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BILINGUAL

LEADERSHIP

CULTURE

HOT SAUCE IN PHILLY

U.S., PART OF LATIN AMERICA?

Salsa picante en Filadelfia

¿EE.UU, parte de América latina?

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POLITICS

OP-ED

SLAP IN THE FACE!

CHANGE OF COURSE

Bofetada a inmigrantes

Cambio de rumbo

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THE WOMEN WHO

MADE CHAVEZ

The fate of the American farmer leader was influenced by his mother, his wife and his ally.

El destino del líder campesino americano estuvo influenciado por su mamá, su esposa y su aliada.

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NIGEL THOMPSON I

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CONTENT

3 AL FRENTE | UP FRONT

FEMALE SUPPORT TO CESAR CHAVEZ

4 IMAGE OF THE WEEK |

IMAGEN DE LA SEMANA

THEATER FOR INCLUSION

6 LEADERSHIP | LÍDERES

DOMINICAN ENTREPRENEUR BRINGS NEW HOT SAUCE COMPANY TO PHILLY

8 POLITICS | POLÍTICA

MISSING THE OMNIBUS

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A COSTLY CARACAS COMPROMISE

12 KIOSKO GLOBAL | 14 COVER | PORTADA

THE REAL HEROES OF UFW

20 CULTURE | CULTURA

WHY HAS THE UNITED STATES IGNORED ITS SPANISH HERITAGE?

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CHANGES IN THE POLITICAL SCALE OF LATIN AMERICA?

MARCH 23 - 30, 2022 VOL. XXX NO. 23

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EDITORIAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Hernán Guaracao PRINT EDITOR Fernando Millán DEPUTY EDITORS Nigel Thompson Jensen Toussaint Esperanza Escribano WRITERS & CONTENT PRODUCERS Brittany Valentine Andrew Kolba Manuel Herrera Erika Ardila Andrea Rodes Ofer Laszewicki Sandra Ramírez Ortega Kianni Figuereo (Fellow) Emily Leopard-Davis. (Apprentice) PRODUCTION MANAGER Juan Alba DESIGN MANAGER Maybeth Peralta GRAPHIC DESIGNER Mónica Hernández PHOTOGRAPHERS Harrison Brink Peter Fitzpatrick Juan B. Díaz SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Silvia Otero Guaracao SENIOR CONTRIBUTORS Juan González (USA) Eileen Truax (USA) TRANSLATORS Andrea Rodes Ingrid Ruiz

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FRENTE UP FRONT

FEMALE SUPPORT TO CESAR CHAVEZ

IN THIS ISSUE WE HONOR THREE WOMEN WHO LEFT A MARK IN THE LIFE OF THE FARMERS’ LEADER AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST. EN ESTA EDICIÓN SE HACE UN RECONOCIMIENTO A TRES MUJERES QUE MARCARON LA VIDA DEL LÍDER CAMPESINO Y ACTIVISTA DE DERECHOS HUMANOS. By | Por: FERNANDO MILLÁN | AL DÍA News Print Editor

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esar Chavez would turn 95 next March 31.

His life was surrounded by sacrifice and commitment to vindicating the rights of Latin, Black, Filipino and white farm workers. First with the National Farm Workers Association and later with United Farm Workers (UFW). Along with him there were three women who motivated and inspired him to reach his goals.

AL DÍA honors in this issue his mother, his wife, and his confidant and ally: Juana Estrada Chavez, Helen Chavez and Dolores Huerta.

Chavez always preached nonviolence as Gandhi practiced, but it was not him who originally inspired him to follow this practice. It was Juana Estrada Chavez, his mother. “She said don’t be violent, but don’t be afraid to fight by standing up for your rights,” said Chavez when his mother died in Dec. 16 of 1991.

Much like his mother, Helen Chavez, his wife, was with Cesar in the most important moments of his life as a farm worker leader. She supported him by raising their eight children.

“It’s lucky I have Helen here because I’m never really home”, he said once. Those who knew him claimed that his dream would not have been possible without Helen’s support. In the early years of Chávez’s fight, she said: “Cesar, you have to have faith in God that what you’re doing is right.”

Dolores Huerta was his confidant in the UFW for 30 years and she shared his beliefs defending the farm workers’ rights.

THE IMPORTANCE OF ‘EL NORTE’

In organizing workers, Cesar Chavez preached nonviolence, like Gandhi did.

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Al organizar a los trabajadores, César Chávez predicó la no violencia, como hizo Gandhi.

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In our article about “El Norte: The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America”, Carrie Gibson, the author of this book, explores the reasons why the United States should consider itself a part of Latin America and stop ignoring its Spanish heritage.

Recently translated into Spanish, the book is an extensive chronicle of Hispanic North American history that addresses cultural dilemmas still unresolved: language, belonging, race and nationality. z

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ésar Chávez estaría cumpliendo 95 años este 31 de marzo. Su vida estuvo rodeada de sacrificios y del compromiso por las reivindicaciones de los trabajadores agrícolas latinos, negros, filipinos y blancos. Primero, a través de la Asociación Nacional de Granjeros (National Farm Workers Association) y después con el movimiento Granjeros Unidos (United Farm Workers-UFW) A su lado tuvo a tres mujeres que fueron el impulso y la inspiración a sus propósitos.

En esta edición, AL DÍA le hace un reconocimiento a su madre, a su esposa y a quien fue su confidente y aliada: Juana Estrada Chávez, Helen Chávez y Dolores Huerta.

Chávez siempre predicó la no violencia que aplicó Gandhi, pero no era él quien lo inspiraba en esta orientación. Fue Juana Estrada Chávez, su mamá.

“Ella decía que no fueran violentos, pero que no tuvieran miedo de luchar defendiendo sus derechos”, dijo Chávez cuando murió su mamá el 16 de diciembre de 1991.

Así como ella, Helen Chávez -su esposa- estuvo con César en los momentos más importantes de su vida como dirigente campesino. Además, lo apoyó en la labor conjunta para criar los ocho hijos que tuvieron.

“Es una suerte que tenga a Helen aquí, porque nunca estoy realmente en casa”, contó en alguna ocasión.

Además, quienes lo conocieron aseguran que el sueño de él no habría sido posible sin el respaldo de Helen.

En los primeros años de la lucha de Chávez ella le dijo: “César, tienes que tener fe en Dios de que lo que haces es correcto”.

La otra mujer que estuvo al lado de Chávez fue Dolores Huerta, con quien compartía las convicciones de defender a los trabajadores. Por 30 años fue su confidente en todo lo que implicó la UFW.

LA IMPORTANCIA DE ‘EL NORTE’

Esta edición incluye el relato sobre el libro El Norte: La epopeya olvidada de la Norteamérica hispana, en el que Carrie Gibson, su autor, explora las razones que Estados Unidos se deba considerar parte de América Latina y no ignore la herencia española.

Recién traducida al español, es una extensa crónica de la historia de la Norteamérica hispana, con los dilemas culturales que siguen sin resolverse: idioma, pertenencia, raza y nacionalidad.z

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IMAGE OF THE WEEK

VENEZUELA

THEATER FOR

INCLUSION This image shows four actors and actresses with Down síndrome that make part of a Venezuelan theater company, which presented its play “Blessed Cell Phone-The Down Commedy” on March 26 at a theater in Caracas with after a rehearsal of several months. Pedro Rances Mattey/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Esta imagen muestra a los cuatro actores y actrices con Síndrome de Down que hacen parte de una compañía teatral venezolana, que el 26 de marzo se presentó en un teatro de Caracas con la obra ‘Bendito Celular-La Comedia Down’, después de varios meses de ensayo. Pedro Rances Mattey/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

LEADERSHIP DOMINICAN ENTREPRENEUR

A NEW HOT SAUCE COMPANY IN PHILLY RADHI FERNANDEZ MAKES HIS OWN HOT SAUCES, AND HELPS FIGHT FOOD INSECURITY IN PHILADELPHIA.

RADHI FERNANDEZ HACE SUS PROPIAS SALSAS PICANTES, AYUDA ASÍ CON LA SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA EN FILADELFIA Y RINDE HONOR A SU HERENCIA CULTURAL. By | Por: TIFFANY RIVERA | AL DÍA News Staff Writer ENGLISH

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BRINGING HIS HERITAGE TO PHILLY

TRAJO SU CULTURA A FILI

adhi Fernandez was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with a large family who always loved getting together and sharing meals.

So, when Fernandez immigrated to Philadelphia from the Dominican Republic in 2012, he knew that he wanted to bring with him a piece of his Caribbean roots and create a new business venture.

Fernandez found the time to focus on his up and coming business called, The Faiya Company, in May 2020, during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Right now, his company focuses on creating all natural, hot sauces created by vegetables grown from Fernandez’s own garden.

“I grow all of the hot peppers used for my limited sauce, like Carolina reapers and red habaneros,” he said.

In order to support small businesses, he gets his other vegetables from local farmers who sell them at the farmer’s market.

His recipes are a blend of his Dominican heritage and his wife’s Mexican roots. Fernandez admitted that his wife also helped him in every step of the way in order to get his product right.

“Dominicans really don’t eat that spicy food, so it wasn’t a part of me growing up,” Fernandez said. “My wife is Mexican and so I was introduced to spicy food through that.”

Fernandez’s family and friends also helped spread the word about his new hot sauce line through social media.

“I did little to no advertising,” said Fernandez. “So, I honestly was really lucky when I made that first batch on Facebook.”

His six hot sauces include his fast-selling “La Muerte,” made from homegrown Carolina Reapers, Caribbean Red Habaneros, and “the tears of its enemies.”

Another customer favorite is his “What the Fuego” sauce, which is made from fresh mangoes, habaneros, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, garlic, and apple cider vinegar.

With his new recipes ready to sell, he later decided to head to different farmer’s markets around Philadelphia to meet with locals and share his recipes in person.

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adhi Fernández nació en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, en el seno de una familia grande que adoraba reunirse a compartir sus platos.

Por eso cuando Fernández emigró a Filadelfia desde la República Dominicana en el 2012, supo que quería traerse un pedazo de sus raíces caribeñas y crear un emprendimiento nuevo.

Fernández buscó el tiempo para enfocarse en lo que iba a ser su próximo negocio llamado The Faiya Company, en mayo de 2020, en el comienzo de la pandemia de la COVID-19.

En este momento, la compañía se enfoca en crear salsas picantes completamente naturales a base de vegetales que Fernandez cultiva en su propio jardín.

“Siembro todos los chiles picantes que utilizo en mi salsa de edición limitada, como los chiles Carolina Reaper y los habaneros rojos”, dijo.

Aunque, para apoyar a los pequeños negocios, compra los demás vegetales a los agricultores locales que los venden en su mercado.

Radhi Fernandez, founder, owner and president of The Faiya Company. of Radhi Fernandez. .

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Radhi Fernández, fundador, propietario y presidente de The Faiya Company.

Cortesía de Radhi Fernandez.

I want to be able to help the city the way the city helps me.

Quiero ayudar a la ciudad de la misma manera en que me ha ayudado a mí

Sus recetas son una mezcla de su herencia dominicana y las raíces mexicanas de su esposa. Fernández admitió que su esposa también lo ayudó en cada paso del proceso para que su producto quedara bien.

“Los dominicanos no comen cosas tan picantes, entonces no hizo parte de mi vida cuando era niño”, dijo Fernández. “Mi esposa es mexicana y eso fue lo que me introdujo en el mundo de la comida picante”.

La familia y los amigos de Fernández también ayudaron a esparcir la noticia de su línea de salsas picantes en las redes sociales.

“Casi no tuve que hacer publicidad”, dijo Fernández.

“Honestamente, tuve mucha suerte de hacer el primer lote con Facebook”.

Sus seis salsas picantes incluyen la que más rápido se vende, “La Muerte”, hecha con chiles Carolina Reapers de su propia cosecha, habaneros rojos y “The Tears of My Enemies”. Otro favorito de los clientes es la salsa “What the Fuego”, con mangos frescos, habaneros, tomates, pimientos morrones o pimentones, cebollas, ajo y vinagre de cidra de manzana.

Con nuevas recetas que estuvieron listas para vender, decidió irse para los diferentes mercados de agricultores por todo Filadelfia y encontrarse con los locales para dar a conocer sus recetas en persona.

Radhi Fernandez.

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POLITICS

MISSING THE

OMNIBUS

IMMIGRANTS HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S MOVES SO FAR IN OFFICE. ITS MOST RECENT EFFORT IS A SLAP IN THE FACE.

BIDEN HA DEJADO A LOS INMIGRANTES POR FUERA DE SUS MEDIDAS EN LO QUE LLEVA EN EL GOBIERNO. SU MÁS RECIENTE INICIATIVA ES COMO UNA BOFETADA. By | Por: NIGEL THOMPSON | AL DÍA News Staff Writer

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mmigrants (undocumented and not) have waited more than a year through President Joe Biden’s first term in office to get any of the change he promised on the campaign trail, only to come up empty.

Sure, through executive orders, President Biden has undone some of what made former President Donald Trump’s approach to immigration a humanitarian crisis, but it has still kept some policies in place.

The Remain in Mexico policy still stands pending a future Supreme Court ruling to keep asylum seekers out of the U.S. until their cases are up, and most of Title 42 still remains. On the latter, unaccompanied kids without an asylum hearing will no longer be expelled, but adults still can.

In many ways, despite promising a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers and more on the campaign trail, Biden has reverted back to how the immigration system was under President Barack Obama, which still deported more people than any other administration in the history of the country.

THE OMNIBUS

The latest effort to dampen the hopes of immigration advocates is a new $1.5 trillion Bipartisan Omnibus Bill, which recently passed Congress and is on its way to being signed into law by Biden.

It’s a last-ditch effort to get something done ahead of what could be a bloodbath

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os inmigrantes (con o sin documentos) han esperado durante más de un año a lo largo del primer mandato del presidente Joe Biden por alguno de los cambios que prometió durante su periodo de campaña, solo para verse con las manos vacías.

Claro, el presidente Biden ha deshecho, mediante decretos, algunas cosas en el enfoque inmigratorio que durante la administración del expresidente Donald Trump desembocó en una crisis humanitaria, pero todavía se mantienen algunas políticas en pie.

