‘Merchant of Landscapes’: The Lasting Footprint of a Japanese Gardener in Mexico
Every spring, jacarandas bloom in Mexico City. The colorful purple flowers are a living legacy of a Japanese gardener.
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Mother of female soldier who died at Texas base to travel from Mexico
Private Ana Basaldua Ruiz, 20, was found dead at Fort Hood having complained to her family about sexual harassmentThe mother of a soldier who was found dead at the Fort Hood, Texas, military base earlier this week will receive a humanitarian visa to co…
Lead Exposure From U.S. Car Batteries Threatens Health of Mexican Workers
The removal of lead from car batteries, many from the United States, at recycling plants in northern Mexico has led to high levels of lead contamination, a new report found.
Puerto Rico v Mexico: World Baseball Classic quarter-finals – live!
Puerto Rico and Mexico meet for place in WBC semi-finalsSend Hunter a tweet at @HunterFelt or email himPuerto Rico 0-0 Mexico, top 1st inningLindor is in the box against Urías and takes ball one to start the game. Urías gets ahead of Lindor 1-2, Lindor…
Mexican president blames US fentanyl crisis on ‘lack of hugs’ among families
Andrés Manuel López Obrador cites a lack ‘of hugs and embraces’ for 70,000 annual overdose deaths attributed to synthetic opioidMexico’s president has said that US families were to blame for the fentanyl overdose crisis because they don’t hug their kid…
14-year-old dubbed ‘El Chapito’ arrested for 8 murders in Mexico City
‘El Chapito’ allegedly opened fire on a birthday party, killing eight and injuring seven others, including a 3-year-old and 14-year-old, Mexican officials said Thursday.
Mexico takes another step toward its authoritarian past
As Mexico’s Senate celebrated the passage of a bill designed to curb the power of the National Electoral Institute (INE), the non-partisan and independent agency that oversees elections, the country took another step backward toward its decades-long authoritarian past. Despite corruption, violence, and inequality, Mexico has functioned as an electoral democracy for nearly three decades…
When a Military Spies on Citizens’ Phones
How the Mexican military is using private data against civilians — and what that reveals about the country’s democracy.
Mexico to investigate alleged human rights abuses by military after spying claims
Move follows reports alleging that the army used Pegasus spyware software to hack the phone of a prominent rights activistLawmakers in Mexico this week will launch a federal commission to investigate allegations of human rights abuses by the country’s …
‘Mexico is safer than the US,’ Amlo says after attack on four Americans
Mexico’s president pushes back against US critics of his security record after kidnapping near the border that left two deadAs Mexico’s epidemic of violence rages on, authorities seem powerlessMexico’s president has asserted that his country is safer t…