SectionsFeaturedtvFollow NBC NewsMore From NBC© 2022 NBCNEWS.COMBy Nicole AcevedoA group of progressive organizations are pushing for passage of a bill they say gives Puerto Ricans a voice on the question of the island's future status and its relationship with the U.S. The push aims to present an alternative to pro-statehood legislation introduced Tuesday by two . In a to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., advocates from more than 80 grassroots organizations across 16 states and Puerto Rico urged prioritizing the passage of the .The...…SectionsFeaturedtvFollow NBC NewsMore From NBC© 2022 NBCNEWS.COMBy Nicole AcevedoA group of progressive organizations are pushing for passage of a bill they say gives Puerto Ricans a voice on the question of the island's future status and its relationship with the U.S. The push aims to present an alternative to pro-statehood legislation introduced Tuesday by two . In a to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., advocates from more than 80 grassroots organizations across 16 states and Puerto Rico urged prioritizing the passage of the .The...WW…

SectionsFeaturedtvFollow NBC NewsMore From NBC© 2022 NBCNEWS.COMBy Nicole AcevedoJanny Rodriguez, 47, a community leader in the neighborhood of Barreal in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, is an operations supervisor at an asphalt plant. During the height of the pandemic last March, he couldn't stop working, since he's one of a few workers tasked with maintaining the composite material liquid.The father of three was worried about potentially exposing his oldest son to the virus, since he suffers from a lung condition, or his elderly mother who lives next door to him. After all, the World Health...…SectionsFeaturedtvFollow NBC NewsMore From NBC© 2022 NBCNEWS.COMBy Nicole AcevedoJanny Rodriguez, 47, a community leader in the neighborhood of Barreal in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, is an operations supervisor at an asphalt plant. During the height of the pandemic last March, he couldn't stop working, since he's one of a few workers tasked with maintaining the composite material liquid.The father of three was worried about potentially exposing his oldest son to the virus, since he suffers from a lung condition, or his elderly mother who lives next door to him. After all, the World Health...WW…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy , and A Mexico City subway train overpass collapsed onto a busy road below on Monday night, killing at least 24 people, including children, authorities said. More than 60 people were injured.Photos and video from the scene showed mangled train cars hanging from the crumbled overpass and rescue personnel searching and transporting the injured on stretchers.“A support beam gave way,” Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said at the scene. She said the beam collapsed just as the train passed...…IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy , and A Mexico City subway train overpass collapsed onto a busy road below on Monday night, killing at least 24 people, including children, authorities said. More than 60 people were injured.Photos and video from the scene showed mangled train cars hanging from the crumbled overpass and rescue personnel searching and transporting the injured on stretchers.“A support beam gave way,” Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said at the scene. She said the beam collapsed just as the train passed...WW…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy The administration of former President Donald Trump obstructed an investigation looking into why officials withheld about $20 billion in hurricane relief for Puerto Rico following the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017, one of the deadliest U.S. natural disasters in over 100 years, a new report says.A Department of Housing and Urban Development made public Thursday also found that tensions between the department and the Office of Management and Budget resulted in...…IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy The administration of former President Donald Trump obstructed an investigation looking into why officials withheld about $20 billion in hurricane relief for Puerto Rico following the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017, one of the deadliest U.S. natural disasters in over 100 years, a new report says.A Department of Housing and Urban Development made public Thursday also found that tensions between the department and the Office of Management and Budget resulted in...WW…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy The coronavirus has killed an estimated 1,300 babies in Brazil since the beginning of the pandemic, even though there's overwhelming evidence that Covid-19 rarely kills young children.While data from the Health Ministry suggest that over 800 children under age 9 have died of Covid-19, including about 500 babies, experts say the real death toll is higher because cases are underreported because of a lack of widespread coronavirus testing, .Dr. Fatima Marinho of the University of São Paolo, a...…IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy The coronavirus has killed an estimated 1,300 babies in Brazil since the beginning of the pandemic, even though there's overwhelming evidence that Covid-19 rarely kills young children.While data from the Health Ministry suggest that over 800 children under age 9 have died of Covid-19, including about 500 babies, experts say the real death toll is higher because cases are underreported because of a lack of widespread coronavirus testing, .Dr. Fatima Marinho of the University of São Paolo, a...WW…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy A 6-year-old Texas girl was fatally shot by a relative following an argument over spilled water, according to the NBC affiliate in Houston.Police in Pasadena, a city southeast of Houston, said officers responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment complex around 11:30 a.m. Friday, reported. A male family member of Laurionne Walker, 6, shot the girl multiple times, police said."I'm at a loss for words right now," Earline House, Laurionne's grandmother . "My granddaughter was still a...…IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy A 6-year-old Texas girl was fatally shot by a relative following an argument over spilled water, according to the NBC affiliate in Houston.Police in Pasadena, a city southeast of Houston, said officers responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment complex around 11:30 a.m. Friday, reported. A male family member of Laurionne Walker, 6, shot the girl multiple times, police said."I'm at a loss for words right now," Earline House, Laurionne's grandmother . "My granddaughter was still a...WW…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy Janny Rodriguez, 47, a community leader in the neighborhood of Barreal in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, is an operations supervisor at an asphalt plant. During the height of the pandemic last March, he couldn't stop working, since he's one of a few workers tasked with maintaining the composite material liquid.The father of three was worried about potentially exposing his oldest son to the virus, since he suffers from a lung condition, or his elderly mother who lives next door to him. After all,...…IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy Janny Rodriguez, 47, a community leader in the neighborhood of Barreal in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, is an operations supervisor at an asphalt plant. During the height of the pandemic last March, he couldn't stop working, since he's one of a few workers tasked with maintaining the composite material liquid.The father of three was worried about potentially exposing his oldest son to the virus, since he suffers from a lung condition, or his elderly mother who lives next door to him. After all,...WW…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy Nancy Navarro of the Montgomery County Council in Maryland is urging Latino immigrants with a Spanish accent to "," after two people made fun of her accent during a virtual public hearing this week.Navarro, an immigrant from Venezuela and the only woman on the council, was speaking Tuesday about issues pertaining to the county's unequal access to Covid-19 vaccinations for Latino and Black communities when two people could be heard mocking the way she pronounced certain words, , the local TV...…IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy Nancy Navarro of the Montgomery County Council in Maryland is urging Latino immigrants with a Spanish accent to "," after two people made fun of her accent during a virtual public hearing this week.Navarro, an immigrant from Venezuela and the only woman on the council, was speaking Tuesday about issues pertaining to the county's unequal access to Covid-19 vaccinations for Latino and Black communities when two people could be heard mocking the way she pronounced certain words, , the local TV...WW…

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