La política Quédate en México sigue a la espera de un fallo pendiente de la Suprema Corte para que las personas que buscan asilo permanezcan fuera de los Estados Unidos hasta que llegue el turno para su caso, y el estatuto Title 42 sigue vigente en su mayor parte. Este último determina que los niños sin un acompañante que no hayan asistido a una audiencia de asilo ya no podrán ser expulsados, pero esto sí se hará en el caso de los adultos.

A pesar de haber prometido una ruta hacia la ciudadanía a muchos DREAMers (soñadores) y más, en su campaña, Biden ha revertido, de muchas maneras, el sistema migratorio a la manera como estaba en el gobierno del presidente Barack Obama, durante el que, sea dicho, se deportó a más personas que cualquier otro gobierno en la historia del país.

EL PROYECTO DE LEY

La última iniciativa para amilanar las esperanzas de los defensores de la inmigración es un nuevo Proyecto de Ley General Bipartidista de $1.5 trillones, que hace poco fue aprobado en el Congreso y está en proceso de recibir la aprobación de Biden para convertirse en ley.

Es una iniciativa desesperada para que se haga algo antes de lo que podría ser un baño

All that’s needed for ICE and CBP to get some major bipartisan funding is Biden’s signature.

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Solo se necesita la firma de Biden para que el ICE y la CBP reciba una buena financiación bipartidista.

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POLÍTICA We had high hopes last year, it has been a year of fighting for a path to citizenship. But Biden, you have failed us on every front.

Teníamos grandes expectativas el año pasado, y ha sido un año de luchar por un camino hacia la ciudadanía. Pero Biden, usted nos ha fallado en todo.

Mel Lee ENGLISH for Democrats during the midterms, and represents a big military spend to send military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. It also spends big domestically on issues like the opioid crisis, climate change and reinstates the Violence Against Women Act, to name a few.

On the immigration front, the bill grants major money to ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

The former will see its budget go up

by a staggering $284.7 million, including $57 million for its enforcement and removal operations that detain and deport migrants.

In total, the investment in both agencies will stand at $23 billion. $1.45 billion of that will go towards addressing the volume of migrants arriving at the southern border — where Republicans have decried a “crisis” of migrants since Biden took office. Another

ESPAÑOL de sangre para los demócratas en el medio mandato, y ordena un gran gasto en envío de ayuda militar y humanitaria a Ucrania.

También dispone una gran inversión en temas internos como la crisis de opioides, el cambio climático y restablecer la Ley de Violencia contra la Mujer, entre otros.

En el aspecto migratorio, el proyecto destina una gran cantidad de fondos al Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE) y la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza

(CBP). El primero tendrá un incremento en su presupuesto de unos sorpresivos $284.7 millones, que incluyen $57 millones para operaciones de cumplimiento y retiro en la detención y deportación de inmigrantes.

En total, la inversión en las dos agencias será de $23 billones. $1.45 billones de esa cantidad irá para calcular el volumen de inmigrantes que llegan a la frontera sur —donde los republicanos han desmentido una “crisis” de migrantes desde que Biden inició funciones. Otros $1.06

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POLITICS

With gas prices skyrocketing, the Biden administration has gone to Venezuela, causing more problems at home.

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Debido a la subida de los precios de la gasolina, el gobierno Biden se fue para Venezuela, y causó más problemas en casa.

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A COSTLY CARACAS COMPROMISE

IN HIS RACE TO LOWER GAS PRICES BY GOING TO VENEZUELA, THE PRESIDENT IS ALIENATING LATINOS. EN SU CARRERA POR REDUCIR LOS PRECIOS DE LA GASOLINA YENDO A VENEZUELA, BIDEN PASA POR ALTO A LOS LATINOS DE TODO EL ABANICO POLÍTICO. By | Por: NIGEL THOMPSON | AL DÍA News Staff Writer

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ver the weekend of March 5 and 6, the Biden administration sent a senior delegation of officials to Venezuela to talk with President Nicholás Maduro’s government over the potential release of U.S. prisoners and the much more pressing matter of oil.

For starters, it’s quite a shift for Biden considering his administration doesn’t even recognize Maduro as Venezuela’s president. It’s stuck with recognizing Juan Guaidó, a figure who first emerged as a favorite of the Trump administration. Secondly, the relationship has remained icy between the two countries ever since Trump cut all diplomatic ties with Venezuela in 2019.

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ENGLISH The answer lies over 6,000 miles away in Ukraine, where Russia wages an ever-devolving war to force its neighbor into its sphere of influence.

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. unloaded sanctions, one of the latest being the complete cutoff of Russian oil. Now, Russia only constitutes about 3% of the U.S. oil imports, but combined with the instability of the current world stage given the war in Ukraine, and gas prices have skyrocketed across the U.S. to record levels.

That’s a major issue for Biden’s administration and its political future in the White House as the country barrels towards a potentially catastrophic midterm election for the president and his

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n el fin de semana del 5 y 6 de marzo, el gobierno Biden envió una delegación de altos funcionarios a Venezuela para hablar con el gobierno del presidente Nicolás Maduro acerca de la posible liberación de prisioneros estadounidenses y sobre el más apremiante tema del petróleo.

Para empezar, esta es una jugada inesperada de parte de Biden, pues su gobierno ni siquiera reconoce a Maduro como el presidente de Venezuela. Este se quedó atascado en reconocer como tal a Juan Guaidó, una figura que surgió como favorito en la administración Trump. Además, la relación entre los dos países ha sido fría y distante desde que Trump cortó todo vínculo diplomático con Venezuela en 2019. ¿Entonces por qué el cambio repentino?

La respuesta está a unas 6.000 millas de

distancia, en Ucrania, donde Rusia libra una guerra que empeora cada vez más para forzar a su vecino a entrar a su esfera de influencia.

En respuesta a la invasión de Rusia a Ucrania, los Estados Unidos se dejaron ir en sanciones, una de las más recientes el corte total al crudo proveniente de Rusia. Ahora, el petróleo ruso solo conforma el 3 % de las importaciones en Estados Unidos, pero esto va sumado a la inestabilidad del escenario mundial por la guerra en Ucrania, y el precio de la gasolina se disparó en todo el país a niveles sin precedente.

Este es un tema de vital importancia para la administración de Biden y su futuro político en la Casa Blanca, ya que el país va a toda velocidad hacia unas elecciones de mitad de periodo con unos resultados potencialmente catastróficos para el presidente y su partido, el cual apenas lidera con MARCH 23 - 30, 2022

POLÍTICA ENGLISH party, which holds slim leads in Congress. Record high gas prices are also only the most recent gripe for an administration that’s failed to pass most of its agenda with those slight Congressional advantages.

DESPERATE TIMES = DESPERATE MEASURES

Given the context, the visit to Venezuela seems more like a hail-mary heave than a genuine solution to the problem of rising gas prices.

Venezuela does have the most oil reserves of any country in the world,

but this is not a problem of supply as much as it is one of production. The South American may have enough oil to last for the next 1,000+ years, but it does not have the current infrastructure to fill the void left by Russian oil imports.

“In order to get the Venezuelan industry to where it would have a meaningful contribution to global oil supply in a way that would affect U.S. gas prices, that’s years down the road and multiple billions of dollars of investment,” Eric Farnsworth, vice president of the Council of the Amer-

ESPAÑOL poco margen en el Congreso. Los precios altos jamás registrados son además la más reciente inconformidad con un gobierno que no ha podido ejecutar la mayor parte de su plan de gobierno con tal desventaja en el Congreso.

TIEMPOS DESESPERADOS MEDIDAS DESESPERADAS

En este contexto, la visita a Venezuela se parece más a rezar un avemaría que a una solución real al problema del alza en los precios de la gasolina.

Es cierto que Venezuela tiene más reservas de petróleo que cualquier otro país en el mundo, pero no es tanto un problema

de oferta como lo es de producción. El país suramericano tiene suficiente petróleo para los próximos 1000 años y más, pero no tiene la infraestructura en la actualidad para llenar el vacío que dejaron las importaciones del petróleo ruso.

“Para que la industria petrolera de Venezuela llegara al punto de incidir de manera significativa en la oferta de petróleo dentro del contexto global tanto como para modificar los precios de la gasolina en Estados Unidos, se necesitan años y billones de dólares en inversión”, dijo Eric Farnsworth, vicepresidente del Concejo de las Américas (AS/COA) a la revista Fortune.

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How are we going to negotiate with a regime that supports terrorism? ¿Cómo vamos a negociar con régimen que apoya el terrorismo?

Senator Marco Rubio

The world is a better place when families come together at the table and connect around a meal. We’re here to help make it easier, no matter what each day might bring.

It’s about taking a moment for what matters most.

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GLOBAL KIOSKO WHAT THE WORLD PRESS IS TALKING ABOUT US

Edited By | FERNANDO MILLÁN |AL DÍA News Writer

O GLOBO BRAZIL

AN IMPACT LIKE THAT OF THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL

Paulina Stroza wrote on March 20 that what occurred in Ukraine “will be a milestone in history like the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Second World War.” She says “Putin has done more for European integration than any other European leader in the last 70 years of integration. Never before, had the 27 countries of the European Union (EU) made consensual decisions that even broke taboos. … About the United States, President Biden, and also the EU, is considering other energy sources, and surprisingly, negotiating with Venezuela. President Maduro has announced new attempts to reconcile with the opposition and this is not a coincidence. We could see some significant changes in the region due to the impact of the war. Maduro knows that he will no longer count on Russia in economic terms, and if he has to sell oil to the U.S., he will. He will make concessions, if that is what it takes; which could result in changes in the Latin American stage.”

Paulina Stroza escribió este 20 de marzo que lo ocurrido en Ucrania “producirá un hito en la historia como la caída del Muro de Berlín y el fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial”. Dice que “Putin ha hecho más por la integración europea que cualquier otro líder europeo en los últimos 70 años de integración. Nunca antes los 27 países de la Unión Europea (UE) habían tomado decisiones consensuadas que incluso rompieran tabúes. (…) En cuanto a Estados Unidos, el presidente Biden, al igual que la UE, está pensando en otras fuentes de energía y, sorprendentemente, en negociar con Venezuela. El presidente Maduro ha anunciado nuevos intentos de acuerdo con la oposición y nada de esto es casualidad. Podemos ver cambios significativos en la región por el impacto de la guerra. Maduro sabe que ya no contará con Rusia en términos económicos y si tiene que venderle petróleo a EE. UU., lo hará. Si esto implica concesiones, las hará, lo que podría llevar a cambios en el escenario latinoamericano”.

CLARÍN ARGENTINA

RUSSIA DID NOT UNDERSTAND ANYTHING

Journalist John Carlin points out Vladimir Putin’s medieval vision of the world. In his comment he says “The Kremlin observed with delight what he considered to be the decline of the western world. Capo Putin and his henchmen were cracking up at Trump phenomenon, fractures in the European Union, the eternal Argentinian political crack, endless debates about racism and women’s rights, about gays and trans. To such faggots, they thought, we would just have to say ‘Boo!’, and they would shit their pants. Russia did not understand anything. … We give our moral support to Ukraine … , we are sending them weapons, and if we do not go into battle next to NATO troops … is out of caution on the possibility of a nuclear suicide … . Since Putin got to power 22 years ago, his priority has been to prepare a war in order to make it. … On the third and a half week after the invasion ordered by Putin started, a dictatorial system that is coherent only on the surface has demonstrated how weak it is.”

El periodista John Carlin advierte que Vladimir Putin tiene una visión medieval de cómo funciona el mundo. En su comentario señala que “El Kremlin observaba con fruición lo que consideraba ser la decadencia del mundo occidental.

El capo Putin y sus secuaces se partían de la risa ante el fenómeno Trump, las fracturas en la Unión Europea, la eterna grieta argentina, los debates sin fin sobre el racismo y los derechos de las mujeres, de los gays, o de los trans.

Ante semejantes maricones, pensaban, solo tenemos que decirles ‘¡Bu!’ y se cagarán los pantalones. No entendieron nada. (…) Damos apoyo moral a Ucrania (…), les mandamos armas y si no entramos en combate con las tropas de la OTAN (…) es por prudencia ante la posibilidad del suicidio nuclear (…). Desde que Putin llegó al poder hace 22 años su prioridad ha sido preparar la guerra para poder hacerla. (…)Las tres semanas y media que van de la invasión que Putin ordenó han demostrado la debilidad de un sistema dictatorial que es coherente solo en la superficie”.

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“THE WEST HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DECIPHER PUTIN”

Are European states able to defend themselves? is John Gray’s question about the war in Ukraine. He indicated that what Putin has achieved “is to have the West exhibit a unity that hasn’t been seen for decades. The consequence of the attack launched by Putin will make Russia a pariah State. … The old saying that Russia is ‘the Alto Volta with nuclear weapons,’ which Joe Biden quoted in June of 2021 when he arrived to Geneva to meet with Putin, was underestimating his capacity to create chaos. … Russia is still a country with fully operating nuclear weapons, but it also has many other not so apocalyptic weapons. Apart from controlling Europe’s energy supply, it is a critical strategic metal supplier. This gives it the frightening capacity of retaliating for the sanctions. If Putin interrupted the gas flow to Europe, the continent and the entire world would sink into a recession and inflation would skyrocket.” ¿Están los Estados europeos dispuestos a defenderse? Es la pregunta que se hace John Gray sobre la guerra en Ucrania. Indica que lo que Putin ha logrado “es que Occidente exhiba una unidad que no se veía desde hace décadas.

La consecuencia del ataque emprendido por Putin será hacer de Rusia un Estado paria (…). El viejo dicho de que Rusia es ‘el Alto Volta con armas nucleares’, que Joe Biden repitió en junio de 2021 cuando llegó a Ginebra para reunirse con Putin, infravaloraba su capacidad de sembrar el caos. (…) Rusia sigue siendo un país con armamento nuclear plenamente operativo. Pero también dispone de muchas otras armas no tan apocalípticas. Además de controlar el suministro energético de Europa, Rusia es el mayor exportador de trigo del mundo y un proveedor crucial de metales estratégicos. Eso le otorga una temible capacidad de tomar represalias por las sanciones. Si Putin interrumpiera el flujo de gas hacia Europa, el continente y el mundo entero se sumirían en una recesión y la inflación se dispararía”.

