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Turner, short-handed Phillies rally past Marlins for 7-6 win

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Philadelphia Phillies' Trea Turner, right, is dunked by Bryson Stott after the Phillies won a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Photo: AP/Matt Slocum)

PHILADELPHIA. — Alec Bohm homered, Trea Turner hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh inning and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday.

Nick Castellanos doubled, had two singles and drove in three runs for the Phillies, who upped their MLB-best record to 55-29. Philadelphia played its third straight game without injured All-Star Bryce Harper.

“This was a big one,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “We all needed it. I know they fight, I know they’re resilient, I know they never quit.”

Bryan De La Cruz homered for Miami, which trails the Phillies by 25 games in the NL East.

Philadelphia went in front in the seventh. Andrew Nardi (1-1) walked the first two batters, and they advanced on Rafael Marchán’s sacrifice bunt. Nardi got Bryson Stott to fly out to shallow right field for the second out and then was relieved by Anthony Bender. Turner then sent the Phillies in front with a liner into left field that emptied the bases.

“It felt really good,” said Turner, who celebrated his 31st birthday on Sunday. “I finally got a pitch in the middle of the zone.”

Seranthony Dominguez (3-2) tossed a scoreless seventh, and Jeff Hoffman finished it for his sixth save.

The Phillies won despite making five errors.

The Marlins pounded out 11 hits, including six for extra bases. They led 6-2 after Dane Myers’ RBI double and Emmanuel Rivera’s RBI single in the top of the fifth inning.

The Phillies overcame Ranger Suárez’s worst outing of the season. The lefty entered leading the NL in ERA and tied for the most wins in baseball, but he allowed season highs for earned runs (six) and hits (nine) in just 4⅔ innings. He failed to strike out a batter for the first time in his career as a starter. Suárez’s ERA rose from 1.83 to 2.27.

“I just had a bad day,” he said through an interpreter.

Marlins manager Skip Schumaker was pleased to see the production against Suárez.

“It shows we’re capable of beating not only a left-handed pitcher but one of the best pitchers in the big leagues,” he said.

Philadelphia avoided its first series loss at home since early April when it lost four of six to the Braves and Reds to start the season. Philadelphia hasn’t lost any of its 13 home series since dropping two of three to the Reds from April 1-3.

Harper and slugger Kyle Schwarber watched again after both were injured late in Thursday’s game. Both were placed on the 10-day injured list on Friday with a left hamstring strain and left groin strain, respectively. The Phillies also are missing catcher J.T. Realmuto, who is sidelined after having knee surgery.

Thomson wasn’t panicking in spite of missing three key starters.

“Don’t try to do too much,” he said before the game. “I trust them and believe in them.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Phillies: Harper, Schwarber and Realmuto continued to rehabilitate on Sunday. Harper and Schwarber could return before the All-Star break while Realmuto likely won’t be back until after the break, Thomson said. “If they’re healthy and we won’t be putting them at further risk, they’ll play,” Thomson said. “We’re not going to rush.”

UP NEXT

Marlins: After a day off, Miami begins a six-game homestand with three games against the Red Sox. Right-hander Valente Bellozo (0-0, 0.00) makes his second career start for the Marlins in the opener on Tuesday night against Boston right-hander Kutter Crawford (3-7, 3.59).

Phillies: Philadelphia right-hander Michael Mercado (0-0, 0.00) makes his first career start on Tuesday night at the Chicago Cubs to start a six-game road trip. Right-hander Hayden Wesneski (2-4, 3.60) goes for the Cubs.

Former Philadelphia labor union president sentenced to 4 years in embezzlement case

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READING, Pa. (AP) — The former president of a Philadelphia labor union has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in what federal prosecutors said was embezzlement of more than $600,000 of union funds.

Brian Burrows, 64, of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, former president of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, was also ordered Wednesday in federal court in Reading to forfeit almost $136,000 and to pay an amount of restitution to be determined later.

Burrows and John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty, the union’s longtime business manager, were convicted in December of conspiracy, embezzlement and other counts. Prosecutors said they used the money for items including home renovations, concerts, groceries and even a cookie tray for the christening of a relative’s baby.

