of being on Earth and directing their actions without limits.
Courtesy of the British Library. Shelfmark: 992.a.34.
Phillis Wheatley - from 1753 to 1784 - well represents this strange destiny for people who live within a certain normality, and tragic destiny for those who, perhaps, without knowing it, already embodied a struggle, and without intending it, would prefigure more than a struggle: an ideal of equality.
Born in Senegal, she was caught and taken to the United States at the age of seven and sold by the slave traders to John and Susanna Wheatley, a name she would adopt along with the name of the schooner that crossed the Atlantic: Phillips.
Settling down next to the servants of this Boston family, they soon realized the enormous talents that the young woman, who had been bought in the slave market, was displaying and educating her. They taught her - along with the couple's twins, Nathaniel and Mary - theology, philosophy, astronomy, and literature, in addition to studying English and classical languages.
Influenced by her Bible readings - she was initiated into Christianity - the poems of John Milton and the philosophy of Alexander Pope, little Phillips showed her poetic gifts in the gatherings that the family held at that time in Massachusetts. In the face of a racist society, whose production was based on the slavery that the young slave girl claimed must have been a blow, even emotional, since in that society, people of colour were considered to be soulless and generally intellectually inferior.
In this context, the poet was interrogated by prominent local people -Massachusetts- to corroborate that the writings belonged to the slave. Even the state governor was in on this interrogation.
Phillips was the third woman to publish in the United States. Her book Poems Various Subjects was published in 1773, just two years before the outbreak of the Civil War in North America. Although his work had only been valued as a historical document, which beyond having a literary value in itself, was seen as something like a document that had opened a new path for a vilified social sector in the American Union.
Just as George Washington greeted and celebrated his lyrics, so did Voltaire. He had the opportunity to go to England, where he also met with important figures of the time - Franklin, the Earl of Darthmouth and the Mayor of London - who were able to express their admiration for him, as well as receiving a copy of "The ingenious hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha", the work of the greatest exponent of Spanish literature, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, and one of "The lost paradise"by John Milton.
Despite becoming a famous writer and publishing her works, she fell into a deep depression after the death of the Wheatley twins, who died unexpectedly. Philis Wheatley bought her freedom and she married a free man who couldn't get her out of the poverty she was living in. They both had three children who later died.
Her husband left her and Phillis died at the age of 31 in poverty and his work fell into oblivion.
Donald Trump is positive for COVID-19. Melania TrumpThe U.S. First Lady, also tested positive for coronavirus. This was announced tonight by the US president through his Twitter account. Trump would have held a debate between candidates for the U.S. presidency on Wednesday against his Democratic opponent Joe Biden, what puts his presidential re-election campaign in jeopardy with only 33 days to go before the country's elections..
On Thursday afternoon, it was announced that U.S. President Donald J. Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, were tested for COVID-19 after being in contact with one of his aides.
Through his Twitter account, the president confirmed that the test result was positive for the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. which causes the disease COVID-19 - the origin of which was detected in a maritime market in the Wuhan region of China.
In the tweet, the president mentions that: "Tonight, @FLOTUS - official account of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump - and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately - we'll get through this TOGETHER!".
It was followed by Melania Trump's statements: "Like many Americans this year, @potus - the official account of the President of the United States - and I are under quarantine at home after testing positive for COVID-19. We feel fine and I have postponed all my upcoming engagements. Please make sure you're safe and, everyone, we'll get through this together."he commented sensibly.
As too many Americans have done this year, @potus & I are quarantining at home after testing positive for COVID-19. We are feeling good & I have postponed all upcoming engagements. Please be sure you are staying safe & we will all get through this together.
This Thursday afternoon, the president offered a press conference where he announced that Hope Hicks, close adviser to Trumphad a COVID-19 test, which had come back positive. "Let's see what happens," he stated.
Later, via Twitter, Donald J. Trump said that they had established to remain in quarantine while awaiting the results of the test. Tonight, The White House released the medical report which confirmed that both the President and the First Lady are infected by the new coronavirus.
La organización Innovate anunció la realización del Instituto de Liderazgo para Padres José Arenas, un programa intensivo de dos días diseñado para capacitar a padres y cuidadores. Foto: Innovate Public Schools
La organización Innovate anunció la realización del Instituto de Liderazgo para Padres José Arenas (PLI, por sus siglas en inglés), un programa intensivo de dos días diseñado para capacitar a padres y cuidadores en organización comunitaria, defensa estudiantil y liderazgo escolar.
El encuentro se llevará a cabo los días 20 y 21 de septiembre de 2025 en Cañada College, Redwood City, con jornadas de formación que incluirán talleres prácticos de 9:00 a 17:00 horas el primer día y de 9:00 a 16:00 horas el segundo.
“El poder de transformar la educación está en manos de las familias. Cuando los padres cuentan con herramientas de organización, conocimiento y redes sólidas, pueden cambiar escuelas y garantizar que cada niño tenga acceso a una educación de calidad”, señaló Innovate en el anuncio del evento.
