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NBC News has reported that the Trump administration plans to end Biden's programs, possibly making those who have not yet received asylum eligible for deportation. Since then, Nicaragua has become a popular hub for migrants from Latin America and Africa trying to reach the U.S. Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard recently suggested that his government could retaliate with its own tariffs on U.S. imports if the Trump administration imposes tariffs on Mexican exports. VenezuelaDuring Trump’s first term, Venezuela was at the forefront of his Latin America policy. “You have to address Cuba’s impact on migration across the region,” said Trujillo, who is Cuban American.

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☆ Trump’s 2024 victory revealed voter shifts that could reshape America’s political landscape
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Here are five takeaways on the voters Trump won and what it means moving forward:The Latino realignmentA trend with the potential to remake the American political landscape is the huge shift in Latino voters toward Trump. Trump’s 1.5-point win in Osceola County flipped a location that President Joe Biden won by 14 points four years earlier. Trump’s performance similarly improved in Orange County, home of Orlando, where Biden won by 23 points in 2020 but Harris won by just 5.6 points this year. Trump’s gains are explained in part by his appeals to Black men, and his efforts to reach out to Arab American voters. Harris won by 10 points and 85,000 votes — short of the 14-point, 114,000-vote win Biden had notched there in 2020.

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Stefany Serna, 30s, Miami, Florida Working in Miami's high-end restaurants where she has developed a strong reputation among patrons. Thanks to an informal connection to her landlord, the costs for the home she shares with her partner are below market prices. Serna said Miami Springs, a small upper-middle-class city just north of Miami International Airport, is a place where everyone more or less knows each other. According to Zillow, the average market rent for such a two-bedroom in Miami Springs is $2,800. “But I’m afraid I won’t be able to stay here because I can’t afford it in the long run.”

Persons: Stefany Serna, Serna, ” Serna, she’d, ’ ” Serna, Zillow, “ It’s, ”, “ Organizations: NBC, Dade, Cuban, Miami International Airport, U.S ., Miami, ” Management Locations: Miami, Florida, Coral Gables, Miami Springs, U.S, East Coast, ”

Alvarez reflected on how it took her a while to understand the traumas of a dictatorship through her parents. So, it helped me to understand them and their generation, which has been called ‘la generación perdida’ (the 'lost generation') because so many in that generation lost their lives." The documentary ends with her most recent novel, “The Cemetery of Untold Stories,” which Alvarez published this year at age 74. Alvarez said that after arriving in Queens, she felt that her family “had lost everything.” But in spite of feeling like an outsider, poetry helped her find a new home. She produced and directed “Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined.”Bosch explained that Alvarez’s writing shifted the lens from male-dominated stories to female-dominated stories.

Persons: Alvarez, ’, “, ”, ” Alvarez, Langston Hughes, Hughes, I’ll, Nobody’ll, ” “, “ Julia, Adriana Bosch, “ Julia Alvarez, ” Bosch Organizations: U.S ., Harlem Renaissance, ‘ Locations: Queens, Dominican Republic, U.S, America, Americas, Cuban American

☆ Lauren Sánchez said she's taking Spanish lessons with her kids because her 'biggest regret' is not being fluent in it
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

However, she said she missed out on her grandmother and mother speaking Spanish all the time, which prompted her to take Spanish lessons as an adult. "The biggest regret I have is not being able to speak fluent Spanish," Sánchez, a former helicopter pilot and news anchor, told Garcia. Advertisement"Now I am taking Spanish lessons, and my kids are taking lessons, because it's something I crave," said Sánchez, who has a son with former NFL player Tony Gonzalez and two teenagers with her ex-husband, Patrick Whitesell. Related storiesHowever, 78% of Latino adults said that it is not necessary to speak Spanish to be considered Latino, the same survey reported. AdvertisementSánchez didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside business hours.

