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UPDATE: Mexican Police Chief Marisol Valles Garcia Flees Country, Seeks Asylum in the U.S.

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 03/08/2011 - 16:45 | 0 Comments

UPDATE: After being hailed as “the bravest woman in Mexico” for becoming a 20-year-old female police chief in a town where drug cartels had beheaded her predecessor, Marisol Valles Garcia of drug-embattled Pradexis Guerrero apparently crossed the border and is seeking asylum in the United States for herself and her infant son. Local officials fired her on...

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Celebrate International Women's Day with the World's Most Influential Latina Leaders

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 03/08/2011 - 14:30 | 0 Comments

In her first major trip since becoming head of the newly created UN Women, the United Nations’ agency for gender equality, Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet celebrated International Women’s Day today in Liberia, alongside the African country’s first female president. It was a joyous moment, with Bachelet taking part in local dances and visiting...

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Apple's 5 Most Racist iPhone Applications

Apple's 5 Most Racist iPhone Applications

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 03/04/2011 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

Sometimes it feels like Apple approves its apps in an utterly random way. Example: Apple once rejected an app by a prize-winning political cartoonist on the basis that it “ridiculed public officials,” yet approved Baby Shaker, in which users shook their iPhones until a digital baby died (it was pulled after complaints). So maybe we shouldn’t be so surprised by all...

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This Week in Latino News

This Week in Latino News

By Fox News Latino | 03/04/2011 - 13:07 | 0 Comments

The Week in Latino news starts off with a much-talked about summit between President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderón.

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Where in the World are the Chilean Miners?

Where in the World are the Chilean Miners?

By Latina Staff | 03/02/2011 - 13:45 | 0 Comments

Looks like the Chilean miners who tugged at the world’s heartstrings last fall will continue to tell (and sell) their story. The 33 miners, who were rescued last October after being stuck in a copper and gold mine for over three months, signed their official life rights to the talent and literary agency...

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This Week in Latino News

This Week in Latino News

By Fox News Latino | 02/25/2011 - 14:57 | 3 Comments

The Week in Latino news starts off with interesting news given the heated immigration debate. ...

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Mariah Carey Performed for Embattled Libyan Leader Qaddafi
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Mariah Carey Performed for Embattled Libyan Leader Qaddafi

By Mariela Rosario | 02/24/2011 - 17:00 | 3 Comments

Say what? OK, the last place we thought we'd be reading news about Mariah Carey would be in an article about embattled Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, but it's true!

There is a connection between the Butterfly laden singer and the strong-...

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Murderers of Luis Ramirez Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison

By Mariela Rosario | 02/23/2011 - 18:49 | 0 Comments

The young men convicted of murdering Luis Ramirez by ruthlessly beating him in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania on July 12, 2008 were finally sentenced today, more than two years after the fatal beating.

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