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Tejano Music Star Emilio Remains in Critical Condition After Bus Accident

20:47 H — Cindylu

Early on Easter Sunday (March 23), the tour bus of Grammy Award-winning Tejano music star Emilio Navaira crashed into a set of freeway barrels. Navaira, the driver, was one of eight people injured in the crash. Navaira was hospitalized... Read more »

Topics: Entertainment - Music - Texas

Can I Get Whoop Whoop : Junot Diaz's Wondrous Life Gets a Pulitzer

13:00 H — Maegan la Mala

Having already won a National Book Critics Circle award for fiction, Junot Diaz's wondrous book, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. It is well deserved!!!! Felicidades Junot y que viva la literatura Latina!... Read more »

Topics: Books

Death by Blogging

11:51 H — Maegan la Mala

What exactly is the price we bloggers pay to work in our robes? Death!!!They work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece--not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop. You may know it... Read more »

Topics: Blogs - Health

Katie Couric Tries to Boost Sagging Ratings on the Backs of Immigrant Women

10:07 H — Maegan la Mala

In an effort to boost her sagging ratings and reputation, Katie Couric and the CBS evening news have decided to move to the far right and depict undocumented women having babies in the U.S. as people taking advantage of... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - TV - Women

Threats to Abortion Rights in Spain

08:40 H — Cindylu

The Los Angeles Times reports on a crackdown on the right to an abortion in Spain and Italy, two of Europe's most Roman Catholic countries. In Italy, abortion is a major issue for candidates in an upcoming election although... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Health - Spain - Women