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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Can JD Vance Be Excommunicated? What the US Bishops Said About the White House Latest Threat Against Iran as Pope Leo Urges Americans to Call Representatives

Catholic outrage over the Trump administration's Iran rhetoric intensified Tuesday after a powerful message from Pope Leo asking Americans to call their representatives and a forceful statement from Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, condemning the president's threats against civilians and warning that the destruction of "a whole civilization" cannot be morally justified.
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Republican Super PAC Drops $342M on Senate Elections in 8 Key States

North Carolina, Ohio, Maine, Alaska, Iowa, Georgia, Michigan and New Hampshire are at the center of a new $342 million ad reservation from the Senate Leadership Fund, the Republican super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a move that underscores how defensive the 2026 Senate map has become for the GOP even as Republicans still hold the chamber.
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Trump Says U.S. Was 'Scammed' After Weapons Meant for Iranians Were Kept by Intermediaries

President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States was "scammed" in an effort to get weapons to people in Iran who, he said, were supposed to use them to fight the country's government. Speaking during the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 6, Trump claimed the arms never reached the intended recipients because the group that received them kept the weapons instead.
Pentagon Leak Probe: Two Hegseth Aides Placed on Leave

Trump Seeks $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget After Saying the States Should Raise Taxes to Finance Day Care or Medicare

In the same week that Donald Trump said the federal government could not afford to "take care of day care" or programs such as Medicare and Medicaid because "we're fighting wars," the President asked Congress for a record $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget, a proposal that would increase defense spending by about 42% and open a new political fight over domestic priorities as the costs of the war in Iran keep climbing.
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The Best Movies to Watch on Good Friday: From The Passion of the Christ to Modern Picks

Good Friday remains one of the most solemn and emotionally charged days in the Christian calendar, a moment that invites reflection, silence, and, for many, a return to the story at the heart of the faith. In recent years, that reflection has increasingly taken place not only in churches, but also on screens, where filmmakers have revisited the final hours of Jesus Christ through different lenses, from raw realism to poetic reinterpretation.
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Trump Slaps 100% Tariffs on Drugmakers That Refuse to Cut Prices

President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a new pharmaceutical trade crackdown, imposing tariffs of up to 100% on imported branded drugs from companies that have not agreed to lower U.S. prices or move production into the United States, escalating his long-running effort to pressure the drug industry on costs.