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Brits get down with telenovelas

18:47 H — Jennifer

In an affirmation that telenovelas are truly crossing into the mainstream (as evidenced by the recent success of ABC's "Ugly Betty", an adapation of the famed Colombian novela "Betty la fea"), the UK's most important network, the BBC, is going... Read more »

Topics: TV - World

Buenos Aires kids get early sex ed

13:39 H — Jennifer

Students in Buenos Aires, Argentina are going to start learning about the birds and the bees earlier than their counterparts in other countries -- at age 5. The Argentine congress has approved, with the backing of all of thecountry's political... Read more »

Topics: Argentina - Children - Education - Sex

Queens, NYC Latino Bebe named 300,000,000th U.S. Resident

12:30 H — Maegan la Mala

Born of Mexican immigrant parents at 7:46 yesterday morning in Elmhurst, Queens, NYC, Emanuel Plata was declared by El Diario/La Prensa as the 300,000,000th U.S. resident.“Me siento muy orgulloso”, dijo el padre Armando Jiménez, de 25 años, originario de Puebla.... Read more »

Topics: Events - Immigration - New York City

When it Comes to Immigration, Not all Democrats are Created Equal

08:33 H — Maegan la Mala

With the midterm elections just weeks away, Democrats and Republicans are making their speeches acrosses the country and they are (still) talking immigration. Contrary to what they would have you think though, the Democratics are not all about roads to... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Politics