Venezuela to Host Russian Helicopter Repair Center

Venezuela to Host Russian Helicopter Repair Center: Russia is planning to open a helicopter repair center in Venezuela later in the year, a senior official with Russia's state-owned hi-tech conglomerate ...

Florida's ban on university travel to Cuba stands

Florida's ban on university travel to Cuba stands: The Republican-controlled Legislature slapped the ban on public colleges and universities in 2006. It prohibits spending on trips to Cuba and other countries ...

Haiti - Social : The fight against corruption began...

Haiti - Social : The fight against corruption began...:

We know that tax fraud are a scourge for the state revenue for the country's image [...] if some pay their taxes and others do not, the state authority can not be ...

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Haiti quake population drops below 400000

Haiti quake population drops below 400000: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The number of people living in the precarious settlements that became glaring symbols of the Haitian earthquake's devastation ...

Mexico seeks more international cooperation in war on drugs

Mexico seeks more international cooperation in war on drugs: Mexico wants to expand international cooperation in the war on drugs to create new strategies and lines of action, Mexican Deputy Attorney General for Judicial ...

US Journalist Disappears in Mexico Drug Cartel Stronghold

US Journalist Disappears in Mexico Drug Cartel Stronghold:

A 30-year-old American photojournalist has become the latest reporter to go missing while covering Mexico's drug war, after he left his hotel room in the violent ...

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Pentagon holds gay pride event

Pentagon holds gay pride event: The panel discussion for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender troops came ... Tracy St. George, a South Florida DJ for WRMF, delivers the hottest celebrity ...

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Report: Submarine Hazing Centered on Homosexuality

Report: Submarine Hazing Centered on Homosexuality:

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A Navy hazing case that led to the firing of the top enlisted officer aboard a nuclear submarine was sparked by gay jokes about a sailor ...

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Matt Bomer: I Never Hid the Fact That I'm Gay

Matt Bomer: I Never Hid the Fact That I'm Gay:

Matt Bomer dodged questions about his personal life for years -- but not because he's ashamed of his sexual orientation. The Magic Mike actor, 34, subtly acknowledged his homosexuality while thanking his longtime partner, publicist Simon Halls, and their three children, Kit, Walker and Henry, when he was honored by the Desert AIDS Fund in Palm Springs in February.

Pentagon holds gay pride event

Pentagon holds gay pride event: The panel discussion for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender troops ... Gangs are a growing concern for police in Southern Oregon and Northern California.

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Teen violin star is Venezuela's youngest conductor

Teen violin star is Venezuela's youngest conductor: MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela (Reuters) - At 2 years old, he was given his first musical instrument: a cuatro, or small four-string guitar. At 8, he cried with ...

Venezuelan tribe angry at "sacred" stone in Berlin

Venezuelan tribe angry at "sacred" stone in Berlin: BERLIN (Reuters) - Wolfgang von Schwarzenfeld's sculptures in a Berlin park were meant to promote world peace, but the 79-year-old German now finds ...

New report highligts anti-poverty role of teen dads

New report highligts anti-poverty role of teen dads: There are more than 30000 children of teen parents in New York City; most of them live in poverty. While the report demonstrates the value of a father's ...

Cubans Seek Change, Not End to Revolution

Cubans Seek Change, Not End to Revolution: New America Media is a nationwide association of over 3000 ethnic media organizations representing the development of a more inclusive journalism. Founded ...

Hundreds protest Haiti gov't plan to destroy homes

Hundreds protest Haiti gov't plan to destroy homes: More than 1000 Haitians marched through the Caribbean nation's capital Monday to protest a reported plan to destroy their hillside shanties for a flood-control ...

Brazil has novel idea to cut jail sentences - Topsy

Brazil has novel idea to cut jail sentences - Topsy: Brazil will offer inmates in its crowded federal prison system a novel way to shorten their sentences: four days less for every book they read.

Pope's personnel changes: Argentine bishop photographed with ...

Pope's personnel changes: Argentine bishop photographed with ...

Monsignor Fernando Maria Bargallo, bishop of Merlo-Moreno outside Buenos Aires, initially denied having had any improper relationship with the woman, ...

