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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

World Premiere Of BalletNow Series Thrills L.A. Audiences

Comments (1) | ABT, American Ballet Theatre, Arts+Culture, Balanchine, Ballet, Ben Stevenson, Classical, contemporary, dance, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Europe, European, Film, Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance, Herman Cornejo, Johnny Cash, latin, Latin America, Los Angeles, Maria Kochetkova, modern, music center, neoclassical, pas de deux, Petipa, Roberto Bolle, San Francisco Ballet, world premiere

Herman Cornejo. Photo by Erin Balano, courtesy of Goodman Communications Group.

Kristin Marguerite Doidge
Contributor

BalletNow brought an ecclectic and innovative mix of art to Angelenos last weekend at the Music Center.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

#NiUnaMenos Demonstrations Underscore Argentine Government's Inaction Against Gender-Based Violence

Comments (1) | #NiUnaMenos, Argentina, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Chile, demonstrations, domestic abuse, domestic assault, domestic violence, femicide, feminism, Girls, government, Karen Ingala Smith, Latin America, Lionel Messi, march, Mexico, murder rates, officials, Opinion, politics, protest, social issues, social media, Twitter, UK, United States, Uruguay, Violence Policy Center, women

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Marina Peña
Contributor

Popular demonstrations demand action from the government, which has largely ignored the country's epidemic violence against women.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

DIY Abortions On The Rise In Texas

Comments (2) | abortion, at-home abortion, border, Catholic, catholicism, drug smuggling, El Paso, filibuster, hb2, Health, Juarez, Latin America, Mexican border, Mexico, miso, misoprostol, poor, poverty, pro-life, reynosa, right to life, rio grande, rio grande valley, texas, Texas border, Texas legislature, Wendy Davis

Demand for miso at flea markets is burgeoning as abortion clinics shut their doors one by one. (Macy, Wikimedia Commons)

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

As abortion restrictions mount, poor Texas women are resorting to a pill called misoprostol. 

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

My Roommate: The Refugee

Comments (4) | International, Latin America, latin american politics, political refugees, pray for venezuela, refugee, refugees, south america, Venezuela, Venezuelan revolution

Sarah Collins
Staff Reporter

Meet Mariuska Stepenka, a political refugee from Venezuela. 

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Ain't Nobody Got Time For Venezuela

Comments (0) | Commentaries, international relations, Latin America, media coverage, Nicolas Maduro, prayforvenezuela, Protests, south america, United Nations, United Nations Human Rights Council, Venezuela, World News

Why Don't People See What Is Going On In Venezuela?

Karla Y. Martinez
Staff Reporter

Will anyone come to the rescue of Venezuela?

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Brazil's Rousseff Lashes Out At United States Over NSA Spy Row

Comments (1) | Barack Obama, Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, Edward Snowden, International, Latin America, national security agency, nsa, Obama, Petrobras, Rousseff, Spy, Spying, surveillance, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly, United States

Colin Hale
Executive Producer

Will spy allegations affect the U.S.-Brazil relationship?

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Snowden Offered Asylum By Three Latin American Countries

Comments (2) | asylum, bolivia, Edward Snowden, Latin America, Leaker, Nation and World, Nicaragua, nsa, snowden, U.S., Venezula

Jacqueline Jackson
Executive Producer

Snowden has yet to respond to any offers.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

The Truth About Hugo Chávez

Comments (15) | anti-imperialist, ap, bolivarian revolution, bolivarianism, Chavez, chavez death, Communism, democracy, Hugo Chavez, imperialism, Jimmy Carter, Latin America, latin american politics, Literacy, mark weisbrot, Media, nationalization, new york times, oil, Opinion, socialism, u.s. hegemony, United States, Venezuela, Venezuela social programs, venezuelan elections, voter registration, voter turnout

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Linda Fawaz
Contributor

Chávez’s legacy will live on for those who have bothered to look beyond the headlines.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Venezuela Begins Race To Choose Hugo Chavez's Successor

Comments (1) | henrique capriles, Hugo Chavez, International, Latin America, Nicolas Maduro, south america

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Danny Lee
Executive Producer

Opposition leader Henrique Capriles will challenge Nicolas Maduro in an April 14 vote.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Hugo Chávez's Death Mourned And Celebrated

Comments (0) | Ecuador, Hugo Chavez, International, Iran, Latin America, President Barack Obama, President Obama, socialism, Venezuela, venezuela president

Thousands gather to mourn Hugo Chavez (Screenshot/New York Times Video)

Paige Brettingen
Executive Producer

WATCH: As thousands gather in the streets to march with Chávez's coffin, the city is "calm, but tense."

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