New survey finds rising pessimism among US Hispanics
Read full article: New survey finds rising pessimism among US HispanicsAs the first year of President Donald Trump's second term comes to a close, two new polls from the Pew Research Center find that Hispanic adults are increasingly unhappy with the way his administration is handling the economy and immigration, issues that were key for voters during last yearโs election.
How Hispanics' views of Trump have changed since January, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Read full article: How Hispanics' views of Trump have changed since January, according to a new AP-NORC pollA new poll shows President Donald Trumpโs favorability has fallen among Hispanic adults since the beginning of the year, a potential warning sign from a key constituency that helped secure his victory in the 2024 election.
Itโs the economy, estรบpido: New Jersey governor's race tests Democrats' efforts to win back Latinos
Read full article: Itโs the economy, estรบpido: New Jersey governor's race tests Democrats' efforts to win back LatinosThe New Jersey gubernatorial primary has emerged as a crucial test for Democrats seeking to regain Latino support nationally.
In hard-fought Pennsylvania, fast-growing Hispanic communities present a test for Harris and Trump
Read full article: In hard-fought Pennsylvania, fast-growing Hispanic communities present a test for Harris and TrumpIn a stretch of what once was Pennsylvania steel country, Democrats and Republicans are looking to test their strength with Latino voters.
Awareness of 'Latinx' increases among US Latinos, and 'Latine' emerges as an alternative
Read full article: Awareness of 'Latinx' increases among US Latinos, and 'Latine' emerges as an alternativeOver the last few years, various terms have emerged to describe those in the U.S. with roots in Latin America and Spain.
Hispanic Heritage Month puts diversity and culture at the forefront
Read full article: Hispanic Heritage Month puts diversity and culture at the forefrontHuge celebrations across the U.S. are expected to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, an annual tradition that showcases the awe-inspiring diversity and culture of Hispanic people.
Mayor appoints city of Jacksonville's first Hispanic Outreach Coordinator
Read full article: Mayor appoints city of Jacksonville's first Hispanic Outreach CoordinatorMayor Donna Deegan appointed Yanira "Yaya" Cardona to serve in the role. She will help plan community events tailored to the needs of the Hispanic community, one of Duval Countyโs fastest growing populations over the last decade.
Guatemalan 18-year-old accused of manslaughter in death of St. Johns County deputy brings in civil attorney
Read full article: Guatemalan 18-year-old accused of manslaughter in death of St. Johns County deputy brings in civil attorneyThe man accused of manslaughter in the death of a St. Johns County deputy earlier this year has retained a civil attorney in the case.

Too dark to be Latino: Sharing stories from the Afro-Latino perspective
Read full article: Too dark to be Latino: Sharing stories from the Afro-Latino perspectiveAfro-Latino is a term that represents people who have both Latin American and African ancestry, and this community exists right here in Jacksonville.
Embracing the beat of Latin culture: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Read full article: Embracing the beat of Latin culture: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage MonthEvery year, from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Hispanic Heritage Month acknowledges, appreciates, and celebrates Latin and Hispanic cultures, as well as their impact on the United States.
Large numbers of Hispanics didn't pick single race in census
Read full article: Large numbers of Hispanics didn't pick single race in censusThe U.S. Census Bureau says 43% of Hispanics either didnโt respond to the question asking them to select their race or selected the โsome other raceโ box on the 2020 census form.
Latino voters crucial to Senate, governor races in Arizona
Read full article: Latino voters crucial to Senate, governor races in ArizonaThe turnout machine that left-leaning Latino activists have built since Arizona enacted a tough crackdown on immigrants will be put to the test in Tuesday's election.
LA's Black-Latino tensions bared in City Council scandal
Read full article: LA's Black-Latino tensions bared in City Council scandalCross-cultural coalitions have ruled Los Angeles politics for decades, helping elect both Black and Latino politicians to top leadership roles in the huge racially and ethnically diverse city.
Bill attempts to prevent political meddling in US head count
Read full article: Bill attempts to prevent political meddling in US head countA U.S. Census Bureau director couldnโt be fired without cause and new questions to a census form would have to be vetted by Congress under proposed legislation that attempts to prevent in the future the type of political interference into the nationโs head count that took place during the Trump administration.
