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Baja Candidate for Governor bashes Gays on live T.V.
Fernando Castro Trenti, a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and who is currently running for the governor of Baja California, disagreed with homosexual relationships, same-sex marriages and adoptions by these couples, which he expressed on live television in last few minutes of the fourth debate between candidates who are also running for governor […]
April 13, 2017
Palestine children being tortured by Israeli armed forces
The UN has accused the Israeli military of torturing and even using young children as human shields in armed conflicts in the region. According to the United Nations Human Rights Committee for Children, "Palestinian children arrested by the police and the military, (Israelis) are systematically subjected to degrading treatment and torture. They are also often […]
April 13, 2017
20th Century Fox announces “Prometheus 2”
20th Century Fox and Riddley Scott have confirmed that the pre-production of the film "Prometheus 2" is underway and have already selected a writer for the script of the film, Jack Paglen, who is currently working with Johnny Depp in the film "Transcendence". Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender, who starred in the first film, have […]
April 13, 2017
Judge is murdered in his office
Jose Isabel Arrieta Mendoza, a Mexican judge the municipality of Valle de Allende in the northern state of Chihuahua, was shot dead yesterday after two armed men entered his office and shot him, said the Attorney General of Chihuahua, Carlos Gonzalez. Mendoza had been a judge of the Supreme Court of Mexico and the last […]
April 13, 2017
Nurse from the U.S. forced to kidnap young girl in Tijuana
Natalia Hernandez, 8, went missing yesterday around 5p.m., and her picture immediately began to circulate through social networks. Early reports indicated that she was on her way back to her parents ice cream shop, which was located in a Soriana shopping center in Tijuana. As two photos of Natalia circulated through many social networks, there […]
April 13, 2017
Mayoral candidate supports Startups in Tijuana
The candidate for mayor of Tijuana for the alliance "Compromiso por Baja California" (Commitment to Baja California), Jorge Astiazaran, said that his plan as Mayor includes the support towards digital entrepreneurs, better known as "startups". To date, there have been three "Startup Weekends" in Tijuana, where in this three-day event, professionals from different areas form […]
April 13, 2017
Disabled kid hitches a ride with the Pope
On Wednesday morning at the end of church service, the Pope came to greet the people who attended mass, and who among them was a disabled young man that was wearing a jersey of the Argentine National Soccer team, specifically Lionel Messis. Once again in this occasion, Pope Francisco demonstrated his humility and closeness to […]
April 13, 2017
BC Creativa: Proposals for a government with a vision
The next speaker was Lourdes Ibañez, who addressed the topic of "Technology in Education". She noted that one of the main problems was that both the government and private industry did not understand the technology industry, for which she suggested that a Secretariat for Information Technology should be created. Like Romero, Ibañez said the education […]
April 13, 2017
World War Z: Interview with Producer Jeremy Kleiner
The following interview was conducted via telephone with producer Jeremy Kleiner of the film World War Z, which stars actor Brad Pitt, and is directed by Marc Forster. World War Z is a film that tells the story of a global pandemic, where the human population is being destroyed by a virus that turns them […]
April 13, 2017
Fernando Arce to miss Gold Cup
TIJUANA – Club Tijuana midfielder Fernando Arce will have to be released from the Mexican national team due to an injury; that has what Salvador Reyes manger in charge has informed. Arce joins Hugo Ayala, Oribe Peralta, Omar Bravo, and David Cabrera has players who will not be able to participate in CONCACAF's biggest tournament. […]
April 13, 2017
Buddhist monks living it large
A group of Buddhist monks in Thailand are now being widely criticized after a video was released, in which they can be seen traveling in first class in a private jet, wearing very fashionable sun glasses, carrying name brand traveling luggage like Louis Vuitton, and listening to music on their iPods. But of course, all […]
April 13, 2017
Meet the New Xolos: Aldo Polo
TIJUANA B.C. – Aldo Francisco Polo Ramirez is a 29 year old defender who is coming in from Correcaminos which is coached by former Xolos manger Joaquin del Olmo. Polo can play in either left or right back position and is no stranger to new Club Tijuana manager Jorge Almiron; Almiron coached Polo during 2008-2009 […]
April 13, 2017
11 year old Mexican genius will be attending Harvard
UPDATE: 5:40 p.m. – According to the Huffington Post, "A representative from Harvard University said that the school 'has no record' of Luis Roberto Ramirez Alvarez, despite reports from Mexican media outlets that the 11-year-old would be attending the university". Previously: Luis Roberto Ramirez Alvarez, who is only 11 years old and originally from Zamora, […]
April 13, 2017
“Living fossil” discovered in the North Atlantic
British scientists discovered this past weekend a shark species that was believed to be almost extinct, near Rockall Island, which is located in the North Atlantic. The discovery of the eel shark, also called 'living fossil', for the old features that it is characterized with, has sparked a great interest in this species for scientists. […]
April 13, 2017
First gay marriage ever in Baja is rejected
Victor Manuel Aguirre Espinoza and Victor Fernando Urias Amparo, a couple who hoped to be the first in the region to marry despite being gay men, got rejected by Administrative Office of the Civil Registry of Mexicali, even after making the payment and providing all of the required documentation for the marriage license. The couples […]
April 13, 2017
Tijuana : The second city with the most debt in Mexico
Standard & Poors (S&P) have released a new study of the top 25 cities in Mexico who have the most debt, where Mexicali and Tijuana made it in the top 10 of this list. Both cities sum up a debt of more than 3 billion pesos (about $234 million dollars). The capital of Baja California, […]
April 13, 2017
Allegations over Governor’s race in Baja California
Analysts Lorenzo Meyer and Sergio Aguayo said that there is a possibility that the next governor of Baja California will not be decided at the polls, but instead there has been a deal that has been made between political parties. During a discussion hosted by journalist Carmen Aristegui for MVS, Meyer and Aguayo agreed that […]
April 13, 2017
Otay Mesa border lanes into Mexico will be closed temporarily
Starting from June 17, 2013 to June 21, 2013 (9:00 pm to 5:00a.m), some lanes of 905 freeway that lead to the Otay Mesa border lanes into Mexico will be closed. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced the installation of an awning on several of the southbound lanes, in order to provide greater security […]
April 13, 2017
Butt augmentation leads to woman’s death
A 28 year old female died in Miami after undergoing a butt augmentation treatment in a private clinic, and which according to the authorities, only had permission to operate as a beauty and massage center. Suyima Torres died after undergoing a second session in the Cuerpos Health & Aesthetic beauty center, where she was injected […]
April 13, 2017
Indian Immigrants in Mexican territory
According to the Mexican National Institue of Migration (INM), authorities in the State of Chiapas detained 24 migrants from India that "had no permission to stay legally in the country", and who were aboard a cargo truck. The INM said that in a joint operation with the Ministry of Security and the Attorney General of […]
April 13, 2017
