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Does Mexico's fate rest on 'cola tax'?

A proposal to tax sugary drinks in Mexico has unleashed a flurry of pro and con advertisements that might seem lifted from a smear-filled political campaign.Click to Continue »

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Pedaling for a cause (without legs)

Criminals cut off both of Carlos Gutierrez's legs. Now he is on a bicycle ride across Texas to raise awareness for those Mexicans like himself seeking U.S. asylum.Click to Continue »

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In Mexico, some kids get free laptops

Fifth and sixth graders in three states to get simple computers in pilot program, as Mexico follows in footsteps of other nations around the globe.Click to Continue »

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Kidnappings soar in Mexico, with police often among the perpetrators

Even amid an unprecedented rash of kidnappings in Mexico, the snatching of John Jairo Guzman stood out.Click to Continue »

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Mexico’s trim president urges his people to eat less, exercise more

President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday urged Mexicans to lose weight and exercise for up to an hour per day, even if it’s just walking or climbing stairs.Click to Continue »

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Increasing drone usage in Latin America

Drone usage is soaring across Latin America and the Caribbean, a monitoring group says, and with little civilian oversight drones could have a chilling effect on social dissent.Click to Continue »

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The drive thru beer stores of Mexico

To buy beer in many parts of Mexico, you don't get out of your car. The beer stores are drive thru.Click to Continue »

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Vigilantes, weary of crime gangs, seize control of towns in Mexico’s...

Rogelio Valencia peered out from a sandbag bunker outside Tepalcatepec in a fertile region of Mexico’s Michoacan state, keeping an eye cocked for marauding gangsters.Click to Continue »

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Mexico's booming auto sector

If you think Mexico is nothing but tequila and tortillas, think again. Think auto plants. Think industrial might. That's right, Detroit has moved south of the border.Click to Continue »

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A little sporting excitement in Mexico

Mexico's national soccer team redeems itself with a victory. And No. 1 fan President Enrique Pena Nieto finds something to cheer about.Click to Continue »

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Mexico's 'Craziest One' and his ghost

In Mexico, the 'ghosts' of drug lords seem to live on. That's the case with Nazario Moreno, a gangster known as 'The Craziest One.' No dead body has ever corroborated…Click to Continue »

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2 confirmed dead as jet bound for Mexico crashes in ocean off Fort Lauderdale

The U.S. Coast Guard recovered the bodies of a man and a woman who were aboard a Learjet that went down in the Atlantic Ocean east of Fort Lauderdale on…Click to Continue »

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After years in California, doctor returns to Mexico, fights drug gangs

Dr. Jose Manuel Mireles dons a white lab coat and attends to patients at a clinic during the day. But during off hours, he has a second calling: chief of…Click to Continue »

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The strange visitors to Mexico's Senate

Go-betweens for organized crime are accused of visiting the Mexican Senate for a meeting with politicians in charge of public security matters.Click to Continue »

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Downgrading of Mexican park raises suspicions about development plans

Mexico’s iconic Nevado de Toluca National Park had been around for 77 years. Then, last month, President Enrique Pena Nieto decreed it out of existence. It’s now a “protected area.”Click to Continue »

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'We're bloodthirsty … and like to kill'

A new documentary exposes how deeply 'Narco Culture' has ingrained itself in northern Mexico -- glorifying guns, gangsters and gore.Click to Continue »

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Internet posts provide incriminating look at lives of Mexico’s narco...

The sons and daughters of Mexico’s most renowned outlaws just can’t refrain from posting photos of their lavish lifestyles online: Fat bundles of cash. Gold-plated assault rifles. Pet lions and…Click...

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Teen who beheaded 4 for cartel released from Mexico jail, flies to San Antonio

Mexican prison authorities on Tuesday released a teenage U.S. citizen who admitted to decapitating four people on behalf of a drug cartel and escorted him to the Mexico City airport,Click to Continue »

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Sun, sand, low costs -- and bank fees

As more Americans look to stretch retirement dollars South of the Border, changes in tax law and bank fees can hit hard.Click to Continue »

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A mystery flight, and its fiery end

A Mexican executive jet that filed a false flight plan ends up a burning heap on the ground in Venezuela, and the two nations are now at odds over why…Click to Continue »

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