Edición Semanaria (Weekly Edition)

Amid Cheers and Protests, Kamala Harris Makes History as Presidential Candidate – Amidst a sea of enthusiastic supporters and a flurry of pro-Palestinian protests, Kamala Harris made history. She became the first woman of color to become a presidential candidate in the United States. She was joined by her running mate, Tim Walz, at the convention in Chicago. Her Republican rivals, Donald Trump and JD Vance, launched a political tour to counter the Democratic celebration. During the four-day event, they ridiculed her “radical” agenda and appeared highly motivated to do battle to retake the White House. Jose Lopez Zamorano has the details from Washington.

“El Chisme 2024” Seeks to Boost Latino Vote in Key States – To motivate Latino voters, a civic organization is touring more than 20 cities across the country in states considered “battleground states” that will determine who will become president this November. The tour, with its “El Chisme 2024” campaign, is aiming to keep its message and Latino activism going beyond November. Jorge Gutiérrez shares details about the project in a conversation with Chelis López on our national program, Línea Abierta. And Rubén Tapia prepared this summary for us. You can listen to the complete program in the archives of Línea Abierta for Wednesday, August 21 at radiobilinge.org, in the news section.

Worker Who Contracted Silicosis on the Job Wins Million Dollar Lawsuit – Silicosis is a disease caused by breathing dust containing silica, a component of many construction materials, such as stone, concrete, cement, drywall, ceramic, and brick. Workers exposed to this dust for prolonged periods of time can damage their lungs despite wearing protective equipment. One of them, who worked with synthetic stone for 15 years, has won a million-dollar lawsuit. Alejandro Maciel spoke with the man and his lawyer and brings us the story from Los Angeles.