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The 1990s Moments That Changed the Way We Think About Food

By: Anna Hezel Illustrations: Ellie Skrzat

The ’90s were a decade of information, SnackWell’s, and sun-dried tomatoes on everything. Here are eight events that shaped our opinions about cooking and eating.

1. The Launch of the TV Food Network In April of 1993, a young and scrappy Food Network launched with a debut lineup of French chef Jacques Pepin, writer David Rosengarten, Mrs. Fields founder Debbi Fields, and Emeril Lagasse, a little-known Louisiana restaurateur in his mid-30s with only a handful of prior television appearances under his belt.

Dorie Greenspan, who worked at the network during its launch as a consultant and producer, remembers it as a pioneering time in the unexplored realm of food television. On the TASTE Podcast, Greenspan recalled the head of programming at the time saying, “We’re going to make somebody a star, but we don’t know who that person will be.” It swiftly became clear that Emeril was that star.

In addition to the runaway hits, like Essence of Emeril, there were misgivings during the launch. “This was really a startup in every sense of the word,” she told me. “We made some terrible mistakes. We couldn’t figure out a bunch of things. We tried doing a call-in show, which seemed revolutionary. We were learning.”

The only model the network had at the time for programming about cooking was public television—shows like James Beard’s I Love to Eat and Julia Child’s The French Chef. But the move to cable meant a move toward the mainstream. “I don’t think you can underestimate the impact of that,” says Ruth Reichl. “That’s the moment that food really stopped being the provenance of the elites and became part of popular culture. Children watched it and were interested in chefs, and chefs became cool in a way that they hadn’t before.”

2. Fat Is Bad, But Everything Else Is Good At the tail end of the ’80s, a few influential government reports were published, recommending that Americans consume less fat. Americans internalized this as a directive that it was OK to consume as many calories as they wanted, as long as those calories weren’t coming from fat. A zany infomercial nutritionist named Susan Powter encouraged Americans to fill their shopping carts with cereal and low-fat chips, and SnackWell’s were born, promising unlimited amounts of dessert with no health repercussions.

Lay’s launched one of the most famous product missteps in the history of American consumerism. WOW chips, introduced in 1998, promised the same potato chip flavor with only one gram of fat per serving—a feat made possible by frying in a synthetic fat substitute called Olestra. Almost as soon as the chips hit the market, accounts started to pour in of horrible stomach woes caused by the chips. The FDA famously used the phrase “anal leakage” to describe the side effects, leading to one of the grossest and most memorable PR disasters in the history of packaged foods.

3. Sushi Goes Mainstream By the ’90s, sushi had existed in the United States for more than three decades, but this was the moment when it really caught on, especially as Japanese companies opened offices in U.S. cities. “It all started when Sony bought Columbia Pictures in 1989 and the entire West Coast went mad for sushi,” speculates Alan Richman, who was the restaurant critic at GQ at the time.

Everyone started opening sushi restaurants, including Robert DeNiro with a then little-known chef named Nobuyuki Matsuhisa, and in turn, sushi evolved from a rarefied luxury that one could only find in coastal cities to a casual, affordable treat that happened to fit perfectly into the era’s philosophy about nutrition. And then grocery stores started to catch on, stocking their refrigerator cases with plastic trays of California and spicy tuna rolls.

4. The Dawn of Online Recipes When we talk about the kind of rapid globalization that happened in the ’90s, it’s hard to avoid talking about the Internet, which shattered our spatial relationships to one another by making it as easy to talk to someone in Australia as it was to talk to the kid in your social studies class who lived down the street.

As the Internet became woven into our daily lives through services like Prodigy and America Online, it was only a matter of time before this rapidly growing technology became a way to disseminate the recipes and cooking advice that you could previously find only in magazines and cookbooks.

In 1995, Condé Nast launched Epicurious, a forward-thinking database of recipes compiled from some of the company’s food and travel magazines, including Bon Appétit and Gourmet. By the end of the decade, blogging platforms like Blogger and Xanga had emerged, paving the way for a generation of self-publishing food bloggers, like David Lebovitz in 1999, and Heidi Swanson, Pim Techamuanvivit, and Clotilde Dusoulier in the early 2000s.

5. A New Era for Restaurant Critics “I think the ’90s were the great era of restaurants in America,” says Alan Richman. The economy was strong, people had money to spend, and newspapers and magazines had budgets to send their critics to eat out and report on the latest trends in food. Fine-dining stalwarts in New York, like Le Bernardin, Daniel, and Jean-Georges, were thriving. But it was also a time when critics like Robert Sietsema at the Village Voice and Ruth Reichl at The New York Times started to clue diners in to the fact that “eating out” didn’t always have to mean French restaurants with white tablecloths.

“I was interested in talking about the way real people ate,” says Reichl. “I felt like restaurant reviews in The New York Times had been geared to a very small group of wealthy white people. And I thought everybody should go to restaurants.”

When Reichl reviewed her first Korean restaurant, Kang Suh, in 1993, three separate local Korean newspapers from New York reached out to her for interviews. When she wrote about a soba restaurant called Honmura An that same year, it caused a flap among readers who weren’t used to seeing “a little Japanese noodle shop” receive three stars.

6. NAFTA Reshapes California’s Food Landscape In 1994, NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) was signed, formalizing a trade agreement among Canada, Mexico, and the United States. As Tina Vasquez writes, the agreement was greeted with lots of anti-immigrant pushback among Americans. Carlos Salinas de Gortari, the Mexican president at the time, promised Americans that the agreement would reduce migration by stabilizing Mexico’s economy.

Instead, the agreement caused vast unemployment in Mexican industries that struggled with their new competition, leading to one of the largest historic spikes in immigration to the United States from Mexico. This brought a boom of Mexican grocery stores, butchers, restaurants, and other businesses to the U.S., especially in Californian communities like the Bay Area and Los Angeles. Grocery store chains like Chavez Supermarkets, Vallarta Market, and Northgate González are still thriving in these parts of the state.

7. Italian Food Goes Regional In my house, in a suburb of Buffalo, New York, the ’90s was the era when the green Kraft canister of Parmesan cheese in the refrigerator was replaced with a little plastic-wrapped triangle of hard cheese and a hand-crank cheese grater. Starbucks and Olive Garden (which were founded in the ’70s and ’80s, respectively) were starting to make their way into every suburb, and Americans were warming up to the idea of saying “venti” out loud.

Marcella Hazan, Italy’s Julia Child, published The Essentials of Italian Cooking in 1992, and Molto Mario (starring Mario Batali before he had been accused of sexual assault) first aired in 1996. Americans were coming to terms with the fact that Italian food was more than a plate of spaghetti and meatballs—it was a cuisine with discrete regions, like Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna. And of course, every chef and home cook in America started putting sun-dried tomatoes on everything.

8. The Collapse of the Soviet Union Rewrites the World Map When the Soviet Union ended in 1991, the entire world map changed. Countries that hadn’t had a spot on the spinning globe in decades reemerged, and a few altogether new ones were formed. Suddenly, trade opened up between these countries and the rest of the world, spurring a period of wild, unregulated capitalism. Soviet-government-owned food-manufacturing companies started going out of business.

“Everyone wanted pizza, and later in the ’90s sushi, and there was this huge flood of new, very shoddy quality global foods, to which most people didn’t have access because the prices weren’t regulated,” says Anya Von Bremzen, the author of Please to the Table and Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking. “It’s a decade that’s remembered really negatively in that former Soviet bloc.”

The dissolution of the USSR also increased immigration to the U.S. from former Soviet countries. Cuba, which had been a close ally of the Soviet Union, was plunged into an economic depression, during which lack of ingredients lead to a loss of traditional Cuban cuisine.

On a broader level, as Von Bremzen points out, this large-scale globalization was the start of another very ’90s concept: nostalgia for all things regional.

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Best Tips for Eating Cheap while travelling

If you're going to splurge at an expensive restaurant, lunch is a good time to do so. You can often get the same famous food at a significantly lower cost. Since most health experts agree that eating the largest meal of the day in the afternoon is a good idea, you'll be doing more than your pocketbook a favor.

Many hotels in countries other than the US, and all B& B's include breakfast as part of the room price. Take full advantage of this and fill up so you won't have to buy food until lunch (or depending on your personal metabolism, dinner).

Eat where the locals do. Casual restaurants with a large local clientele are like to be high quality and low cost.

Eat in ethnic neighborhoods (this tip works in the US or abroad). You can get some first class feasts for very little money in ethnic neighborhoods. Using my hometown of Los Angeles as an example, travel to Korea Town, China Town, Little Tokyo, Thai Town, or in nearby Orange County, Little Saigon for incredible food at coffee shop prices. Do I detect an Asian theme here? Don't worry, there are Mexican neighborhoods all over the City of Angels serving dirt-cheap but delicious authentic South-of-the-Border cuisine. There are also plenty of Ethiopian, Cuban, Argentinean and Moroccan eateries along with just about every other ethnic group under the sun. That's one of the things about living in a large city that's so wonderful. Take advantage of the ethnic neighborhoods in whatever cities you visit for great food at bargain prices.

