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In episode 1326 of Morning, the different reactions of school principals and law enforcement to bomb threats in Italian schools are discussed, the protest of some families in Milan against alleged building abuses, the complications for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang due to a relationship with an executive, and the connection between meat, proteins, and the victory of Democratic candidate Scott Colom in Mississippi. #presidi #allarmibomba #politica (translated)

An article describes the reaction of school principals in response to bomb threat alarms, highlighting how, by staying calm and conducting checks, they chose not to evacuate the students, earning the appreciation of parents for their responsibility and discernment. #AllarmiBomba #SicurezzaScuole #PsicologiaCollettiva (translated)

Miguel Tellado, general secretary of the PP, has evaluated since the early hours the strike called by the unions CC.OO. and UGT and has classified the stoppage as "electoral" and "preventive" against a possible government led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo. #HuelgaElectoral #DerechosLaborales #CrisisSindical (translated)

Queen Letizia, visibly distressed, consoled the relatives of the 69 victims of the Urda accident during the funeral in Toledo, where a tribute was paid to the deceased in a ceremony solemnly presided over by the Archbishop of Toledo. #ReinaLetizia #AccidenteUrda #Solidaridad (translated)

"My maximum leader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has done it again in an interview: 'There is no one in the Popular Party who has any type of authorization, not to offer Mr. Koldo, but to offer [that money] to anyone. To anyone. I have been presiding over my party for four and a half years, I assure you that this is absolutely false. In the name of the Popular Party, not a single euro has been offered to anyone.'" #PP #CucaGamarra #corrupción (translated)

THE COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND DICTIONARY "NICOLA ZINGARELLI" ON THE PRESTIGIOUS "GLOBAL CAMPUS OF HUMAN RIGHTS" And if the health of a community began not in a clinic, but among the shelves of a library? Cerignola, March 13, 2026. A chain of hands crosses the city. From the old municipal library to the new home, built in the renovated schools, books pass from hand to hand. A man hands a volume, a little girl receives it, an elderly person passes it on. It’s not a move but a declaration. The new Community Library, in a city of 57,700 inhabitants in the heart of Puglia, bears the name of Nicola Zingarelli, the founder of one of Italy's most beloved dictionaries. And to every user, it offers the use of that very dictionary. As the “Community Dictionary”. Here lies the point that questions us, as jurists and as citizens. In Italy, many elderly people in the South and many migrants live daily in another language: dialect, mother tongue, Romance varieties. Law 482/1999 protects historical linguistic minorities, not these varieties. When a leaflet, an informed consent, a prescription remains only partially understood, the quality and safety of care are compromised. Not due to negligence. Due to linguistic distance. The dictionary of the great philologist and purist Nicola Zingarelli does not translate dialects and does not replace interpreters and cultural mediators. Let it be clear: it is a monolingual dictionary of standard Italian. Its strength, in terms of human rights, lies elsewhere. It removes economic and symbolic barriers to access to standard language and creates what we have called a “linguistic common resource”: a common space where anyone, regardless of income and education, can check the meaning of a diagnosis, a prescription, an administrative form. This is what we mean by “public bibliotherapy”. The right to health, as interpreted by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in General Comment No. 14, includes the right to health information. General Comment No. 21 recalls that libraries are cultural institutions whose accessibility is a priority. Article 32 of the Constitution protects health as a fundamental right and collective interest. Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights obliges states to ensure services that are available, accessible, acceptable, and of good quality, with accessibility expressly including information. Yet almost half of Europeans, according to a 2024 Council of Europe report, have limited health literacy. In Chisinau, on March 26, 2026, it was reiterated that this is a major obstacle to the implementation of Article 11 of the European Social Charter. Reading, understanding, choosing: without these abilities, the right to health remains an abstract promise. Cerignola responds concretely. And the first three months tell this story with numbers, not slogans: more than 7,500 new visitors, 526 new members, 1,293 participants in workshops. A study from Yale University in 2016, on 3,635 participants over 50 followed for 12 years, observed that those who read books died on average 20 percent less frequently than those who did not read. It is not proof that reading extends life but a strong hint that reading contributes to health. Not every library is a clinic, nor do we want it to become one. But a boxed collection, in transit, cannot be borrowed, consulted, shared. And an inaccessible collection does not benefit anyone's health. The human chain in Cerignola has restored availability and accessibility, transforming a stored inventory into a vibrant public service. England has integrated social prescribing into its National Health Service since 2019. The UNESCO Manifesto for Public Libraries promotes them as social and health hubs. When a library is forced to close, the issue is not just the cost. It is the legitimacy of a regressive measure, for which the state must bear the burden of proof. From here, four steps to ensure Cerignola is not an exception. First: integrate health literacy into national planning, with information in clear language and, where appropriate, in dialects and migrant languages, disseminated through libraries. Second: recognize public libraries as relevant infrastructure for the right to health, with stable funding and a human rights impact assessment before any closure. Third: support the Coalition for Health Literacy and Human Rights and the Rome Declaration, which the Council of Europe will discuss in Rome on December 4, 2026, and measure health literacy with ISTAT data disaggregated by language and age. Fourth: rigorously assess community libraries, not for attendance but for health literacy and access to services. Rights, like the books of Cerignola, if left boxed do not heal anyone. They must come out of boxes, pass from hand to hand, become comprehensible words. If you believe that a library can also be a health hub, spread this story. Cerignola has shown the way. Now it is up to the institutions to follow it. (translated)

