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- Just a couple of months after WCBS/Ch. 2 correspondent Pablo Guzman cheated death in a car crash, he’s now recovering from a heart attack. – New York City :: P
- Mastering the margarita: Tequila aside, even experts can’t agree on what goes into the legendary cocktail :: P
- The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday called on Mayor Gavin Newsom to allow the federal agency full access to information about local inmates, saying the city should rescind its policy that prohibits ICE agents from reviewing jail logs and records. :: P
- Tighter border security and a broken-down rail line on Mexico’s southern frontier are prompting thousands of U.S.-bound illegal immigrants to head north through thick jungles controlled by violent drug gangs. :: P
- “You have to understand in a way that the Republican Party is damaged among Hispanics,” said Hessy Fernandez, McCain’s spokeswoman for Hispanic media. “But at the end of day it’s the contrast between Sen. McCain and Sen. Obama.” :: P
- three times as many respondents said being black would help Obama (32%) with Latino voters than said it would hurt him (11%); the majority (53%) said his race would make no difference to Latino voters :: P
- Hispanic registered voters support Democrat Barack Obama for president over Republican John McCain by 66% to 23%, according to a nationwide survey of 2,015 Latinos conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, from June 9 through July 13, 2008. :: P
- Esperanza Andrade becomes Texas’ first Latina secretary of state :: P
- Luis Ramirez was beaten to death last week by a group of white teenagers yelling racial slurs in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. Despite eyewitness testimony, no charges have been filed. Democracy Now speaks with Arielle Garcia, a friend of Ramirez who witnessed the attack. :: P
- The McCain campaign has a new web ad out placing Barack Obama, for the second time, side-by-side with a foreign dictator. This time, it’s Fidel Castro. :: P
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- Pequeñas maravillas – La habilidad de un orfebre para reproducir la cultura aborigen latinoamericana en miniatura – Ramón Cabrera :: P
- Lucia Ballas-Traynor, svp, gm of MTV Tr3s, has been appointed publisher of People en Espanol, Time Inc. Entertainment Group president Paul Caine announced today. :: P
- Latino Diabetes Association launches new website to prevent growing Diabetes Epidemic in the Latino Community.
- Commentary: To stay relevant, media must diversify – Ruben Navarrette Jr. :: P
- Immigration is a different kind of 2008 presidential campaign issue. The views of McCain, the presumptive Republican candidate, and his Democratic rival, Obama, are similar, and both men have lots of good will among pro-immigration activists, but not much from hard-liners. (nice overview graphic) :: P
- DNA tests for the first time have confirmed that a baby was stolen from her mother and adopted for profit in Guatemala. :: P
- More than 1,000 deaths linked to the painkiller fentanyl were reported nationally during a two-year span, traced to a drug operation in Mexico, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. :: P
- For years, the chief punishment for immigrants caught working illegally in the United States has been deportation. But prosecutors are now bringing criminal charges that include aggravated identity theft, which can bring a hefty prison sentence. Immigrant rights groups and some members of Congress are challenging the practice. :: P
- A tunnel that runs beneath Nogales, Arizona is the focus of a international investigation. U.S. and Mexican officials are trying to determine if a retaining wall and fence inside a drainage tunnel led to a costly flood in Nogales, Sonora earlier this month. :: P
- Sen. Barack Obama touts that “he grew up without a father” and was “raised by his mother with the support of his grandparents” in his first Spanish-language radio ad of the general election campaign, released Wednesday and designed to portray him as sharing the same experiences as Hispanic voters. :: P
- Larry Mendte, Alycia Lane (Latina) Co-Anchor, Charged With Hacking Into Lane’s Computer :: P
- Three slayings occurred and a small group of protesters gathered Tuesday, the day Mexican President Felipe Calderón arrived for a visit in Juárez. :: P
- Hunger is S. Florida’s dirty little secret :: P
- A review of congressional nominations to the military academies shows that black and Hispanic lawmakers often recommend fewer students :: P
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- Dieste & Florida State University Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication develop Experiential Program :: P
- Televisa Publishing & Digital announced the expansion to their alliance with BIGresearch to provide marketers with a deeper understanding of Hispanic consumers :: P
- Aeromexico, one of the two leading airlines in the country, has canceled eight flights, including three U.S. cities — Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Austin, Texas — to offset soaring fuel prices that are adversely affecting the air industry all across the globe. :: P
- U.S. immigration agents raided eight Mexican restaurants in northern Ohio on Wednesday and arrested 58 employees as part of a criminal operation against illegal immigrants, federal authorities said. :: P
- Lucia Ballas-Traynor, svp, gm of MTV Tr3s, has been appointed publisher of People en Espanol, Time Inc. Entertainment Group president Paul Caine announced today. :: P
- The only Latino bank in San Diego County officially opened its doors yesterday, and will offer a range of services in a bilingual and bicultural setting. – Vibra Bank :: P
- AT&T has tapped Latin crooner Luis Miguel to help promote the relaunch of its bilingual Web site, Mi Portal, and to entice online users with exclusive subscriber-only music videos and interview content. :: P
- Coppell-based Minyard Food Stores Inc. will sell 37 stores and its Hispanic-focused Carnival brand to a group including Fiesta Mart Inc. :: P
- New York’s Latin Media and Entertainment Commission and LatinVision Partner to Host the October “2008 Convergence Conference: The Future of Latin Entertainment, Media and Technology Markets” in New York
- Maquila bordering New Mexico to employ up to 30,000 :: P
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