Monday, November 24, 2008

Daily Headlines: November 24, 2008

* U.S.: Remember the case of the Ecuadorian migrant killed earlier this month by a group of teens on Long Island? According to prosecutors, the assailants spent days on "beaner jumping" missions before murdering Marcelo Lucero.

* Puerto Rico: The island’s embattled governor- Aníbal Acevedo Vilá- auctioned off “two fighting cocks” in order to pay for $1.6 million in legal fees.

* Uruguay: The country’s legislature lacked sufficient votes to overcome a presidential veto on a bill that would’ve decriminalized first trimester abortions.

* Ecuador: Does a community of Ecuadorian dwarfs hold clues that could lead to a cure for cancer?

Image- ABC News (“The coffin containing the body of Ecuadorean citizen Marcelo Lucero arrives at Gualaceo, Ecuador to be cremated, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. Lucero, who lived in the U.S., was killed Nov. 8 during a racist attack in Long Island, New York. (AP Photo).”)
Sources-
ABC News, The Latin Americanist, Gothamist, miamiherald.com, AFP

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