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    Mexico drug war ensnares Catholic church  Nov 11, 2009
    MEXICO CITY - Gunmen shoot a priest and two seminary students in the back. Federal police storm a Mass to capture a suspected drug kingpin. (MSNBC -- International)

    Report: Blackwater OK'd $1M plan to pay off Iraqis  Nov 11, 2009
    Here he was, being sworn in again as mayor of one of northern Mexico's most exclusive communities, and he had wonderful news to share: "Black Saldana, who apparently is the one who was asking for my head, was found dead today in Mexico City," he told his cheering supporters Saturday in San Pedro Garza Garcia, near Monterrey. The problem was that the barefoot, blindfolded corpse of "Black Saldana" - whose real first name is Hector - wasn't found for another 3 1/2 hours, according to Mexico City... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    Mexico unveils new unis  Nov 11, 2009
    Gerardo Torrado (left) and Guillermo Ochoa model Mexico's new uniforms along with FIFA President Sepp Blatter in Mexico City ... The Mexican national team unveiled the uniforms they will use in South Africa in a glitzy and star-studded presentation in Mexico City on Monday night. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Mexico Police, Angry Residents Clash Over Suspects  Nov 11, 2009
    The four men, some of whom had been beaten, were hustled out of the town hall Tuesday in Cuijingo, in Mexico State on the outskirts of Mexico City, amid a hail of rocks tossed by residents ... The mayor of one northern Mexico city, Mauricio Fernandez, has drawn attention by pledging to set up a special group to clean up crimes like kidnapping in his city, and acknowledged that "in some form" the group might act outside the law. (CBS News -- World)

    Mexico's Tough-talk Mayor Has Gotten Threats  Nov 11, 2009
    His comment Oct. 31 came hours before the body was found, hundreds of miles away in Mexico City. Fernandez said he had a "friendly and respectful" interview with the federal prosecutors, but would not say what he told them. (CBS News -- World)

    17 years into singing career, reggaeton star Daddy Yankee says he is taking music classes  Nov 11, 2009
    MEXICO CITY (AP) Reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee has told a Mexican newspaper that he's taking music classes 17 years after he started his career. The Puerto Rican star says he has been taking classes on keyboards and expects to graduate in another year and a half. (FOX61, CT)

    Mexico City gains Total Traffic Network  Nov 11, 2009
    Clear Channel Radio offers navigation service to Mexico City drivers - San Antonio Business Journal ... Clear Channel Radio offers navigation service to Mexico City drivers ... Clear Channel Radio expands its Total Traffic Network navigational service to Mexico City. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)

    Plant experts unveil DNA barcode  Nov 11, 2009
    The agreement will be signed at the third International Barcode of Life conference in Mexico City on Tuesday. "Barcoding is a tool to identify species faster, more cheaply and more precisely than traditional methods, " explained Patricia Escalante, head of the zoology department at Mexico's National University (UNAM), which is hosting the gathering. (BBC News -- Science)

    Gunmen attack AA meeting in Mexico, killing 1  Nov 11, 2009
    MEXICO CITY (AP) Gunmen burst into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and opened fire in a violence-plagued Mexican border state, killing one person and wounding four others, authorities said. Investigators have not determined a motive for the shootings late Monday in Chihuahua City, the state capital of Chihuahua, the state prosecutor's spokesman Eduardo Esparza said Tuesday. (Florida Today)

    Bovespa Rises on Faster Growth Estimate, Commodities; Mexico's Bolsa Gains  Nov 10, 2009
    Makers of construction materials gained on speculation the passage of a health care plan in the U.S. House of Representatives improves prospects for infrastructure companies, said , head of Latin American equities research for Mexico City-based Actinver SA. ... To contact the reporters on this story: in Sao Paulo at ; in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg)

