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Google Defends Decision to Honor Cesar Chavez on Easter
April 3, 2013 | by The Celebrity Cafe | Latino Daily News
Google’s decision to honor Latino civil rights icon Cesar Chavez on his birthday Sunday instead of Easter was the target of criticism, forcing Google to defend its decision. continue reading »
Mexican Family of 5 Killed in Sinaloa
April 3, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least five people, all members of the same family, were gunned down outside the Mexican Pacific port city of Mazatlan, police and prosecutors said. continue reading »
U.S. State Dept. Confirms U.S. Citizen Raped, Kidnapped in Rio de Janeiro
April 3, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The State Department has confirmed what Brazilian and French authorities had stated earlier, that a U.S. citizen was the victim of a vicious gang rape and kidnapping in Rio de Janiero this past Sunday. continue reading »
Argentina Calls on UK to Discuss Sovereignty of Falkland Islands
April 3, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez marked Tuesday's 31st anniversary of the start of the Falklands War by again demanding that Britain agree to discuss the question of sovereignty over the South Atlantic archipelago known to Latin Americans as the Malvinas. continue reading »
Obama Announces Initiative to Map the Human Brain
April 3, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced an ambitious multidisciplinary program to create a map of the human brain that could help cure diseases such as Alzheimer's and epilepsy. continue reading »
Hispanic Education: California Migrant Head Start Program Can be Model
April 2, 2013 | by Lillian Mongeau for EdSource | Latino Daily News
Long before President Obama triggered a new national interest in universal preschool earlier this year, a Central Valley-based Head Start program for children of migrant workers has been breaking down barriers that have kept Latino families out of early learning programs. continue reading »
500-Yrs Ago Spain’s Ponce de Leon Arrived in FL Looking for Fountain of Youth
April 2, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
It is believed that around April 2 or 3 of the year 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed on the east coast of Florida to claim the land for Spain and named it after the Easter feast of those days known as Pascua Florida. continue reading »
Spanish Book Lovers Await LeaLA Book Fair in May
April 2, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The largest Spanish book competition in the U.S., LeaLa also known as The Spanish Book Fair of Los Angeles is expecting close to record crowds nearing 100,000. The event is held from May 17-19, 2013. continue reading »
$338 Million Powerball Winner Pedro Quezada to Pay Neighbors Rent
April 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Dominican immigrant and recent $338 Million Powerball winner Pedro Quezada is going to pay the rent of his Passaic, New Jersey neighbors for a couple of months, one of his close friends announced to the NY Daily News. continue reading »
Monthly Remittances to Mexico $1.58 Billion - 11% Drop
April 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexico received $1.58 billion in remittances in February, 11.1 percent below the amount recorded in the same month of 2012, the country's central bank said Monday. continue reading »
Chicago Make-Up Artist and Latino Entrepreneur Launches Fragrance Line
April 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Chicago make-up artist and perfume entrepreneur, Hernan Rivera, has launched a new fragrance line called 'Greed'. The Hispanic entrepreneur is ready to compete with other perfume heavyweights continue reading »
U.S. Developer Taubman to Build $400 Million Luxury Mall in Puerto Rico
April 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Developer Taubman is planning a $400 million shopping mall in San Juan, Puerto Rico that will host high-end retailers Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue amongst others. continue reading »
Bachata Star Prince Royce Signs with Sony, Next Album in Spanish
April 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Bachata star Prince Royce has just signed a lucrative contract with Sony Music and will launch his next album under their label in Spanish. continue reading »
2 Men Arrested For Raping Tourist in Brazil
March 31, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Two men were arrested for robbing and raping a foreign tourist aboard a microbus in Rio de Janeiro and beating her boyfriend, Brazilian police said Sunday. continue reading »
Extreme Trafficking: Latino Doctor Arrested for Illegally Trafficking $10M Worth of Oxycodone in NYC
March 31, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Dr. Hector Castro and Patricia Rodriguez were arrested for illegally trafficking oxycodone through the Itzama Medical Center in New York to the tune of $10 million. continue reading »
Rafael Amaya Stars in Telemundo’s New Telenovela Focused on Drug Trafficking
March 31, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican actor Rafael Amaya plays the lead role in "El señor de los cielos," the new soap opera that Telemundo will air in April. continue reading »
Florida Celebrates 500 Years and Spanish Explorer Ponce de Leon
March 31, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Florida this weekend is commemorating the 1513 arrival of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon on its shores, a landing and expedition that marked the beginning of the Spanish presence on mainland North America and, in effect, put the continent on the map. continue reading »
Solar Energy Projects in Chile Receive $40 Million Loans
March 31, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan package for $41.4 million to private sector firms for the construction, operation, and maintenance of three photovoltaic solar power plants in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. The financing consists of a loan for $20.7 million from the IDB’s ordinary capital and a loan for $20.7 million from the Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in the Americas, which is administered by the Bank. continue reading »
Raramuri Indians Pray for Expulsion of Narcos in Mexico
March 31, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Raramuri Indians are using Holy Week to pray for the expulsion of drug traffickers from their lands in northern Mexico's Chihuahua state. continue reading »
Special Restaurant in Albuquerque Serves Food, Hugs, and Inspiration
March 31, 2013 | by The Celebrity Cafe | Latino Daily News
Tim's Place, a restaurant in Albuquerque, probably has great food, but what makes it newsworthy is its inspiring owner. Tim Harris is the owner of Tim's Place and is known for greeting his customers with hugs. According to The Huffington Post, Harris is the first person with Down syndrome to own a restaurant. continue reading »
