LCNN1 - Latino Christian News Network: February 2010 Archives

WATCH: Costa Rica Voters Show Support for Christian Values

By LCNN1 on February 25, 2010 7:38 AM | No TrackBacks

Costa Rican voters have elected their first woman president in a vote of confidence for the nation's current policies. They also elected congressmen who pledged to defend traditional Christian values.

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What Will You Do? by Morris Cerullo

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 11:59 AM | No TrackBacks

Scripture reading: Number 14:12-23

Murmuring is an outward sign of unbelief and it will keep you living in defeat. Just as murmuring led the Israelites further into rebellion against God, it will lead you into rebellion and disobedience.

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Marriage: The Supreme Commitment, by Adrian Rogers

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 6:38 AM | No TrackBacks

Mark 10:7-8 says, "For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh."

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Fewer Mexican Immigrants Dream of Returning

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:52 AM | No TrackBacks

Mexico's violent drug war may be pushing Mexican immigrants and their families to put down deep roots in the United States more quickly and firmly than ever.

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Real Madrid Rolls to 6-2 Win Over Villarreal

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:50 AM | No TrackBacks

Madrid midfielder Kaka celebrates his goal against Villarreal during their Spanish league football match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, on Sunday in Madrid.

Kaka and Gonzalo Higuain each scored twice, Cristiano Ronaldo and Xabi Alonso added a goal apiece, and Real Madrid bounced back from its Champions League loss to Lyon with a 6-2 win over Villarreal on Sunday in La Liga.

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Feeling Like a Stranger?, by Mike Letson

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:43 AM | No TrackBacks

Are you feeling like a stranger? If not, you should be! Let's chat.

Answer this question: Are you a Christian? What I really mean to say is, have you repented of your sin, placed all of your hope, trust and future in Jesus Christ and are you really living your life doing the things he did? You know, are you a 'little Christ'?

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Israel Unveils Drone Fleet with Ability to Hit Iran

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:37 AM | No TrackBacks

Israel's Air Force on Sunday introduced a fleet of huge pilotless planes that can remain in the air for a full day and fly as far as the Persian Gulf, putting Iran within their range.

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Latino Christian Ordained Praise Releases "Nueva Cancion"

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:37 AM | No TrackBacks

Ordained Praise, a sensational new Latino Christian artist on the Atlanta-based Sereniti Records label, announces the release of the first single - New Song/Nueva Cancion - from its upcoming project.

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Haiti Prime Minister Outlines Earthquake-Recovery Plan

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:35 AM | No TrackBacks

The first downpour of Haiti's rainy season came on Feb. 17, Ash Wednesday, a day when Christians ponder their mortality. Most Haitians are Roman Catholic, but they hardly needed the reminder -- not after the Jan. 12 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 of them.

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NATO Strike in Afghanistan Kills 33 Civilians

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:33 AM | No TrackBacks

A U.S. Army flight medic looks out of the window as he transports an Afghan civilian boy with a gun shot wound

A NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan has killed 33 people after an aircraft fired on civilians mistakenly thought to be insurgents, the Afghan government said on Monday.

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Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato Up for 2010 Young Artist Awards

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:32 AM | No TrackBacks

Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato are placed in competition against each other at the upcoming 31st Annual Young Artist Awards. As the Young Artist Foundation unveiled this year's nominees, it is revealed that the two Disney stars and best friends are vying for Leading or Supporting Young Actress title in a category for TV movie, mini-series or special.

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Latin Nations Seek Unity at Regional Summit

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:30 AM | No TrackBacks

Leaders of more than 30 Latin American and Caribbean nations are meeting in Mexico from Monday to launch a group that will serve as an alternative to the Organization of American States.

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Latino Pastors Urge Napolitano's Response on ICE Informant Allegations

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:29 AM | No TrackBacks

Today the National Coalition Of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders (CONLAMIC) approved a resolution calling for an immediate response from Secretary Janet Napolitano...

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Diverse States Got Fewer Stimulus Dollars, Says Study

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:28 AM | No TrackBacks

A new study is showing that states with high numbers of minority residents are getting short shrift on stimulus dollars, one year after President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law.

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Race Walker Francisco Fernandez of Spain Suspended for Possession of Banned Substance

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:25 AM | No TrackBacks

The Spanish Athletics Federation has suspended 20k walker Francisco "Paquillo" Fernandez following his admission of possessing a banned substance.