Persons: —, Lauren Sánchez, Elle, Nina Garcia, Garcia, Sanchez, Sánchez, Tony Gonzalez, Patrick Whitesell, Jeff Bezos, Eve Longoria, we're, Longoria, Melissa Wells, Conz, Mariano Sigman, Sánchez didn't Organizations: Service, National Hispanic Heritage, Business, NFL, Amazon, Hollywood, Pew, Latina American, BI, Business Insider Locations: Albuquerque , New Mexico, Spanish, Cuban American, de los Muertos, United States

The football stadium at Florida International University in Miami will bear the name of "Mr. 305" himself, Pitbull. The first-generation Cuban American rapper and producer reached a multiyear deal with one of the nation's largest public universities and Hispanic-serving institutions to have its Riccardo Silva Stadium renamed Pitbull Stadium, FIU announced Tuesday. Under the deal, Pitbull will be referred to as the “Official Entrepreneur of FIU Athletics." His efforts to promote FIU and FIU Athletics will include creating an “FIU Anthem,” leveraging his social media presence and appearing at one athletics fundraising event per year for three hours. The first school opened in Miami in 2012, and today 14 schools in five states serve nearly 10,000 students.

Persons: Pitbull, Riccardo Silva, Armando Christian Pérez, Athletics Scott Carr Organizations: Florida International University, Pitbull, FIU, Athletics, FIU Athletics, Leadership Arts, Management, NBC Locations: Miami, Cuban American

☆ Tara Shakiti will be the first artist from Madagascar to send her work to the moon
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Leah Collins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —From a young age, award-winning artist Tara Shakti knew she wanted to pursue a career creating paintings that empowered other women. Tara Shakti will be the first Malagasy artist to have her work sent to the moon. The main criterion for nomination is that artists’ work should have been included in a curated exhibit, collection, anthology or similar. Tara ShaktiThe artist was invited by Peralta to submit her work for the project after he discovered her paintings through social media earlier this year. “To have my work launched to the moon is an honor of immeasurable magnitude,” Shakti told CNN in an email.

Persons: Tara Shakti, Shakti, ”, “, NASA ”, Samuel Peralta, ” Peralta, Peralta, Leonardo da Vinci, Shakti's, Shakti’s, NASA’s, Tara Shakti “, Tara Shakti’s, Ada Limón, Didi Mendez, they’re Organizations: CNN, SpaceX, NASA, Codex Polaris, Heavy, Embassy of, NASA’s Europa Clipper Locations: Madagascar, Africa, Florence, Paris, Canadian, Toronto, New York, Embassy, Embassy of Madagascar, France, Cuban American

☆ John Deere backs away from diversity and inclusion efforts after a conservative backlash
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

NEW YORK AP —John Deere says it will no longer sponsor “social or cultural awareness” events, becoming the latest major US company to distance itself from diversity and inclusion measures after being targeted by conservative backlash. The move from the company known on Wall Street as Deere & Co. arrives just weeks after rural retailer Tractor Supply ended an array of its corporate diversity and climate efforts. Both announcements came after backlash piled up online from conservative activists opposed to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, sponsorship of LGBTQ+ Pride events and climate advocacy. “If it’s so polarizing that people just abandon it, then we all lost.”Legal attacks against companies’ diversity, equity and inclusion efforts have also drawn more attention following the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling to end affirmative action in college admissions. That doesn’t mean companies will stop their DEI efforts entirely, she added, but they may have to change language or find new workarounds.

Persons: John Deere, Robby Starbuck, Starbuck, John Deere’s, it’s, ”, Eric Bloem, John Boyd , Jr, John C, Deere, Bud Light, aren’t, SHRM, Johnny C, Taylor, Jr, Jen Stark, Donald Trump, Stark Organizations: Deere, Co, Tractor Supply, Conservative, Human Rights, Associated Press, Supply, Human, ”, Black Farmers Association, Deere &, Labor Department, Target, Society for Human Resource Management, LinkedIn, AP, Center for Business, Social, Heritage, Republican Locations: The Moline , Illinois, Brentwood , Tennessee, BSR, U.S

