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Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Dozens rally in DeKalb County in ‘A Day Without Immigrants' protest
On Monday, immigrants in cities across the country and in the metro Atlanta area participated in 'A Day Without Immigrants' protest. Immigrants and those who support them were instructed not to work, spend money or go to school. 'Showing folks in Georgia and around the country just how important immigrants are in every facet of society,' Kyle Gomez-Leineweber, Director of Policy and Advocacy at GALEO told Channel 2's Audrey Washington. GALEO is a Latin community development fund that works to increase leadership. TRENDING STORIES: Fort Moore changed back to Fort Benning -- sort of Apalachee High School football coach steps down for PTSD, anxiety counseling 2 accused in Atlanta shooting that led to death of 6-month-old boy to face judge 'We're seeing narratives that are simply false and targeting the immigrant community,' Gomez-Leineweber said. Organizers said both the protest and the rally are in response to what they consider to be escalating attacks on immigrants across the country and in metro Atlanta. During the last 'Day Without Immigrants' protest in February, Georgia GOP Chairman Josh McKoon addressed targeted ICE arrests and the subsequent protests that followed. 'I think there is going to be a short-term blip as people understand what is actually going on,' McKoon said. 'This administration is removing dangerous threats to our community, criminal, illegal aliens. People who are in the country legally have nothing to be afraid of.' But rally organizer Natalie Villasana told Washington what's going on is a nationwide push back from immigrants to ultimately send a message. 'We're saying an end to mass deportation, abolish ICE and full rights to all immigrants,' Villasana said.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Dozens rally in DeKalb County in ‘A Day Without Immigrants' protest
On Monday, immigrants in cities across the country and in the metro Atlanta area participated in 'A Day Without Immigrants' protest. Immigrants and those who support them were instructed not to work, spend money or go to school. 'Showing folks in Georgia and around the country just how important immigrants are in every facet of society,' Kyle Gomez-Leineweber, Director of Policy and Advocacy at GALEO told Channel 2's Audrey Washington. GALEO is a Latin community development fund that works to increase leadership. TRENDING STORIES: Fort Moore changed back to Fort Benning -- sort of Apalachee High School football coach steps down for PTSD, anxiety counseling 2 accused in Atlanta shooting that led to death of 6-month-old boy to face judge 'We're seeing narratives that are simply false and targeting the immigrant community,' Gomez-Leineweber said. Organizers said both the protest and the rally are in response to what they consider to be escalating attacks on immigrants across the country and in metro Atlanta. During the last 'Day Without Immigrants' protest in February, Georgia GOP Chairman Josh McKoon addressed targeted ICE arrests and the subsequent protests that followed. 'I think there is going to be a short-term blip as people understand what is actually going on,' McKoon said. 'This administration is removing dangerous threats to our community, criminal, illegal aliens. People who are in the country legally have nothing to be afraid of.' But rally organizer Natalie Villasana told Washington what's going on is a nationwide push back from immigrants to ultimately send a message. 'We're saying an end to mass deportation, abolish ICE and full rights to all immigrants,' Villasana said.
Technical.ly
08-02-2025
- Business
- Technical.ly
Pittsburgh weekly roundup: $50M for life science startups; Coeptis closes another $5.7M; Gainey vs. O'Connor on city budget
This week in Pittsburgh, a free program for young women to get their drone certifications, Abridge hires its first CFO and more. 📰 News Incubator: What else to know • More than 60 immigrant-owned and allied businesses in Pittsburgh closed Monday to take a stand against Trump's increased immigration enforcement. The closures were part of a nationwide 'Day Without Immigrants' protest. [PublicSource] • Governor Josh Shapiro shared his budget proposal Tuesday, asking the Pennsylvania legislature to legalize recreational cannabis and tax slot-like skill games to cover a spending deficit — plus, $50 million to support startups and life science companies. [SpotlightPA/Pittsburgh Biz Times] • Astrobotic secured a contract to transport California-based aerospace company Venturi Astrolab's rover to the moon aboard Astrobotic's Griffin Mission One lander. The trip is scheduled for the end of 2025. [Astrobotic] • A Carnegie Mellon student found a bug in Google Chrome's WebAssembly Code. The student donated his reward to PicoCTF, the university's annual cybersecurity competition, and Google matched the donation for a total of $462,000. [Carnegie Mellon University] • Wexford-based biopharmaceutical company Coeptis closed an additional $5.7 million in its final Series A offering, bringing the total to $10 million after an initial $4.3 million raised in June 2024. [ • Democratic mayoral candidates Ed Gainey and Corey O'Connor clashed over what projects should be funded by the city's budget during a debate Sunday. Meanwhile, several Republicans have entered the race, including Lawrenceville business owner Thomas West. [Pittsburgh City Paper/WESA] 🗓️ On the Calendar • Partner event: Take a crash course in how to think, work and build like a startup at Techstars Startup Weekend Pittsburgh from Feb. 7-9. You'll meet fellow builders, mentors, investors and more. [ Find out more ] • Enjoy an early-morning run with likeminded entrepreneurs at Pitch and Run PGH in Bakery Square on Feb. 7. [ Details here ] • Attend the 2025 Beyond Big Data: AI/Machine Learning Summit on Feb. 12 to learn how managers at every level can take advantage of the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence and machine learning. [ More info ] • Learn how to target next-round investors and secure capital on Feb. 12 as part of CMU's CONNECTS seminar series designed for students but welcome to all. [ RSVP ] • The Hardware Meetup, a global community of over 30,000 members, is hosting its first-ever meetup in Pittsburgh on Feb. 13 at the Robotics Factory. Discuss all things robots and electric vehicles with other hardware enthusiasts. [ Register ]
