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New prescription drug price hikes disproportionately impact Black and Latino patients New prescription drug price hikes disproportionately impact Black and Latino patients
Health September 27, 2024

New prescription drug price hikes disproportionately impact Black and Latino patients

Prices for prescription pharmaceutical drugs have skyrocketed, disproportionately making them harder for ... more

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Horchata Flavor? How the Tobacco Industry is Targeting the Latino Community Horchata Flavor? How the Tobacco Industry is Targeting the Latino Community
Health September 27, 2024

Horchata Flavor? How the Tobacco Industry is Targeting the Latino Community

One of the biggest concerns of community groups is about how the ... more

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How birria took over restaurant menus across the country How birria took over restaurant menus across the country
Food September 26, 2024

How birria took over restaurant menus across the country

Birria, which was once known as a regional Mexican food, has taken ... more

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Most K-12 public school teachers are women Most K-12 public school teachers are women
Education September 26, 2024

Most K-12 public school teachers are women

U.S. public school teachers have spent 2024 in the spotlight. The Democratic ... more

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LAUSD opens free clothing boutiques for students in need LAUSD opens free clothing boutiques for students in need
Education September 25, 2024

LAUSD opens free clothing boutiques for students in need

The boutiques are part of the district’s approach to addressing chronic absenteeism ... more

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Battle for Latina Votes: Harris, Trump Groups Promote Rival ‘Freedom’ Messages Battle for Latina Votes: Harris, Trump Groups Promote Rival ‘Freedom’ Messages
Latinos September 25, 2024

Battle for Latina Votes: Harris, Trump Groups Promote Rival ‘Freedom’ Messages

Political organizations supporting Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump ... more

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UCLA is the nation’s No. 1 public university for the 8th year in a row UCLA is the nation’s No. 1 public university for the 8th year in a row
Education September 25, 2024

UCLA is the nation’s No. 1 public university for the 8th year in a row

Key takeaways *UCLA earns an eighth consecutive top ranking from U.S. News & ... more

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Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients
Healthcare September 25, 2024

Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients

Latino and Black family doctors are more likely to hang their shingle ... more

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Has Harris forgotten her promise to the ‘Dreamers’? Has Harris forgotten her promise to the ‘Dreamers’?
DACA September 24, 2024

Has Harris forgotten her promise to the ‘Dreamers’?

Vice President Kamala Harris is backing away from her past promise to ... more

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Only 5 in 10 Latinos are considered financially literate Only 5 in 10 Latinos are considered financially literate
Economy September 24, 2024

Only 5 in 10 Latinos are considered financially literate

UnidosUS, the nation's largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, has always ... more

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Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month
Health September 24, 2024

Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month

Starting this month, Americans will be able to order free COVID-19 test ... more

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The road to the ‘American dream’: violence, sexual abuse and hell upon reaching Mexico The road to the ‘American dream’: violence, sexual abuse and hell upon reaching Mexico
Immigration September 24, 2024

The road to the ‘American dream’: violence, sexual abuse and hell upon reaching Mexico

They were two women and three children. They were relaxed, uninhibited. For ... more

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Newsom signs law to make it mandatory to teach Mendez v. Westminster in California schools Newsom signs law to make it mandatory to teach Mendez v. Westminster in California schools
Latinos September 24, 2024

Newsom signs law to make it mandatory to teach Mendez v. Westminster in California schools

A landmark court case involving an Orange County family and local school ... more

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Gavin Newsom vetoes a first-in-the-nation attempt to employ undocumented students Gavin Newsom vetoes a first-in-the-nation attempt to employ undocumented students
DACA September 23, 2024

Gavin Newsom vetoes a first-in-the-nation attempt to employ undocumented students

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Sunday that would have directed the ... more

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Newsom signs law to protect children from social media addiction Newsom signs law to protect children from social media addiction
Mental Health September 23, 2024

Newsom signs law to protect children from social media addiction

California follows New York state, which passed a law earlier this year ... more

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Renting in Los Angeles: A Not-So-Pretty Picture Renting in Los Angeles: A Not-So-Pretty Picture
Housing September 23, 2024

Renting in Los Angeles: A Not-So-Pretty Picture

Renting? Nearly a year ago, Councilman Hugo Martinez-Soto introduced a motion with ... more

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People in the U.S. die the youngest and experience the most avoidable deaths People in the U.S. die the youngest and experience the most avoidable deaths
Healthcare September 23, 2024

People in the U.S. die the youngest and experience the most avoidable deaths

The health system in the U.S. is failing, a startling new report ... more

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Élmer Mendoza: “Reading is a family matter. We shouldn’t blame young people.” Élmer Mendoza: “Reading is a family matter. We shouldn’t blame young people.”
Education September 21, 2024

Élmer Mendoza: “Reading is a family matter. We shouldn’t blame young people.”

Élmer Mendoza learned to read at the age of nine, which was ... more

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Will racism win? More than half of voters support Trump’s promised mass deportation Will racism win? More than half of voters support Trump’s promised mass deportation
Immigration September 20, 2024

Will racism win? More than half of voters support Trump’s promised mass deportation

Donald Trump’s plan to mount the “largest deportation effort in American history” ... more

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Social media companies engaged in “vast surveillance” of users Social media companies engaged in “vast surveillance” of users
Technology September 20, 2024

Social media companies engaged in “vast surveillance” of users

A Federal Trade Commission staff report released Thursday found that nine leaders ... more