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Chile temporarily evacuates 4,000 over volcano eruption

Chile's Volcano Is Still Active But No Longer Major Threat, Say Experts

Despite the Calbuco volcano remaining active on Saturday, authorities have downgraded the likelihood of another major eruption.
Uruguay Receives Guantanamo Bay Prisoners

Former Guantanamo Detainees Continue to Protest in Uruguay

A quartet of former Guantanamo Bay prisoners protested for a second day on Saturday. The four ex-detainees were demanding further assistance from the Uruguayan as well as the U.S. governments regarding their adaptation to living life in their new home.
Chile temporarily evacuates 4,000 over volcano eruption

Chile Volcano Calbuco Leads to Flight Problems Throughout Latin America

Several flights to the capitals of Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay have been cancelled as ash from the Chilean volcano Calbuco, which erupted earlier this week, reached as far as southern Brazil on Saturday.
Mexico

Goodyear to Build a New Tire Plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico

According to Mexico's economy minister Ildefonso Guajardo, the Ohio-based Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is set to invest $550 million to build a new plant in Mexico.
Nicolas Maduro

Jailed Venezuelan Mayor Antonio Ledezma Transferred to Hospital

Antonio Ledezma, the incarcerated mayor of Venezuela's capital Caracas, was transferred from prison to a hospital where he will undergo emergency surgery for a groin hernia
Bilinguals More Efficient at Higher-Level Brain Functions, Study Says

Young Latinos Benefit From Frank Talk on Race & Gender in School, Rather Than Color-Blind Approach - Study

According to new research, the decision to forgo a color-blind approach and, instead, encourage frank discussions about ethnicity, race and gender in the classroom could yield impressive results, including: differentiated instruction, frequent family engagement, a positive culture and professional educational environments.
Domestic Violence

NO MáS: Deportation Fears Hinder Domestic Violence Reporting, But Latino Communities Also Step Up for Victims

Domestic violence, the horrendous pattern of abusive behavior whereby an intimate partner inflicts violence on their significant others, is impacting women and men across the U.S. But, Latinos are ready to challenge domestic violence victimization.

Spain News: Former King Juan Carlos Allegedly Led Secret Life with German Aristocrat

According to a new book called “Final De Partida” (End Game) Juan Carlos,the ex-king of Spain, was leading a double life and having an affair with a German aristocrat for the last ten years of his reign.
peru-news

Peru Protest: Month-Long Copper Mine Protest Has First Fatality After Police Opened Fire

A 61-year-old farmer named Victoriano Huayna has become the the first fatality of a month long protest against a Mexican-owned copper mining project in Peru.
Chocolatier Maribel Lieberman

SABOR: Chocolatier Maribel Lieberman Pays Homage to her Native Honduras, Opens Cacao Market

Chocolatier and founder of MarieBelle New York (SoHo) Mariben Lieberman has a refined palate, a worldly perspective, and an extraordinary expertise in cacao as evidenced by her signature artisanal ganache, equisitely roasted coffee, and world-class Aztec Hot Chocolate.
The element californium may prove the long-sought solution to radioactive waste

Mexico News: Stolen Radioactive Material Found

Radioactive material that was stolen in Cardenas, Tabasco on April 13 was recovered on Wednesday. The small container of deadly material had been abandoned under a pedestrian bridge.
Civil rights and labor leader Cesar Chavez

U.S. Navy Gives Cesar Chavez Funeral Honors 22 Years After His Death

When Civil rights and labor leader Cesar Chavez passed away - 22 years ago to this day -- he didn't receive full graveside honors from the U.S. Navy at his memorial in California, but because of a fellow Navy sailor the past will change.
Latino College Students

National Campaign Aims to Help Hispanic Students Gain Access to College Education Resources

¡Estudia, Hay Dinero! ("Study, There's Money!" or "There's Money to Study!"), a new national campaign provided by platform Univision Contigo, looks to connect Hispanic students to resources that will help make college education more accessible, and it will help to connect those students to financial aid options.

Slovenian Archaeologist Finds Lost Mayan City, Has Discovered More than 80 in Mexico

A Slovenian archaeologist named Ivan Šprajc has discovered the lost city of Lagunita, a Mayan city built circa 700 AD and mysteriously abandoned four centuries.
Lesley Téllez

PALABRAS: How 'Eat Mexico' Author Lesley Téllez Started Writing About Mexico City's Street Food

"Eat Mexico" a colorful and attractive cookbook authored by journalist, homecook and entrepreneur Lesley Téllez, tells the story of the antojitos, the street foods of Mexico City.
venezuela president Nicolas Maduro Diosdado Cabello

Diosdado Cabello News: Head of Venezuela's Congress Suing News Outlets That Tied Him to Drug Trade

Diosdado Cabello, the head of Venezuela's congress, announced on Tuesday that he is suing several news outlets for publishing reports that tie him to the drug trade.
Migguel Anggelo

Venezuela's Migguel Anggelo Teams Up with Director David Drake, Releases 'La Casa Azul' [EXCLUSIVE]

If you could bottle the charisma and the talent of Venezuelan-born singer, dancer, artist and storyteller Migguel Anggelo, you'd get a taste of what it's like to open your senses, relish in the beauty of your surroundings, and most importantly have a no-holds-barred approach towards sharing your craft with the world.

Ecuador Moves Towards Decriminalizing Drug Use

The South American nation of Ecuador is preparing to decriminalize the use of all drugs.
Junípero Serra

Junípero Serra, 18th Century Spanish Franciscan, to be First Hispanic Saint in U.S.

Junípero Serra, the 18th century Spanish Franciscan friar who founded a mission in Baja California and introduced Christianity to a majority of California, will be canonized by Pope Francis in the U.S. The Spanish Franciscan will be the first Hispanic saint in the U.S.
Pablo Neruda

Pablo Neruda Death: Chilean Poet's Will Not Be Reburied Right Away

The exhumed body of Chilean Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda will not, as had previously been planned, be reburied this week.
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