Poverty increases in suburbs

Poverty increases in suburbs:

Video on msnbc.com: America's middle class struggles as family members lose jobs, run out of savings and sink toward poverty. NBC's Lester Holt reports. ... on "dateline." america now lost in suburbia, at a special time tonight 8:00, 7:00 central.

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Central America: one of the happiest regions on earth?

Central America: one of the happiest regions on earth?

Central America's myriad problems – violence, drugs, corruption, political folly, social unrest, natural disasters, poverty, emigration, and chupacabras – are a ...

Florida Gets Low Marks On School Funding Report Card

Florida Gets Low Marks On School Funding Report Card: borman818 / flickr. High-poverty Florida school districts receive less state and local money than wealthier districts, according to a new report card. Florida is one ...

Development cooperation with Latin America

Development cooperation with Latin America: It concerns the EU's presence in Latin America and its aim of reducing poverty and improving human rights and living conditions. The EU is the principal donor of ...

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Outcry in Latin America as Paraguay leader ousted

Outcry in Latin America as Paraguay leader ousted: ... prompting an angry din across Latin America and refusals to recognise his successor. ... Under-fire UN summit addresses environment, poverty blueprint ...

World Bank Assures Sustainable Development for Latin America

World Bank Assures Sustainable Development for Latin America: The World Bank representative said that to achieve that goal Latin America deals with the need to continue growing to fight poverty and protect natural resources ...

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Poll: Hispanic voters care more about other issues than immigration

Poll: Hispanic voters care more about other issues than immigration: A new USA Today/Gallup poll makes it clear that economic issues -- particularly unemployment -- matter more to Latino voters than immigration. WASHINGTON ...

Townhall to Examine Economic Issues Confronting Latinos

Townhall to Examine Economic Issues Confronting Latinos: “Latino unemployment stands at a staggering 11% due to President Obama's policies and over-regulation,” said Alfonso Aguilar, whose group is organizing the ...

China interested in Argentine corn, official says

China interested in Argentine corn, official says: BUENOS AIRES, June 25 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said China is interested in buying more corn from Argentina, the world's second-biggest ...

Routing Peace Towards Central America

Routing Peace Towards Central America: Central America is at a critical moment in its history due to crime, drugs, poverty, and violence. The reality is one where Central America's governments, often ...

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Father-and-son team heading for Central America to help the poor

Father-and-son team heading for Central America to help the poor:

Father-and-son team heading for Central America to help the poor ... Both Honigs realize Honduras, with its crushing poverty and largely non-existent facilities, ...

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Haiti - Social : Strengthening of the Legal Framework for People with ...

Haiti - Social : Strengthening of the Legal Framework for People with ...

The objective of this program funded by the USAID is to provide technical assistance to build capacity of the Haitian Government to establish a regulatory ...

Eviction pits Haiti police against protestors

Eviction pits Haiti police against protestors:

Clashes broke out in Haiti Monday between police and protestors against government plans to evict them from homes precariously perched on the hills above ...

FRANCE 24

Under-fire UN summit issues environment, poverty blueprint

Under-fire UN summit issues environment, poverty blueprint:

Under-fire UN summit issues environment, poverty blueprint. Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff (R) and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon get ready to bring ...

FRANCE 24

UN Zero Hunger Challenge Ray of Hope in Fight against Hunger

UN Zero Hunger Challenge Ray of Hope in Fight against Hunger: The challenge echoes the successful 'Hunger Zero' strategy of the Brazilian hosts which has cut child malnutrition and lifted millions out of poverty. “Ban Ki ...

Budgeting services struggling with demand

Budgeting services struggling with demand: The Child Poverty Action Group says the services are struggling, and also trying to cope with growing demand. Spokesman Alan Johnson says one South ...

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7 in 10 Americans 'Not Upset' with Gay Marriage, New iMediaEthics ...

7 in 10 Americans 'Not Upset' with Gay Marriage, New iMediaEthics ...:

Several polls show that over the past three years, there has been a significant change in American public opinion in favor of gay marriage. Still, those same po.

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Thousands march for gay pride in San Francisco

Thousands march for gay pride in San Francisco: Thousands march for gay pride in San Francisco ... Half of Americans in a new poll say it won't matter much for the economy whether Barack Obama or Mitt ...

