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  • March 2008

    • Mexico's Emo Teens Under Fire

      Wired  |  Mar 28, 08 10:58 AM CDT

      Mexico's Emo Teens Under Fire

      (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, mascara-wearing teens. Another attack in the capital itself has prompted the police to begin anti-riot patrols. More »

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

    • Mexico May Overtake US as Fattest Country

      McClatchy Newspapers  |  Mar 24, 08 11:23 AM CDT

      Mexico May Overtake US as Fattest Country

      (Newser) - Mexico is the second-fattest nation after the US, and it could top the list within 10 years if waistlines continue to expand at the current rate. Nearly three-quarters of Mexican women and two-thirds of men are overweight, and diabetes is now the main cause of death. Health officials are launching anti-junk-food campaigns, but industry lobbyists aren't about to throw in the towel. More »

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      health  • Mexico  • obesity  • diabetes  • obesity epidemic  • Pepsi  • junk food  • soft drinks

    • Tourism Busts Pre-9/11 Record

      Reuters  |  Mar 11, 08 3:00 AM CDT

      Tourism Busts Pre-9/11 Record

      (Newser) - Nearly 57 million foreign tourists visited the US last year, pumping more than $123 billion into the economy, Reuters reports. It's the first time a tourism record has been broken since the 9/11 attacks staggered the industry. Some 17.7 million visitors traveled from Canada and 15 million from Mexico. Some of the increase is fueled by the weak dollar. More »

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      Japan  • United States  • Mexico  • Canada  • tourism  • Department of Commerce  • Carlos Gutierrez

    • Spring Breakers Party Stateside

      Associated Press  |  Mar 10, 08 12:50 PM CDT

      Spring Breakers Party Stateside

      (Newser) - More spring breakers are sipping their Coronas domestically this year, the AP reports. Mexico is a staple hotspot, but widespread reports of drug wars in border towns and tightened security at US entry points have convinced many college vacationers to remain stateside. In places like Texas's South Padre Island, students are skipping the usual excursions to nearby Matamoros. More »

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      Texas  • Mexico  • drugs  • college  • vacation  • college student  • spring break  • South Padre Island

    • Wal-Mart Helps Farmers Grow, American Style

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 9, 08 6:00 PM CDT

      Wal-Mart Helps Farmers Grow, American Style

      (Newser) - Wal-Mart is helping Central American farmers even as the chain threatens to render their mom-and-pop ways outdated, the Los Angeles Times reports. Thousands of small farmers are financially at risk, unable to grow produce that fits the US giant's supply chain—so Wal-Mart, Washington, and a Portland, Ore., relief group have kicked in more than $2 million to help. More »

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      Mexico  • Wal-Mart  • agriculture  • retail  • farmer  • Guatemala  • food industry  • Central America

    • Mexico Bans All Car Imports— Except '98s

      Associated Press  |  Mar 3, 08 9:00 AM CST

      Mexico Bans All Car Imports&mdash; Except '98s

      (Newser) - For used-car shoppers in Mexico, 1998 is about to become a very popular year. Starting today, only 10-year-old cars—nothing newer, nothing older—can be imported in Mexico, a move designed to curtail the flood of “vehiculos chatarra,” or jalopies, clogging the streets. Before the change, imports needed to be 10-15 years old, to lessen competition with Mexican car dealers. More »

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      Texas  • Mexico  • car  • trade  • imports  • Mexican border  • car dealers  • used cars

  • February 2008

    • Families Battle Feds Over US Border Fence

      Washington Post  |  Feb 16, 08 7:30 PM CST

      Families Battle Feds Over US Border Fence

      (Newser) - Americans on the southern US border are fuming over a federal fence that threatens to cut their properties in two, the Washington Post reports. The feds have erected about 165 miles of fence in the West and southwest, but some families, protecting land they have held for generations, are turning back surveyors. "This is the land that gave me my life and my spirit," one landowner said. "I will fight this all the way." More »

    • 'Beach Bum' Dino Chilled in Mex

      Reuters  |  Feb 13, 08 12:08 PM CST

      'Beach Bum' Dino Chilled in Mex

      (Newser) - A newly discovered duck-billed dinosaur lived on a "very Mediterranean-like" Mexican beach 72 million years ago, paleontologists say. A fossilized skeleton of Velafrons coahuilensis was found in the north-central state of Coahuila—the most complete dinosaur ever found in Mexico, Reuters reports. "Velafrons was probably a beach bum," says one paleontologist. The dino would have been about 30 feet long. More »

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      Mexico  • dinosaur  • Cretaceous Period

    • Powerful Quake Rattles Mexico

      Bloomberg  |  Feb 12, 08 1:40 PM CST

      Powerful Quake Rattles Mexico

      (Newser) - A powerful earthquake that hit Mexico today caused no injuries, Bloomberg reports. The earthquake hit the country’s south Pacific coast, near the Chiapas-Oaxaca border. It measured 6.4 on the Richter scale, the strongest quake of the 40 that have hit Chiapas this year. The government oil company shut down its west coast refinery as a precaution. More »

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      Mexico  • earthquake  • Richter scale  • Chiapas

    • Mexican Prez Predicts Friendlier US

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 8, 08 3:03 AM CST

      Mexican Prez Predicts Friendlier US

      (Newser) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon expects the next US administration to bring a “broader and more comprehensive view” to immigration, providing immigrants a path to legalization, he told the Los Angeles Times . For Calderon, Super Tuesday was heartening. “The most radical and anti-immigrant candidates have been left behind,” he said. They’ve been “put in their place by their own electorate.” More »

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      Mexico  • Super Tuesday  • immigration reform  • Felipe Calderon  • NAFTA  • free markets

  • January 2008

    • Mexican-German Relations Stinky Over Foul Song

      Der Spiegel  |  Jan 31, 08 3:46 PM CST

      Mexican-German Relations Stinky Over Foul Song

      (Newser) - Mexico's ambassador to Germany isn't gonna take it: he's written to music label EMI to complain about the German hit "Finger in the Butt, Mexico," reports Der Spiegel. “The lyric has aroused great outrage among the Mexican community living in Germany,” he wrote, adding that the song used Mexico’s name in a “disrespectful and disgusting” way. More »

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      Germany  • Mexico  • pop music

    • NC Indicts Fugitive Marine

      CNN  |  Jan 24, 08 2:30 PM CST

      NC Indicts Fugitive Marine

      (Newser) - The fugitive wanted for the death of pregnant Marine Maria Lauterbach was indicted today by a North Carolina grand jury, CNN reports. In addition to first-degree murder, fellow Marine Cesar Laurean was indicted on charges of ATM card theft, fraud, and robbery. A second autopsy’s preliminary findings suggest that Lauterbach’s child was unborn at the time of death. More »

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      Mexico  • North Carolina  • capital punishment  • US Marine Corps  • Maria Lauterbach  • fugitive  •