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  • January 2008

    • Mexicans Chill on Free Rink

      Washington Post  |  Jan 3, 08 5:20 AM CST

      Mexicans Chill on Free Rink

      (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, where it would cost 40% of the nation's residents a day's pay to rent skates at a private rink. More »

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      Mexico  • Mexico City  • skating  • class divide

    • Critics Cry 'Privacy' Over Passport Cards

      Associated Press  |  Jan 1, 08 4:53 PM CST

      Critics Cry 'Privacy' Over Passport Cards

      (Newser) - New wireless passport cards will make it easier for Americans to cross borders between Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean—but privacy groups worry that thieves will be pinching personal data off the new ID, the AP reports. One critic called the cards "inherently insecure;" officials say safeguards are built in and personal data won't be on the cards' chips. More »

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      Mexico  • technology  • travel  • Canada  • privacy  • homeland security  • identity theft  • wireless  • Caribbean  • passport

  • December 2007

    • Pyramid Unearthed in Mexico City

      Reuters  |  Dec 28, 07 10:58 AM CST

      Pyramid Unearthed in Mexico City

      (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 ancient city might be more than a century older than previously believed, reports Reuters. More »

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      Mexico  • archaeology  • discovery  • Mexico City  • Aztecs

    • Suspect in Porn Star's Murder Nailed in Mexico

      Wichita Eagle  |  Dec 19, 07 3:13 PM CST

      Suspect in Porn Star's Murder Nailed in Mexico

      (Newser) - The suspected killer of community-college student and internet porn star Emily Sander, 18, was arrested today in Mexico, the Wichita Eagle reports. Israel Mireles, 24, is being held in Melchor Muzquiz until he is extradited, the AP reports. Sander turned up dead along a Kansas road after reportedly leaving an El Dorado bar with Mireles on Nov. 24. More »

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      Mexico  • pornography  • student  • suspect  • Emily Sander  • Israel Mireles

    • Wave of Murders Cuts Down Mexican Musicians

      New York Times  |  Dec 18, 07 12:45 PM CST

      Wave of Murders Cuts Down Mexican Musicians

      (Newser) - Some of Mexico’s biggest music stars are being murdered, often in gruesome fashion, and no one’s sure why, the New York Times reports. The past year and a half has seen the killings of 13 Mexican musicians, all purveyors of grupero, a country-esque style often dealing with drugs and crime. Police suspect gang involvement, but they have no evidence and usually no motives. More »

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      music  • Mexico  • organized crime  • Mexican music  • Zayda Pena  • Sergio Gomez  • K Paz  • Michoacan

    • Border Strife Escalating in Tijuana

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 14, 07 4:18 PM CST

      Border Strife Escalating in Tijuana

      (Newser) - Areas of Tijuana that abut the American border have turned into battlegrounds, as Mexican smugglers lob rocks from rooftops at US Border Patrol agents, who have begun retaliating by firing pepper spray and tear gas into densely populated neighborhoods, the Los Angeles Times reports. The tactics have caused evacuations and sent both residents and agents to the hospital. More »

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      Mexico  • border security  • Border Patrol  • border fence  • Tijuana  • border dispute  • pepper spray

    • Immigration Fervor Could Burn GOP

      New Yorker  |  Dec 13, 07 1:19 PM CST

      Immigration Fervor Could Burn GOP

      (Newser) - The GOP contenders embracing anti-immigrant fervor may be sorely miscalculating, Ryan Lizza writes in the New Yorker, in a piece looking at the party's dramatic turn from the Bush strategy of cultivating immigrants in 2000 and 2004. The nativist passions Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani have been fanning appeal to a vocal niche, he notes, but they’ve erased Republican gains among Hispanics and might be damaging the party.  More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Rudy Giuliani  • Mike Huckabee  • Mexico  • immigration  • Hispanic  • Mexican border  • border security  • Tom Tancredo

    • US Kids Lag in Math, Science

      Washington Post  |  Dec 4, 07 8:30 PM CST

      US Kids Lag in Math, Science

      (Newser) - American teens are worse at math and science than peers in 16 of 30 countries, according to test results released today. The 5,600 US students who took the test last year scored 24th in math, but almost made average in science. "How are our children going to be able to compete with the children of the world?" an education advocate asked. "The answer is not well." More »

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      Mexico  • student  • mathematics  • Finland  • test score

    • 10 Firms Destined to Be Global Giants

      CNN  |  Dec 4, 07 2:10 PM CST

      10 Firms Destined to Be Global Giants

      (Newser) - American companies should sleep with one eye open: These firms may not be familiar right now, but they're poised to "reshape global industries," the Boston Consulting Group says. CNN lists 10 standouts, based on BCG's 2008 Global Challengers report. Johnson Electric (China): Produces small motors designed for cars and home appliances. More »

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      China  • list  • Russia  • India  • Mexico  • Brazil  • globalization

    • Popular Mexican Singer Tortured, Killed

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 4, 07 11:55 AM CST

      Popular Mexican Singer Tortured, Killed

      (Newser) - Sergio Gomez, lead singer of popular Mexican band K-Paz, was found dead beside a highway yesterday. The killing is the latest in a string of south-of-the-border music slayings, the LA Times reports. Gomez was abducted late Saturday after a concert, and his body appeared to have been tortured. He is the ninth Mexican musician slain in 18 months. More »

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      murder  • Mexico  • Mexican music  • Zayda Pena  • Sergio Gomez  • K Paz  • Michoacan

  • November 2007

    • 1B Trees Take Root to Help Save Planet

      AFP  |  Nov 28, 07 7:39 PM CST

      1B Trees Take Root to Help Save Planet

      (Newser) - A UN-sponsored initiative exceeded its goal of having one billion trees planted in 2007, AFP reports. Developing nations are leading the charge: Ethiopia tops the list with 700 million plantings, and Mexico, Kenya, Rwanda, and Myanmar all made substantial contributions. The UN Environment Program said it had confirmation of 1.56 billion trees planted, out of pledges for 2.24 billion. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Mexico  • Kenya  • Indonesia  • Ethiopia  • Wangari Maathai

    • Mexican Aid to Protect Monarchs

      Associated Press  |  Nov 26, 07 6:10 AM CST

      Mexican Aid to Protect Monarchs

      (Newser) - The famous migrating monarch butterflies have a new ally in Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who yesterday said he would devote $4.6 million more to the central Mexican reserve where the butterflies hibernate—and crack down on the illegal logging that threatens the insects' habitat. Calderon hopes the measure will nurture tourism income as well as the environment, reports the AP. More »

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      global warming  • Mexico  • endangered species  • tourism  • Felipe Calderon  • migration  • butterflies  • monarch butterflies

    • Dwarf Matadors Stand Tall

      USA Today  |  Nov 19, 07 1:11 PM CST

      Dwarf Matadors Stand Tall

      (Newser) - The image of a pint-sized bullfighter waving red at a calf might induce laughter among the more callous, but for Mexican little people, the bullfighting arena is serious stuff. The mini matadors acknowledge an element of humor in their act, but "if a little person can fight a bull, he can do anything," one fighter tells USA Today .