Mexican Presidential Candidates Put on the Spot by Video Asking Why They’re Running
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 22 minutes ago
[image: Mexican Presidential Candidates Put on the Spot by Video Asking Why They’re Running] A video in which children ask Mexico’s 2012 presidential hopefuls whether they really want to change the country or are just seeking the office for its own sake has already topped 2.7 million views on YouTube. “Inconvenient children question the candidates,” launched this week by the group Our Future Mexico with sponsorship from insurer GNP, features the kids in dramatic depictions of present evils such as gangland violence and corruption. “If this is the future that awaits me, I don’t wan... more »
Hispanics Love Social Media More Than the General Population
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 22 minutes ago
[image: Hispanics Love Social Media More Than the General Population] Hispanics embrace social media such as Facebook, YouTube and Google+ more than the general population. But when it comes to sharing personal information about themselves, Hispanics are more cautious, according to survey results announced today. uSamp, a leader in providing targeted audiences for global consumer insights, engaged 650 members from its newly inaugurated Hispanic panel, SuperOpinion.com, to survey participants on their attitudes toward social media compared to the general population. The survey, cap... more »
What’s a Mom Worth? Check Out Annual Salary Here
[image: What’s a Mom Worth? Check Out Annual Salary Here] With Mother’s Day less than a month away, moms are top of mind. This week,Salary.comreleased its yearly average for what stay-at-home and working mothers would make if they were paid an annual salary for their work. “The data really speaks for itself – a mother’s work is valuable and tangible,” said Abby Euler, general manager at Salary.com. “We want to make sure that moms get the recognition and appreciation they deserve.” For the 12th consecutive year, Salary.com’s Mom Salary Wizard has helped put a real dollar amount on a... more »
Does Ann Romney Work? A Latina Perspective
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 8 hours ago
[image: Does Ann Romney Work? A Latina Perspective] The comments by Hilary Rosen that “*[Ann Romney] actually has never worked a day in her life,*” has brought forth some interesting conversations amongst Latinas and their view of motherhood as duty, privilege, and self-sacrifice. It is not often that you will hear a Latina stay-at-home mom, if you can find one, say “*I work at home raising my kids.*” Due to a cultural propensity for family life, Latinas see mothering whether it’s done at home or from the office phone as the most important thing they will ever do but don’t tend... more »
Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller to co-direct “Sin City” sequel
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 9 hours ago
[image: Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller to co-direct “Sin City” sequel] Director Robert Rodriguez and comics writer Frank Miller have joined forcesto start production on a sequel to “Sin City,” a project that has been on hold for years but will finally begin shooting in the U.S. this summer, The Hollywood Reporter said. The film dubbed “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,” will be financed by AR Films and distributed by Dimension Films, an affiliate of The Weinstein Company. Rodriguez and Miller will co-direct the sequel, also based on the like-named comics Miller published in the 1990... more »
Does Ann Romney Work? A Latina Perspective
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 11 hours ago
[image: Does Ann Romney Work? A Latina Perspective] The comments by Hilary Rosen that “*[Ann Romney] actually has never worked a day in her life,*” has brought forth some interesting conversations amongst Latinas and their view of motherhood as duty, privilege, and self-sacrifice. It is not often that you will hear a Latina stay-at-home mom, if you can find one, say “*I work at home raising my kids.*” Due to a cultural propensity for family life, Latinas see mothering whether it’s done at home or from the office phone as the most important thing they will ever do but don’t tend... more »
Costa Rica’s Dog Dilemma - One Million Abandoned a Year and 95% Come from Puppy Mills
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 11 hours ago
[image: Costa Rica’s Dog Dilemma - One Million Abandoned a Year and 95% Come from Puppy Mills] Any responsible pet owner knows that owning pets, especially dogs, is a big responsibility. However, in Costa Rica there is a big dog dilemma. With thousands of puppy mills, so-called breeders, and pet shops throughout the island nation, dogs are everywhere, yet sadly, an estimated one million dogs are released to the streets each year by owners no longer able to or perhaps no longer *want* to care for them. Just as in many other countries, dogs in Costa Rica are used as status symbols, ... more »
