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Mexican politicians going to the dogs er cats
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Fed up with politicians they call "rats," a group of friends in the eastern Mexican city of Xalapa have put forward their ideal candidate for mayor: a cat named ...
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Second Depression of the Season Forms...No Threat to U.S.
An area of disturbed weather east of Belize was upgraded to the second tropical depression of the Atlantic Season Monday. TD#2 was located near the Belize coastline and will make landfall overnight. The system will continue to move west-northwestward across Central America and Mexico through mid-week, perhaps gaining some strength as it edges near the Bay of Campeche Wednesday. This system ...
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El Salvadorian village getting outside help with water needs
A non-profit organization, the Minnesota State Mankato chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) has set their sights on El Salvador and will be travelling to a small village in Piedras Azules to help the local community with their water access needs.
The problem is that in the village in Piedras Azules there is just one water source with unreliable water access as the water table changes depending on the time of year and the weather. This leads to long queues at the well, with some residents sometimes waking up at midnight to beat the water rush. Read more
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