Florida

October 30, 2020

Earlier in the year, Jacob Cuenca, 18, of Homestead, Florida, was excited to vote in his first presidential election. Now, underwhelmed by politics, he’s lost interest and switched his support to Biden.

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This undecided Latinx voter wanted police and prison reform on the ballot

The World

October 30, 2020

Neither of the main presidential candidates — incumbent Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden — speak directly to Ayuso's most pressing issue: getting rid of the prison system.

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2020 Election: The voting power of Latino youth

The World

October 21, 2020

VIDEO: Eight Latino first-time voters tell The World about their politics, priorities and concerns leading up to the November presidential election.

2020 US presidential election

Environmental groups work to mobilize Black and Latinx voters

Living on Earth

October 14, 2020

Surveys suggest Black and Latinx voters, along with younger voters, are more likely than white voters to view the environment and climate as their top concerns. The League of Conservation Voters and other environmental groups aim to help mobilize these voters this November.

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How Puerto Ricans in central Florida may decide the US election

The World

September 15, 2020

Florida is a must-win state in the race for the White House this Nov. 3. Whether President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden wins the state's 29 electoral votes could depend on a few hundred thousand Puerto Ricans in central Florida.

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The pandemic upended this Latino teen's senior year. Now it's upended his politics.

The World

July 21, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic turned Jacob Cuenca’s life upside down just before he graduated high school. It's also changed his politics. The Latino teen, who registered as a Republican in March, has switched from a reluctant supporter of President Donald Trump to hesitant supporter of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

Environment

EPA approves field trials of genetically modified mosquito

Living on Earth

July 12, 2020

Biotech company Oxitec is developing genetically modified mosquitoes in hopes of reducing local populations of mosquitoes that carry dengue fever, yellow fever, and the Zika virus. Now the Environmental Protection Agency has given Oxitec the go-ahead to test the effectiveness of these mosquitoes in parts of Florida and Texas.

Justice

Quest for racial justice in US must include environmental and climate issues, activists say

Living on Earth

July 03, 2020

Environmental pollution and exposure to risks from climate change are closely linked with a history of institutional racism in the United States. Heather McTeer Toney, field director for Moms Clean Air Force, says demonstrations for racial justice and police reform must also pay attention to environmental justice for communities of color.

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Las mujeres latinas: La clave para ganar el voto latino en las presidenciales de 2020.

The World

May 29, 2020

El camino hacia la victoria en las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos en noviembre no puede permitirse ignorar el voto latino. El poder del voto de las mujeres latinas, no obstante, va más allá de sus votos individuales: es probable que alienten a sus amigos y familiares a votar también.

Science & Technology

What private companies could mean for NASA space exploration

The World

May 28, 2020

It's been nearly a decade since an astronaut was launched into space from American soil. Wednesday, at Cape Canaveral Florida, the company SpaceX and NASA tried to end that streak on board the Falcon 9 until weather scrapped the launch. The World's Marco Werman speaks with Margaret Weitekamp, head of the space history department at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, about the future of US space flight.

Florida

Trump’s pandemic response convinced this Latino Republican to back Biden

This undecided Latinx voter wanted police and prison reform on the ballot

2020 Election: The voting power of Latino youth

Environmental groups work to mobilize Black and Latinx voters

How Puerto Ricans in central Florida may decide the US election

The pandemic upended this Latino teen's senior year. Now it's upended his politics.

EPA approves field trials of genetically modified mosquito

Quest for racial justice in US must include environmental and climate issues, activists say

Las mujeres latinas: La clave para ganar el voto latino en las presidenciales de 2020.

What private companies could mean for NASA space exploration

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