Dougherty is scheduled to be sentenced July 11.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Burrows addressed the court for 45 minutes, portraying himself as a faithful steward of union funds who put thousands of dollars in pension benefits, health care, and profit-sharing checks back in the pockets of members.

“That wasn’t by luck,” Burrows said repeatedly, adding that his daily job «wasn’t to see what was on John Dougherty’s expense reports.”

Assistant U.S. Attorney Bea Witzleben noted that she hadn’t heard an apology and said Burrows seemed to be saying that if he saved union electricians money here and there «it was OK to steal from them.”

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl criticized Burrows not only for an «egregious breach” of the trust of union members but for failing to stop wrongdoing by others, saying he had “clearly ignored the warning signs by auditors and other union officials.”

Dougherty, 63, was previously convicted of bribery for keeping a city council member on the union payroll to help keep a tight grip on construction jobs. The former council member, Bobby Henon, is serving a 3 1/2 year prison term

Para servir a su país, Donald Trump debería abandonar la carrera presidencial  

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El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, durante el debate de la cadena CNN. EFE/Will Lanzoni

Para servir a nuestro país, Donald Trump debería abandonar la carrera presidencial. Pero sabemos que no lo hará, por lo que Joe Biden lo derrotará en noviembre.

En una editorial de Philadelphia Inquirer por el comité editorial, piden a modo de respuesta a la editorial del New York Times, que le pide al presidente Biden que se retire de la contienda, que para servir a su país, Donald Trump debería abandonar la carrera / To serve his country, Donald Trump should leave the race

Puntos clave de la editorial

Trump, de 78 años, lleva ocho años en el escenario político marcados por el caos, la corrupción y la incivilidad. ¿Por qué volver a eso?

Para fortalecerse, Trump constantemente ataca al país. No hay ninguna ciudad brillante en la colina. Es simplemente luto en Estados Unidos.

A lo largo del debate, Trump dijo repetidamente que somos un país “fallido”. Llamó a Estados Unidos una “nación del tercer mundo”. Dijo que «estamos viviendo en el infierno» y «muy cerca de la Tercera Guerra Mundial».

«La gente está muriendo por todas partes», dijo Trump, y luego agregó que «ahora somos literalmente un país incivilizado».

Trump dijo más de 30 mentiras durante el debate, además de las más de 30.000 mentiras durante sus cuatro años como presidente. Esquivó las preguntas de los moderadores de CNN, no asumió responsabilidad por sus acciones y culpó a otros, principalmente a Biden, de todo lo que está mal en el mundo.

La respuesta de Trump a la insurrección del 6 de enero de 2021 que él impulsó fue una farsa. Dijo que un “número relativamente pequeño de personas” fue al Capitolio y muchos fueron “acompañados por la policía”.

[…]

El mandato de Trump causó mucho daño y tuvo pocos logros. El tan publicitado muro no se construyó. La semana de la infraestructura fue una broma recurrente. Los gigantescos recortes de impuestos enriquecieron a los más ricos, al tiempo que impulsaron déficits masivos que otros tuvieron que pagar durante años. Su apoyo al carbón, la extracción de petróleo y su retirada del Acuerdo de París empeoraron el creciente impacto del cambio climático.

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Muchos de los designados por Trump se retiraron bajo una nube de corrupción, estafa y escándalos éticos. Los hijos de Trump ganaron millones de dólares con la Casa Blanca. Su yerno obtuvo 2.000 millones de dólares del gobierno saudí para su incipiente empresa de inversión, aunque nunca antes había administrado dinero.

La mala gestión de la pandemia por parte de Trump resultó en decenas de miles de muertes innecesarias. Se jacta de llenar la Corte Suprema de jueces de extrema derecha que están despojando a los estadounidenses de sus derechos, trastornando precedentes legales y haciendo que el país sea menos seguro. Si es elegido, Trump podría aumentar la mayoría conservadora de la corte.

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Ahora, Trump es un criminal convicto que enfrenta tres acusaciones penales más. Se postula para presidente para no ir a prisión.

