06May2012
Anti-Smoking Drug Could Help You Cut Back on Booze
The Fix
The smoking-cessation drug varenicline - marketed by Pfizer as "Chantix" - could help majorly curb drinking, according to a study of heavy-drinking smokers at the University of California, San Francisco.

06May2012
As Tribute to Father, Jon Secada Wages War on Hepatitis C
EFE
Better known for his ballads than for social activism, singer-songwriter Jon Secada said that he is promoting a battle against hepatitis C as a tribute to his father, who died of the disease last year.

06May2012
Mexico Cartels Heist Gold to Launder Money
InSight
Mexican authorities say that criminal gangs have robbed so many trucks carrying gold shipments that some mining companies have been forced to switch to aerial transportation. This highlights the convenience of gold as a means to launder dirty cash.

06May2012
Suicide: The Fourth-Leading Cause of American Deaths Abroad
USA TODAY
Suicide by an American in a foreign country is the fourth-leading cause of death abroad from non-natural causes. Every year, Mexico, is the country where more Americans commit suicide than any other.

06May2012
Josefina Vazquez Mota Proposes "National Pact for Peace"
EFE
The presidential candidate of Mexico's ruling rightist PAN party, Josefina Vazquez Mota, said that if elected her first act would be to announce a "national pact for peace" to deal with organized crime.

06May2012
Why Bill W. Wrote the 12 Steps Twice
The Fix
The AA founder penned two versions of the 12 Steps, separated by 15 years and a lifetime of troubles. Their differences will surprise you.

06May2012
Mexico Renews Historic Ties with Cuba
Prensa Latina
Cuba and Mexico have experienced a relaunch of their friendship and collaboration during the 13th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting between the two nations last week in Havana.

06May2012
Poll: 1 in 10 Believe Mayan Calendar Points to Doomsday
HuffPost
The Mayan calendar will cycle back to zero on Dec. 21, 2012 for the first time since 3114 B.C. and people around the world believe that fact to be an indicator of doomsday.


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