Faces of Gay Men in America: A Charleston Pride Festival 2012 Event

Faces of Gay Men in America: A Charleston Pride Festival 2012 Event:

Charleston Pride 2012 is right around the corner! We will be celebrating the theme of "Lighting The Path To Progress" during the four day festival July 12th - July ...

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California gay marriage ban set for Supreme Court

California gay marriage ban set for Supreme Court: A U.S. appeals court upheld Tuesday its decision to strike down a California law banning gay marriage.

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Should gays stay in the closet?

Should gays stay in the closet?: Why do your coworkers need to know that you're gay? Why does the whole world need to know? What would you do if you lived in Iraq? Or Latin America?

Removal of Paraguay's President Lugo draws strong reactions

Removal of Paraguay's President Lugo draws strong reactions:

Governments in Latin America react angrily to the dismissal of Paraguay's ... The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said Mr Lugo's removal from ...

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DEA agent kills suspected trafficker in Honduras

DEA agent kills suspected trafficker in Honduras

A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent has shot and killed a suspected drug trafficker during a raid in a remote northern area of Honduras known as a destination for illicit flights carrying cocaine from South America, U.S. officials said Sunday.

Sydney Latin America Social Forum asks Ecuador to accept ...

Sydney Latin America Social Forum asks Ecuador to accept ...: Federico Fuentes Latin America Social Forum. Victor-Hugo Munoz Committee for Human Rights in Guatemala. Raquel Iglesias Grupo Ibiray-Fondo Raul Sendic ...

Asian-Americans question "model minority" portrayal in new study

Asian-Americans question "model minority" portrayal in new study

... report revealed that more immigrants are coming from Asia than Latin America. ... Chao-Rothberg knows more than 1 million Asian-Americans live in poverty.

Hispanic Voters Put Other Issues Before Immigration

Hispanic Voters Put Other Issues Before Immigration: The new USA Today/Gallup poll makes it clear that economic issues -- particularly unemployment and economic growth -- are more important to Hispanic voters ...

Fighting Sioux no longer

Fighting Sioux no longer: The controversial use of Native American imagery in sport is back in the headlines in the United States. After a long and at times bitter debate, the University of ...

Native American high schoolers motivate to lead through Indigenous ...

Native American high schoolers motivate to lead through Indigenous ...:

24 Native American students are at Lewis & Clark College taking a crash course on SAT tests and college applications during two weeks of the Indigenous Ways ...

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Is Nicaragua canal bid an attempt to deflect from country's poverty ...

Is Nicaragua canal bid an attempt to deflect from country's poverty ...

Some analysts aren't buying it, saying the announcement is a distraction from poverty and other pressing issues. From the print edition. MANAGUA – Nicaragua ...

Analysts: Nicaragua canal bid to mask poverty

Analysts: Nicaragua canal bid to mask poverty: MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua plans to carve out a US$30-billion alternative to the Panama Canal, in what analysts say is a large, financially unten .

Paraguay Swears in Franco After President Lugo Impeached

Paraguay Swears in Franco After President Lugo Impeached: Latin American governments are stepping up pressure on Paraguay after ... and more than 20 percent of the population lives in poverty, according to the IMF.

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The Low Art of Prison Highs

The Low Art of Prison Highs:

Today, selling, running and using drugs are thriving markets in America's prisons. (Ferranti, due for release in 2015, has been clean the past decade. And yet, “I ...

VICE

Puerto Rico's outlaw police force

Puerto Rico's outlaw police force:

Police in the US territory have been accused of civil rights abuses and overzealous crackdowns on peaceful protests.

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Paraguay under pressure from neighbors after President Lugo ousted

Paraguay under pressure from neighbors after President Lugo ousted:

South American neighbors and key trading partners are taking Paraguay to task for the ... In suburban America, middle class confronts poverty · GOP lawmakers ...

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New Asian immigrants to US now surpass Hispanics

New Asian immigrants to US now surpass Hispanics: Unemployment » Asian-Americans ages 25 and older were somewhat less likely ... immigrants to the U.S. were Asian, compared with 540000 who were Latino.

