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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

Mastering the margarita: Tequila aside, even experts can’t agree on what goes into the legendary cocktail

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.

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.

“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.”

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

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.

Esperanza Andrade becomes Texas’ first Latina secretary of state

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.

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.

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Pequeñas maravillas - La habilidad de un orfebre para reproducir la cultura aborigen latinoamericana en miniatura - Ramón Cabrera

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.

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.

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)

DNA tests for the first time have confirmed that a baby was stolen from her mother and adopted for profit in Guatemala.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Larry Mendte, Alycia Lane (Latina) Co-Anchor, Charged With Hacking Into Lane’s Computer

Three slayings occurred and a small group of protesters gathered Tuesday, the day Mexican President Felipe Calderón arrived for a visit in Juárez.

Hunger is S. Florida’s dirty little secret

A review of congressional nominations to the military academies shows that black and Hispanic lawmakers often recommend fewer students

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Obama’s new Spanish-language radio ad appeals to shared experiences between himself and Latinos

Rosario Dawson has decided to put acting on the back burner for the rest of the year in order to focus on politics.

L. A. mayor Antonio Villaraigosa seeks to build Latino support for Obama

“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.”

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.

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)

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

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.

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.

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Dieste & Florida State University Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication develop Experiential Program

Televisa Publishing & Digital announced the expansion to their alliance with BIGresearch to provide marketers with a deeper understanding of Hispanic consumers

Un nuevo reporte de Signals Telecom Consulting indica que el mercado de televisión paga en Latinoamérica superará los US$ 20,9 mil millones para el año 2013

The Bud Light family—including Bud Light Lime and Bud Light Chelada—grew 5 percent.

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.

Energy reform in Mexico - A controversial referendum and the future of the state oil company

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.

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.

Denver radio station KNRV-AM will drop its Spanish-language local news and sports programming July 31 and instead carry a national satellite feed, station officials announced Wednesday.

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

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.

CaribeVision is the New Home for Atlante Soccer Club’s Potros de Hierro Team

Wanting to identify issues important to Houston’s growing Latino population, the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is launching a campaign to raise $10 million to fund its own research foundation.

Coppell-based Minyard Food Stores Inc. will sell 37 stores and its Hispanic-focused Carnival brand to a group including Fiesta Mart Inc.

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

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Después de dos largos años de estar alejada de la industria discográfica, la cantante grupera Ana Bárbara regresa con un nuevo álbum.

El cantautor cubano Pablo Milanés presentará el próximo sábado en Madrid su último disco, titulado “Regalo”, resultado de un trabajo que comenzó en 2006 con el tema “El largo Camino de Santiago”.

El cantante puertorriqueño Chayanne publica el 9 de septiembre ‘De piel a piel’, una recopilación de grandes éxitos que se lanza en formato CD+DVD y resume la carrera de 30 años de uno de los iconos del pop latino. El CD recoge 16 canciones y el DVD, 12 vídeos y otros extras.

El mexicano Alex Lora anunció hoy que festejará “a lo grande” los 40 años de su banda “El Tri”, con el lanzamiento de un disco compacto en edición especial con sus éxitos y un concierto.

La actriz Daniela Spanic abandonó hoy el hospital donde fue internada para someterse a un tratamiento especial a fin de descartar secuelas del derrame cerebral que sufrió hace un año.

Medio hermano de Cristian Castro vendería hasta su casa por ayudarlo

Alejandra Guzmán hasn’t been able to visit her daughter, Frida Sofía–who was hospitalized for a drug overdose– because she’s been in a rehab center in Mexico City

Silvia Pinal asegura que Frida Sofía sigue en el hospital

Mexico’s music from the hotlands — better-known by its Spanish term, “musica de tierra caliente” — has long played second fiddle to its more popular cousin, duranguense. - At the helm of this new wave of tierra caliente is Tierra Cali

Aleks Syntek: Mexico’s Mr. Eclectic

Rosario Dawson has decided to put acting on the back burner for the rest of the year in order to focus on politics.

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.

Eva Mendes Strips Off For Sexy New Lingerie Ads

Meet Gotham City Mayor Nestor Carbonell

Ry Cooder keeps alive L.A. sound with new album - I, Flathead - mixing as it does Los Angeles’ diverse white, black and Latino musical roots

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U.S. Army expands its commitment with Hispanic youth

President Alan García presides over one of the region’s fastest growth rates, but his approval rating sank to 26 percent this week because the poor say their lives aren’t any better. - Peru

Total Recall in Bolivia: Divided Nation Faces Historic Vote

Nicaragua: The Tenuous Indigenous-Sandinista Alliance

Pedro Martinez departed Wednesday night’s game before it ended when he learned that his father, Paulino (Pablo) Jaime, had died in the Dominican Republic after a lengthy battle with brain cancer.

