10Sep2014
Los Angeles Is 'Epicenter' of Mexican Cartel Money Laundering, U.S. Official Says
The Los Angeles Times
Federal agents launched a series of raids in the downtown Los Angeles fashion district on Wednesday and seized an estimated $65 million in cash and other assets they allege were part of a widespread attempt by Mexican drug cartels to launder narcotics profits.

10Sep2014
Education at a Glance: Mexico Is Only OECD Country Where Youth Work More Than Study
Latin Times
Mexico is reportedly the only country a part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development where youth spend more time working than in school.

10Sep2014
Homeland Says ISIS Terrorists Won't Sneak Into U.S. Across Loose Mexico Border
New York Daily News
ISIS-linked terrorists slipping into the United States from Mexico? Not high on security officials’ worry list. They’re far more concerned about jihadists entering the U.S. legally by airplane.

10Sep2014
Lawyer for Marine Jailed in Mexico Believes He Is Close to Gaining His Client's Release
The Los Angeles Times
The lawyer for a U.S. Marine held in a Mexican prison since April 1 on weapons charges said Wednesday that, after three evidentiary hearings, he was optimistic that he was close to a ruling that would free his client.

10Sep2014
LGBT CONFEX Ready for LGBT Business Forum
ITCM
The 5th edition of LGBT CONFEX’s LGBT Business Forum will bring a delegation of international business leaders to this year’s IV Equality Week taking place in Bogota, Colombia from September 28 to October 5, 2014.

10Sep2014
Will MTV's 'Acapulco Shore' Make Mexico's Drug-Ravaged Coast Sexy Again?
Fusion
Not long ago Acapulco had the reputation of being a romantic Mexican resort town, known for its cliff divers and immortalized by Hollywood royalty; Sinatra crooned that Acapulco bay was “perfect for a flying honeymoon.” But in recent years the city has been torn asunder by a turf war between rival drug cartels.

10Sep2014
Top Mexican Presidential Aide Ramirez Stabros Steps Down Amid Questions
Agencia EFE
A top aide to Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto resigned Wednesday after questions were raised about a possible conflict of interest arising from his role as an outside director of Spanish utility Iberdrola.

10Sep2014
Father Alejandro Solalinde Warns Against Preventing Travel on Mexico's 'Beast' Train
La Jornada
Alejandro Solalinde Guerra, priest and activist for the undocumented, said this will cause higher risks for Central Americans, who recently have taken new routes to the border between Mexico and the United States.


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