Aid will be delivered with the help of private subcontractors transporting supplies in armored vehicles from the Gaza border to the hubs, where they will also provide security. It said the aim is to deter criminal gangs or militants from redirecting aid.
“I see an opportunity for it to become the most pet-friendly city in the region,” Ferrario said.Other politicians fret about the proliferation of pet-keeping as a symptom of a bigger crisis. They ask why young people in Argentina choose raising pets over raising children as the country ages rapidly.
“The rankings (of pet ownership) are unsettling. ... Buenos Aires has so many dogs and so few children,” said Clara Muzzio, the city’s conservative deputy mayor. “A world with fewer children is a worse world.”Perhaps Argentina’s most prominent dog fanatic is its right-wing, who moved into the government house in December 2023 with four English mastiffs that he calls his “four-legged children.”
, Milei named Murray, Milton, Robert and Lucas after thehe most admires — Murray Rothbard, Milton Friedman and Robert Lucas. The dogs are
of Milei’s former dog, Conan, who died in 2017.
Milei still refers to Conan in the present tense, leading to intense speculation about the number of dogs he owns. Since assuming office, his dogs have remained out of sight. A government resolution prohibiting officials from disclosing information to the public about Milei’s mastiffs has done little to tamp down on the controversy.Harvard President Alan Garber disputed the government’s allegations, saying in a letter this month that the school is nonpartisan and has taken steps to root out antisemitism on campus. He insisted that Harvard is in compliance with the law, calling the federal sanctions an “unlawful attempt to control fundamental aspects of our university’s operations.”
Students walk through Harvard Yard during commencement ceremonies at Harvard University, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Students walk through Harvard Yard during commencement ceremonies at Harvard University, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
In response to the administration’s threats, Harvard has sued to block the funding freeze and persuaded a federal judge to temporarily halt the ban on enrolling international students. During a hearing in Boston on Thursday, the judge extended her order blocking the ban.Nicholas Burns, a career diplomat who served as the U.S. ambassador to China from 2021 to 2025 and now teachers at the university, said “Harvard can’t be Harvard without its international students.”