Durante el programa, los participantes explorarán los cuatro ciclos de la organización comunitaria: escucha, investigación, acción y evaluación, y aprenderán habilidades tangibles para impulsar campañas, defender a los estudiantes y lograr cambios significativos en sus comunidades.
Los resultados de ediciones pasadas han sido notables: egresados del PLI han liderado organizaciones educativas, impulsado políticas públicas y promovido la equidad escolar en distintas regiones del país.
Innovate recordó, por ejemplo, que durante la pandemia las familias, organizadas junto con Parent Revolution, lograron un fallo histórico contra el Distrito Escolar de Los Ángeles (LAUSD) para garantizar herramientas de aprendizaje a los estudiantes.
Este año, el programa ofrece descuentos especiales como Alumni COTP con 15 por ciento de descuento con el código COTP2025ALUM; Exalumnos del PLI con 15 por ciento de descuento con el código PLI2025ALUM; y referencias, a quienes recomienden nuevos participantes podrán acceder a un 15 por ciento de descuento con el código PLI2025REFERRAL.
Con cupo limitado, Innovate invita a padres, madres y cuidadores interesados a registrarse cuanto antes para formar parte de una red de líderes familiares que están moldeando el futuro de la educación.
“El liderazgo de los padres no solo cambia escuelas: cambia sistemas enteros. Este instituto es la oportunidad para aprender cómo hacerlo”, destacaron los organizadores.
Funcionarios locales, líderes comunitarios y defensores de la vivienda celebraron el arranque de las obras de Monarch at Redwood. Foto: vmwp.com
Funcionarios locales, líderes comunitarios y defensores de la vivienda celebraron el arranque de las obras de Monarch at Redwood, un complejo de seis pisos que ofrecerá 86 apartamentos asequibles en North Fair Oaks, incluidos espacios reservados para residentes con necesidades especiales.
Ubicado junto a la transitada Middlefield Road, el desarrollo ofrecerá estudios y apartamentos de una, dos y tres habitaciones, con acceso cercano a transporte público, comercios y empleos.
El nombre “Monarch” fue elegido como símbolo de cambio, resiliencia y esperanza, en un proyecto que busca transformar un terreno baldío en hogares estables para familias de bajos ingresos y personas que requieren apoyo adicional para vivir de manera independiente.
“Estoy muy orgullosa de que Monarch at Redwood esté en mi distrito y en mi patio trasero”, expresó la supervisora del condado de San Mateo, Lisa Gauthier, ante una multitud de vecinos y autoridades.
“En una región donde la asequibilidad es cada vez más escasa, este proyecto demuestra lo que es posible cuando el condado, la comunidad y los socios de desarrollo trabajan con valores y propósitos compartidos”, agregó.
De las 86 unidades, 39 estarán destinadas a personas con problemas de salud mental o física, con servicios de apoyo proporcionados por San Mateo County Health, bajo un modelo de vivienda permanente que estudios de la UCSF han señalado como clave para garantizar estabilidad habitacional. Otras 46 unidades estarán reservadas para familias de bajos ingresos, mientras que una se destinará a un administrador en el lugar.
El proyecto, encabezado por Affirmed Housing, contempla más que un techo: todos los residentes tendrán acceso a programas de capacitación laboral, desarrollo profesional y salud y bienestar. Quienes enfrenten retos médicos o de salud mental contarán además con acompañamiento especializado de la Asociación de Salud Mental del Condado de San Mateo y otros proveedores.
“Nuestro objetivo con Monarch es fortalecer North Fair Oaks, ofreciendo viviendas que mantengan a los residentes cerca de sus amigos, escuelas y negocios locales”, señaló Jimmy Silverwood, presidente de la desarrolladora. “Queremos que este sea un espacio donde las personas realmente puedan echar raíces”.
El complejo de 70.4 millones de dólares incluye una inversión significativa del condado, que ha comprometido casi 21 millones de dólares en préstamos para vivienda a través de su Fondo de Vivienda Asequible, con recursos provenientes de la Medida K (impuesto de medio centavo a las ventas), fondos federales de recuperación postpandemia, la Ley de Servicios de Salud Mental y el programa estatal Vivienda para una California Saludable.
Además, contará con 24 vales de vivienda de la Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado, que garantizan subsidios permanentes para los inquilinos actuales y futuros.
El diseño contempla un edificio totalmente eléctrico con paneles solares, aspirante a la certificación GreenPoint Rated Platinum, y comodidades como patio ajardinado, sala comunitaria, estacionamiento para bicicletas, lavandería, vestíbulo y áreas de correo.
Con una excavadora como telón de fondo, la supervisora Gauthier resumió el espíritu del evento: “A todos los que algún día llamarán a Monarch at Redwood su hogar, bienvenidos a la comunidad. Nos alegra mucho que estén aquí”.
