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Teen cadet dance crews as escorts are all the rage at Hispanic girls’ coming-of-age parties -quinceañeras

An undocumented pregnant woman faces the horror and neglect of the U.S. justice system … giving birth only to have her child stripped from her.

George Lopez seeks Latino vote for Obama in Nevada

Rapid growth for Spanish-speaking television news - On an evening its rivals were preoccupied with Christie Brinkley’s divorce and the capture of a Brooklyn murder suspect, New York’s WXTV led its local news with a story about graffiti saying “Get out of the USA” painted near a Peruvian restaurant on Long Island.

In Tijuana, a chaotic border city of 1.5 million people, the HIV infection rate is nearly triple the national average, and it has been rising steadily for more than a decade. Today, about one in 125 adults in the city is infected with the virus that causes AIDS.

Immigrants Facing Deportation by U.S. Hospitals - Mr. Jiménez’s benchmark case exposes a little-known but apparently widespread practice. Many American hospitals are taking it upon themselves to repatriate seriously injured or ill immigrants because they cannot find nursing homes willing to accept them without insurance.

Diabetes and Me: A Reporter’s Journey From Fear to Self-Control - Louis Medina of The Bakersfield Californian

Dodgers get Manny Ramirez from Red Sox

McCain emerging as a new Dole among Hispanics

Democracia USA was responsible for registering 35% of all the new Hispanic voters in 2006

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Nuevo Latino cuisine goes formal in Chicago

The get-even ways of ‘Mujeres Asesinas’ - Latin American audiences are glued to episodes of a TV show about abuses no longer endured.

HIV/AIDS is on the rise among Latinos in America. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Latinos make up only 13 percent of the U.S. population, but account for 18 percent of newly diagnosed cases. Dr. Ken Dominguez of the CDC is joined by Catalina Sol, of the HIV Program at Clinica del Pueblo, to discuss statistics and prevention.

Museo Alameda Opens Escultura Social: A New Generation of Art from Mexico City Exhibition is Second Phase of Blockbuster Presentation, “Mexico at the Museo” - San Antonio

Comment (about the widedly covered CIS report) by Wayne A. Cornelius, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UCSD - (Very good read)

52% of the Hispanic population is now online, representing 23 million users, according to a new report by eMarketer, which two years ago predicted that the Hispanic Web population wouldn’t exceed 20 million until the end of the decade.

Latest CDC Report on HIV Incidence Grossly Excludes Hispanics in 2006, the Fastest Growing Ethnic Population in the United States and its Territories

Leaving Sorrento: Why are Hispanics moving away? - Lake County, Florida

A Teenage Mother, Wiser, Speaks Up - Allison Banega in Connecticut

A recent report (CIS) that suggests the number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. has declined because of immigration law enforcement ignores some critical factors, says Walter A. Ewing, Senior Researcher at the Immigration Policy Center in Washington, D.C. Immigration Matters regularly features the views of the nation’s leading immigrant rights advocates.

In Colombia, a painstaking effort at closure - Twelve exhumation teams work across the country in an effort to recover and, they hope, identify the remains of thousands of victims of Colombia’s long-running civil war.

Mexico has deployed hundreds of federal police to try to quell a dispute between taxi drivers and tour van operators in the popular beach resort of Cabo San Lucas.

Police in Mexico have arrested a woman for allegedly flushing her newborn baby down the toilet, killing the boy.

US ambassador a hit in Paraguay singing in Guarani - James Cason

A long, worthy comment on Chavez Blvd. - Dallas

Plan Mexico and the US-Funded Militarization of Mexico - Democracy Now

Serrano peppers at a farm in Mexico were found to be contaminated with the same strain of Salmonella that has sickened more than 1,300 people across the USA, the Food and Drug Administration says

In the Chicago area, fewer than 5% of Hispanic men are in management, business or finance, compared with 16% of non-Hispanic men, according to another recent study, which found a similar gap for Hispanic women.

Did You Know? That 12 years ago Bob Dole ended up with a record-low 21 percent of the Hispanic vote.

The Hispanic voting population in the Orlando media market also quadrupled between 1990 -2008 from 66,000 to 234,000

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Sen. McCain continued his effort to reach out to the Latino community by inviting Puerto Rican Reggaeton star, Daddy Yankee, to campaign headquarters Saturday afternoon.

