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On Wednesday, November 20, a man was jailed after pleading guilty to arson, violent disorder and criminal damage in connection to the Dublin riots. Declan Donaghey, of Williams Place Upper, appeared before the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where he was jailed in connection to last year’s riots.

An estimated 18 million Americans are invested in cryptocurrency, according to the Federal Reserve. And the United States just elected a pro-crypto president.

YouGov shows that only one in five Americans regularly uses terms such as "safe space" and "white privilege".Words like "antiracism" were understood by the majority of respondents, the poll found, but only a minority used social justice-oriented language regularly.Republicans are less likely than Democrats to use these phrases, the survey showed.Of the 30 terms in the survey, "safe space" was the most widely used, with 26 percent of Democrats and 17 percent of Republicans saying it featured in their vocabulary. Safe Spaces are locations not seen as a threat or a challenge to minorities.Some 17 percent of Republican voters regularly use the term "woke", which became more widely used during the Black Lives Matter movement and means being alert to injustice.

A finales de octubre en la Universidad de El Salvador, AMATE El Salvador llevó a cabo un foro que buscaba marcar un hito en la historia de la única institución pública de educación superior en el país. Este espacio, orientado hacia la inclusión de la diversidad sexual y de género, presentó una propuesta que podría transformar el ambiente académico, eliminando barreras de discriminación y promoviendo una convivencia más justa.

Delightful dishes and cool cocktails are at least one guaranteed way to bring joy to Thanksgiving when the season may look challenging. This year, we asked prominent local LGBTQ chefs, mixologists, sommeliers, and restaurateurs to offer recipes and suggestions for Thanksgiving.