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Independence tradition fuels national pride

Father Miguel Hidalgo’s emotional 1810 “grito” exhorting Mexicans to take up arms against their Spanish masters will be reenacted in the main plazas of cities, towns and villages the length and breadth of Mexico, at 11 p.m. on Sunday, September 15.

White House blocked DEA plan to kill ‘El Chapo’

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the billionaire boss of the Sinaloa Federation, has proved an elusive figure since escaping from Jalisco’s maximum-security Puente Grande prison in 2001. Yet the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) knew his whereabouts “on any given day” in recent years and even drew up a plan for his assassination which was eventually rejected by the Barack Obama administration, according to leaked reports from Stratfor, a U.S.-based global intelligence firm.

Cirque du Soleil plans lounge on Riviera Maya

Quebec-based circus arts company Cirque du Soleil will soon be performing its magic at a permanent theater/lounge on the Riviera Maya. According to Spanish-language daily Mural’s finance correspondent Barbara Anderson, the 20-million-dollar project will be underwritten by Cirque du Soleil and Grupo Vidanta, owners of the Mayan hotel chain.