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Juanes immortalized in Colombia

19:44 H — Jennifer

A VL favorite, rockero and all-around good guy Juanes, has been immortalized in bronze in his hometown in Carolina del Principe, Colombia:The 4,800 residents of Carolina del Principe greeted the 35-year-old Latin rock singer in the town's central park, where... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Colombia

Chavez blocks Spanish pop star from performing

15:59 H — Jennifer

It's getting harder and harder for me to be objective about Hugo Chavez with all of the stuff he's done this year to stifle his people's access to media and now, music. Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz, wildly famous throughout... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Controversia - Venezuela

Latinos Make People Sick

13:00 H — Maegan la Mala

That's what an Alabama public health official said. Don Williamson said that a growing immigrant Latino population is bringing with them new cases of TB and chickenpox citing a 2006 statistic that out of the 53 reported cases of tuberculosis... Read more »

Topics: Alabama - Health - Immigration

Latin Grammy Award Nominees : Best Short Form Video : Ven A Mi Casa Esta Navidad : Voz Veis

10:08 H — Maegan la Mala

Ven A Mi Casa Esta Navidad Voz Veis Luis Miguel Leal, video director; Jorge Barboza, video producer This video is meant to pull at your heartstrings and make you nostalgic for family Christmases past. I don't think it has much... Read more »

Topics: Music

LAPD Admits They Brutalized May Day Protesters

08:06 H — Maegan la Mala

They may not have used those exact words, but the Los Angeles Police Department recognized that they may have "inappropriately" handled protesters at a Los Angeles pro-immigrant rally on May Day. The police asked for the public's forgiveness for beating... Read more »

Topics: Justice - Los Angeles