The city of NY inaugurated this Thursday, during Earth Week, a series of Hotels and bunkers for native bees at risk in public squares and streets, where they will have vegetation for their food and other pollinators. Ydanis Rodríguez, secretary of the city’s Department of Transportation, the agency in charge of the Puerto Pollinator Project, […]
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Harvey Weinstein, the fallen “God” of Hollywood who sparked #MeToo
For years he was one of the most visionary and powerful independent producers in hollywoodfeared and revered who Meryl Streep once said was “God”. When it fell in 2017, brought down by rape allegations that lifted the lid on widespread sexual abuse in Hollywood and beyond, shock waves were felt around the world. The movement […]
After Barbenheimer and the strikes, Hollywood enters new territory
Arrive after “Barbenheimer” it can be complicated. But as hollywood enters another season of cinema of summer, armed with fewer superheroes and a landscape greatly altered by strikes, it is worth remembering William Goldman’s classic quote about what can be a success: “Nobody knows anything.” Four decades later, that may still be true. However, one […]
Harvey Weinstein: the milestones of the Hollywood producer scandal
The highest court in New York on Thursday overturned the conviction for sexual crimes imposed in 2020 on the producer of hollywood Harvey Weinsteina surprising twist in the case that launched the #MeToo movement. These are the key moments of the case: 2017: Scandal breaks out The New York Times published a major investigation in […]
Columbia, the epicenter of the pro-Gaza movement shaking campuses in the US
Yazen has been sleeping in an open field at Columbia University for more than a week. This 23-year-old American-Palestinian is one of dozens of students who have installed a “Solidarity camp with Loop”, in the midst of strong tensions on several campuses in the country. “Millions of Palestinians in Gaza sleep rough every night without […]
US Supreme Court skeptical about emergency abortion protection
The majority of the judges of the Supreme Court of USA They were skeptical this Wednesday during a hearing about whether a federal law can protect the lives of pregnant people when they are at risk of dying or whether, on the contrary, state laws that completely prohibit pregnancy should prevail. abortion. Since in June […]
Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, TikTok: what does the law enacted by Biden contain?
The president of USA, Joe Bidenenacted this Wednesday a law that contains an important aid program for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as a possible ban on the social network TikTok. Here are the details of that US$95 billion package, the result of months of negotiations in Congress: Ukraine Nearly $61 billion, the majority […]
What’s next for TikTok in the United States?
The video platform TikTok announced Wednesday that it will fight a new U.S. law that requires it to cut ties with its Chinese owners or face an outright ban on USA. Here’s what could happen next with one of the most downloaded apps in the world: What does the law say? The bill signed into […]
Netzah Yehuda, an Israeli battalion with a history of abuses and impunity
The Israeli battalion of ultra-Orthodox Jews Netzah Yehuda, which USA considering sanctions for complaints of abuses against Palestinians, He has a long history of mistreatment and impunity, according to Israeli media and analysts. The battalion was created in 1999 to encourage Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) young people to join the army, guaranteeing respect for their beliefs: strict […]
Another Florida university will offer a course dedicated to Taylor Swift
Another American university joins the group of university centers in this country that will include in its curriculum a course dedicated to the pop star Taylor Swiftreported this Monday the University of the South of Florida (USF). Starting next academic year, USF will teach the elective course LIT3301: Cultural Studies and Popular Art, which will […]