Mexico Just Got More Magic
With the addition of the new cities, Mexico now boasts a total of 177 Magic Towns
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Mexico Rescues 130 Guatemalan Migrants from Cargo Truck
Among the rescued were 19 unaccompanied minors, 12 families consisting of 28 individuals and 67 men and 16 women who were traveling on their own
Read moreSome Little-Known Benefits of Olive Oil
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Most people know that olive oil is good for you. Rich in healthy monounsaturated fats (as opposed to saturated fats — found in many other cooking oils — that can lead to heart disease and other health problems), olive oil is composed of 11 percent polyunsaturates, like omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids, and a whopping 73 percent
Read morePortrait of Agustín de Iturbide, Mexico’s Other Great Liberator
By RICARDO CASTILLO Happy Mexican Independence Bicentennial Anniversary! Sure, most Mexicans still consider Sept. 16, 1810, as the nation’s Independence Day, but in point of fact, the country really gained its sovereignty more than 11 years later. And so, Monday, Sept. 27, is the day that Mexico as an independent nation actually turns 200. For all practical and festooning purposes,
Read moreDays Before Elections, Violence Increases in Mexico
By KELIN DILLON With Mexico’s midterm elections fast approaching on Sunday, June 6, instances of violence against politicians has increased in turn, with the shooting of four candidates, the kidnapping of one election hopeful and the torture and execution of a political operator all happening with just days left to go before the vote. Just last week, Etellekt Consultancy revealed
Read moreVeracruz Mayor Shot, in Serious Condition
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Antonio Ramírez Itehua, the mayor of the farming town of Astacinga, in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, was shot in the early morning hours of Monday Feb. 4, and remains in serious condition. Ramírez Itehua, a member of the Nueva Alianza political party, was attacked by unknown armed assailants in a drive-by shooting
Read moreAMLO Discovers Flying Commercial Has Its Downside
By THE PULSE NEWSMEXICO STAFF After missing a 1 p.m. Interjet flight from Cordoba, Veracruz, to Mexico City on Sunday, Feb. 3, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) opted to return to the capital via land rather than wait for the next flight at 4 p.m., his spokesman Jesús Ramírez said. The president was in Cordoba to present his
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