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NEWS ABOUT: Mexico City

Mexico City stories: 40 news summaries

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Interior Minister Killed
in Mexico City Plane Crash

Eight dead, 40 injured after jet plunges into Mexico City traffic and explodes

Nov 5, 08 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - 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.... More »

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Mexico City • Mexico • Felipe Calderon • plane crash

 'Water Monster' About to Die Off 

Mexican salamander suffers in polluted canals and lagoons

Nov 2, 08 6:18 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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endangered species • Mexico City • Mexico • Aztec • salamanders • scientific research • International Union for Conservation of Nature

 Thousands Protest
 Mexico Violence

Tide of kidnappings and murders linked to drug gangs and corrupt cops

Aug 31, 08 6:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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.... More »

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Mexico City • Mexico • kidnapping • Felipe Calderon • drug trafficking • protests • violence • Mexican drug war

 Mexico Court
 Backs Liberal
 Abortion Law

Other states expected to follow Mexico 
City statute

Aug 29, 08 8:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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abortion • Mexico City • Mexico • El Salvador • Mexico Supreme Court • Justice Sergio Valls. • Catholics for the Right to Decide • Provida

 Fed Agents Gunned Down
at Mexico City Restaurant

Officials were involved in drug fight

Jun 27, 08 4:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Mexico City • Mexico • murder • Mexican drug war • drug cartel

 Mexico's Secret Drug Museum 

Museum for the military tells the story of Mexico's drug war

Jun 21, 08 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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drugs • Mexico City • Mexico • museum • Mexican drug war • counternarcotics

Shakira Shakes Cash Loose
for Charity

Pair of star-studded shows take on Latin American poverty

May 18, 08 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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philanthropy • music • Latin America • Mexico City • charity • fundraiser • concert • Buenos Aires • Shakira • Ricky Martin

 All Safe in 5.8 Mexico Quake 

5.8 shaker causes no major damage

Apr 28, 08 4:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Mexico City • Mexico • natural disaster • earthquake

 Mexico's Emo Teens Under Fire 

They're being attacked in the streets by other youth subcultures

Mar 28, 08 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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Latin America • Mexico City • Mexico • youth • Tijuana • riots • teenager • emo

Mexico City Launches Women-Only Buses

They're sick and tired
of being groped

Jan 25, 08 3:15 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Mexico City • public transportation • sex discrimination • buses • sexual assault

 Mexicans Chill on Free Rink

Populist mayor gives city residents world's biggest ice rink

Jan 3, 08 5:20 AM CST
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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Mexico City • Mexico • skating • ice rink • class divide

FBI Reignites DB Cooper Case

New revelations as feds appeal for help

Jan 2, 08 10:06 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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FBI • Mexico City • Northwest Airlines • Washington • hijack • D.B. Cooper

Pyramid
Unearthed
in Mexico City

Newfound Aztec ruins predate known sites
by at least a century

Dec 28, 07 10:58 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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archaeology • Mexico City • Mexico • Aztecs • Tlatelolco • Tenochtitlan • discovery

Mexico Apologizes for Booing Miss USA

Letter comes months after incident at
Miss Universe pageant

Aug 9, 07 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Over 2 months after a Mexico City crowd booed Miss USA during the Miss Universe pageant, a national tourism official today apologized for the “incorrect behavior of a small group.” The blink-and-you-missed-it international incident started during the interview portion of the competition and crested after Rachel Smith fell... More »

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Mexico City • Mexico • Miss Universe • Miss USA • beauty pageant • Rachel Smith • pageant • apology

First Tomb of Aztec Ruler Found

Aug 4, 07 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexican archaeologists believe their ground-penetrating radar has detected the first tomb of an Aztec ruler ever found, the AP reports. Workers in Mexico City, hanging from slings and digging delicately in a muddy underground passage, hope to uncover the remains of Emperor Ahuizotl, who ruled the Aztec empire at its... More »

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archaeology • Mexico City • Mexico • tomb • Aztec • Emperor Ahuizotl

Mexican Meth Mogul Nabbed in Mall Restaurant

Chinese-born fugitive doesn't get to finish his codfish, DEA says

Jul 25, 07 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - A reputed Mexican drug lord known for his flamboyant lifestyle and vast supply of cash fell into the hands of the DEA Monday in a decidedly unglamorous setting: a suburban Maryland mall. Zhenli Ye Gon faces charges under US drug laws, the Washington Post reports, and Mexico wants him extradited.... More »

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Mexico City • Mexico • drug trafficking • Mexican drug war • Drug Enforcement Administration • methamphetamine • Zhenli Ye Gon • mall

Wall Street Mogul Starts N(ew)FL

Investment banker, Google exec lay groundwork to challenge NFL next year

May 30, 07 4:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wall Street renegade Bill Hambrecht is taking on one of America's biggest monopolies and launching his own professional football league. The United Football League plans to launch its challenge to the NFL's hegemony in 2008 with eight teams in non-NFL markets, including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Mexico City. One... More »

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Google • Wall Street • NFL • Mexico City • Mark Cuban • Las Vegas • Los Angeles • United Football League • Bill Hambrecht • football

Miss USA Serves Her Country

Mexico City crowd's negative reaction meant for Washington, not beauty queen

May 30, 07 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The boos that rained down on Miss USA during the Miss Universe pageant weren't meant for her—the Mexico City crowd was venting its frustration with the US government, organizers and observers say. Rachel Smith didn't help her case by falling sash-over-teakettle during the evening gown competition, but the spectators... More »

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immigration • Mexico City • Miss Universe • Miss USA • Rachel Smith • US government

Mexicans Stand for Art, Nudity

Thousands go au naturel for photo shoot

May 7, 07 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A mob of some 20,000 Mexicans stormed the capital yesterday morning not to protest, but to show off their birthday suits. The stark-naked crowd pranced around Mexico City's historic plaza as part of a giant photo shoot orchestrated by New York–based photographer Spencer Tunick, a well-known buff of... More »

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Mexico City • Mexico • art • Spencer Tunick • nudity • photography

Mexico City Legalizes Abortion

City leaders defy bitter opposition
from government and church

Apr 25, 07 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexico City has passed a law legalizing first-trimester abortions and offering them virtually free. The move by the city's predominantly leftist leadership was bitterly opposed by the Catholic Church and Mexico's conservative government, CNN reports. More »

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abortion • Latin America • Catholic Church • Mexico City • Mexico • Felipe Calderon • rape • pro life • pro choice

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