October 18, 2007 | VivirLatino

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Chavez to reduce workday to 6 hours

18:17 H — Jennifer

I was beginning to think it was all bad in Chavez's Venezuela, what with the disappearance of telenovelas and beer. But Huguito has gone and done something I'm sure many will be happy about: he's trying to push forward a... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Labor - Venezuela

Prince William County Passes Anti-Immigrant Policy

12:13 H — Maegan la Mala

They've been planning it for awhile and while the state of Virginia rejected a controversial proposal to create the country’s first state-run facility where illegal immigrants arrested for certain crimes could be held while awaiting trial or until federal officials... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Immigration - Justice - Virginia

Even Dinosaurs Want to be Latinos

11:04 H — Maegan la Mala

Being Latino is so "in" right now that even science and prehistoric animals are trying to get in on the action. Argentine and Brazilian palaeontologists think they have found a new species of giant plant-eating dinosaur, Futalognkosaurus dukei (say it... Read more »

Topics: Brazil - Science

Chocolate Jesus is back!

10:14 H — Jennifer

Back in March, Maegan told us how a sculpture of Jesus made in chocolate was raising a stink among Catholics. The artist, one Cosimo Cavallaro, even had to cancel his exhibit due to the controversy. But now the chocolate Chuy... Read more »

Topics: Arts - Controversia - New York City - Religion

Anti-Chavez Billboard Gets a Second Look Because of Word Choice

08:49 H — Maegan la Mala

A billboard put up and paid for by self-proclaimed "true American" John McCombs in Florida is drawing fire but not for reasons you might think. It's not that Bay Minette has a strong pro-Hugo Chavez lobby, it's that the billboard's... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Florida - Venezuela