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News from the Pressenza Bureau in New York, United States

New York Dreamer Challenges Nationwide Immigration Injunction

NEW YORK — A first-of-its-kind lawsuit opened up a new front in the defense of the Obama administration’s 2014 immigration relief initiatives, known as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and expanded Deferred Action for…

Statement from Mayor Bill de Blasio on Historic Colombian Peace Agreement

“Today, New York City celebrates a historic peace deal ending 52 years of war in Colombia. This is an opportunity for Colombia to begin to heal and rebuild. Our city is home to more than 90,000 Colombian New Yorkers, and…

New York: Launching of the Campaign for the Yes to Peace in Colombia

New York City, the International Civic Committee based in NY, wants to generate awareness about the need for democratic exercise to vote in the national referendum that seeks to validate the agreements at the negotiating table in Havana that would…

German Ramirez on Face 2 Face

On this show we discussed with German Ramirez, concerning  the Sancocho for the Yes to Peace in Colombia. @SiPorLaPazNYNJ #LaPazSíEsConmigo #PorColombiaVotoSí An event organized by The International Civic Committee to raise awareness of all the advantages of voting YES in the…

The Horrific Murder of a Queens imam

Danny Katch and Mehran Mehrdad Ali report from New York City on the grief and anger in Ozone Park following the killing of the beloved leader of a local mosque. On Saturday afternoon, Maulama Akonjee, imam of the Al Furqan…

#BillionairesAndBombersWithHer

What’s that smell coming from the Clinton campaign’s ever-expanding “big tent”? Danny Katch investigates and finds some foul-smelling Republican elephants inside. BERNIE SANDERS wrote in an op-ed article in the Los Angeles Times last week that his “political revolution…continues as…

Clinton & Trump: Peddling “Solutions”

By Arturo Ignacio Sanchez – Queenslatino.com The packaging and marketing of the 2016 Democratic and Republican conventions has much to teach us about U.S. presidential politics and failures in public imagination. Both conventions were structured as political spectacles that delivered…

Oto Alves Da Silva on a Special Face 2 Face

On this show we discussed with Oto Alves Da Silva, about his worked with Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) as a legal aid worker in Rio Grande Valley in South Texas in the U.S.

The Orlando Massacre can’t be Reduced to Guns

The instinctive response to get rid of the guns is understandable–but as Danny Katch explains, there’s much more to a mass murder spree like Orlando than access to guns. AFTER THE massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, there was…

CRISPR: The Editing of Human Genes

WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2016 presents Groundbreaking Discoveries to the Public – CRISPR: The Editing of Human Genes By Gabriela Jurosz-Landa Groundbreaking scientific discoveries have shaped the way we see the world. Nobody today will doubt, that the world is round;…

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