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U.S.-Mexico deal on expanded Gulf oil drilling still in limbo
ReutersBy Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - More than a year after the United States and Mexico signed a much-lauded deal that would remove obstacles to expanding deepwater drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, the agreement still has not...Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Government, Finance, White House
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Mexican journalists march to protest violence against reporters
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican journalists on Sunday marched in this capital and several other states to protest violence that has claimed the lives of co-workers and silenced news media in parts of the country. Chanting “Justice!” and “...
Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Abusive Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice, Journalism, Mexico
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Dorothy Shepherd Smith: Nationally recognized historian built Winter Park archives at Rollins
For more than a century, Dorothy Shepherd Smith was steeped in Winter Park life. Born and raised in Winter Park, she graduated from Rollins College with a bachelor's degree in 1933 and went on to become a nationally recognized historian. Through years...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Apopka, Winter Park, Nicaragua, Arts and Culture
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Angry teachers take a break, but threats to Mexican reform remain
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has been busy telling the world about the economic miracle the country will experience after lawmakers approve the package of reforms he calls the Pact for Mexico. Nobody said the reforms would...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Abusive Behavior, Unions, Teachers
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Travel Picks: Top 10 street-food cities
ReutersLONDON, April 26 (Reuters) - Quick, cheap and chock full of flavor, street food gives hungry passers-by a lot to love in locales around the world. Trying the local open-air fare is also a key ingredient to sampling any city's culture. That's why online...Tags: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Boston, Breads, Ketchup, Ottawa (Canada)
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Jonathan Gold | L.A. restaurant review: Corazón y Miel satisfies heart's desires
"Corazón y miel," your waitress wants it to be known, is the signature dish of Corazón y Miel. Corazón y miel, hearts and honey, is a small bowl of warm, seared chicken hearts in a sweet, honeyed vinaigrette, tossed with a few slivers of onion, like a...
Tags: Animal, Lukshon, Sandwiches, Chocolate Cake, Mexico
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Mexico gov't says political parties committed to economic reforms
ReutersMEXICO CITY/LIMA, April 24 (Reuters) - The Mexican government said on Wednesday that the country's main political parties had reaffirmed their commitment to working together on economic reforms after a spat caused the presentation of a bill to be...Tags: Politics, National Government, Political Fundraising, Government, Finance
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L.A. mayor's race: The world isn't watching either
This Los Angeles mayoral election isn’t exactly setting the city's electorate on fire. Nor the world, for that matter. It’s so low key that I was surprised to see a very focused piece in the Guardian, Britain’s liberal national...
Tags: Politics, Chicago Elections, Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Clippers, Mexico
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Guatemala war crimes trial rulings spur protests
MEXICO CITY — Contradictory court judgments in the war crimes trial of former Guatemalan dictator Gen. Efrain Rios Montt this week set off protests in Guatemala City and prompted rebukes from human rights organizations around the world. On Friday,...
Tags: Justice System, Politics, Prosecution, Human Rights Watch, Trials
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In Guatemala, a twist as genocide trial nears end
MEXICO CITY — On the first day of trial, a witness named Bernardo Bernal recounted how, as a 9-year-old in the spring of 1983, he hid in a stream and watched Guatemalan soldiers kill his parents and two younger brothers. On the second day of...Tags: Politics, Justice System, Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lawyers
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Tommie Smith: An Olympic journey of prejudice, then perseverance
The boos and the catcalls echoed as Tommie Smith and John Carlos walked off the medal stand in the summer of 1968, track shoes in their hands to symbolize the poverty of their youth. The noise reached a crescendo as they stepped into a tunnel labeled...
Tags: Arthur Ashe, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Orange County Regional History Center, Justin Gatlin, International Olympic Committee
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Pedro Ramirez Vazquez dies at 94; architect changed the face of Mexico City
Pedro Ramirez Vazquez, an architect who changed the face of Mexico City by designing a number of landmark modernist structures, died on Tuesday, his 94th birthday. The cause was pneumonia, according to Mexico's National Council for Culture and the Arts....
Tags: Pneumonia, Politics, Museums, Architecture, Arts
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