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BIDEN’S LACK OF POLITICAL AUTHORITY

Commenter Antonio Gershenson criticizes the position of the States in the Ukraine war, as it is forgetting what it has done against the sovereignty of other countries. He says: “As if Joseph Biden were an example of political authority, the United States president has detached himself from the killings caused by wars designed by companies that have had an influence in the governments of his nation. It does not matter if those tragic events occurred during other administrations, as the chief of State, Biden can truthfully account for the interventionist policy that previous American administrations have maintained, and the tragedies they have provoked in the world. … A nuclear war is not just anything, but the United States administrations have used that disgraceful idea as a “diplomatic” negotiation. … We don’t need more nuclear threats. We need that all those agreements and treaties that prevent and get us away from a definitive catastrophe are met.”

El comentarista Antonio Gershenson critica la posición de Estados en la guerra en Ucrania, olvidando lo que ha hecho contra la soberanía de otros países. Dice: “Como si Joseph Biden fuese ejemplo de autoridad política, el presidente de Estados Unidos se ha deslindado de las matanzas que han ocasionado las guerras confeccionadas por los empresarios que han influido en los gobiernos de su nación. No importa si aquellos eventos trágicos ocurrieron durante otras administraciones, como jefe de Estado, Biden sí puede dar una explicación verídica de la política injerencista que han mantenido los gobiernos estadunidense anteriores y de las tragedias que han ocasionado en el mundo. (…)

No es cualquier cosa una guerra nuclear, sin embargo, los gobiernos estadunidenses han utilizado esta desgraciada idea como negociación “diplomática”. (…) No necesitamos más amenazas nucleares. Requerimos que se cumplan todos aquellos acuerdos y tratados que nos previenen y nos alejan de una hecatombe definitiva”.

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HEROINES OF UFW HOW THREE WOMEN INSPIRED, SUPPORTED AND SHAPED THE MOVEMENT THAT CHANGED FARM WORKERS’ LIVES IN AMERICA. CÓMO TRES MUJERES INSPIRARON, APOYARON Y DIERON FORMA AL MOVIMIENTO QUE CAMBIÓ LA VIDA DE LOS TRABAJADORES AGRÍCOLAS EN ESTADOS UNIDOS. By | Por: NIGEL THOMPSON | AL DÍA News Staff Writer

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esar Chavez’s birthday is a week and a day from today.

Were he still alive, Chavez would turn 95 and there are some genuine questions about whether his legend would be as large as it has become since his death in 1993, at the age of 66.

During his life, he was larger than life, and the stories surrounding his life match that legendary status in sacri-

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entro de una semana y un día se conmemora el que sería el cumpleaños 95 de Cesar Chávez si aún viviera. Acerca de lo grande que es su leyenda existen preguntas muy válidas de si esta tendría la misma dimensión que ha cobrado desde su muerte en 1993, a los 66 años.

Durante su vida fue un personaje que trascendía la realidad. Las historias acerca de su vida demuestran ese estatus legendario

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She said don’t be violent, but don’t be afraid to fight — by standing up for your rights.

Ella decía no sean violentos, pero no les dé miedo luchar defendiendo sus derechos.

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fice, organizing, and ultimately what it achieved for farm workers in California and the wider Chicano movement.

But along with Chavez on that journey were three women that each defined different parts of his life — his mother, his wife, and his most-trusted confidant at what would become United Farm Workers of America. Juana Estrada Chavez, Helen Chavez and Dolores Huerta all played vital roles inspiring, supporting and challenging the fabled movement leader.

For these contributions, they’re as much a part of the legend of Cesar Chavez as the man himself.

JUANA BEFORE GANDHI

Throughout most of his adult life Cesar Chavez held India’s nonviolent liberator Mohandas Gandhi to the level of a god. Pictures of the Mahatma adorned the walls of headquarters of the United Farm Workers at La Paz, in Keene, California, alongside those of other revered leaders like John F. Kennedy, his brother Bobby and many more.

In organizing the Latino, Black, Filipino and white farm workers in strikes and boycotts, Chavez also preached the nonviolence of Gandhi, and it formed a

pillar of the UFW movement. The strategy also often put Chavez’s name in the same conversations as Gandhi and fellow 1960s Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., who used the same practices to transform realities for Black Americans across the U.S. However, according to Chavez, it was not Gandhi that inspired his nonviolent ways, but his mother, Juana Estrada Chavez.

Take it from his brother, Richard, who joined Cesar in La Causa: “I think she is the reason that we’re doing what we’re doing,” he was quoted as saying in Peter Matthiessen’s popular biography of Chavez, Sal Si Puedes.

NONVIOLENCE AND HELPING THE NEEDY

Born Juana Estrada on June 24, 1892, in Ascensión, Chihuahua, Mexico, she

BORN JUNE 24, 1892 DIED DEC. 16, 1991 (99 YEARS OLD) HOMETOWN ASCENSIÓN, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO RELATIONSHIP TO CHAVEZ MOTHER VALUES NONVIOLENCE, GIVING TO THE NEEDY

Cesar, you have to have faith in God that what you’re doing is right.

Juana Estrada Chavez was the first to inspire her son Cesar with nonviolence.

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moved with her widowed mother, older sister and uncle to the U.S. when she was six months old. Her uncle supported the family, and brought them with him as he worked as a miner and smelter in New Mexico and Texas before Juana’s mother remarried and settled her and her older sister in Yuma, Arizona.

In her wide-ranging biography of Chavez, The Crusades of Cesar Chavez, author and journalist Miriam Pawel recounted the trajectory of Juana’s life before she married into the Chavez family via Librado.

Long before she herself married into the Chavez clan, Juana’s family got acquainted with them running boarding houses that sheltered laborers that worked in the lumber yards near Yuma that were run by Papa Chayo — the patriarch of the Chavezes.

Juana’s older sister married Librado’s older brother, Julio and she followed by marrying Librado when she was 32 and he 37.

After having Rita on Aug. 21, 1925, Cesar was born almost two years later as the first son on March 31, 1927. Juana and Librado would go on to have three more kids.

“Juana instilled in her children the importance of helping others and the need for personal sacrifice,” wrote Pawel.

The kids had to operate under rules she called ‘consejos’ that included giving, not lending, money to relatives when they asked and doing favors without expecting anything in return.

Religiously, Juana worshiped Santa Eduviges, a Bavarian from the early 13th century that was the patron saint of brides, difficult marriages and victims of jealousy, but also earned sainthood for her generosity to the needy.

To that end, Chavez told a story to Matthiessen about how he and Richard would hit the streets of Yuma around where the family was staying with an aunt and gather the homeless to be fed a meal by Juana.

“She’d just give them very simple things — beans and tortillas and hot coffee — but it was a meal and soon all the hobos knew about her,” Chavez said.

When the family hit hard times during the Depression and hit the road for work, Chavez also recounted how his mother “would never let us pass a guy or family in trouble.”

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“That’s why we suffered so much. But my mother would tell us ‘you always have to help the needy, and God will help you,’” he once told the Los Angeles Times.

Much like Gandhi, Juana also quoted ‘dichos’ to her kids that preached nonviolence, and walking away rather than engaging in conflict.

“She said don’t be violent, but don’t be afraid to fight — by standing up for your rights,” Chavez said when his mother died on Dec. 16, 1991 at the age of 99.

THE HERO AT HOME

While it was Juana who built the ideological foundations of Cesar, his wife, Helen Fabela Chavez kept them in place as he set out to change the reality of farm workers across California and the country.

To do that, Chavez needed to play the face of the United Farm Workers, and found himself always in the spotlight.

Helen, on the other hand, avoided the press like a plague.

Like his mother, Helen was also present at most of the biggest moments when the UFW was its strongest — on the 1966 march to Sacramento to protest work conditions in the fields, and when Cesar broke his 25-day fast with Senator Bobby Kennedy to name a few — but stayed out of the view of any cameras.

“Helen’s shyness made me feel shy myself,” wrote Matthiessen, who also spent a number of years following

DOLORES HUERTA BORN APRIL 10, 1930 AGE 91 YEARS OLD HOMETOWN STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA RELATIONSHIP TO CHAVEZ MOST-TRUSTED UFW CONFIDANT VALUES NOT TAKING SHIT, STANDING UP FOR THE MISTREATED

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Helen Chavez was the one left to raise her and Cesar’s eight children while he raised UFW. Helen Chávez fue quien crió a los ocho hijos de Cesar y ella mientras él creaba la UFW.

Chavez for a two-part profile in the New Yorker.

“The reporters that flock around the Union are another burden in a life of unbroken toil and insecurity,” he continued.

FARM WORKERS OVER FAMILY

Chavez’s work from the beginning of his organizing career when he started with Fred Ross at the Community Services Organization (CSO) was often sunup to sun down. That left Helen at home alone to hold down the fort with their eight children. The work only got more demanding as he set off on his own to start the UFW. Throughout it all, he also often rejected adequate pay to support himself let alone his family, meaning they lived in poverty like those he served in the fields. As the movement grew to a global scale and her husband with it, Helen also adjusted to his fasts (which drew religious followings) and the growing threats to his life.

“It’s lucky I have Helen here because I’m never really home, he once told Matthiessen on a long drive. “I was home when two of the children were born, but away for all the rest.”

“You cannot have it both ways,” Chavez continued. “Either you concen-

trate your attention on the people who have claims on you or you say: ‘No, I have to help many more at their expense.’”

Helen lived 23 years longer than her husband and still avoided the spotlight for the most part in those years after his death, only coming into the public view on three occasions and only once for an interview.

However, upon her death, Chavez’s remaining family assured everyone that Cesar’s dream would not have come to fruition without her.

“Cesar, you have to have faith in God that what you’re doing is right,” Helen would say to him in the early days.

UFW’S ACE

Dolores Huerta first heard the name Cesar Chavez from Fred Ross. Like Chavez, she also got her start organizing for the Community Services Organization in Stockton, California.

When they first crossed paths, Huerta said to not think much of the rising star in the organization, but quickly joined his plight in the fields as he began the UFW. Over the next 30-plus years, Huerta would be Chavez’s most trusted confidant in the movement.

She was one of the very few to match his dedication, and was present on the

I find him a very complicated person.

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BORN JAN. 28, 1928 DIED JUNE 6, 2016 (88 YEARS OLD) HOMETOWN BRAWLEY, CALIFORNIA RELATIONSHIP TO CHAVEZ WIFE OF 45 YEARS VALUES PRIVACY AND STEADFAST SUPPORT FOR LA CAUSA

picket line, in the state capital and at the negotiating table fighting for a better future for farm workers.

Some of Huerta’s biggest accomplishments include getting legislation to repeal the bracero program, negotiating and signing the agreements with grape growers to end the Delano grape strike, and winning the right to collective bargaining for farm workers in California via the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act.

CESAR’S COMPLICATIONS

Besides the accomplishments — of which, there are many more — Huerta’s time working with Chavez also gave her a unique insight to the fabled leader.

“I find him a very complicated person,” she once confided in Matthiessen.

That’s likely a response to seeing Chavez in both the good times and the bad. Matthiessen chalked the comment up to both of their personalities being “difficult,” and as a sign of “faith, not disaffection.”

In Pawel’s account, Huerta was often the object of Chavez’s ire whether it was about her or not.

“Dolores is the only one I fight with, the only one that makes me lose my temper,” he told Matthiessen on another car ride. “I guess that’s because I like her so much.”

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por su sacrificio, su organización y, en última instancia, por sus logros por los trabajadores campesinos de California y por el movimiento chicano en general.

En su recorrido hubo tres mujeres que definieron diferentes partes de su vida: su madre, su esposa y su confidente más cercana en lo que sería la Unión de Campesinos de América (UFW). Ellas fueron Juana Estrada Chávez, Helen Chávez y Dolores Huerta, las cuales tuvieron un papel vital en la inspiración, el apoyo y la motivación del mítico líder del movimiento campesino. Su aporte hace parte de la leyenda como el mismo Chávez.

JUANA ANTES QUE GANDHI

A lo largo de su vida adulta, Chávez tuvo como un dios a Mohandas Gandhi, el liberador pacifista de la India. Fotos suyas adornaban las paredes de la oficina principal de la Unión de Campesinos de América en La Paz, en Keene, California, junto a otros de sus reverenciados líderes como John F. Kennedy y su hermano Bobby.

Como parte de la preparación para huelgas y boicots de campesinos latinos, negros, filipinos y blancos, Chávez predicaba la no violencia de Gandhi, la cual se convirtió en un pilar del movimiento de la UFW. La estrategia también puso el nombre de Chávez a la par del de Gandhi

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y de Martin Luther King Jr., su colega líder de los derechos civiles en la década de 1960, quien usó las mismas prácticas para transformar la realidad de los estadounidenses negros en Estados Unidos.

Pero, según Chávez, no fue Gandhi el que inspiró las vías no violentas, sino su madre, Juana Estrada Chávez.Como dijo su hermano Richard, que se unió a César en la causa: “Creo que ella es la razón por la que hacemos lo que hacemos”, dijo a Martin Luther King Jr. para Sal Si Puedes, la popular biografía de Chávez.

LA NO VIOLENCIA Y LA AYUDA A LOS NECESITADOS

Juana Estrada nació el 24 de junio de 1892 en Ascensión, pueblito de Chihuahua (México). Se mudó con su madre viuda, su hermana menor y su tío a los Estados Unidos cuando tenía seis meses de edad. Su tío mantuvo a la familia y los trajo con él cuando trabajaba como minero y fundidor en Nuevo México y Texas. Luego, la madre de Juana se volvió a casar y se asentó con su hermana mayor en Yuma, Arizona.

En su amplia biografía de Chávez, The Crusades of Cesar Chavez, la escritora y periodista Miriam Pawel narra la trayectoria de la vida de Juana antes de unirse a la familia Chávez al casarse con Librado.

Mucho antes de que ella se uniera al clan Chávez, la familia de Juana los conocía a distancia cuando estaban a cargo de las pensiones donde se hospedaban los trabajadores de los aserraderos cerca de Yuma, que eran administrados por Papa Chayo, el patriarca de los Chávez.

La hermana mayor de Juana se casó con Julio, el hermano mayor de Librado, con quien se casó cuando ella tenía 32 años y él 37.

