04Jan2014
Which US Allies Do Americans Like Best? Brazil a Favorite, Mexico Not So Much
VOXXI
The most shocking result was perhaps the fact that more Americans have a favorable opinion of Brazil than their friendly neighbor, Mexico.

04Jan2014
Officials Identify the Surprising Killer of 27 Bald Eagles
Reuters
An unprecedented wintertime outbreak of West Nile virus has killed more than two dozen bald eagles in Utah and thousands of water birds around the Great Salt Lake, state wildlife officials said this week.

04Jan2014
Justice Department Says Gangs from Central America on the Rise in Mexico
InSight Crime
An easing of tension among the largest Mexican criminal groups has been counteracted by the growing influx of Central America's most notorious gangs, a development that, if continued, could challenge efforts to improve Mexican security for years to come.

04Jan2014
Zapatista Uprising: How Indigenous Mexicans Stood Up Against NAFTA 'Death Sentence'
Democracy Now!
On the same day the North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect on Jan. 1, 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army and people of Chiapas declared war on the Mexican government, saying that NAFTA meant death to indigenous peoples.

04Jan2014
Fighting Mexico's Crime with Small Business Loans
PRI's The World
The Merida Initiative's most high profile mission is to combat drug trafficking. But a tiny fraction of their budget, $35 million, goes toward social welfare programs in three key cities: Juarez, Tijuana and Monterrey.

04Jan2014
Grand Warlock Predicts Brazil Will Win World Cup, Economic Growth in Mexico
GNC Global News Channel
Mexico's Grand Warlock predicts Brazil will have issues with safety at stadiums during FIFA World Cup but will win the World Cup. Spain and Greece continue with economic woes but Warlock predicts economic growth in Mexico.

03Jan2014
Digital Only Book Publishing Springs Up in Mexico
Digital Book World
Take Mexico, where publishers I spoke with at the Guadalajara International Book Fair estimate that ebooks represented about 3% to 5% of the market - very much like the U.S. four or five years ago.

03Jan2014
Special Police Unit Tasked with Promoting Graffiti in Mexico City
Al Jazeera
Police are searching for some of Mexico's most prominent graffiti artists, but their goal is not to stop them.


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