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Jocelyn Wiener CalMatters Boom. Ronda Deplazes had just gotten out of the shower and placed curlers in her long blond hair when she heard something slam against her front door. Boom. Outside, her son — a man who could fix anything, who loved his family, who never remembered these...
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Juan Zahir Naranjo Cáceres & Shannon Brincat The Conversation Hace dos siglos, el presidente estadounidense James Monroe declaró el hemisferio occidental fuera del alcance de las potencias europeas en lo que se conocería en los libros de historia como la “Doctrina Monroe”. La proclamación sentó las bases para una...
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Two centuries ago, US President James Monroe declared the Western Hemisphere off-limits to European powers in what would became known in history books as the “Monroe Doctrine”. The proclamation established the foundation for a new era of US dominance and “policing” of the region. In the decades that followed, almost a third...
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Larry Valenzuela CalMatters En un caluroso día de verano, decenas de jornaleros hicieron una pausa en su trabajo de recolección de chiles en un campo remoto a 42 kilómetros de Fresno y acudieron a una clínica médica temporal. Era una oportunidad para recoger medicamentos y hacerse evaluaciones básicas de...
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Larry Valenzuela CalMatters On a scorching summer day, dozens of farm laborers paused their work picking banana peppers in a remote field 26 miles from Fresno and filed into a pop-up medical clinic. It was a chance to pick up medication and take basic health assessments, such as blood...
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Adam Echelman CalMatters New federal regulations could leave California with 61,000 fewer truck drivers as the Trump administration bans certain immigrants from operating large vehicles. With fewer truck drivers on the road, consumers may see higher shipping costs, too. Following an executive order from President Donald Trump in April, U.S. Transportation...
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Manuel Ortiz American Community Media At Echo Park Lake, a young woman sits on the grass, watching geese glide across the water as the sun sets. Nearby, a family pedals duck boats, laughing and soaking in a rare moment of quiet. Across the city, from Grand Park to Marsh...
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Adam Echelman CalMatters As President Donald Trump ramps up immigration enforcement, targeting immigrants at workplaces and street corners across California, his administration is turning its attention to adult students. In a memo earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education said adult students without legal status must be banned from federally...
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La sífilis es una infección de transmisión sexual que puede transmitirse al feto durante el embarazo o al recién nacido durante el parto. Cuando esto sucede, se le conoce como sífilis congénita y puede provocar un aborto espontáneo, muerte fetal, muerte infantil o problemas médicos para el bebé, tales...