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The Other Child

By Carla Molina Martins | 01/20/2010 - 16:30 | 0 Comments

My little baby isn't so little any more! Just last week Farrah turned 8 months and ever since, she's been crossing off milestones left and right. In case you were wondering:

1. She has mastered the art of the crawl. She used to scoot around the house but it quickly morphed into a full on crawl—she now moves at alaming speeds.

2. I can barely believe it...

Sonia Sotomayor to Become Comic Book Superhero

By Mariela Rosario | 01/20/2010 - 12:25 | 1 Comment

Sonia Sotomayor is already a hero to a lot of us, but now she will get the official superhero treatment from Bluewater Productions. The company will be creating a comic book based on Sotomayor's meteoric rise to the Supreme Court. It will be part of the company's Female Force series which will also feature Lady Gaga, Sarah...

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Conservative Chilean Billionaire Wins Presidential Election

By Mariela Rosario | 01/19/2010 - 17:30 | 1 Comment

Billionaire Sebastian Piñera recently won the Chilean presidential election, and became the first conservative leader to gain power in the country since Augusto Pinochet's rule ended 20 years ago. People were surprised by the outcome, especially given current Chilean president, Michelle Bachelet's enormous popularity....

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Keepin' it Offline

By Sujeiry Gonzalez | 01/19/2010 - 13:31 | 2 Comments

My friend Julie called me yesterday and told me she was pregnant. In all her wedded and baby bump bliss, she also urged me to “Get myself out there!” and try online dating. You see, Julie met her husband on the Internet and has become the equivalent of a pushy abuela who won't stop worrying about my single status. I told her about Scorpio, hoping she’d back off,...

Spanish Lawmaker's Image Used for Bin Laden Age Progression

By Mariela Rosario | 01/19/2010 - 11:40 | 5 Comments

Spanish Lawmaker Gaspar Llamazares recently awoke to find his image splashed across the world's newspapers. Unbeknown to him, the FBI used a picture they had found of him online to create an age-progressed image of Osama Bin Laden.

They used Llamazares's likeness—without his knowledge or permission—to update the U.S. government's...

Take a Good Look at Me

By Nicole Toro | 01/18/2010 - 13:00 | 1 Comment

I’m back from...

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The Taming of the Tantrums

By Carla Molina Martins | 01/18/2010 - 12:00 | 0 Comments

Tantrums, oh, tantrums. They are in full effect in my house these days. Dessa is one headstrong, independent and strong-willed toddler. She's a feisty Cubanita if ever I've seen one.

As frustrating as it is, it's also really great to see. I'd much rather have a spirited...

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Haiti Earthquake: Victims Walk Across the Border to the Dominican Republic for Help

By Shani Saxon-Parrish | 01/15/2010 - 14:57 | 1 Comment

People in a small town in the Dominican Republic called Jimani are doing a big part in saving the lives of Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake victims.

The walking wounded are pouring across the Haitian border into Jimani, The...

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