24Feb2013
Transgender Job Seekers Face Uphill Battle
CNNMoney
A recent study of more than 6,000 transgender individuals found the transgender jobless rate to be 14% - double the national rate - and as high as 28% for black respondents.

24Feb2013
As a New Pope is Chosen, Latin America Hopes for More Sway
The Los Angeles Times
Although a Latin American pope appears unlikely, the 19 cardinals from the region who have a vote at next month's conclave are hoping to have more influence this time.

24Feb2013
Clip of the Day: A New Way to Play (Music) with Your Food
TakePart
Brooklyn-based J.Viewz utilizes music-tech tool, which makes it possible to turn any object into a synth controller, to construct a music studio out of a bag of groceries.

24Feb2013
Victims' Families Protest Against US-Mexico 'Border Brutality'
CBS News
Some families banded together demanding justice for loved ones they say were killed by Border Patrol agents or Customs Officers. The relatives held a protest Saturday at the San Ysidro Port of Entry against what they call "border brutality."

23Feb2013
Ex-Mexico Official: List Of 27,000 Missing People Doesn't Exist
Associated Press
A member of former Mexican President Felipe Calderon's administration disputed on Friday that there is a list of 27,000 missing people as announced by the current government of President Enrique Pena Nieto.

23Feb2013
An Annual Beauty Queen Race in the Heart of Mexico's Narco-Land
Associated Press
Mothers and daughters packed the squeaky seats of the shabby municipal auditorium in T-shirts and caps with portraits of their candidates. What looked like a standard political rally was something much more important: This dusty farm town of 60,000 people was picking its annual carnival queen.

23Feb2013
Apps for Apes: Smithsonian Orangutans using iPads for Enrichment
Orangutan Outreach
The Apps4Apes program is an Orangutan Outreach initiative, designed to further enrich the quality of lives for primates in zoos.

23Feb2013
1200 Year-Old Sacrificial Skulls Found Near Mexico City Baffle Archeologists
Patryn News
Researchers say most of the sacrificial victims are males aged between 18 and 30, suggesting they were carefully selected and not chosen at random. The reasons behind the sacrifice remain a mystery.


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