☆ How Biden’s Struggles Are Factoring Into Trump’s V.P. Selection
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Michael C. Bender | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Uncertainty over whether President Biden will continue seeking re-election, despite his pledges to stay in the race, has sharpened the focus on Donald J. Trump’s political calculations for choosing his Republican running mate. Such a scenario could help at least a couple of Mr. Trump’s top contenders: Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio, who is the second-youngest member of the Senate, and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, whose Cuban American heritage is central to his political biography. But among those in Mr. Trump’s circle who believe that Mr. Biden’s disastrous debate performance makes a Republican victory more likely in November, there’s another train of thought: that Gov. Mr. Burgum, also one of Mr. Trump’s top contenders, has executive experience from two terms in that office and a long career as a business executive.

Persons: Biden, Donald J, Kamala Harris, Trump’s, J.D, Vance of Ohio, Marco Rubio, Biden’s, there’s, Doug Burgum, Burgum Organizations: Republican, Mr, Democratic, Senate, Cuban Locations: Marco Rubio of Florida, North Dakota

☆ At Christie’s, the Show Goes On, Despite a Hack
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Zachary Small | Julia Halperin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The salesroom at Christie’s was packed on Tuesday evening, as spectators rubbernecked to see if buyers would compete for multimillion-dollar artworks at an auction house still hobbled by a cyberattack. Could she succeed despite the headwinds of a slumping market and concerns about whether a cyberattack might have compromised the financial data of Christie’s clientele? There were only four withdrawals ahead of the evening sales, as Christie’s salespeople worked hard to assure buyers and sellers that business would continue without a glitch. There was a depth of bidding not seen the night before at the contemporary art sales at Sotheby’s, where out of its 52 lots, most sold on just a few bids. Still, Sotheby’s managed to outdo its rival with a total of $267 million on Monday — more than double Christie’s final result of $115 million, from a total of 57 lots, offered on Tuesday.

Persons: Georgina Hilton, Rosa de la Cruz, Christie’s salespeople, Sotheby’s Organizations: Cuban Locations: Christie’s, Cuban American, Sotheby’s

☆ Carl Andre, Austerely Minimalist Sculptor, Is Dead at 88
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Randy Kennedy | More About Randy Kennedy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Carl Andre, one of the most influential and ascetic pioneers of Minimalist sculpture, whose career was overshadowed by the accusation that he played a role in the death of his wife, the Cuban American artist Ana Mendieta, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. His death, in a hospice facility, was confirmed by Steven Henry, a senior partner with the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York, which represented Mr. Andre. Mr. Andre helped establish the terms of Minimalism, which shifted the focus of art in the 1960s away from the heroic gestures of Abstract Expressionism toward rudimentary forms and industrial materials. He was a practitioner of the movement at perhaps its most austere, working primarily from a limited range of elemental metals along with granite, wood and brick. Typically employed in the standard forms in which any contractor could order them from a foundry or quarry, the materials were arranged directly on the ground, with a plainness and Pythagorean purity that brought to mind cairns or sacred tessellation.

Persons: Carl Andre, Ana Mendieta, Steven Henry, Paula Cooper, Andre, Mr Locations: Cuban American, Manhattan, New York

☆ ‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ a Story of Second Chances, Gets One More
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Brian Seibert | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 1996, a recording session was scheduled in Havana combining Cuban and Malian musicians, but the Africans had visa trouble and didn’t arrive. So instead, an assemblage of veteran Cuban musicians, some coming out of long retirement, recorded a collection of classic Cuban songs. This was “Buena Vista Social Club,” which became not just the best-selling Cuban album ever but also a defining artifact of Cuban culture beloved around the world. And now, almost 30 years later, there is a stage musical: “Buena Vista Social Club,” in previews at the Off Broadway Atlantic Theater Company. This newest project started a few years back, when a producer with the theatrical rights to the album approached the Cuban American playwright Marco Ramirez (“The Royale”).

