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Puerto Rico Governor: Colonialism Is at the Root of the Country’s Debt Crisis
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló is “nudging” Congress to consider Puerto Rico statehood this summer, a controversial...
NYPD Officer Fatally Shot While Sitting in Police Vehicle
By Staff – New York Police Department Officer Miosotis Familia was fatally shot while sitting in her police vehicle in the...
Top Latinas from Obama White House Want To Help Nonprofits Use Technology for Good
Cecilia Muñoz wasn’t just the Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council and Director of the White House Office of...
Census Bureau: America Is Getting Older and More Diverse Every Year
The United States population is becoming older and more diverse, according to the Census Bureau. A new Associated Press report reveals that...
New Study Shows Positive Effects of Pre-K Programs on Latinx Communities
Today in the United States, three-fourths of young children attend preschool programs. But for Hispanic and Latinx communities, the...
Twin Earthquakes Shake Western Guatemala This June, Killing 5
On Wednesday, June 14, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off of Guatemala’s Pacific coast, leaving five dead and at least seven more...
A Year of Erasure: the Aftermath of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting
On Monday, June 12, Rochesterians gathered at the Bachelor Forum, a local gay bar, to mark the one year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub...
Raul Castro Set to Step Down as Cuban President Next Year
Raul Castro, the President of Cuba, is ready to retire. The second most famous Castro brother announced earlier this month that in 2018 he...
Man Dies at the Hands of Off-Duty Police Officer’s Spouse
Eyewitness video reveals that Terry Thompson, the husband of a Texas sheriff’s deputy, applied what has been deemed an illegal...
Puerto Rico Cast Their Vote
In the midst of an unprecedented economic and fiscal crisis, Puerto Rico held its fifth status referendum in 50 years last Sunday,...
