| Honduras do-over, or done deal? Election puts monitors in the spotlight. Posted: 21 Dec 2017 12:29 PM PST ![Honduras do-over, or done deal? Election puts monitors in the spotlight.]( "Honduras do-over, or done deal? Election puts monitors in the spotlight.") After weeks of counting and recounting ballots in Honduras' contested presidential election, and deadly clashes between security forces and protesters, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) announced Sunday that incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernández is the country's next leader. The European Union, one of the international bodies observing the Nov. 26 election, appeared to back those results, announcing that, despite earlier concerns, the recount showed no irregularities. Recommended: Think you know Latin America?
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| The wider meaning of #MeToo Posted: 21 Dec 2017 12:04 PM PST ![The wider meaning of #MeToo]( "The wider meaning of #MeToo") The #MeToo movement is sending out ripples of change far beyond its original goal of making public and condemning sexual harassment of women in the workplace. The spotlight now is turning to the need for equal rights and opportunities in employment, including equal pay. This week "E! News" television host Catt Sadler quit her job after learning that cohost Jason Kennedy was earning about twice her salary, despite the two having similar qualifications and experience.
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| In Boston, a Christmas tree symbolizes a cross-border friendship Posted: 21 Dec 2017 10:54 AM PST ![In Boston, a Christmas tree symbolizes a cross-border friendship]( "In Boston, a Christmas tree symbolizes a cross-border friendship") Every November, as thousands of Bostonians gather at the city's annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony, they pay homage to a giant spruce shipped from Nova Scotia to Boston Common. Under a shower of confetti snowflakes, the crowd sang a rousing chorus of Christmas carols as Santa arrived on stage to help Mayor Marty Walsh officially ring in the holiday season. Simply put, it is a Christmas present.
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| She’s bringing the ocean – as well as science – closer to low-income youths Posted: 21 Dec 2017 10:19 AM PST ![She's bringing the ocean – as well as science – closer to low-income youths]( "She's bringing the ocean – as well as science – closer to low-income youths") Carla Camacho grew up in the San Diego neighborhood of City Heights, in which some 30 languages and 100 dialects are spoken in the schools. Ms. Camacho, now in her mid-20s, acknowledges that, like many other City Heights youths, she was isolated. "With Ocean Discovery, they helped me to discover those things," she says of the opportunities out there.
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