More than 120 online writers will be at DNC - Both HispanicTips and VivirLatino mentioned in this article from the Rocky Mountian News

George Lopez seeks Latino vote for Obama in Nevada

Going Door To Door To Get The Latino Vote in Yakima, Washington

Latino vote: Being in the same family doesn’t mean being in the same party

Split Weld County Latinos may decide Colorado and the presidency

A high-ranking campaign staffer for John McCain lobbied for years on behalf of a major corporation in favor of repealing economic sanctions against Cuba, a position that is directly at odds with McCain’s position, according to lobbyist disclosure forms.

Did You Know? That 12 years ago Bob Dole ended up with a record-low 21 percent of the Hispanic vote.

McCain emerging as a new Dole among Hispanics

McCain, in Orlando, will have to work for Hispanic vote

Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama will have to work hard to win the votes of the Hispanic community in Central Florida because these voters lack firm party allegiances, according to a study released Thursday.

Members of the Latino Student Union at the University of Maryland are developing plans to mobilize voters this fall, and their demographic - young Hispanics - could be crucial in electing the next president, one recent poll shows.

McCain, in Orlando, will have to work for Hispanic vote

Democracia USA was responsible for registering 35% of all the new Hispanic voters in 2006

The Hispanic voting population in the Orlando media market also quadrupled between 1990 -2008 from 66,000 to 234,000

Democracia USA Launches 2008 Central Florida Hispanic Voter Project

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Alejandra Guzmán comes out of the woodwork, assuring she’ll be a better mom During a concert in Mexico, the actress commented about the bad luck she’s had

Jenni Rivera says she will pay the fan whom she assaulted - The singer’s lawyers are trying to reach a settlement with the man Rivera hit during a concert

Sabine Moussier is the new Aventurera It’s official. The 41-year-old actress will replace Edith González in the role of Elena Tejera in the famous Mexican musical

Best + Worst Dressed 2008 Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek and Kate del Castillo are among the best; Niurka Marcos was chosen the worst by the users of PeopleEnEspanol.com

Cristian Castro declares bankruptcy - The singer claims that his divorce to Valeria Liberman has left him in financial ruin

Eva Mendes Naked In Banned Calvin Klein Ad (Video included)

The get-even ways of ‘Mujeres Asesinas’ - Latin American audiences are glued to episodes of a TV show about abuses no longer endured.

Bajofondo mixes Latin, rock, hip-hop sounds

Selena Gomez is keeping her alleged romance with Nick Jonas on the down-low!

Plastilina Mosh gets wacky on ‘All U Need Is Mosh’

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Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem are said to be engaged - A British newspaper claims that the couple will soon publicly announce their engagement

‘Amor Inmortal’ to Premiere Worlwide - Debut of Chayanne’s Highly Anticipated New Single and Theme Song for the Megaseries “Gabriel”

Sen. McCain continued his effort to reach out to the Latino community by inviting Puerto Rican Reggaeton star, Daddy Yankee, to campaign headquarters Saturday afternoon.

Haciendo Escandalo! (Causing Scandal!) is Singer Diegodiego’s newest release and his second album.

America Ferrera amiga ante todo - La próxima semana se estrena “The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants”

Los Temerarios: Baladas y más baladas El grupo de los hermanos Ángel no tuvo que apartarse del género que lo ha hecho popular para seducir a su audiencia

George Lopez seeks Latino vote for Obama in Nevada

Chicago Latino Music Festival gets ready to cover 6 centuries in city

People En Español’s Best And Worst Dressed Issue Is Giving Us Pleather And Chiffon Nightmares

Marc Anthony and Alejandro Fernández will team up in Irvine

SATELLITE GIANT DISH NETWORK PULLS PLUG ON GOLTV - MILLIONS OF DISH SUBSCRIBERS LOSE EXCLUSIVE TV COVERAGE OF EMIRATES CUP AND 2010 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

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One startling change has been the TV-watching habits of Hispanic viewers. In 1995, most Hispanic viewers in New York primarily watched English-language television (62 percent) over Spanish-language stations (38 percent), according to Nielsen Media Research. Last year, viewers favored the Spanish stations 71 to 29 percent. Similar trends are happening elsewhere.

For more than four years, Verizon has been installing its fiber optic, or Fios, network throughout the region and in a dozen other states. The company is attempting to gain a competitive edge against Cox Communications and other cable, Internet and phone-service providers. A Virginian-Pilot investigation over the past six months has found that many workers on the Verizon project are in the country illegally, performing back-breaking work that most Americans simply won’t do.

