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Latinos…a hacerse la prueba de VIH
South Florida Sun-SentinelPuede que el sida siga siendo un tema tabú entre los hispanos, pero la realidad es que está más presente en esta comunidad de lo que se cree. Por ello hoy sábado 15 de octubre en el que se celebra el Día Nacional Latino para Concientización sobre el...Tags: Minority Groups, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Social Issues, Regional Authority
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Tamales, L.A.'s original street food
Special to the Los Angeles TimesSouthern California's latest foodie trend has the region atwitter. Lines form long into the night at the latest hot spot for edible treasures, while wily entrepreneurs outdo each other by parking at the best spots. But not everyone is happy. Brick-and-...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Minority Groups, Restaurants, Portland (Multnomah, Oregon), Dining and Drinking
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Lives depend on more blacks becoming bone marrow donors
That day when Yvonne Lawrence glanced into the crib she immediately knew something was wrong.
Babies aren't supposed to be blue.
What she soon would learn at the hospital is that her 3-month-old son was cursed with sickle-cell anemia. The inherited...Tags: Minority Groups, Heroism, OxyContin (drug), Blood, Skin
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Florida ranks in top 10 of states with high diabetes rates
![One in 10 Floridians has diabetes, a "disturbing" trend revealed in the nation's fat report last week. Though Florida ranks as the 29th-most-obese state in the country, the Sunshine State is No. 10 for diabetes. It's a distinction that comes with a hefty price tag.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63225627-13200817.jpg "One in 10 Floridians has diabetes, a "disturbing\" trend revealed in the nation's fat report last week. Though Florida ranks as the 29th-most-obese state in the country, the Sunshine State is No. 10 for diabetes. It's a distinction that comes with a hefty price tag.")
One in 10 Floridians has diabetes, a "disturbing" trend revealed in the nation's fat report last week. Though Florida ranks as the 29th-most-obese state in the country, the Sunshine State is No. 10 for diabetes. It's a distinction that comes with a...Tags: Minority Groups, Diseases and Illnesses, Robert Wood, Florida Hospital, Maine
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Newton: The impact of the 'parent trigger'
This is what the revolution looks like: It's a rally in Lynwood where parents demand the right to exercise their power to shape their children's future; it's a dozen residents in a South-Central apartment gathering to compare notes on the failing...Tags: Minority Groups, Los Angeles Unified School District, Academic Progress, Gays and Lesbians, National or Ethnic Minorities
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White and mixed-race youths rank high in alcohol, substance abuse
The first-ever survey of adolescent alcohol and drug abuse to recognize youths of mixed race or ethnicity has found that such kids hover closest to white adolescents in the rate at which they suffer substance abuse disorders. That is not reassuring,...Tags: Substance Abuse, Minority Groups, Juvenile Delinquency, Social Issues, Marijuana Use
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Suspicion in Mexico's Sinaloa cartel
Last of four parts
Reporting from Calexico, Calif., and Badiraguato, Mexico
The towering iron gates opened onto a palm-lined driveway that led past the family church, a twisting water slide and two man-made lakes, one stocked with fish, the other with...Tags: Minority Groups, New York, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Rentals
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Op-Ed: Gay history is everyone's history
I was quite surprised to read not one but two columnists attack a new law, the FAIR Education Act, just signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown. I usually find both columnists quite interesting and agree with most of their viewpoints, especially Dan Kimber's...Tags: Minority Groups, Alan Turing, Periodicals, Nazi Party, History
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Mail Call - Oct. 26
“In regards to the Washington County citizen, about the elementary school lunches, my daughter’s in fourth grade and she doesn’t eat lunch until 12:45, and they go home at (2:20) just like your child does. I feel that it is ridiculous...Tags: Minority Groups, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), George W. Bush, Social Security, Wages and Pensions
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The remnants of Riverview
When Russ Hencinski looks out of his classroom window at Lane Tech High School, the science and astronomy teacher sees a strip mall with a Jewel-Osco grocery store and other smaller shops.
But in his mind's eye, Hencinski can conjure up an image of the...Tags: Minority Groups, Six Flags Over Georgia, Travel, History, African Americans
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HIV on the rise in Imperial County?
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterLocals in the medical community are greatly concerned about recent trends in local HIV testing where Hispanics have been testing positive for HIV in preliminary results. Franko V. Guillen, Walgreens Community Pharmacy HIV specialist and community...Tags: HIV, Medical Procedures and Tests, Minority Groups, Diseases and Illnesses, Mexico
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Survey: U.S. Catholics going to church less frequently
![A new survey paints a picture of a less-strict American Catholic community, with 86% of respondents stating they believe a Catholic "can disagree with aspects of church teachings and still remain loyal to the church."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-10/234474060-25124928.jpg "A new survey paints a picture of a less-strict American Catholic community, with 86% of respondents stating they believe a Catholic "can disagree with aspects of church teachings and still remain loyal to the church.\"")
CNNA new survey paints a picture of a less-strict American Catholic community, with 86% of respondents stating they believe a Catholic "can disagree with aspects of church teachings and still remain loyal to the church." Among the most devout, older...Tags: Minority Groups, USA Today, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage
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