New report identifies lack of disaster preparedness for immigrants in Southern California

Caracas climbs 30 places in the most expensive city ranking - Venezuela

Belt and bragging rights on the line when Cotto meets Margarito

Program allows immigrants to earn Mexican high school diplomas - at La Hermandad Hank Lacayo Youth and Family Center in Oxnard, a nonprofit organization that provides services to immigrants in Ventura County

Roberto Ayala isn’t really a big fan of boxing. He and his brother, Jorge, own La Fonda Boricua restaurant in Spanish Harlem. Six years ago, Ayala was introduced to WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto and immediately became a Cotto fan.

Photographer Victor Salas was beaten by a police officer while he was covering the incidents that occurred during President Michelle Bachelet´s speech at Congress on May 21st of this year. - Chile

Border Smugglers Use Hurricane Dolly To Move Drugs and Illegals - One group of smugglers tried to bring in 9,600 lbs of marijuana and a group illegal immigrants.

The New Haven program that sparked protests and gained national attention is entering its second year. To date, about 6,000 people have signed up for the Elm City Residents Card program. - Connecticut

Hundreds of critics of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio packed the county chambers Wednesday to try to persuade the Board of Supervisors to put an end to his controversial immigration sweeps, to better monitor lawsuits related to his office, and to more closely examine his emergency response times and jurisdictional reach.

Mexico has lodged a formal complaint against the United States for flood damage it claims was caused by a concrete barrier erected by the Border Patrol in a storm-water tunnel beneath Nogales.

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Organizers of the Puerto Rican Cultural Festival in Providence say the event’s in jeopardy after the city’s licensing board denied them a liquor license. - main sponsor is Budweiser

Latin American Labor Council Backs Downpayment Assistance

New fair acts aim to draw more Latinos - DuPage County Fair - Illinois

Iowa - Auditions for the second annual Latino American Idol competition will take place Tuesday night at Dos Rios Cantina and Tequila Lounge in downtown Des Moines.

Juntos Podemos helps with English literacy - Oregon

Latino Consumer Group Says Latino Community Being Sold Outdated Food - San Jose, California

Eduardo Galeano - Latin America: A Kingdom of Paradoxes

Hispanics now the largest ethnic group in Kern County - driven mainly because of a higher fertility rate rather than immigration said Peter Smith with Kern Council of Governments. - California

D.C. United to host third annual Latin American Festival

FonoLibro Releases Spanish Audiobook of International Bestseller “The Power of Now” from Eckhart Tolle

Kansas legislators talked tough about immigration reforms before the last session started. But in the end, they couldn’t agree on any. Changes in state law may be unlikely in the next session, too, if the views of south-central Kansas legislative candidates are any indication.

The Babylon Town board made history when it appointed a union organizer who fled war-torn El Salvador in the early 1980s as its first Hispanic American member - Antonio A. Martinez - New York

U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral is scheduled to be in Boise Thursday for an Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs education summit.

The Southwest Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has awarded $300,000 in scholarships to high school seniors from the Southwest Florida area pursuing a college education.

DVDs aim to advise Hispanics on financial literacy

El Pasoan seeks 1,000 people to document border life

El Papa nombra nuevo obispo en Durango, México

Couple making dichos are smart cookies - Their idea: taco-shaped cookies with Mexican proverbs and English translations tucked inside. Their challenge: to bring it to market.

Did You Know? More than 4,000 people, including about 450 members of the police department, have been killed in drug-related violence since President Felipe Calderón took office a year and a half ago.

Growth of nonnative iguana population give Puerto Ricans a headache

In Cuba houses never sell, just swap

How Havana Sang Before ‘Buena Vista,’ ‘Last Supper’: New DVDs - We Are the Music!

Massachusetts sues H & R Block over its mortgage unit’s lending practices - The complaint alleges that the sub-prime division discriminated against black and Latino borrowers.

Immigration legislation: Latinos ask South Carolina to reconsider - Gov Sanford expected to sign controversial bill into law today

In South Florida, Eviction Spares Few - (almost everyone in this article from the New York Times is Latino)

Tulsa parish establishes shrine to patron saint of immigrants - St. Toribio Romo

Undocumented fathers unable to be listed on children’s birth certificates - Tennessee

The Hispanic Business 500: Tough Economy Challenges Hispanic-Owned Firms

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Immigration legislation: Latinos ask South Carolina to reconsider - Gov Sanford expected to sign controversial bill into law today

Hispanics losing wages, jobs during housing slump

An ‘amores perros’ concert for embattled Puerto Rico’s stray dogs

Latin music icon Mike Amadeo gets overdue recognition

Luis Jiménez vows to keep the party going at the parade - NYC

The Puerto Rican Murder Club - The just-released thriller “Revenge Tango,” Jerry Rodríguez’s follow-up to his acclaimed “The Devil’s Mambo”

Cachaça, a sugarcane spirit, is at the heart of a growing national drink trend

‘Green wave’ aims to sweep Hispanics into cause - Jesse and Joy free concert in Nevada

Union of the Snake, en Español - Mexico’s Teachers’ Union

Juan Gonzalez on Puerto Rico’s Overlooked Primary and a Bitter Divide Within the SEIU

Programs succeed in reducing risky sex among HIV-positive minority men - UCLA

Did You Know? Only 53.6 percent of Latino seniors - Utah’s largest minority group - graduated in 2005. That’s lower than the national average of 57.8 percent and about 8 percentage points lower than the graduation rate for Utah’s Latino seniors the year before.

