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NBC NEWS | 'Like a dumping ground': Latina moms in Texas border city are fighting air pollution

El Paso is among the worst places for ozone pollution. Hispanic residents who successfully sued for more regulation want to know why the state is fighting them.

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Dateline | Four years of Dateline’s Missing in America: 90 still missing

Dateline NBC's social and digital series 'Missing in America' began on December 5, 2013, following a question the night before to our Facebook community, "Do you know anyone who has simply vanished?" The response was overwhelming. Since that first post, every Monday, we have featured the story of a different missing person brought to our attention from a member of our online communities. Sadly, 90 of those who have been featured are still missing.

 

TELEMUNDO | "Nos están matando poco a poco": madres latinas de una ciudad fronteriza de Texas luchan contra la contaminación del aire

La comunidad del Chamizal, cuya población se identifica como latina en más del 96%, sufre problemas respiratorios debido a la mala calidad del aire y le exige al Gobierno que implemente regulaciones más estrictas para poder vivir en esa zona.

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NBC Asian America | A decade-old hospital program for Asian Americans wants to help reduce health disparities

The Asian Health Services program at Holy Name Medical Center in New Jersey employs multilingual staff and offers targeted disease screening programs.

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NBC Asian America | Son of U.S. soldier left behind in Vietnam helps other 'Amerasians' reunite with families

Jimmy Miller, the child of a Vietnamese mother and an American soldier, sends DNA tests to Amerasians in Vietnam to help them prove their parentage.

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Transgender teen Sage Smith still missing after vanishing from Virginia in 2012

Sage Smith, 19, was last seen around 6:30 p.m. on November 20, 2012 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her grandmother is concerned for her safety. Can you, or someone you know, help find Sage?

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Death Denied

Nearly 40 years ago, William Thomas “Tommy” Zeigler was convicted of four murders and sentenced to death row. MJP’s investigation sheds light on two witnesses who call into question Zeigler’s guilt but whose accounts never made it into the trial.  Zeigler’s fate is in play as he seeks new DNA testing in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down Florida’s death penalty sentencing rules. 

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The Truth About Refugees From a U.S. Student Abroad

One has to remember these are people. There are 12 million children and familiesfleeing for their lives across the dangerous Aegean Sea to get to Greece, who is doing her best to get people through to Athens and then the rest of Europe. Grecians are welcoming the refugees with open arms. You can find graffiti all over Athens reading, “ΕΛΛΆΔΑ ΧΑΙΡΕΤΙΖΕΙ ΠΡΟΣΦΥΓΕΣ” translated as “GREECE WELCOMES REFUGEES.”