Washington, May 18 (EFE).- Authorities in Detroit, where American rock music icon Chris Cornell was found dead hours after a concert, said Thursday that the 52-year-old singer and guitarist who fronted bands such as Soundgarden and Audioslave took his own life. “The cause of death has been determined as suicide by hanging. A full autopsy …
Guadalajara (México), 16 may (EFE).- La figura del escritor mexicano Juan Rulfo fue hoy el centro de sendos homenajes en Jalisco, su tierra natal, y en otros lugares de la República que se unieron en un ejercicio de “persistencia de la memoria”, dijo el historiador y autor Benito Taibo. En la celebración del centenario del …
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By Bob Schulman Check out a map of the Caribbean, and you’ll spot the island of Hispaniola about 650 miles southeast of Miami, wedged in between Cuba and Puerto Rico. Two countries share the island, the Dominican Republic on its eastern two-thirds and Haiti on the western third. Foreigners have been coming to the Dominican …
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Los Angeles, May 11 (EFE).- Spanish actor Antonio Banderas will portray the founder of the prestigious Lamborghini automobile line in a film that will also star Alec Baldwin, the online entertainment news magazine Deadline reported Thursday. To be titled “Lamborghini – The Legend,” the film directed by Michael Radford, who also directed “The Merchant of …
Medellin, Colombia, May 10 (EFE).- With his seventh studio album – “Mis planes son amarte” (My plans are to love you) – which goes on sale Friday, Juanes is seeking to convert his fans from the idea of just listening to hit singles and sit down to experience an album from beginning to end. “The …
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Washington, May 3 (efe-epa).- FBI Director James Comey told senators on Wednesday that he felt “mildly nauseous” thinking that his investigation of Hillary Clinton could have influenced the 2016 presidential election, but he strongly defended his decision to reopen the probe when there were just 11 days left before the vote. Comey testified in public …
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Los Angeles, May 2 (EFE).- Mexican singer Luis Miguel was released on bail after being arrested Tuesday in Los Angeles for failing to appear in court in a case that pits him against his former manager, William Brockhaus, an attorney for Brockhaus told EFE. A spokesperson for the US Marshals Service, the office that enforces …
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Havana, Apr 30 (efe-epa).– The world’s most celebrated jazz musicians got together in Havana to celebrate International Jazz Day on Sunday, transforming the Cuban city into the global hub of the popular music genre. The concert, organized at the Alicia Alonso Grand Theater of Havana under the theme of world peace, unity and inter-cultural understanding, …
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By Bob Schulman “Cajun country” runs through 22 parishes (much like counties) stretching across the southern part of Louisiana from New Orleans to the Texas border. Over a million people live in the region including some 250,000 Cajuns, mostly descendants of early French settlers. Many came to Louisiana in the mid-1700s after they were evicted …
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Miami, 27 abr (EFEUSA).- El cantante estadounidense de origen puertorriqueño y dominicano Nicky Jam logró hoy seis galardones en la vigésimo octava edición de los Premios Billboard a la Música Latina, uno más que el fallecido intérprete mexicano Juan Gabriel. Estos seis galardones reafirman que Nicky Jam, que tenía 9 opciones de ganar premio esta …
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