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  • Video shows Mexican politician accepting wads of money

    Mexican television aired Wednesday a video showing Cancun Mayor Julian Ricalde Magaa accepting cash-filled envelopes. The images surfaced less than three weeks ahead of the July 7 mayoral election in the Caribbean resort city. Ricalde is barred from seeking a second consecutive term, but his PRD party does have a candidate in the race. On the video, which dates from 2010, then-mayor-elect ...

  • Mexican police nab one of FBIs 10 most wanted

    Police at the Mexican sea resort of Playa del Carmen arrested one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, a former college professor accused of sexually exploiting children. Walter Lee Williams, 64, was nabbed around 8.30 p.m. Tuesday in a coffee shop near a public park, Quintana Roo state Attorney General Gaspar Armando Garcia Torres said during a press conference in Cancun. "At present we ...

  • Vast Mayan city discovered in Mexico jungle

    Archaeologists have discovered a previously unknown Mayan city in the southeastern state of Campeche, which for its vastness and characteristics is believed to have been a seat of government some 1,400 years ago. A team of experts headed by Slovenian archaeologist Ivan Sprajc has christened the site Chactun, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History, or INAH, said. "It is one of ...

  • 10-year-old prodigy to enter Harvard this fall

    He's only 10-years old but thanks to an IQ similar to Albert Einstein's, Luis Roberto Ramirez will begin the next school year studying applied quantum physics at Harvard University. "My dream is to create a company and sell my inventions," the boy said on a video aired by the Michoacan Radio and Television System. Ramirez, who lives in Zamora, Michoacan, taught himself English at 5 and is now ...

  • Independent Publishing Houses in Mexico Promote Democratization of Books at Annual Fair

    MEXICO CITY, MEXICO Gustavo Barr?n, 22, glances at the books on display at the Feria del Libro Independiente, a book fair featuring independent publishing houses in Mexico City, Mexicos capital. While perusing the selection, Barr?n, a university student studying history, holds a book about guerrilla groups in Mexico in the 1970s and the transition to democracy. The publisher is Ce-Acatl, a ...

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The Last Sin Eater

The Last Sin Eater

The Last Sin Eater takes place in Appalachia in the mid-19th century, where recent immigrants have still maintained their Scottish accents and Celtic religious beliefs, including the idea of the Sin Eater, an outcast from society whose job is to take on all the sins of tho ... ...

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  • US man wanted for child sex abuse held in Mexico

    A former college professor in the US who was on the FBI's "10 most wanted" list over allegations of child sex abuse has been arrested in Mexico, officials said. Walter Lee Williams was detained Tuesday, CNN reported. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had put the former university professor on the list for alleged sexual exploitation of children. Williams researched in the field of ...

  • Mexican telecom firm in talks to restructure debt

    Mexico's Maxcom Telecomunicaciones said Tuesday it was looking to raise new capital and restructure debt after failing to make an interest payment. In a filing with the Mexican Stock Exchange, Maxcom said it would use a 30-day grace period with respect to Tuesday's scheduled interest payment of roughly $11 million to continue talks with a new investor and certain of its bondholders with a view ...

  • Confederations Cup Brazil in emotional win over Mexico

    FORTALEZA //Brazil, galvanised by a passionate rendition of their national anthem, produced a high-tempo performance in front of their home fans to beat Mexico 2-0 and plant one foot in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup. ...

  • Tropical storm Barry forms off Mexicos coast

    Tropical storm Barry formed off Mexico's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, prompting Mexican authorities to ready hundreds of shelters. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the Atlantic hurricane season's second tropical storm was drenching areas in its path with up to 25 centimetres of rain in some places, raising the threat of flash floods. In the late evening, Barry was about ...

  • Mexican authorities preparing for Tropical Storm Barry

    Tropical Storm Barry, which formed off Mexico's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, has prompted Mexican authorities to ready hundreds of shelters. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the Atlantic hurricane season's second tropical was drenching areas in its path with up to 10 inches of rain in some places, raising the threat of flash floods. At 10 ...

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