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Research Shows Latinos Still Behind in Internet Access

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:24 AM | No TrackBacks

A new report released today by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Digital Nation: 21st Century America's Progress Toward Universal Broadband Internet Access, found that of all the ethnic groups, Latinos are the least likely to be on the Internet.

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Spain Looking for More from Portugal in WCup Bid

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:21 AM | No TrackBacks

Spanish sports minister Jaime Lissavetzky

Spain's sport minister said his Portuguese counterparts should do more to boost the chances of their joint World Cup bid succeeding.

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Experts say Internet Makes People Smarter

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:21 AM | No TrackBacks

According to an internet research report released on Friday, several experts, including scientists, doctors and developers, strongly believe that the internet is having a positive impact on the human brain and the next ten years, internet will make people smarter.

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Christian Leaders Press Immigration Reform

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:20 AM | No TrackBacks

Responding to a "divine mandate" and as a patriotic act," the chief executives of Church World Service and the National Council of Churches are pressing "comprehensive immigration

reform" in the United States.

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Apple Removes Adult-themed iPhone Apps from App Store

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:19 AM | No TrackBacks

Responding to requests from both consumers and developers alike, Apple has removed an unspecified number of adult-themed iPhone and iPod touch applications from its App Store.

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Chicago Nonprofit Group Teaches Youth Skills for Tech Jobs

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:15 AM | No TrackBacks

Beatrice Elizalde had given up her honor-student status four years ago to offer emotional support to her mother, who had just become a caregiver to Elizalde's maternal grandmother.

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Obama Meets with Spanish King Juan Carlos

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:14 AM | No TrackBacks

US President Barack Obama met with Spanish King Juan Carlos for a private lunch Wednesday at the White House.

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President Calderón Meets with Haitian President, René Préval

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:13 AM | No TrackBacks

The Presidency reports that earlier this afternoon, President Felipe Calderón attended a bilateral meeting with Haitian leader René Préval.

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Google Attack Linked to Asian Hacking Group

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:12 AM | No TrackBacks

U.S. investigators are homing in on the likely perpetrators of the attacks on Google and as many as 33 other companies, with evidence pointing to an Asian hacking group that is likely Chinese, according to people familiar with the investigation.

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How Mexico's Drug War May Become Its Iraq

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:11 AM | No TrackBacks

A cross built by residents in the Ciudad Juarez graveyard symbolizes the death of a once thriving city.

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Paraguayan President Visits Soccer Star Shot in Mexico, says Cabanas Is Hopeful

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:11 AM | No TrackBacks

Paraguay President Fernando Lugo says soccer star Salvador Cabanas is hopeful, talking and exercising after he was shot in the head in a Mexico City bar last month.

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Mexico Exonerates Suspect in Killing of U.S. Journalist

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:08 AM | No TrackBacks

Bradley Roland Will, seen here in a 2003 family photo, was killed in 2006 as he was videotaping street clashes in Mexico.

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For Some Chicago Area Hispanics, Living in Two Worlds Is Difficult

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:06 AM | No TrackBacks

For Rene Herrera, identifying himself as a ''Mexican'' pays homage to how incredibly hard his relatives, including his father -- a Near West Side mechanic -- worked to succeed after immigrating to the United States.

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Arlenis Sosa: Black Models Need to Stick Together

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:06 AM | No TrackBacks

The name is Arlenis Sosa. Like Gisele or Tyra, this 20-year-old Dominican beauty is on a first-name basis with everyone from Oscar de la Renta to Anna Wintour. But don't mistake her meteoric rise in fashion for luck.

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Raquel Melissa

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:05 AM | No TrackBacks

Raquel Melissa is a Christian young lady who was born in the Gospel. Since birth, until the end of the year 2000, she attended Iglesia Pentecostal El Tabor in Brooklyn, NY, where the pastors are Rev. Miguel and Josephine Diaz, whom are also her grandparents.

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Mexican-Americans Most Active in U.S.

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:03 AM | No TrackBacks

Monitors show they get more exercise than whites or blacks

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Is the GOP Trying to Court More Latino Candidates?

