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Open Letter to the Immigrant Rights Movement: Our Families Can’t Wait
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Activists Demand ICE Release 60-Year-Old Asylum Seeker from Honduras
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1/18/2014 Editor Of The Official Newspaper Of Cuba, Granma, Leaves The Island For Miami
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People walk with their shopping bags along Lincoln Road Mall in Miami, Beach Florida. (Getty Images)
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For First Time In Years, Most Illegal Border Crossings Shifted From Arizona To Texas
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio Wants Washington To Pick Up $38M Bill For His Profiling Case
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: Clothing On Remains Found Match Those Of Missing Autistic Boy Avonte Oquendo
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Police continue the search for human remains along a rocky shoreline in the Queens, New York, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. (ap)
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After discovering an arm, torso and legs Thursday, a New York Police Department dive unit continues the search for human remains along a rocky shoreline in the Queens borough of New York, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. Police were investigating whether the remains found Thursday could be those of autistic teen Avonte Oquendo, who walked out of his school and vanished more than three months ago, a law enforcement official said Friday. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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After discovering an arm, torso and legs Thursday, police photograph the scene as they continue the search for human remains along a rocky shoreline in the Queens borough of New York, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. New York Police were investigating whether the remains found Thursday could be those of autistic teen Avonte Oquendo, who walked out of his school and vanished more than three months ago, a law enforcement official said Friday. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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A New York Police Department canine unit continues the search for human remains after an arm and legs were discovered along a rocky shoreline in the Queens borough of New York, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. Police were investigating whether human remains found along the shore of New York City's East River could be those of an autistic teen who walked out of his school and vanished more than three months ago, a law enforcement official said Friday. Fourteen-year-old Avonte Oquendo has been missing since Oct. 4, the day he walked out of his school. Authorities are not clear whether the remains found Thursday belong to the missing teen. They were discovered at least 11 miles driving distance from his school.
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U.S. House GOP To Introduce Shortly New Plan, Including Path To Legal Status
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1/16/2014 Is 2014 The 'Year Of The '? [VIDEO]
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In news: GOP reform 'principles,' CA Latinos to surpass non-Latino whites, more... via
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1/16/2014 Latina Actress Under Fire For Endorsing A Tea Party Hardliner
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Maria Conchita Alonso ~ Cuban-Venezuelan actress
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Anti-riot police attack regional journalists, erase material in northern
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2013 Dangerous Cities List Shows 's Shifting Crime Landscape :
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Murder scene in Cali, Colombia
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: Armed Clashes Subside but Michoacan's Vigilante Crisis Continues via :
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set to surpass whites in California in March via
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The Latino population is projected to surpass that of whites in California in March to become the single largest "race or ethnic group," according to a report on shifting demographics in Gov. Jerry Brown's 2014-15 budget proposal. Also, the number of residents 65 and older will jump by 20.7 percent over the next five years, the report said.
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Above: Janeth Cruz, 23, the owner of Destenny's Ice Cream, chops up peaches for toppings January 15, 2014 in Richmond, Calif. The shop has been around since 2009 and Cruz took it over two years ago. According to latest demographic data, Latinos are expected to soon replace Caucasians as the biggest ethnic group in California. Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle
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Above: Jaime Rodriguez polishes rims at San Pablo Tires & Wheels. Rodriguez's age, 28, is the median age for Latinos in the state. Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle
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Above: Pedestrians walk past Supermercado La Raza on 23rd St. January 15, 2014 in Richmond, Calif. According to latest demographic data, Latinos are expected to soon replace Caucasians as the biggest ethnic group in California. Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle
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Above: A pedestrian walks past a large mural on the corner of 23rd St. and Dover Ave. January 15, 2014 in San Pablo Calif. According to latest
demographic data, Latinos are expected to soon replace Caucasians as the biggest ethnic group in California. Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle
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Did The Mexican Government Create A Monster In Supporting Cartel-Fighting Vigilantes? via
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Men belonging to the Self-Defense Council of Michoacan, (CAM), stand at attention during the burial of Mario Perez at a cemetery in Antunez, Mexico, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. Perez was one of the three civilians killed a day earlier by federal forces after they tried to disarm men belonging to a self-defense group that is fighting to rid the Knights Templar drug cartel in a region of Michoacan state known as Tierra Caliente. (AP Photo/Felix Marque
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Greg Abbott and Ted Cruz Come Out Against Resources to Target Poverty in San Antonio ~by Emily Cadik
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1/15/2014 Reasons to love and live in City via
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Drinking fine Mexican beer and an aged tequila or three with friends
through an afternoon and into the night in a one of the hundreds of neighborhood cantinas.