Persons: didn’t, Wim Wenders, Marco Ramirez, “, ” Ramirez, ’ Organizations: Buena Vista Social, Carnegie Hall, ”, Broadway Atlantic Theater Company Locations: Havana, Cuban, Malian, Buena, Cuban American

☆ Help Wanted: Cuba's government turns to growing diaspora for investment
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

This migration wave includes many young people and "is having the greatest impact in history in terms of demographics, because of its composition," said Ernesto Soberon, director of Consular Affairs for the Cuban Foreign Ministry. Cuban expats have already invested in bed-and-breakfasts, eateries and other activities on the island, but Cuba would like to see more capital flow, he said. The conference is expected to attract Cubans living off island but with favorable views of their home country, including businesspeople, economists, and members of foreign resident associations. Around 2.5 million Cubans and their descendents now live off the island, Soberon said. "That will ultimately raise their standard of living so that they want to spend their lives here in Cuba and not abroad," he said.

Persons: Marco Bello, Ernesto Soberon, Soberon, Fidel Castro, Castro, Joe Biden, Dave Sherwood, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Consular Affairs, Cuban Foreign Ministry, U.S, Cuban, Thomson Locations: Cuban, Cuba, Miami , Florida, U.S, Rights HAVANA, Caribbean, Havana

The rally in the Cuban American stronghold of Hialeah is aimed in part at boosting Trump's support among Hispanics in Florida, campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said. Trump's support among Hispanics, the fastest-growing ethnic and racial group in the U.S. electorate, swelled during his 2020 campaign. In a Reuters/Ipsos poll in September 38% of Hispanic respondents said they would vote for Biden, while 36% picked Trump. The Biden campaign isn't sitting on its hands. "It's a political persecution just like Venezuela and Nicaragua,' said Fabio Andrade, a Colombian-American businessman who helps organize Hispanic voters as part of a “Republican Amigos” club.

Persons: Donald Trump, Octavio Jones, Steven Cheung, Christian Ziegler, Hillary Clinton, Democrat Joe Biden, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Biden, Trump, George W, Bush, Ziegler, isn't, Fabio Andrade, Nathan Layne, James Oliphant, Jason Lange, Jarrett Renshaw, Ross Colvin, Grant McCool Organizations: U.S, Republican, Florida Freedom Summit, Gaylord, Convention, REUTERS, Miami, Trump, Republican Party of Florida, Dade, Democrat, Republicans, The New York Times, Siena College, Reuters, Pew Research, Biden, Amigos, Thomson Locations: Florida, Kissimmee , Florida, U.S, Cuban, Hialeah, Miami, Dade, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Colombian, American

☆ Opinion: Israel-Hamas war’s endgame
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. Last week, as Israel continued its military response to the October 7 Hamas terror attack, its political goals — and potential endgame — remained a source of huge controversy. Join us on Twitter and Facebook“Take, for example, the Israel Defense Forces strike on Gaza’s Jabalya refugee camp on Tuesday. “Following the horrific massacre in Israel by Hamas terrorists on October 7, I felt an intense, relentless grief. Though Perry wanted to escape Chandler, he kept him around, because heaven forbid anyone saw what he was hiding.”

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MIAMI (AP) — When Félix Llerena arrived in Miami in 2017, he quickly got involved in the city’s politically active community of Cuban exiles. He's more skeptical of the former Republican president. Both sides will have to respond to a Trump criminal trial next year in South Florida on charges that he mishandled classified information. The GOP has been winning in Florida since 2016, when Trump flipped a state that twice went for Democrat Barack Obama. “What the Democrats have lost are the younger Cuban American voters,” said Dario Moreno, a political science professor at Florida International University.