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โIn the Heightsโ lifts hopes for a Latino film breakthrough
Read full article: โIn the Heightsโ lifts hopes for a Latino film breakthroughThe hype for โIn the Heightsโ has brought great expectation to the Latino community in the United States, which has been historically underrepresented or stereotyped on the screen.
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US life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWII
Read full article: US life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWIIAdThis is the first time the CDC has reported on life expectancy from early, partial records; more death certificates from that period may yet come in. Life expectancy is how long a baby born today can expect to live, on average. Black people now lag white people by six years in life expectancy, reversing a trend that had been bringing their numbers closer since 1993. Between 2019 and the first half of 2020, life expectancy decreased 2.7 years for Black people, to 72. Overall, the drop in life expectancy is more evidence of โour mishandling of the pandemic,โ Brawley said.
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US life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWII
Read full article: US life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWIIAdThis is the first time the CDC has reported on life expectancy from early, partial records; more death certificates from that period may yet come in. Life expectancy is how long a baby born today can expect to live, on average. Black people now lag white people by six years in life expectancy, reversing a trend that had been bringing their numbers closer since 1993. Between 2019 and the first half of 2020, life expectancy decreased 2.7 years for Black people, to 72. Overall, the drop in life expectancy is more evidence of โour mishandling of the pandemic,โ Brawley said.
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Latinos face barriers like fear, language in getting vaccine
Read full article: Latinos face barriers like fear, language in getting vaccineDr. Ingrid Felix-Peralta, second from left, and her husband Dr. Victor Peralta, second from right, administer second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers to getting COVID-19 vaccines, creating risks for public health as the coronavirus mutates and spreads. The poll says Latinos' willingness to get the vaccine is similar to the American public overall. โAs efforts to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine continue, trust and acceptance of Hispanics will be crucial," Leรณn said.
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โThe push was for us to uniteโ: Hispanic voters in Duval County make their voices heard
Read full article: โThe push was for us to uniteโ: Hispanic voters in Duval County make their voices heardIn Duval County, members of the Hispanic community say they saw more campaigns targeting their votes this year. โMost politicians, the wise politicians, at some point or another have addressed the Hispanic community,โ said Hispanic voter Carlos Bouvier. Out of 37,496 Hispanics registered to vote in Duval County, 9,289 are Republicans, 14,597 are Democrats and 13,004 have no party affiliation. โI come from an island where we have a big government with high taxes," said Hispanic voter Emilio Ruiz. Hispanic voters say also in their minds while voting were responses to disaster relief and passing the minimum wage.
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For many Latinos, virus deaths loom over Day of the Dead
Read full article: For many Latinos, virus deaths loom over Day of the DeadIt will sit alongside fresh flowers and Salazar's blouse on Day of the Dead, a holiday that Salazar actually didn't care for much. She decided not to schedule surgery until after Day of the Dead because she wanted to honor her mother properly. Ofelia, 88, is a fifth-generation altar-maker, and both were cultural advisers on Disney-Pixar's โCoco," a movie centered around Day of the Dead. Besides the pandemic-induced sadness, the Esparzas believe Latinos are more interested in observing Day of the Dead. โJust like Mother's Day and Fatherโs Day this year, this is when people go visit their loved ones.โUltimately, some say pageantry isn't what's important.
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The Latest: 2nd presidential debate is officially canceled
Read full article: The Latest: 2nd presidential debate is officially canceledPresident Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. (Olivier Douliery/Pool vi AP)WASHINGTON โ The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):6:35 p.m. The second presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden is officially off. ___HEREโS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHATโS HAPPENING IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE:President Donald Trump is convalescing from the coronavirus at the White House. ___3:50 p.m.On Saturday, President Donald Trump is planning to hold his first in-person event since testing positive for the coronavirus.
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US Latino civil rights group moves 2021 convention online
Read full article: US Latino civil rights group moves 2021 convention onlineLULAC, the nation's oldest Latino civil rights organization, voted Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, to postpone its planned national convention in Albuquerque, N.M., in 2021 over uncertainty caused by COVID-19. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)RIO RANCHO, N.M. โ The League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest Latino civil rights group in the U.S., has decided to move its 2021 national convention online amid concerns and health orders caused by COVID-19. The state currently limits the number of people at large gatherings and LULAC national conventions typically attract thousands of activists. The group still plans to hold a national convention in Albuquerque in 2023 because the city and the LULAC's local chapters made financial commitments to hold an event in the city. LULAC national conventions and gatherings have attracted presidents, presidential candidates, and international leaders.
