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...Mexican drug boss, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera. Local newspapers reported that Leon Ardon and his group had stolen a drug shipment from the Sinaloa cartel, which then allegedly sought vengeance by killing Leon Ardon and 10 of his men. The 12th victim was Arturo Damian Casanova, a Mexican national and suspected member of the Sinaloa cartel. In April, the Guatemalan police detained Mexican national Daniel "El Cachetes" Perez Rojas, considered one of the founders of the Gulf cartel's notorious mercenary force, the "Zetas". He is accused of participating in the previous month's shootout...
...that approach risks some loss of flavor. In Life (Fridays, 10 p.m. E.T.; preview debut Sept. 29), Damian Lewis plays Charlie Crews, a cop wrongly convicted of murder who returns from jail with a big cash settlement and a Zen outlook. Because of Lewis' brilliant portrayal of the eccentric Charlie, the show is perfectly enjoyable. It's just not compelling, mainly because the ongoing story of Charlie's search for justice is so isolated from the rest of the show that it seems meant for bathroom and snack breaks. Life could disappear for five years, and I'd probably enjoy...
...mainstream, certain markets, like Mexico, have been flooded with loans that have nothing to do with providing capital to aspiring entrepreneurs--just racking up household debt. That's especially worrisome, since most developing countries don't have strong consumer-protection laws. "Everyone has realized you can make money," says Damian von Stauffenberg, principal of MicroRate, which evaluates microfinance firms. "Before, no one who wanted to get rich quick was going into microfinance. Suddenly you have loan-sharking operations assuming the microfinance mantle...
...Year, "it's amazing to think something would happen here." As uniformed military personnel ducked in and out of the recruiting office, the poster of Uncle Sam maintained his familiar pose - eyes fixed on prospective recruits, index finger outstretched, issuing his trademark beckoning call: "I Want You." But to Damian Brown, 31, peering at the scene from across the street, the blast conveyed the opposite message. "Time to bring those boys home," he says quietly...
Lullabies aren't included at the Benjamin, but at the hotel Andaz in London, columnist and BBC playwright Damian Barr will read bedtime stories to guests all through March. Sweet dreams...