Esmy Jimenez
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Young Latino voters in Seattle view November election through lens of pandemic
Across the United States, people of color are likeliest to be considered “essential workers” and must still go to work despite stay-at-home orders. Blacks and Latinos are likelier than whites to be diagnosed with COVID-19 — and to die of the disease.
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Lecciones de un inmigrante que ha vivido en cuarentena durante un año
Durante aproximadamente un mes, los residentes de Seattle han estado confinados en sus hogares ayudando a combatir el coronavirus. Para muchos,uede ser difícil durante este tiempo sentirse conectado o mantener una sensación de normalidad. Una familia de inmigrantes locales ha estado viviendo una versión similar de esta realidad durante un año.
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Lessons on surviving a pandemic from an immigrant in sanctuary
Seattle residents have been isolating in their homes for about a month to combat the coronavirus. One immigrant family in Seattle has been doing a version of this for a year.
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Los residentes indocumentados del estado de Washington tienen problemas para encontrar fondos
Los ciudadanos estadounidenses tendrán una ayuda federal para mitigar con los daños económicos provocados por la pandemia de coronavirus, muchos están esperando cheques federales para ayudarlos a sobrevivir el próximo mes. Sin embargo, los inmigrantes indocumentados no tendrán dicha ayuda.
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WA undocumented residents scramble to find funds
U.S. citizens are reeling from the economic impacts of coronavirus. Many are waiting on federal checks to help them make it through the next month. But those checks won’t come for undocumented immigrants.
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'Any day the sickness will arrive.' ICE detainees in Tacoma brace for COVID-19
This week, activists held a protest outside the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, pushing for the release of vulnerable detainees amid the coronavirus pandemic. The protest is taking the form of a car caravan to maintain social distancing.
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A caravan protests outside the Tacoma immigrant detention center
Immigration activists are pushing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release detainees at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, arguing the coronavirus outbreak is a threat to the detainees' health.
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Education
College students face uncertain futures during the coronavirus outbreak
College students across the country are adjusting to a new normal as classes move online. Many students have already moved back home with family. But some are still figuring out next steps.
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A hush falls over Seattle
Long gone is Seattle’s maddening morning commute. Popular beaches and parks sit emptied out and blocked off. Vibrant neighborhood main streets, hushed.
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Health
Seattle cuts back on bus service starting today
Starting Monday most King County Metro bus routes are operating on a reduced service. A few others are completely gone.