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Mexico City’s mayor announces a World Cup parade along Reforma for...
The parade is Mayor Brugada's latest project in her ongoing campaign to expand the World Cup from a global sporting event to a spectacular celebration of the capital's culture and status as a world-class city.
Teachers’ union defaces World Cup statues, installs sit-in within blocks of...
The CNTE — Mexico's most radical teachers' union — and its tactics are gaining more attention by the hour as international press corps arrive in Mexico to cover the World Cup.
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The very best serenades from Mexico’s Golden Age of Cinema
Few things worked better in "Golden Age" Mexican romantic movies than for stars to serenade their love interest. It's more complicated now, as ideas of gender have evolved, but the music and the moments live on.
Teotihuacán gets its biggest makeover in 30 years ahead of the World Cup
One of Mexico's most-visited ancient sites has new pathways, museums and security checkpoints, just in time for a World Cup-driven surge in visitors.
Opinion: Why President Sheinbaum’s ‘Don’t watch TV Azteca’ comment is such a big deal
Why did Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, use her daily news conference to tell citizens not to watch TV Azteca? Writer María Meléndez explains the backstory for what has become a hot button political issue.
Querétaro’s gender identity law dead on arrival after governor announces veto
The veto makes Querétaro an outlier: 24 of Mexico's 31 states have already approved similar gender identity reforms.
World Cup prep collides with teacher protests at Mexico City’s Zócalo
As the Zócalo transforms into a FIFA World Cup fan zone, riot police — allegedly armed with tear gas — turned back teachers demanding pay hikes and pension reform.
Scientists, activists push back on Sheinbaum’s fracking plan as opposition movement grows
Recent protests were held in Mexico City after President Claudia Sheibaum reversed her stance on fracking, which she had pledged during her campaign to ban.
El Califa de León, Mexico’s top-rated taco stand, loses its Michelin star
Even as Michelin took El Califa's star away, it presented one to another taquería, a high-end restaurant in Mexico City's upscale Lomas de Chapultepec that charges up to 330 pesos for a taco.
Mexico City moves to regulate cell phone use in schools
The new law seeks to find a common ground between the need to eliminate the distraction and abuse that cell phones can bring and the benefits of electronic learning tools.
Morelos mayor and 5 other officials arrested in anti-corruption operation
Authorities arrested a mayor, a former mayor and four other officials in Morelos as part of federal anti-corruption operation, alleging ties to the Sinaloa Cartel.
Mexico City airport races to finish remodel as World Cup draws near
Mexico City's international airport is racing to finish a year-long renovation, with 2,000 workers on site and the June 11 World Cup kickoff closing in.