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'Dulce Rosa': An Isabel Allende tale turns operatic
Composer Lee Holdridge says his new opera, "Dulce Rosa," hits "very close to home" for him in several ways. First, as a native Latin American. Second, as the son of a passionate, indomitable woman. And, third, as a lifelong aficionado of stage drama...
Tags: Isabel Allende, Mexico, Music Industry
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Obama urges new tack for Central America's drug war
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — President Obama capped a three-day visit to Latin America on Saturday by urging the region's leaders to fight the drug war not with more guns or military aid but with greater investment in infrastructure, education and energy....
Tags: National Government, Politics, Drug Trafficking, Guatemala, Mauricio Funes
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Obama's sunny speech in Mexico raises eyebrows
MEXICO CITY — President Obama on Friday painted a sunny picture of a modern Mexico emerging from its past troubles, an attempt at rebranding that serves the political aims of both governments but clashes with the realities of a country beset by...
Tags: Politics, Migration, World Bank Group, Petroleum Industry, Mexico City
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Your Scene: Monkeys go online in Costa Rica
Veronica Renov vacationed in Costa Rica in March, staying at the Hostel Plinio near Manuel Antonio National Park. She had heard that monkeys occasionally pass by the hostel on their way up a nearby hill. On Renov's last day, she saw 40 to 50 monkeys in...
Tags: Apple iPhone
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Obama, Central American presidents face a difficult agenda
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Central American presidents will likely have a long list of gripes for their U.S. counterpart as they head into meetings with Barack Obama on Friday night. President Obama arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Friday...
Tags: Politics, here! (tv network), Drug Trafficking, Guatemala, Mauricio Funes
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Obama declares ground troops not being considered for Syria
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- President Obama said he “does not foresee” sending ground troops into the bloody civil war in Syria, a comment that appears aimed at reassuring Americans that U.S. involvement in another Mideast war is not on the...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Wars and Interventions, Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama
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PASSINGS: Raymond L. Telles
Raymond L. Telles, 97, El Paso's first Latino elected mayor and a former U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica, died Friday at the Sherman Oaks home of his daughter Cynthia Ann Telles, according to KTSM-TV of El Paso. He had been in failing health in recent...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Employment Opportunities, Local Elections, U.S. Army
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NASA sends fleet of small drones to inspect noxious volcano plumes
Getting information on volcanic plumes can be perilous work. The unbearable heat. The noxious gas. The jagged terrain. So NASA found a new way to carry out the mission without putting its researchers in danger: drones. PHOTOS: America's drone fleet...
Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Volcanoes
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Obama plans to visit Mexico and Costa Rica
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is scheduled to travel to Mexico and Costa Rica in early May to push for stronger economic ties, the White House announced Wednesday. In trip scheduled for May 2-4, Obama will meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto,...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Central America, Immigration, Telemundo (tv network)
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Tim Leiweke was the Kings' top boss and their top fan
Tim Leiweke spent his last evening as president and chief executive of AEG watching the Galaxy defeat Costa Rica's Herediano at the Home Depot Center. Had the Kings been home Leiweke might have been at Staples Center, cheering from the corner season seats...
Tags: Chris Klein, National Hockey League, Darryl Sutter, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Ilya Kovalchuk
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Volcano covers Costa Rican valley in ash
FrameworkOn Mar. 19, 1963, the Costa Rican volcano Irazu began an eruption that lasted into 1965. San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica was daily buried by ash.... -
Starbucks goes glam with $450 stainless steel gift card [Google+ Hangout]
Starbucks is now offering a gift card for $450 -- $400 to fill the card with store credit and $50 toward the sleek, stainless steel card itself. The limited-edition Starbucks Metal Card is available through membership-based e-commerce site Gilt.com...
Tags: Food Industry, Starbucks Corp.
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