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Kinky's sonic criss-cross keeps them wanting mas
Human beings have trouble sitting still when the Mexican techno-funk band Kinky fires up its hit song "Más" (More), with an insinuating bass line that recalls '70s Philly-soul classics like the O'Jays' "For the Love of Money." But what's the message...
Tags: Music Theater, Theater, Dance, The Rolling Stones (music group), Entertainment Events
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California earthquakes: Experts want early-warning system [Video Discussion]
L.A. NOWA group of California's top geophysicists and seismologists announced an $80-million plan to create an earthquake early warning system in California.... -
Mexicans cart away statue of late Azerbaijan leader
MEXICO CITY — Adios, Heydar Aliyev, late strongman of distant Azerbaijan. Now that your statue has been hauled away from the Paseo de La Reforma, the Mexican capital’s grand boulevard, where will Mexicans go now when they want to meditate on...
Tags: Arts and Culture, George W. Bush, Mexico, WikiLeaks, Sculpture
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What to expect in 2013
In the last Travel Mechanic, two travel industry experts looked back on 2012. This time they look ahead to 2013; their answers were edited for space. Chris McGinnis, director of Travel Skills Group (travelskills.com) Q: What trends can travelers...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Hotels and Accommodations, Transportation Industry, Travel, Mexico
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Richard M. Walden, Operation USA's charity buccaneer
Almost on impulse, almost 35 years ago, Richard M. Walden and a friend rounded up six tons of relief supplies and a jet to ferry them to Vietnamese boat people in Malaysia. Thus was Operation California — now Operation USA — born. A Times...
Tags: Abbottabad (Pakistan), Natural Disasters, Hillary Clinton, Jane Fonda, Technology
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Mexicans now have a bone to pick over relics of revered heroes
MEXICO CITY -- In the run-up to Mexico’s bicentennial celebration of independence from Spain, then-President Felipe Calderon oversaw an elaborate parade to escort the bones of the nation’s founding fathers from their resting place at Mexico...Tags: Arts and Culture, Felipe Calderon, Mexico, Culture, Anthropology
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New government, old problems as Mexico suffers from criminality
MEXICO CITY -- A police chief in the border city of Nuevo Laredo goes missing after his brothers turn up dead. Early evening explosions in front of a government building in the capital of Tamaulipas state injure three people. In the state of Durango,...
Tags: Organized Crime, Murder, Newspaper and Magazine, Explosions, Crime, Law and Justice
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Latinos applaud rock band Mana's Obama inaugural gig
Mexicans and Mexican Americans have been weighing in about the performance of Mexican superstar rock band Maná at an inaugural ball for President Obama. The consensus so far? It was a good night for rock en español -- and a smart political move as well....
Tags: Beyonce, Sonia Sotomayor, Mexico, Twitter, Inc., Kris Kristofferson
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Mexican court frees French woman held in kidnapping
MEXICO CITY-- In a surprise 3-2 ruling Wednesday, the Mexican Supreme Court ordered the immediate release of Florence Cassez, a French citizen serving a 60-year prison sentence here after being convicted of involvement in a Mexican kidnapping ring....Tags: Kidnapping, Mexico, Punishment, Criminals, France
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Lawmaker wants $80 million for earthquake warning system
L.A. NOWA group of California’s top earthquake experts announced an $80 million plan to build what would be the nation’s first earthquake early warning system. State Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) is proposing a bill that would search for funding to... -
Vigilantes reportedly release captives in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY -- Vigilantes who were threatening to subject a group of alleged criminals to a “people’s court” abruptly released their captives Tuesday, avoiding, for now, a showdown with authorities. Saying the government has not been...Tags: Executive Branch, Mexico, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Facebook page in Mexico draws attention for posts on security risks
MEXICO CITY -- A Facebook page in Mexico has notched tens of thousands of followers for posting detailed but unconfirmed updates on security risks in the drug-war hot zone of Tamaulipas state. Now, purported assassins have declared a bounty on the head of...Tags: Social Media, Organized Crime, Mexico, Crime, Law and Justice
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