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Marcela García

Marcela García

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Haitians cling to hope as their country prepares to install a transitional council

As the council prepares to take the reins of the country, questions remain: How exactly is it going to quell the gang violence and return Haiti to a...

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A Latinx takeover at Coachella

I had never felt FOMO about Coachella until last weekend.

19.04.2024 4

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Los latinos brillan en Coachella

No había sentido FOMO por no ir a Coachella, sino hasta el fin de semana pasado.

19.04.2024 8

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Have presidential debates outlived their usefulness?

There are better ways for the public to hear from presidential candidates. I say good riddance to the televised presidential debate.

15.04.2024 4

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Auf Wiedersehen to dachshunds in Germany?

Wiener dogs, German shepherds, and even beagles are under threat in the European nation.

12.04.2024 1

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¿Auf Wiedersehen al perro salchicha en Alemania?

Además de la cerveza, no hay nada más emblemático de Alemania que las razas de perros dachshund y pastor alemán.

12.04.2024 2

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The strange tale of a former Holyoke city councilor

It’s striking that he got into office in the first place, but his brief political career is a symptom of problems in Massachusetts politics.

09.04.2024 8

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¿Debe Estados Unidos recibir a más migrantes haitianos?

Sí, el gobierno de Biden debe renovar la designación de Estatus de Protección Temporal para Haití.

05.04.2024 6

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Haitians are fleeing a nation near collapse. Here’s how Biden can help.

Biden should redesignate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status, which grants citizens from certain countries that are facing hardships a provisional...

05.04.2024 5

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What’s in a US Census question? If it’s about race, a lot.

The revisions raise important concerns and muddle the identity issue a lot more.

01.04.2024 3

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It’s time to scale early college high school programs

Massachusetts has been investing in the highly successful initiative that delivers impressive outcomes for students. But there’s still a lot more...

26.03.2024 8

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A $2 million gift to Chelsea’s La Colaborativa

Imagine being given $2 million and you almost miss the email notifying you of the gift because it went to your spam folder.

22.03.2024 3

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Un regalo de $2 millones de dólares

Imagínate que te regalan $2 millones de dólares y casi ni te enteras porque el email con la buena noticia se fue a tu carpeta de spam.

22.03.2024 3

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Make personal finance course a high school graduation requirement

Why wait to teach youth personal finance? We shouldn’t.

18.03.2024 3

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Justicia para un inmigrante guatemalteco

Además: Se logra una victoria en batalla legal sobre la custodia de un perro.

15.03.2024 4

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Justice for a Guatemalan immigrant

Plus: A dog owner wins legal victory in pet custody case.

15.03.2024 4

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What would we lose if TikTok were banned?

As a TikTok user, I stand in stark defense of the ubiquitous video-sharing app.

11.03.2024 3

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¿Por qué es importante aprender álgebra en el octavo grado?

Mi sueño recurrente tiene que ver con las matemáticas.

08.03.2024 4

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Why schools should bring back eighth-grade algebra

Lack of diversity in advanced math classes is a problem, but leveling down is the wrong solution.

08.03.2024 8

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I signed up my dog for a brain study at Harvard. Here’s what I learned.

Can science unlock the brain of my dog, who is both a bullyish rogue and an incredibly affectionate, sweet pet?

04.03.2024 2

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Readers reinforce the value of immigrants

I asked: Are adverse attitudes toward immigrants totally immutable? Readers replied.

27.02.2024 20

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Una comunidad adinerada acoge a 20 refugiados afganos

Afuera de Cambridge hay otra Harvard, una comunidad adinerada que resalta como ejemplo de receptividad a los recién llegados.

24.02.2024 6

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How the town of Harvard embraced Afghan refugees

Two families have lived in a historic house owned by the town of Harvard for $1 a month. That’s been possible thanks to the generosity of the town...

24.02.2024 10

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Are immigrants a burden or a benefit?

How to persuade anti-immigrant politicians and voters of the added value of newcomers.

17.02.2024 5

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¿Son los inmigrantes un beneficio o una carga?

Como persuadir a políticos y votantes antiinmigrantes del valor agregado de la migración.

17.02.2024 6

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Migrants’ next stop: Why not Wellesley?

The narrative that wealthier communities just don’t want to help is incomplete.

12.02.2024 4

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Las crisis de albergues y migrantes en Boston

Como yo lo veo, esta es una crisis multidimensional que tiene que ver con dinero público, voluntad política a todos los niveles de gobierno y sí,...

