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PNS Daily Newscast - April 16, 2024
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CO families must sign up to get $120 per child for food through Summer EBT; No Jurors Picked on First Day of Trump's Manhattan Criminal Trial; virtual ballot goes live to inform Hoosiers; It's National Healthcare Decisions Day.

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2024Talks - April 16, 2024
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Former president Trump's hush money trial begins. Indigenous communities call on the U.N. to shut down a hazardous pipeline. And SCOTUS will hear oral arguments about whether prosecutors overstepped when charging January 6th insurrectionists.

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The Yonder Report - April 11, 2024
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Housing advocates fear rural low-income folks who live in aging USDA housing could be forced out, small towns are eligible for grants to enhance civic participation, and North Carolina's small and Black-owned farms are helped by new wind and solar revenues.

CA: Human Rights/Racial Justice

Monday, April 15, 2024

Will California do reparations right?

By Erin Aubry Kaplan for Yes! Magazine.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Yes! Magazine-Public News …

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American teachers in training trek through Tijuana on their way to visit a school as part of a trip to foster cross-border understanding. (Rick Froehbrodt/SDSU)
Aspiring bilingual teachers cross the border to gain insight

Immigration is a hot-button issue these days, but people studying to become bilingual teachers at one California university are making an effort to …

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Profesores estadounidenses en formación atraviesan Tijuana de camino a una escuela como parte de un viaje para fomentar el entendimiento transfronterizo. (Rick Froehbrodt/SDSU)
Aspirantes a profesores bilingües cruzan la frontera para adquirir conocimientos

La migración es un tema candente estos días, pero las personas que estudian para convertirse en profesores bilingües en una …

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A groundbreaking study calls for philanthropic foundations to acknowledge past harms and support reparations for Black Americans. (NCRP)
Report: Philanthropy must play role in racial reparations

A new report said philanthropic organizations need to reexamine the source of their wealth, which it asserted often came from systemic racism and …

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Nationally, the percentage of adults with at least an associate's degree went from 38% in 2010 to 45% in 2020. (Daisy Daisy/Adobestock)
More Californians earn college degrees, but racial gaps widen

More and more Californians are going to college, earning an associate degree or higher but racial gaps persist, according to a new report. …

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The City of San Bernardino recently agreed to a settlement requiring that the city update its plans to build more affordable housing and scrap its Crime-Free Multi-Housing Program. (Matt Gush)
Two CA Cities Repeal Crime-Free Multi-Housing Programs

In the past week, two California cities - Riverside and San Bernardino - have repealed most of their "Crime-Free Multi-Housing" programs, which were …

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La ciudad de San Bernardino estableció recientemente un acuerdo que exige que la ciudad actualice sus planes para construir viviendas más asequibles y elimine su Programa de Viviendas Múltiples Libre de Crimen. (Matt Gush)
Dos ciudades derogan programas de viviendas múltiples libres de delitos en CA

La semana pasada, dos ciudades de California - Riverside y San Bernardino - derogaron la mayoría de sus programas de "Viviendas Múltiples …

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Stanford University, a leading private college in California, says it will continue to pursue all legally permissible means to ensure a diverse student body. (Marelbu/Wikimedia Commons)
CA Points Way Forward After Supreme Court Guts Affirmative Action

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has declared affirmative action in college admissions unconstitutional, private colleges in California will have to …

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La Universidad de Stanford, una de las principales universidades privadas de California, afirma que seguirá aplicando todos los medios legalmente permitidos para garantizar un alumnado diverso. (Marelbu/Wikimedia Commons)
CA da puntos a seguir después de que Corte Suprema negara la discriminación positiva

Ahora que el Tribunal Supremo de EE.UU. ha declarado inconstitucional la discriminación positiva en las admisiones universitarias, las …

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Statistics show hate crimes targeting Black people remain the most prevalent in California, rising 12.5% from 2020 to 2021. (Wachiwit/Adobestock)
Civil Rights Advocates Bring Groups Together to Fight Hate

Civil rights groups are forging connections to fight the rising tide of hate crimes. In a briefing from the Act Against Hate Alliance Wednesday…

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A new report finds the 2020 U.S. Census may have undercounted children under age 5 by 5.4%, and recommends greater focus on an accurate count of this population for the 2030 Census. (Malija/Adobe Stock)
Report Finds Big Drop in Children’s Percentage of U.S. Population

Children made up just 22% of the U.S. population in 2020 - and that's an all-time low, according to a new analysis of census data from the Annie E…

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A new report calls for apprenticeship programs to allow students to receive college credits for their hours, regardless of whether the program is completed. (Amorn/Adobestock)
Report: Apprenticeship Programs Need to Better Support Black Students

Paid apprenticeship programs are supposed to connect workers with well-paying jobs, but they fall short on diversity, especially for Black students…

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