20Oct2013
Fresh Leak on US Spying: NSA Accessed Mexican President's Email
Spiegel
The NSA has been systematically eavesdropping on the Mexican government for years. It hacked into the president's public email account and gained deep insight into policymaking and the political system.

20Oct2013
In Mexico, Violence Against Journalists Growing and Reports on Violence Disappearing
Journalism in the Americas Blog
In the institutional sphere, it has been six months since official reports on drug trafficking and the wave of violence in the nation simply disappeared. The reason behind this is the editorial control exercised by the Secretariat of the Interior of Mexico.

20Oct2013
National Mezcal Day: On Oct 21, Salute the Agave!
Los Angeles Magazine
I recommend trying all mezcals, regardless of their origin, because the greatest thing about this lesser known Mexican beverage is its many agave varietals. Yes, varietals - just like wine.

20Oct2013
Mexico's Private Sector Angered by Junk Food Tax
Hispanically Speaking News
Mexico’s private sector railed against the inclusion in a federal tax overhaul bill of a last-minute 5 percent “junk food” levy, which was approved by the lower house finance committee.

20Oct2013
Mexico's Pacific Coast Braces for Close Pass by Hurricane Raymond
Associated Press
Hurricane Raymond strengthened to a Category 3 storm early Monday and threatened to hurl heavy new rains onto a sodden region of Mexico’s Pacific Coast already devastated by last month’s Tropical Storm Manuel.

19Oct2013
President Pena Nieto Inaugurates $2.3B Mazatlan-Durango Highway
The Mazatlan Messenger
Mexico’s most ambitious highway project officially opened this week when President Enrique Pena Nieto and the governors of Sinaloa and Durango inaugurated the Mazatlan-Durango superhighway.

19Oct2013
Immigrants Protest Tijuana Police Abuses at San Ysidro Crossing
The Fulano Forum
The international border station at San Ysidro witnessed the cries of protest from immigrants who urged "the halt of the persecution and arbitrary abuse from the Municipal Police."

19Oct2013
For Indigenous, Not Speaking Spanish a 'Crime' That Lands Them in Jail
CNN Mexico
Only knowing the words “sí” or “no” in Spanish resulted in the unjust incarceration of 8,502 indigenous people during 2012.


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