McCain’s 1st General Election Radio Ads Are in Spanish (watch them if you want)

Juan Gonzalez on Puerto Rico’s Overlooked Primary and a Bitter Divide Within the SEIU

Latino youth report: Latino self perception high, Latina sense of empowerment increasing - Hispanic MPR

Southwest Airlines Says Relax! With the New Advertising Campaign for Hispanic Markets

What is the market for remittance insurance? Three experts share their insights.

Argentina’s La Nacion Engages Readers By Making them Writers - Portada

Hispanics are online, but advertisers miss out - Targeting Hispanics online means more than just translating ads to Spanish. A conference in Miami Beach focused on how to get a piece of the rapidly growing Hispanic audience within digital media.

Philadelphia anchorwoman fired after arrest - Alycia Lane

Mexican microlender in deal with Oxxo corner stores

Couple making dichos are smart cookies - Their idea: taco-shaped cookies with Mexican proverbs and English translations tucked inside. Their challenge: to bring it to market.

Miami Residents Learn Spanish To Improve Job Prospects

Massachusetts sues H & R Block over its mortgage unit’s lending practices - The complaint alleges that the sub-prime division discriminated against black and Latino borrowers.

Hispanics losing wages, jobs during housing slump

CaribeVision Appoints Leticia Del Monte As Director Of Advertising, Promotions And PR

Dynamic Response Group Expands Operations to Service Hispanic Community Pharmaceutical and Medical Needs

Ralph E. Herrera Honored as Businessman of the Year by Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Focused Content, Targeting and Research Key Elements to Hispanic Marketing » Adrants

The Hispanic Business 500: Tough Economy Challenges Hispanic-Owned Firms

Hispanic and Latin American Acquisition Opportunities Examined » Adrants

Sonico Raises $4.3M to Grow Latin American Social Network

Sin Bandera is No More » VivirLatino

Contrary to rumors, Dulce María is not pregnant

Mexico: the danger of ‘drug ballads’ - In the past two years, 15 mexican musicians have been murdered. Their crime: to fall foul of the country’s drug barons.

Wonder duo Wisín & Yandel ready to march to MSG – via Fifth Ave.

How Havana Sang Before ‘Buena Vista,’ ‘Last Supper’: New DVDs - We Are the Music!

Latin music icon Mike Amadeo gets overdue recognition

Menudo’s latest incarnation at News’ float - New York

‘Green wave’ aims to sweep Hispanics into cause - Jesse and Joy free concert in Nevada

National Council of La Raza President and CEO Janet Murguía to Keynote the Bravo Foundations Speaker Series

South to North: Chef stays true to his Mexican roots - Pablo Jacinto

Armed men gun down Mexican mayor in violent Michoacan state

New Mexico State Forestry has published its fire preparedness guide, “Living with Fire,” in Spanish for the first time.

Border contractors jailed in illegal-immigrant case

After glitzy half-century celebration, it’s back to roots for Boricua Parade

Have a Puerto Rican question? Ask El Boricuazo - Jesús Omar Rivera

Lajas town readies for New York spotlight

Parade of memories for Audrey Puente - daughter of Tito

Cuba leader Raul Castro turns 77 amid rising hopes

Immigrant bills hit Senate panel snag- Louisiana

Realtors reach out to Hispanics - Association awards $5,000 grant to La Alianza - Idaho

Bishop Oscar Cantú receives prayerful welcome to San Antonio at vespers, ordination

Programs succeed in reducing risky sex among HIV-positive minority men - UCLA

Fourth Annual SPLENDA(R) Sweeteners Chef Splendido Contest Supports Aspiring Hispanic Culinary Talent, Opens Call for Entries

Hispanic man’s citizenship investigated following U.S.-Mexico border collision - Drunk driver plows into bike race, kills 1

Feds grapple with backlog for citizenship - Arizona focus

Did You Know? In Phoenix, 15,976 immigrants applied for citizenship during fiscal 2007, which ended Sept. 30, up 64 percent from 2006.

Illegal Worker Describes Escape from Plant - Postville, Iowa

“It’s as if they had five kids, maybe 10 kids, die in their class because they’re not there anymore. That’s what it’s like…it’s like a natural disaster,” Walz said. - Postville principal still seeing impact of immigration raid

U.S.-trained forces reportedly helping Mexican cartels

As drug violence intensifies, some Mexican police chiefs seek asylum in U.S.