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Small shrines of the Virgin of Guadalupe around Mexico City. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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Roman Catholic churches and temples in Mexico. (schizoform/Flickr Commons)
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Many of the oldest buildings were thrown up by the conquistadores using lava rock and other stones, torn from Aztec temples and palaces. (Tristan Higbee/Flickr)
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Joining the bicycle fests along the main thoroughfares that attract tens of thousands of riders every Sunday morning.
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Celebrating legalized gay marriage and other gifts of a politically progressive city government.
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1/15/2014 Juan Gelman Dead: Renowned Argentine Poet Dies In Mexico
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Argentine writer Juan Gelman gestures during a presentation for his new book, 'Los Otros' (The Others), given at the Fine Arts Palace in Mexico City, on July 20, 2008. Juan Gelman is the winner of the prestigious
Spanish-language literature Cervantes Award 2007.
(Photo Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images)
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Fidel Castro Makes Surprise Appearance At Art Studio via
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▶ La Perla (Long Version): via Calle13VEVO
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1/15/2013 #Aztlan-Network-News ~via @Peta_de_Aztlan
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John Kerry Asks Pope Francis For Help In Obtaining Release Of American Held In Cuba
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Vatican Secretary of State Archbishop Pietro Parolin, at the Vatican Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. (ap)
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Increased Broadband Access To Benefit Latinos, Close The Digital Divide
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1/15/2013 Drug War Underground: Homeland Security Department Unveils Tunnel-Detecting Robots
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U.S. Border Patrol Agent Ryan Grimm demonstrates how a robot is used to navigate a drainage canal along the border fence during a briefing in Nogales, Ariz., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. With more than 75 underground
drug smuggling tunnels found along the border since 2008, mostly in California and Arizona, the Border Patrol is utilizing the wireless, camera-equipped robot, to search underground while keeping agents safer. (AP Photo/Brian Skoloff)
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File-This July 8, 2004 file photo above shows a Mexican federal agent crawls through a hidden tunnel, presumably used to transport drugs from Mexico to the U.S. The job of searching these networks can be dangerous, so the U.S. Border Patrol is unveiling its latest technology in the underground war, a wireless, camera-equipped robot that can do the job in a fraction of the time. (AP Photo/David Maung)
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Ignored Reports Result In Nearly 400 Kids Removed From Abusive Homes In Arizona via
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Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery, right, talks with Arizona Legislature child protective services oversight committee co-chair Rep. Kate Brophy McGee, R-Phoenix, as Department of Economic Security
Director Clarence Carter, left, refers to notes prior to a committee hearing at the Arizona Capitol Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, in Phoenix. The committee finds out an update on efforts to investigate more than 6,500 abuse and neglect reports that were not investigated by the Child Protective Services state agency in recent years. (AP Photo/Ross D.
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1/15/2014 California Businesswoman Would Become Second Hispanic In Obama Cabinet
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Maria Contreras-Sweet in 2011. Image via YouTube.
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Group funded by white supremacists woos minorities in MLK Jr. anti-immigration ad
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Jennifer Lopez Linked To Bizarre Lawsuit Involving Naked Pictures
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Jennifer Lopez at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2014 in Pasadena, California. (Getty Images)
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1/14/2014 iHispano: Latino Career Network via
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1/14/2014 #Mexico troops clash with vigilante groups; 12 reported killed
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1/13/2014 #California Lawmaker Pushes Bill Extending Obamacare To Undocumented via
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California State Sen. Ricardo Lara, Democrat (RicardoLara.com)
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1/13/2014 Latino Unemployment Rate Drops, But Not For the Best Reason via :
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1/13/2014 Many Still Stymied By Spanish-Language Obamacare Website
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Yolanda Madrid of Miami, left, talks with navigator Daniela Campos, right, while signing up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, in Miami. (AP2014)
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▶ Jennifer Lopez - Same Girl:
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New Poll Finds Voters Strongly Reject New West Coast Coal Exports to China
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▶ : 100,000 rally in support of members despite demo ban via RuptlyTV:
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Published on Jan 11, 2014 ~ 100,000 people marched in Bilboa on Saturday to support jailed members of armed Basque separatist movement, ETA. A Spanish judge on Friday banned the mass demonstration, as the group pushed for concessions from authorities. ETA is blamed for 829 killings in its campaign for an independent Basque homeland in northern Spain and southwestern France.