    Crocker Ltd. wins award for restoration  Nov 10, 2009
    It was a stop on the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro between Mexico City and the San Juan Pueblo, the earliest permanent colonial settlement in New Mexico. The building has housed a post office and was the center of the Hubbell mercantile interests, including trading posts on the Navajo Nation and the Hubbell Trading Post in Ganado, Ariz. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)

    Clear Channel Radio's Total Traffic Network Launches First RDS-TMC Service in Mexico City  Nov 10, 2009
    SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clear Channel Radios Total Traffic Network (CCTTN) today announced that the very first RDS-TMC navigational service is now live in Mexico City ... We were the first company to broadcast traffic information and now we are the first to offer navigational service in Mexico City, said Lance Locher, Senior Vice President, Clear Channel Radios Total Traffic Network ... In April 2004, Clear Channel Radio launched Mexico Citys first full service traffic network,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    American CEO wants JAL to stay in alliance  Nov 10, 2009
    Fort Worth-based American s (NYSE: ) CEO Gerard Arpey told attendees at a Mexico City event Monday that Japan Airlines is a valued member of the oneworld alliance, and he believes the Asian airline will continue to benefit by remaining in the alliance with American. Let me be very clear, Arpey told a crowd in Mexico City that was there to see American induct Mexicana Airways into the oneworld alliance. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Mexico: Amrica, Cruz Azul secure playoff berths  Nov 10, 2009
    MEXICO CITY (AP) -America and Cruz Azul secured playoff spots with wins over Monterrey and Puebla on the weekend in Round 16 of the Mexican Apertura ... On Saturday, at estadio Azul in Mexico City, Argentine striker Emmanuel Villa scored two goals in three minutes as the Blue Machine trounced Puebla 4-0. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions  Nov 10, 2009
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    Braskem, Idesa Seek $2.5 Billion Project Financing From IDB, BNDES Bank  Nov 10, 2009
    Financing talks have also occurred with state financing banks BNDES in Brazil and Nacional Financiera SA in Mexico, Grupo Idesa Chief Executive Officer Jose Luis Uriegas said today at a press conference in Mexico City ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    How new legislation will affect air safety  Nov 10, 2009
    In other words, you're breathing as you would in Denver or Mexico City -- minus the pollution. One of flying's most enduring myths, which people like Fairechild have made very difficult to kill, is the one claiming that pilots tweak pressurization levels as a way to save fuel, and at the same time, subject passengers to an oxygen-scarce environment that keeps them woozy and docile. (Salon)

    Studies show marine reserves can be an effective tool for managing fisheries  Nov 10, 2009
    A native of Mexico City, Cudney-Bueno has been working with Mexican fishing communities and conducting ecological and social research in the Gulf of California since the mid-1990s. He now has a joint position with UCSC, the University of Arizona, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. (EurekAlert!)

    Kimberly-Clark Prepares Mexican Price Increase as Ortiz Warns of Inflation  Nov 10, 2009
    Once the economy begins to recover, then the central bank will be increasing its rates to be more competitive, Quiroz said in a telephone interview from Mexico City ... Pulp and recycled paper may rise 13 percent in dollar terms next year, according to an Oct. 23 report by , a Mexico City-based analyst with Banco Santander SA who covers Kimberly-Clark de Mexico ... 36 pesos in Mexico City trading at 4 p.m. New York time. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    AMR CEO Goes Public in Case to Keep JAL Deal  Nov 10, 2009
    Arpey made the comments in Mexico City at a meeting of the oneworld alliance of global airlines, which includes American, British Airways and JAL. Delta belongs to another alliance, SkyTeam, and is trying to lure JAL away from oneworld. American and Delta have battled over JAL for several weeks, largely in private. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Seasonal Flu Vaccine May Lessen Swine Flu Impact  Nov 9, 2009
    In a study of hospital patients during the H1N1 epidemic in Mexico City last spring, the researchers found that those who had had a seasonal flu shot and were infected with the H1N1 flu had significantly milder cases than those who had not received a seasonal flu shot ... SOURCES: Jose Luis Valdespino-Gomez, M.D., M.P.H., epidemiologist, Laboratorios de Biologicos y Reactivos de Mexico, Mexico City; Marc Siegel, M.D., associate professor, medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New... (MEDLINEplus)

