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Marcela García

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Massachusetts quiere cargar impuestos a los dulces, pero no a los jets privados

La gobernadora de Massachusetts, Maura Healey, propone gravar la venta de dulces. Pero, ¿no sería mejor cobrar impuestos por la venta de jets...

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A sweet deal? Massachusetts moves to tax candy

Massachusetts lawmakers have a choice: Do they tax the kid buying a Snickers at the corner store, or the executive flying a private jet to Nantucket?

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Rumors, raids, and panic: Trump’s threat to immigrant families

The insidious genius of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda is that it doesn’t always require full implementation to achieve its...

28.01.2025 10

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La segunda embestida migratoria de Trump

Las propuestas de Trump 2.0 pueden parecer radicales y crueles, pero también son calculadas y deliberadas. Están diseñadas no sólo para provocar,...

24.01.2025 3

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Trump’s new immigration playbook

When it comes to immigration, the president and his team are not holding back — and they have learned from the past.

24.01.2025 5

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‘It’s not just illegal immigrants’: 3 columnists on Trump’s executive orders

The rush of sweeping executive orders President Trump signed on Monday, sharply curbing immigration, didn’t catch anyone off guard. Here's what...

22.01.2025 4

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Cómo evadir la prohibición de TikTok

Incluso con la sentencia del Tribunal Supremo confirmando la ley que prohibiría TikTok, todavía hay esperanza para la plataforma en Estados Unidos.

17.01.2025 4

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How to outsmart the TikTok ban

For those of us mourning the app, all may not be lost. Even with the SCOTUS ruling affirming the sell-or-ban law, there is still hope for TikTok in...

17.01.2025 4

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Los autos chinos conquistan México

La agresiva entrada de China en el mercado automovilístico mexicano con sus carros económicos es todo un fenómeno que pone de relieve su ascenso...

13.01.2025 4

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How Chinese cars are driving change in Mexico

Cheap, reliable Chinese cars are already delivering a major disruption to the world’s auto industry.

10.01.2025 8

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Another Latina has gone missing in East Boston. Will police do better this time?

Elba Portillo, 61, was last seen Dec. 13. Her family is desperately searching for her — and hoping to overcome “white woman syndrome,” the...

24.12.2024 4

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¿Es un Tesla la nueva gorra MAGA?

Los vehículos Tesla, que antes eran señales de virtud, se han convertido básicamente en el equivalente de una gorra MAGA, el famoso símbolo de los...

21.12.2024 3

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Is a Tesla the new MAGA hat?

Today, some of the proud early Tesla adopters are afraid or flat-out embarrassed to be identified as people who put $70,000 in Elon Musk’s pocket —...

20.12.2024 10

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¿Hasta dónde llegarías para parecer más joven?

El aspecto renovado del cutis de Lohan marca una nueva era, la de la cirugía estética “indetectable”. Ciertamente se siente como un momento...

13.12.2024 4

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How far would you go to look younger?

Today’s arsenal of antiaging treatments — both surgical and nonsurgical — is vast and ever-growing, but it comes with a hefty price tag.

13.12.2024 8

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Transparency in question: Fernandes Anderson’s culture of secrecy

Is there room for nondisclosure agreements in the Boston City Council?

10.12.2024 20

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Los prejuicios del “síndrome de la mujer blanca desaparecida”

No es casualidad que algunos casos de personas desaparecidas sean ignorados. Es el resultado de prejuicios sistémicos en la aplicación de la ley,...

06.12.2024 2

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Challenging the bias of “Missing White Woman Syndrome”

Gabby Petito's family is launching a television project called “Faces of the Missing,” which aims to amplify the stories of missing persons who...

06.12.2024 6

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Let Lawrence experiment with a partially appointed School Committee

Local elected education boards are a cherished American tradition. But that doesn’t make them the best way to govern schools.

03.12.2024 3

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Trump’s war on the media escalates: Here’s why it should worry everyone

When press freedoms are at risk, the rights and freedoms of every individual are, too.

25.11.2024 4

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Want a say in how Boston’s schools are run? Get involved with the School Committee

The collective lack of attention to filling a seat in the Boston School Committee is as depressing as it is concerning, reflecting a broader...

22.11.2024 3

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El proceso silencioso que define el futuro de las escuelas de Boston

Muchos bostonianos se dicen partidarios de de un comité escolar elegido democráticamente y aún así pocos ponen atención al proceso en curso para...

22.11.2024 3

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Elizabeth Warren’s crusade against the rising cost of pet care charges ahead

The senator from Massachusetts now has her sights set on Mars, the storied global candy conglomerate that’s also the biggest vet provider in the...

19.11.2024 2

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Ruben Gallego’s blueprint for Democratic success

The way Gallego ran his Senate campaign in Arizona contains important lessons.

15.11.2024 1

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La estrategia detrás del triunfo histórico de Rubén Gallego

La campaña política de Gallego, electo como el primer Senador latino de Arizona, contiene lecciones importantes para el partido demócrata.

