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C L E V E L A N D :Cuyahoga CommunityCollege (Tri-C®) will re-sume in-person classes ona limited basis this fall,with most courses beingoffered online given on-going uncertainties cre-ated by the COVID-19outbreak.
Up to 40% of Tri-C’sFall 2020 courses will takeplace at its campuses andtraining locations. Most ofthese courses involvehands-on training that re-quire face-to-face instruc-tion and access to special-ized equipment.
The return will comewith noticeable changesto campus life, includingsocial distancing proto-cols and health monitor-ing to safeguard students,faculty, staff and the com-munity.
The majority of fallcourses, however, willtake place online — adecision that allows mostTri-C students to limittheir potential exposureto the coronavirus whilecontinuing to work to-ward graduation.
“Our goal is for stu-dents to progress in theirstudies safely and with-out disruption,” Tri-CPresident Alex Johnsonsaid. “With this mix of
in-persona n do n l i n ecourses,w e ’ v etried tob a l a n c ean on-c a m p u sc o l l e g ee x p e r i -ence withnecessaryp r e c a u -tions.”
T h eC o l l e g eshifted allc l a s s e sonline forthe finalmonths of spring semesteras Ohio Gov. MikeDeWine declared a Stateof Emergency. Tri-C fol-lowed that by moving sum-mer classes online to buildupon efforts to halt theCOVID-19 outbreak.
The College expandedits technological infra-structure to meet thoseonline academic demands,creating more robust plat-forms that will enhancefuture e-learning.
Fall semester onlinecourses will be offered ina variety of formats, in-cluding:
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Tri-C announces plans to bring students back to campuses forFall Semester
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Registration is openfor Tri-C’s Fall 2020 se-mester. Such classes be-gin Aug. 24, 2020. Visittri-c.edu or call the En-rollment Center at 216-987-6000 for more in-formation.
More details on thephased reopening of Col-lege campuses and siteswill be made available tostudents and the commu-nity later this summer. Ad-justments may be made ifdeemed appropriate bypublic health officials.
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DETROIT (AP): Adramatic shift has takenplace in the nation’s opin-ions on policing and race,as a new poll finds thatmore Americans todaythan five years ago be-lieve police brutality is avery serious problem thattoo often goes undisci-plined and unequally tar-gets black Americans.
The new findings fromThe Associated Press-NORC Center for PublicAffairs Research suggestthe death of George Floydand the weeks of nation-wide and global proteststhat followed have changedperceptions in ways thatprevious incidents of po-lice brutality did not.
About half of US-American adults now saypolice violence against thepublic is a “very” or “ex-tremely” serious problem,up from about a third asrecently as September lastyear. Only about 3 in 10said the same in July 2015,just a few months afterFreddie Gray, a blackman, died in police cus-tody in Baltimore.
In the latest poll,roughly 3 in 10 said policeviolence is a moderatelyserious problem. Thosewho say it is not a seriousproblem has declined froma third in 2015 to about 2in 10 today.
Floyd, a black man,died in late May after apolice officer in Minne-apolis pressed his knee intoFloyd’s neck for severalminutes. Experts say thedramatic change in opin-ion about police violencethat has followed is anindication the country isgrappling with how to con-front centuries of struc-tural racism and inequity.
“I have long arguedthat we cannot have a ra-cial reconciliation in theUnited States becausethere’s not been an admis-sion of what has gone on,”said Wornie Reed, direc-tor of the Race and SocialPolicy Research Center atVirginia Tech. “The na-tion is constructed on (rac-ism). . It’s not an accident
or something thatAmerica decided to doon the way to its great-ness. It’s the meansby which it becamegreat.”
The new AP-NORC poll finds thatmore US-Americansnow think police inmost communities aremore likely to usedeadly force against ablack person than awhite person, 61%, upfrom 49% in July2015. Only about a thirdsay the race of a persondoes not make a differencein the use of deadly forceagainst them, comparedwith roughly half in 2015.
And Americans are farmore likely now than theywere five years ago to saythat police officers whocause injury or death in thecourse of their job aretreated too leniently by thejustice system, 65% vs.41%, rather than tooharshly or fairly. Fewernow think they’re treatedeither fairly or too harshly.
Changes in opinionsabout social issues are moreoften slow and incremen-tal, said Jennifer Benz, thedeputy director of the AP-NORC Center. Benz saidsuch significant changes canoften indicate meaningfulor lasting change has takenplace in public awarenessand attitudes.
“The data show note-worthy changes of a mag-nitude we don’t see veryoften, especially on long-standing cultural or socialissues,” Benz said. “Whilethis poll was certainly con-ducted at a moment of tre-mendous attention on rac-ism in our society, we haveempirical signals fromother data to suggest thatthese changes are not purelya reaction to the currentevents.”
Among white Ameri-cans, 39% call police vio-lence against the public avery serious problem, upfrom 19% in 2015, while35% say it’s moderatelyserious. Most blackAmericans continue to saypolice violence is a very
serious problem.The poll also found that
51% of black Americanssay they have been unfairlytreated by a police officerbecause of their race, com-pared with just 6% of whiteAmericans.
That includes Mississippiresident Sandra Smith, whosaid she and many othersshe knows have had un-comfortable encounterswith police over the years.Smith also feels many whiteAmericans are unaware ofthe fear or anxiety blackAmericans experience inthose interactions.
“I think it has reached itsboiling point and I say thatit’s like a volcano that waswaiting to erupt,” said Smith,a 61-year-old black woman.“And looking back on 400years of oppression of Afri-can Americans and the atroci-ties that we had to face to tryto even make it in this coun-try, when you look at allthose things, the rights thatwere not given to the blackman, those things build up.“
The poll finds about 6 in10 US-Americans say rac-ism is a “very” or “ex-tremely” serious problemin this country. Nine in 10black Americans, and about6 in 10 white Americans,say that.
Majorities of US-Americans across racialgroups say police use ofdeadly force is more com-mon against a black per-son, including 92% ofblack Americans and 54%of white Americans. Fiveyears ago, just 39% ofwhite Americans said po-lice were more likely touse deadly force against a
black person.Separate from use of
deadly force, the poll alsofinds about 7 in 10 Ameri-cans say white people aretreated more fairly in deal-ing with the police in gen-eral, while about a quartersay the race of a persondoes not make a difference.Nine in 10 black Ameri-cans and 7 in 10 whiteAmericans say white peopleare treated more fairly.
“My eyes have beenopened in the last month ofhow serious the problem re-ally is,” said Jeffrey Boord-Dill, a 62-year-old whiteman, who lives in Kentucky.“I think it was a problembefore now, but not nearlyon the level that I see today,and having people of colortell their stories and puttingmyself in their shoes fromthose stories, I can’t imag-ine how damn tired every-body is of walking out thedoor and wondering ifthey’re going to come homeor not. That, in this country,is inexcusable.”
EDITOR’S NOTA:Fingerhut reported fromWashington. AP videojournalist Noreen Nasir inChicago contributed to thisreport.
The AP-NORC poll of1,301 adults was conductedJune 11-15 using a sampledrawn from NORC’s prob-ability-based AmeriSpeakPanel, which is designed tobe representative of theU.S. population. The mar-gin of sampling error forall respondents is plus orminus 3.7 percentagepoints.
Online: AP-NORCCenter: www.apnorc.org/
Sweeping change in US views of police violenceBy KAT STAFFORD and HANNAH FINGERHUT, Associated Press
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WASHINGTON, DC,June 17, 2020 (AP):Democrats flooded Twit-ter and email inboxes thisweek with praise for thewatershed Supreme Courtdecision shielding gay,lesbian and transgenderpeople from job discrimi-nation. Republicans not somuch.
The court’s 6-3 rulingcame just two days afteran event that played out inthe opposite direction.Freshman GOP Rep. Den-ver Riggleman, who’dofficiated at a same-sexwedding, lost his party’snomination in a conser-vative Virginia district.
The two developmentsunderscored an election-year challenge facing theGOP: how to reconcilebroad national support forLGBT protections, evenamong many Republi-cans, with fervent opposi-tion from some of theparty’s die-hard conser-vative voters.
On Election Day, thatquestion will be easilyovershadowed by themoribund economy, thecoronavirus pandemic,the interaction betweenrace and violent policetactics and by Trump him-self. Still, the week’sevents point to a culture-war schism in the GOPthat Democrats are happyto exploit, even as Repub-licans struggle to preventmoderate suburban vot-ers from deserting them.
“This is something sub-urban voters support,”said GOP pollster GlenBolger. “And that is agroup that Republicansare having challengeswith.”
Polling illustrates theGOP’s dilemma.
In a December surveyby The Associated Press-NORC Center for PublicAffairs Research, 62% ofAmericans overall saidthey backed banning dis-crimination again gay, les-bian, bisexual ortransgender people inworkplaces, housing andschools.
That included around3 in 4 Democrats andnearly half of Republi-cans. That’s a turnaroundfrom more negative feel-ings people had two de-cades ago.
“Wake up, my Repub-lican friends, the times,they are a-changing,” Sen-ate Minority Leader ChuckSchumer, D-N.Y., saidTuesday.
Yet just 33% of whiteevangelical Protestantssaid they supported pro-hibiting broad LGBT dis-crimination. In a Septem-ber 2019 survey by thenonpartisan Pew ResearchCenter, 61% of Americanssaid making same-sexmarriage legal was goodfor society while 72% ofwhite evangelical Protes-tants said it was bad.
W A S H I N G T O N ,DC, 17 VI 21 (AP):Reguladores de salud deEstados Unidos leenviaron cartas deadvertencia a trescompañías por venderpruebas caseras desangre para detectar elcoronavirus, diciéndolesque no se ha demostradoque los productosdiagnostiquen elCOVID-19 de formasegura y precisa.
En las misivas, laAdministración deAlimentos yMedicamentos (FDApor sus iniciales eninglés) les dijo a lasempresas que susproductos son ilegalesporque la agencia no losha revisado para su usoen casa. A pesar de quela FDA ha aprobadoalgunas pruebas dediagnóstico quepermiten a los pacientesrecolectar muestras desaliva en su vivienda, noha otorgado permisospara que alguno de estosanálisis sea utilizado
Those voters are a cru-cial GOP bloc, especiallyin rural districts, and partyleaders cross them at theirown peril. The SupremeCourt ruled in 2015 thatthe Constitution ensures aright for same-sex couplesto marry.
‘‘It’s decided law” butsome Republicans are us-ing same-sex marriage asa “divisive political tool,”said Jerri Ann Henry, whoresigned last year as ex-ecutive director of LogCabin Republicans, whichrepresents LGBT mem-bers of the party.
Henry, a GOP strate-gist, said the battle overthe issue is “the exact thingthat will further alienatesuburban and independentvoters.”
Within hours ofMonday’s Supreme Courtruling, Democratic law-makers unleashed a floodof statements hailing it.GOP reaction was harderto find, with top Republi-cans like Senate MajorityLeader Mitch McConnell,R-Ky., mum.
Notably, praise camefrom two moderate GOPsenators, Alaska’s LisaMurkowski and Maine’sSusan Collins.
“All Americans deservea fair opportunity to pur-sue the American dream,”tweeted Collins, a four-term senator in her tough-est reelection race. Shecalled the decision “a ma-jor advancement forLGBTQ rights.”
Collins’ likely Demo-cratic opponent, SaraGideon, tweeted that thedecision showed Collins“will continue to be a reli-able vote for Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ nominees.”Gideon’s focus wasCollins’ pivotal 2018 voteto confirm BrettKavanaugh, whichDemocrats consider amajor vulnerability forCollins. Kavanaugh votedagainst this week’s courtruling.
