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Chicago Tribune - Wed Dec 9, 1:08 pm ET
Bales of marijuana in the back of a van seized by Chicago Police. ( Chicago police photos) Chicago police said a surveillance operation led to the seizure of $1.8 million worth of marijuana and the arrest of two apparent members of a drug smuggling ring operating out of Mexico. On Tuesday, police said, they saw a Hammond man they had been following for two days drive into a Stickney truck yard ...
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Nasdaq - Wed Dec 9, 10:32 am ET
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexican auto production rose in November from the year-ago month, posting its first increase in more than a year. The Mexican Auto Industry Association, or AMIA, said Wednesday that production was up 2.9% from November 2008, at 176,655 units.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 2:04 pm ET
Near-simultaneous grenade attacks on offices, businesses and gas stations in a northern Mexican state slightly injured three people, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 12:08 pm ET
Ford Motor Co. officials are asking Michigan legislators to give the automaker around $120 million in tax credits earmarked for companies that develop batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles.
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Chicago Sun-Times - 42 minutes ago
Two days of surveillance of a suspected drug smuggler paid off for Chicago Police with a bust that led to two arrests and the seizure of more than 650 pounds of marijuana, with a street value of nearly $2 million. The police Narcotics Section developed information on Jose Bazaldua, who was reported by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a member of a drug-smuggling operation out of Mexico , a ...
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El Paso Times - Wed Dec 9, 12:48 pm ET
To denounce the hundreds of crimes against women that go unsolved and unpunished in Ciudad Juarez, French artist Peggy Adam speaks through the pictures in "Luchadoras" (Female Fighters), a comic that calls attention to the hundreds who have been tortured, raped, kidnapped and murdered in that Mexican border city.
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El Paso Times - Wed Dec 9, 12:48 pm ET
Amnesty International, citing cases of alleged slayings by the military in the drug war, criticizes civilian officials, saying they fail to properly investigate or prosecute crimes by the army.
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Boston Herald - 2 hours 37 minutes ago
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's president on Wednesday nominated Finance Minister Agustin Carstens to replace central bank director Guillermo Ortiz, who will step down after 12...
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Dec 9, 10:12 am ET
All Times EST Saturday TOP 25 BASKETBALL Men No. 1 Kansas vs. La Salle at the Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo., 2 p.m. No. 2 Texas vs. Texas State, 4 p.m. No. 4 Kentucky at Indiana, Noon No. 5 Purdue at Alabama, 9 p.m. No. 6 West Virginia vs. Coppin State, 7 p.m. No. 11 North Carolina vs. Presbyterian, 7:30 p.m. No. 13 Ohio State at No. 22 Butler, Noon No. 15 Georgetown vs. No. 17 Washington at ...
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Bloomberg - Mon Dec 7, 1:34 pm ET
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- RBC Capital Markets estimates there’s a 30 percent chance that Mexico central bank Governor Guillermo Ortiz is re-appointed by President Felipe Calderon.
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The Wenatchee World - Tue Dec 8, 5:48 pm ET
PETATLAN, Mexico — As a two-term mayor and protege of the governor, Rogaciano Alva ruled this region with a pistol shoved into his belt. He exported truckloads of marijuana, opium poppies and illegal timber from the rugged Sierra Madre, and assembled a paramilitary army to enforce his will, according to law enforcement officials and residents. Alva is now in hiding, pursued as an enemy of the ...
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Rivals.com via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Dec 9, 9:12 am ET
Defensive tackle Ainsley Miller out of Concord (N.C.) First Assembly Christian School continues to wait for his...
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Dec 9, 3:45 am ET
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Tobacco in Mexico" report to their offering.
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Chicago Tribune - Wed Dec 9, 1:16 pm ET
Chicago police said a surveillance operation led to the seizure of $1.8 million worth of marijuana and the arrest of two apparent members of a drug smuggling operation operating out of Mexico.
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Bloomberg - Tue Dec 8, 9:39 pm ET
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Latin American local bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from yesterday’s session.
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Tiger Weekly - 1 hour 13 minutes ago
On Saturday, Dec. 12, at approximately 5:30 p.m., students will be done with fall 2009 final exams. This occasion is a time for glory, fun and excitement. The holidays are here, and vacations have arrived.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 7:32 am ET
A fierce winter storm was leaving dangerous ice, heavy snow and vicious winds in its wake as it slogged eastward Wednesday, threatening to wreak havoc on commuters in the Upper Midwest and closing schools across New England.
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FOX 11 Reno - Tue Dec 8, 5:05 pm ET
SAN FRANCISCO -- A 33-year-old man is in custody after being extradited from Mexico last week in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a young girl in 2008.
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The Huffington Post - Tue Dec 8, 4:28 pm ET
What's Your Reaction? The DEA has implemented a bold new initiative against Mexico drug trafficking and it comes in the form of Lil Wayne. According to this report from The Onion, the strategy has been a rousing success.
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CBS 5 Bay Area - Tue Dec 8, 4:07 pm ET
A 33-year-old man is in custody in San Francisco after being extradited from Mexico last week in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a young girl in 2008.