hurricane carlos forecast track

Hurricane watch area: Michoacán to Jalisco

Carlos, once again a Category 1 hurricane, expected to weaken in two days

After being downgraded to a tropical storm, Carlos has regained strength and is back up to a Category 1 hurricane, resulting in a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning being FULL STORY
Renato Sales

Kidnappings down 35% in first 5 months

Anti-kidnapping chief also reports on capture of a gang leader

The Secretariat of the Interior had some good news on the kidnapping front yesterday, announcing a decline in incidents and the dismantling of a band of kidnappers. Mexico’s anti-kidnapping czar,FULL STORY
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paolo freire

4 big ideas from Freire on teacher evaluation

How would evaluation look based on Paolo Freire's thinking?

I found my dog-eared, annotated copy of Pedagogy of the Oppressed at my mother’s house. I hadn’t looked at it since I was a young teacher in the 80s. Again FULL STORY
Margarita Zavala

Ex-first lady declares for presidency in 2018

Margarita Zavala is wife of former president Felipe Calderón

Former first lady Margarita Zavala announced Saturday she would run for president in 2018 by seeking the nomination as the National Action Party (PAN) candidate. The wife of former presidentFULL STORY
immigration flows into U.s.

China, not Mexico, is immigrants source

Timing was prescient, coming as it did just after the release of Ann Coulter's new book

The timing could not have been more prescient. Ann Coulter’s new book ¡Adios America! was released on June 1 decrying, among other things, the dooming of America by sponging, raping, FULL STORY
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hurricane warning

Hurricane warning for Michoacán, Guerrero

Area runs from Tecpán de Galeana to Lázaro Cárdenas and includes Zihuatanejo

Tropical storm Carlos was upgraded this morning to a Category-1 hurricane, prompting authorities to issue a hurricane warning for parts of Michoacán and Guerrero, including Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa. The storm FULL STORY
Volaris

FAA wants to fine Volaris $735,000

Safety inspections of one of its planes were deficient, says aviation authority

Mexico’s discount airline Volaris is facing a fine of US $735,000 for operating an aircraft that was not in compliance with United States regulations. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has FULL STORY
same-sex marriage

State marriage laws ruled unconstitutional

Marriage cannot be defined based on procreation, Supreme Court rules

Same-sex marriage has earned legal recognition throughout Mexico following a ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN). State civil codes that define marriage as “the union between a man FULL STORY
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Astrobotic's lunar rover

Mexico signs up for moon landing

Space agency looks for research project to accompany private space launch

Mexico could be the first Latin American country to go to the moon with its signing of an agreement with Astrobotic Technology, a United States firm that is offering cargoFULL STORY
world's longest taco

Wanted: 3,000 people for the biggest selfie

Guinness mania continues with today's selfie shoot in Mexico City

Mexico’s craze for Guinness records continues today with an attempt to take the world’s biggest selfie, a record currently held by Georgia, in the United States, whose selfie photo included FULL STORY
How to catch a crocodile

Handling crocs, snakes is workshop subject

Civil Protection and other officials take two-day workshop in Nayarit

The Riviera Nayarit, a 320-kilometer stretch of coastline between Puerto Vallarta and San Blas, offers golden sand, palm-fringed pristine beaches — and crocodiles and snakes. Crocodiles in particular are a FULL STORY
Dancers perform their Nazi routine

Nazi symbolism fuels social media stir

Nazis and Jews portrayed in youngsters' cheerdance routine

A dance presentation that portrayed a confrontation between Nazis and Jews has generated controversy on social networks after a video was uploaded Wednesday to LiveLeaks. A dance troupe of about FULL STORY
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