State program helped janitor become teacher - Daniel Silva in Chicago

Recession chokes advertising industry in Puerto Rico

Illegal immigrant ban a first - State’s move has shaken up the academic world - North Carolina’s community colleges ban on illegal immigrants

Nortec Collective is a reflection of shape-shifting Tijuana

Survey: Latinos likely online, bilingual in choice of media - San Diego

George de Lama steps down as Chicago Tribune managing editor for news

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U.S.-trained forces reportedly helping Mexican cartels

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Feds grapple with backlog for citizenship - Arizona focus

Hispanic jobless rate shows vulnerability - Unemployment among U.S. Hispanics has risen faster than other groups

George de Lama steps down as Chicago Tribune managing editor for news

State program helped janitor become teacher - Daniel Silva in Chicago

Latina chefs get sleek from power diet - Dr. Manny Alvarez’s book: The Hot Latin Diet

Caution: Tres Leches Cake could become an obsession

Survey: Latinos likely online, bilingual in choice of media - San Diego

Illegal immigrant ban a first - State’s move has shaken up the academic world - North Carolina’s community colleges ban on illegal immigrants

I give up, says Brazilian minister who fought to save the rainforest

Missouri Senate OKs illegal immigration bill

Immigrant workers in New Orleans start leaving

Latino help center swamped since raid - Waterloo, Iowa

Human toll told in Postville - Iowa (with video)

Illegal Worker Describes Escape from Plant - Postville, Iowa

Postville immigration raid sends shockwaves - Dubuque County Hispanics feel the impact - Iowa

Georgia’s Gov. Perdue vetoes Mills’ driver’s license bill

Did You Know? In Phoenix, 15,976 immigrants applied for citizenship during fiscal 2007, which ended Sept. 30, up 64 percent from 2006.

Did You Know? Every day, more than half (56%) of Hispanic-Americans surveyed said they spent at least an hour online, which was slightly more than the 50% who spent an hour or more watching TV.

“It’s as if they had five kids, maybe 10 kids, die in their class because they’re not there anymore. That’s what it’s like…it’s like a natural disaster,” Walz said. - Postville principal still seeing impact of immigration raid

Character will help McCain earn Hispanic votes

Recession chokes advertising industry in Puerto Rico

KKMO sale could mean loss of Spanish-language outlet - Seattle

Bidz.com, Inc. Launches Spanish-Language Version of Its Popular Online Auction Site

LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: GolTV Kicks In More Fare

CaribeVisión, Lightworks in New Distribution Deal

Univision Upfront: Highlights Integrated Media Approach

Hispanics Are Seen as Ripe Clients for Wealth Business

Hispanic jobless rate shows vulnerability - Unemployment among U.S. Hispanics has risen faster than other groups

ESPN Deportes General Manager Lino Garcia Vaunts Recent Nielsen Ratings at NYC Upfront

Survey: Latinos likely online, bilingual in choice of media - San Diego

Market Intelligence: Valuation of Hispanic Media Companies, What you Need to know

Univision to Present First Annual “Tecate Premios Deportes” Awards Celebrating Hispanic Athletic Accomplishments

Univision Pitches New Vision: We’re Like NASCAR Before It Revved Up

Tyson testing Hispanic product line in Houston - Tyson Al gusto!

MTV Tr3s Offers Youth Insights

Did You Know? Every day, more than half (56%) of Hispanic-Americans surveyed said they spent at least an hour online, which was slightly more than the 50% who spent an hour or more watching TV.

“Cup O’ Mambo” Gives Social Media a Latin Buzz — Mercury Mambo Launches Blog on Hispanic Marketing Trends

Consorte Media Named Finalist in 2008 American Business Awards

Quepasa moves its headquarters from Scottsdale to Florida

JLo will host gala to benefit sick children

Aracely Arámbula’s brother is released from the hospital

VIP Access: Inside People en Español’s 50 Most Beautiful Party

Julieta Venegas Speaks Tr3s

Staying true to his Mexican heritage - Pepe Aguilar

Nortec Collective is a reflection of shape-shifting Tijuana

Sangre de Mi Sangre: An Identity Politics Thriller

Mark Johnson preps ‘Ugly Me’ - ‘Narnia’ producer to remake Chilean comedy

‘Gigantic’ changes ahead on Univision

Tony nominee’s roots are on Norwalk High stage - Robin DeJesus

LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: Shakira Shakes Univision’s Stage

Nicaraguan transit strike spawns food shortages - A tense calm, punctuated by violence and protests, blanketed Nicaragua as a transportation strike continued into its second week.

61 illegal immigrants detained in South L.A., officials say

Latina Republicans learn political ropes - California

Fiesta Atlanta ‘08 Is a Tremendous Success!

