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Month: July 2024

Cuántas medallas ha ganado Venezuela en su historia en los Juegos Olímpicos y cuál fue su mejor participación

Carmen Sánchez (CNN Español) — En los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024, Venezuela irá con 32 atletas para conseguir alcanzar su reto y superar el número de medallas en una sola edición olímpica. Los atletas competirán en las disciplinas de equitación, lucha grecorromana, lucha libre, esgrima, halterofilia, natación, sable femenino, atletismo, tiro y boxeo. Venezuela

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Massachusetts issues tighter restrictions on access to homeless shelter system

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has unveiled new restrictions on the state’s homeless family shelter programs. Healey said Tuesday that starting Aug. 1, families who aren’t prioritized for placement in emergency assistance shelters will be eligible to stay at overflow sites for just five days. Healey pointed to what she called

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Kansas City teens rally, share personal experiences of gun violence with Jackson County legislators

By Dorissa White Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Nearly 40 teenagers gathered at the Jackson County Courthouse to share their personal experiences with gun violence, while also calling for solutions to the widespread issue. The effort was led by the Nia Project, a non-profit dedicated to mentoring young

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Baltimore group joins nationwide project to find information on 10 million enslaved in America

By Paul Gessler Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The Baltimore Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society is helping with a nationwide effort to centralize genealogical information about enslaved Africans and their families. The group is working with “10 Million Names,” a project designed to recover information on the estimated 10

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Climate change imperils drought-stricken Morocco’s cereal farmers and its food supply

Associated Press KENITRA, Morocco (AP) — Golden fields of wheat no longer produce the bounty they once did in Morocco. A six-year drought has imperiled the country’s entire agriculture sector, including farmers who grow cereals and grains used to feed humans and animals. The North African nation projects this year’s harvest will be smaller than

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