Carry snacks. Having some snacks like granola bars, trail mix or even fresh fruit along can help save a lot over buying them from street vendors and convenience stores.

If you're traveling by car, stock up on bottled water and other drinks at the supermarket or discount store. A six-pack here will often cost the equivalent or even less than the price of a single bottle from a convenience store or street vendor.

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Mexico Ships Diesel Fuel to Havana

LOS ANGELES (OnlineColumnist.com), July 27, 2021.--Mexico’s 67-year-old president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called the U.S. embargo against Cuba “cruel,” announcing today he was shipping 126,000 barrels or 5,292,000 gallons of diesel fuel to the economically embattled island. Mexico’s state run oil company Peroleos Mexicanos shipped the diesel fuel from its port of Coatzecoalcos in the Yucatan, Peninsula destined for the port of Havana. Havana has grown more dependent on diesel-fired electric power generators as natural gas supplies dwindled. Lopez Obrador just finished commemorating the 238 birthday of Simon Bolivar, the heroic liberators of Spanish colonial rule in Latin America. Lopez Obrador praised Cuba’s 61-year-old President Miguel Diaz-Canel for his “resistance” to capitalistic influence over the last 62-years since the 1959 Cuban Revolution. Whether admitted to or not, there’s little to celebrate in Cuba.

Cuba lives as a testament to the failure of Marxist-Leninsim in the Western hemisphere, having failed in Central and South America and all over the nations of the Caribbean. Left-leaning Lopez Obrador called the U.S. embargo “inhumane,” saying that Mexico was under no obligation as and independent state to follow U.S. foreign policy. Lopez Obrador encouraged 78-year-old President Joe Biden to end the embargo, despite opposition from Miami’s large Cuban exile community. “We are an independent nation,” Lopez Obrador said at a press conference, concerned whether or not the diesel fuel shipment violated the U.S. embargo. Former President Barack Obama tried to normalize U.S.-Cuban relations, only to see dangerous microwave weapons attacks on U.S. diplomatic personnel at the U.S. Cuban embassy. Since State Department officials fell ill, normalizing relations stalled.

Lopez Obrador mentioned nothing about the street demonstrating in Havana protesting communist rule. With food and medicine shortages, Cuba meets the definition of a failed state, never really prospering in the 63-year-old since the Cuban Revolution. Like most communist dictatorships, they’re good at the propaganda needed sell the public on revolution. What revolutionary dictatorship are bad about is encouraging the kind of economic development that can improve the lives of ordinary citizens. Fidel Castro and his brother Raul were good at implementing a paranoid police state, cracking down on dissent but not establishing a thriving economy necessary to give Cuban citizens a future. Lopez Obrador’s decision to ship diesel fuel to Cuba mirrors the desperation seen in Cuba due to colossal economic mismanagement and political failure. Diaz-Canel shows no sign of changing Castro’s policy.

U.S. officials most recently under Obama tried to work toward normalizing relations but wound up getting U.S. diplomatic personnel hit with mysterious microwave attacks in 2018. Since Covid-19 decimated Cuba for much of 2020, Cuba’s tourism industry has fallen off a cliff. Without any real export industry with the exception of Cuban cigars, Cuba finds itself economically depressed, unable to provide for its own citizens. Lopez Obrador’s decision to supply Cuba with diesel fuel was welcomed relief for the economically deprived island. “The U.S. embargo on Cuba is not focused on Cuba’s imports but on U.S. exports to Cuba,” said John S. Kavulich, president of New York-based U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, noting that Biden, so far, has showed little interest in normalizing U.S. relations. Cuban exiles want their property and wealth restored by the Cuban government.

Cuba’s economic woes started to intensify in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, leading the Russian Federation to spend less money on foreign aid, including Cuba. When you compound that with the 2010 economic collapse in oil-rich Venezuela, it all took a toll on Cuba. Since Venezuela Dictator Hugo Chavez’s death March 5, 2013, Cuba has lacked a reliable trading partner, especially when it came to petroleum sales. Lopez Obrador called on Biden to change U.S. foreign policy on the embargo, helping Cuba with economic development. Cuba’s government has reached out to other trading partners but find itself in the worst recession since the 2008 financial collapse, rippling to many developing nations. Under former President Donald Trump, the U.S. Treasury applied black-listed Venezuelan tanker companies delivering petroleum products from Venezuela.

Whatever the reasons for Cuba’s economic collapse, you’d think that President Miguel Diaz-Canel would do everything possible to restore diplomatic relations with the U.S. at the earliest possible time. Cuba’s refusal to open up markets for the benefit of the Cuban people mirrors the kind of paranoia seen in communist dictatorships, like Cuba and North Korea, where any outside influence is seen as a conspiracy to overthrow the ruling government. Biden wants to improve relations with Cuba but not at the expense of State Department employees subjected to microwave attacks. Cuba’s communist dictatorship needs to step up protecting U.S. diplomatic personnel if it wants to join the modern, technological world. Instead of blocking the Internet, the Cuban government should figure out what it takes to improve Havana’s business climate to create jobs and provide Cubans with a future.

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John M. Curtis writes politically neutral commentary analyzing spin in national and global news. He’s editor of OnlineColumnist.com and author of Dodging The Bullet and Operation Charisma.

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Experts Urge People All Over the World to Stop Killing Bats out of Fears of Coronavirus Attacking bats does nothing to protect people from COVID-19 and sometimes, it can make things worse. It’s a bad time to be a bat. In early May, people in four northwestern districts of India went on a bat-killing spree in an apparent, but misguided, attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19 and the coronavirus that causes it. Nearly 200 fruit bats lay dead before the government decided to impose a punishment on killing the animals. In April, Cubans in two provinces went after bat roosts in caves and buildings, exterminating the flying mammals with fire. A few weeks later and an ocean away in Rwanda, government workers aimed water cannons on resting straw-colored fruit bats, hoping to drive them away from the capital city of Kigali. And in March, the Peruvian government had to step in when people in the Cajamarca region descended on bat caves with lit torches. That month, the Indonesian government culled hundreds of live fruit bats for sale in food markets in what they said was an attempt to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. #sadbuttrue #drfauci #drevil #skypuppy #skypuppies #stop #evolve #holysmokes #holysmokestimes #holysmokestv #oneman #news #2021 #coronavirus #c19 #covid19 #causeofdeath #bats #killing #worldimpact #survival #survive #delicateecosystem #ecosystem #planetearth #knowyourroots #knowledgeispower #damnshame (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO_X1CkhGpu/?igshid=oukuocgbqg6o

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Senate Pushes U.S.-China Relations to the Brink

LOS ANGELES (OnlineColumnist.com), July 15, 2021.--Pushing U.S.-China relations to the brink, the Senate passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act [UFLPA] today, banning all goods from the area where U.S. intel says China has engaged in a genocide against Muslim Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region of Western China. Many multinational corporations, especially sports shoe companies like Nike Inc., manufacture products with slave labor in Xinjiang province. UFLPA creates a “rebuttable presumption” that goods made in the region are from banned labor camps, specially banned under the 1930 Tariff Act. President Joe Biden made relations difficult with China when he hosted a get-to-know-you summit March 18 in Anchorage, Alaska. Hosted by 58-year-old Secretary of State Tony Blinken and 44-year-old National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, both blasted China for genocide against the Muslim Uyghur population in Xinjiang.

Beijing was outraged by the U.S. accusations of genocide, slamming the U.S. for “systemic racism” against African Americans. China told Blinken and Sullivan that no country that commits “systemic racism” on its black citizens has a right to criticize others for human rights abuses. So when the Senate voted today to ban Chinese good from Xinjiang, it’s bound to create a more hostile environment that’s bound to affect all aspects of U.S.-China relations. Pushed by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), the UFLPA is bound to be seen as an act of war by China, far worse that the trade wars that went on under former President Donald Trump. “We will not turn a blind eye to the CCP’s ongoing crimes against humanity, and we will not allow corporations a free pass to profit from those horrific abuses,” Rubio said in a statement, pushing U.S.-Chinese relations to the breaking point.

China’s already under the gun denying the origin of the deadly novel coronavirus that looks more and more like it was made in a Wuhan Institute of Virology laboratory, working on what’s called “gain-of-function” research. Gain-of-function research takes harmless bat-coronaviruses and engineers them into the most deadly pathogens known to man. Rubio and Merkley should take one issue at a time, not hit China now with another set of accusations about using Uyghurs as slave labor. Chinese uses its entire population as slave labor, so singling out Muslim Uyghurs makes headlines but doesn’t admit since President Richard Nixon and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger opened up China in 1972, it’s always been about slave labor to U.S. companies. How hypocritical now to raise concerns about slave labor markets in China when that’s what been happening for the last 50 years.