Capital Funding to Disinfect the Chicago River
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 12 hours ago
*Mayor Rahm Emanuel Joins Governor Pat Quinn and U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson To Announce Capital Funding to Disinfect the Chicago River State Grant to Upgrade Chicago River Treatment Plants* Mayor Emanuel joined Governor Quinn and U.S. EPA Administrator Jackson to announce today $10 million in state funding to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) of Greater Chicago to improve water quality in Chicago area waterways. The funding being provided through the Illinois Jobs Now! capital program will support design and engineering of new facilities to disinfect d... more »
Obama Reiterates Commitment to Immigration Reform and Calls Republican Hypocrites
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 12 hours ago
[image: Obama Reiterates Commitment to Immigration Reform and Calls Republican Hypocrites] *The Interview, Conducted by “Noticiero Telemundo” News Anchor José Díaz-Balart Aired on Friday, April 13 (6:30 pm ET/PT, 5:30 pm CT). An Extended Version Will Run ON “Enfoque con José Díaz-Balart” on Sunday, April 15 (12 p.m. ET/PT, 11 a.m. CT) * President Barack Obama joined news anchor, José Díaz-Balart in an in-depth conversation about the economy, international relations, immigration reform and other subjects of interest to the Hispanic community, before heading to the “2012 Summit of t...more »
Does Ann Romney Work? A Latina Perspective
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 12 hours ago
The comments by Hilary Rosen that “[Ann Romney] actually has never worked a day in her life,” has brought forth some interesting conversations amongst Latinas around their view of motherhood as duty, privilege, and self-sacrifice. It is not often that you will hear a Latina stay-at-home mom, if you can find one, say “I work at home raising my kids.” Due to a cultural propensity for family life, Latina’s see mothering whether it’s done at home or from the office phone as the most important thing they will ever do but don’t tend to confuse this labor of love with having a paying ... more »
Greenpeace Launches Cyber Campaign Urging Spain to Ban Coastal Drilling
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 13 hours ago
[image: Greenpeace Launches Cyber Campaign Urging Spain to Ban Coastal Drilling] Greenpeace on Friday launched a cyber campaign to urge Spain’s minister of industry, energy and tourism, Jose Manuel Soria, to ban oil and natural gas drilling in coastal areas. The group Ecologists in Action, meanwhile, announced that it will call on Spain and Morocco - via an EU-brokered accord - to pledge not to develop hydrocarbon deposits in the seabed between the Canary Islands and continental Africa, saying such a moratorium is needed to protect the region’s rich biodiversity. The head of Gree... more »
Brazil allows abortion when fetus has major brain damage
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 13 hours ago
[image: Brazil allows abortion when fetus has major brain damage] Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal ruled that aborting a fetus suffering from anencephaly - the absence of a large part of the brain and the skull - is not a criminal offense. Only two of the 11 justices voted against decriminalization, while another recused himself because he had previously argued the case while serving as a state attorney general. One of the two “no” votes was cast by Chief Justice Cezar Peluso, who predicted the decision would lead to a “massacre” of anencephalic fetuses. Until now, Brazil has per... more »
“Latin America is Booming” Marriott Aims to Double Footprint in Caribbean and Latin America by 2017
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 13 hours ago
[image: “Latin America is Booming” Marriott Aims to Double Footprint in Caribbean and Latin America by 2017] More than 70 additional hotels and 14,000 new jobs planned in the next five years. Heralding a “golden age of travel,” Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) plans to double the number of hotels in the Caribbean and Latin America within the next five years. Arne Sorenson, the new CEO of Marriott International, will make the announcement at the Americas CEO Summit in Cartagena, Colombia, adding that the number of jobs at Marriott hotels in the region is expected to increase from ... more »
Casa Mexico City in Chicago Saturday May 5th Cinco de Mayo
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 13 hours ago