Persons: Félix Llerena, Donald Trump, He's, Joe Biden's, that's, ”, Ron DeSantis, Trump, Democrat Barack Obama, DeSantis, Dario Moreno, Univision's Jorge Ramos, “, Fidel Castro, Castro, Llerena, Fidel, Television Marti, Barack Obama, Obama, ” Llerena, Biden, Nikki Haley, Mike Pence Organizations: MIAMI, Cuban, Republican, Democratic, Cuban American voters, Republican Party, Miami, Democrats, Trump, Florida Gov, GOP, Democrat, Florida Democratic Party, Dade, Cuban American, Florida International University, Llerena, Television, U.S . Commission, Versailles, U.S, Ukraine, Biden, Republicans Locations: Miami, Cuban, Cuban American, United States, South Florida, Dade County, Florida, Washington, Cuba, U.S, “, Havana, Mexico, Haiti, Nicaragua, Texas

"The alleged facts are so serious that they compromise the ability of Senator Menendez to effectively represent the people of our state," Murphy - who would appoint a temporary replacement for Menendez should he resign - said in a statement. "Behind the scenes, Senator Menendez was doing those things for certain people - the people that were bribing him and his wife," Williams said. A lawyer for Nadine Menendez, 56, who has been married to the senator since 2020, said she denied wrongdoing and would "vigorously defend" against the allegations in court. MENENDEZ HAS FACED OTHER PROBESThe investigation marks the third time Menendez has been investigated by federal prosecutors, although he has never been convicted. Bob and Nadine Menendez also each face one count of conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right.

Persons: Bob Menendez, Menendez, Chuck Schumer, Joe Biden, Phil Murphy, Murphy, Prosecutors, Damian Williams, Williams, Nadine Menendez, MENENDEZ, Robert Menedez, Jonathan Ernst, Ben Cardin, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Ted Stevens, Larry Craig, Wael Hana, Jose Uribe, Fred Daibes, Bob, Hana, Washington, Uribe, Daibes, Luc Cohen, Jonathan Stempel, Patricia Zengerle, Matt Spetalnick, Simon Lewis, Makini Brice, Andrew Goudsward, Tom Hals, Mark Porter, Daniel Wallis, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: U.S, Jersey businessmen, U.S . Senate, Foreign, Democratic, U.S . House, Representatives, Benz, Capitol, REUTERS, Republican, U.S . Department of Agriculture, New, Menendez, Daibes, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, Jersey, U.S, Manhattan, Egypt, Ukraine, China . New Jersey, New Jersey, Washington , U.S, Cuban American, Cuba, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Alaska, Idaho, United States, Washington, New York

☆ Harmonia Rosales’ ‘Master Narrative’ exhibition reimagines Renaissance art
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

A selection of her work in this vein is currently on display in the exhibition “Harmonia Rosales: Master Narrative” at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art in Atlanta. At the core of Rosales’ art is the idea that “storytelling is a journey of personal discovery and a reclamation of one’s cultural identity." Elon Schoenholz/Harmonia RosalesAcross 20 oil paintings and a large-scale sculptural installation, Rosales’ work challenges viewers to consider the universality of creation through a Black diasporic lens. Rosales' work demonstrates her journey towards empowerment and self-love, with figures in her artworks painted with features she used to dislike about herself. Every one of these (artworks) tells my stories.”“Harmonia Rosales: Master Narrative” is on display at the Spelman College Museum of Art in Atlanta through December 2.

Persons: Adam, ” Sandro Botticelli’s “, Venus ”, Leonardo da Vinci’s, Harmonia Rosales, Barbara, Rosales, Elon, Rosales ’, Olodumare, orishas —, Lucy Garrett, it’s what’s, ” Rosales, “, “ I’m, ”, Liz Andrews, —, Andy Warhol, ’ ” Rosales, ” “, Harmonia Rosales “, I’m, Regla, Harmonia, Black Mary, Virgin Mary, Helen Morales, ” Lucy Garrett, ” Morales, Yemaya, “ They’ve, Angelou, Saint Bartholomew Organizations: CNN, Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, University of California, European, Masters, Spelman College Museum of Art, Andy Warhol Museum, Museum of Contemporary, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, European Old Masters, Catholic, UCSB Locations: Britannica, Cuban American, Atlanta, Santa, Western Africa, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, Rosales, Cuba, Americas