En todo caso, Trump no merece estar en el escenario del debate presidencial. ¿Por qué siquiera darle una plataforma?

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Sí, Biden tuvo una noche horrible. Tiene 81 años y no es tan ágil como solía ser. Pero Biden en su peor día sigue siendo años luz mejor que Trump en su mejor día. Biden debe demostrar que está a la altura del puesto. Esto está claro: tiene un historial sustancial de logros reales, luchando contra la pandemia, combatiendo el cambio climático, invirtiendo en infraestructura y apoyando a las familias trabajadoras y a los más vulnerables.

Biden se ha rodeado de gente experimentada que se toma en serio el servicio público. Ha aprobado importantes leyes bipartidistas a pesar de la mayoría republicana disfuncional en la Cámara.

[…]

Sólo hubo una persona en ese debate que no merece postularse a la presidencia. Cuanto antes salga Trump del escenario, mejor estará el país.

Referencias de Trump «empleos para negros» y «empleos para hispanos» generan críticas

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Donald Trump advirtió durante su debate con Joe Biden, y de nuevo en un mitin el viernes, que los migrantes estaban quitándoles a los estadounidenses los “empleos para negros” y los “empleos para hispanos”, lo que enfureció a sus detractores, quienes calificaron sus palabras como un intento racista e insultante de ganar adeptos más allá de su base conservadora blanca.

Aunque la titubeante actuación del presidente Joe Biden en el debate del jueves por la noche despertó preocupación entre sus colegas demócratas sobre su aptitud, Trump también hizo repetidamente afirmaciones falsas y volvió a citar teorías conspirativas que lleva tiempo promoviendo durante su campaña.

Trump insinuó, sin pruebas, que los demócratas quieren que los migrantes desplacen a los estadounidenses como votantes, y dijo que el país estaba peor bajo la gestión de Biden de como había estado cuando se llevó a cabo la mortal marcha neonazi de 2017, en Charlottesville, Virginia. Trump ha restado importancia a los tintes racistas de la marcha, y en una ocasión incluso dijo que había “gente buena en ambos bandos”.

La descripción de Trump de un país al borde del abismo, asediado por una migración sin restricciones y asolado por la lucha racial y el caos económico encaja en su habitual retórica sobre la situación de Estados Unidos. Es una visión pesimista que durante mucho tiempo ha atraído a la base mayoritariamente blanca y derechista del Partido Republicano, pero también ha enajenado a otros estadounidenses, especialmente a los votantes no blancos.

“El caso es que su gran golpe a los negros son los millones de personas a las que ha permitido entrar por la frontera”, dijo Trump durante el debate en CNN. “Están tomando los trabajos de los negros y están tomando los trabajos de los hispanos. Y aún no se han dado cuenta, pero van a ver algo que será lo peor que ha pasado en nuestra historia”, añadió, sin especificar a qué se refería.

Aun así, Trump y sus aliados creen que esa retórica puede atraer más simpatizantes entre las comunidades negra e hispana, las cuales este año se han mostrado descontentas con el desempeño de Biden. Trump repitió los comentarios durante un mitin el viernes en Virginia.

La frase “empleos para negros” fue ampliamente condenada por demócratas y líderes negros por considerarla vaga e insultante.

“Todavía me estoy preguntando qué es un ‘empleo para negros’”, bromeó el viernes Jaime Harrison, presidente del Comité Nacional Demócrata, durante una conferencia de prensa con la excandidata demócrata a la gubernatura de Georgia Stacey Abrams, en Atlanta. Otros destacados aliados de Biden también condenaron las palabras de Trump.

“No existe tal cosa como un empleo para negros. Esa desinformada caracterización es una negación de la ubicuidad del talento negro. Somos médicos, abogados, maestros de escuela, policías y bomberos. La lista es interminable”, afirmó Derrick Johnson, presidente y director general de la Asociación Nacional para el Progreso de la Gente de Color (NAACP, por sus siglas en inglés). “Un ‘empleo para negros’ es un empleo estadounidense. Es preocupante que un candidato presidencial pretenda hacer una distinción inexistente. Pero la naturaleza divisiva de este comentario no sorprende en Donald Trump”.