Latino leadership at Harper College - Chicago area

El Programa Hispano moves to bigger home - Portland, Oregon

Faculty and Staff Member Get HACU-HHD Appointment - University of New Mexico

Carlos Espinosa is man of many trades for McAllen golf fans - Texas

For some U.S. troops, economic stimulus check is not in mail - REBATE BYPASSES THOSE WITH FOREIGN SPOUSES

Florida woman’s fight with UPS touches nerve over security level

Maricopa County OKs $1M for illegal-immigrant sweeps - Arizona

Depression on the rise among US Hispanic women: experts

DNC Superdelegate Puts His Vote Up For Sale - Sacramento’s Steven Ybarra Wants $20 Million For His Vote

Chicago’s Unique Program Makes Teachers Out of Moms - The Unique Teacher Education Model Uplifts Women of Color

AAP, Borders, Las Comadres Launch National Latino Book Club

Remittances from Mexican Immigrant Communities in the U.S.: How Are They Perceived in Mexico?

Jury award of over $1 million to Latina farm worker upheld by Ninth Circuit

Idaho student says teacher tossed his Mexican flag in trash

Are Immigration Authorities Going After School Children Now? - If true, then it’s hard to imagine the cruelty that resides in these people’s hearts

Councilman calls for look at how Austin Latinos are faring

Latino officers seek probe by FBI - A white policeman is accused of using excessive force in arresting a Latino teenager last month. - Denver

ICE activity at National Cattle Congress sparks fear among Latinos - Waterloo, Iowa

Hispanics’ discipline not racist, state says - (elementary students made to eat on floor & somehow only Hispanics didn’t get trays) - New Jersey

Mexico ex-official: Health care should have no boundaries

With 55 delegates, Puerto Rico eager for primary limelight

McCain’s quest for the Hispanic vote

DNC Superdelegate Puts His Vote Up For Sale - Sacramento’s Steven Ybarra Wants $20 Million For His Vote

LandAmerica’s Dan A. Robledo Inducted to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals

Arbitron’s Portable People Meter & it effect on Hispanic Radio

Todobebé launches Todobebé La Revista

ad:tech Miami - Digital Media Among Hispanic & LatAM Consumers.

PR lawsuit targets shipping companies - Puerto Rico lawsuit alleges price-fixing by shipping companies

Taco Maker has taste for Upstate

CaribeVisión Unveils New Divisions

Spanish becomes a valuable tool in career - for the North Carolina real estate agent

Avance ranked one of America’s top Hispanic nonprofits in national report - San Antonio

GOP senators, Hispanic business leaders push Colombia trade pact

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. Reports Results for the First Quarter 2008

Remittances from Mexican Immigrant Communities in the U.S.: How Are They Perceived in Mexico?

Paulina Rubio will launch her own perfume

Vayanara Torres stars in “Beautiful Now”

Luis Miguel still dreams of one day reuniting with his mother

Itatí Cantoral considers her pregnancy a miracle

Teen star Selena Gómez looks beyond Disney

ALAS (América Latina en Acción Solidaria) Announces Final Artist Line-up For El Concierto Por Los Niños on May 17th

Terra Networks Partners with Warner Music to Present the DVD Release of ‘Arde el Cielo con Maná’

Colby O’Donis Selected as MTV Tr3s Descubre & Download Artist

Cuba’s two-currency system adds up to a social divide

El Vez, the ‘Mexican Elvis,’ brings his wild ‘El Vez for Prez’ show to CSU-Monterey Bay

Fourth senior Mexican police officer shot dead

Puerto Rico begins to send out federal economic incentive payments

Zesty tastes of Puerto Rico are worth searching for - Miami

Arthur Aviles: Boricua tai chi

Dallas Attorney Angel Reyes Named to DART Board of Directors

Attorney: Client didn’t break law by talks with immigrants - Iowa

Controversy over Minico student’s flag sparks silent protests at school, national discussion about racism - Idaho

Berkeley students protest ICE raids - California

Highly acclaimed journalist Ray Suarez to address UMass Dartmouth undergraduates

Pair of commissions urge rejection of English-only law - Ohio

Padre Alberto and Hermana Glenda Spread the Joy of Bible Reading to Catholics

Illegal-immigrant crackdowns have Valley churches on edge - Arizona

Antioch University Los Angeles Joins The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

Book highlights poor Hispanic areas here - “Colonias in Arizona and New Mexico: Border Poverty and Community Development Solutions”

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U.S. naturalization applications surge – study

Hispanics strengthen Catholic Church - Study: Immigrants buoy attendance while other denominations decline.

Immigrants, crime premise is debunked - (local incarceration rates differ from federal)

Venezuela Fights Use of English Words

Poll is reality check on Latino vote

University of Virginia Study Finds Hispanic Population Varied and Growing

Interactive Map: The Latino Vote in 2008 - (great info tool)

The Difference Between an Illegal Immigrant and Me - A Little Memoir and Some Questions It Raises

Tijuana drug cartels feel crackdown

Kansas opens debate on illegal immigration

Puerto Rico teachers strike sparks clashes, arrests - At least 7 people are arrested in Puerto Rico as colleagues face off with one another.

