City of Monterrey: no phones, no website
The city, which is facing budget problems, has been without both since yesterday
The government of the city that forms the base of Mexico’s third largest metropolitan area, is the capital of Nuevo León and enjoys the distinction of being the country’s secondFULL STORY
Governor-elect: no more armed civilians
But new self-defense groups continue to form in Michoacán
The new governor of Michoacán plans to lay down the law regarding citizens carrying arms when he takes office in October but new vigilante groups might have other ideas. Silvano FULL STORY
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Breach in sewer line foils drug smugglers
Cross-border line plugged with packages of marijuana
A cross-border sewer line might have seemed ideal for moving packages of marijuana from Mexico into the United States, but when the line broke there was no way to keep FULL STORY
More crime and police are barely functional
Neighborhood vigilante groups spring up in response in Chilpancingo
Increasing crime rates and a police force barely capable of functioning have pushed the people of Chilpancingo, capital of the state of Guerrero, to take matters into their own hands. FULL STORY
3 arrested, 3 sought to answer for Line 12
Interpol asked to watch for the former head of the construction project
Three arrests have been made and three more people are being sought in connection with the construction problems on Line 12 of Mexico City’s public transit system, the Metro. One FULL STORY
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Teachers block tests, assault participants
Some had their hair cut as they attempted to attend sessions in Chiapas
Some 10,000 teachers were prevented from participating in evaluation sessions last weekend either because they were canceled due to unfavorable conditions or they were assaulted by those who oppose the FULL STORY
Union leader subject of criminal complaint
Mexicanos Primero alleges Section 22 chief collected two salaries but missed 60 days
An education advocacy group today filed a criminal complaint against a Oaxaca teachers’ union leader, alleging that he charged the education system a salary of 100,000 pesos a month, about FULL STORY
Doctor erred before, woman charges
It's alleged that another baby lost an eye due to negligence
A Sonora woman has come forward with a claim that the doctor who removed the wrong eye in an operation June 26 had erred before, costing another youngster his eye. Also FULL STORY
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Pemex imports gas to relieve shortages
Effect of pipeline thefts requires 'extraordinary measures,' says Pemex
The state oil company Pemex has decided to increase gasoline imports to address shortages created by pipeline theft, it announced yesterday. Supply and distribution manager Francisco Fuentes Saldaña said yesterday FULL STORY
A wedding in Oaxaca with no ordinary bride
Young and reptilian, the lizard princess marries the mayor
The mayor of San Pedro Huamelula, a municipality of several thousand people in the isthmus region of Oaxaca, got married last month, but it was no ordinary wedding. Indeed, there was FULL STORY
More pipeline thefts, more supply problems
Severe gas shortages seen in several states as the criminals keep on stealing
Gasoline thieves continue tapping into pipelines with the inevitable consequence that gas stations run out of gas. It’s a situation that has been steadily worsening in several states: Jalisco, Chihuahua, FULL STORY
Stress a challenge to health, education
But highly responsive, nurturing mothering is an antidote
Blame the stressful lives of many poor families for lack of academic progress and poor health. In 1995, more than 17,000 participants took the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) survey, reporting FULL STORY
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