Other Republicanswere less receptive to thecourt’s decision.
Carrie Severino, presi-dent of the conservativeJudicial Crisis Network,suggested the ruling wouldmotivate conservative vot-ers eager to ensure thatCongress, not courts, con-trol the law.
“The Supreme Court isalways a hugely impor-tant issue to conserva-tives,” Severino said Tues-day.
If the court’s rulingwasn’t painful enough forRepublicans, the opinionwas written by Justice NeilGorsuch, Trump’s firstSupreme Court appointee.Trump administration law-yers had argued on theside of employers whoopposed lifting the dis-crimination ban.
Trump has voiced sup-port for LGBTQ rights and
appointed openly gay Ri-chard Grenell to be actingdirector of national intelli-gence, though he’s sincebeen replaced.
But Trump has alsoappointed numerous fed-eral judges who opposedLGBTQ rights and rolledback federal protectionsfor transgender people.And the GOP has em-braced its 2016 party plat-form anew for this year’scampaign, a documentthat “condemns the Su-preme Court’s lawless rul-ing” that legalized same-sex marriage.
“Donald Trump hasracked up some firsts, andthat sets the tone in theRepublican Party,” saidCharles Moran, managingdirector of Log Cabin Re-publicans. But he added,“There are definitelybattles we still need to fightin some heartland areas”of the country.
Riggleman learned thatfirsthand last weekend. Hisshort-circuited attempt tobe renominated to Con-gress demonstrated thatwhile religious conserva-tives have gotten more at-tention lately for oppos-ing abortion, battlingsame-sex marriage reso-nates for many.
A member of the hard-right House Freedom Cau-cus, Riggleman was en-dorsed by Trump andevangelical leader JerryFalwell Jr.
But he was defeatedSaturday at a GOP nomi-nating convention in ruralVirginia that, amid thepandemic, was conductedby delegates who votedby driving up to a churchnear his opponent’s home.It was the only polling lo-cation in a district thatsprawls from northern Vir-ginia to the North Caro-lina border.
Riggleman officiated ata wedding last summer oftwo of his male friendsand campaign aides. Hesaid that during Saturday’svoting, a constituent askedhim to repent for conduct-ing that wedding. He saidhe responded he had noth-ing to repent for.
Riggleman saidyounger Republicans andthose who’ve have servedin military like himselfdon’t see gay marriage asan issue. He said if theGOP wants religious lib-erties protected, it mustembrace civil liberties, too.
“If we can’t get overhow other people live, Ithink the Republican Partyis dead in Virginia,”Riggleman said. And hevoiced no regrets for offi-ciating at the wedding.
“I wouldn’t change adamn thing,“ he said.
AP writers EmilySwanson in Washington,Alan Suderman in Rich-mond, Virginia, and ElanaSchor in New York con-tributed to this report.
Supreme Ct. decision spotlights GOP divideover LGBT rightsBy ALAN FRAM, Associated Press
EEUU amonesta a 3 compañías sobre pruebascaseras de COVIDPor MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press
exclusivamente en formacasera.
Las pruebas en casaconllevan riesgos debidoa que los usuarios podríanmanejar mal la muestra ointerpretar erróneamentelos resultados.
Entre las compañías querecibieron la advertenciade la FDA están: MedakitLtd. de Hong Kong,Antibodiescheck.com deEmiratos Árabes Unidos ySonrisa Family Dental deChicago.
En la misiva dirigida ala empresa de Chicago sehace referencia apublicaciones en interneten las que promueve“ípruebas de diagnósticode COVID en 15 minutospara toda la familia!” Entreotras violaciones, lacompañía afirmófalsamente que susproductos estaban“aprobados por la FDA“ yutilizó el logotipo de laagencia sin autorización,informó ésta.
“La FDA no tolerarádicha conducta, yseguiremos monitoreando
las pruebas que se vendenen Estados Unidos”, dijoel doctor Jeffrey Shuren,director de dispositivosmédicos de la FDA, enun comunicado.
Las compañías norespondieron deinmediato a correoselectrónicos y llamadastelefónicas parasolicitarles suscomentarios.
Las cartas deadvertencia no sonlegalmente vinculantes,pero el gobierno puededemandar a las empresasque las ignoren. Lasmisivas les otorgan a lascompañías un plazo de48 horas para reportar lamanera en que corregiránlas violaciones.
NOTA: ElDepartamento de Saludy Ciencia de The Asso-ciated Press recibeapoyo delDepartamento deEducación Científicadel Instituto MédicoHoward Hughes. La APes la única responsablede todo el contenido.
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BOSTON (AP): Gre-gory Minott came to theU.S. from his native Ja-maica more than two de-cades ago on a studentvisa and was able to carveout a career in architec-ture thanks to temporarywork visas.
Now a U.S. citizen andco-founder of a real es-tate development firm inBoston, the 43-year-oldworries that new restric-tions on student and workvisas expected to be an-nounced as early as thisweek will prevent othersfrom following a similarpath to the Americandream.
“Innovation thriveswhen there is cultural, eco-nomic and racial diver-sity,” Minott said. “To nothave peers from othercountries collaboratingside by side with US-Americans is going to bea setback for the country.We learned from Ameri-cans, but Americans alsolearn from us.”
Minott is among thebusiness leaders and aca-demic institutions largeand small pleading withPresident Donald Trumpto move cautiously as heeyes expanding the tem-porary visa restrictions heimposed in April.
They argue that cut-ting off access to talentedforeign workers will onlyfurther disrupt theeconomy and stifle inno-vation at a time when it’sneeded most. But influ-ential immigration hard-liners normally alignedwith Trump have beencalling for stronger ac-tion after his prior visarestrictions didn’t go farenough for them.
Trump, who has usedthe coronavirus crisis topush through many of hisstalled efforts to curb bothlegal and illegal immigra-tion, imposed a 60-daypause on visas for for-eigners seeking perma-nent residency on April22. But the order includeda long list of exemptionsand didn’t address thehundreds of thousands oftemporary work and stu-dent visas issued eachyear.
Republican senators,including Tom Cotton of
178 VI 20 (AP): Elgobierno de Trumpplanea proseguir consu enfoquebeligerante en elcomercio mundial,presionando a otrospaíses para quereduzcan arancelessobre los productosestadounidenses yquizás dificultar quelas importacionesentren en EstadosUnidos sin pagarimpuestos.
En testimonio anteel Congreso elmiércoles, elr e p r e s e n t a n t ecomercial de EstadosUnidos RobertLighthizer dijo que elg o b i e r n oe s t a d o u n i d e n s epresionará por máscambios en laO r g a n i z a c i ó nMundial deComercio, el árbitrodel comercio globalal que Washington haacusado depredisposición contraEstados Unidos.
“La OMC es undesastre“, dijoLighthizer ante laComisión de Mediosy Arbitrios de laCámara deRepresentantes. “LaOMC le ha fallado aEstados Unidos y leha fallado al sistemainternacional decomercio”.
Lighthizer se quejóde que, bajo lasnormas de la OMC,otros países imponenaranceles “muy porencima” de losaranceles que imponeEstados Unidos.
Los comentarios deLighthizer indicanque “él quiere forzara otros a reduciraranceles a nuestrosniveles y él va aamenazar con subirlos nuestros si ellosno lo hacen”, dice Wil-liam Reinsch, une x f u n c i o n a r i oc o m e r c i a lestadounidense queahora trabaja en elCentro de EstudiosEstratégicos eInternacionales enWashington.
Pero Reinschapuntó que EstadosUnidos aceptó losaranceles existentesen negociacionesprevias.
Si el gobierno deTrump quierecambiar las tasasarancelarias va aenfrentar decisionesdifíciles. Para lograrque otros paísesrebajen sus arancelestendrá que negociar yhacer concesiones. SiEstados Unidos elevaaranceles por su
Arkansas and Ted Cruz ofTexas, argue that all newguest worker visas shouldbe suspended for at least60 days or until unemploy-ment has returned to nor-mal levels.
“Given the extreme lackof available jobs,” the sena-tors wrote in a letter toTrump last month, “it de-fies common sense to ad-mit additional foreign guestworkers to compete forsuch limited employment.”
Trump administrationofficials have been debat-ing how long the forth-coming order should re-main in place and whichindustries should be ex-empted, including thoseworking in health care andfood production.
But the White House hasmade it clear it’s consider-ing suspending H-1B visasfor high-skilled workers; H-2B visas for seasonal work-ers and L-1 visas for em-ployees transferring withina company to the U.S.
In recent weeks, busi-nesses and academicgroups have also been voic-ing concern about possiblechanges to Optional Prac-tical Training, a relativelyobscure program that al-lows some 200,000 for-eign students—mostlyfrom China and India—towork in the country eachyear.
Created in 1947, OPTauthorizes international stu-dents to work for up to oneyear during college or aftergraduation. Over the lastdecade, the program hasbeen extended for thosestudying science, technol-ogy, engineering and math-ematics so that they cannow work for up to threeyears.
While congressionalRepublicans have beensome of the strongest sup-porters of eliminating theprogram, 21 GOP Houselawmakers argued in a let-ter to the Trump adminis-tration this month that OPTis necessary for the coun-try to remain a destinationfor international students.They said foreign studentsand their families pumpmore than $40 billion an-nually into the economyeven though the studentsrepresent just 5.5.% of U.S.college enrollments.
Michael Crow, presidentof Arizona State Univer-sity, which has one of thelargest international studentpopulations in the countryat more than 13,000, saidopponents of OPT are sim-ply anti-immigrant.
“They don’t believe thedata. They don’t believethe facts,” he said. “It’s anarrow view. It’s an in-complete view about howto drive economic growth.”
Critics counter that OPTgives companies a finan-cial incentive to hire for-eigners over Americansbecause they don’t have topay certain federal payrolltaxes.
The program also lacksoversight and has becomea popular path for foreign-ers seeking to gain perma-nent legal status, said Jes-sica Vaughan, policy di-rector at the Center for Im-migration Studies, a Wash-ington group advocatingfor strict immigration lim-its.
“The government doesnot require that there beactual training, and no onechecks on the employer orterms of employment,” shesaid. “Some of the partici-pants are career ‘students,’going back and forth be-tween brief graduate de-gree programs and employ-ment, just so they can stayhere.”
Xujiao Wang, a Chinesenational who has been partof the program for the pastyear, said she doesn’t seeany fault in trying to buildher family’s future in theU.S.
The 32-year-old, whoearned her doctorate in geo-graphic information sci-ence from Texas State Uni-versity, is working as a dataanalyst for a software com-pany in Milford, Massa-chusetts.
She’s two months preg-nant and living in RhodeIsland with her husband, aChinese national also work-ing on OPT, and their 2-year-old US-American-born daughter. The couplehopes to eventually earnpermanent residency, butany change to OPT couldsend them back to Chinaand an uncertain future,Wang said.
“China is developingfast, but it’s still not what
Businesses, colleges plead with Trump to preserve work visasBy PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press
cuenta, casiseguramente enfrentarárepresalias de sus socioscomerciales.
“Nada es gratis“, dijoReinsch.
En otro intento depresionar a la OMC paracambiar, EstadosUnidos ha bloqueadoun nuevonombramiento alÓrgano de Apelaciónde la organización, sumáximo tribunalcomercial. Cuando lostérminos de dos juecesexpiraron el añopasado, la corte dejó defuncionar, dejandodisputas comerciales sinun árbitro final.Lighthizer les dijo a loslegisladores elmiércoles que a él no lemolestaría si el Órganode Apelación no vuelvea funcionar.