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:02 AM | No TrackBacks

Some high-profile Republicans are adopting a softer vocabulary on immigration and trying to recruit more Hispanic candidates, a response to the party's soul-searching about tactics that many strategists believe have alienated the country's fastest-growing voter bloc.

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Diabetes On the Rise Among Older Mexican Americans

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 4:02 AM | No TrackBacks

The percentage of Mexican Americans with type 2 diabetes, the kind closely linked to obesity, has nearly doubled since 1993, new research shows.

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Texas Study Confirms Lower Autism Rate in Hispanics

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 3:59 AM | No TrackBacks

Hispanic kids are less likely than their non-Hispanic white counterparts to be diagnosed with autism, and socioeconomic factors don't seem to explain the difference, according to a new study in Texas schoolchildren.

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Amway Global Partners with Charles Garcia - One of the '100 Most Influential Hispanics in the United States'

By LCNN1 on February 22, 2010 2:25 AM | No TrackBacks

Amway Global today announced a partnership with Charles Garcia, successful business owner, best-selling author, and one of Hispanic Business magazine's "100 most influential Hispanics in the United States."

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Why Is a German Prince Skiing For Mexico?

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 3:26 AM | No TrackBacks

Hubertus Von Hohenlohe of Mexico in action during the Mens Downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Bormio, Italy.

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New Face of Religion in Latin America

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 2:30 AM | No TrackBacks

A man bursts through the aisles, practically leaping, clapping his hands in the air and shouting "Alleluia" each time he is moved to do so, which is often. No one in the Methodist Pentecostal Church of Chile looks askance at the emotional display. For one thing, similar eruptions of prayer and song blend into one cacophonous and frenetic hour of worship.

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Integrity Music Latin Announces Signing of Ingrid Rosario

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 1:54 AM | No TrackBacks

Integrity Music Latin announces the signing of internationally-known worship leader Ingrid Rosario to an exclusive, long-term recording contract.

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Penelope Cruz Considers Pirates After Presenting at the Oscars

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 1:47 AM | No TrackBacks

Penelope Cruz, who had recently stated in a television interview that she would be taking a break from the big screen has been lured back and is in negotiations to star in the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth installment of the movie series being directed by Rob Marshall.

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Chinchilla's Election in Costa Rica Shows Women's Rise in Latin America

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 1:44 AM | No TrackBacks

Jacqueline Campos, a lifelong resident of Rio de Janeiro, says she is not inspired by the ideas being floated ahead of presidential elections here later this year. But she still views the 2010 race as a landmark one: a woman has more than an outside chance of becoming president of Brazil.

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Australia's Jihad Attack Plotters Jailed for Up to 28 Years

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 1:41 AM | No TrackBacks

Five Muslims who plotted an attack using guns and explosives to protest against Australia's part in the "war on terror" were jailed for up to 28 years Monday, after the country's longest extremism trial.

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God's Provision in Your Life, by Adrian Rogers

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 1:36 AM | No TrackBacks

"Give us this day our daily bread." Matthew 6:11. A philosopher once said, "To whom little is not enough, nothing is enough."

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Salvador, One of Hottest Bands in Contemporary Christian Music

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 1:34 AM | No TrackBacks

Austin-based Latin worship band Salvador, one of the hottest live bands in contemporary Christian music, opened the 2004 Promise Keepers conference in San Jose, Calif. Friday Night.

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Singapore Opens Theme Park, First Casino in Bid to Become Major Tourist Destination

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 1:34 AM | No TrackBacks

Singapore opened the first of two casino resorts Sunday, part of a multi-billion US dollar bet to transform itself into a hot tourist destination and reduce the economy's reliance on manufacturing.

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Wells Fargo Looking to Hire More Than 1,000 Brokers

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 1:29 AM | No TrackBacks

Wells Fargo & Co. will buck the dark tide of a dismal economy and attempt to hire 1,400 brokers nationwide who would cater to affluent customers in the bank's markets.

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Poll: Americans Losing Faith, Patience in Obama's Handling of Economy

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 1:19 AM | No TrackBacks

The country is losing patience with Democrats in Washington, where a health care debate raged for months as voters worried about the economy, according to a national poll released today by Franklin & Marshall College.

