Alicia Civita

Entertainment and Pop Culture writer


Trilingual multimedia journalist with 20-plus years of experience in legacy and new media, as well as social media. Founder and CEO of Life a la Latina, a bilingual community celebrating the Latino experience. Before, I relaunched the U.S. Latino edition of Selecciones, the Spanish version of Reader's Digest, and was the founding editor of EFE´s Hispanic News Service. I have also worked at The Wall Street Journal and Reuters. I love show business, politics, traveling and home-making, but above anything, I'm proudly mamá.

Entertainment and Pop Culture writer

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Mamdani Infuriates Congressional Hispanic Caucus With Endorsement of Progressive Candidate

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has opened a new front in the Democratic Party's internal war, this time with Latino power players in Washington. Mamdani's decision to endorse Darializa Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist challenging Rep. Adriano Espaillat in New York's 13th Congressional District, has infuriated members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
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Trump Says He Never Promised 'No New Wars.' The Internet Has Receipts

President Donald Trump is trying to redraw one of the clearest lines of his 2024 campaign: his repeated claim that he was the president of "no new wars." In an interview with NBC's Meet the Press that aired Sunday, Trump rejected the idea that the war with Iran violated the anti-interventionist message he sold to voters.
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Latino Families Expected To Shape 2026 World Cup Travel Trends

Latino travelers in the United States could become one of the most influential tourism forces around the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with family trips, larger groups and neighborhood-level spending expected to shape the tournament far beyond stadium gates, according to a new report commissioned by Airbnb and conducted by Blue Point Analytix.
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'Let the Other Trump Return': Former Mexican President López Obrador's Message to the White House

Former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has published an extraordinary political letter defending President Claudia Sheinbaum, criticizing what he described as interventionist actions by some U.S. officials and offering an unexpected assessment of President Donald Trump: that the current occupant of the White House is not the same leader he worked with during Trump's first term.
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New Obama on the Ballot? California Voters Meet Barack D. Obama Shaw

The Obama name is making an unexpected return to politics, though this time it is not connected to former President Barack Obama. Among the more than 60 candidates competing in California's gubernatorial primary is a little-known contender whose name has sparked curiosity across the state: Barack D. Obama Shaw.
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Trump's Pick for Florida Governor Byron Donalds Breaks With Him on AI as State Sues OpenAI

President Donald Trump's preferred candidate for Florida governor has broken with him on one of the fastest-moving fights in American politics: who gets to regulate artificial intelligence. Rep. Byron Donalds, the Trump-backed Republican running to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2026, said Monday that states should be allowed to take the lead in creating rules for AI.