Daily Headlines: July 6, 2012

* Uruguay: President Jose Mujica said that Uruguay’s marijuana legalization plan will not be extended to other illegal narcotics and is aimed at lowering drug-related crime.

* U.S.: The unemployment rate for Latinos in June remained unchanged at 11.0% according to government data released today.

* Latin America: A report from the Press Emblem Campaign concluded that Latin America is the most dangerous region in the world for journalists.

* Panama: Opposition is growing against South Korea’s proposal to resume whaling for scientific research that was presented at the International Whaling Commission meeting in Panama.

Video Source – YouTube via brianandrewsntn24 (Video from June 2012).

Online Sources- Boston.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Fox News Latino, CBS News