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Lawmakers reach consensus on Puerto Rico status bill, call for plebiscite

The newly unveiled draft of the Puerto Rico Status Act would let voters choose statehood, independence or sovereignty in free association —

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This summer camp is FREE! There will also be a Taino working this event so any kids who sign up will have someone to talk to about our culture.

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A yellow background with blue and red paint tubes as well as black and blue brushes with blue and red paint on them frame the image. All items are pointing inward towards the writing.

It reads, “Vibe of Portland // PPS Summer 2022: Safety and Enrichment Programming. Lift Youth Voices: A Mural Project. A six-week project to create a permanent mural to lift up the voices of BIPOC youth in SE Portland. Open to grades 6-8, paid positions available for high school students. On-site meals provided. July 5th-August 12th, 9am-3pm. Off-site at Portland Moose Lodge #291.”

Below those words is a QR code and below that is the following: vibepdx.org // [email protected].]

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Significant Washington Land Returned to the Colville Tribe, Its Original Stewards

In October 2021, the 9,243-acre Figlenski Ranch in Okanogan County was returned to its original stewards, the Confederated Tribes of the Col

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Just maybe…

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This is what statehood for Puerto Rico will look like. Check out all of the benefits.

OP: last.real.indians (Instagram)

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State shows ‘disturbing’ fuel contamination plume maps from Red Hill spills

“I was shocked, speechless just to see the extent of the contamination and how severe it was was really quite startling."

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Latin American Leaders to Skip Summit of the Americas If Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua Uninvited - Latino Rebels

Several Latin American leaders have signaled they will not attend this year's 9th Summit of the Americas if Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua are not invited. "Nobody should exclude anyone," Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said during a recent visit to Cuba.

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Women Set To Be Offered Three Days 'Menstrual Leave' Every Month In Spain

Thoughts?

Not Spain looking like a good country to move to!

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Heat wave set to rewrite record books in central, Northeast U.S., as climate change worsens

After baking the state of Texas, an early season heat wave is poised to shatter temperature records across the central and Northeastern sections of the United States in the coming days.

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U.S. report identifies burial sites linked to boarding schools for Native Americans

A federal study of Native American boarding schools that sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 400 such schools and more than 50 associated burial sites.

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La exgobernadora Wanda Vázquez Garced admite que se prepara para una posible acusación federal

En entrevista con TeleNoticias, la también exsecretaria de Justicia se mantuvo en que no hizo nada ilegal y que se trata de un “caso técnico”

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Credit: @adinasdoodles

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State of emergency has created a perfect storm of human rights violations in El Salvador

Over the last 30 days, President Bukele’s government has trampled all over the rights of the Salvadoran people

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Just two years ago, Dawn Wooten blew the whistle on ICE performing forced sterilizations on women in detention centers. WW need to stop acting brand new.

Tweet link: https://twitter.com/lawblablanchard/status/1524034249317310469

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The Boricua Handmaid's Tale (OPINION) - Latino Rebels

If 'Roe v. Wade' is overturned, the fear is that the religious right in Puerto Rico and the two main parties will be emboldened to further l

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Dominican Republic sent back nearly 10,000 Haitians in past month

Haiti’s neighbors continue to step up Haitian repatriation with an estimated 7,300 Haitians that have been returned for the month of April according to GARR, the Support Group for Repatriated and R…