Pero los simpatizantes de Trump rechazaron las críticas por considerar que ignoraban el contexto más amplio de su mensaje.

“Se refería a los empleos de las personas negras. Y hemos estado usando ese término durante un tiempo”, dijo Diante Johnson, presidente de la Federación Conservadora Negra. “Es cualquier empleo. En lugar de que los negros tengan acceso ilimitado a todo tipo de empleos, los inmigrantes ilegales les están quitando sus empleos”.

Muchas investigaciones económicas muestran que la inmigración ha ayudado a aumentar el empleo. Un estudio de los economistas Alessandro Caiumi y Giovanni Peri, en 2024, encontró que la inmigración entre 2000 y 2019 tuvo un impacto positivo en los salarios de los trabajadores menos educados nacidos en Estados Unidos. No obstante, otras investigaciones han indicado que una mayor inmigración pudo haber tenido un impacto negativo en los salarios de los hombres negros menos educados, aunque fue uno de varios factores.

Cuando se le pidió que aclarara a qué se refería Trump al hablar de un “empleo para negros” durante una entrevista con NBC News, el senador republicano Tim Scott, de Carolina del Sur, quien es negr y cuyo nombre se baraja como posible compañero de fórmula de Trump, eludió la pregunta, y prefirió hablar de los veteranos sin hogar.

Algunos adultos negros sí creen que existe la posibilidad de que la inmigración pueda afectar las oportunidades de empleo de los trabajadores que ya se encuentran en Estados Unidos. Alrededor de 4 de cada 10 adultos negros dicen que es un “riesgo importante” que el número de puestos de trabajo disponibles para los trabajadores estadounidenses se reduzca cuando los inmigrantes vienen a Estados Unidos —sea que cuenten o no con permiso—, de acuerdo con una encuesta de AP-NORC realizada en marzo. Pero la encuesta también reveló que aproximadamente 3 de cada 10 adultos negros creen que es un beneficio importante que los inmigrantes ocupen los puestos de trabajo que los estadounidenses no quieren.

En algunas comunidades como Chicago, el creciente número de inmigrantes ha generado una mayor ansiedad económica y la preocupación de que los recursos públicos no se asignen de forma justa. Sin embargo, los estadounidenses negros e hispanos son, en promedio, más partidarios de la inmigración que otros grupos demográficos, y en ciudades como Chicago, Denver y Nueva York, los grupos de justicia racial han encabezado esfuerzos para mitigar posibles conflictos entre las comunidades no blancas y los migrantes que viven de manera irregular en Estados Unidos, por cuestiones como el empleo.

Para algunos activistas negros, los comentarios cambiaron poco el estado de la carrera presidencial.

Michael Blake, fundador y director general del Proyecto Kairos Democracy, dijo que “es difícil que alguien crea que (Trump) haya querido decir que (los inmigrantes) están ocupando empleos de calidad”.

“Por lo tanto, es nuestra responsabilidad contar la historia de los beneficios de la diversidad, en lugar de los temores que suscita. Y la noción de que esa gente nos está quitando algo es sólo un mensaje de miedo, en lugar de preguntarnos cómo podemos ganar todos”, añadió Blake. “Cuando le abrimos las puertas a todas las razas, todos ganamos. No debemos permitir que el miedo al pasado sea un obstáculo para la prosperidad en el futuro, porque todos podemos ganar”.

Health Department and Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation release Data Brief on Vaccination Attitudes in Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities

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A new analysis published by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health and the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation shows a versatile approach is needed to address health concerns in Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities

 
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health and the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC) have jointly released results from a wide-reaching survey on COVID-19 vaccination barriers and attitudes in Asian American and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (AA & NH/PI) communities in Philadelphia. The report found that language barriers, time conflicts with clinic hours, and lack of transportation were the most commonly reported community barriers to COVID-19 vaccination. Lack of trust was a common theme among vaccine-negative attitudes with concerns varying widely by ethnicity and ZIP Code of residence.

