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Dems Not Letting Immigration Reform Rest in Peace

16:50 H — Maegan la Mala

Call it a ploy to make sure they keep (get) the Latino vote, but Howard Dean, scream queen and President of the Democratic Party, is saying that just because the senate said immigration reform is dead doesn't mean it really... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Politics

Castro accuses rich countries of "stealing brains"

14:01 H — Jennifer

Cuban president Fidel Castro is accusing rich countries like the U.S. of "stealing brains". No, it's not Invasion of the Body Snatchers; he's referring to the mass exodus of intellectuals from Latin America and Africa to the U.S. and Europe... Read more »

Topics: Cuba - Labor - Latin America - Society - World

Celia : The Musical

12:55 H — Maegan la Mala

Being a dead musician (especially a Latino musician) means a posthumous musical. La guarachera Celia Cruz is no different. An off-Broadway show creatively titled "Celia" is set to open September 12 in NYC at the New World Stages. The premise... Read more »

Topics: Music - New York City - Theatre

Colombia to put sex criminals on display

11:25 H — Jennifer

Starting in September of this year, sexual predators in Colombia will have a harder time hiding from their crimes. Colombian prosecutors have turned over the names of 275 child molesters to the Bogota government in order to display their photos... Read more »

Topics: Children - Colombia - Justice

Brazil Airliner Crash Leaves at Least 200 Dead

10:06 H — Maegan la Mala

Brazil's busiest airport, Sao Paulo's Congonhas, was the scene of the nation's second major airline disaster within the last year. An Airbus A320 airliner crashed into a gas station and busy cargo terminal after skidding off the wet from rain... Read more »

Topics: Brazil

Argentina Minister Forced to Close Banco de Baño

08:32 H — Maegan la Mala

Last week I wrote about Argentina's economy minister and her unusual saving methods. Well on Monday Felisa Miceli resigned citing woe is me reasons."The publicizing of acts concerning my private life, relating them to my public activity, has caused undeserved... Read more »

Topics: Argentina - Controversia - Politics