23Dec2014
High-Flying Drones for Christmas Worries the FAA
The Washington Post
Santa Claus may travel on a reindeer-powered sleigh, but he's expected to deliver a ton of high-flying drones this week to teenagers and other amateur aviators, which is making for an anxious yuletide season at the Federal Aviation Administration.

23Dec2014
The Worst Thing This Mexican Town Did Was Drive Out the Drug Traffickers
Vocativ
Instead of rebuilding their village of La Ruana, residents turned on each other - and now it's way more dangerous than it ever was when the cartel ran the show.

22Dec2014
Is Mexico's Black Friday Just Another Shopping Day?
The Wall Street Journal
Mexico’s version of Black Friday, known as El Buen Fin or “the good weekend,” has seen sales grow annually since its inception in 2011, although in its fourth edition this year growth slowed to 13.7% from around 40% in its first two years.

22Dec2014
openDemocracy's Barbara Frey: The Mexican Human Rights Message Is Orwellian
openDemocracy
Familiarity with the term “human rights” can cause more harm than good when government sloganeering co-opts its meaning. Empowering the grassroots with the agency to interpret and use human rights is the key to effective mobilization.

22Dec2014
Guerrero Governor Confirms Second Mass Disappearance of Students in Mexico
Breitbart
While the September kidnapping of 43 education students by police made headlines worldwide, an older kidnapping of 27 students during a midnight raid went unreported.

22Dec2014
Spreading More Than Cheer: Holiday Fliers 100 Times More Likely to Catch Germs on a Plane
NJ.com
Medical researchers say holiday travelers are 100 times more likely to catch a cold from their fellow passengers than they would in a crowded space on the ground.

22Dec2014
Michoacan Immigrants in US Collect Money for Self-Defense Group Back Home
El Universal
As a result of the extortions, kidnappings, thefts of property and murders of family members in the area known as "Tierra Caliente", natives from Michoacan residing in the United States decided to support self-defense forces and finance their movement.

22Dec2014
Mexican Telecom Tycoon Carlos Slim Helu's Net Worth Slipped in 2014
Forbes
It was not the best year for Carlos Slim. During 2014 the Mexican telecom mogul went from temporarily reclaiming the world’s richest person title to third place on Forbes World’s Billionaires list.


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