PCDC director John Chin said of the report, “This brief demonstrates that public/nonprofit partnerships can lead to systemic change for the better accessibility of health services to historically underserved communities.”

Dr. Megan Todd, Chief Epidemiologist for the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, added, “This brief, completed in partnership with PCDC, highlights the importance of understanding the diverse experiences and challenges of AA & NH/PI communities. Identifying and addressing common shortcomings in data collection and analysis practices is vital for making progress in reducing health disparities and achieving health equity, a core goal of the Health Department.”

People who identify as AA & NH/PI are one of the fastest-growing groups in the City and represent a wide variety of languages, cultures, histories, experiences, and perspectives. Therefore, it is vital to hone data collection and analysis practices that will help us understand the health concerns of these communities.

In an effort to better understand how to collect and analyze data about the AA & NH/PI population in Philadelphia, PCDC partnered with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health—with support from the Partnership for Healthy Cities global network—to analyze the survey results. The survey was a collaboration between PCDC and the Pennsylvania Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, which collected data from over 2,700 respondents with 966 respondents from Philadelphia from July 2021 to February 2022. The survey was translated into 21 languages, including Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Khmer, and more, and special efforts were made to reach small AA & NH/PI subpopulations that are not often well-represented in national data sources.

The report identified a diverse set of concerns that varied by ethnicity. Those identifying as Cambodian, as well as smaller AA & NH/PI subpopulations and those identifying as multiethnic—for whom standard interpretation services may be less readily available – commonly reported challenges with language barriers. Concern about vaccination records being shared with ICE or immigration authorities was identified in certain ethnicity groups, such as those identifying as Bangladeshi, Chinese, and smaller AA & NH/PI subpopulations. Transportation was identified as a community barrier to vaccination most highly among residents of 19145, 19120, and 19149 ZIP Codes.

Ariella Rojhani, Director of the Partnership for Healthy Cities, said, “We applaud PDPH on its efforts to assess and redress local health inequities. Every Philadelphian deserves culturally sensitive and responsive access to prevention and treatment services.”

This project’s efforts to disaggregate data and understand diverse perspectives align with the department’s Plan for Health and Racial Equity, which was released in November of 2023. This plan highlights the importance of data justice – integrating community needs and representation into the ways that health data are collected, used, and shared. This work will inform the department’s strategic action plan for data justice.

The new brief can be accessed from the city’s website and has been translated into Chinese (simplified and traditional), Vietnamese, Khmer, Korean and Bengali.

The Partnership for Healthy Cities is a global network of 74 cities committed to saving lives by preventing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries that is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies in partnership with the World Health Organization and the global health organization Vital Strategies. For more information, visit https://cities4health.org.
 

Trump’s debate references to ‘Black jobs’ and ‘Hispanic jobs’ stir Democratic anger

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a presidential debate hosted by CNN with President Joe Biden, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (Photo: AP/Gerald Herbert)

Donald Trump warned during his debate with Joe Biden and again at a Friday rally that migrants were taking “Black jobs” and “Hispanic jobs” from Americans, angering critics who called it a racist and insulting attempt to expand his appeal beyond his white conservative base.

While President Joe Biden’s halting debate performance on Thursday night stirred widespread concerns among fellow Democrats about his readiness, Trump also repeatedly made false claims and repeated conspiracy theories that he’s long promoted during his campaign.

Trump suggested without evidence that Democrats want migrants to displace Americans as voters, and he described the state of the nation under Biden as worse than during the deadly 2017 neo-Nazi march in Charlottesville, Virginia. Trump has often downplayed the racist overtones of the march, once saying there were “fine people on both sides.»

Trump’s depiction of a country on the brink, under siege from unfettered migration and beset by racial strife and economic chaos echoed his longstanding rhetoric about the state of the U.S. It’s a pessimistic vision that has long appealed to the GOP’s largely white, hard-right base but has also alienated other Americans, especially voters of color.

