by Dan Diamond and Maria Gabriela Martinez Most Americans on Sunday will “spring forward,” the annual ritual of advancing our clocks by an hour in a bid to capture more sunlight — while dealing with the inevitable grogginess and health risks that result. But most Mexicans won’t adjust their clocks this spring after their country ended daylight savingContinue reading “Mexico got rid of daylight saving time. Should the U.S. end it, too?”
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True Crime Sundays: California Man Arrested in Connection with Suspected Serial Killings of Sex Workers in Mexico
by Michael Lee Simpson Bryant Rivera, 30, was arrested and charged with the murder of Angela Carolina Acosta Flores and is facing extradition to Mexico over two further murder charges. A California man and suspected serial killer of sex workers in Mexico has been captured by authorities in Southern California, police said. According to U.S.Continue reading “True Crime Sundays: California Man Arrested in Connection with Suspected Serial Killings of Sex Workers in Mexico”
Gunmen and sexism: On the road with Mexico’s women truckers
by Leire Ventas Less than 3% of all lorry drivers globally are women, even though employers acknowledge that they are safer drivers. But in Mexico, where gender-based violence and armed robbery are common, it has proven hard to attract them to the profession. BBC 100 Women travelled with women truckers on some of the country’sContinue reading “Gunmen and sexism: On the road with Mexico’s women truckers”
True Crime Sundays: Canadian Woman Killed on ‘Dream Birthday Vacation’ at Mexican Hotel with Boyfriend, Suspect in Custody.
by Tristan Balagtas Authorities have detained a suspect in connection with the death of a woman at a hotel in a Mexican resort town, reports say. Citing prosecutors in Mexico, the CBC reports that a woman from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, was found dead Friday at a hotel in the coastal resort city of Playa Del Carmen.Continue reading “True Crime Sundays: Canadian Woman Killed on ‘Dream Birthday Vacation’ at Mexican Hotel with Boyfriend, Suspect in Custody.”
True Crime Sundays: 2 of 4 Americans Kidnapped in Tamaulipas, Mexico Are Dead. Here’s What We Know So Far
by Sanya Mansoor and Nik Popli Two of the four Americans who the FBI said went missing on Friday in an armed abduction in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico have been found dead, the Tamaulipas state governor said Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. Governor Américo Villarreal said that of the two individuals alive, one was wounded andContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: 2 of 4 Americans Kidnapped in Tamaulipas, Mexico Are Dead. Here’s What We Know So Far”
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