Rubio should focus his outrage on what’s happening 90 miles from Key West, Fl. Cuba’s communist authorities are cracking down on pro-democracy demonstrators protesting food-and-medicine shortages in the late Fidel Castro’s island communist prison. Dealing to Muslim Uyghurs seems so remote to a Cuban exile like Rubio whose family fled the brutality of the Castro regime, now run by President Miguel Diaz-Canel. With Cubans disappearing like the 1959 Cuban Revolution, Rubio should focus not on China but what he can do to save Cuba. “No American corporation should profit from these abuses. No American consumers should be inadvertently purchasing products from slave labor,” Rubio said, showing that kind of colossal hypocrisy that drives Beijing crazy. China always appealed to U.S. and European companies because of slave labor markets.

When you consider what’s happening 90 miles from the U.S., what’s Rubio and Merkely doing trying to make U.S.-Chinese relations go from bad to worse. Cuba needs more of Rubio and Merkley’s attention, especially the brutal crackdown verified by press reports of Havana protesters disappearing. Nothing could be more hypocritical than watching the U.S. complain about slave labor in China when that was exactly the point to companies like Apple Inc., the world’s richest company, making iPhones for a few bucks while they sell for nearly a $1,000. How does that jibe with Rubio picking on Beijing for Muslim Uyghurs, all because it’s fashionable in the press? Most press would have the U.S. get into WW III with Russia and China over the most petty grievances, like arguing over what constitutes genocide. Beijing rejects the U.S. genocide label against Uyghurs in Xinjiang province.

Rubio and Merkley’s bill should move to the House for ratification, then to President Joe Biden for his signature. But Biden needs to think twice about another BDS [Boycott, Divestment Sanctions] movement this time against China. BDS tried to pressure Israel into more concessions with Palestinians but wound up backfiring with Israel developing strong trade relations with many Arab countries. If the House passes Rubio and Merkely’s bill and Biden signs it, what’a that going to do to U.S.-Chinese relation? It’s one step closer to a military confrontation in the South China Sea, Hong Kong or Taiwan, where WW III looms large. U.S. lawmakers should pick their battles wisely, not concoct useless bills to slap China in the face. Since Nixon and Kissinger opened up China in 1972, all foreign companies capitalized on China’s slave labor markets to maximize multinational profits.

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America’s fragile child-care system reported at risk of collapse in covid-19 crisis (Washington Post) Child-care experts say they are increasingly concerned America’s child-care system, fragile even before the coronavirus pandemic, is in danger of collapse without substantial help from Congress. The issue affects not just the nearly 12 million children under age 5 and their families who rely on providers for care, but also is a factor in how quickly the U.S. economy can recover from the crisis. Although we hear much more about this concern in regard to the reopening of K-12 schools, the same basic problem holds true for working parents who have young children: If they have to stay home to take care of their kids, they can’t return, or give full attention, to their jobs. Between March and April, 336,000 child-care workers lost their jobs, and thousands of child-care centers and family child-care homes are in danger of closing permanently, according to Hanna Melnick, who co-leads the early childhood learning team at the nonprofit Learning Policy Institute. Melnick wrote that closures of these programs “could lead to the loss of as many as 450,000 child care slots,” which would make it difficult for parents to return to work.

An ‘Avalanche of Evictions’ Could Be Bearing Down on America’s Renters (NYT) The United States, already wrestling with an economic collapse not seen in a generation, is facing a wave of evictions as government relief payments and legal protections run out for millions of out-of-work Americans who have little financial cushion and few choices when looking for new housing. The hardest hit are tenants who had low incomes and little savings even before the pandemic, and whose housing costs ate up more of their paychecks. They were also more likely to work in industries where job losses have been particularly severe. Temporary government assistance has helped, as have government orders that put evictions on hold in many cities. But evictions will soon be allowed in about half of the states, according to Emily A. Benfer, a housing expert and associate professor at Columbia Law School who is tracking eviction policies. “I think we will enter into a severe renter crisis and very quickly,” Professor Benfer said. Without a new round of government intervention, she added, “we will have an avalanche of evictions across the country.”

Looting, fires rock Minneapolis after man dies in custody (AP) Violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody rocked a Minneapolis neighborhood for a second straight night as angry crowds looted stores, set fires and left a path of damage that stretched for miles. The mayor asked the governor to activate the National Guard. The protests that began late Wednesday and stretched into Thursday morning were the most destructive yet since the death of George Floyd, who was seen on video gasping for breath during an arrest in which an officer kneeled on his neck for almost eight minutes. In the footage, Floyd pleads that he cannot breathe and slowly stops talking and moving. Protests also spread to other U.S. cities. In California, hundreds of people protesting Floyd’s death blocked a Los Angeles freeway and shattered windows of California Highway Patrol cruisers. Memphis police blocked a main thoroughfare after a racially mixed group of protesters gathered outside a police precinct. The situation intensified later in the night, with police donning riot gear and protesters standing shoulder-to-shoulder in front of officers stationed behind a barricade.

Subversion by music? (Foreign Policy) An academic’s sifting through the results of a Freedom of Information Act request has yielded a previously unknown nugget of recent history. Tim Gill, a sociologist at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, uncovered a 2011 plan by the U.S. government to fund rock bands in Venezuela to record and distribute songs as a way “to promote greater reflection among Venezuelan youth about freedom of expression, their connection with democracy, and the state of democracy in the country,” according to a grant application. The roughly $22,000 grant was ultimately approved by the National Endowment for Democracy. U.S. government-funded musical projects are becoming something of a genre: a USAID-funded plan to infiltrate the Cuban underground hip-hop scene was revealed in 2014, and the question of whether the CIA funded a popular post-Cold War power ballad is the subject of a new podcast series.

A return to nuclear testing? (Foreign Policy) The Trump administration is mulling the United States’ first nuclear test since just after the end of the Cold War, the Washington Post reports. Officials say that Russia and China have already begun conducting low-yield nuclear tests, though this is not substantiated by public data. On Wednesday, Drew Walter, the acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear matters, clarified: There “has been no policy change” regarding live nuclear testing, but the president could order a quick test “within months” if he wanted.

U.S. planning to indict wife of Venezuelan leader (Foreign Policy) The United States is planning to charge Cilia Flores, the wife of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, with crimes that could include drug trafficking and corruption according to Reuters. The move would represent a further escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign on the Venezuelan government, after Maduro and over a dozen other officials were indicted by the Justice Department in April on charges of a drug trafficking and narco-terrorism.

UN: Virus could push 14 million into hunger in Latin America (AP) The U.N. World Food Program is warning that upward of at least 14 million people could go hungry in Latin America as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, shuttering people in their homes, drying up work and crippling the economy. New projections released late Wednesday estimate a startling increase: Whereas 3.4 million experienced severe food insecurity in 2019, that number could more than quadruple this year in one of the world’s most vulnerable regions. “We are entering a very complicated stage,” said Miguel Barreto, the WFP’s regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean. “It is what we are calling a hunger pandemic.” Signs of mounting hunger are already being felt around the region, where desperate citizens are violating quarantines to go out in search of money and food and hanging red and white flags from their homes in a cry for aid.

In Brazil’s shadow, laid-back Uruguay curbs COVID-19 (Reuters) Leonardo Silveira, a bookstore owner in Montevideo, is hopeful about the future as Uruguay begins a gradual reopening. The small country has kept rates of COVID-19 at one of the lowest levels in Latin America, even as the region becomes a coronavirus epicenter. The South American nation of 3.5 million people, known for its beef, laid-back lifestyle and legalized cannabis, has recorded 789 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and 22 deaths. That’s around 23 cases per 100,000 people—versus nearly 200 cases per 100,000 in Brazil. With no deaths since May 23, government adviser Rafael Radi described the situation last week as being under “relative control.” Now it is easing the economy open, including a staggered restarting of schools. Some are calling it the New Zealand of Latin America, given its similar population size and number of deaths. Paraguay has kept cases at a similar level but with much tougher measures, including using the military to enforce its lockdown.

A €750 Billion Virus Recovery Plan Thrusts Europe Into a New Frontier (NYT) For decades, even when the 2008 financial crisis threatened to blow the bloc apart, the European Union’s wealthier nations resisted the notion of collective debt. But the coronavirus has so fundamentally damaged the bloc’s economy that it is now forcing European leaders to consider the sort of unified and sweeping response once thought unworkable. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch, on Wednesday proposed that it raise 750 billion euros, or $826 billion, on behalf of all members to finance their recovery from the economic collapse brought on by the virus, the worst crisis in the history of the European Union. The plan, which still requires approval from the 27 national leaders and their parliaments, would be the first time that the bloc raised large amounts of common debt in capital markets, taking the E.U. one step closer to a shared budget, potentially paid for through common taxes. For those reasons, the proposal had all the hallmarks of a historic moment for the E.U., vesting greater authority in Brussels in ways that more closely than ever resembled a central government.

India Faces Another Plague as Locusts Swarm (NYT) As if India needed more challenges, with coronavirus infections steadily increasing, a heat wave hitting the capital, a recent killer cyclone and 100 million people out of work, the country now has to fight off a new problem: a locust invasion. Scientists say it’s the worst attack in 25 years and these locusts are different. “This time the attack is by very young locusts who fly for longer distances, at faster speeds, unlike adults in the past who were sluggish and not so fast,” said K.L. Gurjar, the deputy director of India’s Locust Warning Organization. The locusts are flying in from Iran and Pakistan, blanketing half a dozen states in western and central India. Because most of the crops were recently harvested, the hungry swarms have buzzed into urban areas, eager to devour bushes and trees, carpeting whatever surface they land on.

