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Missing Americans in Mexico: Two US Veterans Disappear Near Border; Cartels to Blame?

Two U.S. Army veterans are missing after having gone into the Mexican border town of Matamoros to visit their grandmother.
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Hay Festival in Xalapa, Mexico Canceled to Protest Violence Against Journalists, Will Take Place Online

The Hay Festival, an annual literature festival that this year was to take place is the Mexican City of Xalapa has cancelled it upcoming event there.
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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange's 24-Hour Guard, Protection at Ecuadorian Embassy in London Reaches £10M

Scotland Yard has now spent somewhere around 10 million pounds in their efforts to providing a 24-hour guard at the Ecuadorean embassy in London where the whistle-blowing Australian publisher and journalist has claimed asylum.
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Brazilian Police Under Investigation After Killing 13 Suspected Bank Robbers

In the Brazilian city of Salvador at least 13 individuals have been killed in a shootout that took place between police and suspects of an attempted armed robbery.
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Abortion News: Expert and Author Dr. David A. Grimes Describes the Past and Present State of Abortion Care in the US

Dr. David A. Grimes, author of "Every Third Woman in America: How Legal Abortion Transformed Our Nation," spoke with Latin Post, detailing facts about the epidemic of unintended pregnancies in the U.S. and important truths regarding the realities of abortion.
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SABOR: 'Despierta América's' Chef Pepín Shares His Recipe for Success & Longevity

"Despierta America's'" treasured Chef Pepín has perfected his recipe for success - by adding generous heaps of authenticity, a genuine engagement with his loyal fans, love for the Latino community and his infectious humor and humility. This is one recipe where you can splurge and indulge in large portions, for all of these ingredients are hard to come by these days. The Cuban-American culinary pioneer, who spoke to Latin Post in an exclusive interview, encompasses the essence of our "Sabor" series for he truly savors every moment, has a passion for cooking, but most importantly he has a zest for life.
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Catholic Church News 2015: Pope Orders Church Leaders to Work with Sex Abuse Commission

Bishops around the globe must fully cooperate with a Vatican commission created to protect children from sexual abuse by clerics, Pope Francis demanded in a letter dated Feb. 2.
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PALABRAS: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author & Journalist Carlos Harrison Discusses 'The Ghosts of Hero Street' and the Roots of Civil Rights

In this edition of Latin Post's "Palabras" series, the astounding Carlos Harrison discusses civil rights, the importance of legacy and the immigrant experience in the U.S.
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Univision to Provide Multimedia Coverage for Hispanicize 2015, Channel's TV Stars to Co-Host Miami Event [Video]

Hispanicize 2015 announced Wednesday that Univision Communications Inc. will provide multimedia coverage of the sixth annual Hispanicize Week 2015 that kicks off in March.
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Argentina Prosecutor Alberto Nisman Drafted Arrest Warrant for President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Foreign Minister Before Death

Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman, the man who officially accused high ranking government off's Aicials of covering up an Iranian connection to the 1994 car bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, had drafted an arrest warrant for President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner before dying on Jan. 19.
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Dish's Sling TV Partners with Univision, As Battle Over Online Latino Viewers Begins

The battle for the cord-cutting, Internet savvy Latino viewer is heating up, as DISH network's Sling TV announced this week it would be adding Univision Spanish-language content to its live and on-demand Internet TV lineup.

UNESCO Chief Condemns Murders of Mexico Journalist Moisés Sánchez Cerezo and Japan ISIS Beheading Victim Kenji Goto

The United Nations has formally denounced the murders of Moisés Sánchez Cerezo, a Mexican journalist recently found killed weeks after his disappearance, and Kenji Goto, a Japanese freelancer assassinated by Islamist extremists in Syria.
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Pope Francis Names El Salvador Archbishop Oscar Romero a Martyr After Years of Debate

Pope Francis had officially decreed that Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, a man who was killed in 1980 because of his Catholic faith, is now a martyr.
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McDonald's Tries to Break Mexico Tradition, Reportedly Says Burritos, Not Tamales, Should Be Eaten on Día de la Candelaria

For Dia de la Candelaria (Candlemas Day), Mexicans commemorate the day the Virgin Mary presented baby Jesus to the church by eating tamales, but McDonald's tried to break with the Feb. 2 tradition.
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Mexico Starts Caribbean Series With a Win Over Cuba

The 2015 Caribbean Series has begun. Numerous Latin American territories are competing in this year's baseball competition. Latin Post breaks down the history of the tournament and previews this year's squads.
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Filmmaker Talks About Why Nicaragua's Sugarcane Harvesters are Dying From Chronic Kidney Disease

"Under Cane," a short documentary captured by photographer and filmmaker Ed Kashi for La Isla Foundation, showed the lives of numerous individuals touched by the disease that killed thousands, particularly in Nicaragua. More than 20,000 individuals, mostly male, have died from chronic kidney disease after working on the fields. Said to be an epidemic, the disease is spreading rabidly among sugarcane harvesters.
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"Meatless Mondays:" Why U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas is Urging People to Not Eat Meat

U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-San Fernando Valley), who represents California's 29th Congressional District, and his staff are on a meat-less mission.
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Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Moves to End Abortion Ban

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced plans to end a total ban on abortions in her country.
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Blogger Anonymously Reports on Mexico Cartels's Roadblocks, Abductions & Shootouts

Mexican journalists face the very real threat of death from drug cartels who do not wish to be reported on. This, coupled with a lack of faith in what increasingly appears to be a corrupt police force, has led one citizen of Tamaulipas, one of Mexico’s most violent states, to take up the mantle of the media and start reporting on all drug related activity.
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Thousands Lose Homes, Unable to Communicate as Intense Rains Cause Flooding & Mudslides to Spread in Peru

Flooding and mudslides have spread, due to Sunday’s intense rains, to the Peruvian regions of Ancash, Cuzco, Huanuco and Pasco.
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