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Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:00 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits say the practice has not ended in Canada.A Senate report last year concluded “this horrific practice is not confined to the past, but clearly is continuing today.” In May, a doctor was penalized for forcibly sterilizing an Indigenous woman in 2019. Indigenous leaders say the country has yet to fully reckon with its troubled colonial past — or put a stop to a decades-long practice that is considered a type of genocide.There are no solid estimates on how many women are still being sterilized against their will or without their knowledge, but Indigenous experts say they regularly hear complaints about it. Sen. Yvonne Boyer, whose office is collecting the limited data available, says at least 12,000 women have been affected since the 1970s.“Whenever I speak to an Indigenous community, I am swamped with wome...

Tribunal de Guatemala suspende la personería jurídica del Movimiento Semilla, el partido del candidato presidencial Bernardo Arévalo

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:00 GMT

(CNN Español) — En Guatemala, el jefe de la Fiscalía Especial Contra la Impunidad (FECI), Rafael Curruchiche, informó este miércoles que el Tribunal Séptimo de Instancia Penal ordenó la suspensión de la personería jurídica del partido político Movimiento Semilla.En un video publicado en la cuenta de Twitter del Ministerio Público de Guatemala, Curruchiche explica que investigan a Movimiento Semilla por la presunta falsificación de firmas de ciudadanos para el proceso de autorización del partido ante el Tribunal Supremo Electoral.“Existen indicios de que posiblemente más de 5.000 ciudadanos fueron adheridos ilegalmente al Movimiento Semilla falsificando su letra y firma. Además, la firma y huella de una persona le fue puesta a varios ciudadanos”, sostiene Curruchiche en el video.La Corte Suprema de Guatemala avala que el Tribunal Electoral oficialice los resultados de las elecciones presidencialesCNN consultó a Movimiento Semilla para conocer sus comentarios. La respuesta fue u...

ESPN’s Dick Vitale diagnosed with cancer for a 3rd time

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:00 GMT

Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale says he has been diagnosed with cancer for a third time.Vitale tweeted Wednesday that he had surgery in Boston this week, and tests revealed that he has vocal cord cancer. He said he will undergo six weeks of radiation treatments.“I plan to fight like hell to be ready to call games when the college hoops season kicks off in the fall,” Vitale tweeted, adding that his doctor “feels that scenario is entirely possible.”The 84-year-old Vitale has previously been treated for melanoma and lymphoma. He celebrated being cancer-free in April of last year.Vitale has been with ESPN since 1979, the year the network launched. He called ESPN’s first college basketball broadcast. He’s also a longtime fundraiser for cancer research.Vitale helped friend Jim Valvano to the stage at the 1993 ESPYs, where Valvano delivered his famous “Don’t give up” speech. Valvano died of adenocarcinoma less than two months later.___AP college basketball: https...

Patrick Mahomes, Mikaela Shiffrin win top athlete honors at The ESPYS

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patrick Mahomes was honored as best men’s sports athlete at The ESPYS, while skier Mikaela Shiffrin received the women’s sports honor on Wednesday night.The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback has won two Super Bowls in his five seasons and was named MVP of the game each time, including this past February. He turns 28 in September.“It was an incredible season. There was many ups, many downs,” Mahomes said. “I appreciate my teammates, my coaches, the guys that are here. I go back to camp next Tuesday, so this is a great award. But we’re going to do this thing again, we’re going to keep this thing rolling.”Shiffrin won her 87th World Cup race in March, breaking the mark set by Ingemar Stenmark for the most such wins by any skier. She went on to win an 88th Cup race, as well as the overall season title.“This season was absolutely incredible and there was a lot of talk about records and it got me thinking, why is a record actually important?” Shiffr...

Twitter enfrenta tremenda demanda de unos $500 millones por parte de sus exempleados

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:00 GMT

NUEVA YORK – Twitter y su propietario, Elon Musk, fueron demandados este miércoles ante la Justicia estadounidense por exempleados que les reclaman al menos $500 millones de dólares por indemnizaciones de despido que supuestamente les correspondían y que no recibieron.Encabezados por Courtney McMillan, una antigua responsable del área de recursos humanos de la empresa, los empleados despedidos presentaron la acción en un tribunal de San Francisco (California).La demanda argumenta que Twitter ha despedido aproximadamente a 6,000 trabajadores desde su adquisición por parte de Musk y que a ninguno de ellos se le han pagado las compensaciones a las que tenían derecho bajo el plan de indemnizaciones de la compañía. Juicio por la demanda entre Elon Musk y Twitter empieza en octubre; en vilo la compra por $44,000 millones Twitter demanda a Musk para obligarlo a completar su adquisición de $44,000 millones Según McMillan, ese plan e...

