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AMLO Won’t Go to Americas Summit (Surprise, Surprise!)
OPINION By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS After much hemming and hawing, and trying to use his attendance as a political leverage peck against U.S. President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Monday, June 6, announced — finally — that he will not attend the four-day Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, which actually had begun that same
Read moreEchazarreta: First Mexican-Born Woman in Space
By MARK LORENZANA Katya Echazarreta, an engineer and science communicator from Guadalajara, became the first-ever Mexican-born woman — and one of the youngest women ever — to travel into space. On Saturday, June 4, Echazarreta soared into space aboard a spacecraft of Blue Origin, the American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company owned by Jeff Bezos, the founder
Read moreAMLO and the Summit, an (Almost) Never-Ending Story
OPINION By RICARDO CASTILLO Every day he is asked the same question, and every day he continues to hem and haw. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) just can’t seem to make up his mind whether to attend next week’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California. An old adage says that you can only stretch a rubber
Read moreThe Summit of the Americas and an Indecisive AMLO
OPINION By RICARDO CASTILLO Just a week before it is set to start, Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has yet to decide whether he will attend the June 6 Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California. Over this weekend, AMLO had several opportunities to make a statement as to whether he will attend, but instead kept repeating
Read moreSummit’s Success Hangs in the Balance
OPINION By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS As a growing number of Latin America’s leftist leaders join forces, threatening to boycott the upcoming Ninth Summit of the Americas that is slated to take place in Los Angeles from June 6 through June 10, unless it includes the participation of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, the once-crucial hemispheric meeting could potentially become irrelevant. Both Mexican
Read moreMexican Airlines Have Lost 5 Billion Pesos Due to FAA Downgrade
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Over the course of the last 12 months since the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) downgraded Mexico’s safety aviation ranking from category 1 to category 2, 2021, Mexican airlines have lost almost $5 billion pesos, according to industry sources. On May 25, 2021, the FAA downgraded Mexico’s aviation security category because of deficiencies in
Read moreNew York Stylist Brings Big Apple Chic to Mexico City Tresses
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS After 30 years of working his magic on catwalks and high-end celebrity clients, New York hairstylist Michael Johnson has given up the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple in exchange for the hustle and bustle of Mexico City. On Wednesday, Oct. 13, Johnson, a Los Angeles native who grew up in Chicago before consolidating his
Read moreThe Runway Rundown
Shifting Fashion Capitals Could Help Make Room for Mexico By KELIN DILLON Dynamics are shifting in the fashion world, and cities across the globe, following years of the “Big Four” (New York, London, Milan, Paris — in sequential order) dominating the market, could now find the opportunity to make their own mark on the once-exclusive industry, including Mexico City. IFDAQ
Read moreLaguna Beach, California’s Riviera
By LARRY ANTHONY PANNELL The small artist community of Laguna Beach is the Riviera of the West Coast. Its pristine white beaches, clear blue water and numerous rocky coves offer seclusion and a sense of privacy. Located halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, this seaside village is an oasis in the concrete jungle of Southern California. To reach Laguna,
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