Colombian-born Kugler, whose research has focused on labor markets, is the first Latina to join the Fed Board in its 109-year history. The vote was 53-45, with a few Republicans supporting a nomination that was championed by Democratic Senator Bob Menendez. The Senate on Wednesday also confirmed Fed Governor Philip Jefferson as Fed vice chair and Fed Governor Lisa Cook to a second term. Jefferson's success as vice chair will hinge on his ability to help Powell manage that process. Reporting by Ann Saphir; Editing by Paul Simao and Timothy GardnerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Adriana Kugler, Jonathan Ernst, Kugler, Bob Menendez, Menendez, Philip Jefferson, Lisa Cook, Cook, Jerome Powell, Powell, Michael Feroli, Jefferson, she'll, Derek Tang, Tang, Ann Saphir, Paul Simao, Timothy Gardner Organizations: Federal Reserve, of Governors, Capitol, REUTERS, U.S, Senate, Bank, Fed Board, Democratic, Wednesday, Jefferson, JPMorgan, Fed, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Cuban, United States, U.S

☆ Miami Mayor Francis Suarez suspends presidential campaign after failing to qualify for debates
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Francis Suarez, mayor of Miami and 2024 Republican presidential candidate, speaks at the Des Moines Register political soapbox during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced Tuesday he is suspending his presidential campaign, making him the first Republican primary candidate to drop out of the race. The longshot candidate's decision came less than a week after he failed to qualify for the first GOP primary debate in Milwaukee. "I will continue to amplify the voices of the Hispanic community - the fastest-growing voting group in our country," Suarez said in Tuesday's post. Suarez had pulled out at all the stops to meet the Republican National committee's qualifications for the first primary debate.

Persons: Francis Suarez, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Suarez, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Trump, Suarez raffled, Lionel Messi's Organizations: Republican, Des Moines, Fair, Miami Mayor, Trump, Florida Gov, Republican National, Inter Miami Locations: Miami, Des Moines , Iowa, Milwaukee, Cuban American, bitcoin, Tuesday's, Florida

☆ Ukraine war divides Republicans heading into first GOP debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Amanda Macias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Ukrainian Presidency | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The Republican primary debate in Milwaukee Wednesday is expected to showcase the deep divisions within the party over America's role in the Russian war on Ukraine. Scott Olson | Getty ImagesFormer Vice President Mike Pence was the first Republican candidate to travel to Ukraine after Russia invaded. He says the Russia-China axis is by far the top threat to U.S. national security and merits more focus than the Ukraine war. Tim ScottLikely Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty ImagesThe former New Jersey governor was the second Republican candidate to visit Ukraine after Pence.

Persons: Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Carlos Barria, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump, could've, Sean Hannity, Zelenskyy, Biden, Mike Pence, Scott Olson, they've, Pence, Putin, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tucker Carlson, Scott Morgan, Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley U.S, Nikki Haley, Kevin Lamarque, Haley, Tim Scott, Brian Snyder, Tim Scott of, Scott, Ron DeSantis, Scott Brown, Reba Saldanha, DeSantis, pushback, Chris Christie, Joseph Prezioso, Christie's, Christie, Francis Suarez, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Ronald Reagan, Mario Tama, Getty Images Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Suarez, Will Hurd, Hurd, Republican frontrunners Trump, Doug Burgum, Dan Koeck, Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas Asa Hutchinson, Drew Angerer Organizations: Anadolu Agency, Getty Images WASHINGTON, Republican, Milwaukee Wednesday, GOP, New York Times, U.S, Army, National Defense, Reuters, Fox News, NATO, Getty, NBC News, Marine Corps, Vivek Ramaswamy Republican, Former Fox, Iowa, United, United Nations, American Enterprise Institute, New Hampshire Institute, Politics, Saint Anselm College, NBC, Ron DeSantis Florida Governor, Republican U.S, New Jersey, New Hampshire Town Hall, AFP, New, CNN, Miami Mayor, Library, Getty Images Miami Mayor, National, Harvard, Republican Party of Iowa, Former, CIA, Disney, Doug Burgum North, Reuters North, Asa Hutchinson Republican, Washington Hilton Locations: Ukraine, Kharkiv, Russia, Ukrainian, Milwaukee, United States, Europe, Moscow, Iran, Siena, Fort Drum , New York, U.S, South Carolina, Ankeny , Iowa, Russian, Kyiv, Berlin , New Hampshire, Des Moines , Iowa, China, Eastern Europe, Arlington , Virginia, Taiwan, North Korea, Manchester , New Hampshire, Tim Scott of South Carolina, America, Ron DeSantis Florida, Rye , New Hampshire, Reuters Florida, New Hampshire, Goffstown , New Hampshire, New Jersey, Bucha, Simi Valley , California, Harvard, Former Texas, Texas, Crimea, Desantis, Doug Burgum North Dakota, Fargo , North Dakota, Reuters North Dakota, Arkansas, Washington ,

