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Trump’s Standing Tanks With This Voter Group Amid Growing Backlash Trump’s Standing Tanks With This Voter Group Amid Growing Backlash
Trump’s Standing Tanks With This Voter Group Amid Growing Backlash Donald Trump is losing ground with a key voting group, according to a new national tracking poll.  The survey shows sharp declines in his favorability, job approval, and economic ratings among Hispanic and Latino voters. While overall ratings were already low, the second-quarter survey conducted by Global Strategy Group for Somos Votantes shows a deeper erosion in key subgroups: independents, women, and voters under 45. Pollsters attribute the shift to continued economic pessimism, a growing belief that Trump is out of step with everyday priorities, and intensifying opposition to his …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Girl, 11, Dies By Suicide After School Bullies Say ICE Will Deport Her Family: Reports Girl, 11, Dies By Suicide After School Bullies Say ICE Will Deport Her Family: Reports
Girl, 11, Dies By Suicide After School Bullies Say ICE Will Deport Her Family: Reports An 11-year-old Texas girl has died by suicide after classmates bullied her for being Hispanic and threatened to have ICE agents deport her family, according to reports. Jocelynn Rojo Carranza of Gainesville, TX, died on Saturday, Feb. 8, five days after she was rushed to a hospital, Univision 23 reported. She was a student at Gainesville Intermediate School, about an hour north of Dallas. Her mother Marbella Carranza told Univision that students repeatedly taunted her daughter, saying her family would be deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "I waited a whole week for a mi…

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by Chris Spiker
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Man With Knife Barricades Himself In Philly Basement Man With Knife Barricades Himself In Philly Basement
Man With Knife Barricades Himself In Philly Basement Philadelphia Police responded to a man barricaded inside a basement, authorities said. The person had a weapon on the 4100 block of Devereaux Street (private rowhome) at 10:49 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, they said. A 44-year-old Hispanic male locked himself inside the basement of this property, police said. The male is possibly armed with a knife. It was declared a barricade at 12:24 p.m. 

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Electrocuted Worker, 30, Dies After Falling 3 Stories In Philadelphia Industrial Accident Electrocuted Worker, 30, Dies After Falling 3 Stories In Philadelphia Industrial Accident
Electrocuted Worker, 30, Dies After Falling 3 Stories In Philadelphia Industrial Accident A 30-year-old worker was killed in a Philadelphia industrial accident, authorities said. The unidentified Hispanic man was working at a home on the 2200 block of East Cambria Street when he was electrocuted around 8:20 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, city police said. He then fell three stories from a scaffolding. PFD-Medic Unit pronounced the male dead on the scene at 8:26 a.m. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Trio Sought For Deadly Beating On Northeast Philadelphia Street: Police (VIDEO) Trio Sought For Deadly Beating On Northeast Philadelphia Street: Police (VIDEO)
Trio Sought For Deadly Beating On Northeast Philadelphia Street: Police (Video) Authorities are looking for three people after a 40-year-old man was beaten to death in Northeast Philadelphia.  The victim succumbed to his injuries after being attacked near 4565 Torresdale Avenue in the early morning hours on Saturday, May 25, PPD said.  PPD footage PhiladelphiaPolice Suspect one is a "light-complected" Hispanic man around 30 years old with a heavy build and a beard. He is wanted for questioning.  Suspect two is a "light-complected" Hispanic woman between 25 and 30 with a thin build. She was seen leaving the area in a maroon SUV with…

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by Mac Bullock
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RECOGNIZE HIM? Gold-Toothed Stranger Tries To Buy Boy, 2, From Mom In NJ Park RECOGNIZE HIM? Gold-Toothed Stranger Tries To Buy Boy, 2, From Mom In NJ Park
Recognize HIM? Gold-Toothed Stranger Tries To Buy Boy, 2, From Mom In NJ Park A stranger approached a woman in a North Jersey park and repeatedly offered her money for her 2-year-old son, said authorities who turned to the public for help finding him. The man, sporting a gold tooth, approached the woman shortly before 2:30 p.m. this past Wednesday on the Hurd Street side of Hedden County Park in Morris County, they said. He "made multiple attempts to purchase the child," New Jersey State Police said. After getting several refusals, the man met with two others -- believed to be between 25 and 30 years old each -- then left through the Park Heights gate in Dover Town…

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by Jerry DeMarco