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Death on the Job More Likely for U.S. Latinos and Immigrants Than Other Groups

"Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect," a newly published report, found that U.S. Hispanic/Latino workers are 18 percent more likely to be killed on the job than workers of any other racial/ethnic group. Furthermore, immigrants face greater risk.
NYC Hot Sauce Expo Hall of Famer & Peppers.com Founder Chip Hearn

SABOR: Hot Sauce Expo Hall of Famer Chip Hearn Brings Latin Flavors to the U.S.

"I fell into a burning ring of fire, I went down, down, down as the flames went higher. And it burns, burns, burns. The ring of fire, the ring of fire." - Johnny Cash The legendary Johnny Cash knew a lot about fire and its blazing burn, but if he had the chance to attend this year's Third Annual New York City Hot Sauce Expo in Brooklyn, he'd most likely pen a new tune for the array of burning flavors that are worthy of a hit song.

Mexico Arrests New York Prostitution Ring Suspect

U.S. officials have announced that they have joined with Mexican authorities to arrest Paulino Ramirez-Granados, a man who is known to be one the leaders of a forced-prostitution ring that operated in the New York City area.
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Brazil Executives Linked to Petrobras Scandal Now on House Arrest

Top Brazilian executives from several large construction and engineering firms who have been linked to the Petrobras kickback scheme left prison on Wednesday and will now remain under house arrest.
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Obama Keeps Promise to Slow Immigrant Deportations

Although President Barack Obama has yet to deliver on his campaign pledge to push through immigration legislation, he has however met his promise to slow down the deportations of immigrants.
19.3 Million Latina Shoppers Command Bulk of $1 Trillion in Latino Buying Power

Hispanic Millennials' Shopping Preferences, Behaviors Unveiled in New Research

Sensis Agency and ThinkNow Research unveiled grounding breaking key research findings, which gauge Hispanic Millennials' shopping preferences, attitudes and behaviors.
Cartoonist and Illustrator Felipe Galindo

Award-Wining Mexican Cartoonist Opens Up on 'Frida Kahlo's New York' Showcase, Charlie Hebdo Tragedy (EXCLUSIVE)

Can you imagine legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo walking through the streets of New York City, almost as if she was a vibrant Mexican painting that came to life - merging the past within a contemporary backdrop? Award-winning, Mexican-American cartoonist and illustrator Felipe Galindo/Feggo is bringing these illustrations to life with his "Frida Kahlo's New York" an exhibition at The Mark Miller Gallery this May.
Santiago Vaquera-Vasquez

PALABRAS: Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez, Author, Academic and Unapologetic Border-Crosser, Shares How Reading Shapes a Writer's Life

Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez, author, academic, unapologetic border-crosser and ex-DJ, was "made in Mexico but born in the U.S," or so he tells his students. His varied identities --Chicano, border-crosser and voracious reader-- has helped to shape his life as a writer.
Nicolas Maduro

Venezuela Energy Crisis: Latin American Country Cuts Working Hours to 5.5 Hours in Electricity Rationing Plan

Venezuela has announced that, in an effort to try to conserve energy, it will cut the working day for public sector workers to five-and-a-half hours. The cost saving measure is part of a nationwide electricity rationing plan.
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Former Miami Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart Joins Univision News as Political Analyst

Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a former U.S. Rep. of Miami, has joined Univision News as a Republican political analyst.

Five Have Been Charged in Mexico City for Keeping a 22-Year-Old Woman as a Work Slave for Two Years

Authorities in Mexico City have stated that a 22-year old woman had been chained to an ironing station at a dry-cleaning shop and forced to work in slave-like conditions for two years.
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Chikungunya Virus: 25 in Colombia Killed by Virus in Less Than a Year

According to the National Health Institute the chikungunya virus has killed 25 people in Colombia in less than a year’s time.
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Venice of the Jungle: Peruvian Community is Submerged in Water Half of the Year, Residents Get By With Canoes

From January to June, a Peruvian community is submerged in water.
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How This Colombia Startup Uses Unconventional Methods to Capture Global Markets

Here's how Uber is using unconventional strategies to address the interesting peculiarities the company is finding in new markets across the world, starting with Colombia.
Fidel Castro's Bodyguard Alleges Cuban Leader Involved in Drug Trafficking

Cuban-American Lawyer Says She Received Bomb Threats & Hate Mail After Kissing Fidel Castro [Watch]

Twenty-one years ago a Cuban-American lawyer named Magda Montiel Davis, upon meeting Fidel Castro in Cuba, and gave the communist leader a kiss on the cheek, and subsequently suffered a bomb threat and a lot sexually graphic hate mail.
Bolivian President Evo Morales

Peru May Continue Shooting Down Small Aircrafts to Stop Cocaine Smugglers

A recent increase in illicit air shipments of cocaine to Bolivia has caused the neighboring nation of Peru to reconsider their previous policy of shooting down small aircraft suspected of transporting the coca-based drug.
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Dinosaur Fossils & Footprints: Bolivia now Has Most Dinosaur Footprints on Earth

After the discovery of 5,000 new dinosaur footprints, the landlocked Latin American nation of Bolivia can now boast the largest number of dinosaur prints in the world.

Oil Spill From Russian Boat Threatens Spain's Canary Islands, Gran Canaria Beaches Need Cleaning

On Saturday the government of Spain activated an environmental emergency alert regarding oil slicks that threaten to come ashore beaches on the southwestern Canary Islands.
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Russia Looks for Allies in Latin America

Despite the fact that Russia’s commercial interests in Latin America have grown over the past decade, the fruits of a free flowing trade between Russia and the region has been overshadowed by the greater need for political allies.
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Cuban Lung Cancer Vaccine to the United States as US-Cuba Relations Continue Thaw

During a recent trade mission trip to Cuba the Roswell Park Cancer Institute of Buffalo, New York signed an agreement which will allow them to import a Cuban lung cancer vaccine called CimaVax.
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