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These 3 out Latinx legislators in border states are tackling hot-button election-year issues
These queer politicians represent diverse constituencies while addressing topics like abortion and immigration.
LGBTQ Nation
Red states are redder. Blue states are bluer. And our politics? Hotter.
An exclusive USA TODAY analysis of the nation’s 3,113 counties shows a striking realignment since 2012 that has intensified the partisan leanings in states across the country, leaving only a handful where the outcome of the Nov. 5 presidential election remains in doubt.
USA Today
Election officials on threats to your right to vote
What’s happening in Georgia is just one example of how challenges to the vote are roiling the nation. And the question remains: Are recent changes to state election laws addressing real problems? Or, is it just politics?
CBS News
U.S. not extending parole program for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela
The Department of Homeland Security said Friday it will not renew the parole of migrants from those countries who are in the United States under the program, which is referred to as CHNV.
UPI
U.S. Experiences Its Largest Annual Increase in Immigrant Population in More Than Two Decades
Pew Research Center found that immigrant population grew by approximately 1.6 million people in 2023
The Latin Times
Republicans are trying to up their early voting game — but Trump keeps getting in the way
The former president’s rhetoric threatens to undermine a massive get-out-the-vote effort, some Republican strategists say.
Politico
Signs grow that young Black voters are going to show up for Harris
Harris’s entry into the race has energized young Black voters, and could be a difference in a tight race against former President Trump that is likely to come down to seven swing states.
The Hill
Harris Looks to Shore Up Arab American, Union Voters in Michigan
Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Michigan on Friday, seeking to shore up support from traditional pillars of the Democratic base – including union workers, firefighters, and Arab American voters – amid concern their support could be slipping.
Bloomberg
‘Trump is going to win’
Democrats are losing their grip on the Latino vote. I visited the Texas border to find out why.
Business Insider
False claims about the federal response to Helene are an ominous sign for the coming election
The flood of misinformation targeting the Biden administration’s response to the destructive storm is an ominous sign for the coming election, with the presidential contest between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris sure to trigger further attacks on the truth.
CNN
Haitian group’s court case against Trump, Vance referred to prosecutor in Springfield, Ohio
The Clark County court’s decision was announced in a statement by City of Springfield officials in Ohio after a nonprofit sought to file charges against the 2024 Republican nominees for president and vice president for repeatedly claiming Haitian immigrants were eating pets in Springfield despite lacking any evidence.
USA Today
GOP lawmaker yells “Go back to where you came from!” at Native American Democrat
He then went on Facebook and called homosexuality an “abomination” and trans people “demonically influenced.”
LGBTQ Nation
Representation matters: LGBTQ+ Latinos deserve to be seen and celebrated onscreen
Research from The Trevor Project describes the unique challenges that young LGBTQ+ Latinos face and how that impacts their mental health. Latino families tend to be very religious and lean more conservative. These views create a culture of heteronormativity and rigid gender constructs that we call ‘machismo’ or toxic masculinity. This creates additional struggles for LGBTQ+ people, especially those who challenge feminine and masculine constructs.
Into
‘I’ve dealt with anti-hillbilly bigotry all my life’: Barbara Kingsolver on JD Vance, the real Appalachia and why Demon Copperhead was such a hit
As the Pulitzer-winning author’s little-known debut – about the 1983 Arizona miners’ strike – is published in the UK, she discusses the roots of division in the US, her wild childhood, and putting the story straight about where she’s from
The Guardian
A year after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, 4 Americans are still being held hostage
Four Americans are among the dozens of hostages still believed to be alive after being kidnapped a year ago in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
USA Today
For small cities across Alabama with Haitian populations, Springfield is a cautionary tale
Amid this mounting tension, a bipartisan group of local religious leaders, law enforcement officials and residents across Alabama sees the fallout in Springfield as a cautionary tale. They’ve been taking steps to help integrate the state’s Haitian population in the small cities where they live.
AP News
Where In The World is Carmen Sandiego?
Scholz on October 7: Germany will ‘never tolerate’ anti-Semitism
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday marked the upcoming first anniversary of the October 7 attacks on Israel, promising that Germany would “never tolerate” anti-Semitism while concentrating its efforts on a ceasefire in the Middle East.
dpa International
Nearly 1000 migrants cross Channel in record day
A total of 973 migrants in 17 boats reached the UK, beating the previous record for 2024
The Telegraph
European court says transphobic countries must recognize trans people’s names & genders
The decision is monumental and will help protect trans people across all 27 countries in the European Union.
LGBTQ Nation
Blue Plaque Put Up At Supermarket Where The Lettuce That Beat Liz Truss Was Bought
A fake blue plaque has been installed outside the supermarket where the lettuce that famously defeated Liz Truss was bought.
Huffpost
Tackling mental health stigmas in Afro-Caribbean communities
Figures show that Hackney is one of London’s most diverse boroughs, with a population of more than 250,000 and about 90 languages spoken.
Swim aims to help tackle the systemic barriers that affect black people in the UK’s mental health system by prioritising talking therapies over medication and hospitalisation.
BBC
A faith is on the edge of vanishing in Georgia after being exiled from Russia centuries ago
There is no priest and no iconography. It’s just men and women praying together, as the Doukhobors have done since the pacifist Christian sect emerged in Russia in the 18th century.
Thousands of their ancestors were expelled to the fringes of the Russian Empire almost two centuries ago for rejecting the Orthodox church and refusing to serve in Czar Nicholas I’s army — much like the thousands of men who fled Russia two years ago to avoid being drafted to join Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
AP News
Britain calls on Israel to show ‘restraint’ as airstrikes kills dozens on eve of Oct 7
Cabinet minister Peter Kyle made the plea as the start of the war between Israel and Hamas approached its first anniversary
The Telegraph
