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Puerto Rican Jailed for Trafficking Protected Corals   SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, February 25, 2021 (ENS) – A Puerto Rican man has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for felonies involving the trafficking and false labeling of protected reef creatures in an effort to avoid Puerto Rican laws developed to protect sea life on coral reefs. According to charges filed by the U.S. Justice Department, from 2013 until 2016, Aristides Sanchez owned a saltwater aquarium, Wonders of the Reef, in his hometown of Arecibo, a municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico on the shores of...

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. The Death of Impeachment? The Senate sitting as an impeachment jury is not faring well in the court of public opinion. The Senate sitting as an impeachment jury is not faring well in the court of public opinion. I’ve even heard people I would have thought knew better criticize the Framers for the procedural steps they wrote down as prerequisite to nullifying an election. I’ve now wa...

»What is Square Kilometre Array Observatory? All You Need to Know About World's Largest Radio Telescope 2-MIN READ What is Square Kilometre Array Observatory? All You Need to Know About World's Largest Radio Telescope All you need to know about the Square Kilometre Array Observatory and radio telescopes | Image for representation | Credit: Reuters The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) Council was formed after one of the most important radio telescopes in the world, the Arecibo in Puerto Rico, collapsed in December. FOLLOW US ON: A new intergovernmental organisation called Square Kilo...

The 1954 Attack On The Capitol And The Woman Who Led It By Marina Manoukian/Jan. 10, 2021 9:22 pm EDT/Updated: Feb. 15, 2021 4:50 pm EDT In the middle of the 20th century, one woman became the face of the movement for Puerto Rican self-determination. Her name was Lolita Lebrón, and in an effort to draw the world's attention to Puerto Rico's colonial subjugation by the United States, she and a handful of men opened fire in the U.S. House of Representatives. After the United States Capitol was stormed by insurrectionists on January 6th, 2021, Amarilis Rodriguez questioned how long the domes...

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