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Fri29Dec2006

Un Año Que Viene y Otro Que Se Va

14:31 H.- The bubbly will be popping and here in NYC the Times Square Ball promises to drop, bringing in 2007 with more confetti than ever. But what about the Latino New Year's traditions that we practice as the clock hits 12... Read more »

Topics: Culture - Latin America

Venezuela investigating child porn cases

13:47 H.- The Venezuelan government is looking at evidence that child pornography of school children filmed with cell phones has made its way into Caracas' video black market, reports the BBC:Thousands of copies have been seized by the authorities from street traders... Read more »

Topics: Children - Venezuela

Chavez to Deny TV License to Opposition

13:11 H.- Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is saying that he will not renew the broadcaster's license for television station Radio Caracas Television, saying that the station and its head,Marcel Granier, played a key role in plotting coups."No media outlet will be tolerated... Read more »

Topics: TV - Venezuela

JLo's ex hubby competes with her new show

11:53 H.- JLo's got a new TV dance show out, and so does ex hubby Cris Judd: coincidence? I think not:Judd's show is the reality competition "Dirty Dancing" on the Women's Entertainment cable channel, airing Wednesdays at 10 p.m. EST. Lopez is... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Chismes - Dance

Thu28Dec2006

Migra Sweeps Hit New Jersey

15:14 H.- The pre-Christmas immigration sweeps that ran cross country are continuing. “Tienen encerradas a unas 70 personas, no dejan entrar ni salir a nadie”, dijo uno de los empleados que trabaja en el turno de la noche en la compañía Dicar,... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Justice

Futbol's Ronaldinho Retires

14:54 H.- 26 year old Brazilian futbol superestrella Ronaldinho has decided to hang up his soccer cleats. Currentky playing for Barcelona, he says he's had enough of all the pressure come from the media and has more than enough money to live... Read more »

Topics: Sports

Spain seeks to prosecute Guatemalan politicians

12:13 H.- The Spanish government is looking to have several Guatelmalan ex-military rulers extradited to Spain and prosecuted for the crimes of genocide and torture, according to the BBC:Human rights groups want the seven - including two former military rulers - to... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Guatemala - Justice - Spain

Eva learns French for Tony

11:53 H.- We recently told you that Texican Eva Longoria is going to marry her bf Tony Parker. People magazine reports that in a labor of love, Eva is learning the native tongue of her fiancé, French:Eva Longoria may not be a... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Chismes

Wed27Dec2006

Jolie to Colombian refugees: "The world hasn't forgotten you"

13:06 H.- Angelina Jolie and her bf Brad Pitt spent the holidays in Costa Rica, visiting some displaced Colombian refugees and handing out gifts in the name of the U.N.:Dressed in white and sporting a bright blue UNHCR baseball cap, Jolie called... Read more »

Topics: Activism - Celebrities - Colombia - Costa Rica

Raul Castro making changes in Cuba

12:36 H.- In the few months that Raúl Castro has taken over power from his brother Fidel, he's changed a few things. Most notably, he's freed some dissidents and has suggested that he'd like to open dialogue with the U.S. Now, Raúl... Read more »

Topics: Cuba - Politics

Plaza De Mayo Madre Passes On

10:00 H.- The Madres of la Plaza de Mayo, protesting with white scarves on their heads in Argentina the disappearances under Argentina's military rule of their children and the children of others have always served as an inspiartion for me and other... Read more »

Topics: Activism - Argentina

Coquito for the Holidays

08:00 H.- Christmas Day has come and gone but Puerto Ricans ,like many other Latinos, know that the holiday is far from over. We still have to look forward to New Year's and in many Latin American nations, Three King's Day. Many... Read more »

Topics: Food

Tue26Dec2006

Colombia Almost Done Spraying

17:00 H.- Colombia has been spraying potentially harmful herbicides over 25,000 acres of coca fields in a border zone shared with Ecuador. This spraying, backed by the United States, has created problems to say the least between the two South American nations,... Read more »

Topics: Colombia - Ecuador

Target pulls Che CD case

15:41 H.- The commercial use of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara's image is nothing new, but a CD case bearing his image has sparked controversy and retailer Target has pulled the item:Target had touted a music disc carrying case for Che admirers... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Marketing

Olga Tañón Gets Good News for Navidad

14:40 H.- Puerto Rican merenguera Olga Tañón got some good news for Navidad and is sharing it with all her fans and followers. The mother of two will be giving birth to her third child and it's a boy. Olga already has... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Chismes - Music

Networks falling out of love with telenovelas

11:32 H.- Earlier this year we told you about how the major networks both here and in the UK were betting on telenovelas in English -- either adapted from storylines from Spanish-language television or following the traditional finite end format -- to... Read more »

Topics: Entertainment - TV

Mon25Dec2006

La Gaita Zuliana: The best Christmas music you've never heard of

16:04 H.- A few years back I had the opportunity to spend Christmas in Ciudad Ojeda, a small town outside of Maracaibo in Venezuela's Zulia state. There were two very notable things about Christmas in Zulia that I immediately became aware of:... Read more »

Topics: Music - Venezuela

Fri22Dec2006

Latino groups call raids "Hitleresque"

13:07 H.- In reponse to the recent immigration raids across the country, several Latino groups -- among them LULAC, MALDEF and the Hispanic Bar Association -- are joining forces to call for a moratorium on what they call racist witch hunts:U.S. Hispanic... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Immigration - Labor

Pesticides Can't Stop This Mexican Weed

12:45 H.- Newly installed Mexican President Calderon may be on an anti-drug trip, but his biggest enemy may not be the trafficers but a hybrid type of marijuana that is resistant to pesticides and can be grown year round."These plants have been... Read more »

Topics: Drugs - Environment

Gloria Trevi is back

11:55 H.- I must have missed this, but it seems that after touring the Latin stages of gay pride celebrations around the country this year, la Trevi is once again a star, according to AP:When Mexico's scandalous pop diva Gloria Trevi —... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Mexico - Music

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