03.02.2024 6

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Has Boston done enough to help in the state’s shelter and migrant crisis?

The untenable situation forced Governor Maura Healey to convert the Melnea Cass Recreational Complex in Roxbury into a temporary overflow shelter to...

02.02.2024 3

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A small bit of good news for the children of missing East Boston woman

The two teenagers of Reina Carolina Morales Rojas, who live in El Salvador, will get a chance to apply for a special US visa that was established to...

29.01.2024 4

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Avanza demanda histórica de México contra fabricantes de armas

México está en su derecho de demandar que entidades extranjeras sean consideradas responsables por facilitar violencia armada en el país vecino,...

27.01.2024 6

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A win in Mexico’s landmark case against US gunmakers

The suit seeks to hold US-based gun manufacturers responsible for the deadly flow of weapons trafficked across the border that land in the hands of...

27.01.2024 7

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What has Biden gotten right and wrong on immigration?

Taking stock of Biden and the Democrats’ record on immigration policy ahead of the pivotal New Hampshire primary.

23.01.2024 10

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Otra muerte policíaca en Florida

El joven guatemalteco inmigrante involucrado en el caso no habla inglés.

20.01.2024 7

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Blame the victim: Immigrant faces charges in death of Florida policeman

The Guatemalan Indigenous teen involved does not speak English.

19.01.2024 6

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Family is left to wonder after killing of Lawrence woman

It seems futile to think about the ‘what ifs.’ Yet it’s also understandable that Mejia’s parents feel like they could or should have done...

09.01.2024 4

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Nicaragua explota a los inmigrantes

El presidente Daniel Ortega ha estado ofreciendo a Nicaragua como trampolín para los migrantes africanos, asiáticos, cubanos y haitianos que buscan...

06.01.2024 10

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Nicaragua’s weaponization of migrants

President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua is using migrants to pressure the Biden administration to ease American sanctions imposed on his political allies...

05.01.2024 5

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Curiosidades perrunas del 2023

Un año de enfermedades respiratorias misteriosas, perros presidenciales mordelones o clonados, perros robot policía y más.

30.12.2023 6

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The most important dog stories of 2023

Biden’s biting German Shepherd, robot police dogs, the most popular dog breed in Massachusetts, and more

30.12.2023 7

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Enseñanzas de Europa

Lo que Estados Unidos puede aprender de la Unión Europea sobre reforma migratoria.

23.12.2023 5

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What the US can learn from the EU’s immigration deal

The agreement, which still needs to be formally ratified, comes after years of bitter debate on how to manage an influx of migrants seeking asylum in...

22.12.2023 3

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Boston’s costly courtroom fight against a Black shooting victim

Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration — and its 14 attorneys — are ganging up on the mother of Terrence Coleman, a mentally ill Black man who was...

19.12.2023 10

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The holiday ritual of … stolen packages

Sadly without stronger action from law enforcement to elevate the cost of doing “business” for porch pirates, the great mass of package receivers...

16.12.2023 10

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La epidemia del robo de paquetes

Tres de cada cuatro estadounidenses han sufrido el robo de un paquete en los últimos 12 meses, de acuerdo a una encuesta realizada por el sitio...

16.12.2023 7

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What to make of Massachusetts’ lawsuit against neo-Nazi group NSC-131

The suit underscores that citizens don’t have to sit on the sidelines and idly witness in shock what NSC-131 has been accused of doing to promote...

12.12.2023 20

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El dictador Donald Trump

“Cuando alguien te muestra quién es, créele la primera vez”.

09.12.2023 4

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Donald Trump, the dictator

Trump has already shown us who he is — time and time again.

09.12.2023 4

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Shots fired: Normalizing crime in Boston

We were asleep but the rapid-fire shooting woke my husband and me. I have no idea why (maybe instinct?), but I immediately started to count them in my...

05.12.2023 2

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¿Qué hay detrás de la batalla en el Congreso sobre inmigración y Ucrania?

Sería un error de los demócratas ceder a las condiciones radicales que los republicanos exigen como precio para aprobar el apoyo económico...

02.12.2023 5

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What’s behind the congressional fight over Ukraine and immigration

When Biden tied the new Ukraine aid to border security funds in his spending package, he also opened the door for Republicans to demand unreasonable...

01.12.2023 2

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