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1:24 pm
Mon December 17, 2012

Report Shows Anti-Latino Hate Crimes Down 31 Percent

A new report from the FBI shows a total of 7,713 hate crimes against victims were reported in 2011. Crimes against Latinos changed the most significantly, decreasing by 31 percent.

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11:27 am
Mon December 17, 2012

Navajos Often Victims Of Predatory Car Sales

It’s an often-heard refrain in these times: people duped by mortgage lenders, car dealers or finance companies to take on debt they can’t afford. On the edges of their vast reservation, Navajos have been especially vulnerable to questionable car sales tactics.

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3:53 pm
Wed December 12, 2012

Pondering The Age Of The Grand Canyon

Geologist Wayne Ranney is the author of

Last month geologists published a paper in the journal Science that concluded the Grand Canyon -- or at least part of it -- is much older than most researchers think.

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2:16 pm
Wed December 12, 2012

Mezcal Production Drawing Mexicans Back Home

Credit Lorne Matalon
Distilled mezcal is filtered into a storage drum.

It’s after midnight at Bar Añejo in Manhattan. Añejo means ‘aged’. On this night--in this place--it means “the nectar of a Mexican plant that’s been lovingly grown, and you’re about to sip it.”

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