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The General Assembly held a “dialogue” on May 7, 2021, with the UN’s member countries and António Guterres, the only officially recognized candidate for UN secretary-general and an incumbent. Only two civil society groups were able to ask questions across the three-hour session. Credit: ESKINDER DEBEBE/UN PHOTO
NEW YORK, May 12 2021 (IPS) - It was all over in one crucial week. Barring an unforeseen hitch, António Guterres is the clear winner of a second, five-year term as secretary-general of the United Nations, beginning on Jan.1, 2022. This was not a surprise: he had no major competition and the process moved faster than expected.
Dobbs Ferry, NY (PRWEB) May 12, 2021 Mercy College announces the appointment of Linda Bastone, Ph.D., as Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, effective
One in ten voters in the 2020 election were Latino according to a new study from the City University of New York.Why it matters: 2020 saw record turnout among Latinos, a growing electorate. For the first time, the U.S. has more Latinos registered than Black Americans, and that trend is going to continue, experts tell NBC News.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.By the numbers: Around 18.7 million Latinos voted in the 2020 election, up from 15.3 million in 2016. Before 2020, the share of eligible Latino voters who actually voted never topped 50%.Latinos ages 18 to 44 played a big role in reaching "extraordinary" participation, researchers say.About 80-83% of registered Latinos voted in previous elections, per NBC News. In 2020, 88% showed up.Latino voting surged in Arizona, Texas, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia.Worth noting: For the first time, U.S.-born Latinos voted at about the same rate as naturalized Latinos.What they're say
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‘You must have a vaccine to come back in September’: Cuomo mandates university vaccinations11/05/2021|4min
Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced students will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend classes in person at the State University of New York and the City University of New York.
“No excuses – SUNY and CUNY boards will require vaccinations for all in-person students coming back to school in the fall,” he said.
“You re a young person, you go to a SUNY school, State University of New York, City University of New York, you must have a vaccine to come back in September.
How New York Could Build Publicly Owned Electricity Without Taking Over Dirty Plants
A candidate for New York City comptroller has a novel idea for a municipally owned solar utility in a city with little space for giant panel farms.
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The rooftop of Jetro Restaurant Depot in the Bronx, with a view of Manhattan in the distance, is covered with solar panels.
As rising utility rates squeeze working-class New Yorkers and power plant owners seek to swap oil for other fossil fuels, calls have mounted in the nation’s largest city to remove the profit motive altogether and seize the means of electricity production.