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Drug shows promise in 1st largely minority COVID-19 study
Read full article: Drug shows promise in 1st largely minority COVID-19 studyA drug company said Friday that a medicine it sells to tamp down inflammation has helped prevent the need for breathing machines in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the first large study that primarily enrolled Hispanics and Blacks. The drug, given through an IV, tamps down a protein called interleukin-6 thatโs often found in excess in COVID-19 patients. About 12% given the drug needed a breathing machine or died within 28 days versus about 19% of patients given a placebo. This is the third time this week that companies have announced positive results from studies testing COVID treatments via press releases. On Monday, Eli Lilly reported benefits from a study testing its anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib when combined with the antiviral drug remdesivir.
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Biden courts Latino voters in 1st trip to Florida as nominee
Read full article: Biden courts Latino voters in 1st trip to Florida as nomineeโMore than any other time, the Hispanic community, Latino community holds in the palm of their hand the destiny of this country,โ Biden said Tuesday during a Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff event in Kissimmee. โYou can decide the direction of this country.โA win for Biden in Florida would dramatically narrow Trumpโs path to reelection. But in a state where elections are often decided by a percentage point, there are mounting concerns that Biden may be slipping, particularly with the stateโs influential Latino voters. An NBC-Marist poll released last week found Latinos in the state about evenly divided between Biden and Trump. โDonald Trump has failed the Hispanic community time and time again, and that's not a secret,โ Biden said.
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'Work like the devil': Biden visiting Florida to woo Latinos
Read full article: 'Work like the devil': Biden visiting Florida to woo LatinosBiden doesnโt need to win Florida to capture the White House as long as he reclaims the upper Midwestern states that Trump flipped in 2016. A recent NBC-Marist poll found Latinos in the state about evenly divided between Biden and Trump. Biden, who hasn't been to Florida since last October, has struggles with Latinos that stem in part from the policies of the Obama administration. In a further effort to promote Biden, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny and Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez have recorded ads decrying Trump with songs in Spanish. Biden has repeatedly criticized Trump for the slow federal response in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated it in 2017.
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On Western swing, Trump aims to court pivotal Latino voters
Read full article: On Western swing, Trump aims to court pivotal Latino votersThere is increasing concern about Democrats that their nominee, the former vice president, has not done enough to court Latino voters. Estimates from the Pew Research Center and AP VoteCast show that about 3 in 10 Latino voters supported Trump in 2016 and Republican candidates in 2018. Thatโs also consistent with long-term trends in party identification among Latino voters, according to Pew. Nationally, little public polling is available to measure the opinions of Latino voters this year and whether they differ from four years ago. After Nevada, Trump planned to visit California on Monday for a briefing on the devastating wildfires racing through the region.

These diseases are leading causes of death in Hispanics, officials say
Read full article: These diseases are leading causes of death in Hispanics, officials sayThe study was the first done nationally on Hispanic health risks and leading causes of death in the United States. Similar to nonwhite Hispanics, the leading causes of death in Hispanics are heart disease and cancer. However, though fewer Hispanics than white people die from the 10 leading causes of death, the CDC saw higher death rates in Hispanics when it came to chronic liver disease, cirrhosis and kidney disease. However, the study showed Hispanic women who have high blood pressure are twice as likely as Hispanic men to get it under control. This report reinforces the need to sustain strong community, public health and health care linkages that support Hispanic health, said CDC Associate Director for Minority Health and Health Equity Dr. Leandris C. Liburd.

Trump suggests tying gun measures to immigration after shootings
Read full article: Trump suggests tying gun measures to immigration after shootingsTrump has previously expressed an openness to tougher action on gun control only to back away under pressure from Second Amendment activists and the gun lobby. In his first public comments following the shootings, Trump acknowledged that "perhaps more has to be done" to address gun violence. His administration has overseen a ban on so-called bump stocks, but has not pursued large-scale gun control efforts. "That's a joke," Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio said on CNN's "New Day," Monday, referring to Trump's suggestion that gun control and immigration legislation be tied together. The President has so far not commented on accusations from Democrats that his language on immigration contributed to the El Paso shooting.

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