Lighthizer dijoademás que EstadosUnidos ponderaríarebajar el límite de 800dólares para traerproductos al país sinpagar impuestos. En untestimonio escrito,recalcó que el límite dela Unión Europea,sobre el cual se puedenimponer gravámenes,es de 150 dólares,mientras que el de Chinaes de solamente 7dólares. Esa disparidadpone en desventaja alos exportadoresestadounidenses.
Donald Trump llegóa la presidencia en el2017 con promesas decambiar siete décadasde políticas de libremercado y de rebajar elenorme déficitcomercial del país.
Trump ha impuestoaranceles sobre360.000 millones dedólares enimportaciones de Chinaen una disputa sobretácticas agresivas—queincluyen, de acuerdocon Washington,ciberrobo y forzar aempresas extranjeras aentregar secretosc o m e r c i a l e s — q u eBeijing ha usado pararetar el dominiotecnológico occidental.
En enero, EstadosUnidos y China llegarona un acuerdo comercialinterino para reducir lastensiones. China acordócomprar enormescantidades de productosestadounidenses.
Lighthizer dijo elmiércoles que confía enque China respetará suscompromisos decompras aunque sueconomía ha sidodebilitada por lapandemia de coronavirusy las cuarentenas yrestricciones de viajesimpuestas paracontenerla.
our generation has come toexpect in terms of freedomand choice,” she said. “Soit makes us anxious. We’vebeen step-by-step workingtowards our future inAmerica.”
In Massachusetts, dis-mantling OPT would jeop-ardize a fundamental partof the state’s economy,which has been among thehardest hit by the pandemic,said Andrew Tarsy, co-founder of the Massachu-setts Business ImmigrationCoalition.
The advocacy groupsent a letter to Trump lastweek pleading for preser-vation of the program. Itwas signed by roughly 50businesses and colleges, in-cluding TripAdvisor andthe University of Massa-chusetts, as well as tradeassociations representingthe state’s thriving life sci-ences industry centeredaround Harvard, MIT andother Boston-area institu-tions.
“We attract the brightestpeople in the world to studyhere, and this helps transi-tion them into ourworkforce,” Tarsy said.“It’s led to the founding ofmany, many companiesand the creation of newproducts and services. It’sthe bridge for internationalstudents.”
Minott, the Boston ar-chitect, argues that the timeand resources required toinvest in legal foreign work-ers, including lawyers’costs and visa processingfees, exceeds any tax sav-ings firms might enjoy.
DREAM Collaborative,his 22-person firm, employsthree people originallyhired on OPT permits whoare now on H-1B visas—the same path that Minotttook early in his career.
“These programs en-abled me to stay in thiscountry, start a business andcreate a better future formy family,” said the fatherof two young American-born sons. “My kids arethe next generation to ben-efit from that, and hope-fully they’ll be great citi-zens of this country.”
Associated Press report-ers Collin Binkley in Bos-ton and Jill Colvin in Wash-ington contributed to thisstory.
EEUU pretende arancelesmás bajos en otros paísesPor PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press
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LANSING, June 21,2020 (AP): Michigan’schief election officersaid she is cautiouslyoptimistic about prepa-rations for the 2020elections amid thecoronavirus outbreak,emphasizing the statecan avoid failures seenelsewhere by givingpeople clear choices ofhow to vote absenteeor in person.
Secretary of StateJocelyn Benson saidher office has so farrecruited at least 2,000workers for the Augustand November elec-tions to address short-ages due to veteran vol-unteers’ safety con-cerns and because lo-cal clerks will need ex-tra staff to process asurge in absentee bal-lots. The new work-e r s — ” d e m o c r a c yMVPs”—also will benecessary due to social-distancing protocols.
Benson said longlines and other prob-lems seen in primariesin Atlanta, Milwaukee,and Los Angeles showthat elections, particu-larly prominent ones,“are not the time to testnew technology.” Thesecond and more sig-nificant lesson, she toldThe Associated Pressin a recent interview, isthat “voters need clearchoices—both vote bymail or vote in personsafely.”
The March presiden-tial primary was thestate’s first major elec-tion in which voterscould cast absentee bal-lots by mail or returnthem in person for anyreason following pas-sage of a 2018 consti-tutional amendment.The alternative, used by39% of the electorate,is seen as especiallycrucial during the pan-demic. Benson esti-mated that at least 1million voters, “if not2” million, will vote by
LANSING, June 17,2020 (AP): The Michi-gan Legislature onWednesday unani-mously approved spend-ing $880 million in fed-eral relief aid in responseto the coronavirus pan-demic, setting aside fund-ing for frontline work-ers, municipalities andchild care providers.
The bill would allo-cate more than a quarterof the $3 billion that wassent to the state govern-ment by Congress andPresident Donald Trump.Gov. Gretchen Whitmer,whose administrationwas involved in negotia-tions, will sign it.
“This bill is an ex-ample of what can hap-pen when politics are putaside and all parties cometogether to do what isbest for the people ofMichigan, including ourfrontline workers in lo-cal communities acrossthe state,” she said in astatement.
About $2.1 billionwould remain unspentas the governor and law-makers from both par-ties in the Republican-led Legislature seek fed-eral flexibility to use res-cue funds to fillmultibillion-dollar rev-enue shortfalls this fis-cal year and next, notjust cover additionalCOVID-19-related ex-
penses. Demo-crats want Con-gress to approveadditional fund-ing for states,too.
The legislationincludes $220million to give pay raisesto certain health workers($2 an hour) and first re-sponders (up to $1,000),$200 million to reimburselocal governments for vi-rus-related spending and$125 million to reducechild care costs.
An additional $100million would go to smallbusinesses and nonprofitswith 50 or fewer employ-ees. They could get grantsof up to $20,000. Legis-lators also earmarked $15million for agriculturalprocessors and farmers.
Other major items in-clude $60 million to cre-ate a rent assistance pro-gram to minimize evic-tions, $25 million to re-imburse water utilitiesthat prevent residentialshutoffs and $29 millionto address a backlog ofjobless claims in a statewith 21% unemploymentas of May. There ismoney to make it moreaffordable for schools tobuy devices that studentscan use at home and tosupport K-12 programsthat help them catch upafter in-person instruc-tion ceased in March.
Also included is $25million to provide per-sonal protection equip-ment and COVID-19 test-ing to nursing homes, den-tal offices, pharmacies,funeral homes and otherfacilities.
“Is this bill perfect? No.But does it make a differ-ence for our families? Itdoes,” said Senate Ap-propriations CommitteeChairman Jim Stamas, aMidland Republican.
Majority Republicansrejected Democrats’ pro-posals for additionalspending that would give$1,000 to people expe-riencing unemploymentbenefit delays and bet-ter fund the Unemploy-ment Insurance Agency,mental health programs,local health departmentsand various initiatives.
But House MinorityLeader Christine Greigof Farmington Hills saidthe bill still will give re-lief to residents and in-dustries that were hithardest by the pan-demic. Its passage pro-vides a launching pointto push future initia-tives, she said.
mail for the firsttime in November.
The Democratdrew Republi-cans’ ire lastmonth after an-nouncing all 7.7million voters will bemailed absentee ballotapplications for the elec-tions, not just 1.3 mil-lion already on a perma-nent list to get the formevery time. A judge onThursday refused to stopthe mailing, saying anapplication is merely anapplication and two GOPstate House candidateswho sued showed no “ir-reparable harm.”
Benson employed thestrategy on a smallerscale for the May localelections, and there wasrecord turnout. Novem-ber will pose a much big-ger test.
“What we’ve learnedby observing this wholeprocess is that you haveto, especially this year,ensure that you have arobust, effective vote-by-mail system in placewith consistently edu-cating voters on how touse it and consistentlysupporting election ad-ministrators who areworking to keep thetrains running and makeit all happen. But then atthe same time, you can-not limit options to votein person,” she said.
There are no plans toconsolidate polling lo-cations in November.Benson said, however,that polling places mayonly be able to handlehalf their regular volumedue to social-distancingand safety requirements.
“We want to have thatsame physical optionand then enough otheroptions in place to es-sentially reduce thenumber of people whomight choose that in-person option. You haveless crowding on Elec-tion Day, less lines onElection Day as resultand more people voting
b ymail ,”s a i dBenson,who isp u s h -ing the
Republican-led Legis-lature to pass a bill tolet clerks start process-ing absentee ballotsthe day before Elec-tion Day. The actualballots would still stayinside secrecy enve-lopes until counting onElection Day.
She said the struc-turing of in-personvoting will depend ondata collected in themonths ahead show-ing how many peoplerequest absentee bal-lots.
Benson recently an-nounced she will par-ticipate in listening ses-sions in places with lowturnout historically—precincts in Detroit,Grand Rapids, Flint, forinstance. She said sheis concerned that vot-ing issues in other partsof the U.S. have sent amessage to people ofcolor and historicallydisenfranchised com-munities “that it’s go-ing to be extra hardand unsafe for you tovote this year when thereality is anythingbut.“
Voter outreach mustbe “more than justabout a voter registra-tion drive or inspiringpeople to vote or cut-ting through perhapsapathy,” Benson said.“It’s really about de-livering educational in-formation about thenuts and bolts of howyou vote and whatyour rights are. I thinkwe’ll see a lot of mes-saging transition into ahow-to-vote as op-posed to a you’ve-got-to-vote message. Ithink a lot of peopleknow they’ve got avote and now it’s re-ally a question of how.”
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COLUMBUS, June 17,2020 (AP): All shootingsby Ohio police officers andany deaths of individualsin custody would be in-vestigated by independentagencies under a proposalannounced Wednesday byGov. Mike DeWine in hisfirst major response to daysof protests over police treat-ment of minorities.
As part of the proposal,the State Highway Patrol,which is under DeWine’sdirect supervision, will nolonger investigate its ownshootings, the governorsaid.
DeWine also wants law-makers to create a law en-forcement oversight andaccountability board simi-lar to licensing boards forprofessionals like doctorsand lawyers, with the au-thority to revoke anofficer’s ability to work asan officer in the state ifnecessary.
The governor alsocalled on lawmakers to banpolice choke holds exceptin life-and-death cases. Heordered the state patrol andthe state Bureau of Crimi-nal Investigation to outfitall officers with body cam-eras, and asked lawmak-ers to find ways to pay formore body cameras forofficers statewide.
DeWine requested thatthe Republican-controlledLegislature, which has re-cessed for the summer, totake up the measures im-
June 22, 2020: Accord-ing to the Toledo Mayor’sOffice, Toledo Police willno longer use military-style camouflage; the po-lice internal affairs divi-sion will be moved out ofthe Safety Building intoOne Government Center,Suite 1900, on Aug. 3;and the investigation intopotential actions by po-lice officers will be com-pleted by the end ofJuly—Toledo MayorWade Kapszukiewicz an-nounced today.
Mayor Kapszukiewicz also announced thatnearly three hours of po-lice audio from May 30would be releasedtoday. The audio encom-
mediately. Nothing he’s pro-posing is new, and much ofit has been discussed previ-ously, the governor said.
“These are things thathave been around for a longtime, and it’s time for us totake action,” DeWine said.
Under a bill introducedJune 11 by House Republi-cans, Ohio would create astatewide disciplinary data-base for violent officers andrequire psychological test-ing for all new police offic-ers.
That bill “is the begin-ning of what we expect willbe a robust and thoughtfulconversation,” sponsorsRep. Phil Plummer and Rep.Cindy Abrams saidWednesday in response toDeWine’s proposals.
Senate Republicans en-couraged Ohioans to par-ticipate in upcoming legis-lative hearings on policeproposals. Spokesman JohnFortney said it was too earlyto say whether those hear-ings would happen thissummer.
Rep. Emilia Sykes ofAkron, the top Democrat inthe House, criticizedDeWine for briefing mem-bers of the Ohio LegislativeBlack Caucus at the lastm i n u t e _ e a r l i e rWednesday_before an-nouncing his plan.
