Noticias de Hoy

A 13-year-old boy who had confessed to being an assassin for a Mexican drug cartel was among six people found murdered execution-style, authorities in the central Mexican state of Zacatecas have confirmed.

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Bono, perhaps the most-awaited speaker at TED, is electrifying the audience with his talk about how extreme poverty -living on less than $1. 25 a day – is on the verge of being extinct.

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ABC NewsWhat Elba Esther Gordillo’s Arrest Means for Mexico’s Other Power PlayersABC NewsOn Tuesday, Mexican authorities at Toluca International airport arrested Elba Esther Gordillo, the controversial president of Mexico’s influential national teachers’ union. Gordillo, one of Mexico’s most powerful and polarizing women, is accused by the . . . Mexico transfers former union boss to prison with better medical facilitiesFox NewsPower in Mexico ?The Teacher? in detentionThe EconomistElba Esther Gordillo ? Mexico’s famed union boss ? accused of embezzlementThe GuardianLos Angeles Times -Reuters UKall 111 news articles »

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Neat, freshly painted buildings and a renovated church line the central square. Shiny SUVs rest curbside.

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The EconomistPower in Mexico ?The Teacher? in detentionThe EconomistRESPLENDENT in high-heels and handbags from the world’s priciest designers, Elba Esther Gordillo (pictured), the leader of Mexico’s powerful teachers’ union, has never made any secret of her wealth. Mexicans have long wondered how she is able to . . . Elba Esther Gordillo ? Mexico’s famed union boss ? accused of embezzlementThe GuardianFrom rags to riches to jail; Mexico’s top union leaderReuters UKArrest of union boss rivets MexicoLos Angeles TimesABC News -VOXXIall 105 news articles »

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A jury on Thursday convicted an Austin personal injury attorney of racketeering charges as part of a federal investigation into judicial bribery in South Texas.

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Police in the Mexican border city of Mexicali say they have recovered a powerful improvised cannon used to hurl packets of marijuana across a border fence into California.

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Mexican smugglers have used tunnels, cars, boats and even the human body in attempts to sneak drugs past U. S. agents in an endless cat-and-mouse game on the U. S. -Mexico border.

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Daily BeastMexico Teachers’ Union Head ArrestedDaily BeastGood news from Mexico. Elba Esther Gordillo, the allegedly spectacularly corrupt head of the Mexican teachers’ union, was arrested Tuesday. From the Financial Times: "Authorities say she illegally diverted 2bn pesos ($156 million) of union funds to pay . . . and more »

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Army troops killed at least four suspected gunmen in a shootout in Monclova, a city in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila , prosecutors said.

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