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A new government study estimates nearly half of the nation’s tap water has at least one type of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” which may cause serious health issues. That’s leading to renewed calls to eliminate these substances. The findings, issued this week by the...
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The Biden administration faces calls to reconsider its latest round of support to Ukraine. A member of Minnesota’s congressional delegation, along with international relief groups, says this is the wrong choice of weapons to use against Russian forces. Late last week, the Pentagon confirmed it was sending so-called “cluster”...
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Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services Mientras que las subvenciones de emergencia COVID han disminuido gradualmente en todo el país desde el final de la declaración federal de emergencia sanitaria, California ha anunciado una nueva subvención. Hasta el 30 de junio, las pequeñas organizaciones sin fin de lucro y empresas...
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Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services While COVID relief grants have phased down nationwide since the end of the federal health emergency declaration, California has announced a new one. Through June 30, small nonprofits and businesses with 26 to 49 employees in 2021 or 2022, and who paid COVID sick...
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Americans have returned to driving their cars and trucks at near pre-pandemic levels, resulting in more deadly accidents. A national transportation research group is out with a new report, calling for a more comprehensive approach to transportation safety. When the pandemic hit in April 2020, nationwide vehicle miles traveled...
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Los niños constituían sólo el 22 % de la población de EE. UU. en 2020, lo cual es un mínimo histórico, según un nuevo análisis de los datos del censo de la Fundación Annie E. Casey. El informe encuentra, por el contrario, que los niños de la nación constituían...
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Children made up just 22% of the U.S. population in 2020 – and that’s an all-time low, according to a new analysis of census data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The report finds, by contrast, that the nation’s children made up 36% of the population in 1960, and 40%...
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Cerca del 15% de las ofertas de trabajo que emplean a trabajadores inmigrantes o nacidos en el extranjero en los EE. UU. todavía están vacantes, mientras que el sistema de inmigración legal se encuentra en aprietos. Desde el empaque de carne hasta la construcción de viviendas, pasando por los...
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Close to 15% of job openings that employ immigrant or foreign-born workers in the U.S. are still vacant, while the legal immigration system is in dire straits. From meat packing to home building to STEM professionals to nurses, the post-pandemic economy is reeling from a labor force decimated by...