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MALDEF Latino State of The Union

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MALDEF Latino State of The Union Washington D.C.: Attend the 2015 Latino State of the Union in-person, they invite you to watch the entire event LIVE on MALDEF.org. RSVP now. http://maldef.org/

Founded in 1968, MALDEF is the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization. MALDEF is often described as the “law firm of the Latino community”, MALDEF promotes social change through advocacy, communications, community education, and litigation in the areas of education, employment, immigrant rights, and political access.

ANDY MONTAÑEZ

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Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is proud to present The Godfather of Salsa, the legendary ANDY MONTAÑEZ: 50 Plus Una Historia En Concierto as he celebrates more than fifty years of performances on Saturday, April 18th, 2015 at 8pm. Produced by Lehman Center and José Raposo.

Museum Massacre

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Armed terrorists are responsible for a museum massacre after they stormed a Tunisia museum and reportedly killed around 20. French speaking sources say 22 and English language accounts say 18, according to published reports.

Security forces swept in, killed two gunmen, freed the remaining hostages and launched a manhunt for more perpetrators. A total of 36 injured individuals may have been transported to local hospitals.

El Niño

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Due to the weak strength of the El Niño, widespread or significant global weather pattern impacts are not anticipated. However, certain impacts often associated with El Niño may appear this spring in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, such as wetter-than-normal conditions along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Wondrous World Week

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A severe solar storm hit planet Earth, endangering power grids, GPS navigator tracking and pushing colorful northern lights farther south.

Expect Mother Nature's big encore on Friday, with #SpringEquinox, #SolarEclipse and #Supermoon. Making for a rare and unique celestial experience, Friday will see the spring equinox coincide with the solar eclipse and the Super-moon.

Europe prepares for a spectacular total solar eclipse on 3/20, as the day promises to make for an even more unique experience, with two other celestial events, Super-moon and Spring Equinox.

RIP Explorer

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Internet Explorer, a Microsoft browser familiar to many finally passed away today after an extended illness. Explorer was 19 years old.

Microsoft decided to remove it from life support. Explorer will continue to receive tech support through at 2016. Internet Explorer is survived by family members Windows, Office, and the Microsoft Mouse.

Explorer will be remembered for browser technology and for bringing Web surfing to the masses.

Dangerous Sports Injuries

Another professional athlete has taken early retirement fearing the lasting effects of dangerous sportsa injuries, including brain trauma.

Parents, do not allow your children to face dangerous game, which may turn into permanent, or long-lasting injuries. Some of the most common sports injuries are:

Runner's Knee, Shoulder Injuries, Ankle Sprains, Tennis and Golf Elbows, Pulled Muscles, Lower Back Pains, Shin Splints, Groin Strains, Achilles Tendinitis, and one of the most dangerous are Concussions.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY

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Beannacht Lá Fhéile Pádraig * Celebrating the life and work of the patron Saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick.

Millions of people around the world are going to be wearing green, drinking and soliciting kisses because they're Irish, even if they're not... Nut hey, everyone's a little Irish on St. Patrick's Day.

May the Irish hills caress you; may her lakes and rivers bless you;may the luck of the Irish enfold you;
may the blessings of St Patrick behold you.

THE TOMB OF CERVANTES

Scientists have reportedly reached a breakthrough in their search for the remains of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, who was a Spanish novelist, a poet, and a brilliant playwright.

His remains were recently found inside a Madrid convent, where the author of "Don Quixote" was buried in 1616. Their investigation to identify the Barefoot Brother of The Holy Trinity focused on Madrid's historic Barrio de Las Letras, or Literary Quarter, which began last year and 400 years after his demise.

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UNBROKEN WOMEN

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It's 3.00 am in the morning on the streets of Hunts Point in the Bronx. The women continue to risk everything for a few dollars. The men in cars pull over to the curb and for the right sum, only a little money, another world begins. They are of every age, and every race. At the end of the day they take off their masks and resume their lives. More dirty and ashamed as prostitutes, these women are mothers, wives, students, and sometimes all three.