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Penn State Students Plan March Following Sorority's Mexican Costume Choice

By Fox News Latino | 12/12/2012 - 13:34 | 0 Comments

Last week sorority members at Penn State University made national headlines – and were publicly scorned – after they posted photos of themselves in Mexican sombreros and holding up racially charged placards.

Now students at the school are planning a rally to call attention to the “real issues” the university needs to address, including minority students and faculty...

Jenni Rivera at the Girl in Progress premiere

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Businessman Linked to Jenni Rivera's Plane Falsified Flight Logs

By Samantha Leal | 12/11/2012 - 16:47 | 0 Comments

The news just keeps getting worse and worse. It seems now that a Mexican businessman, who is linked to the company owning the jet that crashed and killed Jenni Rivera along with six others, has been convicted of forging aircraft records, counterfeiting government inspection stamps and drug-trafficking charges, according to ...

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Billboard Pleading for Latina Girlfriend Removed by Vandals

By Fox News Latino | 12/11/2012 - 13:58 | 0 Comments

Maybe the California millionaire Marc Paskin seeking a Latina girlfriend got an early Christmas present.

The huge billboard over a California freeway seeking a Latina girlfriend was unexpectedly taken down this weekend – just days after the sign made national headlines, ...

Jenni Rivera appears on Extra in 2012

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Jenni Rivera's Remains Recovered at Crash Site

By Sugey Palomares | 12/11/2012 - 11:01 | 0 Comments

The remains of Jenni Rivera were recovered overnight near the crash site in Northern Mexico. The LearJet 25 carrying the 43-year-old regional Mexican singer and six others crashed in the mountains 60 miles south of Monterrey on Sunday. According to...

LISTEN: Jenni Rivera Drops New Single "La Misma Gran Señora"

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Jenni Rivera's Father and Brother Speak Out: "We Are Feeling Devastated"

By Sugey Palomares | 12/10/2012 - 22:32 | 0 Comments

Jenni Rivera’s family plans on traveling to Nuevo Leon to identify the remains of La Diva de la Banda and bury her in Los Angeles. The singer’s brother, Pedro Rivera Jr. confirmed the news to E!...

Jenni Rivera at the Latin Billboard Awards

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Plane Carrying Jenni Rivera & Passengers Had Previous Malfunction

By Samantha Leal | 12/10/2012 - 14:41 | 0 Comments

The plane carrying Jenni Rivera that crashed had a previous malfunction a few years back, reports confirm. The plane, which crashed in the mountains 60 miles south of Monterrey, Mexico on Sunday, had failed during a 2005 takeoff attempt from an Amarillo, Texas airport, reports the ...

Alejandra Guzman at the Latin Recording Artist of the Year

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Alejandra Guzman Was Supposed to Be on the Plane With Jenni Rivera

By Sugey Palomares | 12/10/2012 - 13:29 | 0 Comments

Mexican pop-rock star Alejandra Guzman was invited to fly to Mexico City on the same private jet carrying Jenni Rivera, which tragically crashed, reports...

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10 Latino Celebs React to Jenni Rivera's Death

By Latina Staff | 12/10/2012 - 09:55 | 0 Comments

On Sunday, December 9, a plane carrying Jenni Rivera and several others went missing as it flew from Monterey to Toluca, Mexico. As news started to spread, Latino stars who respected her and were close to her started to pray and react to her disappearance on social media. Sadly, Mexican authorities confirmed a few hours later...

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