Mexico English News Blog, human interest

Sandy beaches for Mexico City (human interest)

Posted by Alain: (human interest) Mexico City, which is landlocked, opened its first 'beach'. People were able to play volleyball and munch on tacos, on the sand surrounded by soaring apartment buildings. A total of 4 are planned for the city. Original source: Seattle Times . A beach getaway in landlocked Mexico City
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The President s elusive emigre relatives (human interest)

Posted by Alain: (human interest) The Mexican President Felipe Calderon, revealed recently that large numbers of his family members now live in the United States, but no one in his home town seems to know who they are. Original source: Los Angeles Times . [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. latimes. com/ news/ printedition/ asection/ la -fg -calderon22mar22,1,1292669. story,
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Singer-actress donates minivan to orphanage (human interest)

Posted by Alain: (human interest) Singer-actress, Jessica Simpson, paid a visit to a Mexican orphanage accompanied by other family members, and donated a minivan. Original source: Yahoo News . [404 Check: was link to http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ ap/ 20070328/ ap_ en_ ce/ people_ jessica_ simpson_ 9;_ ylt=Am7b. KL7o2PTeThvzNcM9xAdl. 0A, anchor: Jessica Simpson visits Mexican
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Mexicans lose ties with their emigrant kin (human interest)

Posted by Alain: (human interest) The Mexican President has said that ties between Mexican families and their relatives who have moved across the border to the U.S. fade with time. Original source: Yahoo News . [404 Check: was link to http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ ap/ 20070322/ ap_ on_ re_ la_ am_ ca/ mexico_ president_ s_ kin;_ ylt=AntbpgN197jH7LxO7gWBOKcHcggF, anchor: Mexican
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Mexico offers to swap computers for guns (human interest)

Posted by Alain: (human interest) Imagine how Mexico City would be if there were no guns," Mexico City Public Safety Secretary Joel Ortega said. Now police are trying to achieve this by offering citizens to swop. Original source: Yahoo News . [404 Check: was link to http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ ap/ 20070328/ ap_ on_ re_ la_ am_ ca/ mexico_ gun_ swap_ 2;_ ylt=AtdMX23LCR6K22DM_
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Death in the desert (human interest)

Posted by Alain: (human interest) Hoping to build a better life for her 2 children, Rosa Dominguez Cano risked crossing the border from Mexico into the United States. Her desiccated body was later found in a remote region of the soutern Arizona desert. Original source: The Guardian . How families are consoled when the bodies are found
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Abortion move hotly debated (human interest)

Posted by Alain: (human interest) A move to legalize abortion within the first three months of pregnancy is being hotly debated in Mexico City. Mexico City, with a population of 8.7 million, is a federal district similar to Washington, D.C., with its own legislature. Original source: Houston Chronicle . [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. chron. com/ disp/ story. mpl/ ap/
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The story of a ghost town (human interest)

Posted by Alain: (human interest) Pozos de Mineral, which means mineral wells, and commonly known as Pozos, has seen some remarkable transformations over the years. The town, located northeast of, and about a 45-minute drive from San Miguel, may be the next place to invest in. Original source: Internationalliving.com . [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www.
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Advice for single expats (human interest)

Posted by Alain: (human interest) For a 55 year single expat wanting to settle in Mexio, where is the best place to go An unmarried artist asks the question and gets some sage advice. Original source: Internationalliving.com . [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. internationalliving. com/ mexico/ free/ 02 -02 -07 -dating. html, anchor: Single Expat WLTM]
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Straddling the border puts time on hold (human interest)

Posted by Alain: (human interest) People who live in towns straddling the border between Mexico and the US are used to operating in two languages, two currencies, two cities and two countries. For several weeks there are now going to be two time zones as well, which will really take some getting used to Original source: signonsandiego.com . [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www.
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First Anniversary Strike (human interest)

Posted by Sandy: (human interest) One year ago an underground blast killed 65 miners in Mexico and the question of safety was raised. Today on the first anniversary thousands of miners held a strike and relatives of the victims joined in the Mass and demand recovery of the victims' remains. Original source: Forbes.com . [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. forbes. com/ feeds/
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