Protesters Say Hong Kong Will Burn (Foreign Policy) Beijing’s announcement of a new national security law in Hong Kong stunned the city’s more than 7 million residents, who see it as a death blow to the “one country, two systems” model—the rights and laws that have protected the territory from Beijing’s despotism since 1997. China’s own rubber-stamp parliament, the National People’s Congress, is expected to pass the law on Thursday—not the Hong Kong legislature. While the details remain unclear, the law will likely lead to widespread arrests on spurious political charges, a crackdown on free speech, and the unleashing of China’s security organs, such as the Ministry of State Security and the People’s Armed Police. At the same time, the Hong Kong legislature is moving to push through a hugely unpopular law that criminalizes the mockery of China’s national anthem, which is routinely booed by crowds in the territory. The mood among young Hong Kongers, who largely do not identify as Chinese, is grim: The slogan laam caau—loosely translated as “If we burn, you burn with us”—has become popular. So too have calls for outright independence, which were rare before the authorities’ brutal response to last year’s protests. The new law means that Hong Kong could be a simmering center of revolt for years.

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From the Pond to a Puddle

5 Latinx students share what it’s like coming from a big city to Madison.

When I came to Madison, I noticed an immediate difference between here and my hometown of Chicago. Chicago had no shortage of Latinx students like me. It was so easy to find other people to talk to in Spanish, to meet up to try that new Mexican restaurant down the block. Here, authentic Mexican food is hard to come by. I’ve found very few people who I can speak Spanish with. It was so jarring to go from being surrounded by people like me to having almost nothing.

“I can’t be the only one,” I mused to myself. There are about 40,000 undergraduate and graduate students that attend UW-Madison. There had to be other Latinx students, and especially other big city Latinx students who experienced as big of a culture shock as me.

And so, while Latinx Heritage Month may be over, I wanted to bring attention to Latinx students who came from other cities. Latinx students encapsulate about four percent of UW-Madison’s undergraduate population; we’re a small group, but we still matter. And we have a few words to say about how we’re represented and treated on campus.

Without further ado, let me introduce you to the five students that I interviewed:

Eddie

City: Milwaukee

Nationality: Mexican-American

Eddie is a first-generation Computer Science student at UW-Madison. After watching his parents work tirelessly to provide a better life for himself and his brothers, Eddie sought a degree that would both make him happy and help support his parents. Outside of school, Eddie can be found modding the UW-Memes for Milk Chugging Teens Facebook page. He’s also a part of Leaders in Engineering Excellence and Diversity (LEED), a scholarship program that aims to promote academically talented students from underrepresented groups.

Jaime

City: Los Angeles

Nationality: Mexican-American

Jaime is a first-generation student at UW-Madison studying Genetics. Although he sometimes feels uncomfortable at UW-Madison, Jaime takes his fear in stride to carve a path for other Latinx students. Jaime is also the president of the Society of Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, Inc. (SACNAS). There, he works to provide career and leadership positions for his members.

Nancy

City: San Francisco

Nationality: Mexican-American

Nancy is a first-generation student at UW-Madison. Latinx citizens are taken advantage of daily, a fact that Nancy is no stranger to. After witnessing this, she was motivated to pursue a degree in Law. Nancy is a part of the Latinx Law Students Association (LLSA) outside of school, where she strives to increase diversity in UW-Madison and make students feel comfortable on campus.

Soph

City: Houston

Nationality: Venezuelan-American

Soph is a second-year student at UW-Madison studying Pre-Med. Being surrounded by her family’s lively traditions and delicious food has made Soph proud of her heritage. While she misses her family dearly, Soph enjoys trying new restaurants in Madison to get a taste of home. Additionally, as a peer mentor for ILS 138 and Learning Community Programming Assistant (LCPA) at Chadbourne residence hall, Soph dedicates herself to providing a memorable experience at UW-Madison for first-year students.

Sophia

City: Los Angeles

Nationality: Bengali, Guatemalan-American

Sophia is a half Bengali, half Guatemalan-American student pursuing Journalism at UW-Madison. Sophia acknowledges that it’s hard for cities like Madison to encapsulate her ethnicities. Nonetheless, she misses parts of her culture, such as bachata music, Guatemalan food, and speaking Spanish in general. Outside of school, Sophia is a part of the Latin Student Union (LSU), ALT Magazine, and has participated in the Latin History Month Committee.

Questions.

Do you speak Spanish? Would you describe knowing the language as being an important factor in being culturally attuned?

Eddie: Yes, and I would say so. Mostly because then you can speak to your family in your native tongue. It also helps you become closer to traditions.

Jaime: Yes, but — it’s funny. I don’t know if Spanish is either my first language or my second language. I always forget! I always had to speak it because my mom only speaks Spanish. I had to learn it to be able to communicate with her.

But anyway, yeah, I think so. There have been times where, at least here in Madison, I’ll go to one of the Mexican markets. That’s probably one of the only places where I get to speak Spanish. And it’s like, “Okay, cool. I can actually have a conversation in my language.” So yeah, I think it’s important anywhere.

Nancy: I do, and — yes and no. I have a sense of pride in speaking Spanish. For me personally, I feel more attuned with my culture. I can have certain conversations with people and in some settings, I even feel more comfortable around certain people speaking the language. I do think it’s super important to know the language and the benefits that come along with it. However, I don’t feel like speaking Spanish is a requirement for being attuned with your culture.

Soph: I’m working on it! I understand a lot of it really well. I just get nervous when I speak it because I sound white. But in terms of being an important factor, I kind of feel like it is. I want to join the Venezuelan club on campus, but I feel like I’m not “Venezuelan enough” because I don’t speak Spanish. At home, though, I don’t feel any less for not being able to speak Spanish. Or when I go to a restaurant, I feel just as home whether I speak Spanish or not. In a way, I feel like speaking Spanish is important, but it’s not a necessity to have. I can still belong to the culture without speaking it.

Sophia: Yes. I think that being able to speak and understand Spanish opens up doors to aspects of the culture, such as being able to watch novellas or listen to Spanish music, but I think you can connect to the culture even if you don't speak Spanish.

Would you describe your hometown / city diverse? If so, in what ways? (e.g. ethnically, socially, culturally) If not, what makes you think so?

Eddie: I grew up in the southside of Milwaukee, which is notorious for being very segregated. The southside is primarily Hispanic. So in regards to “diverse,” it depends on what you consider diverse. If you consider diversity as actual different groups — then no. I had maybe one or two white neighbors around the block. Maybe one or two African-American neighbors. Even businesses were Hispanic.

To be more specific, I would say it was mostly Mexican. I’m only saying that not because I spoke with too many of my neighbors, but because the businesses around us were mainly owned by other Mexicans.

Jaime: Here, it’s almost a rarity seeing another Latinx person. Over in LA, regardless of where you are, it’s rare to not find someone speaking Spanish. You’ll also find all types of food. Where I live, there are Mexican restaurants, and like, two or three Cuban restaurants. You’ve also got Chinatown and Korea Town. So, you not only have Latinx people, but people coming from a variety of cultures.

Nancy: San Francisco is diverse in many ways. Although it caters to more wealthy individuals, there are still a lot of people of a variety of income levels. Along with that, every ethnicity, food, type of activity you can think of is available in San Francisco. That’s what made it what it was.

Because it’s such an expensive city to live in, though, diversity in San Francisco is changing. It’s pushing a lot of people out, a lot of which are artists and service workers — people who can’t afford to keep living there. I lived in the Mission neighborhood, and you can definitely see the contrast between the small mom and pop shops to the fancy restaurants next door.

Soph: Houston is so culturally diverse and there are so many types of people there. Liza Koshy, who’s a Houston native, described it as a salad bowl. Not a melting pot, because it’s not like we’re all enveloped together. You need different parts of everything to make it a wonderful salad. And I think that’s a great way to describe Houston. It’s very diverse but we’re not melting together. We appreciate every aspect of each group of people that are there.

Sophia: I’m from Bellflower, California, which is in LA. California is very well known for its diversity, and Bellflower reflected this. Especially at school; it was very easy to recognize the various cultures and ethnicities present.

How would you describe the role that being Latinx had on your personal identity?

Eddie: I mean, it’s not like every day I wake up and think to myself, “I’m Mexican.” But I do think it made me more appreciative of family. That’s very much one of the tenants in Hispanic culture. Family is important, especially in terms of respect. You should also keep in contact with them. I call or text my mom every day. And those are skills I apply to my friends too. In that way, that’s affected what I do and who I am.

Jaime: Being Latinx is really stressful! I say that being here in Madison specifically. It’s no surprise that there aren’t many Latinx people here, and even less in the university. In my department, there are very few people of color. The Genetics department is working toward increasing diversity, but being Latinx and being in this environment almost seems like I’m representing my whole culture. I mean, realistically I know I’m not, but I’m one of the few Mexicans. The impression that I leave on my colleagues could make it or break it for someone else down the line.