La construcción concluirá en abril de 2027, y se prevé que las solicitudes de arrendamiento se abran entre cuatro y seis meses antes de la entrega.
Hospital rural en Glenn, ubicado en la ciudad de Willows, condado de Glenn, se encuentra en riesgo de cerrar y dejar a ciudadanos sin servicio médico.
El Hospital Regional Glenn Medical Center, ubicado en la ciudad de Willows, condado de Glenn, se encuentra en riesgo de cerrar y dejar a ciudadanos sin servicio médico, después de que el gobierno federal retirara los fondos que sostenían su operación considerando innecesario por la cercanía a otro hospital.
El Centro de Medicare determinó en abril que la instalación se ubica a menos de 35 millas del siguiente hospital, lo que elimina su elegibilidad para recursos federales, esto como parte de los cambios implementados por el presidente Donald Trump.
A pesar de que el condado de Glenn, incluyendo Willows, mostró en las elecciones presidenciales de 2024 un fuerte respaldo republicano, pues obtuvo Donald Trump el 66.1 por ciento de los votos frente al 31.2 por ciento a Kamala Harris, actualmente enfrentan los desafíos que han generado los recortes presupuestales en los servicios de salud.
Así como este condado, otros se encuentran afectados por los ajustes presupuestarios en diferentes áreas, como la alimentación, educación, acceso a energías renovables, atención y cuidado a la salud, entre otros, lo que ha cambiado la perspectiva de los estadounidenses.
Según The Economist, con cifras del 3 de septiembre, el índice de aprobación neta del presidente es de menos 14 por ciento; el 41 por ciento lo aprueba, el 55 por ciento lo desaprueba y el 3 por ciento no está seguro.
Al cerrarse el Hospital Regional Glenn Medical Center, la comunidad perdería el servicio necesario de urgencias y los pacientes con emergencias tendrían que trasladarse más de 32 millas para recibir atención inmediata.
Este hospital catalogado como rural, atiende a una población diversa integrada en un 57.5 por ciento por personas blancas y un 37 por ciento de origen hispano o latino, además de pequeñas comunidades de nativos americanos, asiáticos y otros grupos minoritarios.
El cierre no sólo impactará a los pacientes, sino también a la economía local, ya que más de 150 empleados del Glenn Medical Center perderían su empleo.
Pero las afectaciones no solo son locales, organizaciones han estimado que entre 17 y 20 millones de ciudadanos podrían perder la cobertura médica que tienen actualmente con Medicaid.
Con ello, se espera que alrededor de 2 millones de personas pierdan cobertura médica en California, dejando a los ciudadanos sin atención médica prevenible, lo que aumentará los servicios de atención médica en urgencias y de enfermedades consideradas como prevenibles o controlables.
Funcionarios electos y miembros de la comunidad se manifestaron este martes en las escaleras del Ayuntamiento de San Francisco para proponer un rediseño de los mapas de distritos del Congreso. Foto: Bay City News.
Por Audrey Tomlin. Bay City News. Peninsula 360 Press.
Funcionarios electos y miembros de la comunidad se manifestaron este martes en las escaleras del Ayuntamiento de San Francisco en apoyo de una resolución para respaldar la Proposición 50 de California, que redibujaría temporalmente los mapas de los distritos del Congreso del estado.
Si se aprueba, la resolución de la Junta de Supervisores convertiría a San Francisco en una de las primeras ciudades en respaldar la Proposición 50, que surge en respuesta a la reciente redistribución de distritos del Congreso de Texas a mediados de la década a favor de los republicanos.
La medida electoral crearía nuevos mapas de distritos para las elecciones al Congreso de California hasta 2030. Según la Proposición 50, la Comisión de Redistribución de Distritos de Ciudadanos de California, la comisión independiente del estado encargada de trazar distritos no partidistas cada 10 años, reanudaría la creación de mapas de distritos del Congreso para el estado en 2031.
Los funcionarios electos, entre ellos la vicegobernadora de California Eleni Kounalakis, el senador estatal Scott Wiener, demócrata de San Francisco, el fiscal de la ciudad de San Francisco, David Chiu, y el supervisor de San Francisco, Bilal Mahmood, quien presentó la resolución, enmarcaron la Proposición 50 como una respuesta apropiada e importante a los ataques a la democracia por parte de la administración del presidente Donald Trump.
“Somos el pueblo estadounidense. Somos rebeldes. Luchamos”, dijo Kounalakis. “Vamos a aprobar la Proposición 50 para lograr justicia en Washington, para el país, mientras la derecha intenta arrebatárnosla”.
Wiener presentó la Proposición 50 como una “lucha que nos llegó”.
“Donald Trump fue a Texas y dijo: ‘Quiero que me consigas cinco escaños más, quiero que manipules estas elecciones’, porque Trump sabe que sus políticas son impopulares y no pueden ganar unas elecciones libres y justas”, dijo Wiener. “California dijo que no”.