She said reforms mustgo beyond policing, andpushed for support for apending resolution that de-clares racism a public health
crisis in Ohio.“Statehouse Republi-
cans, from the governorto the speaker, don’t seeminterested in truly listen-ing to Black Ohioans,”Sykes said in a statement.“They think they have theanswers to hundreds ofyears of racism, brutalityand oppression. They donot.”
Thousands of peoplehave protested racism andpolice brutality in mul-tiple Ohio communitiessince the death of GeorgeFloyd in Minneapolis lastmonth.
Also Wednesday,DeWine:
• Announced the statewill pay for six additionalhours of police trainingthis year on how todeescalate violent situa-tions and avoid racial bias.
• Asked lawmakers tocreate a database thatwould record all incidentsof police use of force.
• Asked lawmakers torequire that applicants tolaw enforcement agenciespass a psychological testto show they’re fit to be anofficer.
DeWine said the inde-pendent investigationscould be done by BCI,which is run through theAttorney General’s office,or another agency ifneeded depending on cir-cumstances.
“It’s time that this pro-
passes thetime periodfrom ap-proximately11 a.m. untilm i d n i g h t .The systemdoes notrecord “deadair,” meaningit does notrecord whenno one is speaking.
Mayor Kapszukiewiczadded: “As I said before, itis my most sincere hopethat we will emerge as astronger community, insolidarity, dedicated to realreforms that address thelongtime barriers that haveexisted nationwide forcommunities of color. To
that end, Toledowill leverage $55million of ourfederal Commu-nity Develop-ment BlockGrant fundingover five years toaddress inequi-ties in areas suchas housing, jobtraining, and edu-
cation.”“Toledo wants to be a
national leader, and thesereforms help move us inthat direction,” the mayorsaid. “We can supportboth the right to peace-fully protest and goodpolicing strategies at thesame time, and that is whatwe are doing today.”
cess be-comes auto-matic andmandatoryfor every lawenforcementagency inO h i o , ”D e W i n esaid.
It’s un-clear whatpractical impact the chokehold ban would have, sincemany Ohio agencies alreadyhave the exact same prohi-bition in place, including theToledo and Columbus po-lice departments.
For example, a Colum-bus police rule stretchingback several years bans theholds except “when the useof deadly force would bereasonable and when nec-essary to end the deadlythreat and survive the en-counter,” said spokesmanSgt. James Fuqua.
“In layman’s terms, it’san extreme scenario that youhave basically no other op-tion to survive,” he saidWednesday.
Earlier this month, thegovernor said the state willensure that hundreds of non-compliant law enforcementagencies meet statewide per-formance standards.DeWine said the state is also
adding guide-lines to that listfor respondingto mass pro-tests.
D e W i n ealso is creatinga new state of-fice to recruitmore blackand female of-ficers.
Dave Yost, the state’stop cop as attorney gen-eral, prefaced his remarkswith a video of a youngblack man listing off allthe safety measures he wastaught to take, from clotheshe should avoid wearingto never leaving a storewithout a purchased itemin a bag.
“This is not a law en-forcement problem,” saidYost, a Republican andformer prosecutor. “Thisis a societal problem witha law enforcement com-ponent.”
In 2015, a task forcecommissioned byDeWine—then attorneygeneral—recommendedOhio should dramaticallyincrease the amount ofbasic and advanced train-ing it requires for policeofficers and reduce thenumber of police acad-emies. Some training was
boosted but no majorchanges happened withacademies.
The same year, an advi-sory board commissionedby then Gov. John Kasichcreated a series of stan-dards on deadly force, re-cruiting and hiring, andother measures that depart-ments must follow to re-ceive a state certification.
As of this month, morethan 440 agencies employ-ing more than 25,000 of-ficers, or about eight ofevery 10 Ohio officers, havemet the state standards, ac-cording to the Departmentof Public Safety.
Both DeWine andKasich’s task forces werecreated after a series of fa-tal police shootings in Ohioand nationally.
Also Wednesday, theOhio Mayors Alliance, abipartisan group of may-ors of the state’s largesturban and suburban cit-ies, announced the for-mation of a law enforce-ment support network.The committee will helpOhio cities examine,share, and support effortsto implement the bestways to address racialbias in law enforcementand improve community-police relations.
DeWine proposes outside probes of police shootingsBy ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated Press
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September 18, 1966 to June 14, 2020Maria Estella Quintanilla, 53, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away at St. Ann Mercy
Hospital on June 14, 2020. She was born in Adrian, Michigan on September 18,1966 to Ramiro and Estefania (née Durán) Quintanilla.
Maria loved crafting, puzzles and tending to her flower garden. She was aselfless woman who was always willing to help anyone. She loved to cook andbe with her family, but what she cherished most was being a grandmother.
Maria is survived by her children, Carlos (Stephanie) Quintanilla, Lisa (Augie)Quintanilla, Ryan (Shatara) Quintanilla, Michael (Jessica) Hamdan, Tracy(Rodolfo) Hernández, Jennifer Hamdan; 16 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchil-dren; siblings, Antonio (Mary) Quintanilla, Ramón (Angie) Quintanilla, Juan(Berta) Quintanilla, Frances (Raul) Hinojosa, Maria Durán; sisters-in-laws,Diana and Cindy; and many loving family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Rufugio, Manuel, Gabriel;sister, Rosalinda; and 2 nieces and nephews.
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PAUL H. RIOSApril 2, 1948 – June 18, 2020
Paul H. Rios, age 72 of Toledo, OH, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020in St. Luke’s Hospital. Paul was born on April 2, 1948 inSan Antonio, TX to José and Eleanor (née Hernández)Rios. Paul was a truck driver for many years. He was funloving, a jokester but a caring person. Paul loved to fish,hunt, camp, crabbing, barbacoa, play euchre, watch scarymovies with the grand kids, and just enjoyed familygatherings. Paul was a fan of the Michigan Wolverines.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sonsChristopher Gibson and Robert James Rios.
He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Gloria; childrenRobert Timothy Rios, Paula (James) Murray, Paul Rios andKoren (Robert III) Barnes; siblings José (Socorro) Rios Jr, Antonio H. (Roxanne)Rios, Angelita Zapata, Manuel Rios, and Janie Valencia. He is also survived bymany grandchildren, great grandchildren, and other family members.
The Rios family will be receiving friends in the Urbanski Funeral Home a LifeCelebration Home 5055 Secor Rd, Toledo, on Friday June 26, 2020 from 11:00a.m. until 6:00 p.m. where the funeral services will begin at 5:00 p.m.
LA HABANA, 16 VI20 (AP): Rosita Fornés, lagran diva cubana, recibióel homenaje de Cuba luegode que sus restos llegaran ala isla procedentes de Mi-ami, donde falleció lasemana pasada a los 97años.
Pese a las dificultadesderivadas de la pandemiadel coronavirus, el cuerpode la popular y queridaartista fue trasladado enavión desde la ciudadestadounidense parareposar en el CementerioColón en La Habana.
Flores y fotos de en lasque aparecía sonriente, consu armónico rostroenmarcado por su cabellorubio ondeado, adornaronel Teatro Martí, que acogiósu féretro y al que llegaroncolegas, amigos yadmiradores pese a lasrestricciones del COVID-19.
Su voz de soprano enviejas grabaciones llenabatodo el espacio mientras sela recordaba en el teatroantes del entierro privadoen el panteón familiardonde se encuentran losrestos de sus padres y de suúltimo esposo, ArmandoBianchi.
La Fornés falleció el10 de junio en EstadosUnidos, a donde habíaviajado tiempo atrás ysufrió problemas de saludque le impidieron regresara la isla. Era una leyenday una de las últimasvedettes que con su magiaatravesaron el siglo XXen Latinoamérica,inaugurando las primerascadenas de televisión yprotagonizando los añosde oro de los cines de laregión.
“Siento la grandeza desu vida. Se me oprime unpoco el corazón”, dijo aperiodistas la actriz LuisaMaría Jiménez, quien fueal Martí a darle el últimoadiós a la diva. “Ella erauna artista enorme, unafigura gigantesca”.
Nacida como RosalíaLourdes Elisa PaletBonavía el 11 de febrero
COLUMBUS, June17, 2020 (AP): Ballotcampaigns in Ohio askedthe U.S. Supreme Courton Wednesday to weighin on whether they havethe legal right to see sig-nature-gathering rules re-laxed during thecoronavirus pandemic.
The move came afterthe U.S. 6th Circuit Courtof Appeals declined Tues-day to reconsider its deci-sion to block the cam-paigns from proceedingunder less restrictive sig-nature-gathering rulesthey’d been granted by alower court.
U.S. District CourtJudge Edmund SargusJr. set up the more flex-ible rules in a May 19decision. They would
de 1923 de padresespañoles, Fornés semudó con su madresiendo una niña a Cuba yla acogió como su patria.
Bailarina, cantante yactriz, la Fornés era unaestrella que cultivó todoslos géneros y formatos,desde la zarzuela y laopereta, hasta elprotagónico de películasclásicas y programastelevisivos. Inclusotrabajó cuando ya estabaretirada en los dibujosanimados de unacanción infantil.
Su debut se produjo alos 15 años, en 1938, enun programa de concur-sos de talentos yrápidamente pasó alteatro musical. Un añodespués participó en suprimer largometraje,“Una aventurapeligrosa” del directorRamón Peón.
Posteriormente semudó a México, dondecompartió cartel conactores como JorgeNegrete, Pedro Infante yTin Tan. Allí se casó consu colega Manuel Medely tuvo a su única hija,Rosa María, que la
sobrevive.Se la conocía por su
profesionalismo, laelegancia de su vestir, elbuen gusto de susrepresentaciones y superfecta dicción.Además de México,Cuba y Estados Unidos,recorrió escenarios enVenezuela, Puerto Ricoy la entonces UniónSoviética, entre otros.
También el Ministeriode Cultura de Cuba abrióespacio en sus medios deinformación en línea paraque las personas que nopudieran asistir adespedirla (no haytransporte público y lamovilidad estárestringida), y latelevisión estatal mostróen vivo el homenaje enel Teatro Martí.
“Una época se va conella”, dijo a la prensa elhistoriador de la Ciudadde La Habana, EusebioLeal, durante ladespedida en el teatro,ubicado en el cascohistórico y uno de losmuchos en los cualesFornés se presentó. “Sele rinde tributo a una grancubana”.
have allowed campaignspromoting minimumwage, voting rights andmarijuana issues to collectsignatures electronically.Sargus had also extendedthe deadline for submit-ting signatures by about amonth, to July 31.
But he stopped short ofreducing the overall num-ber of signatures Ohio re-quires, which some gov-ernors, election chiefs andcourts have done else-where amid a spate ofCOVID-19-related signa-ture-gathering challenges.
Ohio Attorney GeneralDave Yost, on behalf ofthe states’ elections chief,fellow Republican FrankLaRose, argues amongother things that “wet ink”signature requirements
laid out in Ohio’s Con-stitution cannot bechanged without a voteof the people.
The ruling is anotherblow to three separateballot efforts. Ohioansfor Safe and SecureElections would askvoters to approve a se-ries of election lawchanges to make vot-ing in Ohio easier.
Ohioans for Raisingthe Wage seeks a state-wide vote to raise thestate minimum wagefrom $8.70 to $13 overfive years. The thirdeffort would placemarijuana decriminal-ization measures onmore than a dozentown and village bal-lots across the state.