Nancy: It played a big role on the path I had to take to get here. I’m very proud of my heritage, my family, and the fact that I’m a first-generation American. To me, that’s a part of the overarching background of my life.

For example, I got to see how people who couldn’t speak English got taken advantage of. People who live in rural communities, who don’t have a lot of money, get taken advantage of by “lawyers” who are abusing the system. Being Latinx allowed me to see that firsthand. This, along with issues surrounding DACA, are things that are specific to our community. That inspired my decision in pursuing a degree in law.

Soph: I think it had a big role in my identity. I love my culture, I love the food, I miss the language while I’m here. I get upset because I look white when I’m not. I’m so much more than that. A big part of me is Venezuelan and I don’t think that gets highlighted enough.

Sophia: Growing up half Latinx was great! I was exposed to a really amazing culture, and I enjoyed Guatemalan dishes like Guatemalan tamales. I also listened to Bachata with my mom and sister. Being able to have the Latinx culture in my life really shaped me as a person. From having a strong work ethic to appreciating family, Latin culture will forever have an influence in my life. However, it was also confusing since I’m half Bengali. There was definitely a culture clash at times. Overall, I was able to — and am able to — experience both cultures and really appreciate them for what they are.

Did you grow up in a community with people of similar ethnic backgrounds as you? If so, what was the dynamic of the community (e.g. being social, lively, interactive, etc.)? If not, did that impact your cultural identity at all?

Eddie: Well, the friends I made were pretty mixed. It was about 50/50, and in high school, I actually had more white friends. But on the Hispanic side, it led to a larger prevalence of Mexican holidays. Mexican radio stations were also a lot more prevalent, such as La Grande. There were also organizations focused on getting documentation for those who were undocumented.

That community helped me realize who I am. “Who am I?” is a question that only we can dictate for ourselves, but I would say that has helped me affiliate with those who are hardworking, those who will sacrifice anything for another person.

I see that a lot in my own family. Especially my dad, who works 70 hours work weeks. Some days he leaves for work at 10:30 and comes back at 11. That kind of sacrifice is what I admire. When I asked him about it, he said that it was worthwhile to see me and my two brothers grow up.

That’s a big influencer as to why I’m here. Why I’m going for Computer Science. It’s not only a field that I’m interested in, but it’s also a field in which I can earn more money than what my dad does. I hope I can help him out, which I guess dictated the direction I’m going in life.

Jaime: So, I grew up in a city called Bell Gardens, a suburb east of LA. It was about 85 percent Latino and very few non-people of color. When I was 13, my family and I moved to a city right next door called Downey. It was the same thing: a lot of Latinos — Mexicans, Salvadorans, Cubans. Those were the three biggest groups if I remember correctly. Both cities provided a lively community but in different ways.

Bell Gardens didn’t provide the best community. I guess because it wasn’t the safest. Downey had its own things too. But Bell Gardens had more of a family feel to it, and I think it was because I lived across a park. Downey was more modern and had more of a bigger city vibe to it, even though it was the same size as Bell Gardens.

Nancy: The town I grew up in, which was also in California, had a large Latinx community. As an agricultural town, there were a lot of rich, white people who owned dairy farms. Those who usually worked on those farms were Latinx or brown in general.

The community was, at least in the Spanish-speaking community, very intertwined. We all knew each other to some extent. It was a small enough town where I went to elementary, middle, and high school with the same people. You’re familiar enough with each other, but the Latinx culture you were a part of expressed itself in different ways. It created a bit of a divide, in terms of who you hung out with or the interests you had. We still understood each other though, just on a different level.

Soph: I grew up in a more suburban part of Houston. And yeah, a lot of it was Hispanic. In fact, my best friend growing up was Colombian. It was something that we both had in our back pocket because, like me, she also looked very white. So I grew up around it, but it wasn’t a major part of the community.

When I’m around family, it gets so lively. We talk so loud and so fast and there’s just so much food! And it makes me so happy. Spanish sounds the same to a lot of people, but it really doesn’t. I love Venezuelan Spanish more than anything in the world.

Come to think of it, I hid that I was Hispanic for a long time. I vaguely remember hearing in elementary school that Latinx people were not as smart as white people. So when I’d fill out standardized tests, I would say that I was white because I didn’t want people to think that I was stupid.

Sophia: Growing up, my relatives were around a lot, which helped expose me to my Guatemalan culture. My aunts and uncles would visit often and I would spend a lot of time with my cousin. Growing up, we were like sisters. In addition, my parents were friends with our neighbors, who were Mexican. They had kids around the same age as my siblings. We would hang out a lot!

Have you ever experienced a situation where you personally felt that a UW Madison was tone-deaf on a subject regarding your heritage?

Eddie: It wasn’t institutional, but I sometimes feel that can’t really relate to other people here. I hear people in my classes ask questions like “Have your parents gone to this university?” or “What’s your lineage?” My parents could barely get a high school education back in Mexico. So, not the university itself, but people have reminded me that I’m different.

Jaime: Not personally, and it’s probably because of my own ignorance. There are certain things that I try to not concern myself with. But I know, for example, there are things like the Homecoming video.

Thankfully, I’ve had good experiences. About a month after I got to Madison, my student coordinator asked if I could meet her in her office. First question that she asked: “How are you doing?”

And I said, “I’m doing good.”

“No,” she responded. “I’m asking because Madison is very white.”

That was something that I really appreciated. So, although I’ve had positive experiences, I know that not everything is peachy.

Nancy: I don’t know that I can speak to that for the larger campus because I’ve only been in Madison for a couple of years. I spend a lot of my time in the Law building. We don’t have a lot of time to explore the rest of campus.

However, I think that it’s difficult to help students of color feel comfortable in a place that doesn’t have much experience in catering to students of color. The university is aware and trying, but it’s difficult to help students of color when they don’t know how to. It’s also hard to increase diversity, at least within the Law School, when people know it’s not diverse. It’s like a cycle. I’ve been lucky to have made friends that are culturally-aware, and thankfully I’m comfortable here, but I’m not blind to the fact there’s a lot of work that needs to be done. I’ve had conversations with the Law School’s administration and we’re definitely making efforts to increase the diversity.

I also know that there’s the Homecoming video. A few friends and I were talking about how it’s important to depict UW-Madison in a very realistic way. It is predominantly white. There are communities of color in Madison, there are ethnic clubs that cater to students of color, and there are various religious groups. There’s a presence in Madison that is diverse. And I’m not saying that you should put every token student of color in the video to make Madison look more diverse, but the video could and should have been done differently.

Soph: Well, there’s obviously the Homecoming video. But I do see posters for events talking about issues regarding Venezuela. I’m glad that they’re bringing attention to these issues because Venezuela is not in a good place right now.

Sophia: Definitely. There are certain things on campus that the UW Madison administration prioritizes, and supporting the Lantinx and APIDA communities isn’t one of them. The Latinx and APIDA centers were only added into Multicultural Center within the last semester or so. The renovations for them have been repeatedly pushed back, as well. In addition, there is an overall lack of awareness of all multicultural communities on campus. It is blatantly obvious that UW-Madison doesn’t pay attention to concerns and needs of students of color.

How would you compare and contrast where you’re from to Madison?

Eddie: Madison’s definitely a smaller city compared to Milwaukee. Madison’s demographics don’t match at all to Milwaukee’s, but I have seen more people from Asia here. Percentage-wise, though, UW-Madison is primarily white. So in that regard, Madison is a lot more white than Milwaukee.

Jaime: Madison is way smaller than LA. Don’t get me wrong, I like Madison, but LA has diversity in literally everything. Probably anything you can think of you can be found in LA. I can go a couple of miles from where I live, and there’s a pho restaurant on every corner, there’s a Korean barbecue place on every block. In Madison, there are very few pho restaurants, very few Korean barbecue places. In terms of food, people around me, and convenience, LA has Madison beat.

The biggest thing, though, is that I almost feel trapped in Madison. Here, there’s Madison, the villages surrounding it, and then cornfields. It’ll take hours before you reach places like Milwaukee, Chicago, or even the Dells. Back home, you’ll have to drive for a while before you reach a non-city area.

Nancy: Madison is a lot smaller. It feels more like a big town. San Francisco is obviously very big and very loud. Madison is quieter but it moves at a pace that’s healthier for life. Everyone is hard-working, but everyone understands that there’s more to life than just that.

Soph: I’m actually pleasantly surprised by the amount of Venezuelan food in Madison. I did not think there was going to be any. And I was so excited to find a Venezuelan restaurant that tastes just like home. Madison also has Peruvian food — and really good Peruvian food, which is something I didn’t really have in Houston. So I was really surprised by the diversity of food here.

Sophia: Between LA and Madison, the distinction of diversity is very obvious. Between Madison and Pewaukee, I would say Madison is far more diverse. I do appreciate the local Indian and Latin restaurants and stores in Madison because it makes it feel a little more like home. In Pewaukee, there are barely any Latin restaurants, which was a difficult adjustment since LA has a variety of stores and restaurants to choose from.