    Did early man kill off ancient creature?  Nov 9, 2009
    by Chris Hawley - Nov. 9, 2009 12:00 AM Arizona Republic Mexico City Bureau. MEXICO CITY - Scientists have found evidence that cavemen near the Arizona-Mexico border were butchering gomphotheres, an elephant-like beast with a crocodilelike snout that was believed to be nearly extinct in North America by the time humans appeared there. (AZCentral -- News)

    MDs accused of stealing babies  Nov 9, 2009
    Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican authorities have arrested three doctors, a nurse and a receptionist accused of stealing newborns at a private hospital and selling them, the Mexico City attorney general's office says ... In both cases, authorities said, they were sold babies born in Mexico City's Hospital Central de Oriente. (CNN -- International)

    Massacre at Goliad  Nov 8, 2009
    They elected Stephen Austin to carry the constitution to Mexico City, but when he arrived, Austin was jailed. At the same time, the number of American immigrants into Texas increased dramatically and Santa Anna was afraid the United States was planning to invade, so he attempted to disarm the militias and jailed some plantation owners, and Texians viewed this as a declaration of war. (Suite101.com)

    Drought worsens water woes in Venezuela  Nov 8, 2009
    Mexico City has been cutting back water supplies to much of the city for several months as key reservoirs fall to dangerously low levels. People in many neighborhoods are left without water for several days a week. (MSNBC -- International)

    UPDATE 7-Ida becomes hurricane again in northwest Caribbean  Nov 8, 2009
    MEXICO CITY, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Ida became a Category 1 hurricane again late on Saturday in the northwestern Caribbean off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The Miami-based hurricane center said Ida, which first became a hurricane on Thursday off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua before weakening over that country, reached maximum sustained winds of about 75 miles per hour (120 kph), and was about 120 miles (195 km) east-southeast of Cozumel,... (Scientific American)

    Hurricane Ida strengthens on way to Gulf of Mexico  Nov 8, 2009
    MEXICO CITY, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Hurricane Ida strengthened in the Caribbean off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Sunday and was expected to move into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico later in the day, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Top sustained winds for Ida, which reached hurricane status again late on Saturday, picked up to 90 mph (145 kph), the Miami-based hurricane center said. (Scientific American)

    New Mexico City Braces for Salt Cavern Collapse  Nov 8, 2009
    Saturday, November 07, 2009. CARLSBAD, N.M. The bright yellow signs on U.S. 285 are the first indication that things aren't right in Carlsbad. (Fox News)

    Next apocalypse? Mayan year 2012 stirs doomsayers  Nov 8, 2009
    MEXICO CITY -- Apolinario Chile Pixtun is tired of being bombarded with frantic questions about the Mayan calendar supposedly "running out" on Dec. 21, 2012. After all, it's not the end of the world. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)

    Nation's intake of deportees burgeons  Nov 8, 2009
    In Mexico City, knife-wielding robbers took all his money, and he worked for a week in an auto repair shop to raise enough cash to continue. At the border, he and a group of fellow migrants crossed a mountain range to avoid border patrol agents. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Deportation is often both a beginning and an end for many illegal immigrants  Nov 8, 2009
    Mr. Solis' father is still in Pittsburgh, but he is eager to go back to Mexico City, where he grew up ... Mr. Montes, of Cuernavaca, a city south of Mexico City, desperately wanted to get a good job in the United States to cover the medical bills for his son, who has autism. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Mexico City Museum Goes Gangster Chic  Nov 7, 2009
    A GlobalPost Passport investigation finds that the $8 billion Stanford Ponzi scheme decimated the savings of Jews in Mexico City and Caracas ... Deadly flu virus hits Mexico hardPanic is spreading through the Mexico City streets faster than the killer flu virus. (Newsmax)

