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Stories by Samantha Molina
Posted Apr 25, 2021, 9:19 pm
Samantha Molina
/Cronkite News
As many are facing pandemic-related mental health challenges, including the way they view themselves and their bodies, Arizona college students have formed support groups to combat negative body image.... Read more»
Posted Apr 9, 2021, 11:41 am
Samantha Molina
/Cronkite News
Nationwide lockdowns in the past year have driven demand for companionship from man’s best friend during the pandemic, and shelters across the country have seen spikes in dog adoptions and fosters. But some pricey and popular canines are being ripped away from their intended forever homes and sold to unsuspecting buyers. ... Read more»
Posted Mar 23, 2021, 12:05 pm
Samantha Molina
/Cronkite News
Atlanta police say it’s too early to say whether last week’s shooting rampage, which left six women of Asian descent dead, was a hate crime. But there’s no question that hate is on the rise for many Asian Americans, who are frightened but not surprised by such attacks. Reports of discrimination extend to the beginning of the pandemic, when the former president began mocking and vilifying Asians by describing COVID-19 as “kung flu” or “the China virus,” but they have worsened in 2021. ... Read more»
Posted Feb 21, 2021, 11:53 pm
Samantha Molina & Reed Harmon/Cronkite News
Public education advocates gathered at the Arizona Capitol to protest a proposed voucher expansion that they say would further defund public schools. Arizona voters rejected similar legislation two years ago.... Read more»
Posted Feb 5, 2021, 12:11 pm
Samantha Molina
/Cronkite News
Disadvantaged populations are at risk because they work jobs deemed essential, which increases their potential for exposure to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, and have less access to health care resources, according to a panel of the Mayo Clinic medical team.... Read more»
Posted Feb 5, 2021, 11:30 am
Samantha Molina
/Cronkite News
As the coronavirus has claimed more than 443,000 lives in the U.S. alone, the call for more personal protective equipment becomes greater. Now, universities and their students are imagining ways to not only improve public attitudes toward masks but also the technology behind them.... Read more»