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Negative Reaction to Sen. Marco Rubio’s Response to SOTU
February 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The following is a response by ‘Somos Indpendents’ to Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union. The group apparently is not pleased with Rubio’s lack of passion for immigration reform especially in light of his own's family benefiting from a very generous immigration policy. continue reading »
Rafael Nadal Sets Sights on Rio 2016
February 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain's Rafael Nadal, the world No. 5, said Tuesday that his long-term goal was to play in the tennis tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. continue reading »
Christian Fashion Show Touts Modesty with Style
February 13, 2013 | by The Celebrity Cafe | Latino Daily News
While New York City may be hosting the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, this weekend Tampa, Fla. opened its doors to Christian Fashion Week. continue reading »
Senate Committee Approves Hagel for Defense Secretary
February 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday approved the nomination of former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel as the country's new defense secretary. continue reading »
Python Challenge: 50 Captured Out of 100,000 Living in Everglades
February 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least 50 snakes were captured in Florida's Python Challenge, part of an effort to control an invasive species that has been ravaging native wildlife in the Everglades. continue reading »
Police Narrow in on ex-LAPD Officer Suspected of Killing Cops
February 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Christopher Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer being sought by police for murdering three people, opened fire Tuesday on sheriff's deputies pursuing him near Big Bear Lake, California, wounding two of them, media outlets said. continue reading »
Republican Party Rolls Out New Spanish Twitter Feed
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Republican Party rolled out a new Spanish-language Twitter feed on Tuesday, hours before President Barack Obama was set to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. continue reading »
Honduran Agriculture School Prepares Its Students For Agro-Industry
February 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Escuela Agricola Panamericana, whose motto has been "learning by doing" since it was founded 71 years ago, started its 2013 term with 1,290 students, the majority of them Latin Americans, from 15 countries. continue reading »
Spanish Socialists Want to Stop Corporate Giving to Political Parties
February 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The head of the PSOE - Spain's main opposition party - Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, on the weekend as a way to prevent corruption proposed that companies not be allowed to give money to political parties and that the government be prohibited from hiring firms implicated in cases of financial irregularity. continue reading »
Ecuador Looking for Major International Support for Environmental Project
February 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Ecuador's government hopes to raise about $240 million this year for the Yasuni-ITT environmental project, which would place large oil reserves in a section of the Amazon off limits to development, acting President Lenin Moreno said. continue reading »
Lacoste’s Snow Inspired Collection Wows Fashion Week
February 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
French design house Lacoste was a hit at New York's Fashion Week with its fall-winter collection, featuring a polar look, while Max Azria unveiled his second Herve Leger line for urban professional women. continue reading »
5 Cruise Crew Members Die During Lifeboat Drill in Spain
February 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Five crewmen from a British cruise ship docked in Santa Cruz de La Palma, a city in Spain's Canary Islands, were killed and three others injured Sunday when a lifeboat plunged into the water during an evacuation drill, the emergency management office said. continue reading »
Spanish King Thanks Peña Nieto’s Efforts in Rape Case
February 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain's King Juan Carlos called Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to thank him for his efforts in helping catch the individuals who raped six Spanish tourists last week in the Pacific resort of Acapulco, Royal Household officials told Efe. continue reading »
Piensale al Pescado: What Fish is on Your Plate?
February 10, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
As Latinos we eat all kind and type of fish—at least as reflected how I grew up and based on the menus of any typical Mexican or Latino restaurant. continue reading »
Chile Mourns 16 Soccer Fans Killed in Bus Accident
February 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Sixteen people died and 22 were injured in southern Chile when a small bus carrying fans of a local soccer team skidded off the highway and plunged down a ravine in southern Chile, an accident the country mourns and which once again spotlights the safety problems of those vehicles. continue reading »
Google Exec Eric Schmidt to Sell 42 Percent of His Stake
February 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Google Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt plans to sell up to 42 percent of his stake in the search-engine company, worth around $2.5 billion at the current share price. continue reading »
Bus Carrying Soccer Fans Plunges Into Ravine in Southern Chile Killing 15
February 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Fifteen people including two children died early Saturday and 21 were injured when a bus skidded off the highway and plunged down a ravine in southern Chile, authorities said. continue reading »
650,000 U.S. Homes Without Electricity After Snowstorm
February 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The huge snowstorm battering the northeast United States cause blackouts in some 650,000 homes and piled up more than 60 centimeters (2 feet) of snow in some states. continue reading »
6.9 Quake in Southern Colombia Injures 8, Damages 143 Homes
February 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A total of eight people were injured and 143 homes were damaged by a magnitude-6.9 earthquake that rocked southwest Colombia, according to the latest report by the National Risk Assessment Unit, or UNGRD, on its Twitter account. continue reading »
Hundreds of Thousands Attempt to Break World Record at Rio Carnival
February 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A crowd of revelers hundreds of thousands strong poured into downtown Rio de Janeiro on Saturday to celebrate Carnival to the rhythm of the Cordão da Bola Preta street band while trying to win a place in the Guinness World Records for the world's largest Carnival troupe. continue reading »