    Victim of father's hit and run dies  Nov 7, 2009
    Suspect Almaleki made his way to Mexico City, where he boarded a plane to London. Upon his arrival in London, UK Port of Entry authorities denied him entry into the country. (Peoria Times, AZ)

    Aquarium's male beluga dies in Texas  Nov 7, 2009
    Nico arrived at the Georgia Aquarium in October 2005, rescued from a Mexico City amusement park. Living in what Bossart called "substandard conditions" in Mexico, he suffered from gastrointestinal problems, liver issues and skin tumors. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)

    * Dearly departed  Nov 7, 2009
    By Jo Tuckman THE GUARDIAN, MEXICO CITY Saturday, Nov 07, 2009, Page 16 ... But of all the many options available you could do a lot worse than choose the easiest of all: Mexico City ... Public ofrendas are easy to find in Mexico City, beginning with those laid out in the great Zocalo (plaza) in the center of town. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    * Celebrate Mexicos Day of the Dead in the Xcaret theme park  Nov 7, 2009
    By Joshua Stein THE GUARDIAN, MEXICO CITY Saturday, Nov 07, 2009, Page 16. The jungles of the Mayan Riviera on the Caribbean coast are full of authentic ruins, such as Coba, and living Mayan villages. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Televisa Unit to Invest $450 Million to Upgrade Its Mexico City Internet  Nov 7, 2009
    Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- SA plans to spend $450 million to upgrade its Mexico City cable network, improving Web speeds to win more Internet clients, said , chief executive officer of the division ... Telmex is the only obvious competitor and it still cant offer pay TV completely through its own network, said , an analyst with Actinver SA in Mexico City, who has an outperform rating on Televisa shares ... Mexico City-based Cablevision about 112,000 phone customers at the end of... (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Mexico's Peso Falls on U.S. Jobless, Biggest Weekly Decline Since Sept.  Nov 7, 2009
    Mexicos dependence on oil is a structural weakness, Finance Minister said yesterday at the Bloomberg Economic Forum in Mexico City. an analyst at S&P, said yesterday lawmakers approved a weaker version of Calderons tax proposals and the country continues to face medium-term fiscal challenges. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Local-to-Global Jewelry Artist Mart on November 14  Nov 7, 2009
    Shoppers will find unique gifts to suit unique tastes by jewelry artists and designers from Mexico City to Minneapolis; and from Brooklyn to San Francisco ... Full list of artists: Vickie Anderson (Madison, WI), Nina Dinoff (Brooklyn, NY), Devon Driscoll (Minneapolis, MN), Kathy Frey (Nevada City, CA), Carrie Hoffnagle (Des Moines, IA), Grace Ann Hogan (Bayfield, WI), Karin Jacobson (Minneapolis, MN), Tia Keobounpheng (Minneapolis, MN), Tonia Kim (Chicago, IL), Jennifer Kraus- o*Live (Chicago,... (AbsoluteArts.com)

    Mayor reveals dealer's death before body found  Nov 7, 2009
    MEXICO CITY: Mauricio Fernandez was applauded when he revealed that Hector ''Black'' Saldana, a drug cartel chief turned kidnapper who had threatened to assassinate him, had been shot dead by Mexican police. But Mr Fernandez - who is Mayor of San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico's wealthiest municipality - may have made his announcement prematurely, prosecutors say. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Brazil Stocks Drop, Pare Weekly Gain, as U.S. Data Sparks Recovery Concern  Nov 7, 2009
    The issue wasnt as big as expected, said , head of trading at Mexico City-based Actinver SA. Dilution is minimal ... To contact the reporters responsible for this story: James Attwood in Santiago at ; Emily Schmall in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Doctors sold baby after telling mother it was dead  Nov 7, 2009
    MEXICO CITY: Three doctors and a nurse have been arrested for allegedly selling newborns after telling their mothers they had died. Police uncovered the scheme after one of the women learnt her baby was alive and had been sold to a woman for 15,000 pesos ($1240), said Mexico City's deputy attorney general, Luis Genaro. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Zelaya: US-brokered Honduras deal 'dead'  Nov 7, 2009
    Mexico City - Despite a US-brokered deal to end the four-month-old political crisis in Honduras, which was hailed as a major breakthrough last week, it appears that effort has unraveled at the seams. "The accord is dead," said ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who was arrested and deposed June 28, on the local radio station Radio Globo. (Christian Science Monitor)

