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... he wedding, a reception was held at the George Dupuis Center. After returning from a honeymoon trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico, the couple will reside in Carencro. Comment?
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Watford is eager to prove worth
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- In two games back in Bloomington, Christian Watford clearly had the attention of Indiana basketball fans. Comment?
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College basketball: AMU women fall to Rio Piedras
The Ave Maria University women's basketball team built a 14-point first-half lead against visiting Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras on Saturday, but couldn't sustain that momentum in a 70-51 loss. Comment?
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Brown Pelican Recovery is "an Amazing Success Story"
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... brown pelican. The monitoring will be done in cooperation with the State resource agencies, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Mexico, other federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and individuals. Further, the Service ... Comment?
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Murder of a young gay man in P.R. is reverberating in Chicago. We report from our West Side bureau.
Killing in Puerto Rico Hits Chicagoans Hard - Produced by Chip Mitchell on Saturday, November 21, 2009 The body of Jorge Steven López Mercado, 19, turned up decapitated and burned November 13 along a road in central Puerto Rico. Authorities are holding a suspect and prosecuting the case as a murder but, so far, not a hate crime. That’s angering organizers of protests this weekend in more than a half-dozen U.S. cities. Ruben Feliciano is helping organize a vigil in Chicago, which has one of the country’s largest Puerto Rican communities. FELICIANO: This is a civil-rights issue. Feliciano says he’s also trying to counter a myth: FELICIANO: That Latinos are more homophobic than others. We have come a long way. There’s all these grassroots movements taking place here in Humboldt Park, spaces for young LGBTQ community. Those spaces include an AIDS outreach organization, a planned youth homeless shelter, and a new activist group called Boricua Pride. The vigil to remember López Mercado begins Sunday at 4 p.m. at Division and California. [See comment in Extended Entry section.] Comment?
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Two plead guilty to drug trafficking
... U.S. District Judge William E. Smith. Both admitted that they had received packages of cocaine mailed from Puerto Rico - Liranzo a kilogram and Hernandez-Javier, two kilograms. Both packages apparently were from the same source, according to ... Comment?
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Telemundo, Billboard and the Puerto Rico Tourism Company Sign Agreement to Broadcast the 2010 Billbo
Telemundo Communications Group, a leading producer of high-quality content for Hispanics in the U.S. and audiences around the world, Billboard, the world's most trusted music brand, and The Puerto Rico Tourism Company announced today that they reached an agreement to hold the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards Presented by State Farm in San Juan, ... Comment?
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Eighteen golf courses now. More to come to entice golfers. World class resorts most framed in palm trees, blue ocean vista, nearly perfect weather everyday. Comment?
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De Castro Font allegedly authored bills aimed at helping businesses - P.R. Daily Sun - 21/11/09
When former Sen. Jorge de Castro Font was Majority Leader, he authored and co-authored over 200 measures, 10 of which were aimed at helping businesses, critics said, including one that would have repealed the entity in charge of overseeing development in Culebra, one that would have benefitted bottling companies, and another that would have put the brakes on an island-wide Land Use Plan. Most of the measures were rejected by the House or did not complete the legislative process. “That shows the benefits of a bicameral system,” a legislative source said. De Castro Font pleaded guilty earlier this year to federal charges related to taking bribes while he was a lawmaker. He is awaiting sentencing and is cooperating with authorities, giving the names of lawmakers who allegedly engaged in corrupt acts. Federal authorities are also investigating other New Progressive Party senators, including NPP Sen. Héctor Martínez for allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for legislation, and former NPP Sen. Carlos Díaz. Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock, a former Senate president, is allegedly also under investigation. While federal officials have not confirmed the probes, House Speaker Jenniffer González and Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz have both said federal officials have requested documents from the Legislature. De Castro Font was co-author of the bill that would have put the Culebra Conservation and Development Authority, in charge of overseeing the island’s development, under the Department of Development and Commerce. The legislation, which was penned by NPP Sen. Roberto Arango, could have had the result of opening up the small island for development. [Open link for full, complete story.] Comment?
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Deal of the Day: Thanksgiving vacation in Puerto Rico
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Here's a deal that was just released: El Conquistador Resort in Fajardo, Puerto Rico has a vacation package that goes for $250 per room, per night. Comment?
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Hoosiers Lose Again In Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - John Holland scored 21 points, Jake O'Brien had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Boston University rallied to beat Indiana 71-67 on Friday night in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Comment?
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WVU men to play in 2010 Puerto Rico Tip-Off
West Virginia University will be among eight men's basketball teams that will compete in the 2010 O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Comment?
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India nominates IHK leaders for official haj delegation
NEW DELHI: The Indian government has nominated Indian-held Kashmir Congress chapter's President Prof Saifuddin Soz to lead a 20-member official haj delegation to Jeddah, that departs Saturday night. Comment?
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Ole Miss beats K-State in Puerto Rico tournament
... his time at Kansas State, making shots like that are what the senior guard has done best. Anytime the Puerto Rico native can utilize his speed and find open space before opposing defenses get back and in front of the basket, he is ... Comment?
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Flyers dug too deep of a hole against Villanova
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A University of Dayton staffer sent out a Twitter with a quote from coach Brian Gregory at halftime of the Villanova game, saying his team needed "to pressure their guards, stop penetration and knock down some open looks." By the end of the game, the Flyers had accomplished all of that. Comment?
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Vigil tonight in Philadelphia for teen found dead in Puerto Rico
A vigil will be held tonight in Philadelphia for Jorge Lopez Mercado, 19, who was found dead on the roadside in his hometown of Caguas, Puerto Rico on Nov. Comment?
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... has given support to two issues he raised during the federal group's meeting held Oct. 31-Nov. 6 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Both issues concern protection of the territory's marine life and coral reefs. [+] Rexona Pouesi is Eastern District Lions ... Comment?
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Johnson takes poll...New deal for Johnson...Broncos in action..No...
... Walsh says the club is not interested in the guard. Iverson was waived by Memphis earlier this week. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) In college Basketball this afternoon, 21st-ranked Georgia Tech beat George Mason 70-62 today in the consolation round of ... Comment?
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Twenty-Nine Indicted and Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Puerto Rico
Twenty nine individuals indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on November 18, 2009, were arrested today by Strike Force teams, as a result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Puerto Rico Police Department announced today United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodrguez-Vlez. The defendants are charged in a nine-count ... Comment?
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International Transgender Day of Remembrance Honors 119 Dead
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... in Brighton, England; Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado , a 19-year-old who was decapitated and dismembered in Cayey, Puerto Rico; Taysia Elzy , who was shot to death along with her boyfriend, Michael Hunt, in their Indianapolis apartment; and many more, ... Comment?
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