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<p> On Saturday (May 21) and on the heels of returning from the 2011 Cannes Film Festival to represent his film “Miss Bala” (produced by Gael Garcia Bernal & Diego Luna of Canana Films), award-winning actor and humanitarian Jose Yenque received a Doctorate of Fine Arts Honorary Degree from Cal State University San Marcos for his years of dedication to the field of arts and humanity.</p>
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<p><strong>LOS ANGELES</strong> — Juana Castillo Quintanila paid $3,500 to a real estate broker who promised to help her strike a deal with her bank to lower her monthly payments. The Latina, who faces imminent eviction, says he didn’t deliver. He refused to return her money, so last Thursday she went to his office with about a dozen other angry homeowners to demand a refund.</p>
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<p> The growth of cross-border solidarity today is taking place at a time when U.S. penetration of Mexico is growing – economically, politically, and even militarily. While the relationship between the U.S. and Mexico has its own special characteristics, it is also part of a global system of production, distribution and consumption. It is not just a bilateral relationship.</p>
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The “Project Unknown” Teen Music Group at the Logan Heights Branch Library has been making a local name for itself ever since members came together as a music group last summer. The group performed at the Logan Heights Summer Reading Program Finale, community Fiesta Del Sol event, and at Halloween Festivities. But, the group’s latest achievement has put them on the national scene.