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Sao Paulo to Get Free Public Wi-Fi Ahead of 2014 World Cup
May 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazil recently released a list of 120 public spaces in Sao Paulo where free Wi-Fi access is set to be made available. With the FIFA World Cup being held in Brazil next year, continue reading »
Artist Gives Celebrities a Chola Makeover
May 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Call us crazy, but we cannot stop laughing at the "Cholafied" celebrities even though the artist, Michael Jason Enriquez, has not added new images in months. continue reading »
Are You Ready for Coca Leaf Beer?
May 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Bolivians who have lived with the gifts and curses, some say, of the coca leaf for centuries have just found another use for the abundant green – beer. continue reading »
Urgent: Call Your Senator Now on Amendments to the Immigration Bill
May 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Senate Judiciary Committee is currently debating amendments to the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013” (S. 744). As the committee considers the section of the bill that addresses interior immigration enforcement, we have gotten news that certain harmful amendments could be voted on as soon as today! continue reading »
Puerto Rican Gov. Garcia Padilla Signs Executive Orders to Boost Alternative Energy
May 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla has signed four executive orders aimed at boosting the use of renewable energy sources in Puerto Rico. The goal is to implement a program to gradually replace fo continue reading »
Weight Gain in Both Men & Women Possibly Caused by Gene Variations
May 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Hispanic Health News
People with specific 'polymorphisms' were more likely to put on pounds in 10-year study. Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations continue reading »
Did Deputies Beat David Sal Silva to Death Then Try to Cover it Up?
May 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Last week, a man in Southern California was allegedly beaten to death by officers while witnesses captured the attack on their phones. continue reading »
TRAGEDY: Man Dribbling Soccer Ball from Washington to Brazil for World Cup Killed
May 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Seattle man attempting to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles to Brazil was tragically killed this week. Richard Swanson, 42, left his home in Seattle, Washington's Emerald City area on May 1st and began dribbling a One World Futbol soccer ball to Sao Paulo, Brazil where the first continue reading »
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May 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Book Reviews
Blog del Narco: Cartel Members Arrested for Official and Model’s Murders
May 15, 2013 | by El Blog del Narco | Latino Daily News
Four suspected Jalisco Nueva Generacion drug cartel members have been arrested for the March 9 murder of Jalisco Tourism Secretary Jose de Jesus Gallegos, Mexican prosecutors said. Juan Manuel Gonzalez Martinez, 29, and Julio Andres Vazquez Estrada, 36, were arrested five days after the killing and provided investigators with information that led to the capture of two other suspects continue reading »
REPORT: Latinos ‘Nearly Invisible’ on Cable News Networks
May 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Media Matters recently released a report showing that Latinos and people of color are almost absent from evening cable news. Their report “Diversity on Evening Cable News in 13 Charts” highlights the underrepresentation of women and people of color on: CNN, Fox News and MSNBC. continue reading »
Spanish Inflation Rate Falls to 1.4%, Lowest Since March 2010
May 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A drop in electricity rates and fuel prices pushed Spain's year-on-year inflation rate down by one percentage point to 1.4 percent in April, the lowest level since March 2010, the National Statistics Institute, or INE, said Tuesday. continue reading »
Living Near Heavy Traffic May Harm Kidney Function
May 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Hispanic Health News
Polluted air can lower organ's filtering ability, new research suggests. Living near a major road may result in reduced kidney function, which could, in turn, continue reading »
Blog del Narco: Gunmen Ambush Mayor in Oaxaca
May 14, 2013 | by El Blog del Narco | Latino Daily News
The mayor of Santiago Amoltepec, a small town in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, was ambushed by gunmen and shot over the weekend, media reports said Monday. Luis Jimenez is listed in serious condition with gunshot wounds, Milenio television reported. continue reading »
Mayan Pyramid in Belize Bulldozed by Road Crews for Gravel
May 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Archeologists were horrified to learn road crews had nearly completely demolished a Mayan pyramid in Belize because they were "too lazy to find a proper quarry." continue reading »
Robert Rodriguez Network Gets Univision Backing, Work Begins on “Dusk Till Dawn” Show
May 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Univision announced Tuesday that it will be teaming up with Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures to launch El Rey Network in December 2013. continue reading »
NTSB: Lower Legal Blood-Alcohol Level .08 to .05, Latino Drivers Stand to Benefit Greatly
May 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in its advisory role has recommended the legal blood-alcohol level for all drivers be lowered to .05 from .08. continue reading »
Survey: Almost 1/2 of High Schoolers Text and Drive
May 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Hispanic Health News
Those teens also more prone to drunk driving, results show. Close to half of U.S high school students text while driving, a habit that dramatically increases their risk of getting into a potentially fatal car crash continue reading »
Mexican Authorities Make Arrests in Beating Death of Malcolm X Grandson
May 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Assocaited Press is reporting Mexican authorities have arrested two people in connection with the beating death of Malcolm X troubled grandson, Malcolm Shabazz. continue reading »
Kidnapped Guatemalans Found Safe After Being Taken Off Bus
May 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The driver and assistant operating a bus, along with two passengers, who had been kidnapped by armed men in southeastern Guatemala on the weekend were found alive on a mountain, authorities said. continue reading »
