Drum roll, please. We have big news. No, it’s not that House Republicans are finally releasing their long-awaited tax plan later this morning that doesn't change Obamacare's individual mandate. The plan does have a permanent corporate tax cut and is expected to collapse seven tax brackets into four, with the highest rate remaining at 39.6% and a new bottom rate of 12%. And no, the big news is not Donald Trump’s attempt to cancel the diversity visa lottery or his tweeting that the suspect in yesterday’s terror attack should get the death penalty. His claims about the country’s immigration process were riddled with falsehoods and sent sycophants into the echo chamber touting the same alternative facts. We won’t relitigate them here. We’d rather talk about how Latinas are among the most adversely affected by the gender pay gap, getting paid just 54 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men. It’s #LatinaEqualPayDay today! But keep the drum roll going, please. We haven’t yet gotten to the big news. And no, it’s not the Houston Astros winning the World Series last night, resulting in shortstop Carlos Correa treating us all to a beautiful moment when he proposed to his girlfriend amidst cheering fans. Though we all needed a moment of love this week. The big news is this: Beyoncé! She is joining the new cast of The Lion King voicing Nala, the childhood friend-turned-love interest of Simba, voiced by Donald Glover. If you take a more “hakuna matata” approach to this news, have some Lemonade. The Beyhive is buzzing. We’re kicking off the second day of Native American Heritage Month with this...
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