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25 Apr 2009 10:00

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U.S., World: Swine flu has the World Health Organization on its Ps and Qs

  • The World Health Organization called an emergency meeting in response to the outbreak of swine flu that has gone from minor concern to major danger in a just couple of days. The disease has killed dozens in Mexico and sickened scores of others. source
  • WHO is debating raising the flu pandemic alert level from three (no/limited risk) to four or five (new flu virus in the wild and spreading) “This is a very high concern for us as the world’s global health organization,” said WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl. source
  • Can the virus be stopped? While traditional flu vaccines designed to stem the flow of viruses are ineffective against swine flu, it appears that Tamiflu, a common drug well-stocked by Mexico and the U.S., fully remedies the virus. *Whew.* source
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24 Apr 2009 19:09

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U.S., World: In Mexico, swine flu is not funny. In fact, it’s scary.

School’s been cancelled. People have been told to stay away from places with lots of people. Panic has set in. *deep breath* source
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24 Apr 2009 10:55

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U.S., World: Swine flu may seem minor in the U.S., but in Mexico …

  • 60 people have apparently died from swine flu source
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11 Apr 2009 19:09

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U.S., World: See any trends on this map of U.S. immigrant workers?

That’s right, Mexico’s circle is way bigger than everyone else’s, by a wide margin. source
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26 Mar 2009 10:13

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U.S., World: How bad has Mexico’s drug violence gotten?

  • 7,000 deaths from drug-related violence in Mexico since January 2008, when turf wars flared up source
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26 Mar 2009 10:06

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U.S., World: Secretary of State Clinton: Blame us for Mexico’s drug violence

  • Our insatiable demand for illegal drugs fuels the drug trade. Our inability to prevent weapons from being illegally smuggled across the border to arm these criminals causes the deaths of police officers, soldiers and civilians.
  • Secretary of State Hilary Clinton • Who admitted that the U.S. played a role in creating the volatile Mexican drug trade. By admitting the U.S. was largely to blame for the violence by both its usage and its weapons, she went much further than many other government officials have in the past. • source
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16 Mar 2009 10:17

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Music, World: Mexico tries looking out for the emo kids who might get beat up

  • Are you emo? You may get persecuted. Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission says that people who wear skinny jeans, listen to Taking Back Sunday, cry into their journal and have silly haircuts are in danger of attacks from others. Well, duh! It’s because you guys listen to emo. We understand. Here, for your own safety, Mexican teens, we’re introducing you to The Hold Steady. Thank us later. source
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12 Mar 2009 09:59

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Music: Radiohead is worthy of Mad Magazine parody in Mexico.

SHE’S RUNNING OUT AGAIN … OOohOH, SHE’S RUNNING OUT … SHE RUNS, RUNS, RUNS, RUNNNNNS … RUNNnnnnnnnsssss source
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11 Mar 2009 01:47

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World: The Mexican drug cartel battle leads to a grisly find

  • 5 human heads were found in ice chests in central Mexico source
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