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Puerto Rican Supermodel, 25, Said To Have 'Planet's Most Perfect Face' via
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Joan Smalls at the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 13, 2013 in New York City. (Getty Images)
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Joan Smalls at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show hair and make-up room on November 13, 2013 in New York City. (Getty Images)
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Joan Smalls at the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 13, 2013 in New York City. (Getty Images)
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Unemployment Rate Drops, But Not For The Best Reason via
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BAY RIDGE, NEW YORK - JANUARY 6: Unemployed hispanic construction workers gather on a street corner January 6, 2010 waiting to be hired in Bay Ridge, New York. The nationwide unemployment rate is 10% while for Hispanics it's currently 12.7%. There are an estimated 47 million people of Hispanic origin living in the U.S., as of 2008, making Hispanics the largest ethnic or race minority. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images) |
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1/11/2014 4 Years After The Earthquake via
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A young girl jumps rope inside the Jean-Marie Vincent camp for people displaced by the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, April 22, 2013. The number of people still living in camps has become a barometer of the success or failure of how to house Haitians, though it's unclear what happens to most people after they leave the formal camps. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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1/10/2014 #IFC World Bank's Lending Arm Linked To Deadly Conflict via
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World Bank President Jim Yong Kim delivers a key note speech during a conference in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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Bob Goodlatte: 'No Reason' Immigration Reform Couldn't Give Legal Status To Undocumented
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Why California Needs More To Graduate From College via
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Golden Globe Nominations For Are Lacking In 2014 [VIDEO]
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1/10/2014 Daily Life In Mexico: Neighbors And Wonders South Of The Border (PHOTOS)
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Central market in Mazatlán in Mexico, Dec. 2008. (Damon Dahlen/Huffington Post)
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A church in the city of Sinaloa de Leyva, Mexico, Dec. 2008. (Damon Dahlen/Huffington Post)
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Sofia Vergara Slaps Jimmy Kimmel As They Read Internet Insults To Each Other
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1/10/2014 Durham Police Internal Affairs Report: Jesus “Chuy” Huerta Killed Himself in Back of Patrol Car [Video] via
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27 Reasons Why U.S. Shouldn't Lead War On Drugs
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1/09/2014 Mexican Community Protests Arrival Of Vigilantes via
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A vehicle burns at the entrance of Paracuaro, Mexico, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. Paracuaro residents set at least three trailer trucks on fire to protest the arrival of more than 100 vigilantes to their town in the western state of Michoacan. The burning trucks blocked roads leading to the town of artisans and lime farmers until federal police and soldiers removed them Thursday. Townspeople say they oppose the vigilante group because they are forcing young men to join them. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdug)
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Rejects Asylum Applications From Six Cubans Stuck At Bogota's Airport
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1/9/2013 The Frightening 'Disappearances' In Mexico's Drug War via
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Portraits of missing people are displayed in Mexico City, on May 10, 2013. A group of mothers and relatives are demanding that the government investigate the disappearance of their children, which they say have gone missing due to the drug war that the government started in 2006. (Photo credit Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)
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Malloy courts support - Connecticut Post via
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State Sen. Andres Ayala (D-Bridgeport) attends opening day of the State Legislature at the Capitol Building in Hartford, Conn. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Photo: Autumn Driscoll |
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1/09/2014 Saturday Night Live's Problem
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Cast of SNL celebrating 35 years of the show on November 16, 2009 in New York City.
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1/9/2013 Bolivia Uses G77 Post to Put Coca Legalization on International Agenda via
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Bolivia President Evo Morales addresses the G77 summit
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to Undermine Shining Path Finances by Attacking Drug Trade via
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Peruvian soldiers operating in the VRAEM. The head of the government’s anti-drug body, the National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs (Devida), Carmen Masias, stated that the government aim was to eradicate 75 percent of the coca crops in the Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro River Valleys, better known as the VRAEM. This is not only one of the drug producing heartlands, but also home to the last powerful faction of the Shining Path rebels.
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Theology is back as Pope Francis holds capitalism to account via
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"While the earnings of a minority are growing exponentially, so too is the gap separating the majority from the prosperity enjoyed by the happy few. This imbalance is the result of ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation," Pope Francis says.
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The Myth of the Vote [Video] via
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