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Black and Hispanic Infants Much More Likely to Have HIV

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 1:18 AM | No TrackBacks

Preventive efforts needed to reduce transmission from mother to child

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Discrimination May Lead to Smoking in Boys

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 1:16 AM | No TrackBacks

Stress felt by minority teens can lead to unhealthy behaviors, researchers say

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Threats E-mailed to Christian Latino Groups; Man Indicted

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 1:15 AM | No TrackBacks

A Brick man has been charged with threatening employees of five Latino civil rights organizations, federal authorities said.

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Viktor Yanukovych says West has Nothing to Fear from Ukraine

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 1:13 AM | No TrackBacks

In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, his first to a Western newspaper since his election victory earlier this month, Viktor Yanukovych, laughed off the idea he was a Kremlin stooge.

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Samsung to Challenge iPad With its Own Tablet Computer

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 1:07 AM | No TrackBacks

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's second-largest mobile-phone maker, plans to offer a tablet computer to ride the wave of demand it expects for Apple Inc.'s iPad.

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Spanish-Speaking Mothers Less Likely to Turn on TV

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 1:07 AM | No TrackBacks

Kids of English-speaking Hispanic moms spend more time in front of the tube, study finds

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Galindo Credits Collective Effort For Chivas' Quick Start

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 1:03 AM | No TrackBacks

Aaron Galindo said Chivas' 4-0 start to the season is product of a collective effort on the part of the entire club.

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Google Buzz Offers Another Way to Social Network (If You Need One)

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 1:00 AM | No TrackBacks

There has been a lot of buzz about Google Buzz -- the search giant's new service that allows people to send social status updates through their Gmail accounts.

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Latinos, Blacks, and Women Lose Ground at Silicon Valley Tech Companies

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 12:57 AM | No TrackBacks

PICTURED: Vincente De La Cruz, middle, works with students Joanna Curiel, left, and Faby Saucedo at Mt. Pleasant High School in San Jose.

The unique diversity of Silicon Valley is not reflected in the region's tech workplaces -- and the disparity is only growing worse.

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Latino Group Calls on William Lantigua to Quit 1 Job

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 12:52 AM | No TrackBacks

A political group credited with helping dozens of Latinos get elected in Massachusetts in the past decade is calling for the state's first popularly elected Latino mayor to resign from one of his public positions.

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America's Silva Escaped Carjacking Relatively Unscathed

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 12:51 AM | No TrackBacks

Juan Carlos Silva will not be in America's next line up following an attempted carjacking on the forward.

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'March of Anger' in Mexico Against Military's Drug War

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 12:47 AM | No TrackBacks

A group protests against the security strategy against drugs and crime in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua State, Mexico on February 13. Hundreds of people took to the streets Sunday to protest Ciudad Juarez' record-setting crime wave civil rights groups say is made worse by the presence of 6,000 Mexican combat troops.

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Latinos Could Play Key Roles in California Senate, Governor's Races

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 12:46 AM | No TrackBacks

Latino voters could play a key role in deciding the outcome of key 2010 political races across the country, including the California Senate and gubernatorial contests, a new report released Monday by liberal groups concluded.

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Pakistan: Good Ties with India are Necessary to Fight Militancy

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 12:45 AM | No TrackBacks

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said Saturday that good relations between his country and India were essential to fight militancy, and that he wants a resumption of wide-ranging talks between the two longtime rivals.

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Hundreds Protest Violence in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 12:43 AM | No TrackBacks

Hundreds of people marched Saturday against the drug gang violence besieging Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, gathering at a bridge where they simulated the massacre of a group of teenagers last month.

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Victims of Mexico's Drug War Getting Younger

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 12:38 AM | No TrackBacks

Flashed around the world, the image of Luisa Maria Davila, mother of two of the Ciudad Juarez youths murdered in the now-infamous Villas de Salvarcar massacre last month, scolding Mexican President Felipe Calderon for long-running official indifference photographically captured the reality of a city now nearly destroyed by criminal violence.

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7-Year-Old Samba Queen Breaks Down at Rio's Carnival

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 12:29 AM | No TrackBacks

She was cheered by legions of Carnival fans, but 7-year-old Julia Lira, the youngest drum corps queen in memory at Rio's lavish party, didn't dance and broke down crying upon realizing she was the center of everyone's attention early Monday.

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Jaci Velasquez Gives Christian Pop Latin Twist

By LCNN1 on February 15, 2010 12:28 AM | No TrackBacks

Pastor Moises Rodriguez remembers the moment he became aware of the popularity of Hispanic Christian artists.

