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Detroit Tigers First Baseman Miguel Cabrera

Some Bad News for Venezuelan Baseball Players

Venezuela has been one of the leading drivers among international baseball talent over the years, but domestic issues could halt their scouting program. Latin Post takes a look at the status of Venezuelan baseball.
Mexico marks Cinco de Mayo with re-enactments

Cinco de Mayo Celebration: Mexico Marks Holiday With Re-Enactments

Residents of Mexico City and the surrounding state of Mexico on Tuesday celebrated Cinco de Mayo with re-enactments of the 1862 Battle of Puebla - the origin of the holiday that celebrates Mexican culture.
One of Guatemala's Major Cocaine Distributors Jailed

Drug War News: Guatemalan Drug Trafficking 'Queen of the South' Jailed in the U.S.

Marllory Chacon Rossell, a Guatemalan woman who was in charge of one of the most widely spread drug trafficking and money laundering rings in Central America has been sentenced in secret in the United States.
Angela Cervantes

PALABRAS: 'Gaby, Lost and Found' Author Angela Cervantes Creates Diverse, Empowered Children Characters, Ties in Immigration

Angela Cervantes, author of "Gaby, Lost and Found," has employed her love of writing to pen the influence of friendship, animals, immigration and hope in the lives of children, by use of diverse and strong characters.
Julio Cesar Chavez

Celebrating The Most Famous Mexican Athletes in Sports History

Cinco De Mayo is one of the most celebrated holidays in North America. Latin Post celebrates and honors the great Mexican holiday by observing the 10 greatest Mexican-born athletes of all-time.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez in the Circle of Fine Arts, Madrid

Gabriel Garcia Marquez Books: First Edition of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" Stolen in Colombia

A first edition of Garcia Marquez's masterpiece "One Hundred Years of Solitude" has been stolen, prompting Colombian police to search for the valuable book.
Cinco De Mayo

Cinco de Mayo Food, Traditions, Party Ideas: How to Celebrate in Your Own Home

Some people are celebrating this year's Cinco de Mayo with festivities around their neighborhoods while others are throwing their own fiesta.
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Cinco De Mayo 2015 Denver: 5 Ways You Can Celebrate in Denver

Cinco de Mayo is here and if you happen to be in Denver there are plenty of places to relax and revel in the Mexican Holiday.
Cinco De Mayo

Cinco De Mayo 2015 NYC Festivals, Parties, Schedule & Location: Where to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the 5 Boroughs

Many different locations for the holiday festivities in New York City.
Cinco de Mayo

Cinco De Mayo 2015 NYC: Five Can’t-Miss Parties & Festivals You Should Go To

As far away as New York is from the border, you really wouldn’t know it by all the ways to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
Cinco de Mayo

Cinco De Mayo 2015 History, Facts: Learn More About the Mexican Holiday

May 5 is actually the anniversary of the battle of Puebla, which took place is 1861. In the battle, Mexican liberal forces defeated an occupying French army and its Mexican conservative allies.
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Study: Hispanic Millennials' Food & Beverage Preferences Driven by Familial Heritage

The second largest Hispanic cohort living in the U.S. are Hispanic Millennials, which is why it's important to understand their motivations when it comes to purchasing and food, beverage and alcohol consumption. According to a new study, Latinos are independent shoppers and they spend more money on groceries than other groups.
Fidel Castro's Bodyguard Alleges Cuban Leader Involved in Drug Trafficking

Cuba News: Fidel Castro’s Former Bodyguard Claims the Cuban Leader Leads a 'Corrupt Secret Life'

After spending almost 17 years by his side, 66-year-old Juan Reinaldo Sanchez revealed Fidel Castro's alleged "double life" he discovered while serving as the Cuban leader's bodyguard.
Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush's Still-Unofficial Campaign Shows Significant Focus on the Latino Community

Potential presidential candidate Jeb Bush is reaching out to the Latino community. He spoke in fluent Spanish at a conference this week, CBS Local reports according to AP.
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Colombian Grandmother Graduates From College at 79

The phrase “It’s never too late to learn” seems like a worn out cliche -- that is until you come up against someone like Rosa Salgado, a 79-year-old grandmother who moved to Miami from Colombia in 1995 and graduated this Saturday from Miami Dade College with honors, earning her associate of arts degree in education.
Mexican military fighting drug cartels

Mexico Drug War: Jalisco, New Generation Dug Cartel, Shows Increasing Strength

Analysts have observed that the recent violence in Western Mexico that resulted in seven dead people and a forced down a military helicopter may have all been a way that the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel, used to display its increasing power
Hillary Clinton

Which Presidential Candidates and Hopefuls Speak Spanish?

In the upcoming presidential race it is obvious that voters are going to want to go for the candidate who understands all the issues, but, with roughly 54 million Latinos calling the U.S. home, it would be prudent for any serious candidate to understand Spanish as well.
Illegal abortion

Amnesty International Pushes Paraguay to Allow an Abortion for 10 Year Old Victim of Rape

Due to a Paraguayan law which bans abortions except in cases where the pregnancy will endanger the life of the mother, a 10-year-old girl who was impregnated by her stepfather will not be allowed to get an abortion.
Nicolas Maduro

May Day in Venezuela: President Maduro to Raise Minimum Wage Once Again

President Nicolas Maduro has raised Venezuela's minimum wage for the second time this year.
Sling TV

Sling TV Is Going After Latino Cord Cutters with Two New Spanish Add-On Packages

Each add-on pack can be purchased for $5 per month
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