    Elvira’s has arrived from Nogales, Sonora, and is making a splash already. Photo by Scott A. Taras | Special for the Green Valley News  Nov 7, 2009
    But the new menu incorporates many more complicated entrees, inspired by cuisine in Mexico City and Guadalajara, Monroy said. After he completed his studies in interior design and graphic arts, Monroy headed off for cooking school in Mexico City to become a chef. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)

    World's mega cities expand as millions quit the countryside  Nov 7, 2009
    o Paolo in Brazil will reach just under 20m and Mexico City 19m ... It has been a process driven largely by Asia - the continent boasting 10 mega cities by 2000, while North America had managed three (Mexico City, New York City and Los Angeles). (Yahoo News -- Population Issues)

    PokerTek expands into Mexico  Nov 7, 2009
    PokerTek is planning its second installation with Pringsa/Cirsa by adding two tables to the CasinoLife Del Valle property in Mexico City. Financial terms of the agreements weren t disclosed. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

    Viagra introduces its latest celebrity backer: the devil  Nov 6, 2009
    Three doctors and a nurse have been arrested for allegedly selling newborn babies after telling mothers their children had died at a private hospital in Mexico City. Thursday, 5 November 2009. (Yahoo News -- Men's Health)

    Mexico's 2010 Budget Bill Represents `Lost Opportunity,' Schineller Says  Nov 6, 2009
    The effort made has been very significant, and that has to be taken into account by the rating agencies when they make their decision, Carstens said today at the Bloomberg Economic Forum in Mexico City. S&P wants to see the full picture of Mexicos 2010 budget once the spending portion is approved by Nov. 15, Schineller said. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Mom reunited with baby allegedly sold by docs  Nov 6, 2009
    MEXICO CITY - A 1-year-old girl is back with her mother a year after the Mexico City doctors who delivered her allegedly sold her to another woman. Authorities handed the baby to Vanessa Castillo on Thursday after tests proved she was the mother. (MSNBC -- International)

    Mexican Environmentalists Denounce Beach Ruling  Nov 6, 2009
    (AP) MEXICO CITY (AP) - Environmentalists expressed outrage Thursday after a Mexican judge upheld a requirement that they post a $1. 1 million bond to pursue a suit against a project to rebuild Cancun beaches with tons of sand extracted from the Caribbean. (CBS News -- World)

    Calle 13 shines at Latin Grammy Awards  Nov 6, 2009
    The reggaeton group snapped up both best urban album for the politically charged Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo and best alternative song, for No Hay Nadie Como Tu, their lyrically complex collaboration with Mexico City rockers Cafe Tacvba. The half brothers, Rene Perez, who is known as Residente, and Eduardo Cabra, or Visitante, posed for cameras on the carpet with their mother and Panamanian salsa legend Ruben Blades, who collaborated with them on La Perla, an ode to... (MSNBC -- Music)

    From Western Australia to the West Indies  Nov 6, 2009
    Maher recalled this week that Nash always had Caribbean cred; his father, Paul, represented Jamaica in swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and asked his more famous countryman, Michael Holding, to make a guest appearance at the family sports complex when the great West Indies paceman was still whispering death to the world's batsmen. Years later Maher and Nash opened the innings together for Queensland, though the younger batsman could never quite establish himself in a strong Bulls side,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Murals on a mission from the Mission  Nov 6, 2009
    The two artists, whose work was widely distributed through the Mexico City publisher Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, used their penny press broadsides to satirize the rich and the corrupt, reminding readers - many of whom were poor and semiliterate - of their common destiny. Info. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions  Nov 6, 2009
    Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Wednesday 14 January 2004 14. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)