“The fact is that his big kill on the Black people is the millions of people that he’s allowed to come in through the border. They’re taking Black jobs now,” Trump said during the debate on CNN. “They’re taking Black jobs and they’re taking Hispanic jobs. And you haven’t seen it yet, but you’re going to see something that’s going to be the worst in our history,” he warned without specifying the danger.

Yet Trump and his allies believe that such rhetoric may hold greater appeal with Black and Hispanic communities this year dissatisfied with Biden’s performance in office. Trump repeated the comments during a rally Friday in Virginia.

The phrase “Black jobs” was widely condemned by Democrats and Black leaders as vague and insulting.

“I’m still wondering, what is a ‘Black job,’” Jaime Harrison, chair of the Democratic National Committee, quipped on Friday during a news conference with former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams in Atlanta. Other prominent Biden allies including Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Tx., Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., also condemned Trump’s words following the debate.

“There is no such thing as a Black job. That misinformed characterization is a denial of the ubiquity of Black talent. We are doctors, lawyers, school teachers, police officers and firefighters. The list goes on,” said Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP. “A ‘Black job’ is an American job. It’s concerning that a presidential candidate would seek to make a nonexistent distinction. But the divisive nature of this comment is not surprising for Donald Trump.”

Trump’s allies pushed back on the critiques as missing the president’s broader message.

“He meant the jobs of Black people. And we’ve been using that term for a while,” said Diante Johnson, president of the Black Conservative Federation. “It’s any job. Instead of Black people having unlimited accessibility to all types of jobs, illegal immigrants are taking their jobs from them.»

Much economic research shows that immigration has helped to increase employment, with a 2024 paper by the economists Alessandro Caiumi and Giovanni Peri finding that immigration between 2000 and 2019 had a positive effect on the wages of less educated workers born in the United States. Still, separate research have suggested that greater immigration may have hurt the wages of less educated Black men, though it was one of several factors.

Asked to clarify what Trump meant in describing a “Black job” during an interview with NBC News, Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, who is Black and is under consideration to be Trump’s vice presidential nominee, sidestepped the question, instead discussing homeless veterans.

Some Black adults do think there’s a possibility that immigration will affect employment opportunities for workers who are already here. About 4 in 10 Black adults say it’s a “major risk” that the number of jobs available to American workers will be reduced when immigrants come to the U.S. — whether they arrive legally or illegally — according to an AP-NORC poll from March. But the poll also found that about 3 in 10 Black adults think it’s a major benefit that immigrants will take jobs that Americans don’t want.

In some communities like Chicago, an increased number of migrants has generated greater economic anxiety and concern that government resources are not allocated fairly. Yet Black and Hispanic Americans are on average more supportive of immigration than other demographics, and in cities like Chicago, Denver and New York, racial justice groups have been at the forefront of mitigating potential strife between communities of color and undocumented people on issues like jobs.

For some Black activists, the comments changed little about the state of the presidential race.

Michael Blake, founder and CEO of the Kairos Democracy Project, said “It’s hard for someone to believe that (Trump) means they’re taking quality jobs.”

“It is the responsibility for us to then tell the story of the benefits of diversity, rather than the fears of it. And the notion that those people are taking from you is a fear-only message as opposed to asking: How do we all win?,” Blake added. “When you embrace all races, we all win. We should not allow fear of the past to supersede the prosperity of the future, because we all can win.”

Biden y Trump atraen la audiencia más baja de un debate presidencial en 20 años

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Washington (EE. UU.).- La audiencia del primer debate presidencial de esta temporada electoral, celebrado el jueves entre el expresidente Donald Trump (2017-2021) y el actual mandatario, Joe Biden, fue la más baja en dos décadas, según un informe preliminar difundido por la cadena CNN, que albergó ese encuentro.

Encendieron sus televisores para ver el debate 49,7 millones de personas, una baja cifra de audiencia que no se veía para un primer cara a cara presidencial desde el primero entre el demócrata Al Gore y el expresidente George W.H. Bush en el año 2000, revelan datos recopilado por el Pew Research Center.

El debate provocó un terremoto político entre los demócratas debido al pobre desempeño de Biden, con muchos analistas tradicionalmente alineados con el partido «azul» haciendo llamados para reemplazar al presidente como candidato a las elecciones del 5 de noviembre.

