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U.S. blocks $5 million in aid to Mexico over human rights issues

The United States has withheld $5 million in anti-drug aid to Mexico over concerns about human rights in the country, the State Department said Monday....
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Mexico’s government commissioned architect to design $8000 home

Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao unveiled an US$8,000 home at this year's Chicago Architecture Biennial. The low-cost house could perhaps one day complement existing social housing...
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Mexico’s Supreme Court could rule ban on marijuana is unconstitutional

Mexico's supreme court plans to discuss a proposal that could effectively legalize the consumption and production of marijuana for recreational use in a session at...
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Mexico, U.S. to open joint border inspection stations

Mexico and the United States said on Thursday they will open two jointly staffed border stations on Mexican soil in a bid to streamline trade...
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Mexico’s ‘un cuarto más’ program aims to help 2 million people

The “un cuarto más” scheme (“one more room”), which aims to help more than two million people, was announced at a press conference on 12...
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43% of alcohol sold in Mexico is adulterated

Four of every 10 bottles of alcohol sold in Mexico are adulterated alcohol, meaning diluted with water, extra flavoring, and coloring. According to the Tax...
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Historic site in Mexico gives new details about two cultures clashing

It was one of the worst defeats in one of history's most dramatic conquests: Only a year after Hernan Cortes landed in Mexico, hundreds of...
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Seawater desalination plant in Baja will produce 5.8 mil gal drinking water daily

The State Water Commission of Baja California, Mexico, has officially awarded the consortium of RWL Water, a global water solutions provider, and its Mexican partners...
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Efforts to find endangered vaquita marina porpoises in Mexico spot three

A newly launched effort to find critically endangered vaquita marina porpoises has already spotted three of the elusive, almost-never-seen creatures in Mexico's Sea of Cortez....
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Atlas rocket blasts off with Mexican communications satellite

An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from a seaside launch pad in Florida on Friday to put a communications satellite into orbit for Mexico....
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Mexico extraditions to the U.S. are larger part of new relationship

Mexico has extradited 13 people to the United States, including two top drug traffickers, because of a new streamlined process between the two countries —...
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Carlos Slim gives $2.6 million to fight Chagas disease

The little-known parasite that causes Chagas disease is a huge problem across Latin America, infecting five times as many people as HIV. Scientists at Baylor...
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