15.11.2024 1

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Did Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric resonate with one immigrant group?

At a time when Haitians account for many new arrivals to both the United States and the Dominican Republic, some Dominicans may have sympathized...

12.11.2024 1

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How Trump grew his Latino support in Massachusetts

How did the former president manage to score double-digit gains with Hispanic voters, an immigrant group that he has constantly demonized from the...

07.11.2024 2

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Fernando “Toro” Valenzuela’s far-reaching legacy

More than his baseball prowess, Valenzuela galvanized a new generation of Latino and Mexican fans on both sides of the border.

25.10.2024 1

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El trascendental legado de Fernando “Toro” Valenzuela

El legado de Fernando Valenzuela va más allá de su talento en el montículo. Verle jugar no sólo tenía que ver con el juego, sino con sentirse...

25.10.2024 1

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Why more Latinos aren’t rejecting Trump

Perhaps no other trend about the Hispanic electorate stumps anti-Trump white Americans more than the rightward shift among Latino voters toward Trump.

21.10.2024 1

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Las deportaciones masivas que el mundo ignora

La República Dominicana expulsa a 10.000 haitianos por semana en un contexto de extrema vulnerabilidad. Es un reflejo de lo que podría suceder en...

18.10.2024 1

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The mass deportations no one is talking about

On Oct. 2, Luis Abinader, the president of the Dominican Republic, announced a plan to deport up to 10,000 Haitian people per week, the largest...

18.10.2024 2

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Los votantes latinos y su influencia en las elecciones presidenciales

“El péndulo”, un nuevo podcast en español de Telemundo y Radio Ambulante, explora con eficacia los temas que más les importan a los votantes...

11.10.2024 2

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Beyond Trump-y: Harris’s delicate balance on immigration

Harris will be both principled and pragmatic in her approach to immigration and border policy.

07.10.2024 1

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The price tag of mass deportations? $315 billion

A new report outlines the devastating impact of deporting millions of immigrants.

04.10.2024 1

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¿Puede EE.UU. sostener la “Gran Deportación” de Trump?

En un informe publicado esta semana, el American Immigration Council calcula que deportar a 13 millones de inmigrantes indocumentados costaría a...

04.10.2024 1

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Why the myth about migrants smuggling fentanyl endures

Donald Trump’s list of false accusations against migrants is endless; it’s what his presidential campaign is entirely based on.

30.09.2024 1

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Las cincuentañeras son las nuevas quinceañeras

Las fiestas de cincuentañeras se han convertido en una tendencia emergente. Es una nueva tradición que les permite a las latinas redefinir cómo...

27.09.2024 2

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The rise of the cincuentañeras

The cincuentañera is a new tradition that’s allowing Latinas to redefine aging while partying in a culturally significant way.

27.09.2024 1

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How The Haitian Times is fact-checking Trump’s Springfield claims

A Q&A with Garry Pierre-Pierre, the founder and publisher of a US-based news outlet that has been covering the Haitian diaspora and Haiti for...

20.09.2024 1

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El Haitian Times no se da por vencido

Una entrevista con Garry Pierre-Pierre, fundador y director de The Haitian Times, el medio digital informativo que lleva casi 25 años cubriendo la...

20.09.2024 10

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To Latinx or not to Latinx

Despite increased awareness of the term, only 4 percent of Latino adults use Latinx to describe themselves, according to a new report. Why is the...

17.09.2024 10

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De inmigrantes y mascotas: Los mejores memes

La idea de que hay que tenerle miedo a los inmigrantes de color porque son diferentes y además intrínsecamente peligrosos es un terrible...

13.09.2024 2

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The best memes debunking Trump’s pet-eating claim

Naturally, the internet had thoughts about Trump's incendiary comments about Haitian migrants eating pets. Here are some of the best memes and...

13.09.2024 2

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The bus ride to nowhere

The on-time arrival rate of Boston Public School buses the first day of school was a shocking 34 percent. Why can’t the district figure out its...

09.09.2024 2

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Alerta de spoiler: ¿Sobrevivirá el perro?

La guía canina que te permite evitar las muertes de perritos en tus películas favoritas.

06.09.2024 2

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Spoiler alert: Dog’s fate revealed!

A free online database tracks over 180 categories of potentially triggering content in movies, TV shows, and books.

06.09.2024 5

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Are anti-immigrant ads effective?

Spending on immigration election ads already amounts to more than $350 million so far this year.

30.08.2024 1

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El dolor de perder a tu mascota

A medida que aumenta el número de gente que tiene mascotas, también lo hace la necesidad de que existan profesiones como las doulas para la muerte...

16.08.2024 2

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Losing a pet: I asked, you answered

As rates of pet ownership rise, so does the need for occupations like pet end-of-life doulas and pet loss grief specialists.

16.08.2024 6

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