A Guatemalan tribunal certifies election results minutes after another court suspends one party

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:00 GMT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s electoral authorities on Wednesday certified the results of the country’s presidential election, setting conservative Sandra Torres and progressive Bernardo Arévalo up for a runoff vote. The decision came minutes after the Attorney General’s Office said a judge had suspended the legal status of Arévalo’s party.The seemingly contradictory moves fed more than two weeks of rising tensions and suspicions. There were immediate calls for Guatemalans to take to the streets in protest and demonstrators began gathering outside the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.It was not immediately clear how the situation would play out now that yet another court had intervened in Guatemala’s electoral process.Rafael Curruchiche, the special prosecutor against impunity, said in a video statement that in May 2022 a citizen reported having his signature falsely added to the signature gathering effort of Arévalo’s Seed Movement party and that the Attorney Genera...

Presidente del Consejo de Ministros de Perú defiende “integridad” de Boluarte y dice que la presidenta se allanará a investigaciones por presunto plagio

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:00 GMT

(CNN Español) — Alberto Otárola, presidente del Consejo de Ministros, se refirió este miércoles a una noticia que ha estado en los titulares de la prensa local durante los últimos días: la denuncia de un supuesto plagio que involucraría a la presidenta Dina Boluarte. “No se trata de un libro de la autoría de la doctora Boluarte, se trata de un texto en el que participan siete profesionales y, en este sentido, lo segundo que quiero afirmar, es la absoluta integridad y absoluta ética de la presidenta de la República “, señaló el funcionario. Otárola también afirmó que “ella se va a allanar a todas las investigaciones, en su momento dirá lo que tenga que decir”.Veinticuatro horas antes, representantes de la Fiscalía de Perú habían llegado a las instalaciones de la Biblioteca Nacional en Lima para llevarse consigo un ejemplar del libro “El reconocimiento de los derechos humanos y el derecho internacional humanitario”, texto publicado en el 2004 por la ahora...

Emergency paving project set for Berthoud Pass

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — High country travelers should prepare for delays starting next month when Colorado begins an emergency repaving project on Berthoud Pass.The project is funded by an extra infusion of $25 million from the state to repair roads after a difficult winter season, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. That includes stretches of Interstate 70 and other highways around the state. Plan ahead for RTD and rideshares this weekend "The severe freeze-thaw cycle this year has caused significant damage to many of Colorado’s roadways, but in particular US 40 Berthoud Pass," CDOT said in a news release Wednesday.Berthoud Pass construction starts in AugustThe construction project is scheduled for the west side of Berthoud Pass near Winter Park, which suffered "badly deteriorating conditions since mid-winter," according to CDOT's executive director, Shoshana Lew.While the state has been making temporary fixes, "it is important that we invest in more permanent repairs...

Police investigating after car goes into canal in Opa-locka

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:00 GMT

Police are investigating after a car went into a canal in Opa-locka.Opa-locka Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash in the area of Northwest 22nd Court and Burlington Street, just after 10 p.m., Wednesday.7News cameras captured first responders near the canal.According to witnesses, rescue divers have not been able to pull any occupants who were in the vehicle from the water.Police have not provided further details about the incident, as they continue to investigate.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this breaking story.

How to get repairman to do the job

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:19:00 GMT

She hired a man to install new blinds in her house in time for the holidays, last year. Now she can’t get him to install them or return her money. What can you do to get a contractor to do the job? Call Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser is one option.Gloria knows what hard, hard work is.Gloria Love: “My father was a farmer, and he had a big farm. So we pick the cotton and shake the peanuts.”They say that kind of work makes you strong. It made Gloria want to leave the farm and head to the city.Gloria Love: “I worked for Memorial for 31 years, that’s where I met, Mr. Love.”The loves come from big families, and when special events roll around, the gatherings are wonderful.Gloria Love: “I enjoy them, I love having them come.”To get ready for her family last Thanksgiving, Gloria wanted to spruce up her house.Gloria Love: “One day, I just was in the bedroom and I was just like, ‘Wow, they falling apart,’ it’s time to...