The Latino/a Perspective on Our Reproductive Rights Sunday, March 11, 2012 4:30pm-6:00pm
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[image: The Latino/a Perspective on Our Reproductive Rights Sunday, March 11, 2012 4:30pm-6:00pm] To RSVP, click here To join webcast on March 11 at 4:30pm, click here Webcast Panelists: Amy Allina, National Women’s Health Network- Sarah Audelo, Advocates for Youth Kimberly Inez McGuire, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Lucy Panza, Center for American Progress Meghan Smith, Catholics For Choice Via Spreecast-video, conference participants will have the opportunity to interact with speakers face-to face to ask questions, provide their commentary and share their exp... more »
Protesters of Transmilenio Bus Network in Colombia Bring Traffic to a Stand-Still
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[image: Protesters of Transmilenio Bus Network in Colombia Bring Traffic to a Stand-Still] Windows were shattered, traffic disrupted and some 30 people arrested here Friday amid protests by thousands of riders of the Colombian capital’s Transmilenio bus network. “What began as a peaceful protest, with speeches and placards against the deficiencies that occur in Transmilenio, transformed little by little into acts of vandalism and a blockade against the system,” the Bogota city government said in a statement. The demonstrations began during the morning rush hour, when hundreds of ... more »
Spring Ahead Without Losing Too Much Sleep
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[image: Spring Ahead Without Losing Too Much Sleep] *Advice from an expert on making the switch to daylight saving time. * Losing an hour of sleep isn’t easy for anyone, but there are ways to make springing ahead during daylight saving time easier, an expert says. This year, daylight saving time begins Sunday at 2 a.m. local time. Clocks get moved ahead one hour. “To sleep well your body clock has to be in synch with your daily schedule,” Dr. Steven Feinsilver, director of the Center for Sleep Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center, in New York City, said in a hospital news relea... more »
Latino Group Joins Re-Enactment of Selma to Montgomery March
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[image: Latino Group Joins Re-Enactment of Selma to Montgomery March] Thousands of people gather in Alabama each year to re-enact the Selma to Montgomery March that took place 47 years ago. This year protesters will have not just a memory but a new cause as they march across the Edmund Pettis Bridge. Representatives from the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, Hispanic Federation, League of United Latin American Citizens and the National Council of La Raza held a rally here Wednesday to announce they would join the re-enactment of the civil rights march. They left after t...more »
Top 25 Colleges and Universities Graduating Latinos
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[image: Top 25 Colleges and Universities Graduating Latinos] A Washington D.C. based nonprofit advocate for the educational success of Latinos, Excelencia in Education, announced Thursday its list of the to 25 higher education institutions graduating Latinos. The report entitled, “*Finding Your Workforce: The Top 25 Institutions Graduating Latinos,*” focused on students during the 2009 -2010 school year that completed degrees at 2 year and 4 year institutions. According to the report, public colleges lead the way in granting Latino students the most Bachelor’s degrees. Students s... more »
Ecuador Catholic University to Expand Access to Lower-Income Students with $15 Million in Financing
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[image: Ecuador Catholic University to Expand Access to Lower-Income Students with $15 Million in Financing] Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, a socially inclusive Catholic university in Ecuador, will get a $15 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to finance its expansion, including the construction of new buildings, purchase of equipment, and the creation of a student loan fund. The IDB loan will help finance half of the total cost of the expansion plan, allowing the University to expand affordable high-quality education to an additional 5,000 students over... more »
Chicago Group La Casa Offers Latino College Students Housing
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A community organization in Chicago has unveiled La Casa, a housing development near the city’s leading universities that seeks to provide Latino college students with a place to live and study at affordable rates. “We want to change the community dynamics, to motivate our young people to go to college and take a degree. The message is clear and very strong,” La Casa director Maria Bucio told Efe. The Chicago-born daughter of Mexican immigrants said there are many Latino collegians who live at home without ever experiencing what life on campus is like, sometimes out of habit but m...more »
Narco Blog: Attack on Military Leaves 13 Criminals Dead (WARNING: Graphic Photo)
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[image: Narco Blog: Attack on Military Leaves 13 Criminals Dead (WARNING: Graphic Photo)] This week a Military confrontation lead to the death of 13 criminal gunmen, as military elements repelled an armed attack in the city of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. In an official statement said that military forces were carrying out surveillance and logistics, when suddenly they were attacked by a group of assassins attacked by gunfire. For a long time, the state of Tamaulipas shootings have become commonplace. Primarily due to the two The Drug Cartel’s turf wars that keep members of the Gulf ... more »
Parents of KIlled Suspect File Lawsuit Against Los Angeles Police
