ARIZONA , USA — Mientras que la administración Biden continua con una ley de inmigración que permitiría la ciudadanía para los 11 millones de inmigrantes indocumentados en los Estados Unidos , las autoridades ya reportan un aumento en la actividad en la frontera sur del país . El Servido de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos dijo que , desde principios del 2020 , la Patrulla Fronteriza ha visto un aumento en intentos por cruzar la frontera sur , promediando 3,000 arrestos por día en enero del 2021 . Durante las últimas semanas , la travesía para los migrantes tratando de cruzar el desierto en Arizona ha batido récord . El 2 de marzo , 13 personas murieron en un choque 50 millas al oeste de Yuma . RELACIONADO : Mueren 13 personas en un choque al sur de California Las autoridades dijeron que la camioneta llevaba 25 migrantes dentro y que había chocado después de haber cruzado la frontera por un hoyo en el muro . Otro vehículo con 19 pasajeros también logró entrar , pero fue detenido tras un incendio . Un día antes del choque , el cual ha sido el choque en la frontera más mortal en récord , un padre y su hijo de dos años se escaparon de morir al ser rescatados por agentes de la patrulla fronteriza . La Patrulla Fronteriza de Yuma hizo público un video que muestra al hombre en un canal cerca de la frontera Arizona-México con su hijo atado a su espalda . Autoridades dicen que el par cruzó la frontera ilegalmente , cuando el padre trató de cruzar el canal , pero fue arrastrado por la corriente . Un helicóptero de rescate , agentes y civiles ayudaron que el padre y a su hijo estuvieran a salvo . Aunque las autoridades dicen que ese tipo de incidentes van en aumento , el numero de migrantes que permanecen en los puertos de entrada en busca de asilo también esta en aumento . “ Biden , no se olvide de su promesa ” , dijo una migrante esta semana mientras que cientos marcharon al puerto de entrada San Ysidro en Tijuana , Baja California , vistiendo camisetas que decían “ Biden Let Us In ” . Este grupo de migrantes dijo que ellos no eran parte de ninguna caravana , ya que todos , individualmente llegaron hasta la frontera de Estados Unidos con México , dijeron . Pero el mensaje era el mismo . Buscan refugio en los Estados Unidos . RELACIONADO : Beneficiario de DACA de Arizona esperanzado por la propuesta de ley de inmigración presentada en el congreso “ En nuestro pueblo hay mucha corrupción , mucho crimen , no se puede vivir así ” , dijo Maria Guadalupe , una mexicana en el grupo en busca de asilo . Para los migrantes , la única manera de sobrevivir esta en las manos de la administración Biden en lo que esperan que haya un cambio en el sistema actual de inmigración . La propuesta de ley U.S . Citizenship Acto f 2021 , la cual fue introducida en el Senado Federal por Bob Menéndez , demócrata de Nueva Jersey , y la Representante Linda Sánchez , demócrata de California y respaldada por el presidente Biden , incluye camino de ocho años hacia la ciudadanía para personas que están en el país sin documentos y que llegaron antes del 21 de enero de este año . Las personas que califiquen pudieran obtener su residencia permanente por cinco años y esperar otros tres para solicitar su ciudadanía , actualmente la espera es de 13 años . “ Esto esta pasando debido a la señal que el presidente Biden está mandando a los inmigrantes ilegales ” , dijo la Congresista republicana Debbie Lesko , referente al aumento de personas intentando cruzar la frontera . Lesko dijo que esta de acuerdo con que el sistema de inmigración necesita cambios , pero que se opone a un camino a la ciudadanía para los inmigrantes indocumentados que se encuentra actualmente en Estados Unidos . Una de las áreas en las que esta de acuerdo con el presidente es una parte de la propuesta que pide que se establezca un proceso para refugiados en Centroamérica . “ Necesitamos una política más humana para quienes quieren venir a los Estados Unidos e inmigrar legalmente o buscar asilo es que lo hagan desde sus países de origen ” , dijo Lesko . Mientras continua el debate sobre inmigración , los migrantes acampas en la frontera dicen que allí seguirán . Para ellos , dicen , es mayor el riesgo de permanecer en sus países que embarcarse en una larga travesía hacia Estados Unidos , aunque eso signifique riesgo de muerte . “ Hay muchos niños que están sufriendo , que están enfermos ” , dijo Dago , un padre hondureño en la frontera . “ Déjenos entrar porque queremos un futuro para nuestros hijos ” .

