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More than 30 journalist jobs eliminated at Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald by parent company McClatchy

WLRN Public Media | By Jocelyn Noveck | Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Closing out a turbulent summer for the news industry, the McClatchy newspaper chain has made deep cuts at The Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald and other papers it owns across the nation. The union that represents McClatchy journalists said Friday that more than 90 unionized

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Florida University System unanimously votes to ban undocumented students from 12 public universities

By Ana Goñi-Lessan | News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s State University System Board of Governors voted unanimously Thursday to ban undocumented students from attending the state’s 12 public universities. According to the approved rule, any person “who is present in the United States unlawfully” will not be eligible for enrollment beginning in the 2027-2028

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South Florida’s Haitians move into the shadows amid the threat of being sent back to gang terror

WLRN Public Media | By Tim Padgett South Florida’s Haitians are in a state of painful if not terrifying suspense. About 150,000 of them have just seen their Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, cancelled — meaning federal immigration agents can now arrest and deport them en masse, at will. At stake may be the very future

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