Chiu afirmó que la Fiscalía de la Ciudad de San Francisco había ganado siete demandas contra la administración Trump desde el inicio de su segundo mandato. Aun así, Chiu argumentó que «no podemos luchar contra esta administración solo en los tribunales».
“Donald Trump y sus republicanos MAGA han destrozado este manual”, dijo. “No podemos seguir reglas que ya no existen”.
California llevará a cabo una elección especial a nivel estatal para la Proposición 50 el 4 de noviembre.
Los gobernadores de California, Oregón y Washington anunciaron la creación de la Alianza de Salud de la Costa Oeste.
En un mensaje contundente frente al deterioro de la confianza en las instituciones federales de salud, los gobernadores de California, Oregón y Washington anunciaron la creación de la Alianza de Salud de la Costa Oeste, un frente regional diseñado para garantizar que las políticas públicas en materia sanitaria se basen en la evidencia científica y no en la ideología política.
El anuncio llega tras semanas de controversia generada por la administración de Donald Trump, que ha sido acusada de socavar la independencia de los Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) mediante despidos masivos y decisiones señaladas como politización de la ciencia.
Según los mandatarios estatales, esta situación amenaza la seguridad de millones de estadounidenses al dejar de lado décadas de experiencia científica en favor de intereses políticos.
“Los CDC se han convertido en una herramienta política que promueve cada vez más ideología en lugar de ciencia. Eso no lo vamos a permitir en la Costa Oeste”, declaró el gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, al presentar la iniciativa.
La alianza establecerá recomendaciones unificadas de vacunación para los tres estados, tomando como base la investigación de organismos médicos de renombre como la Academia Estadounidense de Pediatría y el Colegio Estadounidense de Obstetras y Ginecólogos.
El objetivo es ofrecer a los residentes mensajes claros, coherentes y confiables en un momento en el que la incertidumbre federal genera confusión entre fabricantes de vacunas, profesionales de la salud y familias.
La doctora Erica Pan, directora de Salud Pública de California, fue categórica al señalar que “el desmantelamiento de la salud pública, sumado al despido de líderes experimentados y a la falta de datos y evidencia científica en la toma de decisiones, está poniendo vidas en riesgo. Por eso debemos actuar a nivel regional”.
Desde Oregón, Sejal Hathi, directora de la Autoridad de Salud, subrayó que la confianza pública está en juego.
“Las vacunas han salvado millones de vidas en el mundo moderno. Pero cuando sus recomendaciones se vuelven inconsistentes o se politizan, se erosiona la confianza en el momento en que más la necesitamos. Nuestro compromiso es claro: liderar con la ciencia”, declaró.
Por su parte, Dennis Worsham, secretario de Salud del Estado de Washington, recordó que la salud pública se centra en la prevención y no puede quedar subordinada a intereses ideológicos.
“Respaldamos a profesionales y organizaciones médicas de confianza. Nuestro deber es proteger vidas mediante la prevención y la evidencia, no con teorías sin fundamento”.
La Alianza de Salud de la Costa Oeste trabajará en las próximas semanas en la definición de principios compartidos para fortalecer la confianza en las vacunas y coordinar estrategias de prevención frente a enfermedades infecciosas. Cada estado aplicará sus propias políticas de acuerdo con sus leyes y contextos, pero bajo un marco común que privilegie la ciencia y la transparencia.
Un punto clave del acuerdo es el respeto a la soberanía tribal, reconociendo que las comunidades indígenas tienen autoridad sobre sus propios sistemas de salud y vacunación.
Desde su fundación, los CDC han sido considerados la principal autoridad de Estados Unidos en materia de prevención y control de enfermedades. Sin embargo, el despido de los 17 integrantes del Comité Asesor sobre Prácticas de Inmunización, sumado a la creciente falta de transparencia, han generado una profunda crisis en la agencia.
De acuerdo con expertos, la ausencia de directrices claras afecta no solo a la población, sino también a la industria farmacéutica y a los sistemas de salud locales, que carecen de información confiable para planificar la producción y distribución de vacunas.
Con esta alianza, California, Oregón y Washington buscan enviar un mensaje de confianza a sus residentes: la ciencia seguirá siendo la guía principal. Los gobernadores coincidieron en que, frente a la inestabilidad federal, la región debe asumir un liderazgo responsable para proteger la salud de millones de personas.
“Estamos viviendo un momento crítico para la salud pública en Estados Unidos”, concluyó Newsom. “Pero en la Costa Oeste, la ciencia seguirá marcando el rumbo. Esa es nuestra promesa”.
La mañana del sábado, el Monumento a la Revolución amaneció distinto. Entre el bullicio habitual de la Ciudad de México, un respiro de silencio y devoción se abrió paso cuando el fuego sagrado de la Antorcha Guadalupana iluminó uno de sus jardines laterales.
