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Costa Rican Lawmakers Cite Coronavirus to Delay Marriage Equality

A 2018 court ruling to legalize gay marriage is set to take effect on May 26. Some lawmakers are criticizing moves to delay its implementation.

  • May 15, 2020
  • 12:54 PM

Infections Soar as Mexico Moves Toward Restarting Economy

MEXICO CITY (AP) — As Mexico moves toward a gradual reactivation of its economy Monday, the number of new coronavirus infections grows higher every day, raising fears of a new wave of infections that other countries have seen after loosening restrictions.

  • May 15, 2020
  • 12:33 PM

‘Buena Gente’ Short Film: An Affectionate Look at Four Musician Friends in Cartagena

With verite style filmmaking, the short pokes a little fun at the tourism industry, its tourists, while looking at the deep equities that exist in the Colombian city, where the underprivileged cater to the rich and no questions are asked—it’s the norm.

  • May 15, 2020
  • 11:20 AM

Cuando Puerto Rico no existe en los datos sobre COVID-19 en EE UU

Puerto Rico ha estado históricamente fuera de importantes estudios, informes y bases de datos de toda clase.

  • May 15, 2020
  • 11:03 AM

Florida Governor DeSantis Is Failing With Incompetent Response to State’s COVID-19 Crisis (OPINION)

This lackluster performance in the midst of this crisis has hurt the Trump ally.

  • May 15, 2020
  • 8:44 AM

Puerto Rico’s Civil Code Debate Got All Complicated This Week

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s Senate approved the amendments to the Civil Code on Monday, causing an uproar online due to the proposed legislation not receiving public hearings nor publication of the final draft before the vote.

  • May 14, 2020
  • 5:23 PM

Amid Recession, Latinos Now Have the Highest Unemployment Rate in the Country 

At 18.9%, Latinos have the highest unemployment rate in the U.S, while the jobless rate for workers nationwide stands at 14.7%, a figure not seen since the Great Depression.

  • May 14, 2020
  • 3:44 PM

The Migrant Phantoms of the Pandemic (OPINION)

How COVID-19 is disrupting a posthumous transnational tradition, and what this represents for U.S.-México migration.

  • May 14, 2020
  • 2:54 PM

Concerns Grow as Puerto Rico to Spend $2B to Fight COVID-19

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor on Thursday revealed how the U.S. territory will spend more than $2.2 billion in federal aid to fight the new coronavirus amid concerns that the money will not reach those in need soon enough.

  • May 14, 2020
  • 2:08 PM

Mexico and Brazil Report Highest Single-Day Deaths Since Start of Pandemic

Mexico reported 353 new deaths, and Brazil reporter 881.

  • May 14, 2020
  • 12:53 PM

A Clash of the Oppressed: An Intimate Look At Black and Brown People’s Relationship in America (OPINION)

We, Black and Brown people, are not and should not be each other’s enemy.

  • May 14, 2020
  • 10:07 AM

No More ‘Kissing the Ball’ in South American Soccer

There will be no more kissing the ball for good luck in South American soccer.

  • May 14, 2020
  • 9:20 AM

Puerto Rico Cannot Afford Another Disaster: Protect the Integrity of Its 2020 Elections (OPINION)

An electoral code must be supported by the entire electorate to have legitimacy and integrity.

  • May 14, 2020
  • 9:09 AM

Nicaragua Releases More Than 2,800 Inmates Amid Pandemic

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua released more than 2,800 prisoners Wednesday, one day after the death of an inmate who reportedly had suffered from respiratory problems and while the government maintained there was no local spread of the coronavirus in the country.

  • May 13, 2020
  • 9:23 PM

New Refugees Struggle to Find Footing in US During Pandemic

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Afghan refugee Mahmood Amiri arrived in the United States more than a month ago, but his children are still waiting for their first day at school. They have yet to go to a mosque to meet other Muslim families. And Amiri is itching to get a job, but nobody knows how long that will take in a crashing economy.

  • May 13, 2020
  • 5:16 PM

Democracy and Its Advocates Must Adapt to the COVID-19 Pandemic (OPINION)

The COVID-19 pandemic has put much of American life on hold, and efforts to ensure the robustness of US democracy have not been exempt.

  • May 13, 2020
  • 5:06 PM

Latino USA, Documented and Type Investigations Present: At The Mercy Of The Courts

In this episode, Latino USA partners up with Documented, a nonprofit news site that covers immigrants in New York City, to get a behind the scenes look at the experience of trying to navigate the immigration courts as an asylum-seeker under the Trump Administration.

  • May 13, 2020
  • 4:45 PM

Biden’s VP Pick Isn’t the Biggest Issue for Latino Activists

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden would have to do more than select a Latina running mate to win over Hispanics whose support could be crucial to winning the presidency, according to activists who are warning the presumptive Democratic nominee not to take their community for granted.

  • May 13, 2020
  • 4:28 PM

Mass Arrests and Overcrowded Prisons in El Salvador Spark Fear of Coronavirus Crisis

Even before COVID-19, infectious disease spread rapidly among Salvadoran prisoners.

  • May 13, 2020
  • 3:59 PM

During the Time of COVID-19, Player Pay and Job Security Not Minor Issues for Many Latino Pro Baseball Players

The vast majority of ballplayers —who toil with teams connected and not connected to MLB clubs in hopes of reaching the majors— are playing in a much different economic playing field.

  • May 13, 2020
  • 3:06 PM

Chile Prepares for Worst Weeks of Coronavirus

In the capital city of Santiago, health officials reported that more than three-quarters of ventilators are already in use and many fear a collapse of public health resources should the number of cases continue to grow.

  • May 13, 2020
  • 2:00 PM

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