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Sixth Mass Extinction.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 PROGRAM # 8967 11:00 AM PT Sixth Mass Extinction. In the most comprehensive study of its kind, scientists are warning that Earth is entering its sixth mass extinction of plants and animals. This “biological annihilation” is more severe than previously thought and up to three quarters of all species could disappear. The […]

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Posted in Línea Abierta, Environment |

Primaries in Five States; Biden Agenda for Latinos.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5 PROGRAM # 8966 12:00 PM PT Primaries in Five States; Biden Agenda for Latinos. Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington held primaries on Tuesday. Among the highlights: Missouri voters approved Medicaid expansion and House and Senate races in Washington and Arizona give clues about the upcoming battle for the White House and […]

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Posted in Elections, Línea Abierta, Politics |

Immigration Edition.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 PROGRAM # 8965 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services is announcing major fee hikes for people applying for citizenship, asylum, permanent residency and other immigration benefits, imposing more burdens on low-income immigrants and increasing the wait to become a citizen. An advocate talks about this and about […]

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Posted in Immigration, Línea Abierta, Politics |

Monarch Butterfly and Vaquita Marina.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 PROGRAM # 8964 11:00 AM PT Monarch Butterfly and Vaquita Marina. The Vaquita is considered the most endangered marine mammal in the world and lives in the Gulf of California. Due to overfishing, today there are less than 100 vaquitas in the world. Likewise, the monarch butterfly population, that used to be […]

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Posted in Línea Abierta, Environment |

Coronavirus News Roundup. Heals vs Heroes Act. El Paso Massacre: On Year Later.

MONDAY, AUGUST 3 PROGRAM # 8963 12:00 PM PT Coronavirus News Roundup. News correspondents report on new coronavirus hot spots in the US, the worst-hit country in the world. They report on the response to the pandemic in states where Covid-19 is getting worse and areas where infections are slowing down. Heals vs Heroes Act. […]

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Posted in Coronavirus/COVID-19, Línea Abierta, Politics, Health |

Mexico Edition.

FRIDAY, JULY 31 PROGRAM # 8962 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Analysts comment on the trial for corruption charges of former Mexico’s oil boss, who is now a cooperating witness and may implicate previous presidents. And news about the fight against Covid-19 in Mexico, a country with some of the highest death tolls. Photo: 24 Morelos/Facebook […]

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Posted in Línea Abierta, Mexico, Politics |

Remembering El Paso Massacre. Also, Election Update.

THURSDAY, JULY 30 PROGRAM # 8960 11:00 AM PT Remembering El Paso Massacre. On the first anniversary of the massacre in El Paso and the ensuing series of mass raids against Latinos working on poultry plants in Mississippi, community leaders gather in a virtual session to denounce the prevailing rhetoric and policies of White supremacy […]

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Posted in Elections, Línea Abierta, Politics |

Coronavirus: Extra Edition.

THURSDAY, JULY 30 PROGRAM # 8960 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. Latino organizations are asking OSHA to provide emergency temporary standards for companies to protect employees against Covid-19, especially for essential meat and poultry workers. Latino workers are overrepresented in food-processing production jobs and are overly exposed to Covid-19. Advocates comment on recent coronavirus […]

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Posted in Coronavirus/COVID-19, Línea Abierta, Health |

Stimulus Bill and Immigrant Families. Also, Covid-19 Contact Tracing in Migrant Communities.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 PROGRAM # 8959 12:00 PM PT Stimulus Bill and Immigrant Families. Senate Republicans released a bill, the Heals Act, announced as the latest relief plan for the Covid-19 crisis. The new package continues imposing penalties on immigrants, excluding immigrant families from the stimulus checks and raising fees on all immigration applications. Today, […]

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Posted in Coronavirus/COVID-19, Economy, Immigration, Línea Abierta, Politics, Health |

Immigration Edition.

TUESDAY, JULY 28 PROGRAM # 8958 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. President Trump signed an order that would prevent the undocumented from being counted when US congressional districts are redrawn during redistricting. Under this new policy, the Census Bureau would have to revise the enumeration from the 2020 Census to remove immigrants from each state’s […]

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Posted in CENSO 2020, Immigration, Youth, Línea Abierta, Politics |

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