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More than 200,000 Salvadorans might leave the country after Trump decision here's why that worries
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The Trump administration announced on Monday that will end a temporary protection status that allowed El Salvadoran refugees to travel to the country and avoid deportation. - photo by Herb Scribner
The Trump administration announced on Monday the end of a temporary protection status that allowed El Salvadoran refugees to travel to the United States and avoid deportation, according to The New York Times.

"The administration is giving Salvadorans in the program until September 2019 to get their affairs in order. After that, they no longer will have permission to stay in the country, forcing them into a wrenching decision," according to The New York Times.

About 200,000 people from El Salvador will be asked to leave the country, the New York Times reported.

Salvadorans had been allowed to live and work legally in the U.S. since a pair of earthquakes rattled the country in 2001.

According to the Times, Salvadorans made up the largest group of foreigners who benefited from the protections in the country.

Salvadorans openly questioned how the new administration would handle their status, given that President Donald Trump ran his 2016 presidential bid preaching anti-immigration.

According to the Deseret News, Salvadoran parents often have to make the wrenching decision of sending their children to the U.S. to escape the crime and poverty in their own country.

These children are not criminals coming to sell drugs or laborers coming to steal jobs, as they are often described in the heated rhetoric that frames immigration reform, the Deseret News reported. Their plight is far more akin to that of refugees who are seeking asylum from war-ravaged places across the globe.

The Deseret News spoke to families who are worried about possible deportation, including mother Carmen de Jesus, who faced an impossible choice.

De Jesus knew she wanted to send her daughter to the U.S. She felt guilt and fear over the issue, especially since there were kidnappers and drug smugglers on the journey. She also knew that some young women are sexually assaulted during their trips to the U.S., the Deseret News reported.

"And she knew other parents whose children had met all these fates," according to the Deseret News. "But she was sending her daughter, nonetheless. Because she also knew if the girl didnt go, she was going to die.
Its toxic: New study says blue light from tech devices can speed up blindness
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A new study from the University of Toledo found that blue light from digital devices can transform molecules in your eyes retina into cell killers. - photo by Herb Scribner
It turns out checking Twitter or Facebook before bed is bad for your health.

A new study from the University of Toledo found that blue light from digital devices can transform molecules in your eyes retina into cell killers.

That process can lead to age-related macular degeneration, which is a leading cause of blindness in the United States, according to the researchs extract.

Blue light is a common issue for many modern Americans. Blue light is emitted from screens, most notably at night, causing sleep loss, eye strain and a number of other issues.

Dr. Ajith Karunarathne, assistant professor in the UT Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, said our constant exposure to blue light cant be blocked by the lens or cornea.

"It's no secret that blue light harms our vision by damaging the eye's retina. Our experiments explain how this happens, and we hope this leads to therapies that slow macular degeneration, such as a new kind of eye drop, he said.

Macular degeneration is an incurable eye disease that often affects those in their 50s or 60s. It occurs after the death of photoreceptor cells in the retina. Those cells need retinal to sense light and help signal the brain.

The research team found blue light exposure created poisonous chemical molecules that killed photoreceptor cells

"It's toxic. If you shine blue light on retinal, the retinal kills photoreceptor cells as the signaling molecule on the membrane dissolves," said Kasun Ratnayake, a Ph.D. student researcher working in Karunarathne's cellular photo chemistry group. "Photoreceptor cells do not regenerate in the eye. When they're dead, they're dead for good."

However, the researchers found a molecule called alpha-tocopherol, which comes from Vitamin E, can help prevent cell death, according to Futurism.

The researchers plan to review how light from TVs, cellphones and tablet screens affect the eyes as well.

"If you look at the amount of light coming out of your cellphone, it's not great but it seems tolerable," said Dr. John Payton, visiting assistant professor in the UT Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. "Some cellphone companies are adding blue-light filters to the screens, and I think that is a good idea."

Indeed, Apple released a Night Shift mode two years ago to help quell blue lights strain on the eyes, according to The Verge. The screen will dim into a warmer, orange light that will cause less stress on the eyes.