Do you feel that your specific ethnicity/nationality is equally represented in both where you’re from and Madison?

Eddie: No. God, no. Milwaukee, in general, had a good Hispanic community. I don’t really see that here in Madison, other than outreach events hosted by the university.

Jaime: No, not at all. Like I said, in LA, it’s hard to run into someone who’s not Mexican or Latino or even brown. Here, I’ll sometimes look around and think to myself, “Hmm. There’s not a single other Hispanic person in this room.” Sometimes that makes me uncomfortable, but it depends on the situation. It just makes me feel like all eyes are on me. The imposter syndrome will sometimes kick in, where it feels like I don’t belong here. But then I remember that my being the only person color in the room doesn’t mean anything as to how I got here. If anything, it means that I’m trying to put my foot in and make it easier for other people of color down the line.

Nancy: No, absolutely not. It comes back to that cycle I mentioned. My undergrad alone had more Latinx students than I’ve seen here in Madison. But it was also a coast school, so demographics were different. There’s a strong community here, though, and I’ve started to get acquainted with them all. It’s wonderful. There’s some representation, it’s just more low-key and smaller than what I’m used to.

Soph: I’ve only met one other Venezuelan on campus. He and I talked on the “UW-Madison class of 2022” page on Facebook, but I haven’t talked to him in a while. In general, I haven’t met many South American people here. In Houston, you can find them everywhere.

I know other Latinx people here, though. I see them, I talk to them, I teach them. But I feel like we don’t really talk about our cultures. We’re friends for the sake of being friends, not for our heritages.

Sophia: I think my ethnicity is hard to be represented in any city, whether it be LA or Madison. However, it was a lot more accessible for me to interact with more diverse people in LA. My middle school was extremely diverse in comparison to UW-Madison. Classes here consist of very few students of color, whereas a class in my middle school was comprised of students of many backgrounds.

Do you feel comfortable openly discussing your heritage in Madison? Why or why not?

Eddie: I haven’t met anyone that’s been openly racist to me. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt that if I were to speak about who I am and my experiences, they won’t jump to conclusions. I mean, I’ve felt microaggressions, but that’s something that comes with being in the minority. So like, when it comes to group projects or discussions, I get a general feeling that other students think I don’t speak English well. They’ll repeat the questions to me or speak to me slowly. Or sometimes people will tell me, “Oh wow, I don’t hear an accent!” when I speak. I know I look different, but speaking differently comes with being a different person.

Jaime: Yes, but not in just my heritage, but about anything. I never realized how important my culture was to me before I moved here. Being able to share it, regardless of who it’s with, is important so that I can keep what lays inside me.

Nancy: I’m not uncomfortable at all. And like I said, maybe it’s because I got lucky and I’ve made wonderful friends that genuinely care and are curious about my heritage. I’ve never felt uncomfortable expressing that I’m Latinx. Madison is very open to that. Maybe I haven’t had that experience yet and maybe I will soon — knock on wood!

Soph: I do but I’m also an open person. I try not to hide anything about myself, I want people to know about me and my culture and what’s going on at home. I feel like it’s important to know, and I want people to know about my family and heritage. I keep coming back to family, but that’s what’s important to me. I really, really just love my heritage and where I come from.

Sophia: I would say that I’m pretty comfortable discussing my heritage in Madison, especially when people seem genuinely interested. It’s important to talk about my heritage and other minority groups on campus to bring awareness. There are many cultures out there and being diverse is an important aspect of society.

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What’s on the Agenda for Brainstorm Tech 2019: Term Sheet

Good morning from Aspen! Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference kicks off today. You can watch the mainstage panels here starting at 2 p.m. Mountain Time (4 p.m. EST), and you’ll hear from:

— Doug McMillon, CEO of Walmart: As the world’s largest retailer, what do you do to stay there? Online, digitally enabled brick and mortar stores, organic food, pick-up and delivery, massive advertising—how do you keep up?

— Jamie Siminoff, founder of Ring: Ring went from Shark Tank rejection to Amazon acquisition. The CEO, who, during his “midlife entrepreneurial crisis” created the first Wi-Fi video doorbell in his garage, will share what he’s learned along the way.

— Katrina Lake, founder and CEO of StitchFix: In 2017, Katrina Lake took her company public. But first she spent years building her business, wisely leveraging data in the fickle retail and fashion worlds, and developing a sustainable new model in a highly competitive industry. How does she keep honing it to stay ahead?

… and many more. I’ll provide a synopsis tomorrow for those who are interested in reading further.

LIBRA HEARINGS: Politicians haven’t exactly welcomed Facebook’s Libra project with open arms. Politicians on both sides have expressed skepticism that Facebook can be trusted with a digital currency. Even President Donald Trump tweeted that Libra could threaten the power and dominance of the dollar.

Facebook has said repeatedly that it plans to work with regulators to get Libra off the ground, and David Marcus, the Facebook executive who has spearheaded the Libra effort, will testify before multiple congressional committees this week. Marcus is scheduled to testify before the Senate banking committee on Tuesday and the House financial services committee on Wednesday. He will likely be asked about privacy, money laundering, consumer protection and the stability of the financial system, all issues lawmakers say Libra raises.

Marcus wrote in a blog post last week that he wants to “ensure that Libra helps with the kinds of issues that the existing financial system has been fighting, notably around money laundering, terrorism financing, and more. Stay tuned because this will be one story to watch closely.

VENTURE DEALS

– Amperity, a Seattle-based AI-powered customer data management platform, raised $50 million in Series C funding. Investors include Tiger Global Management, Goldman Sachs, Declaration Partners, Madera Technology Partners, Madrona Venture Group, and investor Lee Fixel.

– NewsCred, a New York-based enterprise content marketing platform, raised $20 million in funding. InterWest Partners led the round.

– nTopology, a New York-based company building engineering software for advanced manufacturing, raised $20 million. Canaan led the round.

– AllBright, a London-based funding and education network, raised £13 million ($16.3 million) in funding at a £100 million ($125 million) valuation. Cain International led the round.

– Exyn Technologies Inc, a Philadelphia-based developer of autonomous robot systems, raised $16 million in Series A funding. Centricus led the round, and was joined by investors including Yamaha Motors Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Corecam Family Office, Red and Blue Ventures and IP Group Inc.

– Paragraf, a U.K.-bases graphene-based electronics technology company, raised £12.8 million ($16 million) in Series A funding. Parkwalk led the round, and was joined by investors including IQ Capital Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners and Cambridge Enterprise, and the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge.

– Igloohome, a Singapore-based smart access company, raised $15 million in funding. Insignia Ventures Partners, Wavemaker Partners and SEEDS Capital led the round.

– Hero Labs, a London-based startup developing technology to help prevent water leaks in U.K. properties, raised £2.5 million ($3.1 million) in seed funding. Earthworm Group led the round.

– Mahmee, a Los Angeles-based provider of personalized, ongoing postpartum support to new moms, raised $3 million in seed funding. Investors include Marc Cuban and Serena Williams.

PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS

– Autokiniton Global Group), a portfolio company of KPS Capital Partners, agreed to acquire Tower International, Inc. (NYSE: TOWR) for $31 per share in cash. The total value of the transaction is approximately $900 million.

– Drilling Tools International, Inc, a portfolio company of Hicks Equity Partners, acquired WellFence LLC, a tech-enabled security and credentialing service offering for the oil and gas industry. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

– Carousel Capital recapitalized Armstrong Transport Group LLC, a Charlotte, N.C.-based provider of freight brokerage solutions. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

– Yak Access LLC, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity, acquired Klein’s Restoration Services, a Canton, Ohio-based provider of services including restoration, matting, site development and construction, and traffic control solutions, primarily to the powerline industry. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

– Valet Living acquired WasteRetriever, a Greenwood Village, Colo.-based doorstep trash and recycling collection company. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

– Acorn Growth Companies acquired Black Sage Technologies, a Boise, Idaho-based provider of counter-unmanned aircraft systems solutions. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

OTHER DEALS

– Blackstone Group Inc. and Kirkbi AS are exploring a sale of Armacell International, the maker of specialized insulation products used by the International Space Station, according to Bloomberg. The deal could value the company at about 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion).. Read more.

IPOs

– AB InBev, the beer maker, pulled the Hong Kong listing of its Asia unit in what would’ve been the largest listing of the year. Read more.

– CloudMinds, a Beijing-based provider of cloud AI solutions for robots, filed for a $500 million in an initial public offering. The firm posted revenue of $121 million in 2018 and loss of $160.4 million. Softbank backs the firm. The plans to list on the NYSE as “CMDS.” Read more.

– Wanda Sports Group, a Beijing-based sporting and live events firm spinning out of Dalian Wanda Group, plans to raise $450 million in an IPO of 33.3 million shares (40% insider) priced between $12 to $15. It booked $1.3 billion in 2018 and income of $61.9 million. It plans to list on the Nasdaq as “WSG.” Read more.

