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Month: December 2024

Venezuelan migrants keep arriving in Colombia. These faith leaders offer them a home away from home

Associated Press PALMIRA, Colombia (AP) — It’s been three years since Douarleyka Velásquez abandoned her career in human resources. Her new job is not what she had planned for, but still feels rewarding. As a cleaning supervisor at a migrant shelter in Colombia, she gets to comfort Venezuelans who, just like herself, fled their homes

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Melinda French Gates plans to match $1M in GivingTuesday gifts to groups that support women

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates is offering to match up to $1 million in gifts to two nonprofit organizations to help spur donations on GivingTuesday. The Tuesday after Thanksgiving, GivingTuesday has become a major annual fundraising day for nonprofits. Through her organization Pivotal Ventures, French Gates will match up to $500,000

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Wall Street no se cree las amenazas de deportación de Trump ni las pretensiones de recorte de gasto de Elon Musk

Julia Hernández (CNN) — El presidente electo Donald Trump prometió expulsar a millones de indocumentados como parte del mayor programa de deportación de la historia de Estados Unidos. Pero Wall Street no cree que la inminente ofensiva contra la inmigración vaya a estar a la altura de la campaña electoral de Trump. Aunque los inversores

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Bangladesh court defers Hindu leader’s bail hearing as tensions with India spike

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in Bangladesh has rescheduled a bail hearing for a prominent Hindu leader who was detained after leading large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding better security for minority groups. It comes as tensions spiked following reports of the desecration of the Indian flag across Bangladesh. Krishna Das

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The most popular Wikipedia pages of 2024

By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — Searching for something? From queries about US politics to cricket in India, Wikipedia has become a source of information for millions of people across the globe. The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that operates the site, released on Tuesday its annual list of the most-visited Wikipedia pages, showcasing what people

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