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Attorney General William P. Barr 's summary of the Mueller report is scandalous -- for reasons that have little to do with `` collusion . '' Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein appointed special counsel Robert S. Mueller III nearly two years ago `` to ensure a full and thorough investigation of the Russian government 's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election , '' as he put it then . Mueller 's report , submitted to the Justice Department on Friday , is titled : `` Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election . '' This was supposed to be the last word on Russian interference , a definitive investigation that would show the United States and the world , in detail , how it happened -- and , as a subsidiary question , whether Trump campaign officials were involved . But Barr kissed off the central charge of the investigation with a few paragraphs of summary material already in the public domain . He wrote that the `` report outlines the Russian effort to influence the election and documents crimes committed by persons associated with the Russian government in connection with those efforts . '' But Barr 's letter provides no such information . If Barr does n't give a full public accounting , and soon , he will have squandered Mueller 's heroic efforts and done a disservice to the national interest . The immediate reaction has been , predictably , a sandbox fight about whether Trump `` colluded '' with Moscow . `` No Collusion , No Obstruction , Complete and Total EXONERATION , '' Trump tweeted . That 's false : The probe explicitly did n't exonerate Trump , and the attorney general 's letter does n't mention `` collusion , '' focusing on the high legal standard of conspiracy and not whether Trump 's campaign sought Russian help , as it clearly did . But Trump is free to claim vindication . That 's politics . The outrage is Barr has also made this a win for Moscow , which claims vindication despite indisputable Kremlin-committed crimes . That 's unacceptable . `` In short , Russia did not elect Trump , '' pro-Putin media personality Evgeny Popov tweeted in response to Barr . Russian President Vladimir Putin 's spokesman also asserted vindication , falsely stating , that `` our country has not interfered in the domestic affairs of other countries . '' Alexey Pushkov , a Russian senator , crowed about Barr 's findings , saying , `` Democrats will still shout that there was a conspiracy . Conspiracy theory maniacs do n't need facts . '' This is exactly why the world needs Mueller 's facts . How can Barr betray what was always the central purpose of the investigation ? I applauded the night Mueller was appointed because while `` Democrats were often leaping to conclude that there was high-level collusion … nearly everybody had lost track of the most important issue : Russia , arguably our leading global adversary , had successfully interfered in a U.S. presidential election -- undermining confidence in our system of government -- and was ready to do it again . '' Post Tribune Barr 's summary -- a news release addressed to lawmakers -- contained not one full sentence from the Mueller report . Barr seemed determined to exonerate , declaring Trump had not obstructed justice even though Mueller drew no conclusion . Barr 's letter , though saying Mueller found no conspiracy , did n't address what we colloquially call collusion . As Trump himself helpfully informed us , `` collusion is not a crime , '' and even his attorney , Rudolph W. Giuliani , claimed he `` never said there was no collusion '' between Russia and Trump 's campaign . That Mueller found no conspiracy is a relief , sparing us the crisis of having a president who betrayed the country . Ironically , the probe ended where it began . The pretext for firing James B. Comey , which set everything in motion , was the former FBI director declining to charge Hillary Clinton but releasing `` derogatory information '' about her , detailing how `` extremely careless '' she was with classified information . Trump now occupies that same netherworld between guilt and innocence : `` while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime , it also does not exonerate him . '' Perhaps congressional investigations and spinoff cases by federal prosecutors in New York and Washington will add clarity . More likely , nobody 's mind will change . Trump will be the same man of dubious integrity he was before Mueller indicted or procured guilty pleas from 34 people , including six prominent Trump advisers . Even if Barr squelches the report , Mueller 's exercise had some benefit . The lurking prosecutor served as a check on Trump 's excesses at a time before Democrats took control of the House . Mueller made it difficult , for example , for Trump to lift sanctions against Russia . But now Putin is using Barr 's words to exculpate Russia , even as it prepares to sabotage our 2020 elections . And Trump , who famously ca n't `` see any reason '' to disbelieve Putin , is n't about to blow the whistle . Barr owes it to his country to let the world see exactly what Russia did . Dana Milbank is a columnist for the Washington Post .

