GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO

Associated Press

Pueblo de Minnesota transformado por migrantes enfrenta cambios más allá de la retórica política

WORTHINGTON, Minnesota, EE.UU. (AP) — Dos guatemaltecas con trajes tradicionales bordados compraron tés de boba de coco en una tarde de octubre en el bullicioso mercado asiático del centro.

In Amharic, Karen and Spanish, worship is like home for migrants in heartland town

At noon on Sundays in Worthington, Minnesota, an overflow crowd is still swaying to the Guatemalan band at Spanish-language Catholic Mass, Ethiopian Orthodox Christians are wrapping up their six-hour-long service, and at town’s edge among the cornfields, refugees from Southeast Asia gather to pray a

Takeaways from AP’s report on how immigration transformed a Minnesota farm town

Immigration is a core issue for voters. Some of the 2024 campaign’s most charged political vitriol has swirled around its effects.

Minnesota farm town reshaped by migrants wrestles with real changes beyond the political vitriol

Immigration is a core issue for voters. Some of the 2024 campaign’s most charged political vitriol has swirled around its effects.

Learning about God from dogs, Orthodox monks breed and train canines in upstate New York monastery

A group of Orthodox monks in upstate New York takes the Christian imperative to care for creation more literally than most religious communities.

Hurricane Milton disrupts Yom Kippur plans for Jews in Florida

Many Jews worldwide will mark Yom Kippur in fasting and prayer at their synagogues this weekend. But for the faithful in Florida, destructive Hurricane Milton has disrupted plans for observing the Day of Atonement.

It’s a ‘very difficult time’ for U.S. Jews as High Holy Days and Oct. 7 anniversary coincide

Judaism’s High Holy Days annually provide an emotional mix of celebration, introspection and atonement for Jews worldwide.

Sondeo: La mayoría de hispanos en EEUU apoya el acceso al aborto

La candidata presidencial demócrata, la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris, apoya el derecho al aborto. Su rival republicano, el expresidente Donald Trump, se jacta de los nombramientos que él hizo para la Corte Suprema que llevaron a la derogación del derecho nacional al aborto.

Most Hispanic Americans support abortion access: AP-NORC poll

For decades, some political analysts have sought to depict Hispanic Americans as “socially conservative” — and indeed many of them are.

Lutherans in Walz’s Minnesota put potlucks before politics during divisive election season

Midwest Lutheranism has entered the national political limelight since Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz became Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate.

El austriaco Valentin Bontus gana oro en kite para concluir la vela olímpica en Marsella

En general, en estas tegatas, los Países Bajos ganaron la mayor cantidad de medallas, con dos oros y dos bronces. Italia y Austria también tuvieron dos oros.

Austria’s Valentin Bontus wins gold in men’s kitesurfing to conclude Olympic sailing in Marseille

Valentin Bontus of Austria has taken gold after winning two finals races in men’s kitesurfing which is the new, fastest sport at the Summer Olympics. Friday’s medals bring to a close sailing competitions in Marseille.

Britain’s Ellie Aldridge wins the first gold in kitesurfing, billed as the fastest Olympic event

Ellie Aldridge of Britain won gold after two close final races in women’s kitesurfing, the new and fastest sport at the Summer Olympics. Lauriane Nolot of France took silver and Annelous Lammerts of the Netherlands won bronze.

Italian sailors retain Olympic title in multihull. Austrian duo wins gold in mixed dinghy

Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti of Italy have defended their Olympic title in the mixed team multihull and Austria’s Lara Vadlau and Lukas Maehr combined to win gold in the mixed dinghy, a new sailing category for the Paris Games.

Marit Bouwmeester wins women’s dinghy gold, Matt Wearn is Olympic champion again

Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands has won the gold medal in the women’s dinghy at the Paris Olympics, marking the fourth straight Games in which she has reached the podium. Denmark’s Anne-Marie Rindom took the silver medal.

Fickle winds scuttle medal races again, now in the biggest, most diverse Olympic sailing class

Fickle winds in Marseille have altered the sailing schedule for the 2024 Olympics for the second time, forcing the postponement of the medal races for one-person dinghies.

