On Feb. 19, 2016, at a campaign rally in North Charleston, South Carolina, then-candidate Donald Trump gave a stump speech in which he railed against American jobs moving to Mexico: “We lose our jobs, we close our factories, Mexico gets all of the work,” he said. “We get nothing.”
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Songs We Love: Benjamin Booker, ‘Witness (Feat. Mavis Staples)’
What does it mean to say you’ve witnessed something? Maybe you were simply in the right place at the right time; maybe you were a bystander who watched silently as an event played out before you. But to bear witness implies something more powerful.
Songs We Love: Benjamin Booker, ‘Witness (Feat. Mavis Staples)’
What does it mean to say you’ve witnessed something? Maybe you were simply in the right place at the right time; maybe you were a bystander who watched silently as an event played out before you. But to bear witness implies something more powerful.
Governors of Mexico write to support Seattle ‘dreamer’
This undated file photo provided by the law firm Public Counsel shows Daniel Ramirez Medina, 23, who was was brought to the U.S. illegally as a child but was protected from deportation by President Barack Obama’s administration. A federal magistrate in Seattle said Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 that he will not hold an immediate hearing on whether to release Ramirez, who was arrested by immigration agents despite his participation in federal program designed to protect those brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
Governors of Mexico write to support Seattle ‘dreamer’
This undated file photo provided by the law firm Public Counsel shows Daniel Ramirez Medina, 23, who was was brought to the U.S. illegally as a child but was protected from deportation by President Barack Obama’s administration. A federal magistrate in Seattle said Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 that he will not hold an immediate hearing on whether to release Ramirez, who was arrested by immigration agents despite his participation in federal program designed to protect those brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
BBVA to invest $1.5 bln in Mexico over next four to five years
Spanish lender BBVA will invest $1.5 billion in Mexico over the next four to five years, its chairman, Francisco Gonzalez, said on Thursday at an event in Mexico City. By Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO, March 2 Amazon.com Inc has launched a new program to help students build capabilities into its voice-controlled assistant Alexa, the company told Reuters, the latest move by a technology firm to nurture ideas and talent in artificial intelligence research.
Canelo Certain That His Right Thumb Injury No Longer An Issue
The Mexican superstar tested it out recently and doesn’t expect his right hand to be an issue during camp or during his fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on May 6 in Las Vegas. Alvarez suffered an avulsion fracture to his right thumb during the second round of his last fight, a ninth-round knockout of England’s Liam Smith on September 17 in Arlington, Texas.
Trump’s taunts are stirring a level of nationalism Mexico hasn’t seen in years
A woman carries an effigy of President Trump during a march in Mexico City on Feb. 12 to protest his proposed border wall and to call for national unity. Confrontation with the United States is so central to Mexican history there’s an institution dedicated to the trauma.
US envoy vows no mass deportation to pacify Mexico
Top US envoys on a working visit to Mexico on Thursday tried to allay fears that their government was preparing to massively deport undocumented migrants back across the border. The reassurances came during a joint press conference by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly, following their meeting with Mexico’s Ministers of Foreign Affairs and the Interior, Luis Videgaray and Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, in Mexico City.
Homeland Security chief: No use of military for deportations
Seeking to tamp down growing unease in Latin America, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly pledged Thursday that the United States won’t enlist its military to enforce immigration laws and that there will be “no mass deportations.”   Only hours earlier, President Donald Trump suggested the opposite.
Kelly: No use of US military to enforce immigration
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly says there will be “no mass deportations” and “no use of military forces” in enforcing President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Kelly is speaking in Mexico City after he and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met their Mexican counterparts.
Mexico tells Trump team the president is making them nervous 0:0
Mexico’s foreign minister told Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly that his country has “concerns” about Mexicans living in the US as Washington ramps up its deportation policies. “Our concerns are about the rights of Mexicans living in the US – the civil rights of Mexicans in the US,” said Luis Videgaray on Thursday after meeting with the two US officials in Mexico City.
No use of U.S. military to enforce immigration: Homeland Security Secretary
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly pledged Thursday that America won’t enlist its military to enforce immigration laws and that there will be “no mass deportations.” The declarations came as senior Trump administration officials sought to temper Latin American concerns about a new U.S. immigration crackdown.