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SC Public Radio News - President Joe Biden had zeroed in on a pair of finalists for his first Supreme Court pick when there were rumors last year that Justice Stephen Breyer would retire . But since the upcoming retirement was announced late last month , it has come with the rise of a third candidate , one with ready-made bipartisan support that has complicated the decision . - Civil rights groups are accusing South Carolina Republicans of unconstitutionally creating `` racially gerrymandered '' U.S. House maps to disadvantage Black voters . An amended complaint was filed Thursday in a lawsuit by the South Carolina chapter of the NAACP . The lawsuit says the maps would keep South Carolina 's 6th District as a majority-Black district , while `` working adeptly to deny the ability of Black voters to elect or even influence elections in any of the other six congressional districts . '' Redistricting cases are considered by three-judge panels . For this case , that includes Michelle Childs , who is being considered for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy . Attorneys for leading Republican lawmakers have defended the maps ' constitutionality . - Former Vice President Mike Pence is making yet another visit to the early-voting state of South Carolina , where Republican candidates often aim to drum up support among white evangelical voters . Columbia International University announced Friday that Pence would give the school 's commencement address in April . The commencement comes just a week before Pence returns to the state to speak at a fundraiser for a pregnancy center . Pence chose the early-voting state last year for his first public address since the end of the Trump administration . - Bill now moves to the House . Open Space Institute works in concert with others to protect South Carolina 's scenic , natural , and historic landscapes The Open Space Institute ’ s mission is to protect scenic , natural , and historic landscapes to provide public enjoyment , conserve habitat and working lands , and sustain communities . Over the past 40 years , the institute has saved 2,285,092 acres of land through direct acquisition , grants , and loans . Having begun by focusing on land in New York State , they have in recent years saved significant , complex , and large-scale tracts in South Carolina , Florida , and New Jersey through direct acquisitions . In December 2022 , the Open Space Institute ( OSI ) and The Nature Conservancy ( TNC ) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina , expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state . OSI ’ s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast , Maria Whitehead , joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute ’ s plans for land protection in the state . In December 2022 , the Open Space Institute ( OSI ) and The Nature Conservancy ( TNC ) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina , expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state . OSI ’ s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast , Maria Whitehead , joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute ’ s plans for land protection in the state . 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Musk polled users on whether they want the ability to edit their tweets . - The former first daughter and White House adviser spoke remotely to the committee about the Capitol insurrection . - The South Carolina federal judge recently under consideration for a slot on the U.S. Supreme Court has received a top legal award from a trial lawyer group in her home state . The South Carolina Association for Justice announced Monday that Michelle Childs has been named recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Justice Award . Childs has been a federal judge on South Carolina 's District Court for more than a decade . She was on a shortlist of candidates being considered by President Joe Biden for an upcoming vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court . 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FOLLOW ON SAINT-SAUVEUR , QUEBEC -- In the waning days of the campaign , Trudeau went all out to convince voters in the Greater Toronto Area that he was a “ progressive , ” a term that he hardly ever used to describe himself before . It was a word intentionally chosen to hive off as many NDP votes as possible especially in Canada ’ s largest cities . It worked . Trudeau ran the table in the GTA . Now , it ’ s put up or shut up time in several key files that help define progressive politics in Canada : women ’ s rights , climate , justice and minority rights . Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has been an abject failure in dealing with the issue of sexual misconduct in the military . Women who have courageously come forward have felt betrayed . Senior military officers , some swept up by a broom intended for others , have felt a dispiriting lack of respect from their civilian bosses . Morale is at an all-time low and there is now no excuse for continued failure . Trudeau has always talked a good game when it came to his “ gender balanced ” cabinet but , as journalist Elizabeth Thompson pointed out soon after the swearing in of his first government , women were actually paid on average less than men because they ’ d been confined to more junior roles that paid less . Trudeau ’ s fix was to give everyone the same pay but that couldn ’ t hide that fact that women had been kept on the lower rungs of the power ladder in his cabinet . This is the right time to name a competent , independent woman to the job as defence minister . With Trudeau , “ competent ” is less of a problem than “ independent. ” Ask Jody Wilson-Raybould . Tough luck . Trudeau and his inner circle are going to have to learn that his PMO can not continue to try to control everything , then duck , as they did on the sexual misconduct file , the minute the going gets tough . It ’ s a tall order but the talent is there . It will be a welcome , bold move . Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson embarrassed himself by parroting the absurd line prepared by the Trudeau campaign , claiming that they had to buy an oil pipeline because ( wait for it… ) that way they could have the money to fight climate change ! It was an insult to the intelligence of Canadians who care about climate change and who know that it ’ s been one of Trudeau ’ s biggest failures . There is one person in Trudeau ’ s cabinet who could give him instant credibility on climate change : Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault . Guilbeault has a sterling reputation as an environmentalist who knows the file , knows the players , knows what has to be done and can ’ t be bought . His appointment would cause some ripples in the oil patch , no question about it . But , hey , even the Conservatives ran on a platform that endorsed the need to reduce greenhouse gases and achieve results to fight climate change . Six years on , Trudeau has the worst record in the G7 and we ’ ve seen greenhouse gases increase every year he ’ s been there . As former Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner Julie Gelfand underscored , there was no plan to meet our Paris obligations . The time for bluffing and emoting is over . Canada has to get serious , Trudeau has to get serious . He has the makings of a marvellous plan , he just has to start enforcing it . Guilbeault will get the job done but won ’ t accept to be a potted plant , no matter how green . Minority rights are under attack in Canada and we all remember strong justice ministers like Irwin Cotler for whom ensuring respect for human rights was a lifelong vocation . When Wilson-Raybould stood strong against Trudeau for alleged interference in the prosecution process and eventually quit , a “ call for tenders ” must ’ ve gone out from the PMO : to find a lawyer who will do what we tell him to do . David Lametti found his way into cabinet . By all appearances , he has always toed the PMO ’ s political decisions on cases involving Charter rights in Quebec . When Muslim women had to go to court to fight Quebec ’ s Bill 21 and obtain the right to become teachers even if they wear a hijab , they were left to fend for themselves . In the past , Canada 's justice minister , in his or her role as Attorney General , would be there to fight for and defend rights in these defining cases . Not Lametti . He ’ s stood on the sidelines and it ’ s been painful to watch . Another Québec law , Bill 96 , is currently being studied in Québec City . Lametti claims to have a legal opinion backing the right of Québec to unilaterally amend the B.N.A . Act to remove the equality of English and French in legislation and before the courts in Québec . He refuses to release it and I don ’ t believe it exists . As one senior Trudeau cabinet minister confided to me , they know the Bill is manifestly unconstitutional but are afraid to fight Quebec Premier Francois Legault . That Trudeau would continue to abandon rights flies in the face of the Liberals ’ avowed attachment to the Charter . Trudeau has a spotty track record on progressive issues . He got re-elected on a promise of actually being a progressive . Forming his new cabinet will be his first real test . Tom Mulcair was the former leader of the federal New Democratic Party of Canada between 2012 and 2017 .