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Yahoo
Woman arrested after taking down US flag, raising Mexican flag at Hart Park: Kern County Sheriff's Office
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A woman was arrested Thursday morning for vandalism and resisting arrest after she allegedly took down a United States flag at Hart Park and raised the Mexican flag in its place, according to the Kern County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office released an edited video of a portion of the incident and arrest on YouTube. Officials said county park rangers were called to Hart Park for multiple reports of someone trying to steal the U.S. flag at the park entrance a little after 9:30 a.m. Some Bakersfield businesses close for the day in support of 'Day Without Immigrants' protest The sheriff's office video appears to show a person raising the flag of Mexico at the park entrance. Rangers arrived and found a vehicle in grass next to the flagpole. Officials identified the woman as Crystal Aguilar, 24, and said she cut a chain that secured the flagpole and threw the flag onto the mud. She then raised the Mexican national flag in its place, according to a release. Body-worn camera video shows the woman, identified as Aguilar, telling deputies, 'You're not going to tell me what to do, this is Mexican land, m—– f—–.' Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Aguilar allegedly resisted rangers' attempts to take her into custody and made threats against them. The two-minute, 37-second video ends with a deputy untying a U.S. flag from a pole. Aguilar was arrested and booked into the Lerdo jail on charges trespassing, threatening a peace officer, resisting arrest, vandalism. Aguilar is due in court on Monday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Officials warn of fake ICE agents as students continue walk-outs in Southern California
Students from Santa Monica High School are joining groups across Southern California as they once again walk out of schools in protest of President Donald Trump's immigration policies. An Instagram account created to organize Thursday's walk-out wrote in a post that SAMOHI students are protesting 'the Trump Administration's reactionary far right policies.' 'We are walking out with four other schools, Malibu, Culver, Venice, and University, to demand that our cities and school administrations fight to protect our education as well as vulnerable migrant and LGBTQ+ students,' said the post. As the protests continue, concerns are growing about fake law enforcement or Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents reported in Los Angeles. 'This has the effect of generating fear within our communities,' said Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho in a notice posted to X on Wednesday evening. 'Please be advised that falsely impersonating a local, state, or federal agency or law enforcement official is illegal.' 'The District stands in strong condemnation of those who would seek to intimidate or disrupt those in and around our schools and will work in partnership with school police and law enforcement partners to address any and all violations targeted against our school communities,' Carvalho's statement continued to say. Schools in the L.A. area have been handing out 'Know Your Rights' cards, which let students know their legal protections if approached by a legitimate agent with ICE. KTLA's Kimberly Cheng was out front of SAMOHI on Thursday afternoon as the protests began, and as she was interviewing a student on live television, a protestor spoke over a projection, organizing the group to get ready to head to City Hall. Minutes later, Sky5 was overhead and could see what appeared to be hundreds of students in downtown Los Angeles on day three of student protests and day five of mass deportations protests overall. 'I personally have family members who are immigrants and fought for my rights to be here, so we have every right to be here and he shouldn't be sending anybody back,' one SAMOHI student told KTLA. 'I don't think that Trump understands all the work that immigrants do.' One of the other dozens of students seen outside SAMOHI told KTLA 'I'm marching out today to help everybody that I love, these are all my people.' Some students and parents who stand in support of those protesting the president's immigration policies said they are also marching out for other reasons, such as to protest rollbacks of environmental safety procedures and to stand in support of transgender rights. On Sunday, a massive protest formed in downtown Los Angeles in response to Trump's crackdown on immigration and emphasis on deportations, where protestors were on and off the 101 Freeway and on surface streets well into the evening. In the days that followed, 'Day Without Immigrants' protests continued to take place and occasionally affected traffic in the city. Officials urge those participating in protests to keep them peaceful and to avoid such major roadways for their safety. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
