OPINION By ALEJANDRO ENVILA FISHER Since Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) took office three years ago, no government official in Mexico, be it fe3deral, state or municipal, nor member of any autonomous bodies or the country’s federal judicial powers, is allowed to have a salary higher than — or even equal to — that of the president. However, since a
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By ALEJANDRO ENVILA FISHER Exemplary, legally solid and irrefutable, the financial sanctions imposed by the Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece) on Mexican soccer clubs for having imposed a salary cap (also hunger) on women who play professionally in the Liga MX could end up exploding in the Cofece’s face and eventually lead to the disappearance of the country’s fledgling women’s
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Monday, Sept. 27, charged the National Guard (GN) with yet another responsibility, the creation of a special body dedicated to recovering stolen historical and archaeological pieces. During the inauguration of a dual exhibition “The Grandeur of Mexico” at the National Museum of Anthropology and the Secretariat
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF An auction of 17 alleged pre-Columbian Mexican artifacts was cancelled just hours before it was slated to be held on Thursday, Sept. 16, Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced Sunday, Sept. 19. The auction, which had been organized by the internet sales site Casa Bertolami Fine Arts in Rome was halted
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By RICH GRANT We did not want to go to Auschwitz-Birkenau. After all, it had taken us a lot of time and effort just to get to Krakow. The sun was out, and it was a perfect day. Pretty Polish girls walked by in summer dresses. The cafes of Old Town were buzzing and there were buskers singing and juggling
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By KELIN DILLON The Leitner company, the same manufacturer that is building Mexico’s Line 2 cable bus system, is now being investigated for a deadly cable car malfunction in Italy that left 14 dead and one child injured on May 23. The tragic accident occurred after one of the lead cables holding up the structure broke, crashing the cars to
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Mexico Designers Set to Show at Russian Fashion Week By KELIN DILLON A handful of Mexican designers will show their latest collections at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia (MBFWR) this upcoming Thursday, April 22, via curated fashion films, giving worldwide exposure to a choice selection of Mexican brands, set to be broadcast live on international publications like Vogue Russia. The
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By KELIN DILLON Twelve of Europe’s biggest soccer teams have announced their intention to leave their current organizations to create the new Super League, affecting several Mexican players playing abroad, including Hector Herrera of Atletico Madrid and Marcelo Flores of Arsenal. The new group consists of six English clubs, including Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican actor Alejandro Speitzer just got tagged to serve as a jewelry and timepiece ambassador for the prestigious Italian design house Bvlgari. A native of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Speitzer began his acting career as a child on various Mexican soap operas, including the highly acclaimed miniseries “Rayito de Luz.” He later had starring roles in
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS If there remains any doubt as to whether or not Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has assumed dictatorial powers, his blatant use of “trial by president” should be proof enough for anyone with even the slightest knowledge of how a democracy is supposed to work. Let me be very clear: The fact that AMLO has
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