Participantes de la Carrera Antorcha Guadalupana se reúnen para tomarse una foto y sostener la antorcha que cruzará la frontera. Ciudad de México, 30 de agosto de 2025. Hans Leguízamo / MxPA
A las ocho en punto, el retrato de la Virgen de Guadalupe y de San Juan Diego avanzaba lentamente, flanqueado por corredores, devotos y banderas de México y Estados Unidos que ondeaban bajo el sol. Acompañaban mariachis, cuyas trompetas y violines parecían anunciarle a toda la ciudad que la “madre de los mexicanos” volvía a emprender camino hacia el norte, hasta llegar a la Iglesia de San Patricio en Nueva York.
Mariachis celebrando la llegada de la antorcha al Monumento a la Revolución. Ciudad de México, 30 de agosto de 2025. Hans Leguízamo / MxPA
El ambiente era festivo, pero también profundamente emotivo. La antorcha, encendida a los pies del Tepeyac, llevaba consigo un mensaje de fe, unidad y resistencia frente a tiempos difíciles. Para muchos, no se trata solo de correr, sino de enviar una bendición y un abrazo a distancia para sus familiares que viven del otro lado de la frontera.
Entre los presentes, distintas organizaciones —ALMA, GOYA, Asociación Tepeyac, Pulso Nueva York— tomaron el micrófono. El mensaje fue unánime: la Antorcha Guadalupana es símbolo de fe, pero también un llamado a los gobiernos a proteger los derechos de los migrantes y una forma pacífica de rechazar las políticas migratorias del presidente Donald Trump.
Organizadores y asociaciones compartieron unas palabras antes de proseguir con la comida. Ciudad de México, 30 de agosto de 2025. Hans Leguízamo / MxPA
Lucía Margarita Romero, voluntaria que lleva 15 años corriendo la Antorcha, compartió su historia entre lágrimas y fortaleza. Participa en memoria de su hijo migrante, fallecido en un accidente.
Lucía Margarita Romero sosteniendo la Antorcha Guadalupana. Ciudad de México, 30 de agosto de 2025. Hans Leguízamo / MxPA
“Aquí vienen los padres a la Basílica, a la misa de salida, y me dicen: ‘llévele este abrazo a mi hijo en Atlanta’. Cuando llego, él corre y me dice: ‘¡jefecita!’, y yo le respondo: ‘mira, te traigo un abrazo de parte de tu papá’. Entonces empieza a llorar”.
Para ella, cada relevo de la antorcha es un puente invisible entre padres e hijos separados por la frontera. “Miles de manos la sostienen, aquí en México y luego en Estados Unidos. Aunque sea de acero, cambia de color, porque ahí quedan plasmadas las manos de quienes esperan y de quienes sueñan”, dijo.
Tras la primera hora, la procesión se convirtió también en convivencia. Tamales y tacos de canasta circularon entre corredores y asistentes que recuperaban fuerzas antes de continuar el trayecto. Entre bocados y risas, las conversaciones volvían una y otra vez al mismo punto: la esperanza de un futuro más justo para los migrantes y la certeza de que la fe en la Virgen es una llama que no se apaga.
La despedida se selló con una fotografía grupal, testimonio imborrable del inicio de esta travesía que unirá nuevamente a México y Estados Unidos. Al cabo de poco más de dos horas, los corredores estaban listos para reanudar el viaje, llevando consigo no solo la antorcha, sino las oraciones, lágrimas y abrazos que cada familia les encomendó.
Fotografía grupal que marcó la hora de partida para la Carrera Antorcha Guadalupana. Ciudad de México, 30 de agosto de 2025. Hans Leguízamo / MxPA
La fe que resiste
La Carrera Antorcha Guadalupana volvió a recordarnos que la fe viaja, que los kilómetros no detienen el amor de un pueblo por sus migrantes, y que cada relevo es, en el fondo, un abrazo enviado desde la Basílica del Tepeyac hasta las calles de Nueva York.
Familia asistente a la Carrera Antorcha Guadalupana. Ciudad de México, 30 de agosto de 2025. Hans Leguízamo / MxPA
Es también una metáfora viva: así como el fuego se mantiene encendido gracias a miles de manos que lo protegen, la esperanza de los migrantes se sostiene con la fuerza de toda una comunidad que, entre rezos, cantos y pasos, insiste en que la fe puede ser también resistencia y unión.
Los CDC presentaron Free Mind (Mente Libre), una nueva campaña nacional con el propósito de abrir conversaciones sobre salud mental y consumo de sustancias. Imagen: cdc.gov
La iniciativa busca ofrecer herramientas y recursos prácticos en un contexto donde la crisis por sobredosis y el deterioro del bienestar emocional juvenil muestran cifras alarmantes.
Tan solo en 2024, más de 80 mil personas murieron en el país a causa de sobredosis de drogas, y tres de cada cuatro muertes por esta causa entre adolescentes de 10 a 19 años estuvieron vinculadas con fentanilo fabricado ilegalmente.