Esta no es la primera vez que Biden y Trump se enfrentan en un debate televisado: el primero del ciclo electoral de 2020, cuando el republicano perdió la Casa Blanca, atrajo a más de 73 millones de estadounidenses.

Sin embargo, el debate en septiembre de 2016 entre Hillary Clinton y Trump durante las elecciones de 2016 fue el que más audiencia ha tenido en la historia de EE. UU., con más de 84 millones de televidentes.

Trump, magnate inmobiliario y exprotagonista de programas de telerrealidad, saltó a la escena política nacional hace siete años arrebatando la presidencia a Clinton, exsecretaria de Estado y representante de la élite política demócrata.

Statement from Mayor Cherelle L. Parker on the Death of Former Councilmember Donna Reed Miller

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Mayor Cherelle L. Parker. (Photo: File)

PHILADELPHIA. – The following is a statement from Mayor Cherelle L. Parker on the passing of former Councilmember Donna Reed Miller.

“To all of former Councilmember Donna Reed Miller’s family and friends, I send my heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathies.  As a God-fearing woman and student of history, I know that Councilmember Reed Miller came from a long line of community organizing greats – who fought for social, racial and economic justice before it was a popular thing to do.»

«I know in my heart that Donna, John Myers and David Richardson are watching from the Heavens and hoping that the lessons of self-empowerment resonate and grow in our next generations.»

«Donna Reed Miller worked on criminal justice reform on issues like Ban-the-Box legislation and gun violence prevention through stronger gun laws for Philadelphia.»

«I will also never forget the support and encouragement that she provided me on my journey to become your Mayor. She worked just as tirelessly within the Democratic Party and led the 59th Ward with distinction. I will miss her deeply and a grateful City acknowledges her service to the people of Philadelphia.” 

City of Philadelphia Launches Multilingual Video Series to Help Businesses Access Resources

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This initiative advances Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s PHL Open for Business Executive Order, making it easier for all Philadelphia businesses to grow and thrive
 

PHILADELPHIA. – As Immigrant Heritage Month comes to a close, the City of Philadelphia proudly announces a groundbreaking initiative to enhance language access for diverse businesses. In a collaborative effort by the Office of Immigrant Affairs, the Department of Commerce, and the Office of Innovation and Technology, the City has launched a multilingual video series to help immigrant and multilingual businesses access vital resources and programs.  The videos are available on the Department of Commerce’s YouTube channelproviding easy and round-the-clock access to all business owners.

Key highlights

  • Multilingual Video Series: Available in nine languages explaining the Department of Commerce’s Storefront Improvement Program and the Business Security Camera Program.
  • Personalized Assistance: Narrated by the Mayor’s Business Action Team (MBAT) which provides support in multiple languages for all aspects of doing business in Philadelphia. Entrepreneurs can contact the MBAT team by calling 215-683-2100 or emailing business@phila.gov for direct services.
  • Improving the Business Experience: This initiative advances Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s commitment to making it easier for all Philadelphia businesses to access resources that will help them grow and thrive.

«Our City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection is home to businesses that speak multiple languages in zip codes across the city. During Immigrant Heritage Month and throughout the year, we are committed to supporting the growth of immigrant businesses that power our economy with essential goods and services,” said Mayor Cherelle L. Parker. “We are so proud to launch this video series in nine languages – increasing access to information for multilingual businesses and helping fulfill my promise to create a Safer, Cleaner, Greener Philadelphia with access to Economic Opportunity for All of our residents.”

«Philadelphia is open for business. We are excited to share information in multiple languages that is available round-the-clock to reach all business owners,” said Alba Martinez, Commerce Director, City of Philadelphia. “The multilingual video series about our Mayor’s Business Action Team and programs at the Department of Commerce is making it easier for businesses from multicultural backgrounds to access help. When City departments work together like this to come up with solutions that can benefit our residents and businesses – especially immigrant and multilingual business owners, it is a win for all.”

