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Federal officials want to starve MS-13 gang of its money
L.A. NOWFederal authorities named Mara Salvatrucha MS-13, the ruthless Latin American gang born three decades ago on the streets of Los Angeles, a “transnational criminal organization” on Thursday, making it the first street gang to join the list. The... -
Unprecedented action aimed at weakening MS-13 street gang
L.A. NOWMara Salvatrucha MS-13 on Thursday won the distinction of being the first street gang designated by the federal government as a “transnational criminal organization." Local law enforcement officials cheered what they saw as the unprecedented federal... -
With Dream Act approved, students look to the future
Kevin Hernandez was 11 when he left his grandmother's home in El Salvador, traveling by bus and on foot — alone — to Maryland to meet his mother, whom he had not seen since he was 6.
Shortly after the boy waded through chest-high water to...Tags: Community College of Baltimore County, Barack Obama, Elections, Colleges and Universities, Personal Data Collection
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Global Coffee Trade Routes Lead to Lindsborg, Kansas
At first, after entering Blacksmith Coffee Roastery in Lindsborg, a visitor might see the burlap bags flopped in stacks on the brick floor and then note a few wooden barrels nearby. The visitor might wonder why the place looks like some cargo ship just...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Values, Companies and Corporations, Photography Supplies and Services, Religion and Belief
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Deportation reprieve for illegal immigrants starts Wednesday
When Sarita Santillan moved from Peru to Maryland with her family in 2003, she was just 11 years old — and had little clue how hard it would be to stay here. This week, Santillan, 20, an illegal immigrant who lives in Greektown, will be among...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, White House, Barack Obama, Deportation, Finance
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Mari Carmen Aponte confirmed by U.S. Senate
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelMari Carmen Aponte was confirmed by the U.S. Senate this afternoon to become U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, making her the first female Puerto Rican to serve as a U.S. ambasdsador and ending a long political tussel that lately pitted bipartisan allies ... -
U.S. Senate cloture motion approved 62-37, clearing way to Aponte confirmation
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelUpdated 2:18 p.m. 06/14/12 with comments from Sen. Marco Rubio. Two years after Mari Carmen Aponte was nominated to be U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, the U.S. Senate is ready to confirm her to that post. Aponte's nomination has been on hold but a 62-37... -
Chicago-area boxer fighting to reach Olympics
One in an occasional series on the Road to London for the 2012 Olympics, which open July 27.
Nathan Ridings had been carrying a lot of academic weight last year, taking several AP courses his senior year at Lockport Township High School.
With that off...Tags: Mexico, Science and Technology, Pan American Games, Dominican Republic, Awards and Prizes
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Maryland counties seek to make English official language
Jose Soto doesn't pay attention to politics in Frederick County. He's new to town and spends much of his time working at an apple-processing plant in Pennsylvania. But he heard something a few weeks ago about the county making English its official...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Justice and Rights, Judges, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Demographics
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Jesse Linares dies at 49; journalist helped launch Hoy Los Angeles
Jesse Linares, a journalist who helped launch the Spanish-language newspaper Hoy Los Angeles, died Saturday at Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center. He was 49 and had cancer.
Linares worked at Hoy Los Angeles since its founding in 2004 and...Tags: Cancer, Newspapers, Journalism, Newspaper and Magazine, Los Angeles Times
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