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David Pizarro encabeza lista de convocados de la selección chilena
David Pizarro encabeza lista de convocados de la selección chilena Santiago de Chile, 20 may (EFE).- El centrocampista David Pizarro, que desde el 2005 se había marginado de la selección de Chile, encabeza la lista de 20 jugadores del exterior...Tags: Chile, Nottingham, Bolivia
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Former Argentine dictator Jorge Videla dies of natural causes at age 87 serving life in prison
Associated PressBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power over Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate so-called "subversives," died...Tags: Activism, Government, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Sports, Prisons
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Latin cinema comes to AMC 600 North
Watch enough new foreign films in a row, and certain things start to stand out. Like the incredible variety of cellphone ring tones used in other countries. They're familiar but just different enough to break your concentration for a moment, like a...Tags: Television, Skype, Music Industry, Entertainment, Ray McKinnon
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Amazing Race Recap: Scorpion King Hunter
WDBJ7 BloggerVietnam is home to 90 million people and apparently the cast and crew’s visit caused tension to CBS. At the start of the show, Phil addressed an apology on regards from CBS to veterans. Something must have went down (angry emails, tweets, or phone...Tags: Auto Racing, Botswana, CBS Corp.
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Eagle Scout's Letter
Blogging with Bill WhiteMy column Saturday will focus on a letter that an area Eagle Scout wrote to the Boy Scouts of America, protesting its anti-gay policies and accompanied by the return of his Eagle Scout medal. Unfortunately, space didn't permit the use...... -
Eagle Scout returned his medal over gay policy
You probably won't be surprised to learn that some readers disagreed with my recent column about the Boy Scouts of America. I suggested that the Scouts are on the wrong side of history as they cling to their traditional position that gay people aren't...Tags: Cetronia, Macungie, Youth Organizations, Social Organizations, Peace Corps
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Turning trash into musical instruments for Paraguay's children
In the Paraguayan capital of Asuncion, there is a village called Cateura built practically on top of the city's main landfill. Families eke out a living sorting through the trash and selling whatever valuables they can find. Like many high poverty...Tags: China, Documentary (genre), Arts and Culture, Skype, Music Industry
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Latin American nations among the most upbeat, poll finds
Latin American countries are among the most upbeat in the world, while Singapore, Armenia and Iraq fall at the bottom in “positive emotions,” according to a Gallup poll released this week. Researchers who surveyed people in 148 countries...Tags: The Happiest News!, Denmark, Singapore, Panama, Human Interest
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From South America to Somerset County
RockwoodPablo and Claunette Mora, of South America, have traveled more than 4,700 miles to bring not only cultural awareness, but also their own moral insight to students half way across the world. Pablo Mora has been the leader of a Paraguayan Methodist church...Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Education, Students, Teaching and Learning
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620 million without power in India; Other notable power outages around the world
A look at some notable power outages around the world: July 31, 2012: Three power grids across half of India fail in what authorities call overdrawing of the system, leaving a record 620 million people without power for several hours and raising...
Tags: Germany, Brazil, Italy, India, Hydroelectricity
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Serenata de arroz con frijoles
Todo empezó con un almuerzo de arroz con frijoles (o porotos, como los llaman en Paraguay). Berta Rojas, una destacada guitarrista clásica paraguaya, le envió tímidamente un e-mail a Paquito D'Rivera para indagar si éste escucharía su propuesta, y el...Tags: Charlie Christian, Duke Ellington
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Jewish families begin quiet evacuation of West Bank homes
World NowIsraeli authorities began evacuating an outpost in the West Bank on Tuesday after the country's Supreme Court recently held the government to its promise to remove five houses from the Ulpana hill outpost, claimed to built on privately owned Palestinian...
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