☆ Opinion: The Supreme Court rewrites American society once again
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Opinion Cnn Contributors | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +25 min

But learning the facts - that affirmative action is critical for fostering equal access and opportunity in our academic institutions -cemented my belief that affirmative action is necessary if we want to create an equitable nation. The court’s decision Thursday is consistent with its view that race-based preferences should and would have a limited shelf life. Jon Wang, who revealed himself as a plaintiff in this Supreme Court case, was rejected by Harvard but was accepted at and is now attending Georgia Tech. Affirmative action enabled my ability to experience different ways of thinking and to form the lasting friendships I have made. Affirmative action has been a tool used by many countries to ensure underrepresented communities are included in areas they normally are not.

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☆ 5 Things to Know About Francis Suarez
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a speech at the Reagan Library in California on Thursday evening, brimming with callbacks to decades-old Republican catchphrases like George H.W. Bush’s “thousand points of light,” Mr. Suarez declared his candidacy with a reference to one more — and to his own catchphrase from a Twitter post he made in 2021 in response to a venture capitalist who suggested moving Silicon Valley to Miami. It needs a mayor. My name is Francis Suarez, and I am here to help.”Here are five things to know about Mr. Suarez. Mr. Suarez was elected as mayor in 2017 with 86 percent of the vote and re-elected in 2021 with 79 percent of the vote — striking margins made possible by the fact that he faced only token opposition.

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CNN —Miami GOP Mayor Francis Suarez has filed paperwork to run for president, according to new FEC filings, marking the long-shot candidate’s formal entry to the race. “Conservative mayor Francis Suarez chose a better path for Miami,” the video’s narrator says, highlighting his approach to crime and support for law enforcement. High-profile mayorPrior to his first election as mayor in 2017, Suarez served a Miami city commissioner for eight years. As mayor, Suarez has sought to bring a new era of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship to his city, including promoting industries such as cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. In 2020, Trump lost Hispanic-majority Miami-Dade County – the state’s most populous county, which includes the city of Miami – by 7 points.

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☆ Francis Suarez, Miami Mayor, Files for a Republican Presidential Run
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Maggie Astor | Patricia Mazzei | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami filed the paperwork for a presidential campaign on Wednesday, setting him up to join an increasingly crowded field of candidates jockeying to overtake former President Donald J. Trump for the Republican nomination. Mr. Suarez, a 45-year-old Cuban American elected overwhelmingly twice to his post leading one of Florida’s biggest cities, is presenting himself as a fresh face for a party that has struggled in three consecutive elections as general-election voters soured on Mr. Trump. He is scheduled to give a speech on Thursday night at the Reagan Library in California. Supporters of Mr. Suarez announced a super PAC on Wednesday in tandem with his filing, beginning with an initial “six figure” ad buy in three early-voting states: Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada. The committee, SOS America PAC, is starting off on solid financial footing, with almost $6 million left over from its previous iteration.

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