– OneWater Marine, a Buford, Ga.-based recreational boat retailer, filed for an $100 million. The firm posted revenue of $603 million in the year ending Sept. 2018 and income of $1.1 million. One Water Ventures, LMI Holdings, and Goldman Sachs back the firm. It plans to list on the Nasdaq under an undisclosed symbol. Read more.

EXITS

– WPP Plc agreed to sell 60% of Kantar, WPP’s global data, research, consulting and analytics business, to Bain Capital for $3.1 billion.

– Equistone agreed to acquire FirstPort, a U.K.-based residential property management company. The sellers are Epiris and Chamonix Private Equity. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

– Aspen Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AZPN) agreed to acquire Mnubo Inc., a Montreal-based provider of purpose-built artificial intelligence and analytics infrastructure for the internet of things. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Mnubo Inc had raised approximately CA $22.5 million ($17.2 million) in funding from investors including White Star Capital, McRock Capital, and Munich Reinsurance.

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What’s on the Agenda for Brainstorm Tech 2019: Term Sheet

Good morning from Aspen! Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference kicks off today. You can watch the mainstage panels here starting at 2 p.m. Mountain Time (4 p.m. EST), and you’ll hear from:

… and many more. I’ll provide a synopsis tomorrow for those who are interested in reading further.

VENTURE DEALS

– NewsCred, a New York-based enterprise content marketing platform, raised $20 million in funding. InterWest Partners led the round.

– nTopology, a New York-based company building engineering software for advanced manufacturing, raised $20 million. Canaan led the round.

– AllBright, a London-based funding and education network, raised £13 million ($16.3 million) in funding at a £100 million ($125 million) valuation. Cain International led the round.

– Igloohome, a Singapore-based smart access company, raised $15 million in funding. Insignia Ventures Partners, Wavemaker Partners and SEEDS Capital led the round.

– Hero Labs, a London-based startup developing technology to help prevent water leaks in U.K. properties, raised £2.5 million ($3.1 million) in seed funding. Earthworm Group led the round.

– Mahmee, a Los Angeles-based provider of personalized, ongoing postpartum support to new moms, raised $3 million in seed funding. Investors include Marc Cuban and Serena Williams.

PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS

– Carousel Capital recapitalized Armstrong Transport Group LLC, a Charlotte, N.C.-based provider of freight brokerage solutions. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

– Valet Living acquired WasteRetriever, a Greenwood Village, Colo.-based doorstep trash and recycling collection company. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

– Acorn Growth Companies acquired Black Sage Technologies, a Boise, Idaho-based provider of counter-unmanned aircraft systems solutions. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

OTHER DEALS

IPOs

– AB InBev, the beer maker, pulled the Hong Kong listing of its Asia unit in what would’ve been the largest listing of the year. Read more.

EXITS

– WPP Plc agreed to sell 60% of Kantar, WPP’s global data, research, consulting and analytics business, to Bain Capital for $3.1 billion.

– Equistone agreed to acquire FirstPort, a U.K.-based residential property management company. The sellers are Epiris and Chamonix Private Equity. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

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Cuban Calls to Regulate Fake News

LOS ANGELES (OnlineColumnist.com), Nov. 5, 2019.--Billionaire NBA owner of the Dallas Mavericks and 61-year-old host of ABC’s “Shark Tank” reality TV show asked the government to regulate TV news, claiming that much of what people watch are opinion shows. Networks like Fox News, CNN and MSNBC provide 24/7 of what passes off as news when the programming is heavily biased toward the Democrat and Republican parties. Cuban wants all those cable shows labeled as opinion programs so U.S. citizens can decipher factual news from politically biased programming. With the line blurred, Cuban doesn’t see that it’s far more insidious than just popular cable channels but runs the gamut of nightly and weekend network TV shows that show every bit the bias of cable shows are but wrapped in phony network legitimacy. Cuban wants the government to regulate programming to identify opinion shows from straight news.

What Cuban doesn’t get is that more subtle forms of propaganda occur on so-called straight news broadcasts where producers and editors pick-and-choose the stories reported or, for that matter, stories that wind up on the front-or-back-pages of U.S. newspapers. “Any politician that says they will push for a law that say no TV or streaming network can brand, market or name themselves a News Network unless the 6 most viewed hours of very night is greater than 80% fact checked news and opinion is labeled as opinion only, gets my vote,” Cuban tweeted Sunday. Cuban’s rubric won’t stop cable or networks from spewing pernicious propaganda unless the content of shows is carefully evaluated. Fact checking guarantees nothing when fact-checkers themselves reflect a political bias, deciding which facts to check and which ones not to check. Cuban’s on the right track, but the problem’s more complex.

Take the current closed-door impeachment proceedings headed by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). Schiff and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) were convinced they had a smoking gun with Trump withholding military aid from Ukriane in exchange for dirt on the Bidens. Amb. Gordon Sondand testified Oct 17 before Schiff’s committee with major stories from the anti-Trump media contending Sondland confirmed a quid pro quo. Instead of giving 73-year-old President Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt, all major Democrat-friendly broadcast and print outlets had Trump convicted of high-crimes-and-misdemeanors, the necessary crime to oust him from office. Today, Sondland clarified any misunderstandings, saying any quid pro quo was related to the White House anti-corruption efforts. Trump has insisted that he was looking into Ukrainian corruption.

Yet if viewers listened to the broadcast and print media Oct. 17, you’d conclude that Pelosi and Schiff had an open-and-shut impeachment case. Cuban, who’s a big critic of Trump, primarily wants to strip Fox News of its name, claiming it deals in pure opinion or propaganda. Yet the same would apply to CNN and MSNBC whose networks run 24/7 anti-Trump programming. Cuban wants to reverse the toxic partisan atmosphere that exists in the country, he claims exacerbated by politically biased “news” shows. Nothing Cuban advocates would change the country’s polarized state with Democrats and Republicans finding themselves in pitched battle on the airwaves and on Capitol Hill. When former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Democrat candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Ha.,) ad “Russian asset” Oct. 21, the extreme nature of pernicious propaganda was exposed for all to see.

Hillary was the one in 2016 that branded Trump a Russian asset, prompting former FBI Director James Comey to launch a counterintelligence investigation against Trump and his campaign. Calling Trump a “Putin puppet,” based on her paid opposition research AKA “the dossier,” prompted Deputy Atty. Gen. Rod Rosenstein to appoint former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel. Twenty-two months and $30 million later, after hundreds—if not thousands—of TV shows and newspaper stories supporting Hillary contentions, Mueller debunked the propaganda March 23 with his Final Report, stating clearly there was zero evidence that Trump conspired with Russia to win the 2016 presidential election. Yet every Democrat-friendly broadcast-and-print outlet had Trump convicted of Russian collusion. Schiff insisted April 19 that he had absolute proof that Trump colluded with Russia.

Cuban’s got the right idea trying to regulate the extent to which network and cable news has been infiltrated by political parties. Fact-checkers won’t stop politically biased producers from putting on stories that advances the Democrat Party’s agenda. At the very least, the government should warn viewers that certain TV and cable broadcasts advance the agendas of the Democrat and Republican Parties. Just like warning labels for food, posting a warning label to alert viewers that the content presented mirrors the network or cable station’s political bias would help to viewers. Network and cable news shows have persuasive hosts, capable of selling a politically biased agenda. Regulating network and cable news shows would be a step in the right direction but only if in includes nighttime and Sunday news programs to reflect the fact that they are propaganda-driven programs.

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John M. Curtis writes politically neutral commentary analyzing spin in national and global news. He’s editor of OnlineColumnist.com and author of Dodging The Bullet and Operation Charisma

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What’s on the Agenda for Brainstorm Tech 2019: Term Sheet

Good morning from Aspen! Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference kicks off today. You can watch the mainstage panels here starting at 2 p.m. Mountain Time (4 p.m. EST), and you’ll hear from:

… and many more. I’ll provide a synopsis tomorrow for those who are interested in reading further.

VENTURE DEALS

– NewsCred, a New York-based enterprise content marketing platform, raised $20 million in funding. InterWest Partners led the round.

– nTopology, a New York-based company building engineering software for advanced manufacturing, raised $20 million. Canaan led the round.

– AllBright, a London-based funding and education network, raised £13 million ($16.3 million) in funding at a £100 million ($125 million) valuation. Cain International led the round.

– Igloohome, a Singapore-based smart access company, raised $15 million in funding. Insignia Ventures Partners, Wavemaker Partners and SEEDS Capital led the round.

– Hero Labs, a London-based startup developing technology to help prevent water leaks in U.K. properties, raised £2.5 million ($3.1 million) in seed funding. Earthworm Group led the round.

– Mahmee, a Los Angeles-based provider of personalized, ongoing postpartum support to new moms, raised $3 million in seed funding. Investors include Marc Cuban and Serena Williams.

PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS

– Carousel Capital recapitalized Armstrong Transport Group LLC, a Charlotte, N.C.-based provider of freight brokerage solutions. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

– Valet Living acquired WasteRetriever, a Greenwood Village, Colo.-based doorstep trash and recycling collection company. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

– Acorn Growth Companies acquired Black Sage Technologies, a Boise, Idaho-based provider of counter-unmanned aircraft systems solutions. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

OTHER DEALS

IPOs

– AB InBev, the beer maker, pulled the Hong Kong listing of its Asia unit in what would’ve been the largest listing of the year. Read more.

