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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/03
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Cinco de Mayo: Six fun facts about the Fifth of May
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In Pictures: Bodacious VW Beetles
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In Pictures: Spring equinox celebrations
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In Pictures: Cinco de Mayo
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Mexico's 'Cannabis Libraries' reflect rising drug problem, and changing attitudes
Mexico's Cannabis Libraries, public collections of reliable information about illegal drugs, help to educate citizens in a country that is seeing consumption on the rise.
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Ex-convict teaches yoga to help calm violence in Mexico's prisons
Fredy Díaz Arista tells his students it’s not just about yoga – that they'll succeed if they embrace their ideals and act with heart.
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Is violence in Mexico affecting foreign investment? No, say recent reports.
The reports suggest that, despite what might seem like common sense, investment in dangerous pockets of Mexico is up.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/03
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Cinco de Mayo in Mexico – hand-stitched costumes, no guacamole
Peñón de los Baños, a neighborhood in the capital, is one of the few places in Mexico to celebrate Cinco de Mayo – for reasons entirely unrelated to Cinco de Mayo.
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Cinco de Mayo: Six fun facts about the Fifth of May
Cinco de Mayo: Although the holiday observes a historic battle in Mexico, it is celebrated with much more fervor north of the border with fiestas, parades, and concerts. Here are six things about Cinco de Mayo, or Fifth of May, that may surprise.
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In Pictures: Bodacious VW Beetles
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In Pictures: Spring equinox celebrations
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How once-feared Mexico City has become the country's safest spot
Mexico City’s government chalks up its mended reputation to lower crime rates, saying kidnappings have come down 26 percent since 2009.
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Hurrican Igor pounds Bermuda, knocks out power
Hurricane Igor, now a Category 1 hurricane, blew through Bermuda on a northeast track. High winds and flooding knocked out electricity to 30 percent of the residents. Most tourists fled the island before Hurricane Igor arrived.
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Drug violence mars Mexico election
Voters brave enough to cast ballots for governors amid gruesome drug violence in the run-up to Sunday's Mexico election helped the former ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) to win nine states handily.
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After elections, will Mexico's drug war return opposition to power?
On July 4, Mexico holds elections for governorships in 12 states. Some polls show that the PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) – which ruled Mexico for seven decades – could win every state. Could Mexico's drug war unseat President Felipe Calderón and put the PRI back in power?
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'Los Suns' Cinco de Mayo statement: protest on a tank top
The Phoenix Suns players decided to wear their Spanish 'Los Suns' jerseys to tonight's Cinco de Mayo playoff game to protest the new Arizona immigration law. It's the latest example of America's often-contradictory views on illegal immigration and the Hispanic community.
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In Pictures: Cinco de Mayo
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Cinco de Mayo: Has its popularity peaked?
Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexico's victory over the French army at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. But its popularity may be peaking this year because the flow of Mexicans into the US is falling.
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Bah humbug, say Mexicans about Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is hardly recognized in Mexico. Here most people go without seeing a parade, eating guacamole, or fully knowing why today celebrates the Battle of Puebla.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 02/05
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Mexico: Safety comes in pink taxis
Mexico joins countries as far away as Lebanon and India with its female-only pink taxis that provide smoother and safer transport for female commuters, as more women join the workforce.
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Mexico's next war on drugs
Addiction skyrockets as drugs bound the US circulate within Mexico.
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