JUANA ESTRADA CHAVEZ NACIÓ 24 DE JUNIO DE 1892 FALLECIÓ EL 16 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1991 (99 AÑOS) CIUDAD NATAL ASCENSIÓN, CHIHUAHUA, MÉXICO RELACIÓN CON CHÁVEZ MADRE VALORES NO VIOLENCIA, DAR A LOS NECESITADOS

Primero nació Rita, el 21 de agosto de 1925. Después, Cesar, el primer varón, nació el 31 de marzo de 1927. Más adelante, Juana y Librado tuvieron tres hijos más.

“Juana inculcó en sus hijos la importancia de ayudar a otros y la necesidad de hacer sacrificios”, escribió Pawel. Los niños tenían que comportarse según las reglas que ellos llamaban consejos, como dar y no prestar dinero a parientes cuando lo pidieran, y hacer favores sin esperar nada a cambio.

Juana era religiosa devota de Santa Eduviges, una bávara de principios del siglo 13, santa patrona de las novias, de los matrimonios difíciles y de las víctimas de los celos, que también fue proclamada santa por su generosidad con los necesitados.

Con el mismo fin en mente, según Chávez contó a Matthiessen, él y Richard salían por las calles de Yuma, cerca de donde la familia se quedaba con una tía, y reunía a los indigentes para que Juana les diera una comida.

“Ella les daba cosas sencillas —frijoles, tortillas y café caliente—, pero era comida y muy rápido todos los mendigos se enteraron de lo que hacía”, dijo Chávez.

Cuando llegaron los tiempos duros de la Depresión y empezaron a buscar trabajo, Chávez también recuerda cómo su madre “no dejaba que pasáramos por alto a ningún hombre o familia que tuviera dificultades”.

“Por eso sufrimos tanto, pero mi mamá nos decía: ‘siempre deben ayudar a los necesitados y Dios los ayudará’’”, dijo una vez a Los Angeles Times.

Tal como lo hacía Gandhi, Juana también usaba dichos con sus hijos que les enseñaban la no violencia y a retirarse en vez de meterse en una pelea.

“Ella decía: ‘no sean violentos, pero no les dé miedo luchar defendiendo sus derechos´’”, contó Chávez cuando su madre falleció el 16 de diciembre de 1991, a los 99 años.

LA HEROÍNA DE LA CASA

Si Juana fue la que construyó sus cimientos, la esposa de César, Helen Fabela Chávez, los mantenía en su lugar mientras él mejoraba la realidad de los trabajadores del campo en todo California y el país.

Este cometido requería que Chávez estuviera en el centro de la atención por ser la cara de la Unión de Campesinos de América. Helen, en cambio, huía como a una plaga.

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Al igual que su madre, Helen también estuvo presente en muchos de los momentos más importantes cuando la UFW estaba en su mejor época: La marcha de 1966 hasta Sacramento para protestar contra las condiciones en los campos y cuando César rompió su ayuno de 25 días con el senador Bobby Kennedy… Son solo algunos ejemplos, pero se mantuvo fuera del alcance de las cámaras.

“La timidez de Helen me hacía sentir tímida a mí”, escribió Matthiessen, que también pasó varios años detrás de Chávez para escribir su perfil de dos partes para el New Yorker.

“Los reporteros que acuden a la Unión son una carga más en una vida de trabajo ininterrumpido e inseguridad”, decía.

TRABAJADORES POR ENCIMA DE LA FAMILIA

Desde que inició su trabajo en los movimientos, como cuando fundó la Organización de Servicios Comunitarios Fred Ross (CSO), Chávez trabajaba de sol a sol.

Eso dejaba a Helen en casa para hacerse cargo de la crianza de sus ocho hijos. Luego el trabajo se volvió más exigente cuando se dispuso a abrir la UFW. A lo largo de ese proceso, también muchas veces rechazó un pago adecuado para

mantenerse y ni hablar a su familia. Es decir, vivieron en la pobreza como las personas de los campos a quienes defendía. A medida que el movimiento crecía a nivel global, al igual que su esposo, Helen también se adaptó a sus ayunos (que atrajo a seguidores religiosos) y a las crecientes amenazas contra su vida.

“Que suerte tener a Helen aquí porque nunca estoy mucho en casa”, le dijo una vez a Matthiessen durante un viaje largo en auto. “Estuve en casa cuando nacieron dos de los hijos, pero lejos para el resto”.

“No se puede tener las dos cosas”, continuó Chávez. “O te concentras en las personas que reclaman tu atención o dices: ‘No, tengo que ayudar a muchos otros a sus expensas’”.

Helen vivió 23 años más que él y aún después evitó estar ante la luz pública durante la mayor parte de los años que siguieron a su muerte. Solo salió a la vista del público en tres ocasiones y una para una entrevista.

Aun así, a su fallecimiento, la familia restante de Chávez les aseguró a todos que el sueño de Cesar no habría dado fruto sin ella. “Cesar, debes tener fe en Dios de que estás haciendo lo que es correcto”, le decía Helen en los primeros años.

desechara el programa Bracero, la negociación y firma de acuerdos con los sembradores de uvas para finalizar la huelga en Delano y ganar el derecho a la negociación colectiva para los campesinos de California mediante la Ley de Relaciones Laborales Agrícolas de California.

UN HOMBRE COMPLICADO

Aparte de sus logros —de los que hay muchos más— el tiempo que Huerta trabajó con Chávez también le dio una perspectiva única del afamado líder.

“Me parece una persona muy complicada”, confió una vez a Matthiessen.

De seguro es el resultado de ver a Chávez tanto en los buenos como en los malos tiempos. Matthiessen atribuyó el comentario de “difícil” a los aspectos de su personalidad a un tono de “fe, y no de falta de afecto”.

Según el recuento de Pawel, Huerta era muchas veces el objeto de la ira de Chávez, fuese por su culpa o no. “Dolores es la única con la que peleo, la única que me hace perder los estribos”, le dijo a Matthiessen

en otro de sus recorridos. “Creo que es porque la quiero mucho”. A lo que Matthiessen respondió: “Qué lástima que Dolores no estuviera escondida en el auto”. z

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EL AS DE LA UFW

La primera vez que Dolores Huerta escuchó el nombre César Chávez fue de boca de Fred Ross. Como Chávez, también empezó con la preparación de la Organización de Servicios Comunitarios en Stockton, California.

La primera vez que se cruzaron en el camino, Huerta dijo no pensar mucho en la futura estrella de la organización, pero poco después se unió a su lucha en los campos al fundar la UFW. En los 30 años siguientes, ella fue su confidente más cercana en el movimiento.

Además, fue una de las pocas en igualar su dedicación y estuvo presente en las protestas en la capital del estado y en la mesa de negociaciones por un mejor futuro para los trabajadores del campo.

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• P U B L I C N OT I C E • CO N G R E SS I O N A L D I ST R I C TS Following are the legal descriptions, as prepared by the Legislative Data Processing Center, of the U.S. Congressional Districts adopted by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Carter, et al. v. Chapman, et al., No. 7 MM 2022, on February 23, 2022, that include all or part of the county in which the publisher of this notice is located. For the legal descriptions of all Congressional Districts of the Commonwealth as adopted by the Court’s Order, see https://www.pacourts.us/Storage/media/pdfs/20220223/162516-7mm2022-orderadop ting2022congressionalplan(withmap).pdf The Congressional Districts established by the Court’s order will be used for the General Primary and General Election to be held in 2022.

Based on the reports of the U. S. Census and determinations made by the Pennsylvania egislative Data Processing Center, the o cial populations o the Congressional Districts

are as follows: The 3rd, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, and 17th Congressional Districts each have a population of 764,864, which is 0.00% below the ideal population for a congressional district. The 1st, 5th, 8th, and 14th Congressional Districts each have a population of 764,866, which is 0.00% above the ideal population for a congressional district.

The 2nd, 4th, 7th, and 16th Congressional Districts each have a population of 764,865, which is the ideal population for a congressional district.

For additional information about the Congressional Districts, you can also visit the Pennsylvania Department of State’s website at www.dos.pa.gov Leigh M. Chapman, Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth

DISTRICT 02 PHILADELPHIA County. Part of PHILADELPHIA County consisting of the CITY of Philadelphia (PART, Wards 05 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37], 07, 14, 16 [PART, Division 05], 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 31, 33, 35, 37, 41, 42, 43, 45, 49, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 and 66). Total population: 764,865 DISTRICT 03 PHILADELPHIA County. Part of PHILADELPHIA County consisting of the CITY of Philadelphia (PART, Wards 01, 02, 03 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20], 04, 05 [PART, Divisions 04, 18 and 19], 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18], 17, 21, 22, 24, 26 [PART, Divisions 08, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 19, 21 and 22], 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 39 [PART, Divisions 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43, 45 and 46], 44, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26 and 28], 52, 59 and 60). Total population: 764,864 DISTRICT 05 CHESTER, DELAWARE, MONTGOMERY and PHILADELPHIA Counties. Part of CHESTER County consisting of the TOWNSHIP of Birmingham (PART, Precinct 02 (only blocks 2021 and 2022 of tract 303100)); All of DELAWARE County; Part of MONTGOMERY County consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Lower Merion (PART, Wards 04, 05, 06 [PART, Divisions 01 and 02], 07, 08, 10, 11 [PART, Divisions 01, 02 and 03 (only block 3011B of tract 204900)], 12 [PART, Divisions 01, 02 and 03 (all blocks except 2000, 2001, 2025 and 2028 of tract 204500)] and 14) and Upper Merion (PART, Districts Belmont [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03 and 04], Candlebrook, Gulph, King, Roberts, Swedeland, Swedesburg and Town Center) and the BOROUGHS of Bridgeport, Narberth and Norristown and Part of PHILADELPHIA County consisting of the CITY of Philadelphia (PART, Wards 03 [PART, Divisions 21 and 22], 26 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20 and 23], 39 [PART, Divisions 02, 13, 14, 17, 24, 29, 33, 36, 39, 41 and 44], 40 and 51 [PART, Divisions 21, 24, 25 and 27]). Total population: 764,866

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• AV I S O P Ú B L I CO • D I ST R I TOS E L EC TO RA L E S A continuación se presentan las descripciones legales preparadas por el Centro de Procesamiento de Datos Legislativos de los distritos electorales de los Estados Unidos, adoptados por el Tribunal Supremo de Pensilvania en Carter, et al. v. Chapman y col. , No. 7 MM 2022, el 23 de febrero de 2022, que incluyen todo o parte del condado en el que se encuentra el editor de este aviso. Para obtener las descripciones legales de todos los distritos electorales del estado, según lo adoptado por la Orden del tribunal, consulte https://www.pacourts.us/Storage/media/pdfs/20220223/162516-7mm2022-orderadopti ng2022congressionalplan(withmap).pdf Los distritos electorales establecidos por la Orden del tribunal se utilizarán para las elecciones primarias generales y las elecciones generales que se llevarán a cabo en 2022.

Con base en los informes del Censo de los Estados Unidos y las determinaciones realizadas por el Centro de Procesamiento de Datos Legislativos de Pensilvania, las poblaciones

oficiales de los distritos electorales son las siguientes: los distritos electorales 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 y 17 tienen cada uno una población de 764,864 habitantes, que es un 0.00% menos que la población ideal para un distrito electoral. Los distritos electorales 1, 5, 8 y 14 tienen cada uno una población de 764,866 habitantes, que es un 0.00% más que la población ideal para un distrito electoral. Los distritos electorales 2, 4, 7 y 16 tienen cada uno una población de 764,865 habitantes, que es la población ideal para un distrito electoral.

Para obtener información adicional sobre los distritos electorales, también puede visitar el sitio web del Departamento de Estado de Pensilvania en www.dos.pa.gov Leigh M. Chapman, Secretaria del Estado en funciones

DISTRITO 02 Condado de PHILADELPHIA. Parte del Condado de PHILADELPHIA que consiste en la CIUDAD de Philadelphia (PARTE, Distritos Electorales 05 [PARTE, Divisiones 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37], 07, 14, 16 [PARTE, División 05], 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 31, 33, 35, 37, 41, 42, 43 45, 49, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 y 66). Población total: 764,865 DISTRITO 03 Condado de PHILADELPHIA. Parte del Condado de PHILADELPHIA que consiste en la CIUDAD de Philadelphia (PARTE, Distritos Electorales 01, 02, 03 [PARTE, Divisiones 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20], 04, 05 [PARTE, Divisiones 04, 18 y 19], 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 [PARTE, Divisiones 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 y 18], 17, 21, 22, 24, 26 [PARTE, Divisiones 08, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 19, 21 y 22], 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 39 [PARTE, Divisiones 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43, 45 y 46], 44, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51 [PARTE, Divisiones 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26 y 28], 52, 59 y 60). Población total: 764,864 DISTRITO 05 Condados de CHESTER, DELAWARE, MONTGOMERY y PHILADELPHIA. Parte del Condado de CHESTER que consiste en el MUNICIPIO de Birmingham (PARTE, Circunscripciones 02 (solo cuadras 2021 y 2022 del tramo 303100)); Todo el Condado de DELAWARE; Parte del Condado de MONTGOMERY que consiste en los MUNICIPIOS de Lower Merion (PARTE, Distritos Electorales 04, 05, 06 [PARTE, Divisiones 01 y 02], 07, 08, 10, 11 [PARTE, Divisiones 01, 02 y 03 (solo cuadra 3011B del tramo 204900)], 12 [PARTE, Divisiones 01, 02 y 03 (todas las cuadras excepto 2000, 2001,2025 y 2028 del tramo 204500)] y 14) y Upper Merion (PARTE, Distritos Belmont [PARTE, Divisiones 01, 02, 03 y 04], Candlebrook, Gulph, King, Roberts, Swedeland, Swedesburg y Town Center) y los DISTRITOS de Bridgeport, Narberth y Norristown y Parte del Condado de PHILADELPHIA que consiste en la CIUDAD de Philadelphia (PARTE, Distritos Electorales 03 [PARTE, Divisiones 21 y 22], 26 [PARTE, Divisiones 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20 y 23], 39 [PARTE, Divisiones 02, 13, 14, 17, 24, 29, 33, 36, 39, 41 y 44], 40 y 51 [PARTE, Divisiones 21, 24, 25 y 27]). Población total: 764,866

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CULTUR WHY HAS THE UNITED STATES IGNORED ITS SPANISH HERITAGE? CARRIE GIBSON EXPLORES WHY THE UNITED STATES SHOULD CONSIDER ITSELF AS PART OF LATIN AMERICA. CARRIE GIBSON EXPLORA LAS RAZONES PARA QUE ESTADOS UNIDOS DEBA CONSIDERARSE PARTE DE AMÉRICA LATINA. By | Por: ANDREA RODÉS | AL DÍA News Writer

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n 1883, American poet Walt Whitman reflected on the Spanish past of his natal country: “We, Americans still have a lot to learn about who made part of our background, and identify them in order to unify it,” and he would also predict that “to that American compound identity of the future, the Spanish character will provide some of the most necessary parts.”