Uruguay says pot law won't make it a drug haven

Uruguay says pot law won't make it a drug haven:

Gay News | Gay Today ... U.S. President Barack Obama made clear to Latin American leaders at the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena in April that he ...

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Tropical Storm Debby threatens Louisiana coast

Tropical Storm Debby threatens Louisiana coast:

The heaviest squalls were hitting Florida's Gulf Coast, where there were unconfirmed reports that a tornado had touched down on ...

GayToday

Paraguay's ousted Lugo calls for return to democracy

Paraguay's ousted Lugo calls for return to democracy: BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Ousted Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo branded the country's new government illegitimate on Sunday and called for a return ...

Chinese premier vows to promote agricultural cooperation with ...

Chinese premier vows to promote agricultural cooperation with ...: BUENOS AIRES, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao vowed on Sunday to boost agricultural cooperation with Argentina so as to enrich ...

Boom Times in Mexico Despite the Drug War | Via Meadia

Boom Times in Mexico Despite the Drug War | Via Meadia: As horrifying and tragic as Mexico's drug war may be, it's encouraging to see that it hasn't deterred businesses from taking advantage of the country's economic strengths. It is also interesting to note that Mexican opinion remains resolute for ...

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Black church pastors question city's gay rights bill

Black church pastors question city's gay rights bill

(The Florida Times-Union, Kelly Jordan) ... change aimed to extend basic human rights to Jacksonville's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Concerns voiced on Maine gay marriage wording

Concerns voiced on Maine gay marriage wording:

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The proposed wording of a ballot question asking Maine voters if they want to legalize same-sex marriage is inaccurate and ...

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Former foe of gay marriage in California now favors unions

Former foe of gay marriage in California now favors unions: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A key witness for lawyers seeking to defend California's ban on same-sex marriage in federal court in 2010 has changed his view on ...

Great Recession took deep toll across US states

Great Recession took deep toll across US states: ... Northeast fared best* Study measured population's income losses* Poverty, ... but certain states such as Florida and California were particularly hard-hit, ...

budget deal: Poverty advocates concerned about changes to ...

budget deal: Poverty advocates concerned about changes to ...:

California budget deal: Poverty advocates concerned about changes to ... But Mike Herald with the Western Center on Law and Poverty says that won't help ...

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Students protesting on the streets of capital Santiago, Chile ...

Students protesting on the streets of capital Santiago, Chile ...: Many rounds of talks between the student leaders and the government of Chile failed as the student demands were not met. Students protesting on the streets of ...

In Paraguay, Democracy's All-Too-Speedy Trial

In Paraguay, Democracy's All-Too-Speedy Trial: Moreover, Paraguay's Constitution incorporates vigorous checks on executive ... especially its unequal land distribution and poverty, continue to fester.

Second escaped prisoner nabbed in Mexico

Second escaped prisoner nabbed in Mexico: DEVORE • The second inmate who escaped from a Devore detention center was arrested in Tijuana, Mexico on Thursday and is currently in San Bernardino ...

Cuba: Havana Hosts Social Networking Festival

Cuba: Havana Hosts Social Networking Festival: The Festival Clic or “Click Festival” was hosted last week in Havana, Cuba, organized by bloggers on the island, most notably Yoani Sánchez, author of the blog ...

Medicare fraud's men in Havana

Medicare fraud's men in Havana: You think the Cuban government was in on it? ... Cuba arrested him in 1996 for “fraud and illicit economic activity . . . acts prejudicial to the economic plans and ...

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Thousands in Phoenix protest Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio's ...

Thousands in Phoenix protest Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio's ...:

Thousands of protesters rallied Saturday night for the closure of a "inhumane" complex of canvas prison tents set up by America's self-styled toughest sheriff.

The Guardian

Colombia poverty and inequality statistics - Colombia news ...

Colombia poverty and inequality statistics - Colombia news ...: Colombia has traditionally been one of Latin America's most unequal countries with the highest unemployment rates in the region.

Venezuelan Jews 'concerned' by Ahmadinejad visit

Venezuelan Jews 'concerned' by Ahmadinejad visit: Representatives of Venezuela's Jewish community expressed “concern and displeasure” regarding Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to their ...

