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NBA commissioner hints at Mexico City expansion

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“It’s a shorter flight from New York to Mexico than from New York to Los Angeles, so you can see why we’d be interested,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Tuesday.
A speaker addresses the 30th anniversary of the Indigenous Congress in Mexico City.

30 years after the Zapatistas shook Mexico, Indigenous leaders confront an...

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Tracy L. Barnett takes us inside the Congreso Nacional Indígena's 30th anniversary meeting, where many of the same struggles continue to affect the community three decades later.
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What happens when Mexican artisans meet Middle Eastern, South Asian design...

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What happens when Mexican artisans are paired with designers from the Middle East and South Asia? Design Doha found out.
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How Mi Valedor helps Mexico City’s street community find its voice

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Logan J. Gardner goes inside Mi Valedor, the street paper that's giving some of Mexico City's most vulnerable people a second chance.
A painting of Mexica people in Tenochtitlán.

5 Mexica customs you’ve adopted if you live in Mexico City (and you haven’t...

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If you've spent any time in Mexico City, there's a good chance you've adopted some Aztec customs without even realizing it
Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City with elaborate skulls.

Spider-Man 2099 has a Día de Muertos secret in his origin story

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Mexico City's iconic Day of the Dead celebrations are inspirational, and in fact helped to inspire a lesser known version of a famed Marvel superhero, writes Alan Chazaro.
Alt-rock band Garbage - lead singer Shirley Manson screams at the camera, with bandmates in jackets behind her

Shirley Manson’s Garbage to headline free Zócalo show next month

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Shirley Manson says the free Nov. 14 show will close a 30-year chapter for the band, after Mexico City’s government leaked the news early.
A man rubs his corn on the cob with lime and seasoning.

How one elotero’s 40-year journey reflects Mexico City’s economy

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A moralizing debate surrounds Mexico's informal economy and street vendors like Don Pedro. But are their businesses actually illegal?
Stone ledges form a hill at the site of an ancient astronomical observatory in Puebla

2,500-year-old astronomical observatory in Puebla confirmed to be the oldest in Mexico

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It is also the first discovery of its kind outside the Maya region and is comparable to the observatory at the archaeological site of Uaxactún in Petén, Guatemala, the archetype for ancient Maya astronomical observation complexes.
A building facade on a block in Mexico City.

MND Local CDMX: Brugada’s big plans, a sinking city and methane mitigation

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As Mexico City continues to sink, and the capital attempts to curb methane emissions, Mayor Clara Brugada delivered her second "state of the city" address.
Venezuelan arepa with fillings.

Venezuelan food in Mexico City: How immigrants are shaping CDMX cuisine

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Restaurants specializing in Venezuelan food are not hard to find in Mexico City, writes Lydia Carey, as Venezuelans make up the largest group of foreign residents in the capital.
police officer looking out at a crime scene in Morelos

Morelos authorities free alleged criminal leader to secure release of 3 kidnapped police

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The criminals reportedly threatened to kill the state police officers if José David Vergara, an alleged leader of the Pueblos Unidos criminal group nicknamed "El Güero Gym," wasn't released.
Toluca playground

How Toluca is turning tree trunks and old tires into playgrounds

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It may sound like an avant-garde art installation — and perhaps it is that as well — but the initiative is practical, economical, environmentally sound and fun. And it's catching on elsewhere.