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Column: L.A.’s only Spanish-language children’s bookstore will soon get más grande
7 months, 1 week ago

Column: L.A.’s only Spanish-language children’s bookstore will soon get más grande

LA Times  

LA Librería co-founders Chiara Arroyo, left, hands a book to Celene Navarrete in their bookstore in Los Angeles on May 2, 2024. “It’s so easy to be invisible in this city,” Navarrete told me as we walked toward the back of LA Librería, the brick-and-mortar store she and Arroyo own and run. “It’s changing the importance of keeping Spanish that …

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The Alfredo Boulton exhibit at the Getty is a nostalgic dive into Venezuelan art
1 year, 1 month ago

The Alfredo Boulton exhibit at the Getty is a nostalgic dive into Venezuelan art

LA Times  

The Getty Research Institute has curated a noteworthy exhibition exploring Venezuela’s many cultural dimensions through the lenses of a champion of its art. “Alfredo Boulton: Looking at Venezuela, 1928–1978” is a retrospective that takes visitors on a journey of identity, culture and transformation. Curated using the expansive collection from Alfredo Boulton’s archive, which was acquired by the Getty Research Institute …

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Traumatised families demand reforms after Ecuador prison riots
2 years, 6 months ago

Traumatised families demand reforms after Ecuador prison riots

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds have died in a series of recent prison massacres, as critics say the government is neglecting its duty of care. He finally called around 9pm via WhatsApp, a common form of communication within Ecuador’s prisons, and told his family he was OK – but they could hear explosions and gunshots in the background. “How can I not be angry?” …

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‘We are all suffering’: What’s going on inside Ecuador’s prisons?
3 years, 1 month ago

‘We are all suffering’: What’s going on inside Ecuador’s prisons?

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds have been killed in gang-linked riots this year, as experts say systemic problems plague country’s prisons. “Like all the other mothers in Guayaquil say, don’t give information, we don’t know anything, we don’t have access to anything.” Systemic problems Security experts in Ecuador have identified 11 armed groups that control the country’s prisons, including Ecuador’s largest, Los Choneros – …

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Arizona state senator accused of sexual conduct with minor
3 years, 4 months ago

Arizona state senator accused of sexual conduct with minor

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Arizona governor and Democratic lawmakers called Friday for state Sen. Tony Navarrete to resign after he was charged with sexually abusing a boy and attempting to abuse another. “My prayers are with the young victims and their loved ones during this traumatic time.” Navarrete, 35, is accused of repeatedly abusing a boy with whom he was living …

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Miss Mexico Andrea Meza is crowned Miss Universe 2021
3 years, 7 months ago

Miss Mexico Andrea Meza is crowned Miss Universe 2021

Daily Mail  

Miss Mexico Andrea Meza was crowned Miss Universe 2021 on Sunday a year after the 2020 pageant was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Taut tummy: And while Miss America ditched their swimsuit competition in 2018, the women competing for Miss Universe were still required to strut their stuff in a bikini Andrea donned three very different dresses throughout the …

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Chile Scientists Study Potential Coronavirus Mutation in Remote Patagonia
4 years, 2 months ago

Chile Scientists Study Potential Coronavirus Mutation in Remote Patagonia

News 18  

Scientists in Chile are investigating a possible mutation of the novel coronavirus in southern Patagonia, a far-flung region near the tip of the South American continent that has seen an unusually contagious second wave of infections in recent weeks. The Magallanes region of Chile is largely a remote, glacier-strewn wilderness dotted with small towns and the regional hub Punta Arenas, …

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