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I've Decided to Have Weight Loss Surgery

By Nicole Toro | 01/25/2010 - 12:24 | 8 Comments

As most of my readers already know, I’ve been contemplating whether or not a Gastrectomy—or gastric bypass surgery—is the right choice for me. After much thought, I believe I'm ready to move forward with the procedure.

After years of improper dieting and jumping on and off the wagon, my metabolism is extremely slow. It seems to me that, regardless of what I do to...

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Evo Morales Enacts New Bolivian Constitution, Appoints Women to Half of Cabinet Seats

By Mariela Rosario | 01/25/2010 - 11:57 | 4 Comments

After easily winning reelection in Dec. 2009, Bolivian president Evo Morales was sworn in to serve his second term over the weekend. With the mandate Morales received from the overwhelming majority of Bolivian voters who gave him a new five-year term, Morales immediately implemented big changes.

The first was to enact a new Bolivian constitution that...

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Zelaya Assured Safe Passage to Dominican Republic

By Mariela Rosario | 01/22/2010 - 14:00 | 0 Comments

Manuel Zelaya, the former president of Honduras who was ousted from his seat in a June 2009 military coup, may finally be able to leave the Brazilian embassy where he has been holed up.

After months of negotiations, it appears that the defacto government of Honduras is finally ready to make a deal with Zelaya that will grant him safe passage out of...

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Back to Business as Usual for Tourism in Haiti and the Dominican Republic?

By Mariela Rosario | 01/21/2010 - 16:28 | 5 Comments

Many areas of northern Haiti and all of the Dominican Republic seem to have remained relatively unaffected by the turmoil that has destroyed the capital city of Port Au Prince in Haiti. Royal Caribbean was the first to dock a cruise ship at the northern port of Labadee in Haiti since last week's devastating earthquake and now other luxury liners are following suit. In the...

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23 People Killed During Mexican Prison Riot

By Shani Saxon-Parrish | 01/21/2010 - 13:48 | 0 Comments

A prison in the northern Mexican state of Durango housing 2,025 inmates exploded in a wave of violence Wednesday morning, leaving at least 23 prisoners dead.

Officials aren’t sure what sparked the deadly riot between rival drug gangs, CNN reports, but it appeared...

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My Fortune

By Sujeiry Gonzalez | 01/21/2010 - 12:49 | 0 Comments

I used to be obsessed with psychics. Tarot readers, palm readers, crystal balls—you name it, and I paid someone to work their magic. Why was I so obsessed with knowing my future? I blame it on my fear of abandonment. Whenever I really liked a guy, I was terrified to lose them. The first man I ever loved abandoned me, so why wouldn’t the rest follow in papi’s footsteps? It...

Gadget Guide: The Pre Plus and the Pixi Plus

By Matthew Fox | 01/21/2010 - 09:32 | 0 Comments

With the slew of smartphones currently bombarding the market, it's becoming more and more difficult to tell them apart. If you want to keep things simple and are looking for something fast, sleek and easy to navigate, then we highly recommend Verizon's Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus.

Both phones, due to be released on Jan. 25, have...

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Cuba Performs State-Sponsored Sex Changes

By Dorkys Ramos | 01/20/2010 - 17:20 | 0 Comments

After ending a long-time ban on sex-change operations back in 2007, the Cuban government has begun to cover the procedure by their universal health care system, Mariela Castro (President Raul Castro’s daughter), told The Washington Post...

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