    * Authorities say doctors sold babies  Nov 6, 2009
    MALPRACTICE: Mexico Citys deputy attorney general said a woman told authorities she heard her newborn cry but later doctors told her the baby died AP, MEXICO CITY Friday, Nov 06, 2009, Page 7. Three doctors and a nurse have been arrested for allegedly selling newborns after telling mothers their babies had died at a private hospital in Mexico City, authorities said on Wednesday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Brazil's Bovespa Rises for Third Day on Gerdau, Vivo Profit; Real Climbs  Nov 6, 2009
    What you will see in Brazil this year and next year is that subscriber growth will be faster in Brazil than in the rest of the region, CFO Moreno, said yesterday in an interview in Mexico City. The next big surge of growth will come from Mexico. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Fort Hood: US Army's largest, mightiest post  Nov 6, 2009
    In addition to peacekeeping efforts, Fort Hood units routinely participate in national and international disaster relief efforts, including rescue and relief following the 1985 Mexico City earthquake and an earthquake in Managua, Nicaragua, in 1992 that ravaged that city. Several Fort Hood units also deployed for relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina in September 2005. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Calderon Says Mexican Economy Will Grow at Least Three Percent Next Year  Nov 6, 2009
    He spoke today at the Bloomberg Economic Forum in Mexico City ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Mexico's Largest Companies Say Calderon Budget Will Avert Rating Downgrade  Nov 6, 2009
    Officials from , the countrys largest consumer-products maker, , Latin Americas largest telecommunications company, and Citigroup Inc.s local unit, speaking at the Bloomberg Economic Forum in Mexico City yesterday, said the budget deficit is under control even as declining oil output curbs government revenue. More and more you hear voices that there probably wont be a downgrade after the revenue law was approved, said , chief executive officer of Mexico City-based Kimberly- Clark... (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Pemex Plans to Boost Drilling at Chicontepec Amid Declines, Kessel Says  Nov 6, 2009
    New technology may help raise production at the geologically difficult field, Kessel said today in an interview at the Bloomberg Economic Forum in Mexico City ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    9 Suspects In Mexico Indian Village Massacre Freed  Nov 5, 2009
    (AP) MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's highest court ordered the release of nine more people convicted in a 1997 massacre of Indians, ruling Wednesday their convictions were based on illegally obtained evidence. New trials were ordered for 16 others. (CBS News -- World)

    * Mexico mayor announces death before body is found  Nov 5, 2009
    Mauricio Fernandez said US authorities told him that Black Saldana was planning to kill him and intelligence sources later told him the drug lord was dead AP , MEXICO CITY Thursday, Nov 05, 2009, Page 7 ... Here he was, being sworn in again as mayor of one of northern Mexicos most exclusive communities, and he had wonderful news to share: Black Saldana, who apparently is the one who was asking for my head, was found dead today in Mexico City, he told his cheering supporters on Saturday... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Mexico floods displace 30,000  Nov 5, 2009
    Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican federal officials have declared a state of emergency in two cities in Tabasco state, which along with Veracruz state has suffered heavy flooding that has displaced more than 30,000 residents. The cities of Huimanguillo and Cardenas were flooded by heavy rains that started over the weekend, leading to the evacuation of about 32,500 people and the emergency declaration by Interior Secretary Fernando Gomez Mont. (CNN -- World)