That future is here, is what American journalist based in London, Carrie Gibson, wants to say in her book “El Norte: The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America.” The book was recently translated into Spanish by publisher Edaf and is available for American readers on Amazon.com.

‘El Norte’ — originally published in English in 2019 — is a chronicle about the extensive and dramatic story of Hispanic North America, from the moment Ponce de Leon disembarked in Florida in 1513, to Spain taking control in 1762 of Louisiana’s vast territory or the Mexican-American War in 1846, until the recent tragedy after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, and the ever-present tension at the Mexican border.

“The United States should consider itself as part of the United States,” emphasized Gibson, former reporter for media such as The Guardian and BBC, in an interview with EFE last February, which coincided with the book launch in Spanish.

Intertwined in this emotional narration are cultural dilemmas that have been present since the beginning and still remain unresolved in the United States: language, belonging, race and nationality. Dilemmas that have a lot to do with the fact that, for centuries, the United States has prided itself from its Anglo-Saxon heritage above all others.

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However, as Gibson explains in “El Norte,” with great depth and clarity, the nation has Hispanic roots that go further back in time, which have been long ignored and marginalized.

‘El Norte’, in fact, is a nod to the word that its neighbors from the south, like Mexico, refer to the United States.

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ENGLISH for every country, but this book goes deeper into their common journey.

“Spaniards are part of the history of the United States, in the same way that it is part of Mexican history, and Mexico is part of the history of the United States, there is a big link among the three of them,” she said to EFE, during the book launch in Madrid.

In another interview with the newspaper ABC, the American author, of European descent, explains that she was one of the few girls in her class that got interested in studying the Spanish roots that forged the United States.

“It is curious. [At school] we didn’t learn anything about culture and the past. We were only taught your art. For me, Spain was a synonym of a baroque region. In the nineties, the arrival of Mexicans made us open more to your civilization. That made us study general things about both zones. I still regret they didn’t teach us about the Spanish roots of our country,” Gibson regretted during the interview.

The historian hopes that with “El Norte”, the reader will realize that the roots of colonialism are not only made up of British, Protestants and whites, but that there were also many other cultures like Hispanic. She trusts too that the book will help clear up doubts about Spain.

“The truth is that the United States doesn’t think about Spain in cultural terms,” she said to ABC. “In the public’s mind, it is not clear the difference between a Mexican and a Spaniard. I want that, after people read this book, they will understand the connection between both countries. Which there is, it is not an abstract thing; it is a result, 40,000,000 people who speak Spanish,” she concluded. z

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n 1883, el poeta estadounidense Walt Whitman meditó sobre el pasado español de su país natal: "Nosotros, los americanos, todavía tenemos que aprender realmente quienes fueron nuestros propios antecedentes, y clasificarlos, para unificarlos", prediciendo que "a esa identidad americana compuesta del futuro, el carácter español suministrará algunas de las partes más necesarias".

Ese futuro ya está aquí,es lo que quiere decirnos la periodista americana afincada en Londres Carrie Gibson en su libro ‘El Norte: La epopeya olvidada de la Norteamérica hispana’, que acaba de ser traducido al español por la editorial Edaf y está disponible para el lector americano en Amazon.com.

‘El Norte’ (publicado originalmente en inglés en 2019) es una crónica de la extensa y dramática historia de la Norteamérica hispana, desde el desembarco inicial de Ponce de León en Florida en 1513, pasando por la toma de control del vasto territorio de la Luisiana por parte de España en 1762 o la guerra mexicano-estadounidense de 1846, hasta llegar a la reciente tragedia de Puerto Rico tras el huracán María, o la persistente tensión fronteriza con México.

“Estados Unidos debe considerarse a sí mismo como parte de América Latina”, subrayó Gibson, ex reportera de medios como The Guardian y BBC, en una entrevista con EFE el pasado febrero, coincidiendo con la presentación del libro en español.

Entretejidos en esta emotiva narración se encuentran los dilemas culturales que han estado presentes desde el principio y que aún siguen sin resolverse en los Estados Unidos: idioma, pertenencia, raza y nacionalidad. Dilemas que tienen mucho que ver con el hecho de que durante siglos, los Estados Unidos se hayan preciado de

The United States should consider itself as part of Latin America.

Estados Unidos debe considerarse a sí mismo como parte de América Latina.

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AHONDAR EN LAS RAÍCES

No obstante, tal como Gibson explica en ‘El Norte’ con gran profundidad y nitidez, la nación tiene unas raíces hispanas mucho más antiguas, las cuales han permanecido largo tiempo ignoradas y marginalizadas.

‘El Norte’, de hecho, es un guiño a la palabra con la que se refieren a Estados Unidos sus vecinos del sur, como México.

El relato histórico ha tendido a contar por separado el legado hispano en cada país, pero este libro ahonda en su viaje en común.

“Los españoles son parte de la historia de Estados Unidos, igual que son parte de la historia de México y México es parte de la historia de Estados Unidos, hay un enlace grande entre los tres”, dijo a EFE durante la presentación del libro en Madrid.

En otra entrevista con el diario ABC, la autora estadounidense, descendiente de europeos, explica que en la escuela fue de las pocas niñas de su clase que se interesó por estudiar las raíces españolas que forjaron Estados Unidos.

“Es curioso. [En el colegio] no aprendimos nada de la cultura y el pasado. Solo nos enseñaron vuestro arte. Para mí, España era sinónimo de una región barroca.

En los noventa, la llegada de mexicanos hizo que nos abriéramos más a su civilización. Eso hizo que estudiáramos pinceladas de ambas zonas. Todavía lamento que no nos enseñaran las raíces españolas que existen en nuestro país”, lamentó Gibson durante la entrevista.

La historiadora tiene la esperanza de que con 'El Norte' el lector se dé cuenta de que no solo los ingleses, los protestantes y los blancos se hallan en las raíces del colonialismo, sino que hubo también otras tantas culturas como la hispana. Por otro lado, confía en que ayudará a despejar dudas sobre lo que es España.

“La realidad es que los EEUU no piensan en España en términos culturales”, dijo a ABC. “El público no tiene claro en su mente la diferencia entre un mexicano y un español. Yo quiero que, cuando la gente lea este libro, entienda la conexión entre ambos países. Que la hay. No es una cosa abstracta; es un resultado, 40.000.000 personas que hablan español”, concluyó. z • 23

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En los atentados del 11M murieron 193 personas y más de 2.000 resultaron heridas.

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THE BIGGEST TERRORIST ATTACK TO EUROPE

NETFLIX AND AMAZON BRING TWO NEW FILMS ABOUT 11M ATTACKS TO THEIR PLATFORMS. NETFLIX Y AMAZON LLEVAN A SUS PLATAFORMAS DOS PRODUCCIONES SOBRE EL ATAQUE DEL 11 DE MARZO DEL 2004 EN MADRID. By | Por: ESPERANZA ESCRIBANO | AL DÍA News Writer

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n March 11 2004, Europe endured the worst terrorist attack of its history. Four trains near Madrid exploded killing 193 people and injuring more than 2,000. The explosions at different points of the train system between Alcalá de Henares and the Spanish capital took place between 7:36 and 7:40 in the morning.

The attack fired up a great political division in Spain. The governing party of Jose Maria Aznar supported the war against Iraq in 2003, and the attack was perpetrated 3 days before the general elections. Even when all indications pointed to Al Qaeda terrorists, the Partido Popular (People’s Party) insisted that

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“ALQAEDA’S REVENCHE”

It was that political fracture the attracted Mexican director Jose Gomez, who started his research 10 years ago and now it is seeing the light on Netflix. He was surprised that the union that these attacks often generate on the population lasted so

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l 11 de marzo de 2004, Europa sufrió el peor atentado terrorista de su historia. Cuatro trenes de cercanías de Madrid explotaron asesinando a 193 personas e hiriendo a más de 2.000. Entre las 7:36 y las 7:40 de la mañana tuvieron lugar los estallidos en distintos puntos del trazado entre Alcalá de Henares y la capital española.

El atentado provocó una gran división política en España. El partido en el gobierno, de José María Aznar, apoyó la guerra contra Irak en 2003 y el ataque se produjo 3 días antes de que se celebraran elecciones generales. A pesar de que todos los indicios apuntaban a que los terroristas eran de Al Qaeda, el gobierno del Partido Popular

insistió en que se trataba de un atentado de la banda terrorista ETA para que no se ligara su participación en la guerra con el ataque más grande que había sufrido nunca la Unión Europea. A pesar de las mentiras difundidas, la sociedad civil conoció la verdadera autoría y votó masivamente al Partido Socialista en los comicios.

11-M. LA VENGANZA DE ALQAEDA

Esa fractura política atrajo al director mexicano José Gómez, que empezó su investigación hace 10 años y ahora ve la luz en Netflix. Le sorprendió cómo la unión que suelen generar los atentados entre la población duró tan poco en España. De MARCH 23 - 30, 2022

22 men participated in the attack: 7 committed suicide a few days later, 14 went to trial and one remains unidentified.

22 hombres participaron en el ataque: 7 se suicidaron días después, 14 fueron a juicio y uno sigue sin ser identificado.

ENGLISH little in Spain. From the attack, three victim associations were born, and for Gomez it was clear from the beginning that he had to get a testimony from all three of them.

Another one of his sources was Fernando Reinares, an expert in global terrorism from the Real Instituto Elcano (Elcano Royal Institute) author of “Al-Qaeda’s Revenge: The 2004 Madrid Train Bombings”. The author put the focus on the victims, but also helped reconstruct the origin and consequences of the attack.

It has not been an easy task: 22 men intervened in the attack, 7 killed themselves days after in another municipality of Madrid, 14 went to trial, one of them has not been identified yet. Even though they made part of AlQaeda, the terrorist group was not directly sentenced as the intellectual author. Gomez’ investigation points at Amer Azizi, a Morrocan, who, according to the CIA was the terrorist group’s external operations righthand, Abu Hamza Raia.

The political quarrel was joined by the media. Some Spanish media insisted on a conspiracy theory that went towards ETA’s participation and the complicity of PSOE. Part of the public opinion thinks that the main reason for the attack was Spain’s involvement in the Iraq War in 2003, although, as the film reveals, there were other factors that would explain the attack.

“THE CHALLENGE: 11M”

The interest in the attack, awakened from the perspective of time, has also led to another documentary, this time in the shape of a series.

Amazon launched “The Challenge: 11M”, which announces exclusive testimonies by people who have not come to light before. Their challenge is to maintain coherence in one of the most convoluted plots of recent history. z

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ESPAÑOL aquel ataque nacieron tres asociaciones de víctimas diferentes y Gómez tuvo claro desde el principio que debía contar con el testimonio de las tres.

Entre sus fuentes ha contado también con Fernando Reinares, experto en terrorismo global del Real Instituto Elcano que escribió el libro 11-M. La venganza de AlQaeda. El autor le ayudó a poner el foco en las víctimas, pero también a reconstruir el origen y las consecuencias del atentado.

No ha sido una tarea fácil: 22 hombres participaron en el ataque, de los que 7 se suicidaron días después en otra población de Madrid, 14 fueron a juicio y uno de ellos sigue sin ser identificado. Aunque formaban parte de AlQaeda, la sentencia no señaló directamente que la banda fuera la autora intelectual. Tras su investigación, Gómez apunta a Amer Azizi, un marroquí que según la CIA fue la mano derecha del jefe de operaciones externas del grupo terrorista, Abu Hamza Raia.

A la bronca política se sumó también la mediática. Algunos medios de comunicación españoles insistieron en una teoría de la conspiración que señalaba una participación de ETA e incluso la complicidad del Partido Socialista. Otra parte de la opinión pública cree que la principal razón del ataque fue la participación de España en la guerra de Irak de 2003, aunque hay más factores para explicar el atentado que va desvelando la cinta.

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n Oct. of 2021, CAF- development bank of Latin America awarded ‘The 10 best social innovation initiatives in Ibero-America.’ One of them was given to Bendito Teatro, a professional company formed by actors and actresses with Down syndrome.

Why were they awarded this prize? Because due to COVID-19 pandemic they premiered on Zoom a theater play called “Cómo Me Duele Chilito” [How It Hurts Little Chile].

There is a similar company in Venezuela with actors and actresses with Down syndrome.

Its name is Down Venezuela and is working on “Bendito Celular”[Blessed Cell Phone].

On her Facebook account, actress Melanie Nadal Pericas tells her experience in working towards this goal: “Blessed Cell Phone is more than a theater play and an Instagram account, it is a platform that allows us to demonstrate what we are capable of with theater. After so many years of preparation and excellent teachers, finally we will show on the stage and to the whole world the artists we have become.”

In the play, actors Maru Bracho, Alberto Sasson, Zamantha Landi and Greyber Rengifo, under the direction of Daniela Vielman. The play premiered March 18 at Teatro Premiun de los Naranjos, in Caracas. z

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n octubre del 2021, el CAF- Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina, premió a ‘Las 10 mejores iniciativas de innovación social en Iberoamérica’. Una de ellas fue para Bendito Teatro, una compañía profesional integrada por actores y actrices con Síndrome de Down. ¿Por qué la premiaron? Porque en vista de la pandemia de la COVID-19 estrenaron por la plataforma Zoom una obra de teatro: Cómo me duele chilito.