El panorama de salud mental tampoco es alentador. En 2023, 40 por ciento de estudiantes de preparatoria dejaron de realizar actividades habituales por sentimientos de tristeza o desesperanza persistentes, y uno de cada cinco consideró seriamente atentar contra su vida.
“La adolescencia es un periodo vulnerable. Muchos jóvenes recurren al alcohol u otras sustancias para sobrellevar el estrés, la ansiedad o la depresión”, explicó la doctora Allison Arwady, directora del Centro Nacional para la Prevención y el Control de Lesiones de los CDC.
“Hablar abiertamente sobre estos temas y saber cuándo buscar ayuda profesional es fundamental. Esta campaña busca precisamente que esas conversaciones sucedan a tiempo”, agregó.
Para diseñar Mente Libre, los CDC escucharon directamente a los adolescentes sobre cómo perciben el consumo de sustancias y la salud mental. Con base en sus testimonios, desarrollaron mensajes, estrategias y materiales pensados para resonar con su realidad cotidiana.
La campaña aborda la relación entre salud emocional y drogas, los factores de riesgo que detonan el consumo y las estrategias para mantenerse seguros.
También incluye materiales especializados para padres y cuidadores, con el objetivo de apoyarlos en la comprensión de los desafíos que enfrentan sus hijos y darles herramientas para actuar con empatía y eficacia.
Con Mente Libre, los CDC buscan que el inicio del ciclo escolar no solo signifique nuevos aprendizajes en el aula, sino también una oportunidad para sembrar conversaciones familiares que ayuden a los jóvenes a crecer en entornos más seguros, informados y saludables.
Dos ex ejecutivos de una empresa de servicios financieros con sede en San Francisco fueron sentenciados el viernes a varios años de prisión federal.
El ex director ejecutivo de Cred LLC y residente de San Mateo, Daniel Schatt, de 55 años, fue sentenciado a 52 meses, mientras que el ex director financiero de la compañía y residente de Palo Alto, Joseph Podulka, de 53 años, recibió una sentencia de 36 meses.
Ambos se declararon culpables en mayo de un cargo de conspiración para cometer fraude electrónico por estafar a personas al proporcionar información incompleta, engañosa e “irrazonablemente positiva” a los clientes. En realidad, ambos no revelaron información negativa ni los desafíos que sabían que enfrentaba la empresa, según la fiscalía.
Cred, una empresa con sede en San Francisco que brindaba servicios financieros a titulares de criptomonedas y otros activos, se basó en una arriesgada estrategia de cobertura que otorgaba préstamos a clientes en dólares estadounidenses, utilizando una empresa china cofundada por uno de los ejecutivos que otorgaba microcréditos a jugadores chinos con altas tasas de interés. Otra empresa externa participó, en esencia, en asegurar la estrategia mediante otro acuerdo financiero.
En marzo de 2020, los ejecutivos afirmaron que Cred estaba funcionando normalmente, a pesar de una fuerte caída en el precio de Bitcoin al inicio de la pandemia de COVID-19, que hizo que el precio de la moneda digital se desplomara aproximadamente a la mitad desde su máximo de febrero.
Hicieron estas garantías a sus clientes a pesar de saber que la empresa de terceros había roto su relación con Cred y el prestamista de juegos chino tuvo que liquidar sus participaciones y ya no era funcional, según los fiscales.
En noviembre de ese año, Cred se declaró en quiebra. Unos 6 mil clientes presentaron reclamaciones por un valor superior a los 140 millones de dólares en ese momento, que ahora superan los mil millones de dólares.
Se ha programado una audiencia de restitución para el 7 de octubre y ambos tienen previsto comenzar a cumplir sus condenas el 28 de octubre.
José Luis Aguirre creó “Cosechando Sueños – Harvesting Dreams”, una colección de 44 fotografías impresas en lienzos (canvas) que se exhibió por primera vez el martes 26 de agosto en el salón de la Sociedad Portuguesa de Half Moon Bay. Foto: Raúl Ayrala
En enero de 2023, en dos ranchos en los que se crían hongos en Half Moon Bay, un campesino mató a siete de sus compañeros y dejó gravemente herido a otro.
A raíz de esta masacre, California y el país conocieron las condiciones en que trabajan y viven los campesinos de las “hongueras” y de otros establecimientos agrícolas de la costa del condado: familias hacinadas en contenedores dentro del campo en que trabajan, sin servicios básicos, expuestos a la lluvia, el mal tiempo o el calor intenso. Las rentas de esas mal llamadas viviendas, en algunos casos, se descuentan de la paga mensual.
Es posible encontrar una similitud con las historias del sur profundo estadounidense antes de la guerra civil, con una diferencia fundamental: los protagonistas no son africanos o sus descendientes, son latinoamericanos o asiáticos, inmigrantes.