    'Pieces' coming together 30 years later  Nov 5, 2009
    Another prominent crate digger who goes by the name Thes One, from the immensely successful Los Angeles hip-hop duo called People Under the Stairs, videotaped himself buying a copy of "Matt the Cat" from a flea market underneath a freeway overpass in Mexico City in 2005. Cassell has a copy of the video. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Reputed cartel leader killed  Nov 5, 2009
    Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- The reputed leader of the Zetas drug cartel in the Mexican state of Veracruz was killed in a gunbattle with federal authorities, the Mexican attorney general's office has said. Braulio Arellano Dominguez, also known as "El Gonzo," "Zeta 20" or "El Verdugo," was mortally wounded when federal police and sailors went to search a house in the city of Soledad de Doblado, the attorney general said in a release Tuesday. (CNN -- World)

    America Movil Brazil Customer Growth Outpacing Latin America Through 2010  Nov 5, 2009
    What you will see in Brazil this year and next year is that subscriber growth will be faster in Brazil than in the rest of the region, Garcia Moreno, 52, said yesterday in an interview in Mexico City ... America Movil, based in Mexico City, rose 56 centavos, or 1 ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Mexico Senate Asks Supreme Court to Rule on Banamex Bank Ownership Case  Nov 5, 2009
    The court will dismiss this petition, no doubt, said Alberto Benguiat, a partner with the Mexico City law firm of Benguiat, Benezra & Asociados ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Join Ruth Reichl on her next 'Adventure'  Nov 5, 2009
    Future programs in the 10-episode series take her to Seattle for the opening of the Copper River salmon season and to the mountains south of Mexico City for classes taught by local women at Cocinar Mexicano. With Dianne Wiest, Ms. Reichl learns to bake bread with Richard Bertinet in Bath, England; they also travel to Venice where Italian Countess Enrica Rocca takes them shopping in the Rialto market, then brings them home to her 16th-century palazzo for cooking lessons. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    'Weird Creatures' Finds a Mole Lizard  Nov 5, 2009
    So as part of this series I headed to Mexico City (the only place on Earth that this animal is native) and discovered a story that really moved me: This film may be the last one made of the wild animal before it goes extinct. I'm also in the process of writing a book called Bug Zoo for DK books, which involves me keeping many smaller common garden creepy crawlies. (Fox News)

    Bovespa Rallies on Higher Commodity Prices, CSN Earnings; Mexico Advances  Nov 5, 2009
    To contact the reporters on this story: in Sao Paulo at ; in Mexico City at. Last Updated: November 4, 2009 16:59 EST. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Mexican Troops Kill Federal Agent In Gunbattle  Nov 4, 2009
    (AP) MEXICO CITY (AP) - Police and soldiers killed a federal agent driving one of three cars that ignored orders to stop in northern Mexico, triggering a chase and gunbattle Tuesday, authorities said. The police and troops were on a joint patrol in the city of Chihuahua when they tried to stop three suspicious vehicles, the federal Attorney General's Office and the Defense Department said in a joint statement. (CBS News -- World)

    Police: Man made up knife attack to miss work  Nov 4, 2009
    Authorities say four police officers were killed by assailants who opened fired on them during a traffic stop in the central Mexico city of Puebla. A statement issued Tuesday by the Puebla state public security department says the officers had responded to a report of a suspicious car in a wealthy neighborhood. (Fresno Bee)

    * World News Quick Take  Nov 4, 2009
    About 20 armed attackers stole 5,000 childrens bicycles from a manufacturing company in Mexico City after threatening and locking up company workers. The National Association of Bicycle Manufacturers told the daily Reform in a report published on Monday that the attack happened two weeks ago. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Mexican Journalist Kidnapped and Killed  Nov 4, 2009
    MEXICO CITY A news reporter who wrote about violent drug crimes has been strangled in the northern Mexican state of Durango, authorities said Tuesday. El Tiempo de Durango journalist Jose Bladimir Antuna was kidnapped Monday morning, said Ruben Lopez, spokesman for the state Attorney General's Office. (Fox News)

