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Duranguense star Diana Reyes says she was forced to abandon a concert in Fort Wayne, Indiana because her life was threatened by the venue owner: "He was saying he was going to cut off our audio and threatened to get a gun and shoot me."

University of Texas at Brownsville President Juliet Garcia, the first Mexican-American woman in charge of a four-year university, has been named to Barack Obama's transition team. (via Guanabee)

Ludacris and T-Pain contemplate taking another sip in a new video, "One More Drink."

The leaders of Cuba, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Venezuela have all declared their support for President-elect Barack Obama. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called the election "revolutionary." (via Foreign Policy)

Check out "Gaymers," a mini-documentary about the experiences of gay video gamers. (via Kotaku)

Gun sales are surging in Texas after President-elect Barack Obama's victory. Gun shop owner DeWayne Irwin: "People perceive him as a Democrat, a liberal. (They think) 'They're going to come get our guns.'"