Al poco tiempo, como sucede, los medios perdieron el interés en la tragedia. Sin embargo, pasado un año, un fotógrafo de Redwood City que es también inmigrante, se preguntaba cómo hacer para no olvidar lo que pasó ese 23 de enero, y a la vez, cómo dar a conocer el trabajo imprescindible de los campesinos venidos de México, de Centroamérica y más allá, que se exponen a morir en el cruce de la frontera, a la violencia irracional de un tiroteo o a una dura vida de labores extremas y sufrimiento, solo para darle un mejor futuro a sus familias.
El artista se llama José Luis Aguirre, es colombiano, y creó “Cosechando Sueños – Harvesting Dreams”, una colección de 44 fotografías impresas en lienzos (canvas) que se exhibió por primera vez el martes 26 de agosto en el salón de la Sociedad Portuguesa de Half Moon Bay.
Algunos de los retratados con el libro Cosechando Sueños. Foto: Raúl Ayrala
En condiciones normales, la exhibición hubiera sido abierta al público, pero en tiempos como los que se viven, Aguirre y las organizaciones de ayuda al inmigrante que lo apoyaron –Puente, de Pescadero y Coastside Hope, de HMB– prefirieron hacerla por invitación estricta. Llegaron casi las doscientas personas que habían sido invitadas, entre ellas los retratados y sus familiares.
La fiesta contó con una asistencia de casi doscientas personas, y se sirvió comida mexicana y aguas frescas. Foto: Raúl Ayrala
“Pensaba que desde lo que yo sé, la fotografía, cómo podía hacer para ayudar un poco”, dijo Aguirre a Península 360 Press. “Y rendirles un tributo, porque la gente no se da cuenta de cómo llegan los alimentos a sus mesas. Es una gran cantidad de personas que trabajan sin importar el clima, el frío o el calor”.
Las fotos las tomó Aguirre por medio de convocatorias que se hicieron en Half Moon Bay y en Pescadero. Están representados trabajadores de la agricultura, de los viveros y campos de flores y de las industrias de la pesca y vinícola.
La idea era resaltar los rostros de cada uno, de acuerdo con José Luis, que armó un estudio ambulante con su cámara, lentes, luces, accesorios y un fondo de color tierra, neutro. No quería -señaló- fotografiarlos en el campo, sino en interiores y con ropa de labor, sus instrumentos de trabajo y los frutos de su esfuerzo.
Es así que una aparece sosteniendo una azada, otros repollos de bruselas, y unas más visten mandiles o delantales, mientras que uno muestra con orgullo dos botellas del viñedo en el que labora. Sus edades oscilan entre los 20 de un trabajador con visa temporal, hasta los 70 y más de un señor al que ya le cuesta conseguir “chamba”, pero que quiere mantenerse activo y quedarse de este lado, “por ahorita”.
José Ángel y Arcelia Hernández con sus dos hijos frente a su foto. Los papás son trabajadores de una honguera. Foto: Raúl Ayrala
Aguirre, risueño, explicó que “cuando uno puede hacerse las cosas más difíciles, se pregunta, bueno, ¿y por qué no?”. Así fue que se le ocurrió complementar la muestra con entrevistas en video a sus fotografiados, y la edición de un libro que lleva el mismo título de la exposición. En el incluyó todas las fotos de los campesinos en color, más otras en sepia que tomó posteriormente –ahora sí– en los sitios de trabajo.
El libro muestra los retratos de Cosechando Sueños más una pequeña semblanza de cada campesino extraída de las entrevistas. En sus propias palabras: lo que disfrutan de su trabajo, lo que se les hace más difícil y por supuesto, sus sueños. A la mayoría de las fotos se les adjuntó un código QR con el que se puede acceder a las entrevistas completas en video. De la reunión, cada uno de los fotografiados se llevó un libro a manera de agradecimiento por parte del artista y de las organizaciones involucradas.
Marcos Jaimes y su esposa Ana Luisa delante del retrato de Marcos en la exposición. Marcos trabaja en un viñedo y en la foto exhibió con orgullo dos botellas de vino del lugar donde labora. Foto: Raúl Ayrala
Aguirre concretó este proyecto como parte de las actividades del programa comunitario en el que trabaja, la Alianza para Revitalizar Nuestros Vecindarios, conocido en inglés como CARON. Este programa es de la Oficina de la Sheriff condal y está dedicado en especial a la promoción de jóvenes y familias inmigrantes del condado de San Mateo.
El supervisor del condado de San Mateo Ray Mueller asistió a la inauguración de la muestra fotográfica. Foto: Raúl Ayrala
El fotógrafo y gerente del programa CARON está ahora en tratativas con entidades del condado de San Mateo para poder obtener un lugar para que esta exhibición pueda ser vista por más gente.