En Venezuela también hay una compañía de teatro con actores y actrices con Síndrome de Down. Se llama Down Venezuela y trabaja en la obra ‘Bendito Celular’. En su cuenta de Facebook, la actriz Melanie Nadal Pericas cuenta su experiencia para llegar a esta meta: “Bendito Celular es más que un espectáculo teatral y una cuenta de Instagram, es una plataforma que nos permite demostrar de lo que somos capaces a través del teatro. Después de tantos años de preparación y grandes maestros por fin mostraremos en las tablas y al mundo entero en los artistas que nos hemos convertido”.

Actúan Maru Bracho, Alberto Sasson, Zamantha Landi y Greyber Rengifo, bajo la dirección de Daniela Vielman. La reciente presentación fue este 18 de marzo en el Teatro Premiun de los Naranjos, en Caracas. z

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hile heart disease is a risk for all women, it is especially prevalent among Hispanic women. Many Hispanic women are the heart of their family, showing support and compassion for their loved ones through hearty home-cooked meals and selfless gestures.

But diet and stress can take a toll. According to the American Heart Association, Hispanic women are diagnosed with heart disease 10 years earlier than non-Hispanic women. Moreover, only 33 percent of Hispanic women are aware that heart disease is such a significant risk.

There are many steps you can take to lower your heart disease risk, but one of the best ways to start is, simply, to know your

ENGLISH numbers. Knowing your numbers for the health indicators below could save your life.

BLOOD PRESSURE

High blood pressure is a risk factor for several health issues, including diabetes, stroke, heart attack and kidney failure. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to detect. High blood pressure has no telltale symptoms so, unless you’re having yours checked regularly, you may not realize your levels are too high.

A normal blood pressure level is 120/80.

If yours is too high, work with your doctor to manage your blood pressure levels by adjusting your diet and developing a workout plan.

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i bien la enfermedad cardíaca es un riesgo para todas las mujeres en general,es especialmente prevalente entre las mujeres hispanas. Muchas mujeres hispanas son el centro y el motor de su familia, mostrando apoyo por sus seres queridos a través de platillos caseros y gestos desinteresados.

Pero la dieta y el estrés pueden pasar factura. Las mujeres hispanas son diagnosticadas con enfermedades del corazón 10 años antes que las mujeres no hispanas.

Además, solamente el 33% de las mujeres hispanas saben que la enfermedad cardíaca es un riesgo muy significativo.

Conocer los números de los indicadores de salud a continuación podría salvarle la vida.

PRESIÓN SANGUÍNEA

La presión arterial alta es un factor de riesgo en relación con varios problemas de la salud. Desafortunadamente, es difícil de detectar. La presión arterial alta no tiene síntomas reveladores, por lo tanto, a menos que la revise con regularidad, es posible que no se dé cuenta de que sus niveles son demasiado altos.

Un nivel de presión arterial normal es 120/80. Si la suya es demasiado alta, trabaje con su médico para controlar sus niveles de presión arterial ajustando su dieta y desarrollando un plan de entrenamiento.

COLESTEROL

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CHOLESTEROL

You may have heard that there are two kinds of cholesterol: LDL (“bad”) and HDL (“good”). LDL cholesterol, found in red meat and full-fat dairy products, contributes to high cholesterol and can lead to plaque buildup in your arteries. HDL cholesterol, found in healthy fats like avocado or salmon, helps to clear plaque buildup in the arteries.

When your doctor measures your cholesterol, you’ll learn the levels of both your LDL and HDL cholesterol, as well as your total cholesterol levels. These comprehensive results can help you and your doctor develop a roadmap for how to address cholesterol levels going forward.

WEIGHT/ BODY MASS INDEX

Whether you noticed the number on the bathroom scale is getting higher or your pants are feeling a little tighter, it’s easy to recognize when your weight is creeping up. What’s not so easy, though, is determining body mass index (BMI).

BMI is a measure of your weight in relation to your height. A BMI higher than 25 can be an indicator of overweight or obesity, which can burden your heart and circulatory system, putting you at a greater risk for heart disease.

In order to determine a healthy weight for you, talk to your doctor about measuring both body weight and BMI at your next appointment.

BLOOD SUGAR

Blood sugar levels are an important consideration for a healthy heart, as levels that are too high can put you at risk for diabetes and, as a result, heart disease. If you’re overweight and have at least one additional heart disease risk factor—like smoking, high blood pressure or high cholesterol—your doctor may recommend a fasting blood sugar test.

TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEART HEALTH

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ESPAÑOL (“bueno”). El colesterol LDL, que se encuentra en la carne roja y en productos lácteos enteros, contribuye al colesterol alto y puede llevar a la acumulación de placa en las arterias. El colesterol HDL, que se encuentra en las grasas saludables como el aguacate o el salmón, ayuda a eliminar la acumulación de placa en las arterias. Cuando su médico mide su colesterol, sabrá los niveles de colesterol LDL y HDL, así como los niveles de colesterol total. Estos resultados integrales pueden ayudarlo a usted y a su médico a desarrollar una hoja de ruta sobre cómo tratar los niveles de colesterol en el futuro.

PESO/ ÍNDICE DE MASA CORPORAL

Ya sea que haya notado que el número en la balanza es más alto o que sus pantalones se sienten un poco más apretados, es fácil reconocer cuando su peso sube. Lo que no es tan fácil, sin embargo, es determinar el índice de masa corporal (IMC).

El IMC es una medida de su peso en relación con su altura. Un IMC superior a 25 puede ser un indicador de sobrepeso u obesidad, que puede afectar su corazón y su sistema circulatorio. Para determinar un peso saludable para usted, hable con su médico sobre la medición del peso corporal y el IMC en su próxima cita.

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Los niveles de azúcar en la sangre son una consideración importante para tener un corazón saludable, ya que los niveles demasiado altos pueden ponerlo en riesgo de padecer diabetes y, como resultado, una enfermedad cardíaca.

Si tiene sobrepeso y tiene al menos un factor de riesgo adicional de enfermedad cardíaca, como fumar, presión arterial alta o colesterol alto, es posible que su médico le recomiende una prueba de glucosa en la sangre en ayunas.

TOME LAS RIENDAS DE SU SALUD CARDÍACA

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AS WE APPROACH THIS YEAR’S STORM SEASON, REMEMBER IDA’S LESSONS LOCAL LEADERS MUST LEARN TO THINK AT THE WATERSHED SCALE TO FIX OUR REGION’S FLOODING WOES

LOS LÍDERES LOCALES TIENEN QUE APRENDER A PENSAR EN TÉRMINOS DE LA GRAN ESCALA DE UNA CUENCA HIDROGRÁFICA PARA PODER ARREGLAR NUESTROS MALES DE INUNDACIÓN. By | Por: TIM DILLINGHAM | Executive director of the American Littoral Society and a member of the four-state Delaware River Watershed Initiative.

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urricane Ida made landfall late last August, leaving a path of destruction that blanketed parts of Southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The storm destroyed homes, turned roadways into rivers and killed thirty people. Several months later, communities are still recovering.

A recent roundtable in the NJ Spotlight, for example, put the inevitable question before state leaders: how can we get ahead of the looming stormwater crisis posed by climate change?

Most systems in our states weren’t built to withstand the kind of flash floods that have become common. Riverbanks and drainage systems get pushed beyond their limits. Antiquated combined sewers flush raw waste into basements and streams. Homes with flood damage become havens for mold that cause long-term illness.

Other threats are less visible. Repeated, contaminated flooding compromises the role of the Delaware River and its tributaries to supply clean drinking water, support wildlife and vitalize local businesses.

If there’s one lesson the American Littoral Society has learned working in the Delaware River Watershed Initiative (DRWI), a network of organizations linking arms across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York State to solve today’s water challenges, it’s that we have to think like a watershed to find solutions that work for everyone for the long term. It means thinking about how actions upstream affect communities downstream. It takes treating government as a tool and not an obstacle.

It involves making investments together with other states and municipalities that see nature, community and the economy as interdependent.

New Jersey in particular is on the right track with its Climate Change Resilience Strategy. State policymakers can and should bring federal funding home to local townships to help fix long neglected sewers and streets.

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l Huracán Ida arribó tarde el pasado agosto y dejó un camino de destrucción que cubrió totalmente partes del sureste de Pensilvania y Nueva Jersey. La tormenta destruyó hogares, convirtió a las autopistas en ríos y mató a 30 personas. Aunque han pasado varios meses ya, las comunidades aún se siguen recuperando.

En una reciente mesa redonda en NJ Spotlight, se planteó la inevitable pregunta a los líderes del estado: ¿Cómo adelantarnos a la crisis por aguas de tormenta que acechan debido al cambio climático?

Hay que tener en cuenta que muchos sistemas en nuestros estados no fueron construidos para soportar las inundaciones repentinas que se han vuelto tan comunes. Las riberas de los ríos y los sistemas de drenaje se sobrecargan por encima de sus límites. Alcantarillas combinadas anticuadas expulsan residuos crudos hacia cuencas y arroyos. Las casas con daños por inundaciones se vuelven el paraíso para el moho que causa enfermedades a largo plazo.

Existen también otras amenazas menos visibles. Las inundaciones repetidas y contaminadas afectan el papel del río Delaware y sus afluentes de proveer agua potable, sostener la fauna silvestre y dar vida a los negocios locales.

Al respecto, la mejor lección que la Sociedad Americana del Litoral ha aprendido de trabajar en la Iniciativa de la Cuenca del Río Delaware (DRWI), una red de organizaciones que unen fuerzas entre los estados de Nueva Jersey, Pensilvania, Delaware y Nueva York para resolver los retos de hoy en relación con el agua, es que tenemos que pensar como una cuenca para encontrar soluciones que funcionen para todos en el largo plazo. Es decir, pensar en cómo las acciones que se hagan río arriba afectan a las comunidades en las partes bajas. Para esto, es necesario tratar con el gobierno como un medio y no como un obstáculo, y hacer inversiones en conjunto con otros estados y municipios que vean la interdependencia que existe entre la naturaleza, la comunidad y la economía.

Nueva Jersey en particular va por buen camino con su Estrategia de Resiliencia Frente al Cambio Climático.

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Some of the most powerful infrastructure fixes are green. New Jersey and Pennsylvania need to keep investing in reforestation, as planting new trees in place of dead ones, and caring for wetlands, all provide powerful defense against flooding.

Trees help soak up water, slowing down floodwaters during serious storms (they’re also the best carbon-absorbing technology around). It should also become second nature to think about the balance between “pervious” and “impervious cover” as we build our neighborhoods. Surfaces like parking lots and driveways can’t absorb

water. Water that doesn’t soak into the ground contributes to flooding. Woods, parks, rain gardens and other “green infrastructure,” however, act as natural sponges.

No matter how our states and cities address our new normal, we must remember that justice is paramount. We need to ensure that, when money is on the table for this climate resiliency work, the people most impacted—those who are sidelined due to race or income—get the first say in how it’s distributed. True solutions don’t leave anyone behind.

New Jersey and Pennsylvania know the path forward on flood resilience. And it has friends in the Delaware River Watershed initiative to light the way.

Now’s the time for leaders and residents to join forces and move full speed ahead. z To learn more about the Delaware River Watershed Initiative, visit 4states1source.org

ESPAÑOL mucho tiempo. Los servicios por aguas pluviales pueden ayudar a las comunidades a pagar por mejoras cruciales al sistema de aguas residuales de manera más confiable y predecible, en vez de sorprender a los residentes con subidas inesperadas en las tarifas. Agencias estatales ya están haciendo equipo con expertos en cuencas como los de la DRWI para ayudar a los líderes sobrecargados de los pueblos y ciudades a que sus planes maestros sean “a prueba de agua”.

Las reparaciones a infraestructura más efectivas siguen siendo las ecológicas. Nueva Jersey y Pensilvania deben seguir invirtiendo en reforestación, por ejemplo, para plantar árboles nuevos y reemplazar los que han muerto, y cuidar los humedales; estas soluciones son una protección poderosa contra las inundaciones. Los árboles ayudan a absorber el agua, lo que ralentiza las aguas durante tormentas fuertes (y son la mejor tecnología de absorción y climática que existe).

También debería volverse casi un reflejo pensar en el balancear el uso de recubrimientos permeables e impermeables al construir nuestros vecin-

darios. Las superficies como las entradas y áreas de estacionamiento no pueden absorber el agua.

El agua que no se absorbe en la tierra contribuye a la inundación; pero los bosques, los parques, los jardines de lluvia y otros tipos de “infraestructura verde” funcionan como una esponja natural.

No importa cómo los estados y ciudades aborden nuestra nueva normalidad, tenemos que recordar que la justicia es primordial. Debemos garantizar que, cuando el dinero esté disponible para este trabajo de resiliencia al clima, los que han sufrido el mayor impacto —los que se dejan de lado por su raza o nivel de ingresos— tengan la palabra en cómo se debería distribuir. Las verdaderas soluciones no dejan a nadie atrás.

Nueva Jersey y Pensilvania conocen el camino hacia adelante en la resiliencia ante las inundaciones, y tienen amigos en la Iniciativa de la Cuenca del Río Delaware para guiar el camino. Ahora es el momento de que líderes y residentes unan fuerzas y se muevan a paso veloz hacia adelante. z Para saber más sobre la Iniciativa de la Cuenca del Río Delaware, visite 4states1source.org

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“I truly enjoy meeting new people and talking to them at the markets,” he said. “It’s the best feeling.”

GROWING THE MISSION

In addition to farmer’s markets, Fernandez’s business can also be found at small businesses around the city, such as The Head Nut at the Reading Terminal Market and V Marks The Shop in South Philly.

As Fernandez became more involved with his customers, he saw a rise

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in sales, which inspired him to focus on other ventures such as spice rubs and other seasonings, which are in the works.

He also began a partnership with Philabundance, a non-profit organization in Philadelphia founded in 1844 that fights food insecurity for locals in Philadelphia by donating over 55,000,000 pounds of food per year.

“I want to be able to help the city the way the city helps me,” he said. z

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“Disfruto mucho de conocer personas nuevas y hablar con ellas en los mercados”, dijo. “Es la mejor experiencia”.

LA MISIÓN CRECE

Además de estos mercados, los productos de Fernández se pueden encontrar en otros negocios dentro de la ciudad, como en The Head Nut en el mercado Reading Terminal, y en V Marks The Shop, al sur de Fili.