«According to research reports from the Pew Charitable Trusts, the share of Philadelphians born overseas is now the highest it has been in eight decades, at nearly 16 percent,” said Amy Eusebio, Executive Director, Philadelphia Office of Immigrant Affairs. “Many of our foreign-born residents are small business owners who might not yet be proficient in English.  Our office has heard from immigrant business owners that the best ways for multilingual communities to access information is through audio and visual tools in their languages. We applied for this Innovation Fund grant to pilot this video series, expanding access to information and city resources for business owners in multiple languages.”

The Philadelphia Office of Immigrant Affairs worked with community-based organizations, including the Asian-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the African and Caribbean Business Council, and the North 5th Street Revitalization Project for language access feedback from businesses based on the video series.

«North 5th Street in Olney is the most linguistically diverse zip code in the state, boasting a wide range of businesses,” said Stephanie Michel, Executive Director, North 5th Street Revitalization Project. “The multilingual videos launched by the City of Philadelphia will help our diverse businesses grow and thrive. As One Philly, a United City – we are committed to increasing access to resources for businesses and residents alongside the Parker Administration.  Happy Immigrant Heritage Month, Philadelphia.”

These multilingual videos are funded by the City of Philadelphia’s Innovation Fund, in alignment with Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s PHL Open for Business Executive Order.  The multilingual video series are a crucial resource for business owners at any time. A targeted marketing and outreach campaign for these multilingual videos are being developed to ensure widespread awareness and utilization of these resources among the immigrant business community

Supremo de EE. UU. ratifica que es legal multar a personas sin hogar por dormir en la calle

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(Foto: EFE/WILL OLIVER)

El Tribunal Supremo de Estados Unidos ratificó este viernes la legalidad de una medida de una pequeña ciudad de Oregón que multa a las personas por dormir con mantas al aire libre y acampar con cualquier tipo de ropa de cama en espacios públicos, una norma dirigida contra las personas sin hogar.

Con 6 votos a favor y 3 en contra, el Supremo rechazó un recurso de inconstitucionalidad contra la ley y consideró que la falta de vivienda no está recogida en la prohibición de castigos crueles e inusuales de la octava enmienda.

La sentencia responde al caso ‘Grants Pass v. Johnson’, por el que un grupo de personas sin hogar cuestionaba las leyes de la ciudad de Grants Pass (Oregón) en este ámbito.

Para pedir la inconstitucionalidad, estas personas se basaron en la octava enmienda de la Constitución, que afirma que no se impondrán multas excesivas ni se infligirán castigos crueles e inusitados.

También a una sentencia del Supremo de 1962 que estipuló que no es un delito ser un adicto a los narcóticos, intentando hacer una analogía entre la falta de vivienda y la adicción a las drogas y alegando que ambos son un estatus por el que los ciudadanos no pueden ser castigados.

La decisión del tribunal estuvo marcada por las diferencias ideológicas entre sus miembros: «Dormir es una necesidad biológica, no un delito. Para algunas personas, dormir en la calle es su única opción», señala en la sentencia la jueza progresista Sonia Sotomayor, que fue apoyada por los jueces Elena Kagan y Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Sotomayor indica que la ciudad de Grants Pass «encarcela y multa a esas personas por dormir en cualquier lugar público a cualquier hora, incluso en sus coches», algo que califica de «inaceptable e inconstitucional».

En contraposición, el juez Neil Gorsuch asegura en el fallo que «la falta de vivienda» es compleja y que «un puñado de jueces federales no puede comenzar a igualar la sabiduría colectiva que posee el pueblo estadounidense para decidir la mejor manera de manejar una cuestión social apremiante como esta».

Este fallo abre la posibilidad a modificar la forma en que las ciudades y los estados supervisan a las personas sin hogar, un problema acuciante en Estados Unidos.

Según los últimos datos oficiales, en 2023 el número de personas sin hogar en el país aumentó un 12 %, y se calcula que hay más de 650.000.

Además, sólo en California hay unas 171.000 personas sin hogar, lo que supone 40.000 más que hace seis años, representando casi un tercio de la población total que no tiene vivienda en el país, señalan medios locales.