    Walmex Banking Network Will Grow `Quickly,' Mexico Regulator Babatz Says  Nov 4, 2009
    Ten companies, including some of Mexicos largest lenders, have also applied for the license, Babatz said in an interview at his Mexico City office ... Mexico City-based Walmex first received a banking license in 2006 for in-store booths that offer savings accounts, debit cards and credit lines to consumers and small businesses. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Did Honduras deal weaken Zelaya?  Nov 4, 2009
    Mexico City - When ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya and his successor, Roberto Micheletti, signed a deal last week to resolve the crisis that has crippled the Central American nation for four months, Mr. Zelaya was jubilant. He told his supporters he expected to be back in office in a week's time. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)

     Mexican League: baseball south of the border  Nov 4, 2009
    We do know that it wasn't until 1925 that the current version of the was formed, with all six teams playing their games in Mexico City ... The North Division has teams in Chihuahua, Monclova, Mexico City, Monterrey, Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, and Saltillo. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    More Latin America presidents try to hold on  Nov 4, 2009
    (11-03) 04:00 PST Mexico City. Horrified by the excesses of dictatorship, Latin Americans discarded the strongman model at the end of the 20th century and limited politicians' time in power. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    romantic exoticism  Nov 4, 2009
    It traveled quickly to the Western Hemisphere, and in its musical form has triumphed around the globe, so that from London to Boston to Mexico City to Tokyo to Vladivostok to Oslo, the most popular orchestral music in the world is that of the romantic era. After almost a century of being attacked by the academic and professional world of Western formal concert music, the style has reasserted itself as neoromanticism in the concert halls. (Harper's Magazine)

    Mexico Identifies 4 Bodies Left With Warning  Nov 3, 2009
    Mexico City Officials Say 4 Men Found Slain In Vehicle With 'kidnapper' Warnings ... (AP) MEXICO CITY (AP) - Officials in Mexico's capital said Monday they had identified four bound bodies found in a sport utility vehicle over the weekend with hand-lettered messages identifying the dead men as kidnappers. (CBS News -- World)

    PokerTek Selected as Preferred Vendor for Pringsa/Cirsa and Installs First PokerPro Table in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico  Nov 3, 2009
    Due to the success of PokerPro in Puerto Vallarta, PokerTek is already planning its second installation with Pringsa/Cirsa by adding two tables to the state-of-the-art CasinoLife Del Valle property in Mexico City. The Emotion branded property in Puerto Vallarta also offers sports betting, bingo and video lottery terminals. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Mexico observes Day of the Dead  Nov 3, 2009
    MEXICO CITY, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Mexico came to a standstill to observe the Day of the Dead on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 in connection with All Saints' Day ... Well-decorated cemeteries such as San Nicolas graveyard in eastern Mexico City were overrun with visitors ... Even so, Mexico City's local government broke a decade-long tradition by canceling its offering on Constitution Square, the city's main plaza. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Mexico-US hold extradition talks  Nov 3, 2009
    The BBC's Stephen Gibbs in Mexico City says the record extradition figures reflect an increasing trend for Mexico to allow those accused of drug and other serious crimes to be tried in the US.. Drug traffickers in particular have been known to operate their business from inside Mexican prisons, our correspondent says, and escapes are commonplace. (BBC News -- Americas)

    Nobel laureate to speak at Claflin  Nov 3, 2009
    Bagasra continues his exploration of novel ideas through research at the South Carolina Center for Biotechnology and presented a radical new theory in the fight to cure HIV at the 17th International Conference on AIDS in Mexico City in August. Most HIV vaccines under development seek to stop the HIV virus from entering a human cell. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)

    Six Flags Announces Third Quarter and Nine Month Results and Reaffirms 2009 Adjusted Ebitda Forecast of $190 Million  Nov 3, 2009
    Included in the lower guest spending is the impact of a weaker Mexican peso and Canadian dollar in the current-year quarter, affecting U.S. dollar translated results for the parks in Mexico City and Montreal ... 6 million in the third quarter of 2008, reflecting reduced cash-based incentive compensation, favorable currency impacts at the Mexico City and Montreal parks, decreased consulting and outside services and lower cost of sales reflecting reduced in-park sales, partially offset by... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

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