Kitesurfing, the fastest sport at the Paris Olympics, hits the water in Marseille

Kitesurfing — the fastest sport at the Paris Games — has arrived at the Olympics. The athletes go so fast — they can reach 80 kilometers (nearly 50 miles) per hour — that Max Maeder, 17, of Singapore had cuts in his wetsuit from hitting a kite that fell in front of him during racing.

Olympic and faith leaders seek reset after opening ceremony outcry, while chaplains welcome athletes

The 2024 Paris Games got off to a rocky start with many religious groups around the world, including the Vatican over a tableau in the opening ceremony perceived by some as evoking Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.”

Mixed-gender boats start racing in 1st Games with equal sailing medal chances for men and women

The mixed-gender boats – both dinghies and a multihulls – took to the Mediterranean on Friday and Saturday in Marseille for the 2024 Olympics, just as the first medal races in skiffs and windsurfing were held.

Reuveny brilla e Israel obtiene 2 preseas en nueva categoría de windsurf en la vela olímpica

Reuveny, de 24 años, y Kantor, de 21, contribuyeron con una larga tradición de éxitos de su país en el windsurf. Reuveny fue entrenado por Gal Fridman, el primer campeón olímpico de Israel, quien obtuvo también el oro en la tabla-vela.

Tom Reuveny stars as Israel wins 2 medals in new windsurfing class at Paris Olympics

Israel earned two sailing medals when Tom Reuveny won gold and Sharon Kantor took home a silver in a new windsurfing class called iQFOiL on Saturday at the Paris Olympics.

España y Países Bajos ganan oro en vela en los Juegos Olímpicos

“Quizá ha ganado más el esfuerzo por estar tranquilos que la calma”, bromeó Botín, de 33 años. “Es una sensación increíble haber trabajado tantos años por algo y haber fracasado tantas veces en el camino... no podría ser mejor”.

Spain, Netherlands win first Paris Olympics sailing gold medals; US gets 1st sailing medal since Rio

Spain and the Netherlands have won the first gold medals in the men’s and women’s skiffs on what sailors called the first “normal wind” day of the 2024 Olympics. The United States snagged its first sailing medal since Rio, a bronze in the men’s.

La más grande y diversa flota en la vela olímpica se prepara para zarpar

“Es muy puro y es muy cercano — tienes que trabajar en cada pulgada”, dijo Matt Wearn, australiano de 28 años. “No estás buscando ganar por una milla, estás buscando ganar por un metro.”

A lack of wind forces scuttles first Olympic sailing medal races, leaving sailors broiling

The first medal races for sailing at the Paris Olympics have been postponed because of a lack of wind, leaving athletes broiling in the heat on the water for more than two hours before sending them back to the marina in Marseille.

Biggest, most diverse fleet in Olympic sailing hits the water

The biggest and most diverse fleet of the Olympic sailing events, the men’s and women’s one-person dinghy, hit the water Thursday in sweltering Marseille.

Olympic sailing ready to start with fast windsurfing, bird-like skiffs under light winds, hot sun

There are light winds in the forecast for the beginning of the sailing competition at the 2024 Olympics on Sunday, potentially creating a significant challenge for the sailors in a bay ringed by cliffs and islands that make for ever-changing currents in the air and water.

An Indigenous sailor who has never owned a boat is the flagbearer for Fiji for Paris Games

Growing up in Fiji in the South Pacific, Viliame Ratulu saw sailing as a “rich man’s sport.” The 24-year-old Ratulu has never owned a boat, but he is primed to become the first I-Taukei Indigenous sailor to compete at the Olympics.

Safeguarding the heartbeat: Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition

When a small-town Minnesota high school banned its Native American drum group from performing at graduation, the hurt reverberated across Indigenous communities in the Upper Midwest.

Devout athletes find strength in their faith. But practicing it and elite sports can pose hurdles

It’s been 100 years since a Scottish runner famously refused to race on a Sunday at the Paris Olympics because of his Christian beliefs.