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Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JULY 14 PROGRAM # 8944 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. In response to the Trump administration plans to expel international students if they are unable to attend –in-person classes in the fall, major universities are designing alternative plans to ensure international students can stay in the country and along with a group of states […]
Extra Edition: A Program Repeat.
TUESDAY, JULY 14 PROGRAM # 8943 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: A Program Repeat. With states continuing with reopening plans, many cities are concerned about street crowds and public health and safety over the Covid pandemic. And as states and countries begin to open up. Is it safe to travel by plane? What are the […]
The California Covid-19 Spike. Also, Hospital Acquired Infections.
MONDAY, JULY 13 PROGRAM # 8942 12:00 PM PT The California Covid-19 Spike. In mid-May and despite warnings from public health leaders, California began reopening its economy. But the state did it so fast that the move led to a new surge of Covid-19 cases. Latinos are being hit the hardest by the new outbreaks […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JULY 10 PROGRAM # 8941 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Línea Abierta provides a weekly edition to report and provide analysis on top news developments around Mexico. In this collaboration, Martha Elena Ramírez host of the Voz Pública program in Mexico City, facilitates interviews with newsmakers and calls from listeners. Photo: México a través de […]
New Trade Deal Starts. Also, California Ballot.
THURSDAY, JULY 9 PROGRAM # 8940 12:00 PM PT New Trade Deal Starts. The week after the USMCA new trade deal went into effect, official start of the new agreement, replacing NAFTA, Presidents Trump and AMLO meet in Washington to celebrate. The official start of the new agreement takes place in a business climate clouded […]
Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
THURSDAY, JULY 9 PROGRAM # 8939 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. Reporters give updates on the response to the pandemic in the US. And as President Trump and AMLO meet for the first time in person, experts comment on issues that surround this conversation, such as trade, immigration and the pandemic. On other news, […]
Coronavirus Hotspots. Also, Relief for those Left Behind.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 PROGRAM # 8938 12:00 PM PT Coronavirus Hotspots. A surge of new Covid cases in 36 states forces many governors to put their reopening plans on hold, as the WHO warns that the worst of the pandemic is yet to come. Yet, some states are late in ordering people to ear face […]
Debate on Trump-AMLO Meeting.
TUESDAY, JULY 7 PROGRAM # 8937 12:00 PM PT Debate on Trump-AMLO Meeting. Mexican President López Obrador visits the US to meet with President Trump in the first international trip of his presidency. Officially, the visit is to celebrate the first year of the new trade deal known as the USMCA as well as to […]
Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
TUESDAY, JULY 7 PROGRAM # 8936 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. As coronavirus infections surge and deaths are lagging behind in the US, a scientist discusses the meaning of this phenomenon and the lessons of President Bolsonaro’s infection. He also comments on the long-term ravages of Covid-19, the disproportionate numbers of the pandemic on […]
Radio Bilingüe at 40.
MONDAY, JULY 6 PROGRAM # 8935 12:00 PM PT Radio Bilingüe at 40. Radio Bilingüe, the national Latino public radio network, marks 40 years since its first station went on the air in Fresno. The station became a trailblazer in community radio and soon grew to become a satellite-interconnected network of stations serving bilingual audiences […]
