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Cuba cracks down on Reggaeton music

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Cuba may be known famously for its Salsa and Timba music but the island is cracking down on the growing popularity of a slightly more pulsating beat. A … Read More

Soccer star and excited father Gerard Piqué shared the world his sons first picture. (Photo Courtesy Gerard Piqué)

First photo of Shakira’s baby

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Excited father-to-be Gerard Piqué shared the very first photo of his son with girlfriend Shakira. Sharing the ultrasound photo on his Facebook, Twitter, … Read More

Singer Miguel, winner of Best Collaboration award, poses in the press room at the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images For BET)

Miguel tops the charts with 5 Grammy nominations

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R&B star Miguel is singing a different tune this year after being snubbed at last year's Grammys. The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the … Read More

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R), responds to President Obama’s immigration speech, Friday, June 15, 2012, at the Capitol in Phoenix.

Arizona governor sued over denying young immigrants driver’s licenses

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Immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday that seeks to overturn Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s order denying driver’s licenses for young immigrants … Read More

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, center, reacts as she is surrounded by students during a visit to her childhood alma mater, the Blessed Sacrament School, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Sonia Sotomayor’s alma mater to close in 2013

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The Archdiocese of New York has released their final list of schools facing closure in June 2013. The over two dozen schools were selected by local boards of … Read More

A gavel is displayed for a photograph at Harrisburg City Council chambers in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Photographer: Paul Taggart/Bloomberg via Getty Images

President Obama nominates first openly gay Latina judge to U.S. District Court

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Tuesday morning, President Barack Obama nominated two Latino judges from Philadelphia to fill the seats for the district court in Pennsylvania. Obama … Read More

Head Chef Anthony Serrano thinks of creative new way to give back to his community during the holidays. (Photo Courtesy Jennifer Pruett)

Helping hands: Chef brings Thanksgiving to his community

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This is the second installment of our “Helping Hands” series for this week where we give thanks to those extraordinary Latinos whose mission is to help … Read More

Daiel Nieto (first row, 3rd from R) stands with a team of students for the nonprofit organization A World of One's Own who are ready to building. (Photo Courtesy A World of One's Own)

Helping Hands: Teen raises money for kids in Nicaragua

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This is the first installment of our "Helping Hands" series for this week where we give thanks to those extraordinary Latinos whose mission is to help … Read More

An undocumented Mexican immigrant waits to be in-processed at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), center on April 28, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona. A new report shows that several immigration centers in Texas have inhumane conditions.

Texas immigrant detention centers are inhumane, says report

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Two of the worst privately-run immigrant detention facilities in the U.S. are in Texas, a new report alleges, but officials with one of the centers in question … Read More

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DREAMers: Time for Obama to follow through

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As President Obama celebrated his re-election Tuesday night, DREAMers across the United States celebrated the Latino voter turnout. The celebration turned … Read More