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Website helps immigrants compare fees to send money home
World NowRemittances, Central America, Dominican Republic, World Bank: Immigrants from Central America and the Dominican Republic can go online to compare the cost of sending money from the United States to relatives back home.... -
St. Louis restaurant drops Albert Pujols' name, but statue stays
Sports NowThe owners of the Pujols 5 Westport Grill in St. Louis, named after former Cardinals star and new Angels first baseman Albert Pujols, are dropping the slugger's name from the restaurant, but a larger-than-life-sized bronze statue of Pujols pointing to....... -
International tourist information
For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is available only through their website. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations...Tags: Norway, Palau, Namibia, El Salvador, Uruguay
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'Q'Viva': Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony take a gentle approach
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony wanted their upcoming talent show, "ˇQ'Viva The Chosen!," to stand apart from an already cluttered slate of song and dance reality TV offerings.
Instead of judging contestants from behind a panel, spinning around in...Tags: FOX (tv network), Mexico, The Voice (tv program), Television, Television
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An exquisite Mexico beach, cursed by plastic
Just off a rutted dirt road, a beach as white as flour pops into view from behind a wall of sea grape and rustling palms. Pelicans slice over turquoise waters, and not a single person stirs the quiet.
The tableau, along a little-developed segment of...Tags: Natural Resources, Mexico, Coral Reefs, Conservation, Conservation
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Drug war: Time for an exit strategy [Blowback]
Opinion L.A.The roughly 50,000 murders in Mexico over the last five years are prohibition-related, not drug-related.... -
Susan Spano's homecoming: Life unpacked, at long last
L.A. at HomeSusan Spano: Travel writer Susan Spano returns to New York after eight years on the road and has a happy reunion with belongings long held in storage. Her new mantra? For this world traveler, home is where the stuff is.... -
FBI warns of ‘relative in distress’ scam
L.A. NOWFor three Los Angeles-area grandparents who received calls about their loved ones, the voice on the other end of the phone was adamant and fear-inducing.... -
Cultural Exchange: Chilean artists confront Pinochet horrors
A final reckoning of the Pinochet dictatorship's 16-year reign of terror may be many years away, but a flourishing of art, theater, film and literary works dealing with the nightmarish era is a sure sign that Chilean society is coming to grips with what...Tags: Crimes, Political Systems, Movies, Human Rights, Television
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NYC marks 10th anniversary of Flight 587 crash
Nation NowHundreds gathered Saturday in New York to mark the 10th anniversary of the crash of Flight 587 — the second deadliest plane crash in United States history.... -
Angels sign pair of Dominican outfield prospects
The Fabulous ForumJerry Dipoto vowed to be aggressive in Latin America, and one of the Angels' first moves under their new general manager was to sign two outfield prospects from the Dominican Republic, Ranyemi Alberto Mendoza for $70,000 and Ayendi Perez for...... -
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig mum on McCourt case
The Fabulous ForumBaseball Commissioner Bud Selig declined to say Thursday whether he believes Jamie McCourt’s decision to relinquish full control of the Dodgers to her former husband Frank would speed resolution of a dispute that saw Selig take control of the...
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