Migrant workers in the United States are sending money back home to Mexico on a pace to total $40 billion this year, setting a new record. Mexican families are increasingly dependent on relatives who enter the U.S., usually in violation of federal law, to work. Covid-19 has slashed jobs, hiked food prices and made medical …
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The newest meerkat moms at an Austrian zoo played a game of hide-and-seek with the staff. Instead of using special nesting boxes the Schonbrunn Zoo in Vienna had provided, the female meerkats dug caves to give birth in. In the past, pregnant meerkats have always used the nesting boxes, zoo director Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck said. “But …
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The U.S. Postal Service is facing a new threat in Amazon’s rapid expansion, but financial baggage heaped on it by Congress makes it even harder to compete. The postal service is subject to a 2006 law that requires it to prepay workers’ retirement health care benefits 75 years into the future. It’s owned by the …
They say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. That appears to be the case with a Moroccan artist who has become an online hit by recreating some of the world’s most famous paintings and images by incorporating traditional Moroccan clothing such as caftans and the djellaba into such works. The project has given …
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SYDNEY — Could it be that “little penguins” have a big ego? That’s one possible explanation for the reaction some members of a group of such penguins had when a camera was placed in their midst of their zoo exhibit here. While many skittered around nervously, several put their beaks right up to the lens …
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Una ola de vandalismo en las iglesias ha dejado una estatua de Jesucristo sin cabeza y algunas incendiadas. Los informes se producen en medio de un debate nacional sobre las estatuas ofensivas y controvertidas. El presidente Trump firmó una orden ejecutiva en junio prometiendo juicio penal a quien dañe una estatua o monumento, incluida la …
Las dificultades de los ancianos, enfermos mentales, discapacitados físicos y las personas sin hogar en la frontera entre los Estados Unidos y México a menudo se pierden en el caos de la lucha migratoria. Durante los últimos años, el Albergue Centauro Sifuentes, organización sin fines de lucro en Coahuila, México, ha tratado de cambiar esta …
A jaguar that began seeking shelter in populated areas after its nearby habitat in western Brazil was ravaged by fire has been evacuated from the area and taken to a veterinary hospital for treatment. The animal was severely dehydrated, had third-degree burns on its legs, and was also suffering from possible smoke inhalation and kidney …
NEW DELHI – Schoolchildren in India often have to carry their book bags with them throughout the day, as few educational systems provide lockers, where students can leave their textbooks, lunch boxes, art supplies and other school materials like their American counterparts. Now, there’s a device to help schools determine if students’ bags are too …
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An inn in western Japan is offering guests a furry companion they can take home with them at checkout. Called My Cat Yugawara, the inn in the hot springs resort town of Yugawara has a package that allows guests to experience living with a cat overnight to help them decide if they want a permanent …
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