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  • CA Points Way Forward After Supreme Court Guts Affirmative Action

    Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has declared affirmative action in college admissions unconstitutional, private colleges in California will have to find other ways to support diversity on campus. Public universities in the Golden State had to change their strategy back after voters banned race-conscious admissions – passing Prop 209 in...
  • FDA Cracks Down on Vape Products; Experts Say More Action Needed

    The Food and Drug Administration recently announced several actions in an effort to crack down on illegal, flavored, disposable vape products which are popular among kids and teenagers. In one example, research indicates 51% of Arizona high school students have tried electronic vaping products, and that teens who do vape are...
  • Funcionarios electorales llaman a la acción para proteger la democracia

    La democracia estadounidense está en peligro mortal a medida que se acercan las elecciones de 2024, según expertos en una conferencia celebrada en UCLA el viernes. Millones de estadounidenses todavía creen en la afirmación falsa de que las elecciones de 2020 fueron robadas, y la insurrección que tuvo lugar...
  • Election Officials Call for Action to Protect Democracy

    American democracy is in mortal danger as the 2024 election approaches, according to experts at a conference held at the University of California, Los Angeles on Friday. Millions of Americans still believe the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen, and the insurrection that took place on January...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: ¿ESTÁ COMBATIENDO GOOGLE LA DESINFORMACIÓN CLIMÁTICA?

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk La llegada del internet y las innovaciones de los Smartphones han puesto la información al alcance de la mano. A medida que el número de usuarios se dispara, los anunciantes han identificado oportunidades lucrativas para llegar a la gente dondequiera que estén. Google...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: IS GOOGLE TAKING ACTION ON CLIMATE DISINFORMATION?

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk The advent of the internet and smartphone innovations have brought information to our fingertips. As the number of users skyrockets, advertisers have identified lucrative opportunities to meet people where they are. Google is a household name, holding 87 percent of the market share...
  • Supreme Court to Mull Ending Affirmative Action in Higher Ed

    The Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments October 31 in a pair of cases which could spell the end of affirmative action on American college campuses. Activist Edward Blum with the group Students for Fair Admissions sued Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, arguing race-conscious admissions criteria unconstitutionally discriminate against...
  • “Do Something!” Biden Vows to Take Action after Visit to Uvalde

    The cry came from the heart of one of the residents of Uvalde, Texas, as President Biden and his wife Jill laid a wreath at the makeshift memorial to the child victims of Robb Elementary School in the latest school massacre in the most recent school massacre that has...
  • The need for bold action to address our children’s mental health

    If you want to understand the seriousness of the crisis facing California’s kids, just ask the team running Fresno County’s “All 4 Youth” mental health program. When students returned to school last fall, mental health referrals doubled. The list of concerns was long: suicidal thoughts, disciplinary challenges, depression, anxiety....
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