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<p>New data released on Friday by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that overall unemployment decreased in July, but rates for Latinos and Blacks remain stubbornly higher than that of Asians and especially White workers.</p>
<p>Latino unemployment increased 1.6% from 14.5% to 12.9% and jobless workers among Blacks decreased by less than 1% from 15.4 to 14.5%. Asians saw a the largest drop of 1.8% from 13.8% to 12%.</p>

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<p>A car that Border Patrol agents thought looked “suspicious” turned out be loaded with nearly a million in cash.</p>
<p>The Volkswagen Touareg was stopped Wednesday morning as it headed south on Interstate 15 just north of Escondido. A police dog alerted officers to contraband and their search of the car yielded bundles of cash hidden in the fuel tank. A total of $967,460 was discovered in 65 bundles wrapped in plastic.</p>

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<p>President Donald Trump again raised the issue of the cognitive test he took in 2018 to help defend attacks by critics that challenge his mental abilities.</p>
<p>During two separate interviews with Fox News correspondents, Trump said that he “aced” the test and last week told Chris Wallace that after repeating five words from the test doctors said “That’s amazing. How did you do that?”</p>

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<p>Sewage spilling into the ocean from the Tijuana River Valley forced the closure of beaches from the border through Imperial Beach on Wednesday.</p>
<p>The closure by the San Diego County Environmental Health Department came after rain earlier in the week caused new sewage runoff from Tijuana to flow into the US through the Tijuana River and eventually into the Pacific Ocean near the border.</p>

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<p>For the first time in history, Latinos are the largest racial group among California students accepted into the prestigious University of California system, although it is not clear how many will accept the offer and attend one of the system’s 10 universities.</p>
<p>Latinos make up 36% of California students granted admission, followed by Asians at 35%, Whites at 21%, and Blacks at 5%, with 44% of all freshmen being first-generation Americans.</p>

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<p>The Trump Administration backtracked on Tuesday and will not seek to end Visas for foreign students at US schools that are offering all classes online due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>
<p>A new policy announced last week would have denied Visas to students if they didn’t take classes on campus, leaving thousands of international students struggling to find alternative education programs or being forced to return to their native countries.</p>

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<p>A US Navy ship docked at Naval Station San Diego caught on fire on Sunday and sent smoke over areas of San Diego from Barrio Logan to La Mesa.</p>
<p>The USS Bonhomme Richard, an amphibious assault ship that looks like a small aircraft carrier, first reported a fire on Sunday in a large cargo area within the ship that is used to carry landing crafts that Marines use for land assaults launched from the ship. Navy helicopters and fire boats could be seen fighting the fire on Monday.</p>

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<p>The US Supreme Court ruled on two cases Thursday both dealing with President Donald Trump’s tax returns, with one decision allowing the disclose of his tax information, but the other denying Congress access to them.</p>
<p>On the final day of the Courts annual session, the two decisions were announced on 7-2 votes, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing both majority decisions.</p>

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<p>The current presidents of the US and Mexico met for the first time on Wednesday and signed a joint declaration celebrating the newly revised trade agreement between the US, Mexico, and Canada which replaces NAFTA.</p>