Under-fire UN summit issues environment, poverty blueprint

Under-fire UN summit issues environment, poverty blueprint: Rio De Janeiro - The biggest UN summit on sustainable ... a strategy on Friday to haul more than a billion people out poverty and cure the ...

Prez commutes death sentence of dead man

Prez commutes death sentence of dead man: Patil on June 2 commuted the death sentence of 35 people including that of already deceased Tidke's to life ... Assault on American: Odisha govt orders probe ...

Nevada educators developing a curriculum to teach American ...

Nevada educators developing a curriculum to teach American ...: “Nevada history is incomplete without the Native American experience,” said Stacey Montooth, a member of the core team established through the Nevada ...

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"Morality and Contentious Politics in Latin America: Abortion and ...

"Morality and Contentious Politics in Latin America: Abortion and ...: Title. Morality and Contentious Politics in Latin America: Abortion and LGBT Rights in Argentina and Mexico. Author. Ana P. Morgenstern, University of Miami ...

Catholic Charity Helps Lift People Out of Poverty

Catholic Charity Helps Lift People Out of Poverty: Catholic Charity Helps Lift People Out of Poverty (15) ... a former Jesuit priest, had been missionaries in Central and South America and had witnessed firsthand ...

Poll: Obama's endorsement of gay marriage leaves both sides more ...

Poll: Obama's endorsement of gay marriage leaves both sides more ...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's endorsement of gay marriage appears to have made Americans on both sides of the issue even more entrenched ...

California coach says school fired him for being gay | Sacramento ...

California coach says school fired him for being gay | Sacramento ...

An openly gay water polo coach in California says he lost his job because of his sexual orientation. The man has filed a.

Gov. Brown, Democratic lawmakers agree on budget for California

Gov. Brown, Democratic lawmakers agree on budget for California: Supreme Court rules California union violated rights of dues-paying .... But Mike Herald, a lobbyist with the Western Center on Law and Poverty, blasted the plan ...

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California budget deal: Poverty advocates concerned about - KPCC

California budget deal: Poverty advocates concerned about - KPCC: Democratic leaders found peace with Thursday's budget compromise, but critics predict mothers and those low-educated will be hard hit by changes to ...

Carrie Underwood sees gay marriage backlash

Carrie Underwood sees gay marriage backlash

he American country music star is dealing with a backlash, however, after telling British newspaper The Independent that she supported gay marriage.

ArtsUnited Celebrates Gay Pride Month with LGBT Art Exhibit

ArtsUnited Celebrates Gay Pride Month with LGBT Art Exhibit

In honor of Pride Month, ArtsUnited celebrates the work of LGBT artists at the second annual United & Proud art show, which is on display from now until July 6 ...

Gay Broward Sheriff's Office Employee Claims He Was Harrased

Gay Broward Sheriff's Office Employee Claims He Was Harrased

Anthony Vincent claims he'd been harassed by police because of his sexual orientation. The Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) community aide was pulled over on ...

Festival, parade, exhibits mark gay pride

Festival, parade, exhibits mark gay pride

South Florida's gay community is holding a series of events this week leading up to the Stonewall Street Festival and Parade in Wilton Manors, the unofficial ...

CIA Wanted 'Torture' Cage for Secret Prison: Official

CIA Wanted 'Torture' Cage for Secret Prison: Official:

... army based used as a CIA prison for al Qaeda terror suspects in 2002 and 2003. ... VIDEO: Brian Ross reports overseas callers allegedly conning Americans ...

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Muslim man given 11+ years in jail for threatening “South Park” writers

Muslim man given 11+ years in jail for threatening “South Park” writers:

WASHINGTON: A Muslim-American man was handed a jail term of 11 and a half years on Friday after he plead guilty to threatening the writers of the popular ...

Bikya Masr

US bank looked other way to Mexican drug war money laundering ...

US bank looked other way to Mexican drug war money laundering ...: A former compliance officer with the U.S. bank Wachovia, Martin Woods has seen the Mexican drug war and its illicit money unseen by even the most seasoned ...

300000 needy Florida kids go without meals as federal program ...

300000 needy Florida kids go without meals as federal program ...: Because of a lack of marketing, Florida — which got $23.3 million in federal funding ... of Florida Impact, an organization that works to end poverty and hunger.