Con fotos y flores despiden en Cuba a RositaFornésPor ANDREA RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press
Ohio e-signature ballot case appealed to U.S.Supreme CourtBy JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press
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MICHIGAN/OHIO:Desde el pasado 1 deenero, el Consulado deMéxico cuenta connuevos precios para losservicios de pasaporte,matrícula consular,poderes notariales,testamentos, copiascertificadas de actas denacimiento y menaje decasa.
Los nuevos costos sonlos siguientes:
PASAPORTEVigencia 1 año (solo
para menores de 3 añosde edad o casosespeciales deprotección): $34;
Vigencia 3 años: $78;Vigencia 6 años:
$107;Vigencia 10 años:
$150;Las personas mayores
de 60 años reciben undescuento del 50%.
M A T R Í C U L ACONSULAR Vigencia5 años: $30.
P O D E R E SNOTAR-IALES: $127(personas físicas) y $190(personas morales);
TESTAMENTOS:$323;
COPIAS CERTIFI-CADAS DE ACTASDE NACIMIENTO:$14;
MENAJE DE CASAPARA MEXICANOS:$105;
MENAJE DE CASAP A R AE X T R A N J E R O S :$140.
Claudio Uribe,Cónsul de Documen-tación en el Consuladode México en Detroit,dijo que el pasaporte de 1año se otorga únicamentea menores de edad o encasos de protección. “Sonpara todos aquellos queno cumplen con losrequisitos que la leyseñala para obtener unpasaporte ordinario, porejemplo que tenga un er-ror en el acta denacimiento o que nocuenten con unaidentificación y debanviajar a México por unaemergencia comprobableo deseen regresar al país.También si se tiene citapendiente en corte y semuestra el citatorio obien, para que puedanser atendido en un hospi-tal. Son los tres casos gen-erales en donde se otorgaeste tipo de pasaporte”.
Asimismo, destacóque el aumento del costoen los documentos fuepoco. “Fueron unoscuantos dólares. Elpasaporte de tres añoscostaba $74 y aumentó$4 dólares, el de 6 subió$6, el que más aumentófue el de 10 años, antescostaba $136 y ahoracuesta $150. Ya teníavarios años que no seactualizaban losprecios”.
Los pagos se realizandirectamente en lasoficinas del Consulado elmismo día que se realizael trámite. El teléfono parahacer citas es el 01 800900 0778
Los requisitos siguen
siendo los mismos.Pasaporte por primeravez:
1. Acta de nacimientocertificada por el RegistroCivil, no se aceptan actasenmicadas, enmendadas,alteradas y/o mutiladas.El acta original sedevuelve;
2. Identificaciónoficial con fotografía.Debe tener el nombrecompleto del interesadotal y como aparece en elacta de nacimiento. Lasidentificaciones que seaceptan son: Certificadode primaria o secundariacon foto, credencial deelector (INE), cartilla delservicio militar, matrículaconsular, titulo o cedulap r o f e s i o n a l .Identificación oficialexpedida por autoridadmexicana o de Michiganu Ohio;
3. Acta de Matri-monio solo si desea queen su documentoaparezca el apellido decasada. Si se casó fuerade México o los EstadosUnidos, su acta deberáestar legalizada oapostillarla.
Renovación: Presentarpasaporte anterior enlugar de acta denacimiento. Si elpasaporte que va arenovar fue expedido con“observaciones”, deberáde cumplir con lacondición/es señalada/spara poder renovarlo. Lospasaportes expedidos enterritorio nacional antesdel año 1995 y,pasaportes expedidos enlas oficinas consulares an-tes del año 2006, se haráel trámite como primeravez, por lo tanto, serequieren los originalesde todos los documentosque presente.
Pasaporte paramenores de edad:
1. Acta de nacimiento;2. Identificación
oficial. Certificado deprimaria o secundaria dela SEP, identificación dela escuela o constanciade estudios con foto delmenor y sello oficial de laescuela.
En caso de menores
de 6 años: Constanciamédica expedida por elpediatra con nombrecompleto del menor consello del consultorio ofirma del pediatra sobrela foto del menor.
3. Permiso OP7.Tanto para el trámite porprimera vez como parala renovación ya sea delpasaporte o de laMatrícula Consular esindispensable que sepresenten ambos pa-dres, con identificaciónoficial con el nombrecompleto tal cualaparece en el acta denacimiento del menor.La forma seproporcionará en lasoficinas del Consulado.En el caso de que uno oambos padres no vivancon el menor tramitarautorización en elConsulado odelegación de la SREque le corresponda.
Requisitos paraMatricula Consular porprimera vez paramayores de edad:
1. Acta denacimiento;
2. Identificaciónoficial.
3. Comprobante dedomicilio, se aceptanrecibos de renta, luz,agua, teléfono, cuentade banco, seguro delauto, correspondenciao comprobantes depaquetería, etc. Elrecibo deberá estar a sunombre ó presentar uncomprobante queespecifique que elinteresado reside yrecibe correspondenciaen esa dirección.
4. Acta de Matrimo-nio sola para mujerescasadas.
Renovación: Serequiere matricula ante-rior, ya no es necesariopresentar acta denacimiento. Lasmatriculas expedidas enlas oficinas consularesantes del 13 de mayo del2005, se realizará eltrámite como primeravez por lo que serequieren los originalesde todos los documentosque presente.
Matricula Consularpara menores de edad:
1. Acta de nacimiento;2 . I d e n t i f i c a c i ó n
oficial;3. Comprobante de
DOMICILIO.4. Permiso OP7.
Consulado de México en Detroit anuncia nuevoscostos en sus serviciosPor: Isabel Flores, corresponsal La Prensa
El Consulado de México informa que debido a
la pandemia por el covid-19, sus oficinas
siguen cerradas pero se siguen atendiendo los
casos de emergencia para la expedición de
obtención de pasaportes y menajes de casa.
Para ser atendido, hay que enviar el nombre
completo y trámite que solicita al correo:
WASHINGTON, DC,June 18, 2020 (AP): TheSupreme Court on Thurs-day rejected PresidentDonald Trump’s effort toend legal protections for650,000 young immi-grants, a stunning rebuketo the president in the midstof his reelection campaign.
For now, those immi-grants retain their protec-tion from deportation andtheir authorization to workin the United States.
The 5-4 outcome, inwhich Chief Justice JohnRoberts and the four lib-eral justices were in themajority, seems certain toelevate the issue inTrump’s campaign, giventhe anti-immigrant rheto-ric of his first presidentialrun in 2016 and immigra-tion restrictions his admin-istration has imposed sincethen. It was the second bigliberal victory at the courtthis week, followingMonday’s ruling that it’sillegal to fire people be-cause they’re gay ortransgender.
The justices rejectedadministration argumentsthat the 8-year-old De-ferred Action for Child-hood Arrivals Program isillegal and that courts haveno role to play in review-ing the decision to endDACA.
Trump’s first reactioncame on Twitter, where heretweeted a comment in-corporating a line fromJustice Clarence Thomas’dissenting opinion in whichThomas called the ruling“an effort to avoid a politi-cally controversial but le-gally correct decision.”
Roberts wrote for thecourt that the administra-tion did not pursue the endof the program properly.
“We do not decidewhether DACA or its re-scission are sound poli-cies,“ Roberts wrote. “Weaddress only whether theagency complied with theprocedural requirementthat it provide a reasonedexplanation for its action.Here the agency failed toconsider the conspicuous
issues of whether to retainforbearance and what ifanything to do about thehardship to DACA recipi-ents.”
The Department ofHomeland Security can tryagain, he wrote. But anynew order to end the pro-gram, and the legal chal-lenge it would provoke,would take months, if notlonger, immigration ex-perts said.
The court’s four con-servative justices dissented.Justice Thomas, in a dis-sent joined by JusticesSamuel Alito and NeilGorsuch, wrote that DACAwas illegal from the mo-ment it was created underthe Obama administrationin 2012.
Justice BrettKavanaugh wrote in aseparate dissent that he wassatisfied that the adminis-tration acted appropriatelyin trying to end the pro-gram.
DACA recipents wereelated by the ruling.
“We’ll keep living ourlives in the meantime,” saidCesar Espinosa, who leadsthe Houston immigrationadvocacy group FIEL.“We’re going to continueto work, continue to advo-cate.”
Espinosa said he got littlesleep overnight in antici-pation of a possible deci-sion Thursday. In the min-utes since the decision wasposted, he said his groupwas “flooded with callswith Dreamers, happy,with that hope that they’regoing to at least be in thiscountry for a while longer.”
From the Senate floor,the Democratic leaderChuck Schumer said of theDACA decision, “I criedtears of joy.”
“Wow,” he went on,choking up. “These kids,these families, I feel forthem, and I think all ofAmerica does.
DACA covers peoplewho have been in theUnited States since theywere children and are inthe country illegally. Insome cases, they have no
memory of any home otherthan the U.S.
The program grew outof an impasse over a com-prehensive immigration billbetween Congress and theObama administration in2012. President BarackObama decided to formallyprotect people from depor-tation while also allowingthem to work legally in theU.S.
But Trump made toughtalk on immigration a cen-tral part of his campaignand less than eight monthsafter taking office, he an-nounced in September2017 that he would endDACA.
Immigrants, civil rightsgroups, universities andDemocratic-led statesquickly sued, and courtsput the administration’splan on hold.
The Department ofHomeland Security hascontinued to process two-year DACA renewals sothat hundreds of thousandsof DACA recipients haveprotections stretching be-yond the election and eveninto 2022.
The Supreme Court fightover DACA played out in akind of legal slow motion.The administration firstwanted the justices to hearand decide the case by June2018. The justices said no.The Justice Department re-turned to the court later in2018, but the justices didnothing for more thanseven months before agree-ing a year ago to hear argu-ments. Those took place inNovember and more thanseven months elapsed be-fore the court’s decision.
Thursday’s ruling wasthe second time in two yearsthat Roberts and the liberaljustices faulted the admin-istration for the way it wentabout a policy change. Lastyear, the court forced theadministration to back off acitizenship question on the2020 census.
Associated Press writersJessica Gresko, LisaMascaro and Nomaan Mer-chant in Houston contrib-uted to this report.
Court rejects Trump bid to end youngimmigrants’ protectionsBy MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press
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El Centro de Servicios SocialesUpcoming EventsJune 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, El Centro’s offices are offering services viatelephone to the community with a limited amount of staff. If services are neededand you need to come to the office, we encourage you to call the office first (440-277-8235) to receive the new procedure for office visits. To follow are servicesthat are still in operation:
• Money Management/Representative Payee services for 236 individuals withsevere mental health illness and physical disabilities
• Spanish informational and referral phone line 211• Mental Health Navigator Line (440-240-7025)• Medical and Mental Health Interpretations (via telephone) with contract
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Upcoming EventsJune 8 to August 7 El Centro Youth Services/231 Go! Middle School
Collaborative is planning their 3rd Annual “Discover You: Survivor Series!”Youth Summer Camp for youth ages 8-14. Adhering to social distancingguidelines, this will be an on the road adventure! We will be traveling to housingcomplexes in our area to do activities with youth in their own front (or back) yard.Activities will take place from 9 – 1 pm Monday, Wednesdays & Thursdays.(Tuesday and Friday will be make-up days in the event of unpleasant weather.)We plan to begin the activities on Monday, June 8th. Stay tuned for more details!To register or for more information, call Monica Snipes at 440-277-8235.
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JUNE 22, 2020: Isyour child ready forKindergarten? Successin the classroom startsthis summer at Cleve-land Public Library.
The Library offersprograms andresources to help par-ents and guardians pre-pare their youngestlearner for school. Ourresource list includes anearly learning guide,kindergarten readinessassessment, and fre-quently asked ques-tions about Kindergar-ten for families. Parentsare also encouraged tocheck out our list ofrecommended readsfrom our Youth Ser-vices Department.
