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Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Racially Profiled Latinos, Federal Judge Rules

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Racially Profiled Latinos, Federal Judge Rules

PHOENIX, May 24 (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement decisions. The ruling against the Maricopa County sheriff came in response to a class-action lawsuit brought by Hispanic drivers that tested whether police can target illegal immigrants without racially profiling U.S. citizens and legal residents... Read more

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Opinion: Latino students must finish the job that begins with college enrollment

Opinion: Latino students must finish the job that begins with college enrollment

Families with high school seniors are celebrating across the country. The fat envelopes from colleges and universities arrived weeks ago, students have considered their options, and the choice about where to go to college finally has been made. In many Latino homes, the joy is particularly intense because these students have defied dismal statistics: They have graduated high school and are enrolling in college. This is a time of great promise in America, because America is learning... Read more

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House reps backs variable rate student loans

House reps backs variable rate student loans

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dismissing a veto threat from President Barack Obama, lawmakers in the House passed legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets in a vote largely along party lines. The Republican-backed bill would allow students to dodge a scheduled rate hike for students with new subsidized Stafford loans next month, but rates could rise in coming years. Democrats largely opposed the measure — which they branded the... Read more

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The Current Education Policy May Be Hurting Latino Students

The Current Education Policy May Be Hurting Latino Students

A group of Latino education experts from across the country urged policymakers in Washington, D.C., this week to take steps to improve education for Hispanic students. The Latino Elected and Appointed Officials National Taskforce on Education was formed several years ago. They wanted to make sure the needs of Latino students and English Language learners were recognized as talks about the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act got underway. That act authorizes federally funded... Read more

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Abercrombie & Fitch: Sorry!

Abercrombie & Fitch: Sorry!

Abercrombie & Fitch has apologized, again. In recent weeks, the retailer has seen its brand's popularity plummet after Business Insider resurfaced quotes that CEO Mike Jeffries made in a 2006 Salon article. At the time, Jeffries said the store was aimed at the skinny, hip kids, not the unattractive losers. “In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids,” he says. “Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We... Read more

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Jennifer Lopez targets Latino market with her own Viva Movil cellphone stores

Jennifer Lopez targets Latino market with her own Viva Movil cellphone stores

Not content with pushing out hit songs, a successful acting career, running a film and TV production company, and launching lines in clothes and perfume, Jennifer Lopez, a woman evidently with more hours in the day than most of us, has announced she’s all set to open 15 cellphone stores in a deal struck between her Viva Movil brand and telecom giant Verizon. The venture is also backed by wireless firm Brightstar and Moorehead Communications,... Read more

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Governor Can’t Find A Single Latino In Pennsylvania To Work For Him

Governor Can’t Find A Single Latino In Pennsylvania To Work For Him

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R-PA) brushed away a question about Latinos working in his administration during a roundtable discussion at The Union League in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday, telling the moderator, “If you can find us one let me know”: MODERATOR: Do you have staff members that are Latino? CORBETT: No, we do not have any staff members in there. If you can find us one, please let me know. MODERATOR: I am sure that there are Latinos... Read more

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Mexico News

Farmers hope reform bill yields more for…

25 May 2013

Walk the aisles of any neighborhood grocery store today and you're as likely to find tomatoes picked in Sinaloa, Mexico, as Central California or... Read more

Mexico fires official in flap over influ…

25 May 2013

The Mexican government announced Wednesday it has fired an official whose daughter sent inspectors to shut down a restaurant that didn't give her the... Read more

As border tightens, some U.S.-Mexico nei…

25 May 2013

Mexican activist Maria Elena Borquez takes up a paintbrush and daubs a bright splotch of color on the rusted steel fence separating the small... Read more

As border tightens, some U.S.-Mexico nei…

25 May 2013

Mexican activist Maria Elena Borquez takes up a paintbrush and daubs a bright splotch of color on the rusted steel fence separating the small... Read more

Business News

Scientists Have Solved The Mystery Of Th…

25 May 2013

By: Tanya Lewis, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 05/23/2013 12:21 PM EDT on LiveScience The strikingly beautiful, milky coats of white tigers are caused by a... Read more

Oracle President Mark Hurd Joins Twitter…

25 May 2013

Oracle co-President Mark Hurd, who's busy revamping Oracle's sales force, has officially joined Twitter, as @MarkVHurd. Hurd hasn't tweeted yet. As of Friday evening East Coast... Read more

French Soldier Stabbed In Neck Near Pari…

25 May 2013

A soldier patrolling as part of France's Vigipirate anti-terrorist surveillance plan was stabbed in the neck this afternoon, Reuters reports. A police source told... Read more

Why The Internet Is A Black Hole For You…

25 May 2013

"Checking Facebook should only take a minute." Those are the famous last words of countless people every day, right before getting sucked into several... Read more

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Latin America News

Top chefs say Latin America will reach f…

25 May 2013

  MEXICO CITY, May 25 — The world's top chefs say it's only a matter of time before Latin America, home to Brazil's black... Read more

Nasscom team to explore IT opportunities…

25 May 2013

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) is leading a delegation of IT companies to Latin America from May 26 to May 31.... Read more

Top chefs say Latin America will reach f…

24 May 2013

May 25, 2013 2:00 PM MEXICO CITY (AFP) - The world's top chefs say it's only a matter of time before Latin America, home... Read more

Martifer Solar To Build Latin America's …

23 May 2013

Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, is building a 30 MW photovoltaic plant in Mexico, the largest to date in Latin America Read more

Health News

Video: FDA investigating Tenn. pharmacy …

25 May 2013

The FDA is investigating Tennessee pharmacy distributor Main Street Family Pharmacy after seven patients, in several states, were sickened with a potentially contaminated steroid.... Read more

Video: Putting female infertility in the…

25 May 2013

Anthony Mason and Anne-Marie Greene speak with "Law and Order" actress, and now author, Elizabeth Rohm about making her private battle with infertility public. ... Read more

Video: New sunscreen labels will help co…

25 May 2013

Dermatologists hope new sunscreen labels will help consumers make better choices to reduce skin cancer risk. Ines Ferre reports. Read more

Consumer Reports' sunscreen ratings show…

25 May 2013

Magazine's top-rated sunscreens, including Target and Wal-Mart store brands, were also among the cheapest tested Read more

Political News

How not to handle the scandals

25 May 2013

Opinion: Republicans' overreach during Bill Clinton's impeachment trial is a perfect example. ... Read more

GOP strategist cut gun-group ads

25 May 2013

Mike Murphy cut ads for Bloomberg's group defending Toomey and criticizing Pryor. ... Read more

Playbook: Why GOP needs scandals

25 May 2013

The big idea: Improving economy changes political landscape by AP's Tom Raum. ... Read more

Hagel to cadets: Fight sexual assault

25 May 2013

At the West Point graduation he says they must stamp out sexual assault in the military. ... Read more

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