In an effort to gain a stronger presence in the Hispanic food market, a group led by Grocers Supply Co. Inc. has inked a deal to acquire 37 grocery stores from Minyard Food Stores Inc.

In the Chicago area, fewer than 5% of Hispanic men are in management, business or finance, compared with 16% of non-Hispanic men, according to another recent study, which found a similar gap for Hispanic women.

One of the U.S. Hispanic market’s hottest creative shops, La Comunidad, will name Antoinette Zel, a well-known former top Telemundo executive, president today. Ms. Zel has never worked at an ad agency.

Hispanic Mags Post Double-Digit Ad Gains, but Not All Are Thriving

SATELLITE GIANT DISH NETWORK PULLS PLUG ON GOLTV - MILLIONS OF DISH SUBSCRIBERS LOSE EXCLUSIVE TV COVERAGE OF EMIRATES CUP AND 2010 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

52% of the Hispanic population is now online, representing 23 million users, according to a new report by eMarketer, which two years ago predicted that the Hispanic Web population wouldn’t exceed 20 million until the end of the decade.

In 2008, eMarketer estimates there are 23 million Hispanics online, about 52% of the US Hispanic population, but widening cultural and language fragmentation makes reaching them a challenge. And as the population grows, so will the problem.

The Group Advertising announced it was contracted by Aldi to handle marketing to Central Florida’s Hispanic community. - Orlando area

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la comunidad (the community) Appoints Media Pioneer Antoinette Zel as President

Nuevo Latino cuisine goes formal in Chicago

Eva Mendes Naked In Banned Calvin Klein Ad (Video included)

Lanza Group, LLC Marks 5th Anniversary! Hispanic Marketing Firm Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Ambitious Growth and Expansion Initiative - Georgia

The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce is setting forth a new priority to assess the feasibility of creating a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. - Missouri

Latino financing group sees big rise in microloan demand - Latino Economic Development Corp in Washington DC

Why Social Media Marketing to Reach Hispanics?

Rapid growth for Spanish-speaking television news - On an evening its rivals were preoccupied with Christie Brinkley’s divorce and the capture of a Brooklyn murder suspect, New York’s WXTV led its local news with a story about graffiti saying “Get out of the USA” painted near a Peruvian restaurant on Long Island.

For some ill migrants, free care has a price - Some hospitals eventually send them out of U.S.

Hugo Chavez defies Spain by nationalising Banco Santander

Nissan North America Announces $50,000 Grant to Y-Hispanic Achievers

“Due to the fragmentation within the” Hispanic “demographic, online marketers may have to create multiple executions and strategies,” says Ms. Phillips.

FOCUS Hispanic Center for Community Development,a Newark nonprofit organization that provides community leadership, has received a $15,000 grant from Staples Foundation for Learning Inc., a private foundation created by Staples Inc. - New Jersey

ALMA Magazine and LatinVision Media Team Up to Bring Together Hispanic Business Community

New York’s Latin Media and Entertainment Commission and LatinVision Media Partner to Host the October “2008 Convergence Conference: The Future of Latin Entertainment, Media and Technology Markets” in New York

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Auditions are being held now for the Miss Florida Latina and Miss Teen Florida Latina pageants.

Nerman Museum show highlights Hispanic weavers - Kansas City

Alfred Arteaga, a UC Berkeley professor of Chicano and ethnic studies, died July 4 in Santa Clara of a heart attack. He was 58.

Jump in fast-track deportation orders raises alarm among immigrant advocates Many detainees don’t understand their rights, supporters say

Immigration concerns weigh heavily in Lake County sheriff’s race

Border Patrol hits Massachusetts with its pitch - Recruits agents to boost force, fulfill mandate

Valerie Onsurez named Hispanic Scholarship Fund coordinator at Texas Tech

long line of local political luminaries streamed Friday into the Pucho Olivencia Center at 261 Swan St. to pay homage to a man some have dubbed “the godfather” of Buffalo Hispanic community.