Prefer to watch avideo? Families can in-troduce their childrento the joys of readingt h r o u g h v i r t u a lstorytime any timeon cpl.org. Librarystaff, elected officials,journalists, and othercelebrities recordedsome of your favoritechildren’s books. Inpartnership with theCleveland MusicSettlement, little read-ers can explore booksand storytellingthrough music andsinging during Read tothe Beat, part of theLibrary’s Summer LitLeague summer read-ing program weeklythemes.
For parents who pre-fer a more hands-on ap-proach, Cleveland Pub-lic Library is offeringKindergarten Club thissummer. Due to thethreat of COVID-19,
the pro-gram isv i r t u a lthis sum-mer andt h e r e ’ sstill time to signup. Registration for thisKindergarten readinessprogram is as easy as 1-2-3.
Kindergarten Clubstarts Monday, June 22for children ages 4 – 6entering Kindergartenin the Fall of 2020.
The nine-week classwill teach kids about car-ing and sharing, inde-pendence building suchas how to tie their shoes,counting, alphabets, andmore. Young learnersand their favorite adultare expected to attendone session a week.Classes will be heldonline via Zoom and overthe phone at the follow-ing dates and times:
Kindergarten ClubMeeting Schedule
Monday 6:00p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday 10:00a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Thursday 2:00p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
There are educationalactivities for the adultstoo. Early ChildhoodSpecialists will host dis-cussions for families tooffer tools and informa-tion on how to help theiremerging scholar athome. Each registeredfamily will receive aKindergarten Readi-ness kit containingbooks and support ma-terials. Families can alsoearn prizes such asbooks, school supplies,and a Dave’s gift card.
“Kindergarten Clubis designed to help chil-dren grow emotionally,physically, and men-tally through a bal-anced curriculum ofskills and engagingactivities. ClevelandPublic Library is giv-ing young learners ajumpstart to the educa-tional process,” saidCharles Byrd, Directorof Education at Cleve-land Public Library.“Our goal is to helpchildren build a solidfoundation and love forlifelong learning.”
Cleveland Public Li-brary is also helpingfeed the mind with anutritious meal thiss u m m e r . E v e r yThursday until August7, the Library and theGreater ClevelandFood Bank willprovide Grab & Gomeals for children 18and under at fourbranches:
EASTSIDE MEALSITES
Fleet 10:30 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Sterling 1 2 : 3 0p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
WESTSIDE MEALSITES
Walz 1 0 : 3 0a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Fulton 1 2 : 3 0p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Families interested
in Kindergarten Clubcan register here or call(216) 623-7114.
GET KINDERGARTEN READY WITHCLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARYThe Library offers resources and virtual Kindergartenprogram for young children this summer
There are more ways to experience all Cleveland Public Library has tooffer this summer. All branches are open for walk-up service.
DRIVE-UP SERVICE at Main Library and 11 branches: Eastman,Glenville, Harvard-Lee, Hough, Jefferson, MLK, Memorial-Nottingham,Rice, Rockport, South Brooklyn, and West Park
WALK-UP SERVICE available at the Louis Stokes Wing and all 27neighborhood branches.
BOOK DROPS: Borrowed materials can be placed in our book dropslocated outside any Cleveland Public Library location.
KINDERGARTEN READINESS is as easy as 1-2-3. From onlineresources to storytime and Kindergarten Club, we have everything youneed to prepare your child for the first day of school. Visit here to start thelearning process.
SUMMER KIDS’ MEALS: Children 18 and under can receive Grab &Go Meals every Thursday until August 7 at four branches: Fleet, Fulton,Sterling and Walz.
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CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY OFFERSWALK-UP SERVICE AT ALL LOCATIONS
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CLEVELAND: The bestof Northeast Ohio’s jazztalent will be livestreamedover two summer nights ina virtual edition of the 41st
annual Tri-C JazzFestCleveland, presented byKeyBank.
More than a dozen actsin a lineup announced to-day promise to keep themusic pumping during thisfree event Friday, Aug. 21and Saturday, Aug. 22,2020. The performanceswill begin 7 p.m. each nightand run approximately 90minutes on various onlineplatforms.
The virtual festival willfeature pre-recorded andlive performances by theartists, as well as drop-ininterviews with jazz iconsand footage of memorablemoments from past Tri-CJazzFests.
The goal is to put thedepth and scope of Tri-CJazzFest on display whilehighlighting the festival’spowerful influence on theNortheast Ohio jazz sceneand impact on CuyahogaCommunity College (Tri-C®) creative arts students.
“This virtual festival willshare the compelling storyof Tri-C JazzFest with mu-sic fans across the world,”said Terri Pontremoli, thefestival’s director. “Oncethey hear these artists,they’re going to know whatjazz in Cleveland is allabout.”
The scheduled lineup ofperformers includes:
• Chris Coles’ Gleam:Saxophonist Chris Coleswas awarded a KnightFoundation Arts ChallengeGrant for his Nine Livesproject, which is dedicatedto the victims of the 2015Charleston Church shoot-ing. He’ll perform withDave Morgan (bass),Holbrook Riles III (per-cussion/electronics), An-thony Taddeo (percussion/electronics), Joey Skoch(piano), Zaire Darden(drums) and TommyLehman (trumpet).
• Dan Wilson Trio:Over the past few years,Dan Wilson has tourednationally and internation-ally with legendary jazzfigures such as ChristianMcBride and JoeyDeFrancesco. He receiveda Grammy nomination forhis work on Project Free-dom, a 2017 release byDeFrancesco and ThePeople. Zaire Darden(drums) and Kip Reed(bass) round out the trio.
• Dominick Farinacci’sRhapsody in Blue: Revis-ited: Trumpeter DominickFarinacci presents his com-missioned arrangement ofRhapsody in Blue, GeorgeGershwin’s groundbreak-
CLEVELAND, June18, 2020: Pablo Picasso’sprolonged engagementwith paper is the subjectof the groundbreakingexhibition Picasso andPaper, organized by theCleveland Museum ofArt (CMA) and the RoyalAcademy of Arts, Lon-don, in collaboration withthe Musée nationalPicasso-Paris. Featuringmasterworks in a varietyof media, includingdrawings, prints, photo-graphs, sketchbooks, col-lages, cut-outs, papersculpture, and book il-lustrations, as well asworks in oil on canvasand cast bronze, Picassoand Paper will be on viewat the CMA from Sep-tember 22 to December13, 2020, in the Kelvinand Eleanor Smith Foun-dation Exhibition Halland Gallery.
“We are excited towelcome our visitorsback to the ClevelandMuseum of Art for thehighly anticipated, block-buster exhibition Picassoand Paper,” said Will-iam Griswold, director ofthe CMA. “The center-piece of our fall arts sea-son, Picasso and Paperpresents a rare opportu-nity for visitors to experi-ence the artist’s creativeprocess and artisticachievement with paperas a medium. The CMAis the only North Ameri-can venue for this remark-able exhibition.”
Showcasing nearly300 works spanning theartist’s entire career, theexhibition offers new in-sights into Picasso’s cre-ative spirit and workingmethods. His relentlessexploration of workingon and with paper is fea-tured in the many as-sembled collages of cut-and-pasted papers, sculp-tures from pieces of torn
ing masterwork from1924. He’ll be joined byJamey Haddad (percus-sion), Walter Barnes Jr.(bass), Jonathan Thomas(piano), Orlando Watson(spoken word) and GabeJones (drums).
• Evelyn Wright Quar-tet: Vocalist EvelynWright – recipient of a 2008Cleveland Jazz LegendsAward – has opened forthe likes of Mel Torme,Harry Belafonte and David“Fathead” Newman.She’ll perform with DaveThomas (B-3) Bill Ran-som (drums) andDominick Farinacci (trum-pet).
• Hubb’s Groove:Drummer RobertHubbard leads this all-starband mixing soul, jazz,R&B and a splash of gos-pel. His bandmates includeVencott Palmer (keys),Johnathan Jones (bass),Roger Maple (sax) andStacey Richardson (vo-cals).
• Jackie Warren: Pia-nist Jackie Warren – re-cipient of a 2018 Cleve-land Jazz Legends Award– has performed locallyand nationally as a soloistand with groups such asthe Jackie Warren Trio,DIVA Jazz Orchestra andthe powerhouse 3Divas.
• JazzWorks: Thebrainchild of former Tri-CJazzFest artistic directorWillard Jenkins,JazzWorks is an all-staroctet playing classic jazz.The group includes HowieSmith, John Klayman,Aidan Plank, JoeySkotche, DanielSpearman, Bob Ferrazza,Chris Anderson andReggie Jackson.
• Joe Hunter: PianistJoe Hunter – recipient of a2019 Cleveland Jazz Leg-ends Award – has beenrecognized by the rockworld for his keyboardmastery. Known for hispassion for Brazilian mu-sic, he has played as a soloartist and with variousbands since the ‘80s.
• Lafayette Carthon:Pianist, educator andsongwriter LafayetteCarthon has production
credits on projects withMichael Jackson, CelineDion and Marvin Winans,to name a few. Carthon —who many know as seniorpastor of Faith Church ofGlenville — will be joinedby vocalist Will Blaze.
• Sammy DeLeón’sLatin Jazz Sextet: Percus-sionist Sammy DeLeon —recipient of a 2016 Cleve-land Jazz Legends Award— has performed withsome of the world’s great-est Latin musicians andalways rocks the stage.
• Tri-C’s Spirit of theGroove: Spirit of theGroove is an all-star en-semble from the Tri-CJazzFest Academy. It iscomprised of nine youngartists from various North-east Ohio high schoolswho are committed to pur-suing jazz full-time in col-lege.
• Vanessa Rubin: Jazzvocalist Vanessa Rubin –recipient of a 2015 Cleve-land Jazz Legends Award– is a product of BettyCarter’s Jazz Ahead pro-gram at The Kennedy Cen-ter and has been a nationaltouring artist for three de-cades. She will be joinedby Jackie Warren (piano),Reggie Jackson (drums)and Peter Dominguez(bass).
• Walter Barnes Jr. &Friends: Bassist WalterBarnes Jr. has recordedand performed with actssuch as Yolanda Adams,The O’Jays and KimBurrell while straddling theworlds of gospel and soul.He currently plays withToni Braxton and Kenneth“Babyface” Edmonds. Hewill be joined by GabeJones (drums), BryanGolden (piano/keys), Jor-dan Wright (keys) andWillie Ross (guitar).
Aside from performing,Farinacci will co-host thevirtual festival withPontremoli. His path tobecoming an internationalrecording artist began inthe classrooms of Tri-Ctwo decades ago.
For more informationor to register for theonline festival visit tri-cjazzfest.com.
and burnt paper, docu-mentary photographs andmanipulated photographson paper, and an array ofprintmaking techniqueson paper supports.
Among the highlightsare Femmes à leur toiletteof 1937–38, an extraordi-nary, large collage (2.99 x4.48 meters) of cut-and-pasted papers, which willbe exhibited in the U.S. forthe first time in 40 years;outstanding Cubist papierscollés; artist’s sketch-books, including studiesfor Les Demoisellesd’Avignon; constructedpaper guitars from theCubist and Surrealist peri-ods; and an array of worksrelated to major paintingsand sculptural projects.