EXITS

– WPP Plc agreed to sell 60% of Kantar, WPP’s global data, research, consulting and analytics business, to Bain Capital for $3.1 billion.

– Equistone agreed to acquire FirstPort, a U.K.-based residential property management company. The sellers are Epiris and Chamonix Private Equity. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

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MEET THE 15 CONTESTANTS SELECTED ON TELEMUNDO’S “MASTERCHEF LATINO” READY TO COMPETE THIS SUNDAY, MAY 26 AT 7PM/6C

Host Gaby Espino and Renowned Chefs Claudia Sandoval, Ennio Carota and Benito Molina Welcome the 15 Contestants to the Kitchen in a Night Full of Drama, Emotion and Stress

Their Inspiring Stories and Dreams will be Discovered Week After Week, Until One of Them is Crowned with the Coveted Title of MasterChef Latino

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MIAMI – May 20, 2019 – Gaby Espino, host of the second season of Telemundo’s “MasterChef Latino,” together with celebrity chefs Claudia Sandoval, Ennio Carota and Benito Molina, kicked off the much-anticipated culinary competition that culminated with three teams made up of a total of 15 amateur cooks ready to compete for the $100,000 cash prize and the coveted title of MasterChef. This coming Sunday, May 26, at 7pm/6c, contestants will enter the state-of-the-art kitchen for the first time and face the first three challenges of the culinary competition. At the end of the night, one of them will be eliminated.

The team of renowned Chef Benito Molina includes:

JOHN PARDO, a 45-year-old Venezuelan resident of Miami, Florida with a shocking and inspiring story. When he was 21, he was shot in the back and left as a paraplegic. Instead of leaving him isolated and powerless, this incident made him strong and his wheelchair has never been an obstacle to reach his goals. John is the star of “El Camino de Santiago,” a documentary that inspires people with conditions like his. As a strong warrior in life, his next goal is to win the MasterChef title and dedicate it to his mother and grandmother, who cultivated his passion for cooking.

MIRIAM PALOMINO, a 75-year-old adorable Cuban, resident of Miami, Florida, the oldest and most experienced participant this season. A native of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, she moved to the United States in 1967 with her husband, with whom she still lives and enjoys children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Currently, Miriam is retired and dedicates herself fully to her home and loves to pamper her family with recipes inherited from her grandmother and mom. With a sparkling personality and an exceptional sense of humor, this determined grandma is ready to conquer the hearts of fans and the “MasterChef Latino” kitchen.

DUBRASKA WAWI, a 47-year-old Venezuelan who currently lives in Houston, Texas. For this multitalented lawyer, her true love has always been the kitchen. Because of her husband’s profession, Dubraska has had the opportunity to live in different places like Dubai, Mexico, India and Abu Dhabi. This has helped her to develop a refined and diverse palate within the culinary art. Although Dubraska is an active philanthropist and busy being the mother of four children, she wants to go after her old dream and become a professional chef.

DENNIS ESCALANTE, a 57-year-old Mexican from Los Angeles, California, who learned to cook with his grandmothers and aunts. When he moved to the United States, this native of Yucatan, Mexico worked as a waiter at important events like The Golden Globes and Emmys award galas, where he had the opportunity to serve Hollywood stars. His dream is to win “MasterChef Latino” and honor the memory of his mother, whom he recently lost.

NANCY ORENTES, a 30-year-old Salvadoran from Los Angeles, California. With an extroverted personality, Nancy opens her way into kitchens, conquering palates with her delicious desserts. She also loves to create colorful jewelry inspired by fruits, vegetables and other food products. Nancy’s life has not been easy, which has made her a fearlessand versatile woman who likes to lead; perfect qualities to confront this demanding culinary competition.

The team of the beloved Chef Claudia Sandoval includes:

MARIA LUISA BALBUENA, a 38-year-old Mexican, resident of Los Angeles, California who is a single mother and works as a security guard at an oil refinery. Mother of two children, aged 10 and 13, this charismatic participant decided to enter the competition to teach her children the importance of going after a dream. She confesses that she has always done everything for others and this is the first time she has thrown herself into pursuing her own adventure and personal goal.

NOELIÁN ORTIZ, a 35-year-old Puerto Rican from Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, who proudly calls herself the “Plus Size” girl. Her job is to train beauty queens to develop confidence in themselves. She decided to enter the competition for her daughter and to inspire other women who have gone through difficulties in life. After her divorce, Noelián lived a period of depression that led her to lock herself up in her own world. Fortunately, her sister helped her get ahead and in that process, her love for cooking was born.

KING SAM CHANG, a 26-year-old young Venezuelan and resident of Miami, Florida who studies hospitality. His father, born in Hong Kong, China, taught him about cooking and is the reason why he wants to continue with that legacy. After the death of his father, his goal is to own a restaurant in which he wants to mix Asian and Venezuelan cuisine. Winning “MasterChef Latino” would bring him even closer to that dream.

JAVIER SEAÑEZ, a 36-year-old Mexican living in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. He moved to the Caribbean island because he fell in love with the person who would become his husband. Although his marriage ended in divorce, he continues living on the island and is working on developing his business of handmade tortillas. His dream is to show the world that Mexican cuisine is not just about tacos, reason that inspired him to enter “MasterChef Latino.”

SARA ORDOÑEZ, a 33-year-old industrial engineer who lives in Miami, Florida, was a beauty queen in a pageant in her native Colombia. Recently, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, a situation that motivated her to change her eating habits and create healthy and nutritious recipes. Today, she has become a mentor to help transform other people’s lives through food. After her therapy, she calls the turban that she now wears with pride, the crown that God gave her after surviving the terrible disease. Her arrival to “MasterChef Latino” is part of her dream of becoming an inspiring voice for Latina women.

The team of veteran Chef Ennio Carota includes:

AURELIO ROJAS, 26-year-old Dominican resident of the Bronx, New York, who moved to the United States seven years ago. The young man, who currently works as a bartender, confesses that he had a very difficult childhood in his native Dominican Republic due to being overweight. His life was transformed when he decided to change his eating habits and establish an exercise routine that allowed him to achieve his ideal weight. Aurelio feels a great passion for cooking, something he acquired after traveling and discovering other cultures around the world.

SERGIO PEREZ, a 44-year-old, native of Mexico, Michoacán, is a waiter in a catering company in the Mexican neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Sergio, who comes from a humble family, is married and is the father of twins, one of them with cerebral palsy. This hard-working man from Michoacán is an example for the Mexican community of Chicago and saysthat despite the obstacles that sometimes life presents, he feels he is a blessed and fortunate man.

LAUREN ARBOLEDA, a 28-year-old Colombian resident of Miami, Florida. She grew up in a farm in her native Colombia where they cultivated organic and healthy foods. Her dream was always to be a chef, but her parents did not allow her to fulfill her goal. She moved to Miami, where she studied marketing and met her husband. Now they are parents of a beautiful 3-year-old boy. She is the author of “Pregnancy from the Heart” and has a blog called “Food from the Heart,” where she shares delicious healthy recipes and tips for a better life.

DAVID NOCHEBUENA, a 52-year-old Mexican resident of Miami, Florida, a technology engineer and entrepreneur. He has always dreamt of having his own restaurant, which is why he decided to audition for “MasterChef Latino.” Married for over 20 years, David is a tireless traveler and an enthusiastic researcher of international cuisine. This has allowed him to know and learn countless recipes from all over the world.

ANGEL CORA, a 27-year-old from Fajardo, Puerto Rico. While very young and studying engineering, he discovered that he was going to be a dad. For many years he only dedicated himself to work hard for his two little girls. However, love gave him another chance to meet his current girlfriend, Marina, who also has two children. Together they have a great family and share their love for cooking. That’s why they both competed for the last apron of the culinary competition. Now that he got it, Angel will do everything to become the next “MasterChef Latino.”

Fans of “MasterChef Latino” can join renowned Chef James Tahhan of Telemundo’s morning program “Un Nuevo Día,” who will bring the latest information, exclusive behind-the-scenes access and practical cooking tips, as well as delicious recipes at the “MasterChef Latino” School. Viewers can follow him on Telemundo.com and through the official social media accounts onInstagram, Facebook and Twitter: @MCLatinoTV using the hashtag #MCLatinoTV.

“MasterChef Latino” is produced by Endemol Shine Boomdog, creators of “MasterChef,” the number one reality cooking competition in the world. Telemundo’s version brings together a great diversity of cultures, food and flavors from all over Latin America, where the best amateur/non-professional cooks from around the United States will do everything possible to become a professional chef.

MEET THE 15 CONTESTANTS SELECTED ON TELEMUNDO’S “MASTERCHEF LATINO” MEET THE 15 CONTESTANTS SELECTED ON TELEMUNDO’S “MASTERCHEF LATINO” READY TO COMPETE THIS SUNDAY, MAY 26 AT 7PM/6C…

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