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  • In Mexico fears for democracy as threatened journalists curtail coverage

    Rogelio Elizondo’s son went to buy a used car in Nuevo Laredo two years ago. He never came back. In much of Mexico, Elizondo’s tragedy would remain the anguish of a solitary family in a country where the problem of ‘disappeared’ people is worse than anyplace else in the Western Hemisphere. But a slightly more positive story is unfolding. Elizondo joined with scores of ...

  • Grandson of Malcolm X killed in Mexico

    US civil rights activist Malcolm X (1925-1965) speaks during a rally in Washington, circa 1963. Malcolm X was later assassinated. Malcolm Shabazz, his grandson, was killed Thursday, May 9, in ...

  • Cambodian Documentary Wins Cannes Prize for Innovative Cinema

    CANNES -- A documentary using small clay figurines to tell the story of how Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh's family perished under the Khmer Rouge regime won the top prize in the second most important competition at ...

  • Tijuana River mouth clean as long as it doesn’t rain

    While the organization gave the majority of San Diego County high grades for beach quality, during wet weather the Tijuana River mouth was given a grade of ...

  • Mexico sees fewer deaths and disappeared official

    MEXICO CITY -- The drug-related murders that plagued Mexico for six years have decreased in the past six months, while fewer people have disappeared than previously thought, the interior minister said ...

Movie Review

She's the One

Edward Burns' sophomore effort, "She's the One," is a generally unenjoyable romp through the lives of a family of morally misguided, dysfunctional New Yorkers and the people they hurt. I could take this if it were dealt with properly, but the problem is that Burns thinks this is romantic comedy. He doesn't want to deal with the kinds of problems he unearths, so he brushes them off with a light tou ... ...

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