“Nowhere is Picasso’sastonishing creativitymore evident than in hislifelong engagement withpaper,” said William H.Robinson, senior curatorof modern art. “His explo-ration of so many differentmediums and types of pa-per, his formal inventive-ness and range of subjects,his remarkable technicalskills and disregard forconventional materials, es-pecially when consideredcollectively over the eightdecades of his workinglife, is mind boggling. Pa-per was often at the centerof his world, crucial to hisceaseless sketching andexperiments with Cubistcollage. Picasso’s unpar-
Tri-C JazzFest announces Lineup for VirtualFestivalMore than a dozen local acts will perform Aug. 21-22 duringlivestreamed show; Tri-C JazzFest turned to the online format afterrestrictions related to the COVID-19 outbreak forced a change in plans.The traditional festival typically draws tens of thousands of music loversto Cleveland’s Playhouse Square.
alleled achievementswith paper represents amajor contribution to thehistory of art.”
Picasso and Paper isorganized chronologi-cally in 11 sections, dis-played in context with alimited number ofclosely related paintingsand sculptures. For ex-ample, Picasso’s semi-nal masterpiece of hisBlue period, the CMA’sLa Vie (1903), will bepresented with prepara-tory drawings and otherworks on paper explor-ing correspondingthemes of poverty, de-spair and social alien-ation. In the Cubist sec-tion, Picasso’s bronzeHead of a Woman(Fernande) (1909) onloan from the Musée na-tional Picasso-Paris willbe accompanied by agroup of associateddrawings.
Picasso and Paper iscurated by William H.Robinson of the CMA,Ann Dumas of the RoyalAcademy of Arts, Lon-don, and Emilia Philippotof the Musée nationalPicasso-Paris.
Information about re-serving tickets forPicasso and Paper willbe announced in July.
For more informationabout the museum pro-grams and events, call888-CMA-0033 or visitClevelandArt.org.
The Cleveland Museum of Art announces NewDates for Picasso and PaperExhibition featuring nearly 300 works that offer new insight into the artist’s diverseuse of paper will be on view September 22 through December 13, 2020Cleveland is the ONLY North American venue
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GRAND RAPIDS,Mich., June 18, 2020:Grand Rapids Commu-nity College is expand-ing its partnership withthe Hispanic Center ofWestern Michigan,with the Hispanic Cen-ter assuming leadershipin planning the annualLatino Youth Confer-ence.
GRCC will continuehosting the event, an ini-tiative designed to sparkinterest in college andcareers among eighth-grade students. The nextconference is plannedfor March 2, 2021.
About 830 studentsfrom 24 schools at-tended the conferencethis year. Participants areprovided with affirmingideas about Latina/o/xculture, skills-based aca-demic preparation, andtangible tools related topersonal developmentand community engage-ment through work-shops and interactiveactivities.
GRCC has been thelead organizer of theevent for 21 years.
“We are honored tocontinue that legacy byserving in a supportiverole to the Hispanic Cen-ter of Western Michi-gan,” said B. AfeniMcNeely Cobham,GRCC’s Chief Equityand Inclusion Officer.
“After thoughtful dis-cussions with conference
TORONTO (AP):Canadá, México yEstados Unidosacordaron extender suacuerdo para mantenercerradas sus fronterascomunes a los viajes noesenciales hasta el 21 dejulio debido a lapandemia decoronavirus.
El primer ministrocanadiense JustinTrudeau dijo el martesque el acuerdo extiendeel cierre por 30 días más.Las restricciones fueronanunciadas el 18 demarzo y extendidas enabril y mayo.
“Esta es una decisiónque protegerá a las per-sonas en ambos ladosde la frontera mientrascontinuamos luchandocontra el COVID-19”,dijo Trudeau.
El secretario deSeguridad Nacionalinterino estadounidenseChad Wolf dijo en uncomunicado que eldepartamento seguirálimitando los cruces noesenciales de fronteracon Canadá y México.
stakeholders and HispanicCenter leadership, we de-termined the Hispanic Cen-ter is the best organizationto develop further and en-hance the impact of thisc o m m u n i t y - c e n t e r e dproject.”
Founded in 1978, theHispanic Center of West-ern Michigan is located inthe heart of Roosevelt Park,the largest Latino neigh-borhood in Grand Rapids.The Hispanic Center seeksto address the needs ofLatinos through under-standing, connection, ad-vocacy, and achievingself-sufficiency together.
Hispanic Center Execu-tive Director Adnoris “Bo”Torres said the conferenceis vitally important to in-spire students, and he isexcited the center can ex-pand its role.
“One of my favoritequotes of all time comesfrom the book Walden; ‘Toknow that we know whatwe know, and to knowthat we do not know, whatwe do not know, that istrue knowledge,’” Torressaid.
“Those words would
La cancillería mexicanatuiteó a su vez que seprolongó la vigencia delacuerdo.
Muchos canadiensestemen una reapertura. EnEstados Unidos hay másde 2 millones deenfermos de coronavirusy alrededor de 115.000muertos, de acuerdo conel recuento de laUniversidad JohnsHopkins. Las cifras enCanadá son de más de99.000 contagios y 8.175muertes. En México sonde más de 150.000 casosy 17.500 muertes, segúnla misma fuente.
Los estadounidensesque regresan de Canadá ylos canadienses queregresan de EstadosUnidos están exentos delcierre. Los familiaresinmediatos de loscanadienses tambiénpueden ingresar a Canadá,pero deben permanecer encuarentena durante 14 días.
Los trabajadorestransfronterizos esenciales,como los profesionales dela salud, las tripulacionesde las aerolíneas y los
conductores decamiones, aún puedencruzar. Los camionerosson críticos, ya quemueven alimentos yproductos médicos enambas direcciones de lasfronteras. Gran parte delsuministro de alimentosde Canadá proviene deEstados Unidos.
Canadá envía 78% desus exportaciones a EstadosUnidos y alrededor de 18%de las exportacionesestadounidenses van aCanadá. La frontera entreambos es la más larga entredos países.
Trudeau dijo que estáabierto a la idea de queuna ciudad canadienseorganice juegos de la LigaNacional de Hockey, silos funcionarios de saludlocales están de acuerdocon eso. La liga planeatener campamentos deentrenamiento abiertos el10 de julio y jugar juegossin espectadores en unpar de ciudades.
“Canadá está abierto aello siempre que lasautoridades locales desalud lo acepten”, dijo.
become a mantra for therest of my life. Withoutmentors who exposedme to events like theLatino Youth Confer-ence, who encouragedme, who motivated me,I would not have knownthe power of knowingwhat we know, and thehumility in knowingwhat we don’t. As wepartner with the WestMichigan community inthe work of the LatinoYouth Conference, weknow that we are mold-ing the next generationof leaders.”
Grand Rapids Com-munity College offerslearners of all ages op-portunities to gaincredits for degrees ortransfer and in-de-mand career skillsleading to rewardingcareers. GRCC wasestablished in 1914 –Michigan’s first com-munity college — andoffers affordableclasses on weekdays,evenings, Saturdaysand online at locationsthroughout Kent andOttawa counties.
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EAST LAN-SING, 21 VI 20(AP): Somemedical schoolsin Michigan areincreasing theirclass size be-cause they’re re-ceiving an influxof applicants during atime marked by a short-age of physicians.
The Michigan StateUniversity College ofHuman Medicine re-ceived nearly 9,000 ap-plications for its next 190-student class, said JoelMaurer, assistant dean ofadmissions. Last year,7,959 students applied.
At Western MichiganUniversity’s HomerStryker M.D. School ofMedicine, 54 studentsgraduated in 2018. Classsize since then hassteadily spiked from 60to 72 and now 84 stu-dents, according to JeanShelton, WMed assistantdean of admissions andstudent life.
Meanwhile MichiganState’s medical school,which has a class size ofabout 200 students, saidit’s at capacity.
MSU would be re-quired to hire more fac-ulty and expand at itsEast Lansing and GrandRapids campuses to in-crease their class size,Maurer said.
For the incoming classof 2019, six ofMichigan’s medical
schools re-c e i v e d43,602 ap-plications,up 4,193from 2018and up15,157 from2014, which
likely reflect prospectivestudents submitting appli-cations at multiple medi-cal schools, the LansingState Journal reported.
The growing numberof applicants is a goodsign for those concernedabout the coming physi-cian shortage, saidGeoffrey Young, seniordirector of student affairsand programs for the As-sociation of AmericanMedical Colleges.
“It really demonstratesa strong interest in a careerin medicine,” Young said.“This is what we think iscritical as the nation facesa shortage of physicians.”
School officials creditvarious reasons for the in-creasing number of appli-cations.
Katherine Ruger, asso-ciate dean of Admissionsand Student Life at MSU’sCollege of OsteopathicMedicine, thinks thisyear’s applicants had moretime for submissions sincethe coronavirus pandemicshut down reduced theiropportunities to do otherthings like traveling.
The college received6,653 applications in thelast window, Ruger said,
which is up from the 6,169applications in 2019.
State park visitorsagain will need passstarting Monday
LANSING, 21 VI 20(AP): Michigan stateparks will resume col-lecting admission feesMonday after a three-month break because ofthe coronavirus.
The recreation pass-port costs $12 when re-newing a license plateregistration through thesecretary of state or $17at park entrances. Thecost is lower for motor-cycles.
The pass is valid forone year or until the cur-rent vehicle registrationexpires.
The pass allows peopleto visit more than 100state parks and recreationareas.
Visitors from outsideMichigan can purchasethe annual pass online orat state parks for $34 orpay $9 a day.
The Department ofNatural Resources sus-pended the pass require-ment in March to reducepersonal contact betweenpark staff and visitors andto encourage people toenjoy the outdoors dur-ing the pandemic.
Camping, overnightlodging facilities andday-use shelters in stateparks also reopen Mon-day.
Michigan’s medical schools see increase inapplications
In May of 2020, theGovernor’s COVID-19Minority Health StrikeForce issued an interimreport that detailed theimportance of testing ac-cess in communities ofcolor and other high-riskareas.
As a response, theStrike Force announceda walk-up/drive-up test-ing initiative with theOhio Association ofCommunity Health Cen-ters and their affiliatemembers (CommunityHealth Centers) and theOhio National Guard.These sites will also in-clude other local com-munity-based organiza-tions i.e., faith-based or-ganizations, communitycenters, food pantries, etc.
Testing access in communities of color andother high-risk areas
Testing forthis initiativewill be avail-able for indi-viduals with orwithout symp-toms. The test has no out-of-pocket cost to the pa-tient and individuals of anyage are able to access thetest. Minors will needsigned consent of a parent/guardian.
ADDITIONAL JUNELOCATIONS:Cincinnati (June 16, 17,18, 23, 24, 25)CityLink Center800 Bank StreetCincinnati, Ohio 4521410:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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The YWCA Rape Crisis (HOPE) Center is seeking to fill a full time (40 hr.)position to provide support and advocacy to victims of sexual assault inFulton and Lucas Counties. Responsibilities include outreach provided atarea hospitals, legal advocacy with local law enforcement and courtproceedings, and facilitating support groups for survivors of incest andsexual assault. Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Women andGender Studies, or related field required; prior experience with sexualassault and/or victim issues preferred. Candidate must be fluent in bothEnglish and Spanish. Must have reliable transportation, valid driver’slicense and proof of insurance. Must be available for some weekend andevening on-call time. Salary $19.00/hr. Full benefits
Assistant Manager of Human Resources
Lucas County Children Services is seeking anAsst. Mgr. of Human Resources and to assist increating a work environment that promotes personalgrowth and excellence of LCCS employees. Addi-tional requirements can be viewed atwww.lucaskids.net. No Phone Calls Please. EOEvaluing diversity.
Director of Business Operations
Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilitieshas an excellent opportunity for a Director of Busi-ness Operations to implement, manage, and monitora variety of Board fiscal functions.
The successful candidates must possess a Bach-elor degree in business administration with a majorin accounting, Master degree preferred, as well asfive years of progressive accounting experienceincluding three (3) years of supervisory experi-ence. Microsoft Office Suite and financial data-base software experience required. Experiencewith a non-profit or governmental agency, andMedicaid preferred.
