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Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide
MEXICO CITY — Efrain Rios Montt, the former Guatemalan military dictator who ruled his country during one of the bloodiest phases of its civil war, was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity Friday for the systematic massacre of more...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, International Court or Tribunal, Judges
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Christie's plan 'most important charity auction'
“The Great Gatsby’s” leading man, Leonardo DiCaprio, is using his current screen sway for environmental good -- again. Together with Christie’s next week, DiCaprio will co-host “the most important environmental charity ever...
Tags: Auction Service, Endangered Species, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Leonardo DiCaprio
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Traditional -- and crispy -- Mexican seafood at El Coraloense
Name of restaurant: El Coraloense. The root term "Cora" refers to the indigenous group from Western Central Mexico that live in the coastal state of Nayarit, which is where Leo Curie Sr. is from. "Loense" pays homage to his wife’s home state of...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Czech Republic, Restaurants, Seafood, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Disney withdraws trademark filing for 'Dia de los Muertos'
If the dead could speak, they probably wouldn't have been heard over the burst of virtual shouting and howling Walt Disney Co. drew for attempting to trademark "Dia de los Muertos" -- a bid it has since dropped. The company filed 10 applications with...
Tags: Grateful Dead (music group), Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Pixar Animation, Holidays, Oblivion (movie)
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Simi Valley councilman defends sharing beheading video on Facebook
Simi Valley councilman and veteran Los Angeles Police Department officer Mike Judge said the video of the woman’s murder in his Facebook news feed was unbelievably gruesome. The middle-aged woman in a blue sweater and blue jeans was being beheaded...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Media, Justice System, Laws, Criminal Laws
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Review: 'Cuatro Corridos' is a disturbing look at sex trafficking
LA JOLLA — It turns out that even those ripe, red, fragrant local strawberries that help make May farmers' markets so seductive can have, as beauty sometimes does, sad tales to tell. A new opera's undercover job is to taste the flavor of that...
Tags: Strawberries, Entertainment, Prostitution, Music Industry, Sex Crimes
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Lindsey Graham blames immigration woes on south-of-the-border 'hell holes'
The GOP’s effort to woo Latinos may have suffered a minor setback Thursday, thanks to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Republicans have been trying to improve their standing with the fastest-growing voting bloc ever since last year's election, when...
Tags: Jeff Sessions, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Immigration, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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$75,000 Alpert Awards in the Arts honor marathon play directors
The annual Alpert Awards in the Arts give a $75,000 boost to midcareer artists who often aren’t well known but have earned respect in their fields. Among the higher-profile winners of this year's awards, funded by the Herb Alpert Foundation and...
Tags: Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fine Arts, Arts
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Immigration bill survives first day of debate in Senate committee
WASHINGTON — After eight hours of debate, the bipartisan Senate immigration bill emerged mostly intact Thursday, despite Republican-led efforts to make substantial alterations in the first of what is certain to be many long committee meetings to...
Tags: Ted Cruz, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Jeff Flake
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Many amendments, few changes to immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON -- Senators on Thursday began the arduous task of going through some 300 proposed amendments to the delicately constructed bipartisan immigration bill. By lunch, they had disposed of 17. With a packed audience of many pro-immigration...
Tags: Ted Cruz, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Jeff Flake
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Police testing in Mexico inspires little confidence
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Guadalajara police commander Juan Carlos Martinez took Mexico's national police vetting exam in April 2012. He failed. But no one in government would tell him why. A few months later, he received a phone call from a man...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Felipe Calderon, Government, Local Government
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Home builders struggling to find enough construction workers
The real estate bust idled hundreds of thousands of construction workers. Now, with housing on the mend, builders are hiring again. Trouble is, many workers aren't coming back. Years of sporadic employment drove many from the industry. Incomes aren'...
Tags: Career and Workplace, General Contracting, Realty, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation
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