New legislation to curb noise pollution in Jalisco has only been in effect for a few month, but is already beginning to show positive results.

Guadalajara Mayor Ismael del Toro launched a campaign last week that aims to tackle the harassment of women in public places.

A video posted by French Youtuber Josephine Wit, listing steps women should take to avoid being harassed by men in the street here, has added to the debate.

Jorge Vergara Madrigal, the businessman who started the successful multi-level marketing  company Omnilife from nothing, before purchasing the Guadalajara Chivas and restoring the fortunes of Mexico’s most followed soccer team, died last week at the age of 64 following a cardiac arrest in New York.

“It’s the really tiny things that matter at this age,” says Rebecca Holt. “‘I just feel hot,’ someone will say.  I’ll get a clip-on fan and put it on the person and let them cool. ‘My legs feel so uncomfortable,’ they’ll say.  I’ll get some coconut oil and give a little leg massage.  It doesn’t take much at all.

On November 5, 1979 (40 years ago this month), the Iran hostage crisis began as militant students stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran, seizing its occupants. It began 444 days of captivity for 52 U.S. citizens, including Consul General Richard Morefield. The crisis dominated the headlines and still impacts U.S.-Iranian relations today.