Health workers to get training on Hispanic culture - Lackawanna College, Pennsylvania

Carlos Chicas: Calling the Hogs En Español - Arkansas

Latino children in foster care need Latino foster parents - San Diego

Eight Great Mexican Breakfasts in Denver

Outreach goal of Latino Memphis director - Mauricio Calvo hopes an understanding of mission will help ‘gateway’

Sisters beat odds against Hispanics to earn degrees - UNLV

Hispanics make more inroads into Hoover community - Day laborers not as much of a flashpoint - Alabama

Olympic Q & A: Leonel Manzano - 1,500 meter

New Paraguay leader’s first challenge: land reform

Latin America’s populist decade may soon end

Renowned Argentine artist Perez Celis dies at 69

Double-decker tour buses hit Cuba

Argentine President holds 1st news conference in 8 months

Thirty-two Chinese and Latino teenagers were recognized by the city earlier this week for their efforts to promote a healthy environment in their southeast San Francisco neighborhoods, reports New America Media writer Jun Wang.

Chile’s Ministry of National Properties is compiling a registry of the Pinochet dictatorship’s torture sites and setting up a `Route of Memory.’

Rochester basks in Puerto Rican pride - New York

Latino Congresso 2008: Translating Resolutions into Reality

In an initiative to improve the monitoring of foreigners in the country, Peru’s government has recently approved the new Immigration Act through Legislative Decree Nº 1043, as part of the reforms to facilitate the implementation of the FTA with the United States

Immigrants joining the ranks of New Jersey’s homeless

Casa Amiga to receive $10,000 grant - New Carlisle, Ohio

Mexico’s top anti-drug prosecutor has resigned as part of a law enforcement shake-up amid a wave of shootouts and murders across the country, two officials in the attorney general’s office said.

BEADFORLIFE JOINS AIDS CONFERENCE IN MEXICO CITY

Study finds 11% drop in illegal immigrants - Conservatives hail the report as proof Bush’s controversial policy of enforcement via workplace raids is working.

Gubernatorial debate in Dover focuses on Hispanic issues - Delaware

Eisai Inc.; Pfizer Inc :: First Ever Study on Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment in Hispanics Presented at Major Medical Meeting

Home Invasions target Hispanic community - Roanoke, Virginia

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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

Weary of waiting for Congress to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, the United Farm Workers hopes to recruit Mexican laborers to pick crops on U.S. farms.

U.S. slowdown likely to drive Mexican workers north - As the U.S. economy slows down and Mexican factories are shuttered, more workers may cross the border to look for jobs.

Mexico’s guayabera shirt fights for U.S. market

Latino voting potential is at record level in California

Gay Latinos ‘minority twice over’

Jump in Fatalities of Latino Workers, Reports New AFL-CIO Death on the Job Study

Napolitano vetoes bill on police role in immigration - Arizona - (may have cost as much as $100 million)

Students Allege Involuntary Enrollment in ROTC Classes - San Diego

Ancient Sunflower Fuels Debate About Agriculture In The Americas - confirmed evidence of domesticated sunflower in Mexico — 4,000 years before what had been previously believed!

Mexico City’s mass quinceañera makes princesses

The art of evolution: ‘Unbroken Ties’ explores a Cuban identity that endures despite politics and exile

Caring Men Are Happier Than Traditional ‘Macho’ Men In Mexican-American Culture, Study Suggests

Impact of War: Guererro Azteca Peace Project - Fernando Suarez del Solar

School of Journalism Offers Course for Journalists “Covering the Latino Community” - The University of Texas at Austin

Mexico refuses Miss Valentine and a truckload of 869 pairs of donated shoes - Colorado

‘Virtual kidnappings’ in Mexico play on very real fears

Ignorance is costlier than immigrants

Cuba walks tightrope of reforms - By lifting bans on cellphones and personal computers, Raul Castro is paving the way for open communications, but the regime is intent on avoiding the fate of the Soviet Union.

Cuban defectors get MLS tryouts

New Jersey U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie clarifies: ‘Illegal’ immigrants are in civil violation

State short on black, Latino jurists - Connecticut

Pledge Of Allegiance Spanish Recitation Uproars Wisconsin

Speaking ‘El Ingles’ - Another bad law headed for the Oklahoma books - Senate Bill 163

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H and R Block targets Latinos with regionalized Spanish language ad campaign in 13 markets - Hispanic MPR

“600 Words” by Esther J. Cepeda: Marching to a different drummer - new blogente

Did You Know? Allstate budgeted $36.1 million in Hispanic media for the first three quarters of 2007

Hispanics rally for Obama, promote immigration reform - Fort Wayne, Indiana

NOBOX WINS TOP HONORS AT 2008 INTERNET ADVERTISING COMPETION - Hispanic-owned Agency Takes Two Best in Industry Category Awards

H and R Block targets Latinos with regionalized Spanish language ad campaign in 13 markets - Hispanic MPR

Scott Brand’s ‘Comparte tu Dicho’ win a Gold Reggie

Rodriguez - CEO of Comunicad to receive 2008 Pinnacle Award from IABC/Washington

The 2008 Diversity Inc Top 10 Companies for Latinos

Weary of waiting for Congress to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, the United Farm Workers hopes to recruit Mexican laborers to pick crops on U.S. farms.

