Word: rios
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Although P.A.N. officials had warned of violence if the election appeared irregular, reactions were for the most part restrained. A serious incident occurred in the border town of San Luis Rio Colorado, some 17 miles from Yuma, Ariz. There an estimated 1,500 Panistas tried to free 30 supporters who had been arrested for breaking open a ballot box they claimed was stuffed. Some 20 people were injured as authorities dispersed the mob with tear gas and clubs and the protesters burned several police and private vehicles...
...that the violence is spilling across the border. About 30 U.S. citizens have been kidnapped or killed in Nuevo Laredo since last summer. A clash there between local police and gang members last month culminated in a shoot-out on the Gateway to the Americas Bridge, which spans the Rio Grande and connects the town to Laredo, Texas. U.S. officials fear that recent drug slayings as far north as Dallas have involved Zeta triggermen. Last September the Zetas allegedly kidnapped Yvette Martinez, 28, a Laredo woman, along with a friend; the women are still missing. "These criminal organizations used...
Those workouts were essential for the impending spring season, which will include the team’s upcoming trip to Brazil to battle the under 23 National Team in Rio De Janeiro. Once they dealt with their embarrassing lack of rhythm, the hard work started to really...
...Kapur intends the audience to draw global parallels. The "water rats" can be street kids from Bombay, Rio, even London. Paradise-club patrons are sex tourists. The upper-lower divide is the chasm between First and Third Worlds. Kapur the director is making a film written by Kapur the economist. "Bombay puts it all together, the contrast, the contradictions, in a way that you never have to think about in London or New York," he says. "And that's what the film will...
...www.radiocubik.com Immerse yourself in the diverse and vibrant music of Latin America. The Radio Cubik Network streams three tropical channels: Bossa Brazil covers the carnival sounds of Rio, Radio Tango the traditional dance of Buenos Aires, while Radio Salsa blasts out more contemporary rhythms from the Spanish-speaking Americas...