Founded in 1868, the American Benevolent Society is a nonprofit organization that provides charitable assistance to both U.S. and Mexican nationals during periods of personal distress or financial need
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS With more than 100 people in attendance — the highest number of guests in decades — the American Benevolent Society (ABS) hosted a lavish, three-course Thanksgiving Day luncheon at Mexico City’s Christ Church Parish on Thursday, Nov. 24, The traditional meal, which reflected the classic Thanksgiving meal generally consumed across the United States on that day, included
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The American Benevolent Society (ABS) of Mexico hosted a belated Mother’s Day luncheon Wednesday, May 18, at Christ Church Anglican Parish. Nearly 50 ABS members and their families showed up for the lavish event, which included a succulent meal of garden salad, homemade meatloaf with green beans and mashed potatoes, and a choice of fruit-layered sponge cake
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico City will remain in the covid-19 red high-risk category for yet another week, until the capital’s surging number of coronavirus cases begins to subside, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said, Friday, Jan. 29, Department stores and shopping malls in the city will remain closed at least through Feb. 8, she said. Meanwhile, in the neighboring
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By KELIN DILLON The government of Mexico City recently announced new restrictions on the city’s population in regards to the covid-19 pandemic. The capital of Mexico has been close to re-entering the red light zone. Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said that there was a 4 percent increase in covid-related hospitalizations from Nov. 26 to Dec. 3. Sheinbaum said
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Okay, so the covid-19 lockdown in Mexico is finally beginning to relax, with some companies in some parts of the nation cautiously reopening and some of us bravely venturing outside our doors again, albeit armed with several layers of face masks, face shields and at least a half gallon of hand sanitizer. This is not to say
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Glamour in L Glamour at Home By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Last week, I talked about how to pamper your hands and feet at home when you can’t get to a nail salon because of the covid-19 lockdown. And it turns out, that with the right products and a little ingenuity, most of us can manage to pull off a pretty decent
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