‘El Diario La Prensa’ Daily Circ Up as Other Spanish-Language Dailies Slip

Arizona Lawmakers approve changes to employer sanctions law

Mexico’s guayabera shirt fights for U.S. market

State Farm Insurance(R) to Serve as an Official Sponsor for Fiesta Atlanta ‘08

Jump in Fatalities of Latino Workers, Reports New AFL-CIO Death on the Job Study

Farm worker advocates to present Burger King with petitions

Mexico’s Televisa, partner Univision push back trial

Lubbock, Hispanic chambers may merge

Did You Know? Allstate budgeted $36.1 million in Hispanic media for the first three quarters of 2007

Allstate drives auto insurance spending in U.S. Hispanic market

Cerveza Tecate Boosts Presence In Boxing Arena - 04/29/2008

LATV Strikes Major Affiliation Deal With Tribune Broadcasting Adding New York, Chicago and Dallas as Digital Multicast Affiliates

Ogilvy Latina Wins 18 Awards at the 2008 FIAP Festival

Grande Communications brings ESPN Deportes to Texas

Devis Names Cristina Mossi Chief Executive Officer

LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE (LAMC) ANNOUNCES ARTIST LINEUP AND PANEL SCHEDULE

Mega TV signs international Latin icon Chayanne for original production ‘Gabriel’.

Aleks Syntek records a duet with Kylie Minogue

Sofia Vergara and son Manolo Gonzalez featured in People en Espanol’s Most Beautiful People

Juanes @ Magness Arena - Denver

Uno Mas: Film Pays Tribute To Cuban Giant - Cachao - San Francisco

‘Dancing with the Stars’ Cristián de la Fuente answers our questions

Jessi “El Principe” continues showbiz column in New York

New Episode of LatiNation Brings a Breath of Fresh Air from the Windy City This Weekend! - American Latino TV Uncovers the Jewish-Latino Connection

Landowners’ Rebellion: Slavery and Saneamiento in Bolivia

FSN Houston Teams with Astros to Produce Spanish-Language Telecasts

Cuba is fertile territory for ‘Surrender Tree’

Cease-fire offer from Mexican rebels rejected

First Latina President of a California State University Campus Inaugurated Friday - California State University, Dominguez Hills, one of the most diverse universities in the west, celebrates its history and future during President Mildred García’s inauguration this Friday, May 2

Mexican man jailed 16 months for selling sea turtle skins

Illegal Clearing of Forests Threatens Winter Home of Monarch Butterflies

Pirates Get $1.2 Million Ransom to Release Crew of Spanish Fishing Boat

Elizabeth Dole’s focus on immigration enforcement draws Dem critique

Puerto Rico approves Acevedo candidacy

Cuban communists to hold Congress after 11 years

MSU professor’s ‘Rumba Sinfónica’ to be performed by Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Cuban-Dominican artist Quisqueya Henríquez exhibits in Miami

Pawlenty vetoes legislative call for ending Cuba trade, travel restrictions - Minnesota

Robert Guerrero Nomiated for One of the Most Influencial Latinos in Silicon Valley

Priests Learning a Language and People: Hispanic Immersion Course Helps Priests Minister to Their Spanish-Speaking Flocks

Fired Reporter Speaks Out On Local Radio Show - Rebecca Aguilar - Dallas

Lanza Group, LLC Announces Weeklong Schedule of Events Leading up to Fiesta Atlanta ‘08

The Latina United States Pageant is proud to announce the 4th Annual Ms/ Teen/ Mujer Latina United States Pageant.

Suspended Local reporter, Rebecca Aguilar Hires Clouse Dunn Khoshbin - Texas employment lawyers

Central Washington University launches new Spanish language Web site

U.S. raising more goats for meat