Como Fernández se relacionó personalmente con sus clientes, vio un aumento en

las ventas, y esto lo inspiró a concentrarse en otras iniciativas como adobos con especias y otros condimentos, que están aún en proceso.

Comenzó una colaboración con Philabundance, una organización sin fines de lucro en Filadelfia fundada en 1844, que lucha por la seguridad alimentaria de los residentes de Filadelfia donando más de 55.000.000 de libras de comida al año.

“Quiero ayudar a la ciudad de la misma manera en que me ha ayudado a mí”, expresó. z

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$1.06 billion will go to CBP processing facilities, $30 million will be used for body cameras for agents, and $72 million will go towards aircrafts and new aircraft sensors.

THE OUTRAGE

On the day Biden reconvened with Democratic leaders in Philadelphia, immigrant rights activists came out in full force to call out the administration for its lack of action regarding immigration reform.

“We had high hopes last year, it has been a year of fighting for a path to citizenship. But Biden, you have failed us on every front. Democrats, you have given in to racism and xenophobia of the GOP. Instead you have increased detention in

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PA,” said Mel Lee, director of the Woori Center in Philadelphia.

Erika Guadalupe, executive director of Juntos, directed those at the rally to not forget Biden’s inaction when going to the ballot box in future elections.

“We should not forget how they treat us,” she said.

It was equally damning on the national stage not just for Biden, but for all Democrats who seemingly caved to Republican immigration demands.

“This was an opportunity for Congress to put their money where their mouth is and instead they failed to include any protections for immigrants.

This bill funds violence and intimidation,” wrote United We Dream on Twitter. z

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billones irán a las instalaciones del CBP, $30 millones se usarán para cámaras corporales para los agentes, y $72 millones se destinarán a aeronaves y sensores de aeronaves.

LA INDIGNACIÓN

El día en el que Biden se reunió de nuevo con líderes demócratas en Filadelfia, los activistas de los derechos de los inmigrantes se hicieron sentir y señalaron la falta de acciones por parte del gobierno con respecto a la reforma migratoria.

“Teníamos grandes expectativas el año pasado, y ha sido un año de luchar por un camino hacia la ciudadanía. Pero Biden, usted nos ha fallado en todo. Demócratas, ustedes se han rendido al racismo y la xenofobia del “Gran Partido Republicano”. Las detenciones se han incrementado en Filadelfia”, dijo Mel Lee, directora del Woori Center en Filadelfia.

Erika Guadalupe, directora ejecutiva de Juntos, indicó a las personas de la protesta no olvidar la falta de acción de Biden en el momento de acudir a las urnas en las futuras elecciones.

“No debemos olvidar cómo nos tratan,” dijo.

Una expresión igualmente condenatoria de la escena nacional, no solo para Biden, sino también para todos los demócratas que al parecer sucumbieron a las exigencias republicanas en materia migratoria.

“Era la oportunidad de que el Congreso invirtiera en lo que promete, y por el contrario no incluyeron ningún tipo de protección para los inmigrantes. Lo que hace este proyecto es financiar la violencia y la intimidación”, escribió en Twitter United We Dream. z

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ALIENATING LATINO VOTERS… AGAIN

The move to engage Venezuela over oil also poses more political risks than maybe the Biden administration can see in how it alienates a major part of the U.S. Latino voter base, especially in South Florida where there’s major Venezuelan populations.

This alienation is one full display in a letter sent by Florida Democrats to the president following news of the meeting in Venezuela.

Signed by Latino Rep. Darren Soto and others, the letter expressed opposition to easing sanctions on Venezuela and beginning to import oil from the country.

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It cited Venezuela’s 94% poverty rate, shortages of basic necessities and international reports of human rights violations as to why the U.S. should not work with the country.

“As the administration looks for important ways to protect Americans at the gas pump, Venezuelan oil imports should not be the answer,” reads part of the letter.

In a similar vein, Florida Senator Marco Rubio also called out the Biden administration for its convening with Venezuela in an op-ed for South Florida’s Diario Las Américas.

“How are we going to negotiate with a regime that supports terrorism?” reads the headline and lead of the op-ed in Spanish.

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DESCONOCIENDO A LOS VOTANTES LATINOS… OTRA VEZ

La jugada de comprometer a Venezuela con el petróleo supone más riesgos políticos de los que quizás la administración Biden puede ver, pues está ignorando a una parte importante de la base de votantes latinos de Estados Unidos, sobre todo en el sur de la Florida donde hay una población importante de Venezolanos.

Este desconocimiento se muestra plenamente en una carta enviada por representantes demócratas de la Florida al presidente luego de saber la noticia de la reunión en Venezuela.

La carta, firmada por el congresista latino Darren Soto y otros más, expresa su oposición a la relajación de sanciones a Venezuela y a importar petróleo de ese país.

En ella se menciona el nivel de pobreza del 94 % del país, los recortes a las necesida-

des básicas y los informes a entidades internacionales sobre violaciones a los derechos humanos en respuesta al porqué los Estados Unidos no debe trabajar con ese país.

“En su búsqueda de soluciones grandes para poder proteger a los estadounidenses en las estaciones de gasolina, la respuesta no debería ser la importación de petróleo venezolano” dice parte de la carta.

En tono similar, el senador de la Florida, Marco Rubio, también llamó la atención a la administración de Biden por convenir con Venezuela, en un artículo de opinión del Diario Las Américas del sur de Florida. “¿Cómo vamos a negociar con régimen que apoya el terrorismo?” se lee en el encabezado y entrada del artículo en español.

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SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION, CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F01015218 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY the 6TH Day of APRIL, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in TOWNSHIP OF PENNSAUKEN, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 3337 SPRINGFIELD AVENUE, PENNSAUKEN, NJ 08109 Being Tax Lot: 5 FKA 3 in Block: 5109 FKA 61 Dimensions approximately: 50 FEET WIDE BY 177.53 FEET LONG Nearest Cross Street: CHESTNUT AVENUE The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice through publication.

The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $215,509.40 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Seized as the property of: KENNETH W. GARDENER, JR. ET AL, and taken in execution of DITECH FINANCIAL, LLC GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 19004092 Dated: March 9, 16, 23, 30 2022 KML LAW GROUP, PC 216 HADDON AVENUE SUITE 406 WESTMONT, NJ 08108 $132.48

MARCH 23 - 30, 2022

TRABAJOS SHERIFF’S SALE

By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F661019 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY the 20TH Day of APRIL, 2021 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ All that certain land and premises situated in the TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER, County of Camden, State of New Jersey, being more particularly described as Lot : 7; Block: 12623 on the Tax Map of the TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER Nearest Cross Street: LEHIGH AVENUE Dimensions approximately: 450FT X 75FT X 125 FT Being more commonly known as: 336 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE, BLACKWOOD, NJ 08012 Pursuant to a municipal tax search dated February 10, 2022.

Subject to: 2022 2nd quarter taxes due 5/1/2022, 52,153.85 OPEN; CCMUA: Acct 150100345, $188.26. OPEN GTMUA: Acct. 60058-0, $95.33 OPEN Liens: 2021, 3rd Party GTMUA/CCMUA, Cert No. 2100420, $782.48, Sold on 12/28/2021 to FIG CUST FIGNJ19LLC & SEC PTY The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $299,539.94 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Note: The sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale for any length of time without further advertisement.

Seized as the property of: JOANNE ACERBA, ET AL and taken in execution of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22000532 Dated: March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2022 HILL WALLACK LLP 21 ROSZEL ROAD P.O. BOX 5226 PRINCETON, NJ 08543 $158.4

SHERIFF’S SALE

By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F01299219 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY the 20th Day of APRIL, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the TOWNSHIP OF STRATFORD, County of Camden, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 15 WHITMAN AVENUE STRATFORD, NJ 08084 Block 9 Lot 9 Dimensions approximately: 60’ X 130’ Nearest Cross Street: CENTRAL AVENUE For interested parties regarding Sheriff’s Sale, please contact Auction.com at (800) 793-6107 or at www.auction.com Subject to: 0.00 *Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens or other charges, and any such taxes, charges, liens, insurance premiums or other advances made by plaintiff prior to this sale. **All interested parties are to conduct and rely upon their own independent investigation to ascertain whether or not any outstanding interest remain of record and/or have priority over the lien being foreclosed and, if so the current amount due thereon.

Successful Bidder will be responsible for the $350 fee to fund the NJ Foreclosure Intervention Fund.

The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $210,109.13 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Note: The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice through advertisement.

Seized as the property of: JESSICA M. BERNEK, ET AL, and taken in execution of AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC, GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22000521 Dated: March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2022 MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C. 216 HADDON AVENUE SUITE 201 WESTMONT, NJ 08108 $175.68

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By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F00498521 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY The 13TH Day of APRIL , 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the municipality of BOROUGH OF PINE HILL , County of Camden, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 22 GRANT LANE, BERLIN, NJ 08009 Being known as: Lot: 10 Block: 115.03 on the official Tax Map of the BOROUGH OF PINE HILL Dimensions approximately: 79.00 ft x 40.00 ft X 23.56 ft Nearest Cross Street: LINCOLN AVENUE Sold subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens or other charges, and any such taxes, charges, liens, insurance premiums or other advances made by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interested parties are to conduct and rely upon their own independent investigation to ascertain whether or not any outstanding interest remain of record and/or have priority over the lien being foreclosed and, if so the current amount due thereon.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Total Judgment amount:

$157,713.30 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Seized as the property of: CARL J. INGRAM, ET AL, and taken in execution of WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22000457 Dated: March 16, 23, 30, April 6 2022 BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC 302 FELLOWSHIP ROAD SUITE 130 MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054 $164.16

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DEADLINE: FRIDAY / VIERNES A 5:00 P.M. MARCH 23 - 30, 2022

SHERIFF’S SALE

By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F01066919 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY The 6TH Day of APRIL, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the municipality of BOROUGH OF LINDENWOLD, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 1801 EGG HARBOR ROAD 509, LINDENWOLD, NJ 08021 Being Tax Lot: 11 Qual C5209 Block: 244 Dimensions approximately: CONDOMINIUM UNIT Nearest Cross Street: COLONIAL SQUARE PLACE THE ABOVE ADVERTISEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FULL LEGAL DESCRIPTION. A FULL LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PREMISES CAN BE FOUND IN THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF OF CAMDEN COUNTY DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. Sold subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens or other charges, and any such taxes, charges, liens, insurance premiums or other advances made by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interested parties are to conduct and rely upon their own independent investigation to ascertain whether or not any outstanding interest remain of record and/or have priority over the lien being foreclosed and, if so the current amount due thereon.

SUPERIOR INTEREST (if any): Any and all easements, covenants, restrictions and reservations of record; Any set of facts which an accurate survey and inspection would disclose: All unpaid municipal taxes, assessments and liens; Any unpaid assessment and any outstanding tax sale certificate; Rights of any party in possession /rights protected by the NJ Anti-Eviction Act; All Local, County, State and Federal ordinances and regulations; Any condominium association lien granted priority by N.J.S.A 46:8B-21b; Any outstanding Condominium, PUD or Homeowner Association dues or fees; Rights of the United States of America, if any; The property is sold in its “AS IS” condition; Purchaser shall be responsible for Sheriffs costs, commission, deed recording fees and realty transfer fees: Any solar panels affixed to the property will not be conveyed by this sale.

The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $137,741.79 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Seized as the property of: DIANE BLISS REHM AKA DIANE B. REHM, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID S. GAY, DAVID CURTIS, HEIR, FORD MOTOR CREDIT CO., HEATHER L. GAY, HEIR, SCOTT D. GAY, HEIR MEADOWVIEW CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, MEDICAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ASSOC. OBO SOUTHERN REGIONAL PATHOLOGY, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ASHLEY ZEH, taken in execution of MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22000426 Dated: March 9, 16, 23, 30, 2022 HLADIK, ONORATO & FEDERMAN, LLP 1451 CHEWS LANDING ROAD SUITE 206 LAUREL SPRINGS, NJ 08021 $221.76

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JOBS SHERIFF’S SALE

By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F01749919 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY The 6TH Day of APRIL , 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the municipality of TOWNSHIP OF PENNSAUKEN , County of Camden, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 2256 42ND STREET Being Tax Lot: 29 Block: 4610 Dimensions approximately: 40’ X 143.78 Nearest Cross Street: ELM STREET SUPERIOR INTEREST (if any): Any and all easements, covenants, restrictions and reservations of record; Any set of facts which an accurate survey and inspection would disclose: All unpaid municipal taxes, assessments and liens; Any unpaid assessment and any outstanding tax sale certificate; Rights of any party in possession / rights protected by the NJ Anti-Eviction Act; All Local, County, State and Federal ordinances and regulations; Any condominium association lien granted priority by N.J.S.A 46:8B-21b; Any outstanding Condominium, PUD or Homeowner Association dues or fees; Rights of the United States of America, if any; The property is sold in its “AS IS” condition; Purchaser shall be responsible for Sheriffs costs, commission, deed recording fees and realty transfer fees: Any solar panels affixed to the property will not be conveyed by this sale.

Merchantiville - Pennsauken Water Co holds a claim for taxes due and/or other municipal utilities such as water and/or other municipal utilities such as water and/ or sewer in the amount of $25.25 open plus penalty; $215.55 open plus penalty in arrears; subject to final reading; and Pennsauken Sewer Authority $51.50 plus penalty; $216.01 plus penalty in arrears; Contact Public Works at 856-663-0178 for additional charges; and CCMUA $88.00 open; $352 plus penalty in arrears; as of 01/11/2022 Vacant Lot Charge in the amount of $1,500 paid to 10/28/2021; contact Prochamps at 321-421-6630 or www.prochamps.com for additional billing, payment and renewal details, if applicable as of 01/11/2022.

Pennsauken Twp. Tax Office - Taxes in the amount of $1,478.88 open plus penalty as of 01/11/2022.

The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice through publication.

