CALIFORNIA NEWS 07/18/2020

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Biggest group admitted to University of California: Latinos

By Teresa Watanabe on Jul 17, 2020 07:09 am

In a historic shift, Latinos are the leading group of prospective freshmen accepted into the University of California for fall 2020, part of the system’s largest and most diverse first-year class ever admitted, according to preliminary data released Thursday. Latinos slightly eclipsed Asian Americans for the first time, making up 36% of the 79,953 California students offered […]

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L.A. on Verge of Highest Virus Threat

By Colleen Shalby on Jul 17, 2020 06:30 am

Indicating the coronavirus surge is not slowing, Los Angeles County public health officials Tuesday reported the highest single-day count of COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations since the pandemic hit. The worsening conditions come as California closes many businesses that had been allowed to reopen in May as officials try to slow the outbreaks. But Los […]

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