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Georgia First Hispanic Baptist Church Celebrates 25 Years

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 9:29 AM | No TrackBacks

A Gainesville, GA church held a historic service Saturday night celebrating its silver anniversary for a very special reason.

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More Churches Become Committed to Hispanic Ministry

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 9:23 AM | No TrackBacks

Rev. Jorge Alvarado is the new minister for Ministerio Hispano de Rowan.

In a sermon given last Sunday at Thyatira Presbyterian Church, Jorge Alvarado told a story about a teacher who had given an assignment to her third-graders.

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National Coalition of Latino Clergy Urges Latinos to 'Stand Up and Be Counted'

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 9:20 AM | No TrackBacks

New Jersey Pastor, Rev. Carlos Soto

2010 is census year in America - and there is a lot riding on this drive to count everyone in the country. Some $400 Billion of federal money is allocated according to the population in each of the 50 states, and so are Congressional seats.

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He Alone Is Worthy, by Adrian Rogers

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 7:20 AM | No TrackBacks

"Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing." Revelation 5:12

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FARC lanzan ofensiva para reclutar ideólogos

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 7:14 AM | No TrackBacks

Las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) pusieron en marcha un plan para reclutar nuevos ideólogos, reconquistar corredores estratégicos y aliarse con paramilitares a fin de proteger operaciones mutuas de producción y tráfico de cocaína, según informes de fuentes colombianas autorizadas.

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Shuttle Endeavour Blasts Off for Space Station at Night

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 7:11 AM | No TrackBacks

The space shuttle Endeavour thundered into orbit before dawn Monday morning, briefly turning darkness into daylight.

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L.A. Philharmonic adds Dudamel Concert to Current Season

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 7:09 AM | No TrackBacks

The Los Angeles Philharmonic is giving audiences an added chance to catch music director Gustavo Dudamel this season.

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Homosexual Marriage Puts Mexico City at Center of Debate

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 7:09 AM | No TrackBacks

Ivonne Cervantes, left, and Angela Alfarache with their daughter, Constanza. A Mexico City law will recognize both as parents.

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China Hails Bust of Major Hacker Ring

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 7:09 AM | No TrackBacks

China on Monday heralded a major bust of computer hackers to underscore its pledge to help enhance global online security, with state media saying had shut what they called the country's largest distributor of tools used in malicious Internet attacks.

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Heart Risk Lower in Spanish Men Who Drink

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 7:06 AM | No TrackBacks

Drinking alcohol seems to protect the hearts of Spanish men, but not Spanish women, findings from a large study suggest.

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Alarm Spreads over Europe's Massive Deficits; Spain, Portugal Hit Hard

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 7:06 AM | No TrackBacks

The swelling public deficits in Portugal, Spain and Greece have plunged the eurozone into the biggest crisis in its 11-year life, presaging years of belt-tightening, analysts warn.

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Defiant Iran to Build 10 Nuclear Plants, Beef Up Military

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 7:04 AM | No TrackBacks

Iranian officials trumpeted new nuclear and military ambitions Monday in the face of domestic political discord and stepped up international talk of tightening economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

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H1N1 Clinics for Hispanics Being Set Up in Texas

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 7:03 AM | No TrackBacks

The Northeast Texas Public Health District says Hispanics, more than anyone else, have not been getting the H1N1 flu vaccine, and they want to change that.

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Rep. Gutierrez Blasts Obama and Calls for a Massive Immigration Rally in Washington D.C.

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 7:00 AM | No TrackBacks

About 1,000 immigrants of diverse ethnic backgrounds and a little over one hundred immigration reform advocates packed Our Lady of Angels Church downtown Los Angeles Monday evening where a town hall meeting led by Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) took place.

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A Difficult Year Ahead for Venezuela's Hugo Chavez

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 6:58 AM | No TrackBacks

Marking 11 years in power this week and with a decisive Parliamentary election scheduled for late September, President Hugo Chavez faces his greatest crisis since the brief coup against him in 2002.

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KWHD Switching From Christian to Hispanic

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 6:55 AM | No TrackBacks

KWHD-TV, a Christian-formatted TV channel for 18 years, will become the Mile-High City's fourth Spanish-language broadcaster.

