Singer performs, slugger hosts clinic
Associated Press Dec 1, 08 7:00 AM CST
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After their much-discussed Thanksgiving was over, Madonna and Alex Rodriguez both ended up in Mexico City yesterday, the AP reports. While Madonna performed in two sold-out concerts, A-Rod ran a baseball clinic for impoverished children. It was not clear if they met, but when asked about being there at the same time as the singer, the slugger simply said it was “very good.”
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Eight dead, 40 injured after jet plunges into Mexico City traffic and explodes
Los Angeles Times Nov 5, 08 4:00 AM CST
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The second-highest official in Mexico's government died with seven others when his plane crashed into rush-hour traffic on a major road in Mexico City last night, reports the Los Angeles Times . Dozens of people were injured when the plane carrying Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mouriño and his entourage exploded. The crash, which also killed one of the country's top anti-narcotics commanders, appears to have been an accident, officials said.
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Mexican salamander suffers in polluted canals and lagoons
Associated Press Nov 2, 08 6:18 PM CST
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Mexico’s “water monster"—a mere foot long but once central to the Aztec legend and diet—is close to dying out, the AP reports. Axolotls have long endured in the polluted Venice-like canals of Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City, but baby-gobbling fish and ebbing water quality are killing them off. Scientists are in a rush to save them, but can't agree on how.
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Tide of kidnappings and murders linked to drug gangs and corrupt cops
Los Angeles Times Aug 31, 08 6:28 AM CDT
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Thousands of protesters marched in various Mexican cities yesterday, demanding the government crack down on the nation's mounting crime. Mexico has been rocked by kidnappings and murders connected to drug-trafficking gangs and corrupt police, with an estimated 12,000 drug-related deaths so far this year, reports the Los Angeles Times . "We don't want promises—we want security," said a march organizer.
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Other states expected to follow Mexico
City statute
Christian Science Monitor Aug 29, 08 8:21 AM CDT
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Mexico's Supreme Court has upheld Mexico City's liberal abortion law, saying that to do otherwise would be a "violation of the fundamental rights of women." Abortions in the capital city are legal for any reason during the first three months of pregnancy. Other Mexican states will likely liberalize their laws in the wake of the ruling, reports the Christian Science Monitor .
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Officials were involved in drug fight
CNN Jun 27, 08 4:15 AM CDT
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In a brazen display of Mexican drug cartel violence, two federal agents were shot dead in broad daylight as they dined in a Mexico City restaurant yesterday, CNN reports. The shooter then sped off in a black car. One victim was the nation's second-highest-ranking federal police officer and was in charge of programs to combat drug trafficking and smuggling.
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Museum for the military tells the story of Mexico's drug war
Newsweek Jun 21, 08 11:39 AM CDT
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Mexico City's least-known museum may be one of its most interesting, Newsweek reports. The city's Narcotics Museum chronicles drug use in Mexico from the days of the Aztecs to the ruthless heroin-smuggling narcotraficantes of today. Exhibits include bling and heavy weaponry confiscated from drug lords. A visit is essential training for cadets in Mexico's counternarcotics force.
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Pair of star-studded shows take on Latin American poverty
Los Angeles Times May 18, 08 11:30 AM CDT
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Shakira, Ricky Martin, and dozens of other Spanish-speaking pop stars performed at simultaneous fundraising concerts in Mexico City and Buenos Aires yesterday, reports the LA Times . “It is doable, we can really eradicate poverty,” said the Colombian singer, whose shows benefited Alas, a charity that helps Latin America's neediest children. Shakira secured nearly $200 million in donations from billionaires Howard Buffet (son of Warren) and Carlos Slim, reports the BBC.
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5.8 shaker causes no major damage
Associated Press Apr 28, 08 4:21 AM CDT
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A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico yesterday, but no major damage or injuries were reported, AP reports. The rumble, centered 96 miles north of Acapulco, rattled buildings in Mexico City and sent many scurrying into the streets. "It scared us. It was strong," remarked one resident who recalled the 1985 quake that killed thousands. “We’re just waiting for an earthquake that strong to hit again.”
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They're being attacked in the streets by other youth subcultures
Wired Mar 28, 08 10:58 AM CDT
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An ugly clash of cultures is surfacing in Mexico with so-called emo teenagers being viciously beaten in big cities across the country, Wired reports. In one well-publicized attack north of Mexico City, an 800-strong mob—made up of punk fans and ordinary working-class teens—beat up a handful of long-haired, mascara-wearing teens. Another attack in the capital itself has prompted the police to begin anti-riot patrols.
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They're sick and tired
of being groped
Associated Press Jan 25, 08 3:15 AM CST
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Women in Mexico City will now have the option to ride buses that only allow female travelers after an outcry against groping and ogling by male passengers. The city already offers women-only subway cars during rush hour traffic, but bus travel is far more popular. Several cities around the world have similar services.
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Populist mayor gives city residents world's biggest ice rink
Washington Post Jan 3, 08 5:20 AM CST
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People in sun-drenched Mexico City are waiting as long as six hours for the thrilling opportunity to skate on what officials say is the world's biggest ice rink—at no charge, the Washington Post reports. The free 34,000-square-foot rink—with free skate rental—highlights the class divide in Mexico, where it would cost 40% of the nation's residents a day's pay to rent skates at a private rink.
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New revelations as feds appeal for help
Oregonian (Portland) Jan 2, 08 10:06 AM CST
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The FBI is again seeking help solving the intriguing 36-year-old mystery of DB Cooper, last seen parachuting from a hijacked Northwest Airlines jet over southwest Washington with a $200,000 ransom. He appears to have vanished into thin air—if he survived the daring jump. But now the FBI has released new information on its own website about the elusive hijacker in a new push to solve the case, reports the Oregonian .
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Newfound Aztec ruins predate known sites
by at least a century
Reuters Dec 28, 07 10:58 AM CST
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Archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of an 800-year-old Aztec pyramid in the heart of modern Mexico City. The ruins, which are approximately 36 feet high, stand on the former site of Tlatelolco, a center of political and religious power and the twin city of Tenochtitlan. The discovery indicates that the ancient city might be more than a century older than previously believed, reports Reuters.
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