Deportation plans cast shadow on Trump envoy talks with Mexico
A Mexican who was recently deported from the U.S. rests near the Tijuana river, in Tijuana, Mexico, February 22, 2017. A view shows the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the border crossing between U.S. and Mexico, by the Tijuana river, in Tijuana, Mexico, February 22, 2017.
US envoy Tillerson in Mexico to soothe ties
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Mexican leaders on Thursday to try to calm a row over President Donald Trump’s trade and immigration policies. Trump has outraged Mexico by vowing to build a wall along the border to keep out migrants, whom he branded rapists and criminals during his presidential campaign.
Brazil’s foreign minister resigns due to medical reasons
In this July 25, 2016, file photo, the Foreign Minister of Brazil Jose Serra speaks during a joint press conference with his Mexican counterpart Claudia Ruiz Massieu in Mexico City. Serra has resigned from his post on Feb. 22, 2017, citing undisclosed medical reasons.
As Mexico awaits US visit, some question point of talks
In this Feb. 10, 2017 photo, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson smiles while greeting the media during a meeting with Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at the State Department in Washington. In his first weeks as America’s top U.S. diplomat, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has gone to great lengths to avoid attracting attention.
As Mexico awaits US visit, some question point of talks
In this Feb. 10, 2017 photo, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson smiles while greeting the media during a meeting with Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at the State Department in Washington. In his first weeks as America’s top U.S. diplomat, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has gone to great lengths to avoid attracting attention.
10 Things to Know for Tuesday
A man crosses Maine Street where snow has been piled high during a blizzard, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Brunswick, Maine. A fluffy snow up to two-feet deep blanketed parts of the Northeast, just days after the biggest storm of the season dumped up to 19 inches of snow on the region.
In Mexico, pro wrestler enjoys drawing boos with Trump flag
He’s the guy Mexicans love to hate: An American pro wrestler has become a sensation in Mexico City by adopting the ring persona of a flamboyant Donald Trump supporter. Sam Polinsky, aka Sam Adonis, revels in being a target for “luche libre” fans who use him as a stand-in for the new U.S. president, whose pledges to step up deportations, build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and lure jobs back to the U.S. have earned the anger of Mexicans like no president before.
Marchers across Mexico vent anger over Trump, and their own president
A man holds up a placard with an image of U.S. President Donald Trump during a march to protest against Trump’s proposed border wall and to call for unity, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 12, 2017. Demonstrators hold placards that collectively read ‘No wall’ during a march to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall, and to call for unity, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 12, 2017.
A Day Without Women?
The Women’s March on Washington has decided to become a permanent fixture on the political scene, not just a pink hat-wearing one-off. But that means it’s gotta do something, so it’s come up with something to do: a “general strike” with the catchy title “A Day Without a Woman.”
Bibi, Mind Your Own Business
The Israel Prime Minister stepped in a hole and kept digging when he praised Trump’s wall. Stay out of our hemisphere, buddy.
Mexico president gets a bounce from clash with Trump
In this Jan. 23, 2017 photo, Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto makes a pause during a press conference at the Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City. Mexico says President Enrique Pena Nieto has talked with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the North American Free Trade Agreement ahead of planned meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump not ‘Terminator,’ sees opportunities for Mexico:…
MEXICO CITY: Billionaire Carlos Slim said on Friday Mexico should not fear Donald Trump, seeing opportunities for his country in the U.S. president’s economic policies, and praised Mexicans for uniting behind their government in talks with the northern neighbor. In a rare news conference, the telecoms and construction mogul called Trump a negotiator, “not Terminator” and said his repeated attacks on Mexico had united the country, giving President Enrique Pena Nieto “strength” in trade and border security talks.
FCB Mexico Is Teaching Kids About Equality With a Game They Can Play Together in Different Cities
As President Trump moves ahead with a plan to build a wall along the United States-Mexico border, Mexico City continues to find ways to teach children separated by socioeconomic status about equality. As a way to bring people together, FCB Mexico created a game that’s all about breaking down walls, real and imagined.
UPDATE 1-Canada trade minister: Can resolve Bombardier funding without WTO
Jan 27 Canada’s newly appointed Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Friday he has told Brazil he is open to resolving a feud over funding for jet maker Bombardier without turning to the World Trade Organization. Champagne told reporters he had discussed Bombardier with his Brazilian counterpart over dinner at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos.
