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Mexico senators come to blows after debate over U.S. military intervention
CBS News
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Mexican senators came to blows Wednesday after a heated debate over alleged opposition calls for the United States to intervene militarily against drug cartels. Lawmaker Alejandro Moreno, leader of the opposition PRI party, went to the podium as...
Groundbreaking Book Showcases Greeley’s Mexican American History
North Forty News - Colorado
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August 28, 2025
by North Forty News Staff | NorthFortyNews.com GREELEY – A first-of-its-kind book is shedding light on the stories of Mexican Americans in Greeley, as told in their own words. Our History Our Voice was created through a collaboration between the...
Guillermo del Toro almost lost his movie memorabilia in a wildfire. Now, he's letting...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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Del Toro partnered with Heritage Auctions for a three-part auction to sell a fraction of a collection that is bursting at the seams. Online bidding for the first part on Sept. 26 started Thursday and includes over a hundred items, with more headed...
Mexican senators come to blows after heated debate
The Peninsula
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August 28, 2025
Senator Alejandro Moreno (L) of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) scuffles with Senator Gerardo Fernandez Norona of the National Regeneration Movement Party (Morena) during a session of the Permanent Commission of the Senate in Mexico...
Cases of flesh-eating screwworm on the rise in Mexico
BBC
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The number of animals infested with New World screwworm (NWS), a flesh-eating parasite, has risen by 53% in the four weeks to mid-August, Mexican government data reveals. While infestations by the fly larvae primarily affect cattle, Mexican...
Guillermo del Toro almost lost his movie memorabilia in a wildfire. Now, he's letting some of it go
WSLS - Virginia
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August 28, 2025
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Many fled when wildfires devastated Los Angeles earlier this year, but Guillermo del Toro rushed back in, determined to save his lifelong collection of horror memorabilia. It's the same loyalty that finds him making another...
California 'Karen' goes on racist tirade against Ventura business flying Mexican flag
FOX 11 Los Angeles - California
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A woman, dubbed a "Karen" by a witness, went on a racist tirade against a Ventura-based business flying a Mexican flag. VENTURA, Calif. - A confrontation outside a Ventura Mexican folk art shop is going viral after a woman was caught on camera...
All the art Trump wants BANNED as creators deny their work is political. What do YOU think?
Daily Mail
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August 28, 2025
President Donald Trump has opened a new front in the culture wars. This time, he is taking aim at the Smithsonian Institution, the nation's premier museum and research complex, with demands that so-called 'woke' art be stripped from its galleries....
Mexico volleyball alumni return to court in scrimmage
Mexico Ledger - Missouri
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor “A lot of memories flood through.” Mexico Volleyball Alumni Night Photo Gallery That’s what happened to former Mexico volleyball coach Rachel Leu and alumni as they returned to play the current varsity team Thursday...
Shakira receives special 'thank you' message from Danna Paola after Mexico show
GEO TV
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August 28, 2025
Shakira brought pop star Danna Paola during her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour stop in Mexico. During her show on Wednesday, Shakira was joined by Danna for a thrilling Soltera performance. Sharing a glimpse from the show on Instagram, the...
Spotify launches new feature as artists pull music from the platform
The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Tennessee
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Spotify has launched "Messages," a new in-app feature which allows users to share music, podcasts and audiobooks. The update comes on the heels of various artists pulling their catalogue from the streaming platform, due to CEO Daniel Ek's...
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Sterling restaurant combines a taste of Ireland with a taste of Mexico
Kankakee Daily Journal - Illinois
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On a map, Mexico and Ireland are a world apart, but at a longtime family restaurant and bar in downtown Sterling, they’re next door neighbors. For Kelly’s, with origins going back to the early 1950s, the connection between the two countries is not...
A muralist returns home to Lompoc, aiming to inspire students through affirmations and art
Santa Maria Sun - California
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August 28, 2025
In 1992, when Jose Bustos was 12 years old, he painted his first mural. He created the design for an art contest at Arthur Hapgood Elementary in Lompoc and won, earning a permanent spot for the mural at the school. The mural depicts an eagle’s...
New production blends music, dance, and spoken word to tell a story of separation and injustice
Texas Public Radio
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August 28, 2025
Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. There are few things in life as painful as a mother being separated from her child. It’s a scene that has become increasingly common in...
MEXICALI BRIEFS: Party leaders condemn violence against journalists
Imperial Valley Press - California
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JOURNALISM Party leaders condemn violence against journalists A powerful message against violence and impunity targeting journalists is resonating across Baja California, as a “Movimiento Ciudadano” (Citizen Movement) has issued a staunch...
Entertainment News | Pedro Pascal Likely to Play Lead in Todd Haynes 'De Noche' After Joaquin Phoenix's Exit
Latestly
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August 28, 2025
Washington, DC [US], August 28 (ANI): Actor Pedro Pascal is likely to play the lead role in Todd Haynes' 'De Noche', as the makers aim to restart the production, reported Variety. If the deal closes, Pascal would star opposite Danny Ramirez, with...
Tense debate in the Mexican Senate: ‘He hit me and said, ‘I’m going to kill you’’
El País
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August 28, 2025
A debate inside the Mexican Senate ended with shoving and punching on Wednesday. Alejandro “Alito” Moreno, the national president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), confronted Senate president Gerardo Fernández Noroña at the close of...
Mexican boxer Chavez returns to training after US deportation
Gulf Today
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August 28, 2025
Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has returned to training following his release from prison as he awaits trial in Mexico for alleged cartel ties following his deportation from the United States. Video footage shared on social media from the...
Music & More Guide for Aug. 28: Local concerts, music, theater, arts and more
Waco Tribune-Herald - Texas
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Concerts Lorrie Morgan, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Waco Hippodrome Theatre, 724 Austin Ave.; $29-$89, online at wacohippodrometheatre.thundertix.com. Lorrie Morgan - Good as I Was to You // via YouTube Troubadour Tales Songwriter Series with Bernie...
Pat McLaughlin recalls housing musicians fleeing Hurricane Katrina
The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Tennessee
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Nashville songwriter Pat McLaughlin hosted friends displaced by Hurricane Katrina. McLaughlin co-wrote the Grammy-winning song "I Remember Everything" with John Prine. Susan Cowsill, one of McLaughlin's guests, lost her brother Barry in the...