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The State of Puerto Rico: The Commonwealth Government's Efforts to Turn Around the Sinking Economy

Entering its eighth year in recession, Puerto Rico has poured considerable effort and energy into better-positioning the capsizing economy. Puerto Rico's government has launched a website to attract ideas from citizens, asking them to submit ideas on how to reverse the U.S. territory's bleeding economy.

Sonia Sotomayor and Other Female Justices Oppose Hobby Lobby's Claim of Violation of Religious Liberty if Forced to Offer Contraception to Employees

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor, first Hispanic justice and third female justice and of the United States, as well as Elena Kagan and Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke out on Tuesday during the the Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. case.

Kobe Bryant Trayvon Martin Comments: Laker Star Takes Shots for Race Remarks on George Zimmerman Murder Case

NBA superstar Kobe Bryant is featured in the latest issue of the "New Yorker" in which he talked about a variety of topics ranging from his long and fruitful career with the Los Angeles Lakers to the Trayvon Martin case.

Turkey Social Media Ban: First Twitter, Now YouTube Forbidden By Prime Minister Erdogan

Turkey is cracking down when it comes to its most recent plan of action to ban social media outlets, Twitter and YouTube.

Hobby Lobby Affordable Care Act Contraception Update: Retailer Could Suffer from Supreme Court Case on Obamacare's Contraception Mandate

As the U.S. Supreme Court debated Tuesday about whether for-profit companies could refuse the Affordable Care Act's mandate for contraception coverage to its employees citing religious beliefs, Hobby Lobby became part of a list of organizations to publicly take a religiously conservative stance on socioeconomic topics.

Immigration Reform Bill and Latino News 2014: Hispanic Labor Union Leader Eliseo Medina Arrested, Obama Says "Whole Country Hears You"

Eliseo Medina is one of the loudest voices for reform One of the most pressing issues in American politics today is that of immigration reform. So far, all efforts to pass a bill to reform the current, broken system have stalled in Congress due to a lack of political willpower to push it through.

Latinos Deal With Tougher Consequences Facing Minimum Wage Debate

Connecticut lawmakers Wednesday evening approved legislation that raises the state's minimum wage level to $10.10 an hour by 2017, making it the state with the highest minimum wage in the nation.

President Barack Obama Meets Pope Francis For The First Time in Vatican City

U.S. President Barack Obama met with Pope Francis at Vatican City for the first time today on March 27th.

E-Cigarette Brands Health Effects and Risk Review Studies: FDA, Tobacco Businesses Create Forum For Debate

Are e-cigs becoming more popular among youth? A lot of people are now shifting to the use of electronic cigarettes because they are deemed as the best alternative for regular tobacco cigarettes.

Califonia State Senator Leland Yee Arrested and Going to Trial On Arms Trafficking And Corruption Charges, Released on $500,000 Bail

California state senator Leland Yee was arrested for arms trafficking and corruption charges on Wednesday, March 26th.

President Obama Urged to Make Cesar Chavez's March 31 Birthday a National Day of Service (SIGN THE PETITION)

The United States has embraced peaceful yet powerful heroes such as the beloved Martin Luther King Jr. by commemorating his life with an official holiday -- rightfully so, but there is a major piece of American history that has yet to truly come to light with national recognition -- the mission of Mexican-American farm worker, labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez.

Wendy Davis Grills Greg Abbott About Equal Pay, Abbott Demands That Davis Reveal Private Client List

Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis has been unfailing in her pursuit of Republican opponent Greg Abbott following the discovery that Abbott underpays his female employees and for voicing his opposition to easing measures that would pressure employers or businesses to pay women equal wages.

U.S.-Venezuela Relations Continue to Suffer as Tourist Visas No Longer Offered to First Time Applicants

Disney World has fallen victim to the increased tension between the U.S. and Venezuela. It's no secret that U. S. -Venezuela relations have been crumbling for years, but now it appears that tensions are starting to boil over.

Dominican-Born Muslim Terrorist Jose Pimentel Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison

29 year-old Dominican-born Muslim Terrorist, Jose Pimentel, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Tuesday following his guilty plea to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree last month.

Ukranian Women Start "No Sex For Russian Men" Campaign After Putin's Crimea Invasion

Foreign Policy Magazine reports that that is the exact method a group of Ukrainian women are using to get Russian forces to release control of the Crimean peninsula.

NSA Hacking, Snowden Leak and Wire Tap News: President Obama Calls for End to National Security Agency Phone Data Collection

The National Security Agency has come under fire for their mass collection of phone data -- of course using our "smartphones" to access the data, as well as social media and other spying methods -- and now, President Barack Obama is calling upon the NSA to end these practices once and for all, but to only make "metadata" available to the government when needed.

Obamacare Health Insurance Sign Up Penalty, Rates, Facts 2014: Pros and Cons, and How To Apply By Medical Mandate Deadline

Sign up by March 31 deadline or pay monthly fee It seems that the discussions regarding Obamacare are not about to cease, not in the next few months, at least.

Obama To Unveil NSA Reform Legislation, But Will Congress Act Anytime Soon?

President Obama is preparing to offer legislation to make good on his promise to reform the National Security Agency's bulk collection of U.S. phone records, also known as metadata. Whether or not that legislation passes through Congress is yet to be seen.

Immigration Reform News 2014: Judge Blasts Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Says He Ignored Order To Stop Profiling Latinos

Sheriff Joe Arpaio was warned ten months ago to stop profiling Latinos, but the infamous 81-year-old is back in trouble again.

Inmate Sends Death Threat to President Obama, But Gets the White House's Address Wrong

It's not like the address changes from year to year when the lease is up...a convicted child molester is currently in a world of trouble in Pittsburgh because he sent a threat to President Barack Obama...and sent it to the wrong address.
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