Since Obama 's Been Gone: Four Years Later, Hispanics Aren't ...

Since Obama 's Been Gone: Four Years Later, Hispanics Aren't ...: Since 2008, More Hispanics Have Fallen Into Poverty – With 13.2 Million ... Obama 's Promises Have Been Empty Rhetoric To Hispanics · Florida Sen. Anitere ...

Latino convention speeches a chance for presidential candidates to ...

Latino convention speeches a chance for presidential candidates to ...:

Will unemployment stay around 8 percent through the election? ... will speak to the national association of latino elected and appointed officials , also known as ...

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Hispanic Unemployment reaches 11% » MDGOP Hispanic Coalition

Hispanic Unemployment reaches 11% » MDGOP Hispanic Coalition: The Republican National Committee released a new web video “Our Family, Our Economy” demonstrating how Hispanics have suffered disproportionately in ...

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WCC forum focuses on poverty, wealth and ecology

WCC forum focuses on poverty, wealth and ecology: The AGAPE studies have focused on the relations between poverty, wealth and ecology, undertaken in Africa in 2007, Latin America and the Caribbean in 2008, ...

Nicaragua Rewind: US cuts aid to its poor old foe

Nicaragua Rewind: US cuts aid to its poor old foe: Nicaragua poverty 2012 06 21 ... One of Latin America's poorest countries, Nicaragua would be devastated if all foreign aid and loans were to dry up. (Elmer ...

Factbox: Paraguayan president faces impeachment

Factbox: Paraguayan president faces impeachment: Paraguay's Senate will decide on Friday whether to oust President Fernando ... He campaigned to redistribute land to fight poverty but his agrarian reform ...

Puerto Rico governor urges federal help in drug war

Puerto Rico governor urges federal help in drug war: Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno asked the federal government Thursday for help battling drug trafficking and violence on his island and accused the United States ...

HSI arrests 2 Puerto Rican men on child pornography charges

HSI arrests 2 Puerto Rican men on child pornography charges: HSI arrests 2 Puerto Rican men on child pornography charges. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Two men from Cabo Rojo and Lares, Puerto Rico, were arrested at their places of residence on child pornography charges during separate law ...

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US Bureau of Prisons to arm some guards with pepper spray

US Bureau of Prisons to arm some guards with pepper spray: Urged on by lawmakers, U.S. Bureau of Prisons officials are training selected ... American Federation of Government Employees' Council of Prison Locals 33, ...

Adidas 'Shackle Shoes' a Nod to Drug War and Prison Culture

Adidas 'Shackle Shoes' a Nod to Drug War and Prison Culture: Alexander pointed out that there are “more African-American adults under correctional control today, in prison or jail, on probation or parole, than were enslaved ...

Incarceration: when HIV infection does discriminate

Incarceration: when HIV infection does discriminate:

The rate of HIV among prisoners in America is five to seven times higher than it is among the general population, with African Americans and African-American ...

The Guardian (blog)

Dentist sentenced to jail for Medicaid fraud apologizes for 'really bad ...

Dentist sentenced to jail for Medicaid fraud apologizes for 'really bad ...

A prominent Wilmington dentist was sentenced to nine months in prison .... Big Brothers Big Sisters Of America, Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Delaware, Blood ...

'Life on death row is TOO COMFORTABLE': Prison expert says ...

'Life on death row is TOO COMFORTABLE': Prison expert says ...

But New York Law School professor Robert Blecker believes this level of comfort is the norm for prisoners inside America's maximum-security prisons. He said ...

Justice coming slowly for civilians killed by Colombian armed forces

Justice coming slowly for civilians killed by Colombian armed forces: It was astonishing how similar they all were," said Lisa Haugaard of the Latin America Working Group in Washington, a human rights agency. The killings rocked ...

SPLC Hosts International Conference to Fight Racism in Latin America

SPLC Hosts International Conference to Fight Racism in Latin America: Activists and academics from Latin America are gathered at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Ala., for an intensive, week-long conference to share strategies for fighting racism and discrimination. SPLC officials will discuss ...

Taking sex education to Brazil's favelas

Taking sex education to Brazil's favelas

According to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, birth rates in Latin American countries have dropped from ...

