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For the second consecutive year, seizures of methamphetamine in the Laredo customs district — the country’s busiest land port — climbed significantly, an indication that drug cartels continue to bank on sales of the drug in the U. S. despite vigilant enforcement efforts on both sides of the Texas-Mexico border.

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Curbing child abuse in MexicoChristian Science MonitorAdolescents and girls who are victims of sexual abuse in Mexico face a harrowing road to justice and recovery in a country where, although a federal law exists to protect them, in practice they are often left defenseless. Child rights advocates are . . . and more »

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A young crowd filled “El Rudo” bar in Ciudad Juarez, laughing at jokes, downing beers and dancing to Shakira tunes, no longer afraid to go out after dark in the Mexican city once known as the world’s murder capital.

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Mexico’s Supreme Court said on Monday that same-sex couples have the right to marry and laws that prohibit gay couples from tying the knot are unconstitutional and discriminatory, according to BuzzFeed .

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Goal. com AmericaBrent Latham: Mexico good enough to win the U-20 World CupYahoo! SportsMexico’s U-20s dominated Curacao on Tuesday night in their opener at the CONCACAF U-20 Championship, though El Tri probably didn’t score as many goals as it would have liked. Sergio Almaguer’s troops took their collective foot off the gas after three . . . La Volpe confident that Mexico will qualify for Brazil with no problemsGoal. com Americaall 2 news articles »

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MEXICO’S top court has lifted a ban on ballads that sing the praises of drug lords in the home state of the country’s most powerful cartel.

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Vigilantes reportedly release captives in southern MexicoLos Angeles TimesWith homicides, rapes and other crimes spreading in much of central Mexico, so has the phenomenon of armed vigilantes. As of Tuesday, 20 towns in Guerrero along with municipalities in at least four other states reported patrols by armed residents who . . .

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Community police officers in San Luis AcatlA n, Mexico, fix a truck they seized at a roadblock.

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New Mexico merchandise exports to Mexico are at an all-time high coming in at $617,609,684 – 50 percent higher than 2011 exports which stood at $464,454,999 according to numbers released by the U. S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration .

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Organized Crime in Mexico City: A Political Risk?ForbesIn recent years, even as violence broke out along Mexico’s northern border, in the tequila producing state of Jalisco, the avacado producing state of Michoacan and tourist destinations such as Acapulco and Veracruz, Mexico City has remained a relative . . .

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