14Dec2012
How to Talk to Kids About the World Ending in 2012 Rumors
LiveScience
With doomsday rumors making the rounds, those who aren't in the know - that a Mayan apocalypse on Dec. 21 has no scientific basis - may be understandably freaked out. That group would include kids, who often can't distinguish TV advertisements from their favorite animated shows.

14Dec2012
Use of Force on Border Reviewed, as Mexico Condemns Deadly Shootings By US Agents
United Press International
With fatal shootings up along the U.S.- Mexican border, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency is reviewing rules on using deadly force, officials say.

13Dec2012
With 'No-Hassle Flying Act,' US Congress Ends Second Bag Checks on Some Flights
Associated Press
Passengers arriving in the U.S. from international airports who miss connecting flights because their checked bags have to be rescreened could get some relief under legislation passed Wednesday by the House and sent to the president for his signature.

13Dec2012
Mexico Would Take Hit Should US Debt Talks Fail
VOA News
If negotiations aimed at preventing the United States from sliding over the so-called 'fiscal cliff' fail, the impact could be devastating to Mexico, America's third-largest trading partner.

13Dec2012
Girl's Curiosity Focus of Coming-of-Age Novel 'The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate'
The Daily News
Debut author Jacqueline Kelly deftly brings Callie and her family to life, capturing a year of growing up with unique sensitivity and a wry wit. For fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's 'Little House' series and Carol Brink's 'Caddie Woodlawn' titles.

13Dec2012
Mayan Prophecy Leads to Surge in One-Way Flights
Christian Post
A recent assessment performed by an online travel search website has found an increase in interest for destinations thought to be safe from the Mayan apocalypse, or the Dec. 21, 2012, predicted day of doom said to be based on the Mayan calendar.

13Dec2012
Smugglers Use Cannon to Hurl Marijuana Over US-Mexico Border
Reuters
Mexican smugglers used a pneumatic-powered cannon to propel cans packed with 85 pounds (38kg) of marijuana into the air and over a fence at the Mexican border near San Luis, Arizona, authorities said on Wednesday.

13Dec2012
Lauren Villagran: Who is a Victim in Mexico's Drug War Violence?
The Christian Science Monitor
The rusted steel slabs of a new memorial to victims of Mexico’s drug war bear no mark, not a single engraved name. As part of the concept, it will be up to the survivors to write in loved ones’ names. After all, there is no way to know exactly who the dead are.


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