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WhatsApp's new policy could be hazardous to the health

I received a call from an unknown number in Mexico. Before I could say "bueno" a woman's voice belted into my ear: "Oh my god, help me. Help me. He's says he's going to kill me..." There was a whinny …

Even more punching at Xalapa's independence celebration

A photographer was beaten during Mexican independence day celebrations in Xalapa, Veracruz, allegedly by state police forces. Karlo Reyes says he was attacked by ten men in plain clothes wearing lapel pins with a "cobra design." The attack took place …

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Coarse Programmers guide to faking new Wagtail rich text entities

How do you create new inline entities in Wagtail's rich text editor if you don't want to learn React?

A passing problem

"Pass! Pass! Pass!" scream parents on the sideline, and so the children do, a frantic toe nudge into the shins of an opposing player. Soccer players learn from a young age that passing is a virtue like "please" …

More punching, less shouting during Mexico's Independence "Grito"

News and social media painted a dismal picture of Mexico's normally ebullient Independence Day celebrations last night. According to sources, turnout was poor in Mexico City's main plaza, where the President Peña Nieto performed the traditional midnight "Shout" of independence. …

Journalist's panic button slowly summons paperwork and bureaucracy

Everyone knows Mexico is one of the most dangerous places in the world for a reporter. But Flor Goche, at least, must have felt a little safer than her colleagues. For the last year she has been part of a …