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Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 PROGRAM # 9524 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. After receiving a number of death threats, Mexican journalist Roberto Toledo was killed in Michoacán, the fourth news professional to be executed in Mexico in one month. A news correspondent reports on this killing and on a renewed push by President López Obrador to […]
Extra Edition: Children Orphaned by Covid.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 PROGRAM # 9522 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Children Orphaned During Pandemic. Millions of children are being left orphaned after one or both parents died of Covid-19. Some call this a hidden and global pandemic within the pandemic. What are the new challenges facing these families? How are they coping with the […]
Arizona Gubernatorial Hopeful Marco López. Also, Sinema in the Crosshairs.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 PROGRAM # 9523 12:00 PM PT Arizona Gubernatorial Hopeful Marco López. Former border city mayor Marco López is running for governor of Arizona pledging support for immigration reform. A Phoenix businessman who served in the Obama administration, he discusses his agenda to support DACA beneficiaries and immigrant families. He also talks about […]
Cuba’s Vaccine Success. Also, Young Latinos at Higher Risk of Colon Cancer.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 PROGRAM # 9521 12:00 PM PT Cuba’s Vaccine Success. Cuba reports an extraordinary Covid19 vaccination success, surpassing richer countries, based on four Covid vaccines developed in the island, vaccines that can be used for low-income nations. A Cuban scientist talks about these developments. He also discusses the efforts to get the Cuban […]
Extra Edition: California Heads for Universal Health Care. (Repeat). Also, Restoring Safety Net for Immigrant Families.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 PROGRAM # 9519 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: California Heads for Universal Health Care. (Repeat). A state health care bill to create a single-payer system is moving forward in the California legislature. Known as CalCare, the plan would get rid of private insurers and would provide government-run coverage for all residents in the […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 PROGRAM # 9520 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Justice Breyer is retiring from the Supreme Court and President Biden promised to nominate a Black woman. With a conservative supermajority in the court, what’s at stake? What can immigrants expect? In other news, Florida Gov. DeSantis and Republicans in the state Senate are […]
A National Blood Crisis.
MONDAY, JANUARY 31 PROGRAM # 9518 12:00 PM PT A National Blood Crisis. A hospital in Los Angeles was forced this month to temporarily close its trauma center because it ran out of blood for patients. This is part of a national blood crisis, “the worst blood shortage in over a decade,” according to humanitarian […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 28 PROGRAM # 9517 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. President López Obrador appointed two former governors from the party that ruled Mexico for decades as consuls of Mexico. The nominations have sparked pointed questions from career diplomats and anti-corruption activists, in reference to the corruption scandals surrounding one of the politicians-turned-diplomats. In another […]
Extra Edition: Historic Overtime Pay for Farmworkers. Also, Reaching Out to the Unvaccinated.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27 PROGRAM # 9515 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Historic Overtime Pay for Farmworkers. California farmworkers have now the right to get the same overtime pay that most other workers have. The new law, first of its kind in the nation, began taking full effect on January 1st for most businesses and farms. A […]
Disaster Relief for Small Businesses and Homeowners. Also, Biden’s Climate Record After One Year in Office.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27 PROGRAM # 9516 12:00 PM PT Disaster Relief for Small Businesses and Homeowners. Federal authorities are providing disaster assistance loans to small business owners, farmers and homeowners and renters affected by the wildfires in the West. Many people who suffered losses were not able to get FEMA aid. Other federal agencies are […]
