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Fri31Aug2007

10,000 evacuated in Mexico City bomb scare

18:03 H.- Destruction and potential death and injury were averted yesterday morning in Mexico City's Torre Mayor skyscraper. At around 11:00 a.m. 10,000 employees and visitors to the building were evacuated from the premises after a bomb made of pipes and containing... Read more »

Topics: Crime - Mexico

Picks for International Blog Day

11:43 H.- VL readers, today, August 31st, is International Blog Day. What is it?BlogDay was created with the belief that bloggers should have one day dedicated to getting to know other bloggers from other countries and areas of interest. On that day... Read more »

Topics: Blogs - Internet

Will Ladrón Just Steal Your Time and Money This Weekend?

09:45 H.- With Miguel Varoni (Pedro el Escamoso), Fernando Colunga, and Saúl Lisazo (yum I like him), Ladrón Que Roba a Ladrón is either like a really long novela episode or a Latinized version of Ocean's 11 (depending on your tastes). It... Read more »

Topics: Movies

What Is the U.S. Doing in Paraguay?

08:51 H.- While the former dictator of Paraguay may have gone to that military academy in the sky, something fishy is going on in the South American nation that lends just a little bit of legitimacy to Hugo Chavez's claims that the... Read more »

Topics: Paraguay - Politics

Thu30Aug2007

Texas governor criticizes U.S. on immigration reform

17:48 H.- While the Dixie Chicks got in a whole helluva lotta trouble when they spoke against the Bush administration while abroad in Europe. Now their paisano Texas governor Rick Perry is doing a little bit of trash talking against the U.S.... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Mexico - Politics - Texas

Coppola staking a claim in Latin America

13:47 H.- It's not enough that legendary director Francis Ford Coppola owns half of the San Francisco Bay Area, but now the ultra rich film mogul is going to go buy up South America. Coppolla already owns some properties in Buenos Aires,... Read more »

Topics: Argentina - Brazil - Business - Celebrities

Jennifer Lopez : Doing It , Doing It and Doing it Well

12:58 H.- Say what you will about Ms. Jennifer Lopez (we certainly do here) but she is one hard working mujer. The above is a shot from her recently filmed video for the single "Do It Well!". Her new album "Brave" drops... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Music

Jail for Immgrant Families Ordered to Change

10:41 H.- Earlier this year I told you all about the inhumane conditions at T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Texas , used to house immigrants being considered for deportation or asylum and their children. Yesterday Federal Judge Sam Sparks, while... Read more »

Topics: Children - Immigration - Justice - Texas

Wed29Aug2007

And the 8th Annual Latin Grammy Nominees Are.....

10:21 H.- The nominees for the 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were announced this morning in Miami. There weren't too many surprises in terms of who led the nominations race. Dominican Republic singer/songwriter Juan Luis Guerra leads the nominations with five; Calle... Read more »

Topics: Events - Miami - Music

Are Black Puerto Ricans Black Enough?

09:26 H.- Last year Rican readers of VL were all up in arms about Rosie Perez's documentary and the "blackness" of the AfroRican/black Ricans and Ricans in general. Liza from Culture Kitchen discusses blackness in Puerto Rico and explains what the hell... Read more »

Topics: Internet - Puerto Rico - Race

JLo to produce Quinceanera-themed show

07:28 H.- JLo's trying her hand at TV producing again. First it was the reality show about dancers struggling to make it big (how did that ever go? Anybody...?). Then she said she wanted to bring her story of love with husband... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Entertainment - TV

Peru Update: Thousands Still Not Getting Aid? Por que?

07:00 H.- While it's been about two weeks since a grade 8 earthquake hit Peru but yesterday Doctors Without Borders and the Red Cross announced that parts of the country look like the earthquake just happened because aid isn't reaching them.Aunque el... Read more »

Topics: Peru

Tue28Aug2007

Gonzales Legacy : Top Latino Sellout?

16:02 H.- While many are celebrating the resignation of Alberto Gonzales. But believe it or not there are those saddened by his leaving because it will mean no top Latino in the Bush administration. I've said it before and I'll say it... Read more »

Topics: Politics - Race

Noriega to be extradited

14:58 H.- A U.S. judge has ruled that former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega should be extradited to France to face charges of money laundering in that country. Judge William Turnoff's decision was a formality after a judge last week rejected arguments by... Read more »

Topics: Justice - Panama - Politics - World

Prince William Latinos Fight Back With Their Wallets

12:26 H.- Economic boycotts are an extremely difficult political tactic. They require widespread mass support in order to be effective. But the difficulty of using such a weapon isn't stopping Latinos in Prince William County, Virginia from using it as a tool... Read more »

Topics: Activism - Immigration - Money - Shopping - Virginia

Beyonce is "Irreemplazable"

11:04 H.- "To the left, to the left" "Everything you own in a box to the left" I shamefully admit that I love Beyonce's Irreplaceable. And when I heard she'd be doing the song in Spanish, I imagined some terrible lyrics like... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Language - Music

Latin Grammy Nomination Annoucement Just One Day Away

07:16 H.- Last week I told you about some the incredible participants in the Latin Grammy Nominations scheduled to be announced in just one day. Well the list just keeps getting better. Added to the roster of participating artists include Elvis Crespo,... Read more »

Topics: Events - Miami - Music

Mon27Aug2007

Chavez goes off on Europe for criticizing his re-election plans

16:00 H.- Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is spittin' mad at Europe for daring criticize his plans to change the constitution to allow for his re-election ad nauseum. He's calling Europeans out country by country as "cynical" and hypocritical. Venezuelan daily El Universal... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Politics - Venezuela - World

The Puerto Rico Palestine Connection

11:49 H.- Both are considered occupied territories and one Puerto Rican activist wants to make that fact crystal clear. Tito Kayak is conducting a speaking and film tour throughout Puerto Rico and the United States. In Puerto Rico the tour will take... Read more »

Topics: Activism - Events - Politics - Puerto Rico

Erase Racism Carnival!

09:44 H.- Seriously, One of these days I'll get my act together enough to submit but in the meantime , grab your morning coffee and sit down to read the 16th Erase Racism Carnival over at Alas, a blog. Some of my... Read more »

Topics: Internet - Race

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