05Sep2014
BP Faces $18 Billion in Fines for Gulf Oil Spill
Newsloop Business
BP was "grossly negligent" for its role in the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico four years ago, a U.S. district judge said on Thursday in a ruling that could add billions of dollars in fines for the worst offshore disaster in U.S. history.

05Sep2014
Mexico's 'Bullet Law' and the Criminalization of Public Protest
teleSUR
After returning from its summer recess last week, the legislature in Mexico’s Puebla State has resumed its activities without indicating a clear direction on the fate of the state’s controversial Ley Bala or so-called “Bullet Law”.

05Sep2014
Former US Border Protection Insider Alleges Corruption, Distortion in Agency
NPR.org
Two months ago, James Tomsheck was pushed out of his job as internal affairs chief for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. At the time, authorities criticized him for not doing enough to investigate abuse and corruption. But now Tomsheck tells a very different story.

05Sep2014
Lion Saved from Taxidermist Becomes a Star at Mexico City Zoo
croatiantimes.com
A lion rescued from a cruel taxidermist who was waiting for him to die of starvation and thirst so that he could stuff the animal has become a star attraction at a local zoo.

04Sep2014
Shocking Rise in Reports of Torture and Ill-Treatment as Mexico Authorities Turn a Blind Eye
Amnesty International
Torture and ill-treatment in Mexico is out of control with a 600 per cent rise in the number of reported cases in the past decade, according to a new report published by Amnesty International.

04Sep2014
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's Popularity Slips Despite Legislative Wins
The Washington Post
With movie-star ease and glamour, President ­Enrique Pena Nieto has seemed to feel no pain as he goes about grasping all the third rails of Mexican politics. Yet his popularity is flagging.

04Sep2014
October Gathering of Indigenous Language Digital Activism in Oaxaca, Mexico
Rising Voices
The central focus of this gathering is to provide a space for peer learning and exchange targeted at 25 indigenous language digital activists that are currently using their languages in digital media.

04Sep2014
Fighting Addiction with San Judas, Mexico's Patron Saint of Lost Causes
AJ+ Labs
Saint Judas Tadeo, the patron saint of lost causes, has a ton of young adult fans in Mexico City. In a place where violence, drugs, and despair can be a way of life for some, San Judas comes to the rescue.


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