UN Women and Latin American Development Bank sign cooperation

UN Women and Latin American Development Bank sign cooperation: In recent years, Latin America has achieved significant gains in poverty reduction . However, there is still a persistent social debt with regard to the levels of ...

Florida, Puerto Rico and Texas in race to lure new SpaceX launchpad

Florida, Puerto Rico and Texas in race to lure new SpaceX launchpad:

A record-breaking mission to the International Space Station has triggered another space race back on Earth, with Florida competing against Texas and Puerto ...

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US probes freighter grounded near Puerto Rico

US probes freighter grounded near Puerto Rico: A freighter grounded on a reef near Puerto Rico on Thursday, and dozens of people aboard swam to a nearby island.

Cuban blog gathering prompts official criticism

Cuban blog gathering prompts official criticism: HAVANA (AP) — Cuban bloggers and tweeters talked tech in Havana on Thursday at a Spanish-organized forum promoting social media in one of the world's ...

Mashantucket exhibit explores where Native American and comic art ...

Mashantucket exhibit explores where Native American and comic art ...: When people check out the doings of "Beetle Bailey," "Hagar the Horrible" or "Hi and Lois," they may not realize they are enjoying the tradition of sequential art ...

Truckers' strike: Gov't takes legal action against Moyanos, fuel ...

Truckers' strike: Gov't takes legal action against Moyanos, fuel ...

As Teamsters' Union head Pablo Moyano is expected to give a press conference at 4pm, the truckers' national strike continues affecting mainly the fuel ...

The Mexican Drug War Is Not Sexy

The Mexican Drug War Is Not Sexy:

Movies, TV shows, and songs have a warped way of portraying the violent conflict.

The Atlantic

1.3 billion people live in extreme poverty globally

1.3 billion people live in extreme poverty globally

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - There are 1.3 billion people living in extreme poverty and close to 900 million chronically undernourished globally.

Gillard to co-chair UN group tackling poverty

Gillard to co-chair UN group tackling poverty:

The goals include alleviating poverty, increasing access to clean water, food and ... She said the network, backed by Norway, New Zealand and Brazil, was ...

Sydney Morning Herald

Poorest in societies will suffer the most if we use our resources ...

Poorest in societies will suffer the most if we use our resources ...

In just over a week, world leaders will gather in Brazil for the Rio +20 Summit to ... economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.

SA drug mule gets 15 years in Thai jail

SA drug mule gets 15 years in Thai jail:

Yesterday Nobanda, 23, was sentenced to 15 years in a Thai prison for smuggling 600g of cocaine from Brazil to Thailand. She will sleep on a cement floor and ...

Independent Online

EU urged to make tackling child poverty a priority

EU urged to make tackling child poverty a priority: Most people living below the poverty line in Europe are children and the EU and member states must push for child rights to be a priority, a conference has ...

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Youth rehabilitation centers in Florida under scrutiny

Youth rehabilitation centers in Florida under scrutiny: In October 2010, a federal class-action lawsuit filed in Florida against Thompson Academy supervisors and YSI by the Southern Poverty Law Center also ...

Florida Gets Low Marks On School Funding Report Card

Florida Gets Low Marks On School Funding Report Card: Florida school districts with a higher percentage of students qualifying for federal free or reduced price lunches — an oft-used proxy for poverty — received a ...

Haiti - Education : 320 million gourdes to organize the official ...

Haiti - Education : 320 million gourdes to organize the official ...

Réginald Paul, the Minister of Education informed that 320 million gourdes are available to organize in Haiti, the official examinations to be held from July 3 to 27 ...

World leaders weigh 'green' economy at Rio summit

World leaders weigh 'green' economy at Rio summit:

... a UN summit in Rio weighed steps to root out poverty and protect the environment ... Rio Branco avenue as part of the "Global March" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Bangkok Post

Jennifer Lopez oozes sensuality in Santiago Chile on “Dance Again ...

Jennifer Lopez oozes sensuality in Santiago Chile on “Dance Again ...

To the rhythm of ballads, funk and pop, U.S. singer and actress Jennifer Lopez exuded sensuality during the third concert of her "Dance Again" tour.