Robert Garcia, a Democratic representative from California and now called to chair the powerful House Oversight Committee, issued this warning to Donald Trump on Tuesday night when his party's victory in the legislative elections was confirmed. #Trump #investigaciones #demócratas (translated)

Margarita Robles has awarded the Grand Crosses of Naval Merit in an event held in Madrid and presided over by Queen Sofía, recognizing the distinguished services of several awardees, including María Santos and Pablo Murillo de la Cueva. #MéritoNaval #Defensa #ReinaSofía (translated)

Pablo Hernández de Cos, general director of the BIS and candidate to preside over the ECB, warned about the financial risks that artificial intelligence poses for central banks, emphasizing that while it does not modify their mandate, it complicates the understanding of the economy and could influence inflation and the labor market. #InteligenciaArtificial #BancosCentrales #CrecimientoEconómico (translated)

The Council of Ministers, chaired by Pedro Sánchez, has approved aid for the victims of the Urda train accident, and it is expected that Óscar Puente, Minister of Transport, will appear before the Permanent Deputation of Congress to provide explanations and debate his possible resignation. #ÓscarPuente #ConsejoDeMinistros #AccidenteFerroviario (translated)

The opening of the 2026-2027 academic year of the Instituto de España, presided over by King Felipe VI, emphasized the importance of the Spanish Constitution as a pact of concord that guarantees peaceful and just coexistence, and recalled the need to address intolerance in the current context of political polarization. #Constitución #Intolerancia #Democracia (translated)

Ultimora.net reported that the demonstrations for the general strike called by the USB had largely concluded across Italy and had mostly taken place peacefully. In Milan and Bologna, protestors occupied stretches of the ring roads for nearly three hours, without significant tensions. Clashes with the police were reported in Turin, Brescia — where officers struck some protesters with batons — and Vicenza, where some demonstrators were injured. In Rome, a group separated from the procession near the Colosseum threw objects and set garbage bins on fire; police responded with tear gas. Tents had been set up on Via dei Fori Imperiali. Sit-ins and blockades also affected the ports of Genoa, Livorno, and Trieste, as part of an international strike against arms trafficking. #ScioperoGenerale #Manifestazioni #DirittiSociali (translated)

Ultimora.net reported that tens of thousands of people had participated in sit-ins and rallies in over 50 Italian cities for the general strike, with a strong presence of students. According to the website, the protests had so far mostly been peaceful: in Milan, the Eastern ring road had been occupied, in Turin some farmers had spread manure in front of the town hall, and in Vicenza and Mestre there had been clashes with minor injuries. Ultimora.net also reported a significant protest by dock workers in Genoa and few transportation disruptions, which were functioning normally almost everywhere. #Sciopero #Proteste #Italia (translated)

The author blamed the government president for two fatal accidents and stated that Spain could not tolerate a corrupt, irresponsible, and incompetent executive. He also described him with a derogatory term related to mental health and claimed that he would be willing to do anything to stay in power. https://t.co/WExCh9388O #Gobierno #Corrupción #España #ES (translated)

The author expressed pride in supporting and defending María Neira's candidacy to lead the WHO and presented her as the first Spanish woman to aspire to the position. He described her as an Asturian doctor dedicated to public health and noted that she had worked with Doctors Without Borders and chaired the Spanish Agency for Food Safety. https://t.co/DJA0IZHhSE #MujeresLíderes #SaludPública #OMS #ES (translated)