June 27, 2006 | VivirLatino

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Nelly Furtado and stars: Get tested

12:48 H — Jennifer

It's HIV Testing Day and singer Nelly Furtado has a new song called "Promiscuous", which she hopes will spur talk between parents and kids about sex, and HIV/AIDS:"When I was a little kid, Salt-N-Pepa's 'Let's Talk About Sex' came on... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Health

Erik Estrada is a Shining Star

12:23 H — Maegan la Mala

According to the blog Defamer Erik Estrada is getting a star along the Hollywood Blvd. Walk of Fame. The NYC native son of el Barrio is best known for his role as officer Frank Poncherello aka Ponch in CHiPs but... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Chismes

Univision will sell for more than 12 billion

12:08 H — Jennifer

For all those who still doubt whether the Latino market in the U.S. is lucrative, I point you to this piece of news. Univision, the leading Spanish language in the United States is preparing to be purchased by a group... Read more »

Topics: Business

Oregon Bomberos Don't Work in English Only by Law

09:33 H — Maegan la Mala

Oregon isn't buying into that English only nonsense, in fact not being bilingual, speaking English and Spanish, can get you fired if you're a firefighter. Because of the problems of wildfires in Oregon, there is no language requirements for firefighters.... Read more »

Topics: Bilingualism - Language - Oregon