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Los Angeles Times columnist sounds alarm about mass layoffs of Latino journalists

The layoffs cut the staff of De Los, the newspaper’s digital edition to Latino coverage resulted in 38% of its Latino caucus members receiving pink slips

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Puerto Rican Afro-Caribbean community argues it needs legal protection against hairstyle discrimination

In the continental United States, Texas and least 23 other states have passed a version of what has been labeled as the CROWN Act, which stands for “Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair.”

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Nearly four million new Latino eligible voters since 2020, Hispanic youth vote on the rise, says Pew Research Center

Latinos have become the second fastest growing major ethnic group in the United States since 2020, just behind Asian Americans, the report says, but the actual number of Hispanic eligible voters has increased twice as much as Asian Americans since the last election cycle

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Democrats to pour millions into capturing votes from Latinos and "people of color"

Democrats announced Tuesday that they are spending at least $35 million this election cycle to "persuade and mobilize" Latino, Black, Asian American, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian voters to help the party win control of the U.S. House in November

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King Charles could abdicate throne early and turn crown over to Prince William, say royal experts

Speculation arose among royal experts just as Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced she was stepping down on Jan. 14 to turn her throne over to her 55-year-old son

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Biden loses support as 20 percent of Hispanic and Black voters seek third party alternative: USA TODAY poll

The poll, which was published Monday evening says that the president is heading into the election year “showing alarming weakness among stalwarts of the Democratic base, with Donald Trump leading among Hispanic voters and young people”

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Lone Star journalist collects Christmas presents for underprivileged children

Beto Rodriguez had a dream: Create charitable project, now known as ‘Toys-4-Smiles,’ to collect Christmas presents for underprivileged children. Last year he was able to help 493 families.

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UnidosUS Survey: Latinos most concerned about inflation, jobs and health care costs

Hispanics ranked social issues such as abortion, climate change and “racial justice” lower on their list of concerns

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Biden proclaims Dec. 7 "Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day" to honor American heroes

Biden said Americans should take time in their day on the anniversary going forward to remember those American heroes who died in service to their country the day of the Japanese attack

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Supreme Court Justices mourn Sandra Day O'Connor’s passing, hail her as "another American hero"

She trailblazed a legacy of cases that were later studied in law schools before she herself joined the academic world at University of Arizona’s James E. Roger’s College of Law in 2006