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on September 15, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya became the first non-American to make NASCAR's Chase, the 10-race "playoff" where the racing series' top 12 drivers compete for the Cup Championship.
Juan Pablo i...
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on August 9, 2009
A number of news sources (NY Times, Agence France Press, CNN, the WaPo, Reuters, Bloomberg) this week covered the Senate confirmation and swearing in of Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic Supreme C...
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on July 18, 2009
Are you considering a newspaper subscription from Latin America but don't know for sure what paper you should subscribe to?
Newspapers are a great way to keep your language skills sharp - reg...
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on July 13, 2009
Honduras was much in the news for a while, and now it seems to have faded from the interests of the major news outlets.
There was a coup in Honduras. Or not, depending on your perspective and who yo...
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on January 21, 2009
The tiny Caribbean nation of Antigua announced plans today to rename its tallest Mount peak after the new U.S. President.
Boggy Peak, if the plan goes through, would be renamed "Mount Obama"...
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on July 15, 2008
My my, Latin America is getting digital!
Mozilla's Mexican community has grown to the point that a contest is being held to find a Mozilla logo just for México.
If you want to give your idea...
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on May 28, 2008
Gas prices are insane just about everywhere, so-like you, I'm sure-I've been on the lookout for ways to make my tank last longer. These three details are working well for me.
Change your re...
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on May 10, 2008
I was reading that Guadalajara is going to add ethanol to their gasoline. The idea is to have cleaner air, and boost the sugar cane and sorghum industries.
Honestly, I had no idea what sorghum was...
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on November 30, 2007
Brazilian entrepreneurs asked the Brazilian Congress to stop Venezuela's entrance in the Mercosul, because of threat made by Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez. Earlier this week, during a public s...
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on November 30, 2007
Colombian Government informed today the arrest of 3 members of the FARC in Bogota, who were carrying videotapes of rebel-held hostages which proof that several of them, including Ingrid Betancourt and...
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on November 29, 2007
AP - Venezuelans Protest Chavez's ReferendumHundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of the capital Thursday to oppose a referendum that would eliminate term limits for President Hugo C...
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on November 26, 2007
Terrible news from Bolivia:Clashes between Bolivia's police and opponents of a new constitution that's backed by President Evo Morales left three dead and about 130 wounded, Efe newswire said....
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on November 26, 2007
Cuban newspaper Juventud Rebelde, of the "Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas", questioned on Sunday the Government's affirmation about a 2% unemployment rate, defying the official rhetoric of p...
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on November 21, 2007
As you already know, I don't like barbie dolls. Barbies sell a harmful role model to young girls, and it has a stereotypical vision of Latinas. Now, we have a Barbie Store in Buenos Aires, "t...
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on November 21, 2007
A Venezuelan "chavista" legislator, iris Varela, violently attacked a journalist - Gustavo Azócar - after a TV show, in Táchira. Varela didn't leave after the show (La Esquina Caliente) ...
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on November 18, 2007
Argentinian elected president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, is already showing she's not dumb. Cristina is indicating she will focus on Argentina's commercial relations with Brazil, more th...
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on November 15, 2007
Can you believe this? In Cienfuegos, a beach town near La Habana (Cuba), the people is very happy because they can eat Meat. They have received 227 grams of bovine meat from the Government, for the fi...
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on November 10, 2007
Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, asked Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez to shut the f*ck up, during a discussion between Chávez and the Spanish president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, at the closure of t...
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on October 29, 2007
According to official exit polling numbers, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will succeed Nestor Kirchner, her husband, in the Argentinian presidential chair. Fernández is the first female president ele...
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on October 24, 2007
Christian Chávez denied the rumors that say he's leaving RBD, during the premier of "Hasta el viento tiene miedo". Chávez also talked about his new album, "Empezar Desde CERO" ...
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on October 23, 2007
This fence BS is just getting better and better.Michael Chertoff, the homeland security secretary, waived several environmental laws yesterday to continue building a border fence through a national co...
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on October 18, 2007
Janet Dudley-Eshbach, Salisbury University's president, is being accused of racism, due to two photos she uploaded to her profile on Facebook. One of the photos showed her brandishing a stick befo...
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on October 18, 2007
On Tuesday, Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin got his name immortalized with a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood .
Besides Ricky, there are many Latinos who already have a star on the world's...
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on October 17, 2007
I'm horrified and disgusted. A very stupid man, who calls himself an artist, let a sick dog die in one of his "exhibits". His name is Guillermo Habacuc Vargas, he's from Costa Rica a...
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on October 15, 2007
I don't know if Fidel Castro is dead, but his spirit is definitely very alive in Cuba. René Gómez Manzano has been honored with the "Ludovic Trarieux" International Human Rights Prize 20...
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on October 9, 2007
Venezuelan government (A.K.A. Hugo Chávez) has suspended Alejandro Sanz's concert in Caracas, scheduled to November 1st, arguing structural problems of the "Poliedro de Caracas", where t...
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on September 28, 2007
The most international of all Colombians, the gorgeous Shakira, has demonstrated once again she's not just a pretty face that sings and dances.
Shakira has attended an event organized by ex- Amer...
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on September 28, 2007
Pole dance is very popular in Argentina. Why? They have a TV show similar to Dancing with the Stars, in which pole dance is one of the categories. It's disgusting, really; the girls dance dressed ...
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on September 25, 2007
Here's an original and creative project to help the fight against breast cancer: Mexican soccer is getting dressed in pink to send a message to women about the importance of regular breast self-ex...
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on September 25, 2007
Last Sunday, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez spoke for over 8 hours, in his weekly radio and television "show" Aló, presidente (Hello, Mr. President).
Recently, the show's length has ...
