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President of Brazil says it “doesn’t make sense” to get vaccinated |  Jair bolsonaro
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President of Brazil says it “doesn’t make sense” to get vaccinated | Jair bolsonaro

More than 600,000 of its citizens have lost their lives to a Covid-19 outbreak that he once called a "little flu," but the science-denying president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has announced that he will refuse to get vaccinated, saying it doesn't make sense ”for me to do it."Regarding the vaccine, I have decided not to have it anymore," said the 66-year-old populist. saying a right-wing radio station on Tuesday. "I've been looking for new studies ... Why should I get vaccinated?" He said his antibody levels were already "through the roof" due to a past infection. “It would be the same as betting 10 reais (£ 1.30) on the lottery to win two. It doesn't make sense. "Bolsonaro said he was not against vaccines, but opposed what he called the" vaccine buying frenzy. "Death toll in BrazilH...
La Opinion was voted Best Hispanic Newspaper and Best Website in Spanish in the United States by the NAHP
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La Opinion was voted Best Hispanic Newspaper and Best Website in Spanish in the United States by the NAHP

THE OPINION of Los Angeles won the Gold Medal for Best Hispanic Newspaper in the United States, the highest recognition of the José Martí Awards presented each year by the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP, for its acronym in English). La Opinion received another Gold Medal for Best Website of a Publication. In addition, it won the Best Newspaper Design category. La Opinion is a publication of Impremedia, a leading Hispanic news and information company. EL DIARIO from New York and LA RAZA from Chicago, also published by Impremedia, received 11 and 12 medals respectively. La Raza was awarded as the Best Weekly in Spanish in the country. “We are very grateful for these awards that show that Impremedia is the number 1 creator of content in Spanish in the...
Keys to advancing the new plan in Congress to protect undocumented immigrants
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Keys to advancing the new plan in Congress to protect undocumented immigrants

This week, the Voces de la Frontera organization organized a day without immigrants in Wisconsin, as part of the national movement in favor of the undocumented. Photo: Voces de la Frontera / Joe Brusky / MTEA / Courtesy It will be later this week when Congressional Democrats finish with the new proposal to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation and grant them a work permit, which they will have to deliver to MP Elizabeth MacDonough, who would make a decision the following week. Several sources in Congress confirmed to this newspaper that the plan has not been concluded, since "the legal language" has to be reviewed, so that it does not violate any federal provision, in addition to the fact that congressmen await the return of MacD...
NFL Pick ’em Pool Picks Week 6: Expert Advice on Favorites, Surprises to Consider in Trust Groups, Office Groups
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NFL Pick ’em Pool Picks Week 6: Expert Advice on Favorites, Surprises to Consider in Trust Groups, Office Groups

Maybe it's because of the string of upsets this season, but several underdogs are getting too much respect in the NFL's pick-em groups this week. Less than 50 percent of the contestants pick multiple home favorites, while a neutral field favorite is also receiving a surprising lack of love. Finding value is key when making selections in confidence and in office groups, and the experts at TeamRankings can help you do just that with their strategy tips for your NFL Week 6 picks. Picks that are being underrated by the public can generate weekly earnings that make the difference between winning and losing an NFL group all season, while smart picks can drive success in weekly groups. TeamRankings is the only site that offers personalized picks that maximize your advantage in the NFL pick ...
Colombia: Iván Duque confirms that the US is investigating possible cases of “Havana syndrome” in Bogotá |  International
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Colombia: Iván Duque confirms that the US is investigating possible cases of “Havana syndrome” in Bogotá | International

The president of Colombia, Iván Duque, speaks to the press after the meeting with the president of the World Bank, David Malpass, at the headquarters of the organization in Washington (USA).Lenin Nolly (EFE)A week after the visit of the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, to Colombia, probable cases of the so-called 'Havana syndrome' are registered in the country, the strange ailment that US diplomatic and intelligence personnel have suffered since 2016 in various countries.From New York, President Iván Duque confirmed that he knows the information about the investigations carried out by the United States embassy in Bogotá, one of the largest in the region. "Of course we have had knowledge of this situation, but I want to let the United States authorities, who are doing their own in...
Iowa Announces First Division I Women’s Wrestling Program
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Iowa Announces First Division I Women’s Wrestling Program

In a place like Iowa, sports are everything. No matter who you are or where you come from, sports are what unify the state, unless you are supporting the rival team. One of those sports is wrestling. You could even say that Iowa has a unique position in the wrestling community.One school in particular, the University of Iowa, produces some of the best wrestling athletes in the world. And on September 23, the school announced the addition of a Division I women's wrestling program, making Hawkeyes the first Power 5 school to do so. The team will begin the competition in the 2023-24 season.This landmark announcement will benefit many girls and young women as they advance in their wrestling careers. Adding women to the accomplished Hawkeyes program is a step in the right direction tow...
The recovery budgets cut investments in the province by up to 38%
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The recovery budgets cut investments in the province by up to 38%

In this way, the demarcation is once again aggrieved in the distribution of public funds, with a volume of investment far below that which would correspond to it due to its population volume. The 183.5 million budgeted barely account for 1.4% of the more than 13,000 million that the State will allocate in territorial investments compared to the 3.9% that residents of Alicante account for on the national census. ...
Barcala refuses to sell its part of the Principal to the Consell and asks for support to host the Hermitage
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Barcala refuses to sell its part of the Principal to the Consell and asks for support to host the Hermitage

The Generalitat has taken a step in its intention to buy from the Alicante City Council its part of the Main Theater and sent a letter to the mayor of the city, Luis Barcala, last Friday to make its proposal official. A few hours after this letter was made public yesterday, signed by the Minister of Culture, Vicent Marzà, the first mayor replied with another letter in which he declined the offer and gave a twist to the issue in question by asking the Generalitat if he wanted to support culture in Alicante, he had to support the city's candidacy as the s...
«Flamencos are pioneers of many things in this country»
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«Flamencos are pioneers of many things in this country»

Do you think Alicante is a flamenco city? Alicante is one hundred percent flamenco city. Since I started young, I had Alicante as a very flamenco place. It is a city with a lot of flamenco roots. Flamenco is also the title of the concert that he will give tomorrow in Alicante. What will you offer and with whom? It is an intimate flamenco concert. I'm going with Antonio Higuero's guitar and I think we're going to be very comfortable there. We will review all the styles, alegrías, soleás, seguiriyas, malagueñas and whatever the public asks for. The public is the boss. What I always do is the tradition, the principle, our roots. The root music is eternal, it...
The payment to ETA to free Diego Prado, brother of the King’s friend, “was made by Zarzuela”
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The payment to ETA to free Diego Prado, brother of the King’s friend, “was made by Zarzuela”

Javier ChicoteCONTINUEJuan Fernandez-MirandaCONTINUE Updated:14/10/2021 07:41h Keep Related newsOn March 25, 1983, an ETA-military commando kidnapped a Diego Prado and Colón de Carvajal. The target had not been selected because he was the president of the Discount Bank, but because of his family's relations with the Casa del Rey, because of his surname, because he was the brother of a fundamental character in these years: Ambassador Manuel Prado y Colón de Carvajal, friend and private administrator of King Juan Carlos. ETA was targeting a 'state' businessman. And to make matters worse, a direct descendant of Admiral Christopher Columbus, the watchword of the history of Spain. The terrorists were basically looking for money to finance their activities. They do not stop be...