Latino Public Radio

RI legislature passes Handy and Lynch’s wetlands standards legislation

Latino Public Radio junio 26, 2015

The Rhode Island General Assembly today passed legislation by Sen. Erin P. Lynch and Rep. Arthur Handy to establish state standards for freshwater buffers and setbacks within Rhode Island’s wetlands The legislation (2015-H 5962 <http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText15/HouseText15/H596 2A.pdf> / 2015-S 0737A <http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText15/SenateText15/S07 37A.pdf> ) will streamline permitting processes and address gaps in wetland protections. The bill requires the establishment […]Load more...

Salud

Scientists Find Gene Secret That Lets Poppies Make Morphine

Latino Public Radio junio 26, 2015

LONDON—Scientists have identified a key gene used by poppies to make morphine, paving the way for better methods of producing the medically important drug, potentially without the need for cultivating poppy fields. The latest finding follows recent success in engineering brewer’s yeast to synthesise opiates such as morphine and codeine from a common sugar, boosting […]Load more...

Política

US State Department: 15 Clinton Emails Missing

Latino Public Radio junio 26, 2015

The U.S. State Department says it cannot find 15 emails from Hillary Clinton during her time as the top U.S. diplomat. The agency said Thursday it discovered that former Secretary of State Clinton’s email records were incomplete after learning that longtime Clinton friend and confidante Sidney Blumenthal handed over several previously undisclosed emails to U.S. […]Load more...

US Noticias

Obama to Eulogize Slain Charleston Church Leader

Latino Public Radio junio 26, 2015

CHARLESTON— A U.S. city still in shock over the massacre of nine African-American worshippers inside a church more than a week ago is hoping for some consolation Friday from a visit by President Barack Obama. Obama is to deliver the eulogy for the Reverend Clementa Pinckney of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. The […]Load more...

US Noticias

US Supreme Court Backs Same-Sex Marriage

Latino Public Radio junio 26, 2015

The Supreme Court has declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States. Gay and lesbian couples already can marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia. The court’s ruling on Friday means the remaining 14 states, in the South and Midwest, will have to stop enforcing their bans […]Load more...

Política

Supreme Court Rejects Obamacare Lawsuit, Preserving Insurance For Millions

Latino Public Radio junio 25, 2015

WASHINGTON — The latest and possibly the last serious effort to cripple Obamacare through the courts has just failed. On Thursday, for the second time in three years, the Supreme Court rejected a major lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act — thereby preserving the largest expansion in health coverage since the creation of Medicare and […]Load more...

Comunidad LPR Red de deportes

Mayor Fung’s Statement regarding the closing of the Park Avenue

Latino Public Radio junio 24, 2015

Cranston-Mayor Fung today expressed his concern regarding the timing of the closure of the Park Avenue railroad bridge in Cranston and supports Speaker Nicholas Mattiello’s call for a thorough investigation into circumstances surrounding the timing of its closure. Mayor Fung is particularly concerned by the fact that only nine months ago, the structure was […]Load more...

Entretenimiento

Hilary Duff Dives Back Into Music With ‘Breathe In. Breathe

Latino Public Radio junio 24, 2015

NEW YORK—After an eight-year absence from the music industry, actress and singer Hilary Duff released her fifth studio album last week, «Breathe In. Breathe Out,» an upbeat dance album that touches on themes of self-discovery, romance and failed love. The former child star who shot to fame as the titular character in the Disney Channel’s «Lizzie McGuire» […]Load more...

LPR Red de deportes

Will Tsarnaev Break His Silence?

Latino Public Radio junio 24, 2015

Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be given the opportunity to speak publicly Wednesday when a judge formally imposes the death sentence recommended by a jury for the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded 264 others. The sentencing hearing will feature statements by bombing victims on how the attack has affected them. […]Load more...

US Noticias

Obama to Soften Ransom Policy for Hostage Families

Latino Public Radio junio 24, 2015

The U.S. government will no longer threaten to prosecute families who try to negotiate with the captors of Americans being held hostage overseas or pay ransom to win their release, U.S. media reports said. President Barack Obama is expected to soften a U.S. policy when he releases a broad review of U.S. hostage guidelines Wednesday […]Load more...