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Two men charged with killing Malcolm X grandson
ReutersMEXICO CITY, May 18 (Reuters) - Two men arrested in the fatal beating of the grandson of U.S. civil rights activist Malcolm X were sent to prison on Saturday to await trial, a Mexico City court spokesman said. David Hernandez and Manuel Perez, waiters at...Tags: Civil Rights, New York City, Mexico, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice
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Apron maker finds profitable recipe catering to chefs
Los Angeles TimesEllen Bennett launched an apron company last year not knowing how to sew and not knowing how to run a business. Now she has the world, so to speak, by the strings. "There was just the idea," says the diminutive, consistently buoyant 25-year-old who also...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Mexico, Animal, Restaurants
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Plaintiffs in Mexico Yahoo case say will appeal court ruling
ReutersMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two Mexican firms embroiled in a contractual dispute with Yahoo Inc will appeal a court ruling that overturned an earlier $2.75 billion judgment in their favor, a director of the companies said on Friday. Yahoo announced the...Tags: Mexico, Corporate Crime, Yahoo! Inc., Breach of Contract
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OAS study says countries should consider decriminalizing drug use
BOGOTA, Colombia — The Organization of American States said Friday that countries should consider decriminalizing drug use, a shift backed by several Latin American leaders but opposed by the United States. Decriminalization could be one of many...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Mexico, Pakistan, Colombia, Bogota (Colombia)
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Gay rights activists in Mexico City accuse police of abuses
MEXICO CITY -- Same-sex marriage is legal in this city. Gay and lesbian couples can adopt children, and the government touts tolerance and respect for "sexual diversity" in messages posted on subway platforms and bus billboards. Yet, according to...
Tags: Civil Rights, Mexico, Minority Groups, Social Issues, Gay Rights
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Jaron Lanier takes a hard look at the wired world
Jaron Lanier has a research job with Microsoft. He won't go into specfics, but it has something to do with imagining the future and asking questions. Lanier is a longtime Silicon Valley insider whose primary occupation has been to imagine, think and ask...
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Mexico names public security chief for Michoacan state
MEXICO CITY — Responding to mounting concern about disorder in the Mexican state of Michoacan, officials announced Thursday that an army general would take over as its public security chief, overseeing both state and federal security forces. The...Tags: Armed Forces, Government, Mexico, Executive Branch, Politics
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McLaren say Honda deal keeps them among F1 elite
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - McLaren's Formula One engine deal with Honda from 2015 is a vital step to ensure they can keep punching at the same weight as works team rivals Ferrari and Mercedes, managing director Jonathan Neale said on Thursday. The Woking team...Tags: Open-Wheel Racing, Manufacturing and Engineering, Mexico, Japan, Ayrton Senna
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Honda to return to F1 in 2015 as McLaren engine supplier
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Honda is returning to Formula One racing in 2015, after a seven-year hiatus, as McLaren's engine partner, the Japanese carmaker said on Thursday. The link-up between Honda and McLaren, the second most successful team in the sport...Tags: Open-Wheel Racing, Manufacturing and Engineering, Mexico, Ayrton Senna, Honda Motor Co.
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A Carlos Fuentes boom on the anniversary of his death
The Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes is the subject of a small, literary boom on the anniversary of his death. Fuentes died one year ago, May 15, 2012, at the age of 83. This week his North American publisher, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, released more...
Tags: Mexico, Literature, Book, Authors, Arts and Culture
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Mexico president fires agency head over restaurant scandal
MEXICO CITY -- He’s got to be wishing that his daughter had just ordered takeout and gone home. The head of Mexico's consumer protection agency, Humberto Benitez Treviņo, was fired Wednesday by President Enrique Peņa Nieto, nearly three weeks...
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Motor racing-Honda to return to F1 in 2015 with McLaren -sources
ReutersBy Norihiko Shirouzu and Yoko Kubota TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - Honda will return to Formula One in 2015 as McLaren engine partners, replacing Mercedes, sources close to the company said on Wednesday. Honda's Chief Executive Takanobu Ito is set to make...Tags: Open-Wheel Racing, Mexico, Japan, Ayrton Senna, Human Interest
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