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Carolyn Jones CalMatters E., a mother of three in Salinas, is extra careful when she takes her kids to school. She switches up her routes, leaves at different times, and is always on the lookout for immigration agents, especially during pick-ups and drop-offs. President Donald Trump’s threat of mass...
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In the wake of the recent spate of plane crashes, four of them in the United States since Donald Trump took office, it is reasonable to ask whether commercial flights are still the safest way to travel.a Thanks to decades of engineering advances and strict regulations that reduced accident...
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Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters Menos estudiantes de último año de preparatoria de California están completando solicitudes de ayuda financiera federal que en años anteriores, lo que algunos analistas dicen que es una señal de que los estudiantes pueden temer que la administración Trump use sus datos confidenciales para la aplicación...
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Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters Fewer California high school seniors are completing federal financial aid applications than in past years, which some analysts say is a sign that students may fear the Trump administration will use their sensitive data for immigration enforcement. The number of seniors completing the Free Application for...
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Peter Schurmann Ethnic Media Services Donald Trump has ridden the xenophobic political tiger into the White House once again, convincing Americans that immigrants in this country are an existential threat to our safety and the wellbeing of the nation. It’s a politically effective trope that in practice diverts attention...
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As a young kid growing up in Pacoima, California, I personally experienced the devastating effects of climate change. My neighborhood was surrounded by freeways, industrial businesses and landfills that caused many respiratory issues and other health illnesses in my community. Unfortunately, my working-class, majority Latino community has and continues...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters When the superintendent in San Francisco Unified proposed closing schools recently, parents launched a prolonged — and successful — protest. The uproar may have died down for now, but the issue is likely to erupt at school boards across the state — and some say that’s...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk El concepto de «refugio climático», o lugar relativamente poco afectado por fenómenos meteorológicos extremos, surgió en respuesta a la creciente frecuencia de tornados, huracanes, inundaciones, sequías y otras catástrofes. Según el Ranking Mundial de Resiliencia Climática, Estados Unidos tiene uno de los mayores...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk The concept of the “climate refuge,” or a location relatively unaffected by extreme weather phenomena, arose in response to the growing frequency of tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, droughts and other disasters. According to the Global Climate Resilience Ranking, the U.S. has one of the...