Mexico Negotiating with Hamas to Free Kidnapped Mexicans
The nation previously sent two flights manned by the Secretariat of National Defense to bring Mexican citizens that were stranded in Israel back to Mexico
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Navigating Mexico: Tipping
Looking to start some fireworks? Just ask people from various nationalities and cultural groups how much they suggest for tipping in a restaurant
Read moreNavigating Mexico: ‘Will They Find Me Intriguing?’
By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE I was helping out a 25-year-old American with some legal advice the other day and he made a mistake on something. Instinctively, I said, “Don’t sweat it; you’re a kid and I’m a senior.” He later reprimanded me by saying, “I just turned 25, and think of myself as a young man rather than a
Read moreGabo the Pilgrim
By MARK LORENZANA Full disclosure: Although I’ve read a few of the major works of beloved Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez (“One Hundred Years of Solitude,” “The Autumn of the Patriarch” and “Love in the Time of Cholera”), I have never read his short story collection “Strange Pilgrims.” So when the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Mexico City invited
Read moreTwo Mexicans Charged with 51 Deaths in Texas Migrant Truck Tragedy
By MARK LORENZANA Two Mexican nationals were charged in a U.S. federal court late Tuesday, June 28, in connection with the human smuggling attempt in which at least 51 undocumented migrants died after being trapped inside a trailer truck just outside San Antonio, Texas. The two Mexicans, who were arrested shortly after the abandoned truck was discovered on Monday, June
Read moreMexico: A Nation Racist to the Core
By RICARDO CASTILLO First, let me offer a sort of introduction: Back in October, Pulse News Mexico ran an article that talked about advertising analysis titled “Racism in a bottle of beer.” The article, written by marketing analyst Julia Castillo (full disclosure, she is my daughter) told the story of the scam of an ad agency that publicizes Indio beer.
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