Mexico Headline News for Thursday, December 24th 2009

Updated as-it-happens throughout the day at KMEXradio.fm

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Ancient Mayans Likely Had Fountains and Toilets

The ancient Mayans may have had enough engineering know-how to master running water, creating fountains and even toilets by controlling water pressure, scientists now suggest. — Story Continues

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Work still stalled on historic Roma bridge

ROMA — Dormant for three decades, the Roma-San Pedro International Bridge stands alongside its modern concrete counterpart like a stubborn juxtaposition of the old border and new, a link that brought “Viva Zapata!” star Marlon Brando to lunch stands in old Mexico. — Story Continues

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Slaying of Drug War Hero’s Family Shocks Mexico

MEXICO CITY – Assailants on Tuesday gunned down the mother, aunt and siblings of a marine killed in a raid that took out one of Mexico‘s most powerful cartel leaders — sending a chilling message to troops battling the drug war: You go after us, we wipe out your families. — Story Continues…

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Green Light for Gay Marriage, Adoption in Capital

MEXICO CITY, Dec 22 (IPS) – The Mexican capital’s local parliament has authorised marriage between same-sex partners, a measure covering the eight million people in Mexico City proper. Adoption by gay couples will also be allowed. — Story continues…

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Finding Safe, Affordable Mexico Beach Getaways

Travel Q&A

Q: I’m considering a trip to one of the coastal areas of Mexico, but am concerned about the crime and drug-related violence in certain regions. I don’t wish to “hole up” in an isolated spa-type resort, either. Do you have any recommendations for a reasonably comfortable, up-to-date beach spot? —Story continues…

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Sports – Mexico Working to Close Gap with Elite – Cruz

ABU DHABI, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Mexican football must make major investments in youth schemes to close the gap with the big soccer nations, Atlante coach Jose Guadalupe Cruz said at the Club World Cup. — Story continues…

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Father Dupes Court Into Granting Custody of Son

SAN ANTONIO – There is an international manhunt for 10-year-old Jean Paul Lacombe and his father, who disappeared after allegedly tricking a court into believing he had custody of the boy. — Story continues…

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6 Bodies Found Near North Mexico Tourist Resort

MEXICO CITY — Police in the Mexican border state of Sonora say they have found six decomposing bodies near a highway leading to the Gulf of California resort of Puerto Penasco. — Story continues….

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U.S. Buses Undocumented Immigrants To ‘Nowhere’

Bob Daemmrich/Texas Tribune

A Mexican national heads across the international bridge connecting dusty Presidio, Texas, and Ojinaga, Mexico, after getting off a bus that brought him from Tucson under the watchful eyes of the U.S. Border Patrol. — Story continues….

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