All candidates must submit by July 3, 2020, aresume and cover letter along with an employmentapplication, which is available at www.lucasdd.org.If in need of ADA accommodations, contact usdirectly at 419-380-4033.
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Holland Building Services is currently looking for janitorial cleaners for Toledoand surrounding areas; Maumee, Perrysburg, Downtown, etc.
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Service & Support AdministrationCoordinator
Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities isseeking a manager to supervise a dynamic team ofService & Support Specialists who coordinate ser-vices and supports for individuals with developmen-tal disabilities. Requirements include a Master’sdegree in Rehabilitation, Counseling, Social Work,Special Education, or related field and four (4) yearsof experience working with individuals with develop-mental disabilities including one (1) year of supervi-sory experience.
All candidates must submit by 7/3/2020 resume andcover letter along with an application for employment,which is available at www.lucasdd.org. If a positionhas multiple openings please apply to each vacancyin order to be considered. We are an equal opportunityemployer. If in need of ADA accommodations, con-tact us directly at 419-380-4033.
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HVAC REPAIRPERSON
The Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities seeks full-time HVACRepairperson/Custodian. All qualified applicants must have a HS diploma, aminimum 5 years’ experience in over-all school or commercial building HVACmaintenance or mechanical contracting, specialization in trouble shooting buildingmanagement systems with pneumatic and digital controls, and applicants mustcurrently hold a Universal CFC Refrig License, and a valid Ohio driver’s license withan excellent driving record.
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Position AvailableTemporary Attorney (Toledo)
Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. (LAWO), a non-profit regional law firm thatprovides high-quality legal assistance to low-income individuals and groups inWestern Ohio, seeks a creative and hardworking attorney for its Toledo office.This temporary position will focus on representing tenants experiencing issueswith their Housing, including eviction defense and other advocacy efforts toprevent homelessness and improve family stability. Please visit LAWO’swebsite at www.lawolaw.org to review full details of this position. EOE
Vice President of Ministry BusinessStrategy
Cherry Street Mission Ministries seeks to fill afull time (40), salaried position as Vice President ofMinistry Business Strategy. Responsibilities includenew business ideas and strategies, follow throughwith current business operating methods, workcollegially to meet business targets and goals. TheVice President of Business Strategy oversees theAccounting, Human Resources and Quality Assur-ance. Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Business orFinance with previous managerial experience of atleast 5 years or more. Must be able to agree to theministries’ Statement of Faith. Full Benefits. Go tohttps://cherrystreetmission.org/about/employment-in-our-ministry/ to submit your application.
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A renewal of a tax for the benefit of the City of MapleHeights for the purpose of current expenses andgeneral operations of the Maple Heights SeniorCenter at a rate not exceeding 1.3 mills for each onedollar of valuation, which amounts to 13 cents foreach one hundred dollars of valuation, for fiveyears, commencing in 2020, first due in calendaryear 2021.
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Reapertura de la lista de espera de Vivienda Pública para2, 3, 4,5 y 6 dormitorios
La Autoridad Metropolitana de Vivienda de Lorain (LMHA) aceptará solicitudesprevias para la lista de espera del Programa de Vivienda Pública para dormitoriosde 2, 3, 4, 5 y 6. Las solicitudes previas se pueden descargar desde www.lmha.org.Los formularios en papel están disponibles en la entrada de la oficina principal deLMHA, 1600 Kansas Avenue, Lorain, Ohio 44052. Las pre-solicitudes debenenviarse por correo postal de EE. UU. a LMHA, P.O. Box 1010 Lorain, Ohio 44055.Las solicitudes recibidas por cualquier otro medio no serán elegibles. Sólo seacepta una solicitud previa por hogar. Sólo una solicitud previa por sobre.
Una vez recibidas, LMHA retendrá, en orden, según el tamaño del dormitorio y lafecha recibida. Cada lunes y miércoles a partir del 13 de julio de 2020, LMHAseleccionará un número predeterminado de solicitudes por tamaño de dormitorionecesario en el orden que fueron recibidas. El número seleccionado estará deacuerdo con las necesidades operativas de LMHA. LMHA se comunicará con losseleccionados sólo por el número de teléfono o correo electrónico proporcionadoen la solicitud previa para comenzar a evaluar la elegibilidad. Los solicitantes queno califican para una unidad de 2, 3, 4, 5 o 6 dormitorios, según la composiciónfamiliar, no serán seleccionados para la evaluación previa.
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2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 Bedroom Public HousingWaiting List Reopening
The Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority (LMHA) will be accepting pre-applica-tions for the Public Housing Program waiting list for only the 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6bedrooms. Pre-applications can be downloaded from www.lmha.org. Paper formsare available at the entrance of LMHA’s Main Office, 1600 Kansas Avenue, Lorain,Ohio 44052. Completed pre-applications must be sent via US mail to LMHA,P.O. Box 1010 Lorain, Ohio 44055. Applications submitted by any other meanswill not be eligible. Only one pre-application accepted per household. Only onepre-application per envelope.
Upon receipt, LMHA will retain in order based on bedroom size and the datereceived. On each Monday and Wednesday beginning July 13, 2020, LMHA willselect a pre-determined number of applications per needed bedroom size in orderof their receipt. The number selected will be in accordance with LMHA’soperational needs. LMHA will contact those selected only by the phone numberor email provided on the pre-application to begin screening for eligibility. Appli-cants who do not qualify for a 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 bedroom unit based on familycomposition will not be selected for pre-screening.
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DETROIT, May 20,2020: Due to disruptions inpreviously anticipatedhealth care services causedby the COVID-19 pandemic,Blue Cross Blue Shield ofMichigan and Blue CareNetwork will be returningmore than $100 million tomany fully insured custom-ers this year. The refunds arein addition to $494 millionthat BCBSM has invested inexpanding the availabilityof no-cost benefits for mem-bers and to support healthproviders in response toCOVID-19 – bringing theBCBSM enterprise’s com-mitment in response to thecrisis to nearly $600 million.
“For 81 years, Blue Crosshas stood behind our mem-bers’ care in good times andbad,” said BCBSM President& CEO Daniel J. Loepp.“We’ve been proactive inaddressing the pandemic,providing no-cost benefitsfor members and advancingmillions of dollars to careproviders. Now we can re-turn money to our customersand members.”
“We are living through agreat disruption in health careeconomics, and there is still alot of uncertainty about wherehealth care spending will gothis year,” Loepp said. “But atthis point in the pandemic,we’re confident in premiumsexceeding claims for the year– so we are starting to givemoney back to our custom-ers. We hope these refunds
allow businesses across Michi-gan to better cover their em-ployees’ health care and pro-vide our members some reliefduring a difficult time.”
BCBSM will be providingthe following relief to cus-tomers and members with BlueCross and Blue Care Networkhealth plans:
• Fully insured small groupcustomers with 50 or feweremployees will receive a 30percent credit on their Julypremium invoice. All told,BCBSM is providing about$37 million back to smallgroup customers for their medi-cal plans.
• Low rate adjustments forsmall group customers.BCBSM filed 2021 smallgroup rates last week with stateregulators that average 0.9percent more for PPO plansand 1.9 percent more for HMOplans.
• Blue Dental and BlueVision employer group cus-tomers will be sharing a totalrefund of about $10.5 million.All fully insured groups withdental and vision coveragewill receive a one-month pre-mium refund to be credited ontheir July invoice. BCBSMalso will not increase rates forfully insured customers re-newing dental and vision plansfor 2021.
• Individual health planmembers from 2019 will re-ceive a one-time rebate result-ing from lower than expectedhealth care claims. Altogether,about $45 million will be paid
directly to these 2019 indi-vidual plan subscribers in Sep-tember. Rebates are determinedbased on each subscriber’s planand premiums paid in 2019.Rebate amounts will vary bysubscriber.
• Medigap (MedicareSupplement) and individualMedicare Advantage membersin a plan with a premium above$0 will receive a 15 percentpremium refund for the monthsof March and April to be ap-plied to their July premium bill.This refund totals about $15million to Medigap and Indi-vidual Medicare Advantagemembers. For Individual Medi-care Advantage members thisincludes their Optional Supple-mental Buy-up (if applicable).
BCBSM is also providing$494 million in additional sup-port to members and providers:
• Medicare Advantage mem-ber cost share waivers will beprovided through December 31for BCBSM and BCN MedicareAdvantage members. On May 7,BCBSM became the first healthplan in Michigan to announcethat it would waive cost sharingfor Medicare Advantage mem-bers for all services provided dur-ing in-person primary care vis-its, for in-person behavioralhealth services and fortelemedicine access. The pro-jected value of these no-costservices will save BCBSM andBCN Medicare Advantagemembers $10 million.
• COV‘ID-19 testing andtreatment cost share waivers andno-cost telehealth services will
continue to bep r o v i d e dthrough June30 to enablefree access tophysician-di-r e c t e dC O V I D 1 9testing andtreatment forcommerciallyinsured members. The pro-jected value of these no-costservices will save members $97million. BCBSM was the firsthealth plan in Michigan to an-nounce testing and treatmentfor COVID-19 at no cost, alongwith no-cost telehealth accessfor both medical and behav-ioral health services during thefirst wave of the pandemic pe-riod.
• Advance funding forhealth providers. BCBSMpulled forward $87 million inearned incentive payments toMichigan physicians to enablethem to operate, purchase test-ing supplies, enhance treat-ment services for COVID-19patients and expand telehealthservices. BCBSM also decidedto continue planned paymentsto health systems, totalingabout $300 million, despitedisruptions in claim volume.This enabled Michigan healthsystems to continue operatingwith a stable revenue streamduring a time of significantdisruption in their ability todeliver services.
The company’s actionscome amid continued uncer-tainty around the immediate
future of health care spend-ing. Typically, insurers likeBCBSM base their premiumsaround the cost of servicescharged by health care pro-viders, and the trends in utili-zation of services received byinsured members. The pan-demic has completely dis-rupted both cost and trend –making it very challengingto model how much will bespent on health care this year,compared to what wasplanned prior to the pan-demic.
BCBSM will continue tomonitor claims trendsthroughout the remainder ofthe year affecting potentialrelief for 2020 individualhealth plan members andfully insured larger group cus-tomers with more than 50 em-ployees. For individual plans,BCBSM continues to workwith the federal Centers forMedicare and Medicaid Ser-vices (CMS) to seek regula-tory guidance for potentiallyissuing some form of finan-cial relief this year – withconcern for not jeopardizingmembers’ eligibility for Ad-vance Premium Tax Credits
if refunds are granted. If claimstrends remain lower, the com-pany may take additional ac-tions to provide relief this yearto individuals and larger fullyinsured group customers.
“We are living through atime when the usual econom-ics of health care have beenupended,” Loepp said. “Hos-pitals have delayed electiveservices, and people aren’tvisiting doctors’ and dentists’offices. Thanks to the deci-sive leadership of our stateofficials and the response ofour health systems, we arebending the trend of new in-fections – but the threat ofsubsequent waves of infec-tion remains. We are beingdeliberate in projecting fu-ture costs given all the un-known variables. The worldmay return to a new normal atsome point, but today, aboutthe only thing we’re certainabout is the uncertainty.”
Comprehensive informa-tion on the company’s re-sponse to the COVID-19 pan-demic is available atwww.mibluesperspectives.comand www.bcbsm.com/coronavirus.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to return more than $100 million to insured customersand members for medical, dental, and vision premiumsEmployers, individual members, Medicare members receiving money backAll told, BCBSM puts nearly $600 million behind response to COVID-19
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