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Immigrants Dying on Arizona Border Down 36 Percent Says Border Patrol
May 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Deaths of undocumented immigrants in the Arizona desert are down 36 percent in the 2013 fiscal year, the U.S. Border Patrol said. From Oct. 1 through May 1, 64 migrants died while trying to sneak across the border into the United States, down from 101 during the same period of fiscal 2012, according to official figures. continue reading »
Puerto Rican Gov. Mansion, La Fortaleza, Has $30,000 Water Bill
May 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The $265 million Puerto Rico's heavily indebted state-owned water and sewer authority is trying to collect from customers includes $30,000 due from La Fortaleza, the official residence of the island's governor. continue reading »
Bill Clinton Meets With Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Colombian President
May 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Visiting U.S. former President Bill Clinton met in Cartagena with Colombian head of state Juan Manuel Santos and literary icon Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and on Thursday joined Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro for a ride around that Caribbean city in an electric taxi. continue reading »
Greenpeace Protests Genetically Modified Corn in Mexico City
May 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Four Greenpeace activists scaled a monument in this capital on Thursday to unfurl a banner denouncing the use of genetically modified organisms in the cultivation of maize, Mexico's emblematic staple. continue reading »
Education Coalition of Latino Policymakers Address Needs of Latino Students with Congress
May 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Latino public officials from across the country, representing more than 13.6 million Latino students (ages 5-21) currently enrolled in American schools, will gather in the nation’s capital next week to discuss the impact of sequestration and strategies for improving Latino student success with members of Congress and the Administration. continue reading »
Alabama All-Hispanic Soccer Team Wins School’s 1st Championship in 38 Years
May 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
For nearly four decades, Collinsville High School in Alabama had been without any kind of championship, but that changed last weekend when the school's all-Hispanic soccer team brought the school a state trophy. continue reading »
Most Active and Laziest U.S. Cities
May 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Men's Health Magazine recently ranked the most and least active cities in the United States. The magazine compiled the rankings by studying local habits and culture, the amount of exercise residents did at health clubs and at their homes. The amount of television watched was taken into account as well. They also looked in exercise initiative and the degree of the residents' inactivity. continue reading »
Brazilian Woman Names Her 15 Children Walter
May 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
While having 15 children is already interesting on its own, one Brazilian woman added to the oddity by naming each of them after their father, Walter. continue reading »
Soccer Stars Julie Foudy, Brandi Chastain Lead Efforts to Empower Girls in Brazil
May 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and U.S. Soccer announced today that Olympic Gold Medalists and World Cup champions Julie Foudy and Brandi Chastain will travel to Brazil, May 19 – 26. continue reading »
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 »
Belize Gov’t Calls Mayan Pyramid Destruction Cruel, Ignorant and Unforgivable
May 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The destruction of a 2,300-year-old Mayan pyramid by a company constructing a highway near the Nohmul archaeological site in northern Belize is "unforgivable," the government said. The company moved bulldozers and backhoes through the Nohmul complex, practically wiping out one of the largest Mayan pyramids in the Central American country. 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 »
Argentine Tennis Star del Potro Speaks with Pope Francis at Vatican
May 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Argentine tennis star Juan Martin del Potro, who is taking part in this week's Rome Masters event, met Wednesday with Pope Francis I at the Vatican. "Today I was able to meet and talk with Pope Francis I at the Vatican. continue reading »
