Latin Times

Several organizations such as the NAACP and BlackPAC hit social media during and after the first 2024 election debate between President Biden and former President Trump to demand a clarification about the use of the expression "Black jobs" by the presumptive Republican candidate. The phrase was used by Trump when...

NAACP, BlackPAC among organizations demanding to know what 'Black jobs' are after Trump debate comment

Ahead of Thursday's debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the organization UnidosUS is reminding both candidates of the proposals Latinos want to hear in response to their concerns about the cost of living, wages, and housing, among others. The demographic, on track to reach 20% of...

Latino advocates urge Biden and Trump to make affordable housing a priority

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Bucks County Beacon

Donald Trump is now a convicted felon. This is an objectively good thing but you wouldn’t know it from a lot of the discourse in the media and online. Trump and his allies are attempting to claim that being a convicted felon only makes Trump stronger , and political pundits keep saying that a conviction wouldn’t impact the upcoming election . Even on the Left, there’s debate as to how Biden and Democrats should talk about Trump’s conviction.

5 Things You Need to Know about MAGA Republicans

Florida State

Florida Senator and potential Republican vice presidential nominee Marco Rubio discussed the debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump on Thursday, addressing what has become the main takeaway across the political spectrum: that the incumbent had a shaky performance that didn't help against the argument that he doesn't have the stamina to be commander-in-chief for another four years.

Potential Republican VP candidate Rubio says Biden is getting 'progressively worse' after the debate

Atlanta, GA

Donald Trump suggested that the mugshot he got taken at the Fulton County jail when he was indicted on election racketeering charges has increased his popularity among Blacks and Latinos. The remarks were made by the Republican candidate via telephone during a "Black Americans for Trump" event at an Atlanta...

Donald Trump suggests mugshot has increased his popularity among Black and Latino communities

Washington, DC

The Washington, D.C., city council has approved a budget for next year that allocates $1.5 million to fund a reparations task force aimed at addressing slavery and historical racial injustices. The legislation mandates the creation of a task force to develop reparations for Black residents who have been "directly wronged...

Washington D.C. approves funds for slavery reparations in next year's budget

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

Growing up in Southwest Virginia, I heard adults say that the same people who welcomed Jesus on Palm Sunday were shouting "Crucify Him" less than a week later. We don't know if they were the same individuals, but the principal makes a point that unfortunately, General Hospital actress Tabyana Ali is experiencing.

General Hospital gives an official statement after racists attack Tabyana Ali online

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

New York City, NY

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The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

The anticipation was high as Telemundo closed the ninth season of "El Señor de los Cielos" (ESDLC) this week, marking the end of Rafael Amaya's journey with the successful Super Series. The Mexican actor who brought infamous drug lord Aurelio Casillas to life announced that he would be leaving the series after a decade of prime-time dominance in Spanish-language television.

Rafael Amaya breaks his silence on departure from "El Señor de los Cielos" as fans criticize series finale

Margaret Minnicks

Many new laws become effective in Virginia on July 1, 2024. However, a law has always existed in Virginia, but some residents might not be aware of it. According to WSET, leaving grass clippings and other debris on Virginia roads is illegal.

It is illegal to leave grass clippings and other debris on roads in Virginia

Georgia State

Douglas City, CA

Daily Coffee Press

This afternoon, Kentaiwon Durham, the Douglas City Commissioner of Ward 2, entered a guilty plea for wire fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Consequently, Durham is mandated to resign from his position as a city commissioner.

Georgia City Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in $20K PPP Fraud Scheme

Texas State

The Texas Supreme Court upheld on Friday the state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, different outlets reported. In an 8-1 ruling, the all-Republican court rejected pleas from parents saying it violates their right to seek medical care for their transgender children. The law has been in effect since September of last year, with Texas being the largest of at least 25 states which have adopted similar laws.

Texas' Supreme Court upholds state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Venezuela's state oil company, PDVSA, has begun using tankers that sail undetected by radar to deliver oil to Cuba, as demand for electricity generated by oil-fired power plants soars during the sweltering summers of President Nicolas Maduro's closest political ally. The shift comes as the fleet of state-owned ships that...

Venezuela turns to dark fleet to supply oil to ally Cuba

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

Camden County, GA

The Current GA

A white sheriff’s deputy in rural Southeast Georgia has responded to a federal lawsuit filed against him by the family of Leonard Cure, a wrongfully convicted Black man from metro Atlanta who he fatally shot during a traffic stop last year along Interstate 95 just north of the Georgia-Florida border.

Camden County deputy denies excessive force allegation in killing of exonerated Black man

Florida Senator Marco Rubio refused to confirm whether he'd move out of the state if chosen by Donald Trump as his running mate for this year's presidential elections, a point of contention that arose given the impossibility that the two members of the ticket live in the same state. Speaking...

Rubio refuses to say whether he'd move out of Florida if selected as Trump's VP candidate

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas stated in a press conference in Arizona that immigration agents are "trained" to identify asylum seekers when asked about how migrants are returned to México despite wanting to request asylum. " "DHS officials are well-trained to listen for and recognize expressions of...

Mayorkas says DHS officials are "well-trained to recognize expressions of fear" in asylum seekers

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

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Most Americans plan to watch the first presidential debate between Trump and Biden

SEATTLE - On June 27, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will participate in the first presidential debate of the 2024 election, and the...

Most Americans plan to watch the first presidential debate between Trump and Biden

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