The 5 things you need to know this June 22: How could Petro unite Colombians?

Twitter's board of directors recommends that shareholders vote in favor of the sale to Musk.

They publish new guidelines for the safe sleep of babies.

Why are there protests and a state of exception in Ecuador? 

1. ANALYSIS |

How could Petro unite Colombians?

Although Gustavo Petro's agenda was the winner in the presidential elections of June 19 in Colombia, the president-elect has a series of challenges to unite Colombians, since the fact that he won with 50.4% of the votes and does not count on majorities in Congress does not guarantee that the country he will govern will be petrista and therein lies the challenge: to govern for an entire nation that remains highly polarized.

These are his challenges.

• The elected president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, spoke with the president of the United States, Joe Biden

2. Why are there protests and a state of exception in Ecuador?

Ecuador entered its fourth day under a state of emergency on Tuesday, decreed by President Guillermo Lasso due to the "serious internal commotion" in several provinces of the country, where clashes and road closures were recorded amid a large nationwide protest. which has been going on for more than a week. The mobilization has been promoted by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador. Here, the keys to what is happening.

Guillermo Lasso extends the state of emergency 4:08

3. Twitter's board of directors recommends sale to Musk

Twitter plans to hold a special meeting of shareholders to vote on the acquisition by Elon Musk, one of the final steps needed to close the deal, at an undisclosed date in the coming months.

The social network's board of directors unanimously recommended that the company's shareholders vote to approve it, stating that "none of the possible alternatives to the merger" would probably be better.

Musk pressures Twitter in the middle of the purchase process 0:45

4. Is Homer right?

The science behind the viral summer meme

"This is the hottest summer of my life," says an anguished Bart Simpson, and in the next frame, Homer responds with a raised index finger: "This is the coolest summer of the rest of your life."

If you live in the northern hemisphere, where heat waves already threaten millions from the United States to Spain, you may have already received this meme.

If you have doubts about how true it is, we understand: Homer does not seem to be the most reliable source of scientific information a priori.

Here we explain to you to what extent to believe him.

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• As summer officially begins, millions are already suffering from extreme heat in the US with little hope of improvement

US heat wave continues 0:56

5. ANALYSIS |

Mike Pence says that no president in his life has lied as much as Joe Biden.

Really?

"There has never been a time in my life when a president was more out of touch with the American people than what we see today," former Vice President Mike Pence said in an interview with Fox News on Monday when asked about falsehoods being told by leaders.

This conversation really happened.

On planet Earth.

And, as far as I can tell, it wasn't an attempted parody.

Let's go over some facts, shall we?

at coffee time

Kellogg will spin off its cereal business

Kellogg will be split into three different companies in a major restructuring of the 116-year-old company.

The first company will include Kellogg's North America's cereal unit, which includes Raisin Bran and Rice Krispies.

Kellogg reorganizes and splits into three companies 1:12

Martin Sheen regrets changing his name

Although Martin Sheen says his name is still legally Ramón Estevez, he regrets changing it for his career.

"Sometimes you fall for it when you don't have enough insight or even enough courage to stand up for what you believe in," said "The West Wing" star. 

There are new guidelines for safe sleep for babies

Sharing a bed with your baby is not safe for your baby under any circumstances, the American Academy of Pediatrics stressed Tuesday in the first update to its safe sleep guidelines for babies since 2016. It also discussed the use of decorations and reclining beds.

What do experts recommend for baby sleep?

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Do I have to pay taxes in Mexico for remittances from the United States?

There is no doubt that remittances, the money that Mexican migrants send from the United States, represent an important source of income for the economy of Mexican families: in April 2022, US$ 4,718 million were sent, according to the Bank of Mexico.

Do you have to pay taxes on this money?

We explain it to you.

Hong Kong's famous Jumbo floating restaurant sinks into the sea

Jumbo Kingdom, Hong Kong's iconic floating restaurant, sank just days after it was towed out to sea en route to an unspecified destination.

The boat sank more than 1,000 meters, making the rescue work "extremely difficult".

Jumbo Kingdom restaurant says goodbye to Hong Kong 0:47

The number of the day

$103.5 million

Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, auctioned off his medal for $103.5 million and will donate the proceeds to help Ukrainian refugee children.

These are the reasons why Dmitry Muratov auctioned off his Nobel Prize 1:00

quote of the day

"Assume our individual and collective responsibility in the face of one of the most abominable crimes committed by our organization"

Rodrigo Londoño, known by his alias "Timochenko" when he served as commander of the FARC, acknowledged this Tuesday before the Special Jurisdiction for Peace of Colombia the responsibility of the disappeared guerrilla in the kidnappings.

And to finish...

See how a policeman rescued this animal that most people avoid at all costs

Police Officer Nate Jacobson of the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota couldn't resist rescuing a baby skunk that most people wouldn't want to go near.

He rescued an animal that few would want to go near 1:01