16Apr2014
How Lottery Tickets Are Helping People Save Money
MoneyBlueBook.com
Imagine this: You walk into a credit union to open a savings account, and the teller responds by selling you lottery tickets. Odd as it may seem, this type of scenario plays out all over the world.

16Apr2014
Fighting Off Extinction: The Story of Indigenous Mexican Languages
Indian Country Today
There are at least 6 million indigenous people who are speaking an indigenous language in Mexico. While the larger groups are gaining some momentum, others are in danger.

16Apr2014
Norman Spack: How I Help Transgender Teens Become Who They Want to Be
TED Talks
Puberty is an awkward time for just about everybody, but for transgender teens it can be a nightmare, as they grow overnight into bodies they aren't comfortable with.

16Apr2014
Congress in Mexico Passes Optometry Regulations
Healio
Optometry in Mexico has taken a step forward in recognizing the health care profession as one that requires a university degree, according to a news release from the World Council of Optometry.

16Apr2014
Mexican Drug Cartels Have a New Way of Getting Guns from the US
Fusion
Hundreds of thousands of guns are trafficked annually from the U.S. to Mexico, helping fuel a bloody war there. Homemade guns with unfinished receivers are a growing part of the mix, and traveling as far as Central America and Colombia.

16Apr2014
Uncertainty Swirls Around Mexico Vigilantes Disarmament 'Agreement'
InSight Crime
A vigilante leader in Mexico's Michoacan state has promised the groups will disarm by May 10, but details about what their agreement with the government entails are hazy, and it remains to be seen whether rival factions will even comply.

16Apr2014
Enrique Pena Nieto, Ban Ki-Moon Meeting: U.N. Secretary General Calls For 'End to Poverty'
Latin Times
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto met yesterday with the United Nations' Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon. The two spoke about ways of developing cooperation on issues of human rights, peace, security and an end to poverty.

16Apr2014
Impoverished Kids Love Soccer Ball That Powers Lamp - Until It Breaks
PRI's The World
Across the globe, even in impoverished communities where families can’t afford electric light, there is something you will almost always see: children kicking balls. What if you could harness that youthful energy to generate electricity?


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