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Rachel Barnard

4/5/10 EPA takes over cleanup efforts at PR fuel depo - 0 views

Last year there was a huge explosion in San Juan from a tank on a ship piping in gasoline. 1500 people were evacuated and cleanup efforts commenced. Now, nearly 6 months later, and after cleanup cr...

started by Rachel Barnard on 08 Apr 10 no follow-up yet
Rachel Barnard

Puerto Rico senator steps down from powerful committee, cites federal investigation - 0 views

4/4/10 Though quite vague, the associated press article makes powerful inferences against the senator in question. The way this article is worded and organized, implicates the senator. This influ...

started by Rachel Barnard on 08 Apr 10 no follow-up yet
zoe_cunningham

13 Inmates escape prison when armed men storm jail, 3 left dead, guards under suspicion. - 0 views

Armed men stormed a prison in the northern border city of Reynosa, freeing 13 inmates. The escape on Friday was the second mass jailbreak in less than two weeks in Tamaulipas State, which has been ...

started by zoe_cunningham on 06 Apr 10 no follow-up yet
zoe_cunningham

Elderly Prostitutes Cohabitate in sketchy Mexico City barrio-video clip of interviews - 1 views

Casa de Xochiquetzal, House of Beautiful flowers, is home to about 45 retiree-aged sex workers, many of whom still get paid to have sex if they please. These women entered the business because they...

started by zoe_cunningham on 06 Apr 10 no follow-up yet
zoe_cunningham

Strong Earthquake kills 2 in Mexico, Rattles US - 0 views

On Sunday, a major 7.2-grade earthquake hit Baja California near the Mexico-US border, causing chaos as mass blackouts and evacuations of hospitals and nursing homes swept the cities. Two Mexicans ...

started by zoe_cunningham on 06 Apr 10 no follow-up yet
Genevieve Rowland

Venezuela and Russia partnership - 0 views

Venezuela

started by Genevieve Rowland on 05 Apr 10 no follow-up yet
Genevieve Rowland

Chavez Using his Powers for Evil - 0 views

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/world/americas/04venez.html?src=me

Venezuela Politics

started by Genevieve Rowland on 05 Apr 10 no follow-up yet
Rachel Barnard

A strong sense of identity - 0 views

For Puerto Ricans, several questions on the 2010 census are causing confusion. These questions concern race and ethnicity. Easy, right? If you were born in Puerto Rico you are Puerto Rican. You can...

started by Rachel Barnard on 04 Apr 10 no follow-up yet
zoe_cunningham

Semana Santa means religious festivals and time off school/work this week in Mexico - 0 views

Semana Santa has a special meaning for the Yoremes of Sinaloa in Northern Mexico. Their unique dances, songs and prayer rituals are evidence of the religious synchretism that has occured between Ca...

mexico religion

started by zoe_cunningham on 01 Apr 10 no follow-up yet
zoe_cunningham

If you're a Journalist, Don't go to Mexico - 4 views

Mexico has become one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists. In most cases reporters have been targeted for their coverage of organized crime and corrupt officials. According to...

started by zoe_cunningham on 01 Apr 10 no follow-up yet
zoe_cunningham

Organized Crime in Mexico: Way More than just Drugs..kidnapping and human trafficking too - 0 views

For many years, US-Mexico security has concerned itself with combating drug trafficking organizations in Mexico. However, organized crime experts assert that drug trafficking in Mexico may account ...

started by zoe_cunningham on 01 Apr 10 no follow-up yet
Andrew Kotick

Cabinet Members Dismissed From Brazilian National Government - 0 views

April 1: Ten Ministers of Lula's cabinet, including party candidate for the 2010 election Dilma Rousseff, were dismissed from the capital, in accordance with statutes regarding campaigning laws an...

started by Andrew Kotick on 01 Apr 10 no follow-up yet
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