Durham’s Latino suicide trend not found in local school districts - Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City school systems - North Carolina

Two Factors Forebode Clinton Loss in Texas: Young Latino Voters and Machismo Latina Lista

Geraldo Rivera Writes About the Growth of Hispanics in America - “His Panic: Why Americans Fear Hispanics in the U.S.”

Senate passes anti-illegal aliens measure - Utah

Our Flagging Faith in the GOP - LOS EVANGELICOS

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Latino Life Blog - Latino ‘American Idol’?

Two Factors Forebode Clinton Loss in Texas: Young Latino Voters and Machismo Latina Lista

Did You Know? Virginia’s median household income ($55,500 in 2006) exceeds that for Hispanic immigrants ($48,300), and is lower than that for Hispanic citizens ($62,800)

Did You Know? Immigrants are less likely than U.S.-born citizens to be incarcerated in California, according to a Public Policy Institute of California study released Monday.

Did You Know? A study of top executives at 60 major marketers found widespread confusion about multicultural marketing. Conducted for executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles, the study found that while 84% of execs said they believe multicultural marketing is “critical” to business, 40% said they couldn’t quantify the financial value of multicultural consumers for their own businesses.

NPR: “Latino Vote” Takes Spotlight in Texas

Poll is reality check on Latino vote

Richardson: Endorsement could come ‘within days’

Clinton’s cancion: ‘Una presidenta fuerte, puede terminar la guerra’

Two Factors Forebode Clinton Loss in Texas: Young Latino Voters and Machismo Latina Lista

Hispanic voters voice support for Democratic presidential candidates - Dodge City, Kansas

LULAC looks to increase Hispanic democratic participation

Interactive Map: The Latino Vote in 2008 - (great info tool)

The Latino generational divide

Now Clinton tries to hit the right notes with Latinos

Our Flagging Faith in the GOP - LOS EVANGELICOS

CIMS » How to Gain a Dama del Honor Without Losing Any Friends

CIMS » Hollywood and Latino Stars Align for the “MANO” West Coast Premiere and VIP Reception

How Fidel Ruined Cuba’s Economy - Cuba’s GDP is now five percent of what it was before Fidel Castro assumed power.

Hispanic Public Relations Association Kicks Off ’08 with New Leadership Board

Consultant (Marco Polo-Cortés) to lead Hispanic business group - San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

National Society of Hispanic MBAs Celebrates 20th Anniversary and Announces 2008 Conference in Atlanta

Did You Know? Virginia’s median household income ($55,500 in 2006) exceeds that for Hispanic immigrants ($48,300), and is lower than that for Hispanic citizens ($62,800)

Pan-American Life Insurance Company Names Insurance Industry Veteran as New Executive Vice President-International - Eugenio Magdalena

De La Hoya looking to buy stake in Dynamo - Houston’s soccer team

Latin Chamber of Commerce installs new leaders - Nevada

Telecinco Completes Acquisition of CaribeVisión Stake

Did You Know? A study of top executives at 60 major marketers found widespread confusion about multicultural marketing. Conducted for executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles, the study found that while 84% of execs said they believe multicultural marketing is “critical” to business, 40% said they couldn’t quantify the financial value of multicultural consumers for their own businesses.

JLo “Very Happy” With Her Babies

Arrasa Marco Antonio Solís en Festival de Viña del Mar

Canadian Trio Pacifika Makes New Waves in Global Pop

2008 San Diego Latino Film Festival Boasts San Diego State University Month Connection

CIMS » Hollywood and Latino Stars Align for the “MANO” West Coast Premiere and VIP Reception

Latino Life Blog - Latino ‘American Idol’?

Azteca América Premieres First Run Novelas in the Afternoon

Mexican consulate could open in Boise, Idaho

Some illegal immigrants in Oklahoma feel heat from new laws

Q&A with … Maryland’s Greivis Vasquez

National American University (NAU), a fully accredited, four-year university with bachelor’s, associate and master’s level degrees, is working to reduce the barriers between higher education and the Hispanic community in Austin.

