Saturday, November 1, 2025

‘Confidently Wrong’ about banking in Mexico: A new podcast from our...

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MND CEO Travis Bembenek and MexEdge founder George Reavis break down fears and misconceptions about banking in Mexico in this week's podcast.
The annual "mega ofrenda" has taken over Mexico City's Zócalo as Mexicans prepare to celebrate Day of the Dead on Nov. 2.

Mexico’s week in review: US boat strikes escalate tensions as economy...

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Other headlines this week included an extended pause on U.S. tariff increases and actions to protect the monarch butterflies' migration.
News quiz

The MND News Quiz of the Week: November 1st

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Long waits, lost dogs and Lando Norris: Have you been paying attention to the news this week?
Sheinbaum mañanera Oct. 31, 2025

Sheinbaum defends her decision-making independence from AMLO: Friday’s mañanera recapped

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President Claudia Sheinbaum frequently praises Andrés Manuel López Obrador, but she made it clear at her Friday morning press conference that her predecessor no longer has a hand in the decisions taken by the Mexican government.
art exhibit in Spain

Spain admits ‘pain’ of Conquest as it presents exhibit on Indigenous Mexican women

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Spain has so far refused to apologize for the Conquest, but Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares's conciliatory words may have cracked open the door.
Rescued children disembarking

Mexican Navy rescues 28 children being transported at sea near Topolobampo

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Details of the incident are scarce, including whether they were being trafficked, where they were heading, and even where they were first discovered.
Sheinbau, showing her book

Sheinbaum publishes book detailing her historic transition to the presidency

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In a newly released book, the president chronicles the busy summer between her election and inauguration, giving almost equal billing to "the man who transformed public life in Mexico: Andrés Manuel López Obrador."
Women in black outfits typical of choir performances, each bearing a red flower on the lapel, perform onstage at the Tijuana Cultural Center. A female director leads the performers. The stage is illuminated by red and orange lighting.

Voices Without Borders: How a Tijuana choir reached across the divide

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It takes more than the world's busiest border crossing to stop two choirs from either side of the Mexico-U.S. divide from performing together in Tijuana.

What’s the story behind the cempasúchil, Mexico’s ‘flower of the dead’?

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Cempasúchil flowers, or Mexican marigolds, are everywhere this time of year, part of Day of the Dead altars. How did this plant become associated with the holiday?
A movie still from Guillermo del Toro's film "Frankenstein" shows actor Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein in his palatial gothic laboratory, staring upward at the ceiling, surrounded by equipment made of wood and brass.

Why you should celebrate Halloween with a Guillermo del Toro binge watch

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Halloween is heaven for lovers of spooky movies, and few directors have mastered the genre quite like Mexican director Guillermo del Toro.
Rosalía eating pozole

During short visit to CDMX, singer Rosalía tries pozole at La Casa de Toño

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Barcelona-born Rosalía, who is visiting Mexico City to promote her upcoming musical release LUX, also tried enfrijoladas, flautas and horchata with cinnamon on top.