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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.
Murder rate down in Mexico; recent trend still troubling

Murder Rate Down in Mexico; Recent Trend Still Worries

For a third straight year in a row, statistics in Mexico logged a decline in the murder rate, a trend USA Today deemed "a sign the country is slowly stabilizing after gruesome drug wars." But in the shorter term, the data are still worrisome, Animal Político warned, noting that March was the country's deadliest month out of the last nine.

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.
 Miss Universe 2014 Paulina Vega

Miss Universe Paulina Vega Will Not Meet With FARC, Says She Wouldn't Be 'Useful'

Vega has opted to step back from the negotiations, telling reporters it is matter for the government to handle. Nonetheless, she hopes Colombia finally achieves peace soon.
Cubans Await to Board a Plane to Miami

Travel to Cuba from US: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart Tries to Stop New Travel to Cuba

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have launched an effort to keep U.S. citizens from traveling to Cuba.
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.
Pope Francis to Speak on Climate Change

Pope Francis News: Catholic Leader Talks Equal Rights for Women

Pope Francis talked about equal rights for women during his catechetical reflection on marriage and family at his weekly General Audience in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, according to the Vatican Radio.
Confusion persists as Honduras OKs presidential reelection

Confusion Persists as Honduras OKs Presidential Re-election

The Supreme Court of Honduras last week repealed two articles of the country's constitution that had banned presidential reelection, a hotly contested issue in the Central American nation that in 2009 had led to the ouster of then-President Manuel Zelaya.
Mount Everest Avalanche

Nepal Earthquakes: Experts Say Bigger Earthquakes Can Come to Nepal

Earthquake experts say Nepal could face larger and more deadly earthquakes after the magnitude- 7.8 quake killed more than 4,000 people on Saturday.
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Jeffrey Dahmer News: Christopher Scarver Speaks About Why He Killed Dahmer

Scarver details certain events leading up to his murder of Jeffrey Dahmer
Monica Spear

Miss Venezuela Monica Spear Death: Two Teens Sentenced to Prison in Deaths of Beauty Queen & Ex-Husband

Two teenagers were sentenced to four years in prison for their role in the killing of former Miss Venezuela Monica Spear and her partner last year.
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.
Pope Francis to Speak on Climate Change

Pope Francis Asks Countries to Come Together to Battle Climate Change

Pope Francis has expressed support for countries to come together and battle climate change. The Vatican will release the encyclical in June, calling for countries to support the upcoming UN Paris accords on climate change.

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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Dinosaur Discovery: New Horse-Sized Dinosaur Discovered in Chile

Fossil hunters excavating in Chile have unearthed the remains of a Jurassic age creature that seems to have features from different prehistoric animals
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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.
Uber Angel, Colombian Designated Driver service

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.
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