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Cinco De Mayo 'As American As July 4,' UCLA Prof Says
CNNLOS ANGELES -- Cinco de Mayo -- the unofficial U.S. holiday long believed to have been imported, with celebratory beer, from Mexico -- isn't a Mexican holiday at all but rather an American one created by Latinos in the West during the Civil War, according...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Research, Government, Social Issues, Unions
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Census: Hispanic Population Passes 50 Million, White Population Falls
CNNWASHINGTON, D.C. -- The growing Hispanic population in the United States has reached a new milestone, topping 50 million, or 16.3% of the nation, officially solidifying its position as the country's second-largest group, U.S. Census Bureau officials...Tags: Nevada, Migration, Crimes, Media Industry, Charlotte
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Moderate Drinking may be the Secret to Long Life
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Break out the bubbly, drinking moderate amounts of alcohol could help you outlive your non-drinking counterparts. A new study published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, finds that moderate drinking (defined as...Tags: Science and Technology
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Census: White Children Are a Minority in California, 9 Other States
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. -- White children are now in the minority among people under 18 in 10 U.S. states and 35 large metro areas, according to a Brookings analysis of 2010 Census data. The number of white children in metro areas including Atlanta, Georgia;...Tags: Atlanta, Nevada, Florida, Migration, Native Americans
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Let the Count Begin: U.S. Census Forms Arrive in the Mail
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Let the count begin. More than 120 million U.S. census forms begin arriving Monday in mailboxes around the country, in the government's once-a-decade population count that will be used to divvy up congressional seats and more than $400...Tags: Super Bowl, Corporate Crime, Republican Party, Football, Migration
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Woman Freed From Prison After 23 years is Deported to Mexico
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- A woman who spent 23 years behind bars for arson and first degree murder she says she didn't commit was immediately deported after being released from prison. Rosie Sanchez, 49, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for setting a...Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Virginia, Prisons, Fires, Migration
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Horses Run Wild Through Southern California Streets
FOX 5 San Diego StaffCHULA VISTA -- About a dozen horses stampeded through eastern Chula Vista for about 90 minutes Thursday evening, galloping over streets and through parking lots but causing no reported damage or injuries. Police began receiving numerous reports about the...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Television, San Diego (San Diego, California), Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company
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Police Bust Major Meth Ring in SoCal
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES – Authorities have busted a major methamphetamine ring that officials say was responsible for smuggling 200 pounds of meth into Southern California from Mexico every month. Ten people are under arrest. The "Don Chuy Drug Trafficking...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Los Angeles, Fresno, Migration, Organized Crime
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4 Days Left to Mail Back U.S. Census Forms
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- With four days left for people to return their census forms, Census Bureau director Robert Groves on Monday urged those in big cities and border regions to step up the response to avoid visits by census takers next month. So far, about 65...Tags: Virginia, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Alaska, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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U.S. Cancer Rate Declines for First Time
LOS ANGELES -- For the first time since the government began compiling records, the rate of cancer has begun to decline, marking a tipping point in the fight against the second-leading cause of death among Americans. Researchers already knew that the...Tags: Brain, Breast Cancer, Medical Research, Breast, Cancer
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Report: CA Hospitals Eliminating Children's Beds
LOS ANGELES -- Within two hours of Roman Rodriguez's birth in Fontana, ambulances rushed him to Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 50 miles away. State-of-the-art equipment kept the newborn alive as doctors performed five surgeries to repair intestines that...Tags: Science and Technology, Corporate Officers, Emergency Planning, Children, Disasters and Accidents
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The 2010 Census
The 2010 Census: Making a Difference in Your Community
When the 2010 Census form arrives for your household in March 2010, you may wonder why the U.S. Census Bureau counts the number of people in our nation every decade. The answers might surprise you....Tags: Corporate Crime, Crimes, Local Government, Corruption, Population and Census
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