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[image: Parents of KIlled Suspect File Lawsuit Against Los Angeles Police] The parents of a Hispanic member of a street gang who was gunned down by police when he tried to evade arrest announced Friday that they are suing the Los Angeles Police Department. The attorney representing the family of Frank Martinez argued that cops shot at the suspect, who was unarmed at the time, without justified cause. “Officers said they shot at him first (before he could shoot at them) - that turned out to be a lie” since agents found no weapon at the scene of the incident nor on the suspect, said ... more »
Marc Anthony Helping Orphans in Dominican Republic
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[image: Marc Anthony Helping Orphans in Dominican Republic] Maestro Cares Foundation Co-Founders, singing sensation Marc Anthony and entrepreneur Henry Cardenas, announced this week that the Foundation has received a land donation by the Dominican-based company Central Romana Corporation. The land will serve to house 43 boys currently living in the Orfanato Ninos de Cristo, an orphanage located in La Romana. The Dominican orphanage will be the first to directly benefit from the Maestro Cares Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation established in November 2011 to support the hou... more »
Michael Peña to Star as Cesar Chavez in ‘Chavez’ Directed by Diego Luna
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[image: Michael Peña to Star as Cesar Chavez in ‘Chavez’ Directed by Diego Luna] *Variety* is reporting that Mexican-American Michael Peña, 36, has been cast as Cesar E. Chavez in the new film about the civil rights leader’s life. The movie, titled *Chavez*, will be directed by fellow actor Diego Luna and will also star America Ferrera as Chavez’s wife Helen, and Rosario Dawson as his friend Dolores Huerta. Luna’s close friend Gael Garcia Bernal has signed on to produce, as well as John Malkovich. The biopic, which will reportedly hit theaters next year, has Luna excited to spread... more »
Jose Romero-Valenzuela Racks Up 3 Speeding Tickets En Route to Meth Possession Court Date
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[image: Jose Romero-Valenzuela Racks Up 3 Speeding Tickets En Route to Meth Possession Court Date] Let’s just say this week was not Jose Romero-Valenzuela’s best week between a court date for meth possession to the three speeding tickets acquired in an hour trying to get to court. The 34-year-old Las Vegas resident clearly didn’t want to piss off the judge in Oregon City, Oregon hearing his drug case so he was caught speeding on Interstate 84 three different times. His first offense was clocked at 105 mph, the second at 98 mph and the final at 68 mph – at least we can say he was ... more »
American Idol Judges Say Adios to Jeremy Rosado
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[image: American Idol Judges Say Adios to Jeremy Rosado] It was the first time American Idol judges got to vote some one off the American Idol island and it was Latino singer Jeremy Rosado who got the boot. It was between him and Elise Testone, who gets to stay and be part of the final 13. The 19-year-old Florida crooner came into Idol as an alternative and there was a lot of hope for him to continue, especially since he appeared to be one of J Lo’s faves. However, his limitations as well as many others were evident after Jessica Sanchez belted out Whitney Houston’s ‘*I Will Alwa... more »
Rubio Squanders Opportunity to Lead GOP in Sensible Direction by Opposing DREAM Act
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[image: Rubio Squanders Opportunity to Lead GOP in Sensible Direction by Opposing DREAM Act] Yesterday, Miami-area high school valedictorian Daniela Pelaez and her sister, Dayana, came to Washington to meet with U.S. Representatives and Senators from Florida. The sisters, both of whom would benefit from the DREAM Act, recently won an administrative reprieve from deportation for two years. After their meeting with Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) – a cosponsor of the DREAM Act who had personally called Secretary Janet Napolitano to ask the Department of Homeland Security to halt the sis... more »
Man and Girlfriend Attack His Mom For Using His Salsa, Taco Sauce
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[image: Man and Girlfriend Attack His Mom For Using His Salsa, Taco Sauce] In a bizarre and unsettling incident, 23-year-old Florida resident Christopher Phillips allegedly attacked his mother because she used his condiments. Police say Phillips attacked his 55-year-old mother Rebecca because she used his taco sauce and salsa on her dinner. He reportedly began screaming at her and put her in a headlock, which caused both pain and broke her eyeglasses. The mother eventually got away from her son, who then went to his room where his live-in girlfriend was. Lisa Tyre, his girlfriend... more »
2nd Year in a Row Texas Advises Spring Breakers to Avoid Travel to Mexico
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[image: 2nd Year in a Row Texas Advises Spring Breakers to Avoid Travel to Mexico] The Texas Department of Public Safety is again urging Spring Breakers to avoid traveling to Mexico as a result of continued violence throughout the country. “The Mexican government has made great strides battling the cartels, and we commend their continued commitment to making Mexico a safer place to live and visit,” said DPS Director Steven C. McCraw. “However, drug cartel violence and other criminal activity represent a significant safety threat, even in some resort areas.” According to publish... more »
Steven Seagal, Maricopa Sheriff’s Office Being Sued for Over-the-Top Arrest That Included a Tank
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[image: Steven Seagal, Maricopa Sheriff’s Office Being Sued for Over-the-Top Arrest That Included a Tank] Arizona’s now-famous Sheriff Joe Arpaio has once again gotten himself in trouble, but this time he has Steven Seagal to share the spotlight with. In March 2011, Seagal and his show “Steven Seagal: Lawman” were filming his exploits as a deputized man of the law in Maricopa County, when he showed up with a tank, bomb robot, and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team outside Jesus Llovera’s home in the middle of the night. Authorities believed Llovera, 43, had violated his... more »