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Guatemalan court action revives questions about Rios Montt's fate
MEXICO CITY— The Guatemalan high court’s decision to overturn the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt and restart his trial has revived questions about his responsibility for the slaughter of some 1,700 ethnic...
Tags: Government, Genocide, Wars and Interventions, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), International Court or Tribunal
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Guatemala full of questions after genocide conviction annulled
MEXICO CITY — The Guatemalan high court's decision to annul the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt on Tuesday revived questions about his responsibility for the slaughter of some 1,700 ethnic Maya people. The...Tags: Government, Genocide, Interior Policy, International Court or Tribunal, Massacres
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Analysis: U.S. food labels seen heating up North America meat war
ReutersWINNIPEG, Manitoba/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States is poised to introduce stricter rules on the labeling of meat imports this week, a move that is likely to heat up a simmering trade dispute with Canada and Mexico. Under new regulations that...Tags: Government, National Government, Politics, International Organizations, World Trade Organization
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Cartel-controlled border towns present big challenge in Congress' quest for immigration reform
Associated PressMATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, stands a dormitory-style shelter filled with people recently deported from the U.S. and other migrants waiting to cross the border. The long rows of bunk beds offer...Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Brownsville, Blackmail and Extortion, Extradition, Gulf Cartel
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Two men charged with killing Malcolm X grandson
ReutersMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two men arrested in the fatal beating of the grandson of U.S. civil rights activist Malcolm X were sent to prison on Saturday to await trial, a Mexico City court spokesman said. David Hernandez and Manuel Perez, waiters at the...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Murder, Mexico, Civil Rights
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Plaintiffs in Mexico Yahoo case say will appeal court ruling
ReutersMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two Mexican firms embroiled in a contractual dispute with Yahoo Inc will appeal a court ruling that overturned an earlier $2.75 billion judgment in their favor, a director of the companies said on Friday. Yahoo announced the...Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Breach of Contract, Mexico, Corporate Crime
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OAS study says countries should consider decriminalizing drug use
BOGOTA, Colombia — The Organization of American States said Friday that countries should consider decriminalizing drug use, a shift backed by several Latin American leaders but opposed by the United States. Decriminalization could be one of many...
Tags: Pakistan, Colombia, Drug Use, Punishment, Recreational Substance Use
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Gay rights activists in Mexico City accuse police of abuses
MEXICO CITY -- Same-sex marriage is legal in this city. Gay and lesbian couples can adopt children, and the government touts tolerance and respect for "sexual diversity" in messages posted on subway platforms and bus billboards. Yet, according to...
Tags: Social Issues, Human Rights, Politics, Media Industry, Gay Rights
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Apron maker finds profitable recipe catering to chefs
Los Angeles TimesEllen Bennett launched an apron company last year not knowing how to sew and not knowing how to run a business. Now she has the world, so to speak, by the strings. "There was just the idea," says the diminutive, consistently buoyant 25-year-old who also...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Animal, New Products, Dining and Drinking, Restaurants
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Jaron Lanier takes a hard look at the wired world
Jaron Lanier has a research job with Microsoft. He won't go into specfics, but it has something to do with imagining the future and asking questions. Lanier is a longtime Silicon Valley insider whose primary occupation has been to imagine, think and ask...
Tags: Siren (music group), Music, Amazon.com Inc., Science and Technology, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Mexico names public security chief for Michoacan state
MEXICO CITY — Responding to mounting concern about disorder in the Mexican state of Michoacan, officials announced Thursday that an army general would take over as its public security chief, overseeing both state and federal security forces. The...Tags: Grupo Bimbo, Government, Armed Forces, Executive Branch, Mexico
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McLaren say Honda deal keeps them among F1 elite
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - McLaren's Formula One engine deal with Honda from 2015 is a vital step to ensure they can keep punching at the same weight as works team rivals Ferrari and Mercedes, managing director Jonathan Neale said on Thursday. The Woking team...Tags: Honda Motor Co., Layoffs and Downsizing, Ayrton Senna, Auto Racing, Automotive Equipment
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