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‘Mammoth Central’ Found at Mexico Airport Construction Site
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of mammoth skeletons recovered at an airport construction site north of Mexico City has risen to at least 200, with a large number still to be excavated, experts said Thursday.
Latino Advocacy Groups Say Republican Party Is Enabling Trump’s ‘Bigoted and Cruel Agenda’
Representatives from UnidosUS Action Fund, Voto Latino, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and Mi Familia Vota presented what the groups described as their indictment of the Republican Party.
She Se Puede Is a New Digital Platform Aiming to Empower Latinas
The project aims to “inspire, affirm, and inform Latinas so they can leverage their power to transform their lives, their families, their community and their nation.”
From Survival to Revival: Lessons From Two Men at Work (PHOTO ESSAY)
A look at Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (BWI), a work training nonprofit that offers instruction in fields like film production, woodworking, and sanitation to low-income New Yorkers.
Cuba Closes Off Havana to Stamp Out Spread of Coronavirus
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities ordered a strict 15-day lockdown of Havana on Tuesday seeking to stamp out the low-level but persistent spread of the novel coronavirus in the capital.
COVID-19’s Surging Impact on Latinos: A Glimpse Into August 2020
Each month the story has gotten increasingly depressing.
A Latino Recap of the Democratic National Convention
Julián Castro was the only Latino to run in this year’s presidential primaries but did not have a speaking role at the convention.
In London, Community Fights to Save ‘Latin Village’ Amid Gentrification, Pandemic Lockdown
The “Latin Village,” or “Pueblito Paisa” to Spanish speakers, was previously an unused Edwardian department store until the early 1980s, when a few migrants began to trade there.
Panama Health Workers Owed Over $6 Million in Back Wages
Misinformation on COVID-19 has made healthcare work particularly difficult in Latin America.
Spanish-Language US Media Study of 41 Outlets: ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Appears in 358 Articles
The CCM study analyzed 41 Spanish-lanaguage outlets in 15 states and Puerto Rico, accounting for more than 667,247 articles from 2017 until the start of 2020.
A New Podcast Centering on Trans Voices Is Out
The TransLash Podcast serves as a space where trans people and allies talk back about what matters most and discuss how to create a fairer world for all.
New Safety Measures Passed for Chile’s Upcoming Plebiscite
The measure states that the Electoral Service will dictate safety rules regarding social distancing for voting throughout the country.
Black and Latino Essential Workers Experience Greater Safety Concerns Than Their White Counterparts (Study)
Black and Latino essential workers are more likely to experience food, child care and housing insecurities than their white co-workers, in addition to safety concerns.
Apparently, Trump Was Serious About Trading Puerto Rico for Greenland
The Former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor said in an interview on MSNBC Wednesday that Trump wasn’t joking.
Amazon Wildfires on Track for Another Record-Breaking Year
Around 19,000 wildfires have been detected in the Amazon rainforest during the month of August, indicating an even more destructive beginning to the season than last year.
The Democratic National Convention’s Latino Representation Problem?
Only three Latino leaders are included in the four-day primetime lineup.
Activists: Police Killings of Latinos Lack Attention
Latino advocates and families of those killed by police say they aren’t trying to pull the focus away from Black lives, but want to illustrate their own suffering from policing and systemic racism.
Thousands of Argentines Protest Against Judicial Reform and Lockdown
Rallying around the hashtag #17ASalimosTodos, protesters marched in Buenos Aires and many cities in the country’s interior.
Puerto Ricans Resume Primary Vote After Botched Election
Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced lost to Pedro Pierluisi in yesterday’s primary election for the governor nomination of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party.
Mourners Gather in Houston to Remember Slain Soldier Vanessa Guillén
HOUSTON (AP) — Flags from the U.S., Texas and Mexico flew at half staff Friday as a white, horse-drawn carriage embellished with white flowers brought in the custom green casket that carried the remains of a slain soldier.
Reporter’s Notebook: Puerto Ricans Living In The Center Of The COVID-19 Outbreak (A Latino USA Podcast)
A recent investigation by the Puerto Rico-based Center for Investigative Journalism found that stateside Puerto Rican communities are concentrated in areas that have seen some of the highest rates of infection and death by COVID-19.