Border groups scramble for message to counter Trump’s wall, tax talk
View of the U.S.- Mexico border fence in the outskirts of Tijuana, northwestern Mexico on Thursday. A broad-based alliance of border advocates gathered in Tijuana on Thursday to call for a public campaign to highlight the benefits of bilateral trade and the need for U.S.-Mexico collaboration – a striking counterpoint to President Donald Trump’s plans for a border wall and a proposal to fund it through a 20 percent import tax.
Trump’s wall met with skepticism, unease on US-Mexico border
President Donald Trump moved aggressively to tighten the nation’s immigration controls Wednesday, signing executive actions to jumpst… . Clothing and a backpack lay on the tracks of the railroad used by migrants jumping trains traveling northbound, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017.
Mexico opposition leader urges U.N. lawsuit over Trump wall
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Official: Mexico’s president ‘considering’ scrapping US trip
Mexico’s president is “considering” canceling next week’s visit to Washington following President Donald Trump’s order to begin construction of a wall between the two countries, a senior official said Wednesday. The decision to rethink the visit comes amid growing outrage in Mexico, and a sense among many that President Enrique Pena Nieto has been too weak in the face of Trump’s tough policy stance.
See David Bowiea s trek to Mexico in Glendale photo exhibit
David Bowie tries to blend in with the Diego Rivera´s wall painting, “The Man, Ruler of the World,” at the Fine Arts Palace in Mexico City. This image, “Diego Rivera’s Mural, Mexico,” will be on exhibit in “David Bowie: Among the Mexican Masters” at the Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale starting today.
Treat Mexico as a friend, not as our enemy
People protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration next to a fake wall with a dummy representing him in Mexico City last week. If Trump proceeds with plans for a border wall, this will unnecessarily sour relations with a valued ally.
BRIEF-Beigene initiates global Phase III trial of the BTK inhibitor BGB-3111
Sales increased 11.2 percent in November compared to the same month a year earlier.
BRIEF-Positive topline results show Eisai’s Lenvatinib meets primary endpoint
Sales increased 11.2 percent in November compared to the same month a year earlier.
Trump moves to pull US out of Pacific-Rim trade deal
President Donald Trump moved to pull the United States out of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact Monday, fulfilling a campaign promise as he began his first full week in office. “Great thing for the American worker that we just did,” Trump said as he signed a notice in the Oval Office.
Trump moves to pull US out of Pacific-Rim trade deal
President Donald Trump moved to pull the United States out of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact Monday, fulfilling a campaign promise as he began his first full week in office. “Great thing for the American worker that we just did,” Trump said as he signed a notice in the Oval Office.
After Trump pledges ‘America First,’ the world responds with…
If the credo of the new U.S. president is “America First,” as Donald Trump emphatically declared Friday in his strikingly nationalistic inaugural address, then where does that leave the rest of the world? That’s what people around the globe – from Asia to the Middle East to Latin America – were left to wonder after watching Trump use the opening minutes of his presidency to double down on campaign pledges to end what he sees as misguided efforts to help other countries at the expense of U.S. interests. After more than 70 years of vigorous political, diplomatic, economic and military engagement to promote pax-Americana, Trump’s words suggested to international observers a far more isolationist and protectionist path ahead.
BRIEF-Toshiba says considering spinning off memory business but nothing concrete decided
* Theratechnologies-Abstract submitted by its partner, Taimed Biologics, for 24-week study of Ibalizumab phase III study has been selected for late breaker presentation Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: NEW YORK, Jan 17 Dozens of protesters gathered outside of Goldman Sachs Group Inc headquarters on Tuesday to rally against President-elect Donald Trump’s picking several former executives of the Wall Street bank for top jobs in his administration.
REFILE-BRIEF-Liberty Media says shareholders approved proposals relating to Formula 1 acquisition
* Theratechnologies-Abstract submitted by its partner, Taimed Biologics, for 24-week study of Ibalizumab phase III study has been selected for late breaker presentation Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: NEW YORK, Jan 17 Dozens of protesters gathered outside of Goldman Sachs Group Inc headquarters on Tuesday to rally against President-elect Donald Trump’s picking several former executives of the Wall Street bank for top jobs in his administration.