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What killed Pablo Neruda? A court says there is new evidence showing he was likely murdered by dictator Augusto Pinochet.

Poet Pablo Neruda’s body exhumed to end suspicion about death

By Eva Vergara, Associated Press

ISLA NEGRA, Chile (AP) — The body of Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda is being exhumed this weekend in an effort to clear up four decades of suspicion about how he … Read More

Director Fede Alvarez (l) with actor Shiloh Fernandez (r) on the set of "Evil Dead."

Director remakes “Evil Dead” with a Latino influence

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When “Evil Dead” was released in 1981, audiences were stunned – make that downright terrified – when they watched the terrifying film about a group of … Read More

From left to right - Carlos Pardo, Rodrigo Salazar, Tatiana González, Emilio Pombo

It’s Colombia, NOT Columbia!

By Edgar Zúñiga, NBC News Atlanta Bureau, @edgarzuniga

Spelling the name of Colombia, the South American nation, as Columbia with a “u” is a common mistake, but also a common pet peeve that irks … Read More

An image of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez sits between two military hats during a mass in support of him in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Chavez has respiratory infection, now ‘controlled’

By Vivian Sequera

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has a respiratory infection after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba and must have "complete … Read More

Doctors began operating on Chavez in Cuba, his government said, after his cancer reappeared despite a year and a half of surgeries and treatments. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

With Chavez’s recovery uncertain, Venezuela teeters towards a new president

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For six hours, surgeons in Havana operated on ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez,working to delicately remove the malignant cancer tissues that have sent … Read More

A traditional Peruvian Christmas meal often includes roast turkey and Waldorf salad, as prepared here by Peruvian Blogger Gretchen Jones de Bardales.

Food blogs we love: Provecho Peru

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Who's blogging: Gretchen Jones de Bardales, cooking in my Peruvian kitchen and blogging at Provecho Peru. I moved to Peru from California almost 10 years ago, … Read More

Singer/actress Jennifer Lopez (C) performs with dancers during the Q'Viva! The Chosen Live show at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on May 26, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Jennifer Lopez to produce new lesbian-themed TV drama

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It looks like Jennifer Lopez is going from being on television to producing it. The Puerto Rican diva is developing a television series about a lesbian couple … Read More