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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico delegate seeks vote for statehood – Americas Wires – MiamiHerald.com

Posted on May 15, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Ricos representative in Congress is seeking an unprecedented yes-or-no vote on whether the island should become the 51st state, a bill that is riling many in the U.S. territory.The bill that Pedro Pierluisi filed … Continue reading →

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McCain Introduces Bill for ‘a la Carte’ Cable TV

Posted on May 10, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

Hate having to pay for hundreds of cable TV channels when you watch less than a dozen? How about those blackout rules that make it so you can’t watch your favorite NFL team when a home game isn’t sold out? … Continue reading →

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New Bill Legalizing Cellphone Unlocking Introduced in House

Posted on May 10, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

A new bill making it legal to unlock your cellphone or other mobile device has arrived in the House of Representatives.The Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 would also make it legal to circumvent digital rights management DRM locks to use … Continue reading →

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U.S. State of the Union highlights Apple manufacturing coming back to America | iMore.com

Posted on February 13, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

During his annual State of the Union speech last night, U.S. president Barack Obama highlighted Apples intent to bring some Mac computer manufacturing back to America.After shedding jobs for more than ten years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs … Continue reading →

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Designing the 51-state flag | Design Decoded

Posted on November 13, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Back in January, when Newt Gingrich was still a GOP hopeful, he presented the idea of making the moon into the 51st member of the United States. Fast-forward a few months: Gingrich did not win the nomination, the moon remains … Continue reading →

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Puerto Rico Votes on Status: A Primer on StatehoodPolitical News and Opinion from a Multicultural Point of View | Political News and Opinion from a Multicultural Point of View

Posted on November 7, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

With less than 24 hours until election day, our look into the Puerto Rico Status Referendum takes on the seemingly dominant option of the ballot: Statehood. As readers will recall, Puerto Ricans will vote on a two-part question on Election … Continue reading →

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Is It Illegal To Instagram Your Vote?

Posted on November 6, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

This may sound familiar: a friend of yours posts a picture of her completed ballot, shot moments ago, inside a New York City voting booth. Was it legal to take that photo to begin with? In a surprising number of … Continue reading →

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Military modifications and the rise of the supersoldier (Wired UK)

Posted on September 7, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

From Beowulf to Captain America, the idea of supersoldiers has captured the human imagination for time immemorial. But after years of mixed results (the less said about LSD tests, the better), how close are we today to creating the ultimate … Continue reading →

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Court Decides Warrantless Wiretapping Is OK

Posted on August 8, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

A US federal appeals court has given the green light for warrantless wiretapping. That means federal government can now spy on communications between America citizens without any warrants—and without fear of being sued, either.The ruling came Tuesday, Wired reports, in … Continue reading →

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7 Rules for Recording Police

Posted on April 10, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Last week the City of Boston agreed to pay Simon Glik $170,000 in damages and legal fees to settle a civil rights lawsuit stemming from his 2007 felony arrest for videotaping police roughing up a suspect. Prior to the settlement, … Continue reading →