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Advertisement FOLLOW ON The river bed of the Rhine is dried on August 8 , 2018 in Duesseldorf , Germany during an exceptionally long heat wave . ( AFP ) MADRID , SPAIN -- This decade is set to be the hottest in history , the United Nations said Tuesday in an annual assessment outlining the ways in which climate change is outpacing humanity 's ability to adapt to it . The World Meterological Organization said global temperatures so far this year were 1.1 degrees Celsius the pre-industrial average , putting 2019 on course to be in the top three warmest years ever recorded . Manmade emissions from burning fossil fuels , building infrastructure , growing crops and transporting goods mean 2019 is set to break the record for atmospheric carbon concentrations , locking in further warming , the WMO said . Oceans , which absorb 90 percent of the excess heat produced by greenhouse gases , are now at their highest recorded temperatures . The world 's seas are now a quarter more acidic than 150 years ago , threatening vital marine ecosystems upon which billions of people rely for food and jobs . In October , the global mean sea level reached its highest on record , fuelled by the 329 billion tonnes of ice lost from the Greenland ice sheet in 12 months . UP TO 22 MILLION DISPLACED Each of the last four decades has been hotter than the last . And far from climate change being a phenomenon for future generations to confront , the effects of humanity 's insatiable , growth-at-any cost consumption means millions are already counting the damage . The report said more than 10 million people were internally displaced in the first half of 2019 -- seven million directly due to extreme weather events such as storms , flooding and drought . By the end of the year , the WMO said new displacements due to weather extremes could reach 22 million . `` Once again in 2019 weather and climate related risks hit hard , '' said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas . `` Heatwaves and floods which used to be 'once in a century ' events are becoming more regular occurrences . '' At just 1C hotter than pre-industrial times , 2019 has already seen deadly heatwaves in Europe , Australia and Japan , superstorms devastate southeast Africa , and wildfires rage out of control in Australia and California . 'NOT ADAPTING' Nations are currently in crucial talks in Madrid aimed at finalizing rules for the 2015 Paris climate accord , which enjoins countries to work to limit global temperature rises to `` well below '' 2C . The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) last year outlined how vital it was for mankind to aim for a safer cap of 1.5C -- ideally by slashing greenhouse gas emissions and retooling the global economy towards renewable energy . The UN said last week in its annual `` emissions gap '' assessment that the world needed to cut carbon emissions by 7.6 percent each year , every year , until 2030 to hit 1.5C . Instead , emissions are rising . And while governments spend hundreds of billions of dollars subsidizing fossil fuels , there appears to be no consensus in Madrid over how countries already dealing with climate-related catastrophe can fund efforts to adapt to the new reality . `` Our economic activities continue to use the atmosphere as a waste dump for greenhouse gases , '' said Joeri Rogelj , Grantham Lecturer in Climate Change at Imperial College London . `` The increasing temperatures , the warming oceans , ocean acidification and other indicators are the logical consequence of this inaction and this should worry us deeply . '' Even if all Paris pledges were honoured , Earth is still on course to be more than 3C warmer by the end of the century . Part of the discussions in Madrid is aimed at getting countries to increase their climate action ambition ahead of a deadline next year . Friederike Otto , deputy director of the University of Oxford 's Environmental Change Institute , said the WMO report `` highlights that we are not even adapted to 1.1 degree of warming . '' `` And there is no doubt that this 1.1 degree is due to the burning of fossil fuels , '' he said .

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