04Jan2013
Declining Biodiversity Speeds Spreading Of Disease
NPR.org
A review article published in Nature this week, details how a loss in biodiversity more often than not increases the transmission of disease.

04Jan2013
US Congress Decides Violence Against Women Act Not Worth Renewing
TakePart
The 112th Congress declines to vote on re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act and crawls off into the sunset of shame.

04Jan2013
Veteran Ministry Group Calls Attention to Latino Vets' US Deportation Case
NBC Latino
Veteran brothers Valente and Manuel Valenzuela, who face deportation, will go to Mexico along with others from Point Man International Ministries to shed more light on fellow vets who, unlike them, have already been deported.

04Jan2013
Mexican Prisons on the Verge of Collapse, Authorities Warn
Inter Press Service
The bloody clash between prisoners and guards last month in northern Mexico, was one more illustration of the crisis plaguing Mexico’s prison system, which experts say is on the verge of total collapse.

04Jan2013
Unmanned Crossing to Open on US-Mexico Border
ABC/Univision
Get ready for the very first "unmanned" border station on the U.S.-Mexico border. Slated to open at the end of this month, the Big Bend National Park in Texas will be staffed by, you guessed it, computers.

04Jan2013
Thousands of Mexicans Devour Mile-Long 'Three Kings Day' Cake
Agence France-Presse
Tens of thousands of Mexicans wolfed down a 1.9-kilometer long king cake on Thursday, polishing it off in less than half-an-hour during the traditional feast in downtown Mexico City.

04Jan2013
Thank Mexico City Lawmakers for Establishing Anti-Animal Cruelty Laws
ForceChange
Now that Mexico’s largest city has anti-cruelty legislation, other communities will most likely follow suit. Thank lawmakers for instituting punishments for those who commit crimes against animals.

03Jan2013
In Mexico, as Throughout Latin America, Acceptance of Armed Forces on the Rise
Infosurhoy.com
In Latin America, 84% of respondents are in favor of having the military participate in the fight against narco-trafficking, according to the Report on Governance and Democratic Coexistence carried out by the Latin American Social Sciences Institute.


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