Letter: Hispanic issues ignored - Hispanic Day at the Kansas Statehouse

Political strategist Leslie Sanchez to speak Feb. 26 at the University of Texas at San Antonio

Farmers Branch bans illegal immigrants from renting houses - Houses added to ban for illegal migrants; foes say courts will step in again

Rise of Chávez Sends Venezuelans to Florida

Crying Out For Help - Suicide Attempts Reveal Strains on Young Latinas

Candidates pay little attention to Florida Hispanics

Oregon employers launch immigrant-rights coalition

Telecinco in U.S. Spanish-speaking TV venture CaribeVision for $32 million

Chicano/Chicana Life Across America Exhibition at the Muzeo Museum in Anaheim « THE LOS ANGELES EASTSIDE SCENE

Tex[t]-Mex Galleryblog®: Forgotten Latina Bombshells: Jo Raquel Tejada, aka Raquel Welch

Texas A&M’s Borlaug Institute Helping Thousands of Guatemalan Farmers

El Oriental de Cuba corners market on flavors - Miami

WGBY wins grant for Latino program - teach Latino youth essential television, radio and online journalism skills - Massachusetts

Assess costs of immigration, new laws

Latinas take over at City Hall - San Antonio

Gaining the trust of mothers in an Argentine prison

Homeland pulls for Astros’ Tejada through troubled times

Latinas lead rise in local birthrate - Fertility rate for small population segment more than doubled from 2000 to 2006 - Central Ohio

Ancient Maya scarified boys not virgin girls

Embattled Kansas City parks board member resigns - (the reason La Raza pulled out)

Did You Know? In 2006, Colorado passed tough new laws designed to deny public services to undocumented immigrants. In the first year, state departments spent $2 million implementing the laws. How many people did they catch? None.

Did You Know? In Kansas, state government spent $1 million last year complying with a federal proof-of-citizenship requirement for HealthWave, the state children’s health insurance program for low-income families. How many illegal immigrants did the dragnet nab? One.

Did You Know? Latinas ages 12 to 17 are the largest minority group of girls in the country, and growing

V-me Announces Extensive Election Coverage, PARTICIPA 2008

Q&A With Alex Castellanos « Platicando

Mexican American Political Association Endorses Kucinich for President, Candidate’s Wife Joins Leaders for News Conference in Los Angeles Today

Several Phoenix Latino political leaders publicly endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president Tuesday.

Mining the Latino Vote in Nevada

Candidates pay little attention to Florida Hispanics

United Farm Workers say: “VIVA HILLARY”

United Farm Workers Endorses Clinton

Self-Reliance Foundation and Hispanic Communications Network Announce Launch of ConCiencia

Hispanic Entrepreneur: Rudy Rivas > www.hispanicinsure.com

Hispanic Entrepreneur: Martha E. Galindo > www.translationsandmore.com

United States To Impose Tariffs On Honduran Sock Imports

Mexican retailer planning new San Antonio distribution center - FAMSA

LATINA Style Magazine Announces the 10 Year Anniversary of the LATINA Style 50

Dominicans abroad funneled US25.7B to economy in just 10 years

Consorte Media Selected by AlwaysOn as OnMedia Top 100 Winner

USHCC Announces Augustine “Augie” Martinez as Interim President/CEO

Coors Brewing Company/Comunicad Honored with International Award for Coors’ Lideres Program

Hispanic Business Magazine Call for Nomination of the 500 Largest U.S. Hispanic-Owned Companies

Latino Móvil Launches New SMS Technology Service That Provides Users with News Directly From Their Countries of Origin

CableReady returns to Latin America

Telecinco in U.S. Spanish-speaking TV venture CaribeVision for $32 million

Let Dr. Manny Be In Charge of Your Health - WSBS-Mega TV Canal 22 - Miami

Daddy Yankee no es tan exigente

Podrían Camila Sodi y Diego Luna debutar como papás

Fabián Lavalle’s Supposed Attacker: “I Still Love Him”

Natalia Streignard and Osvaldo Ríos: the New Stars of El engaño

JLo and Marc Anthony Have a Baby Shower

Gabriela Spanic Is Pregnant!

Guajiro update

Sunsilk Shakira

Tex[t]-Mex Galleryblog®: Forgotten Latina Bombshells: Jo Raquel Tejada, aka Raquel Welch

TV program targets English dominant Latinos with multiplatform approach - LatinEyes - Hispanic MPR

Grammy-Nominated ‘Peru Negro’ Performs Jan.30 & 31 at Yale

Alejandro Lora Gambled All on Art and Low Budget Cinema - Las Tunas-born audiovisual maker is finishing his first full-length film, Los Cuervos, based on the novel of the same name written by Guillermo Vidal.

Alejandro Sanz back at Madison Square Garden after cancelation, ‘difficult years’ - NYC

Alicia Machado Could Be Pregnant

LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE Tour News

NORTEC COLLECTIVE Presents “Bostich+Fussible - Tijuana Sound Machine” (May 6th Release Date)

Astra Heights Named iTunes Latino Single Of The Week

Resignation Comes Too Late to Affect NCLR’s Decision

National Council of La Raza Expresses Concern Regarding The Implementation of The Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007

Q&A With Eliseo Medina « Platicando

White Sox sign Dominican pitcher, Cuban outfielder

Elgin tries to crack down on illegal immigrants - Illinois

Latinos in Action Spreads Education for Hispanics - Utah

Facts, not fears, should shape immigration rules - Alabama

Val Zavala, veteran journalists to join Public Affairs panel on “Real News”

Latinos Seek Ways to Defuse School Violence - Lakeland, Florida

Georgia labor commissioner says immigration reform will bring worker shortage

1 in 3 would deny illegal immigrants social services - 60% — favors allowing illegal immigrants who have not committed crimes to become citizens if they pay fines, learn English and meet other requirements.