[image: Casa Mexico City in Chicago Saturday May 5th Cinco de Mayo] Casa Ciudad de México en Chicago (Casa Mexico City in Chicago) invites you to join us in celebrating Cinco de Mayo with Hispanic Pro Saturday May 5, 2012 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Vertigo Sky Lounge, 2 West Erie Street [image: Image] Early bird online ticket price: only $15.00 (purchase by Sunday 4/15) After 4/15 online ticket price is only $20.00 CLICK FOR ALL THE CINCO DE MAYO DETAILS Saludos, Casa Ciudad de México en Chicago Casa Mexico City in Chicago 314 W. Institute Place Chicago IL 60610 *Published in Has Oido*
Shakira Announces Alliance Funding Education for Poor Students
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: Shakira Announces Alliance Funding Education for Poor Students] Colombian singer Shakira announced on the eve of the Americas Summit here an alliance of foundations to fund quality education for low-income children. The alliance, which will invest $24 million during the first two years, comprises the superstar’s Pies Descalzos foundation, the Colombian Culture Ministry and several other NGOs. “It’s an alliance specifically for the construction of 13 early-education centers that will benefit 6,200 kids with quality teaching,” Shakira said at an event in Cartagena’s Bicenten... more »
Javier Bardem Could Share the Screen With Fassbender, Pitt in Ridley Scott Film “The Counselor”
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: Javier Bardem Could Share the Screen With Fassbender, Pitt in Ridley Scott Film “The Counselor”] Ridley Scott has reportedly recruited both Brad Pitt and Spanish actor Javier Bardem to star alongside Michael Fassbender in the upcoming thriller *The Counselor*. The Scott-directed film may also include Pitt’s partner Angelina Jolie, as rumors having been making their way around Hollywood that there is interest in her to play the female lead, though Natalie Portman In February, rumor had it that Bardem, who is currently filming alongside Daniel Craig in the latest James Bond... more »
LATINO BLOTTER: Drunken Gun Game in California Ends With 1 Death, 2 Arrests
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: LATINO BLOTTER: Drunken Gun Game in California Ends With 1 Death, 2 Arrests] A Los Angeles area home was the site of a game gone horribly wrong over the weekend, when one man’s life was ended after being shot in the head. On the night of Sunday, April 8, police say a group of friends were drinking and playing a game called “Pass the Pistol”, when two shots were fired from the gun, with one bullet shooting 25-year-old Saul Radillo Zacarias in the head. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office says 43-year-old Tito Roberto Diaz and the victim were guests at a party ... more »
VIDEO: Short Film Showcases a Corrupt Mexico with Child Actors
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: VIDEO: Short Film Showcases a Corrupt Mexico with Child Actors] Film produced by the group Nuestro Del Futuro (Our Mexico of the Future) shows child actors as kidnappers, corrupt cops, drug traffickers, and greedy politicians in a mock Mexico. The video was indeed a much needed wake up call for the corruption and overwhelming violence that currently is enveloping the country. As expected, the video sparked controversy with those who believed it to be a ploy of political manipulation that was also offensive to the innocence of children, even regarding as child abuse. The gr... more »
Costa Rica’s Dog Dilemma - One Million Abandoned a Year and 95% Come from Puppy Mills
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 17 hours ago
[image: Costa Rica’s Dog Dilemma - One Million Abandoned a Year and 95% Come from Puppy Mills] Any responsible pet owner knows that owning pets, especially dogs, is a big responsibility. However, in Costa Rica there is a big dog dilemma. With thousands of puppy mills, so-called breeders, and pet shops throughout the island nation, dogs are everywhere, yet sadly, an estimated one million dogs are released to the streets each year by owners no longer able to or perhaps no longer *want* to care for them. Just as in many other countries, dogs in Costa Rica are used as status symbols, ... more »
‘American Idol’ Judges Save Jessica Sanchez After the Singer Receives Fewest Votes (VIDEO)
Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed - 18 hours ago
[image: ‘American Idol’ Judges Save Jessica Sanchez After the Singer Receives Fewest Votes (VIDEO)] In a shocking turn of events on Thursday nights’ *American Idol* results show, teenage power house and thought-to-be leader of the pack, Jessica Sanchez received the least votes and was singing her final song on the *AI*stage, when judge Jennifer Lopez and her fellow judges rushed on stage. “Give me that mic! This is crazy!” Lopez protested. “Yes, we’re using the save! You’re not going home,” she told the 17-year-old. “Go sit down!” As an addition to the recent seasons of *American Id... more »