Bunkerët e “fshehtë” të komunizmit. E vërteta befasuese
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Ky shtet do të paguajë gjyshërit për t’u kujdesur për nipërit e mbesat e tyre
Suedia është një nga vendet lider në fushën e politikës sociale, pasi ka prezantuar pushimin e lehonisë dhe atësisë 50 vjet më parë. Nga 1 korriku, prindërit do të mund t’ua transferojnë këto leje prindërve të tyre, kështu që gjyshërit do të mund të kujdesen për nipërit e mbesat dhe të paguhen për të, për…
U.S. to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico
MEXICO CITY — California avocado growers are fuming this week about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of Mexican orchards to the Mexican government. Inspectors hired by the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been guarding against imports of avocados infected with insects and diseases since 1997, but they have also been threatened in…
Europe’s intense rainfall in September twice as likely thanks to climate change
Massive rainfall inundated parts of Central and Eastern Europe in mid-September, dumping as much as two-thirds of some cities’ annual rain in just a few days. The rainfall from the weather system, called Storm Boris, drove floods that claimed 24 lives. But early warnings from weather forecasters gave many cities time to prepare, and infrastructure…
The nation’s first Black country club gets more than love in its coffers
Shady Rest Country Club in Scotch Plains, New Jersey was the first Black-owned and operated country club in the United States. The building that sits next to its 9-hole public golf course has a rich history, but the building needs work. The Preserve Shady Rest Committee was founded in 2013, and has been chipping away…
Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ COVID conditions, with little help
One evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan’s vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts veterans home. As her head spun, she said, she called her husband. He picked her up and drove her to the emergency room, where she was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. It was the latest in a drumbeat…
California’s first plastic bag ban made things worse. Now it’s trying again
Ten years after California approved a plastic bag ban that’s been blamed for making its plastic bag problem worse, the state is banning single-use plastic grocery bags entirely. In 2014, California became the first state to pass a plastic bag ban. It’s one of at least 12 states that now have some form of ban…
In the occupied West Bank, Palestinians struggle to access water
JORDAN VALLEY, West Bank — Mansour Arara, 24, sits in the shade of a tree with a group of friends next to the Al-Auja freshwater spring. His young nephew and a friend jump and splash in the cool water. It’s a hot July day, nearly 100 degrees, and the sun beats off the dusty landscape…
Politicians often link crime and homelessness. The reality is more complex
Melissa Farmer often walks her dog through Gompers Park on Chicago’s northwest side. “This park is gorgeous. People don’t know about it,” she said, walking along a lagoon on a recent morning. “I want to keep my fingers crossed that people continue not to.” In the last year, though, a homeless encampment moved in. In…
DOJ watchdog: federal prison not doing enough to prevent inmate suicides
A federal facility in Pennsylvania has failed to take steps to reduce suicide risks among inmates — contrary to policies from the federal Bureau of Prisons and repeated reports from the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General, according to the latest federal review on the facility. Lewisburg federal prison is a medium-security men’s institution…