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Cellphone Projects in Developing World Need Better Privacy ...

Cellphone Projects in Developing World Need Better Privacy ... This information was to be used to create a national database that would track the prevalence of HIV among Haitian citizens. There are, however, no guidelines  ...

Utah lab teams up with Zambia to curb child sex abuse

Utah lab teams up with Zambia to curb child sex abuse A report from UNICEF showed that as of 2011, between 900,000 and 1.1 million people in Zambia were living with HIV , including 170,000 children. An estimated  ...

TCDSU to hold Marriage Equality Referendum

TCDSU to hold Marriage Equality Referendum “The Students' Union of Trinity College Dublin has a long reputation of campaigning and advocating for equality and LGBTQ rights,” said current SU LGBT   ...

Record number take part in Capital Pride parade

Record number take part in Capital Pride parade It marked the end of more than a week of LGBT pride celebrations that took place throughout the city. Organizers said a record number of people signed up to  ...

Prime Timers: A New Age for Activism

Prime Timers: A New Age for Activism Poet Robert Frost once wrote, “The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected,” and a growing number of LGBT people who have surpassed the age of  ...

The Republican party's big gay dilemma

The Republican party's big gay dilemma Last week, in a move that could signal the opening salvo on LGBT issues for reasonable Republicans in 2016, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie drew headlines  ...

Adapting to mainstream lowers diabetes risk in African-Americans

Adapting to mainstream lowers diabetes risk in African-Americans The study also found that Latino adolescents of higher socioeconomic status showed increased diabetes risk, which means they didn't appear to benefit from the  ...

Forging partnership to better serve the Latino community

Forging partnership to better serve the Latino community In partnership, we are reaching out to the Latino community to serve low-income individuals and families who may qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition  ...

New Jersey Governor Christie See Lead in Polls Shrink; Still Leads ...

New Jersey Governor Christie See Lead in Polls Shrink; Still Leads ... Amongst Latinos , Buono's slim lead (43 percent to 41 percent) lies within the poll's the ... In 2012, Barack Obama won the Latino vote by 44 points, 71% to 27%.

The relationship between Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King, Jr.

The relationship between Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King, Jr. In September, 1966, Dr. King sent a telegram to Cesar Chavez, who was in the midst of his decades-long nonviolent battle to free farm workers, Latinos and  ...

Immigration not on LoBiondo's radar

Immigration not on LoBiondo's radar Hispanic/ Latino population : 110,310 (almost 15% of entire district). That includes 28,584 people of Mexican descent and 55,538 Puerto Ricans. District's  ...

Medical bills hit Hispanics the hardest

Medical bills hit Hispanics the hardest Less than half of the Latino population was fully insured throughout 2012, making Hispanics the least-insured racial group in America, according to a new study.

Ricky Martin: 'I bullied gay people'

Ricky Martin: 'I bullied gay people ' Latino superstar RICKY MARTIN admits he was homophobic as he struggled to deal ... "I look back now and realize I would bully people who I knew were gay.

1963 march inspired Latinos in civil rights fight

1963 march inspired Latinos in civil rights fight The Texas State Historical Society says a companion march the same day in Austin, Texas, drew about 900 black, Latino and white people to protest the  ...

HISPANIC HEALTH: Using Community Health Workers Helps ...

HISPANIC HEALTH: Using Community Health Workers Helps ... The prevalence of diabetes among Hispanic Americans is growing and their ... “Our hope is that people will increasingly consider community health workers as  ...

Did Cuba Deny Entry To Edward Snowden? Russian Report Says ...

Did Cuba Deny Entry To Edward Snowden? Russian Report Says ... When three Latin American countries - Venezuela, Bolivia, and Nicaragua - came forward to say that they would accept Snowden's request if he applied and  ...

UN body, Latin American bank to push clean development

UN body, Latin American bank to push clean development U.N. body, Latin American bank to push clean development ... to bring the benefits of Kyoto Protocol's C.D.M. to the underrepresented countries in Latin America.

Thank the Catholic church for terrifying abortion restrictions in Latin ...

Thank the Catholic church for terrifying abortion restrictions in Latin ... Although most Latin American countries are supposedly secular, the Catholic church continues to insert itself into governments. Abortion is broadly legal in only  ...

The Argentinian Debt Crisis in Historical Perspective

The Argentinian Debt Crisis in Historical Perspective At the turn of the 19th century, Argentina, a country both rich in agricultural ... the largest proportional middle class in Latin America, an indication that Peron  ...

Mexico moves to build stronger trade ties with Asia

Mexico moves to build stronger trade ties with Asia The four countries make up the Pacific Alliance, a nascent Latin American bloc that later on Monday could conclude talks on removing the last trade barriers  ...

Survey finds African Americans hit hard by high health care costs

Survey finds African Americans hit hard by high health care costs Economic stability, racial equality, and health status are intertwined, according to a recent poll that confirmed African Americans, hardest hit by the high cost of health care, worry even when they are employed and have health insurance. 

More than 1000 expected to attend African American Male Wellness ...

More than 1000 expected to attend African American Male Wellness ... COLUMBUS, Ohio - During a news conference in Columbus, the growth of methamphetamine cases was one of several topics addressed by the Attorney  ...

For black women, weight maintenance may be the best goal

For black women, weight maintenance may be the best goal The women on whom this approach has most recently shown promise are younger African American women whose body mass index falls between 25 and 35,  ...

Obama Asks African-American Churches for Help With Health Law

Obama Asks African - American Churches for Help With Health Law When President Barack Obama met with African - American religious leaders at the White House Monday in advance of the 50th anniversary of the March on  ...

Racial Inequality Still Echoes From King's Speech

Racial Inequality Still Echoes From King's Speech People visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I have a Dream'  ...