Mexican mayor killed during Day of the Dead celebrations
The mayor’s killing follows the death of Salvador Bastidas, mayor of the municipality of Tacambaro, also in Michoacan. Bastidas was killed in June along with his bodyguard as he arrived at his home in the town’s Centro neighborhood.
US ends protected status for South Sudanese nationals
The Trump administration is ending the temporary protected status for South Sudanese nationals that has been in place for more than a decade, according to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notice published on Wednesday
‘Turn the volume up’: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech laying out plan of action
“Here we believe in standing up for those we love, whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job, a single mom still waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with their back against the wall,” Mamdani, who will be the city’s first Muslim mayor, said. “No more will New York be a city where you can traffic in Islamophobia and win an election.”
Sex for money: South African study reveals the harm that ‘blessers’ can do to young women
Transactional relationships are not just matters of individual choice. They are rooted in widespread poverty, unemployment, and entrenched gender norms. For many young women, having a blesser may feel like the only path to financial security, education, or social status. But the risks are profound.
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