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Monarch Butterfly Count Up 35% in WWF-Mexico Survey
After many years of plummeting populations of migrating monarch butterflies, a WWF-Mexico survey brings good news: during the 2021-2022 overwintering period, the monarch butterfly presence observed in the forests of Mexico was 35% higher than the previous year. While the butterflies are still vulnerable and require more conservation efforts, the survey gives some hope for recovery.
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Mexican union calls for U.S. probe into alleged labor abuses at Panasonic plant
A Mexican union said on Monday it will ask the U.S. government to investigate a Panasonic plant for alleged worker rights abuses, the latest in a series of disputes seeking to leverage a new trade deal to improve workplace conditions in Mexico.
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Mexico On Its Way To Become World's Most Visited Destination in 2022
Mexico aims to earn up to $35.1 billion in revenue from its tourism industry in 2022. If figures are accurate, the country would be on its way to becoming one of the world’s most visited
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Hundreds of Ancient Maya Sites Hidden Under Mexico Reveal a Mysterious Blueprint
You can't see them from the surface, but they're definitely there. Scientists have revealed the discovery of hundreds of ancient ceremonial sites, many of which belonged to the Maya civilization, hiding in plain sight just underneath the landscape of
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Mexico Canta : Rancheras, Corridos y Canciones de la Revolución
Felices 200 años de independencia, México !! :-)
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Photos of a new, sprawling Amazon warehouse in Mexico surrounded by deteriorating shacks have gone viral as the tech giant continues to expand its footprint internationally
A sprawling new Amazon fulfillment center in Tijuana, Mexico, is surrounded by deteriorating housing. The photographer Omar Martinez captured images of the warehouse, which show a stark contrast between Amazon's crisp, white facility and the crumbling shacks around it. They were shared widely and discussed on Reddit and Twitter.
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Mexico Supreme Court rules abortion not a crime
The decision will immediately only affect that state on the Texas border, but court President Arturo Zaldívar says it establishes "obligatory criteria for all of the country's judges," compelling them to act the same way in similar cases.
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Forget the Alamo review: dark truths of the US south and its ‘secular Mecca’
Three Texas authors expose the myth that the 1836 battle at a San Antonio mission was about freedom. It was about slavery
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Mexico sues US gunmakers in unprecedented bid to stop weapons crossing border
The Mexican government has launched legal action against US gunmakers in an unprecedented attempt to halt the flow of guns across the border, where US-made weapons are routinely used in cartel gun-battles, terror attacks on civilians – and increasingly to challenge the state itself.
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Millions of Mexicans vote in a violence-marred midterm election
Mexicans voted on Saturday in the nation’s largest election in history, which saw all 500 seats in the lower house of Congress, nearly half the state governorships and almost 20,000 local offices go to polls. The election is being seen as a referendum on President López Obrador, who critics fear will further centralize power and gain control of courts and regulatory agencies. NPR Correspondent Carrie Kahn joins for more.
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In Mexico, cartels are hunting down police at their homes
The notoriously violent Jalisco cartel has responded to Mexico’s “hugs, not bullets” policy with a policy of its own: The cartel kidnapped several members of an elite police force in the state of Guanajuato, tortured them to obtain names and addresses of fellow officers and is now hunting down and killing police at their homes, on their days off, in front of their families.
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No more Tony the Tiger on Mexican cereal boxes
--The new labeling standard went into effect on October 1, and the supermarkets and stores have until April 1 to get rid of products with older cartoon emblazoned packaging.
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Who took over for El Chapo after his arrest?
Life After El Chapo: Who Took Over Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera, former leader of the Sinaloa cartel, considered by the US government to be the mos
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Mexico's drought reaches critical levels as lakes dry up
Drought conditions now cover 85% of Mexico
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'An atmosphere of terror': the bloody rise of Mexico's top cartel
The Jalisco cartel’s violence has taken a horrific toll on the state and experts say it poses a threat to Mexico’s government
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Crowd in Mexico stops gay couple from being arrested as they chant ‘I’m gay too’ at cops
A gay couple were handcuffed by armed police “for kissing” on a beach in Mexico. A series of videos of the incident, posted to Facebook, appear to show police ushering the couple into the back of a vehicle as a crowd of fellow beachgoers chant “I’m gay too” in solidarity.
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Monarch butterflies down 26% in Mexico wintering grounds
The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter resting grounds in central Mexico decreased by about 26% this year, and four times as many trees were lost to illegal logging, drought and other causes, making 2020 a bad year for the butterflies.
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Mexican president tests positive for COVID-19, symptoms mild
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he has tested positive for COVID-19, making the announcement as his country registers the highest levels of infections and deaths to date
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Pink seesaws across US-Mexico border named Design of the Year 2020
Creators say they hope the work encourages people to build bridges between communities
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Mexican president mounts campaign against social media bans
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president vowed Thursday to lead an international effort to combat what he considers censorship by social media companies
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