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Madonna's new Mexico City gym gets OK to open

Mexican authorities have given Madonna's fitness club the green light to open after saying the gym was in danger of being shut down because it lacked several permits.

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Inarritu's 'Biutiful' opens Mexican film festival

Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, acclaimed for his movies "Babel" and "Amores Perros," opened Morelia's International Film Festival on Saturday with his newest work set against the plight of migrants.

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Mexican pop singer cancels concert, cites violence

Mexican pop singer Reyli Barba said he is indefinitely postponing a benefit concert that had been planned for Saturday in the northern city of Monterrey, citing concerns about recent violence there.

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Development bank forgives $479 million Haiti debt

The Inter-American Development Bank said Monday it has agreed to forgive $479 million in debts owed by quake-ravaged Haiti.

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Utah millionaire mounts own Haiti aid operation

When Utah millionaire Jeremy Johnson saw news reports of Haiti's suffering, it wasn't enough to just pick up the phone and donate money.

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Hairdresser brings kindness, care to quake victims

With bright elastic bands and simple care, Claudia Martinez is smoothing the edges of suffering for some of Haiti's quake victims.

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Flight turns around when Mexican singer, fan argue

Mexican rock singer Alejandra Guzman's plans for a Pacific beach vacation were reversed when she got into an argument with a fan during an airline flight, prompting the pilots to return the plane to Mexico City.

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Did Mexico beat it? Fans go for 'Thriller' record

They say they beat it. Thousands of Mexicans claimed they broke the record for most people dancing to "Thriller" simultaneously in one place on Saturday, which would have been Michael Jackson's 51st birthday.

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5 arrested in killing of Mexican crime reporter

Five suspects have been arrested in the killing of a veteran crime reporter in northern Mexico, including one man who told authorities the journalist was slain as a warning against meddling with a powerful drug cartel, authorities said Friday.

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Flu cancels Mexico's Cinco de Mayo celebrations

Swine flu fears closed Mexico's biggest Cinco de Mayo celebration in this colonial city on Tuesday, while Mexicans in the U.S. planned to party despite the growing epidemic north of the border.

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Mexican tycoon: NY Times deal good business move

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is calling his $250 million investment in The New York Times a keen business move and not a foray into journalism.

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Mexico probes missing rebels; linked to bombings

The Mexican government said Thursday that two missing members of a small rebel group were the victims of a "forced disappearance" and not a kidnapping, indicating the government may have been involved.

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Baby boy born to Mexican actors Luna, Sodi

Mexican actors Diego Luna and Camila Sodi are first-time parents to a baby boy.

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Mexico's brightest leave time capsule

Mexico's president replaced a 1791 time capsule discovered atop Mexico City's cathedral with a new one containing messages from golf star Lorena Ochoa, novelist Carlos Fuentes and a boy genius.

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Laura Bush, Mexico Fight Breast Cancer

First lady Laura Bush joined her Mexican counterpart on Friday to inaugurate a two-country alliance to promote breast cancer awareness and research.

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Murdered Mexican Singer's Group to Tour

Members of the K-Paz de la Sierra band vowed to go ahead with a planned tour despite the murder of their lead singer, Sergio Gomez, who was killed Dec. 2 in the latest in a string of slayings of Mexican musicians.

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Latin Grammys to Honor Olga Guillot

Olga Guillot, the "Queen of the Bolero," says her lifetime achievement award from the Latin Grammys is recognition of a lifelong passion for music and performance.

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Mexico Senate Takes Up Migrant's Cause

A Mexican Senate committee passed a measure Wednesday urging President Felipe Calderon to send a diplomatic note to the United States protesting the deportation of an illegal migrant who took refuge in a Chicago church for a year.

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18,000 Mexicans Strip for Artist's Photo

More than 18,000 people stripped down and bared it all in Mexico City's vast main square Sunday for U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick's biggest nude shoot yet.

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Ricky Martin Defends Gay Musicians

Ricky Martin defended the right of pop stars to come out of the closet, saying he felt solidarity with Christian Chavez of Mexican band RBD, who recently said publicly that he is gay.

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Stallone Attacks Mexican Border Fence

Sylvester Stallone defended boxing, praised the hard work of Mexicans and dished out some jabs against U.S. plans to build a wall on its southern border, as the 60-year-old actor visited Mexico City to promote his sixth "Rocky" film.

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