The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $118,085.83 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Seized as the property of: KATHLEEN NEROSA, ET AL and taken in execution of CHASE MORTGAGE HOLDINGS, INC GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22000380 Dated:March 9, 16, 23, 30, 2022 POWERS KIRN, LLC 728 MARINE HIGHWAY, SUITE 200 MOORESTOWN, NJ 08057 $221.76

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SHERIFF’S SALE

By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F00903218 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY The 20th Day of April, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-ccc-blackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the municipality of BOROUGH OF LINDENWOLD, County of Camden, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 503 MYRTLE AVENUE LINDENWOLD NJ, 08021 Being Tax Lot: 1; Block: 85 Dimensions approximately: 100X150 Nearest Cross Street: HAWTHORNE AVENUE Beginning at the intersection of the southeasterly line of Myrtle Avenue with the northeasterly line of Hawthorne Avenue; Thence northeastwardly along the southeasterdly line of Myrtle Avenue, 50 feet to lot 3; thence southwardly along the line of said lot 3, 150 feet; 150 feet: thence southwardly parallel with Myrtle Avenue, 50 feet to the Northeasterly line of Hawthorne Avenue, 150 feet to the place of beginning.

Pursuant to a tax search of 02/11/2022; 2022 Qtr 2 Due: 05/01/2022 $2,249.59 OPEN, 2022 Qtr 3 Due: 08/01/2022 TO BE DETERMINED. Sewer: Acct: 632 0 04/01/2022 - 06/30/2022 $34.75 OPEN AND DUE 04/01/2022 - 06/30/2022 $34.75 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; OWED IN ARREARS. CCMUA: Acct: 220008072 01/01/2022 - 03/31/2022 $88.00 OPEN AND DUE 02/28/2022 $352.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; OWED IN ARREARS. Water: PRIVATE. Vacant/Abandoned property registration fee $500.00 paid for 2021. May be subject to additional renewal fees, contact the construction office at 856-783-2121 ext. 225.Liens: Year: 2020 Type: 3RD PARTY SEWER & CMUA Amount: $679.82 Cert No.: 21-00085 Sold 10/28/2021 To: FIG CUST FIGNJ19 LLC & SEC PTY Lien amount is subject to subsequent taxes + interest.

Must call prior to settlement for redemption figures. THE REDEMPTION OF LIENS IS OUTLINED IN N.J.S.A 54:5-54 Additional Vacant/Abandoned Property fees may apply. Municipalities reserve the right to impose property registration General Remark: Vacant/abandoned registration fees may exist. Contact Construction office at (856)783-2121 Ext 225. General remark: S SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL FEES. STARTING JANUARY 2016 TRASH IS BILLED WITH TAXES AND IS NO LONGER BILLED SEPARATELY (This concise description does not concise a legal description. A copy of the full legal description can be found at the Office of the Sheriff.)

(This concise description does not concise a legal description. A copy of the full legal description can be found at the Office of the Sheriff.)

For sale information please visit Auction.com at www.auction.com or call (800) 280.2832.

The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice through publication.

The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $280,042.06 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Seized as the property of: CHRISTOPHER VALENTIN AND AMY M. VALENTIN, HUSBAND AND WIFE and taken in execution of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22000525 Dated: March 23, 30 April 6,13 2022 FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP 80 MAIN STREET SUITE 460 WEST ORANGE, NJ 07052 $259.2

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SHERIFF’S SALE

By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION, CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F01591018 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY the 30TH Day of MARCH, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in TOWNSHIP OF VOORHEES, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 98 SANDRA ROAD, VOORHEES, NJ 08043 Being Tax Lot: 10, Qual: C0093 Block: 150.17 Dimensions approximately: CONDO FEET WIDE BY CONDO FEET LONG Nearest Cross Street: ABBEY ROAD The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice through publication.

The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $188,564.08 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Seized as the property of: THOMAS FIORE AKA THOMAS A. FIORE, HIS/HER HEIRS, DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND HIS, HER, THEIR OR ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST, ET AL, and taken in execution of BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 2000321 Dated: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2022 KML LAW GROUP, PC THE LITS BUILDING- SUITE 5000 701 MARKET STREET ATTN: POST SALE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 $144

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TRABAJOS SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F01043519 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY The 30th Day of MARCH, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-ccc-blackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the municipality of TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER, County of Camden, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 803 ABERDEEN LANE, BLACKWOOD, NJ Being Tax Lot: 1 - QUALIFIER C0803 Block: 8001 Dimensions approximately: 43.73 AC-SECTION 1 Nearest Cross Street: N/A BEING UNIT 803 AS SHOWN IN THE APPROPRIATE EXHIBITS OF THE MASTER DEED CREATING AND ESTABLISHING “PLAYERS PLACE”, A CONDOMINIUM AS PROVIDED BY THE CONDOMINIUM ACT OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY (P.I. 1969 C-257 APPROVED 1/7/70) TOGETHER WITH ITS SUPPLEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS GIVEN BY ORLEANS CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY, A N.J. CORP. UNDER DATE OF 8/29/88 AND RECORDED 9/15/98 IN DEED BOOK 4321, PAGE 444, ET. SEQ., TOGETHER WITH THE UNDIVIDED 1.04166% OF THE COMMON INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS APPERTAINING TO SAID UNIT AS SHOWN IN THE AFOREMENTIONED MASTER DEED. Pursuant to a tax search of 01/13/2022; 2022 Qtr 1 Due: 02/01/2022 $1,228.45 OPEN, 2022 Qtr 2 Due: 05/01/2022 $1,228.44 OPEN. CCMUA: Acct: 150042059 12/01/2021- 02/28/2022 $88.00 open and due 01//15/2022 $174.65 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; OWED IN ARREARS. Sewer: Acct: 10520 0 01/01/2022 - 03/31/2022 $46.00 OPEN AND DUE 01/15/2022 $47.68 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; OWED IN ARREARS. UPON CLOSING, PLEASE SUPPLY THE GTMUA WITH THE NEW OWNERS NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION. Water: Private.

(This concise description does not concise a legal description. A copy of the full legal description can be found at the Office of the Sheriff.)

For sale information please visit Auction.com or call (800) 280.2832.

(This concise description does not concise a legal description. A copy of the full legal description can be found at the Office of the Sheriff.)

The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice through publication.

The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $239,834.35 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Seized as the property of: NEAL DUNOFF; JASON DUNOFF; ADVANTAGE || INC; STATE OF NEW JERSEY, and taken in execution of U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEE. ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE HOME ASSET TRUST 2007-2 HOME EQUITY PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2 GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22000333 Dated: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2022 FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP 80 MAIN STREET SUITE 460 WEST ORANGE, NJ 07052 $214.64

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SHERIFF’S SALE

By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F01529719 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY The 13th Day of April, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME,noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-ccc-blackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the municipality of BOROUGH OF RUNNEMEDE, County of Camden, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 1038 CENTRAL AVENUE Being Tax Lot: 4 F/K/A 38.10, Block: 135 Dimensions approximately: 30X150 Nearest Cross Street: NINTH AVENUE Beginning at a point in the easterly line of Central Avenue a distance of 567.89 feet from the intersection of the easterly line of Central Avenue with the northerly line of ninth avenue; and from said point running, thence; Pursuant to a tax search of 02/07/2022; 2022 Qtr 2 Due: 05/01/2022 $1,347.41 OPEN, 2022 Qtr 3 Due: 08/01/2022 TO BE DETERMINED. Sewer: Acct: 2576 0 01/01/2022 - 06/30/2022 $92.00 OPEN AND DUE 03/01/2022.

Vacant lot charge may exist.

Contact PROCHAMPS @ 321-421-6639 or www.prochamps.com for additional Billing, Payment and Renewal Details (if applicable). CCMUA: Acct: 30018470 12/01/2021 - 02/28/2022 $88.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY $352.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; OWED IN ARREARS. Water: PRIVATE. Liens: Year: 2020 Type: 3RD PARTY SEWER, CCMUA Amount: $901.16 Cert No.: 21-00071 Sold: 10/19/2021 To: FIG CUST FIGNJ19LLC & SEC PTY Lien amount is subject to subsequent taxes + interest.

Must call prior to settlement for redemption figures. General Remark: SUBJECT TO TAX SALE. SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL FEES. (This concise description does not concise a legal description. A copy of the full legal description can be found at the Office of the Sheriff.)

(This concise description does not concise a legal description. A copy of the full legal description can be found at the Office of the Sheriff.)

For sale information please visit Auction.com at www.auction.com or call (800) 280.2832.

The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice through publication.

The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $146,623.74 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Seized as the property of: DIANE L. BARRETT; VANZ LLC MAR 10 SERIES02; NEW CENTURY FINANCIAL SERVICES. INC,,; STATE OF NEW JERSEY,, and taken in execution of U.S. BAN, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR EMC MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-A, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-A GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22000469 Dated:March 16, 23, 30 April 6 2022 FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP 80 MAIN STREET SUITE 460 WEST ORANGE, NJ 07052 $250.56

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CHANGES IN THE POLITICAL SCALE OF LATIN AMERICA? The results of the elections for Congress in Colombia, apart from being historic, they set out a new political map in the region.

Los resultados en las elecciones de Congreso en Colombia, además de históricos, plantean un nuevo mapa político en la región.

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t least 500 thousand votes for the Senate were not counted in the last elections on March 13 in Colombia to elect the new Congress. Those were the results of an audit to vote lists of several voting stations.

The missing votes were from center-left and left parties and movements, and provoked a scandal involving the election authorities and the Colombian government.

Despite the initial ‘disappearance’ of the votes; the main opposition force, the Historic Pact coalition, obtained the highest voting for the Senate and the second place for the House of Representatives; an unprecedented, yet expected result. The discredit of Ivan Duque’s administration and the governing party, the Democratic Center, have reflected on the polls since last year. Even former President Alvaro Uribe, who backed Duque and is the head of the Democratic Center, hit the rock bottom of disapproval.

But the story does not end there.

Uribe and his followers have said that they do not accept the results of the elections, which has set off the alarms of the opposition considering the risks of a coup, unthinkable but not completely off the table, taking into account that Uribism has demonstrated to skip out democracy in the country and transparency when it comes to reaching his goals. He already proved his abilities during plebiscites of 2016, which endorsed the peace treaty with the FARC

ENGLISH guerillas. ‘No’ to peace won as part of a strategy where he used lies to deceive his constituents, something the campaign manager would later admit to.

Election authorities announced a recount of all the votes for the Senate, more than 17 million, in order to scare away the fraud ghost. At the other end, the opposition warns that it will be on top of the recount, and has drawn attention to the chain of custody so that there is no place for fraud. The recount could result in more seats for the opposition in Congress.

Meanwhile, all sectors entered the final stages of the presidential elections on May 29. There are eight candidates, but the spotlight is on two opposite sides: Gustavo Petro, from the left and center-left Historic Pact, and right-wing Federico Gutierrez, supported by Uribe and the Democratic Center.

The polls indicate that Petro would win as of today. If this turns to be true, it would be historic not only for Colombia, but also for the region. The country would maintain good relations with the United States, its most important commercial associate. Also, it would join the progressive block that is being formed by Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Honduras, Argentina and Mexico. This year, Lula, the favorite in the elections in Brazil would join too. Chavez and Ortega? Hardly. And Cuba? It is always an ace up the sleeve in Colombia for peace processes; and total peace will for sure be sought after. z

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or lo menos 500 mil votos para el Senado no fueron contados en las elecciones del pasado 13 de marzo en Colombia para elegir el nuevo Congreso. Así quedó claro tras una veeduría a las listas de votos de varias de las mesas de votación.

Los votos perdidos eran de partidos y movimientos de centro izquierda y de izquierda, lo que tienen a las autoridades electorales y al gobierno colombiano en un escándalo de fraude.

Pese a la ‘desaparición’ inicial de los votos, la principal fuerza de la oposición, representada por la coalición ‘Pacto Histórico’, logró la mayor votación en Senado y la segunda para la Cámara, un hecho inédito, pero no sorpresivo. El desprestigio del gobierno de Iván Duque y del partido de Gobierno, el Centro Democrático, se han reflejado en las encuestas desde el año pasado. Incluso, el expresidente Álvaro Uribe, respaldo de Duque y jefe del Centro Democrático, tocó fondo en las malquerencias.

Pero la historia no termina ahí. Uribe y sus seguidores han dicho que no aceptan los resultados en las elecciones, lo que ha encendido las alarmas en la oposición ante los riesgos de un golpe de Estado, impensable, pero no descartable, si se tiene en cuenta que el uribismo ha dado muestras de saltarse la tradición democrática del país y la transparencia para lograr sus objetivos. Ya dio muestras de sus alcances durante el plebiscito del 2016 y que avalaba el acuerdo de paz con la guerrilla de las FARC. Gano

el ‘No’ a la paz en una estrategia en la que utilizó la mentira para engañar a sus electores y que admitió el gerente de la campaña.

Ya la autoridad electoral anunció el reconteo de todos los votos para Senado, más de 17 millones, y así espantar el fantasma del fraude. En la otra orilla, la oposición advierte que estará encima de las nuevas cuentas y ha llamado la atención sobre la cadena de custodia para que no se imponga la trampa. El reconteo podría dejar a la oposición con más escaños en el Congreso.

Mientras tanto, todos los sectores empezaron la recta final a las elecciones presidenciales del 29 de mayo. Son ocho aspirantes, pero la atención se concentra en los extremos: Gustavo Petro, del Pacto Histórico de izquierda y centro izquierda, y Federico Gutiérrez, de derecha y apoyado por Uribe y el Centro Democrático.

Las encuestas dan a entender que hoy ganaría Petro. De hacerse realidad, sería histórico no solo para Colombia, sino para la región. Mantendría las buenas relaciones con Estados Unidos, su primer socio comercial. Además, se sumaría al bloque progresista que se ha empezado a formar Chile, Bolivia, Perú, Honduras, Argentina y México.

Y este año se sumaría Lula, en Brasil, favorito a ganar las elecciones. ¿Chávez y Ortega? Difícilmente. ¿Y Cuba? Siempre es un as bajo la manga en Colombia para los procesos de paz y seguramente se buscará la paz total. z

If Gustavo Petro won the Presidency, the victory would not only be historic for the left, but it would make part of the progressive block being formed in the region.

De ganar Gustavo Petro la Presidencia, no solo sería histórica la victoria para la izquierda, sino que integraría el bloque progresista que se construye en la región.

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