Roberto Lovato: NPR Crosses Dangerous Racial Border, Asks Candidates if Citizens Should “Report” Immigrants

Wall Street and Immigration: Financial Services Giants Have Profited from the Beginning

Few leads in killings of Mexican singers

Angry Hispanic Democrats Confront House Leaders

Arizona farm employers await judge’s ruling in sanctions law challenge

Bobi Céspedes Vocalist’s reach extends across continents and centuries. Besides her singing, she teaches through Head Start and has a new book.

La Bloga: Picture Books for Navidad

Immigration debate unifies California GOP

Unheralded heights: St. Francis AD Irma Garcia is Division I pioneer - New York City

Law firm that aided Mamaroneck day laborers will donate its proceeds

Phoenix mayor criticized for about-face on immigration policy

Inside a Tijuana AIDS Hospice

Arizona Congressman Wants to Draft Special Visa Legislation for Illegal Immigrant Hero (Latina Lista)

Say it Ain’t So: Morrissey, Singer Beloved by Latinos, Another Immigrant Hater? « Of América

Missing Peruvian pre-Incan gold artifacts found in treasure-filled hideout in Spain

Arrests of illegal immigrants double in Dallas-Fort Worth

Here’s a rare fresh idea on immigration - Prof. Jennifer Gordon, law professor at Fordham University

Iowa Republican Kingmaker Makes Immigration a Household Issue - US Rep. Steve King

Illegal Immigration, Focused on Hispanics as Political Issue, Affects Other Immigrant Groups

Enterrarán en Indianápolis a líder de K-Paz de la Sierra - Sergio Gómez - final resting place to be in Indianapolis

Crime rises in Venezuela

Principal Separates Black, Hispanic Students After Fight; ACLU Weighs in - Raleigh, North Carolina

Tancredo to boycott Spanish-language debate

Iowa Republican Kingmaker Makes Immigration a Household Issue - US Rep. Steve King

Illegal migrant gardeners dig big hole for Mitt Romney

ComEd launches new Spanish-language ad campaign for energy-saving light bulb - Hispanic MPR

Georgia labor commissioner says immigration reform will bring worker shortage

Public Citizen: In Peru Trade Vote, Senate Democrats Break With Base, Dismiss Widespread Public Opposition to More-of-the-Same Trade Policy and Join GOP to Vote for Another Bush NAFTA Expansion Pushed by Corporations

Wall Street and Immigration: Financial Services Giants Have Profited from the Beginning

Jose Cofiño, President of ADIR Restaurants Corp Awarded “Best in Business - Franchising”

Workers Sue Over English-only Policy in Deep River, Connecticut

Univision #1 among Adults 18-34 and 18-49 with Grand Finale of ”Destilando Amor”

Univision Appoints Bert Gomez as Vice President, Government Relations

‘Noticias 41 Beats Telemundo’ - Miami

Arizona farm employers await judge’s ruling in sanctions law challenge

Jose Ezequiel “Cheque” Gonzalez Takes La Ley/Chicago PD Post

CaribeVisión Completes Acquisition of Broadcast Stations

Profile: Julian Posada - General Manager Hoy in Chicago

Legendary conguero ‘Patato’ Valdes dead at 81

Bobi Céspedes Vocalist’s reach extends across continents and centuries. Besides her singing, she teaches through Head Start and has a new book.

Say it Ain’t So: Morrissey, Singer Beloved by Latinos, Another Immigrant Hater? « Of América

Desmienten fraude fiscal de Soda Stereo

Lupe Esparza Denies Mentoring Zayda Peña Arjona

Cristian Castro Is a Dad Again

Luis Miguel and Aracely Arámbula: Separated?

Lauren Velez charms on “Dexter”

Alexis Valdes to appear tonight on ‘Bayly’

Investigarán autoridades de EU homicidio de Zayda

Enterrarán en Indianápolis a líder de K-Paz de la Sierra - Sergio Gómez - final resting place to be in Indianapolis

Ultima entrevista a Sergio Gómez : La ofreció un día antes de morir

Niegan integrantes de K-Paz de la Sierra amanazas contra Sergio Gómez

Mexican president accuses US candidates of being “anti-Mexican”

U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor Introduces Immigration Bill, Noting Its Potential Problems

Illegal immigrants won’t have impact at Alamance Community College - North Carolina

Christian radio coming, in Spanish - Las Vegas

Drunken-Driving Among Hispanics Focus of WRAL Documentary - Raleigh, North Carolina

Marketplace: The subprime effect on new Americans