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Hispanic Population in US Rising

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 6:55 AM | No TrackBacks

The U.S. Census Bureau is surveying for the 2010 Census and federal officials expect to see a big increase in the Hispanic population in Anderson County, although they're not sure how large the population has grown since the 2000 Census.

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Row Erupts Over Seven-year-old Brazilian Samba Queen

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 6:54 AM | No TrackBacks

A row has erupted in Brazil over the choice of a young girl to be "queen" of a top samba school during Rio de Janeiro's famous Carnival -- a role usually handed to sensuous women.

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Brazilian League Roundup, Feb. 7

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 6:53 AM | No TrackBacks

Robinho scored the winning goal in his first game back with Brazil's Santos, giving the team a 2-1 win over top rival Sao Paulo in state tournament play Sunday.

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US Colleges Court Hispanic Families Using Espanol

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 6:52 AM | No TrackBacks

For some Hispanic students, navigating the college application process can be a double-whammy: Balancing high school coursework with essays and interviews, and then translating the whole system for their parents, who don't speak English.

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Amid Drug War, Mexico Less Deadly Than a Decade Ago

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 6:49 AM | No TrackBacks

A fake skull and a religious image are seen in a Juarez drug rehab center.

Decapitated bodies dumped on the streets, drug-war shootings and regular attacks on police have obscured a significant fact: A falling homicide rate means people in Mexico are less likely to die violently now than they were more than a decade ago.

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World Cup 2010 EXCLUSIVE: Mexico Goalkeeper Jose De Jesus Corona Pleased With Preparations

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 6:49 AM | No TrackBacks

The Mexico and Cruz Azul shot-stopper spoke about the run up to the World Cup and what lies in store for El Tri.

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Beverage Industry Douses Tax on Soft Drinks

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 6:46 AM | No TrackBacks

Employing a broad-based lobbying effort, the soft drink industry has smothered a plan to tax sugared beverages -- a plan advocates said would have reduced obesity and helped finance healthcare reform.

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Costa Rica Elects First Woman President in Landslide

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 6:46 AM | No TrackBacks

Costa Ricans have elected their first woman president as the ruling party candidate won in a landslide after campaigning to continue free market policies in Central America's most stable nation.

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Attempted Murder of Football Star Salvador Cabañas Shocks Mexico, Sports World

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 6:45 AM | No TrackBacks

Salvador Cabañas, a first-choice striker for the Paraguay national team and the most prominent star for top Mexican side Club América, was shot in the head early Monday morning in a Mexico City bar.

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Argentina Coach Continues Call-ups

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 6:01 AM | No TrackBacks

Diego Maradona has called up 101 players since he took over as coach of Argentina 15 months ago.

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Criminales lavan millones en Estados Unidos

By LCNN1 on February 8, 2010 3:11 AM | No TrackBacks

Pierre Falcone, un vendedor internacional de armas argelino y activo miembro del jet-set internacional, era considerado un fugitivo de la justicia de Francia desde el 2003.

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Baptists Want Every Home in Texas to Have the Bible on CD by Easter

By LCNN1 on February 7, 2010 5:31 PM | No TrackBacks

The largest state Baptist group in the nation wants Christ's message of hope heard in every home in Texas -- about 9 million of them -- by Easter.

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Latinos Seek More Support for Immigration Reform

By LCNN1 on February 7, 2010 5:16 PM | No TrackBacks

A leading Latino lawmaker asserted Monday that Latinos, angered at President Obama for his failure to push immigration reform legislation, could stay home from the polls this year.

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Costa Rica Votes, Could Elect First Woman President

By LCNN1 on February 7, 2010 5:09 PM | No TrackBacks

Costa Ricans appear likely to elect their first woman president Sunday as Central America's most politically and economically stable country chooses between a career politician from the ruling party and an anti-taxation Libertarian.

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Hispanic Media Outreach for Haiti Unprecedented

By LCNN1 on February 7, 2010 4:20 PM | No TrackBacks

Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz, third from left, shakes hands with TV host Don Francisco during the "Unidos Por Haiti", Spanish for: United For Haiti

As horrific images of Haiti flashed across the screens, murmurs of recognition floated through the audience at Univision Network's live celebrity telethon, many people nodding as they recalled disasters in their native countries.

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