Testimonios recogidos en el libro
“Soñaba que mis hijas tuvieran un mejor porvenir, y se cumplió. Yo no tengo ya más sueños” (Lidia Ortiz, trabajadora de un vivero. Su hija es directora ejecutiva de una de las agencias de ayuda al inmigrante que hicieron posible el proyecto)
“Se siente soledad, pero tu familia come bien en México” (Pedro Sánchez, trabajador agrícola)
“Soy campesino, y no quiero que mis hijos sufran como yo” (Cornelio Valladares, trabajador de una granja de hongos)
“Ver la naturaleza tan hermosa te llena de energía” (Teresa Jiménez, trabajadora de un vivero)
“A los hijos les decimos que estudien, porque pesa más una pala que un lápiz” (Arcelia y José Ángel Hernández, trabajadores de una granja de hongos)
“Nunca imaginé tener mi propio negocio” (María Juana Zavala. Trabajó por años en un vivero, y ahora lo pudo comprar. Su establecimiento se llama Blooming Maria’s, y la fiesta en el salón de la Sociedad Portuguesa estuvo decorada con sus flores y plantas).
Ex concejal de San José Omar Torres detrás de un oficial penitenciario en el tribunal durante su lectura de cargos el 6 de noviembre de 2024. Foto: San José Spotlight vía Bay City News.
El ex concejal de San José, Omar Torres ha sido condenado a 18 años de prisión después de declararse “sin oposición” a los cargos de abuso infantil en abril, un giro final en la impactante saga que sacudió el Ayuntamiento y la escena política de Silicon Valley.
Torres escuchó, mientras su familia observaba, mientras la jueza de la Corte Superior Cynthia Sevely leía su sentencia, que estaba a unos pocos años del máximo posible de 24 años.
Esto ocurre apenas unas semanas después de la saga paralela para llenar el asiento del consejo del Distrito 3 de Torres -que quedó vacante después del sorprendente arresto y renuncia de Torres el año pasado- y sentó oficialmente al concejal Anthony Tordillos como el nuevo representante electo del centro.
La defensa de Torres solicitó a Sevely una generosa condena de cinco años, señalando que Torres era un delincuente sin antecedentes penales, había sufrido abuso sexual y había superado sus problemas de adicción al ganar un cargo electivo y servir a su comunidad en el centro de San José. Antes de la audiencia, Torres pagó $6,400 por una evaluación psicológica que argumentó que su conducta se debió a un trauma y no a la pedofilia, según un memorando de sentencia presentado ante el tribunal antes de la audiencia.
El fiscal adjunto Jason Malinsky, quien llevó el caso, afirmó que la evaluación carecía de credibilidad y de transcripciones, lo que pone en duda el arrepentimiento de Torres. Mencionó la investigación policial independiente sobre Torres por los mensajes de texto que envió solicitando relaciones sexuales con menores en 2022.
La decisión se tomó después de una mañana dramática en la que se escucharon declaraciones de la víctima de Torres, de su esposa, de su familia inmediata y de sus amigos, y finalmente del propio Torres.
“Me avergüenzo de mis actos y les pido perdón a mi primo y a su esposa. Traicioné su confianza y les destrocé el corazón”, dijo Torres entre lágrimas mientras su familia dejaba escapar un llanto ahogado. “Estoy listo para afrontar las consecuencias de mis horrendas acciones y para afrontar mi propio trauma”.
Torres tendrá que registrarse como delincuente sexual ante el estado. No aparecía en el sitio web de la Ley Megan de California hasta el viernes por la mañana. La policía de San José lo detuvo e interrogó por primera vez en octubre pasado, y confiscó sus dispositivos, en una investigación relacionada con mensajes de texto lascivos sobre menores entre él y un hombre en Chicago.
Torres mantenía una relación sexual con el hombre que posteriormente extorsionó al concejal por sus mensajes. Torres buscó ayuda policial. Pero su decisión resultó contraproducente cuando la policía revisó su teléfono y encontró casos en los que Torres presumía de relaciones sexuales con hombres menores de edad.
Torres mantuvo su inocencia tras la publicación de la investigación. Afirmó haber sido víctima de represalias políticas, y sus simpatizantes acudieron en su defensa. Sin embargo, ese apoyo se desmoronó cuando la policía publicó las transcripciones de los mensajes, que Torres inicialmente minimizó, calificándolos de “fantasía” y “juego de roles”.
Los titulares de prensa sobre sus mensajes de texto impulsaron posteriormente a un familiar a denunciar a la policía que Torres abusó de él en la década de 1990, cuando era menor de edad y Torres tenía 18 años. El abogado de Torres declaró previamente que su cliente intentó abordar el tema con la víctima y disculparse durante años. Pero no sucedió hasta una llamada telefónica entre ambos en noviembre, que la policía escuchó. Durante esa llamada, Torres admitió haber abusado del familiar. Torres compartió que él mismo fue víctima de abuso sexual infantil, según la transcripción de la llamada.
El escándalo desató una polémica política en la que Torres sostuvo su inocencia y logró conservar su escaño durante un tiempo, mientras evitaba aparecer en público y se negaba a abandonar el cargo. La saga alimentó semanas de malestar entre los empleados del Ayuntamiento y el escrutinio sobre la carta constitutiva de la ciudad, y desencadenó una iniciativa de destitución que culminó con el arresto de Torres.
